Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 125, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1929 — Page 1

vVCATrifR ■ r'oudy and some|h C a t unsettled toEht and Sunday. K ably .-w.r. Rudest p° rt ' on : Ermer north and Kntral portions.

ENDURANCE FLIERS NEARING RECORD

I LOMAS ARE VARDED TO SD IS. GRADUATES Gurley, Indianapolis itor, Delivers Comlencement Address U’ITY CROWD \TTENDS PROGRAM , your minds open; never be of a thought. Hold It. If it , it will die, and If it is good live." Such was the advice o the sixty members of the ariuating class of # Decatur high by Boyd Gurley, edltbf of the polis Times, at the annual lcement exercises of the local last night. high school auditorium was o capacity as Mr. Gurley, lly famous as a journalist, dehis interesting and instrucIress on the subject, ‘‘Keepitic h the World.” The entire proas enjoyed by the large audiI’ractically all present rernainthe senior reception, held in It school gymnasium, immed'ollowing the commencement 1. musical numbers of the comtent program drew much favorlament from the audience. It school orchestra, under the n cf David Rice, band and crinstructor, very capably playe selections which merited mull praise. The girls' glee club, Greeted by Miss Dessolee Chester, liperviaor of music, in the city fhoois, sang “Tiptoe," by Carew. and he high school mixed chorus, also iirerted by Mis.s Chester, sang “Wind m the HtJ,” hy O’Hare. Both were tell rendered and generously oj>ilamled. Miss Wilda Dickt ai Rern° laved a cello solo, which added much » the program. t The Rev. R. E. Vance, pastor of he United Brethren church, gave the avocation, and tHe Rev. M. W. Sunlerntan, pastor of the Evangelical ■luirch, ptonounced the benediction. In introducing Mr. Gurley, M. F. Northman, superintendent of the u'ty schools, called attention to the wof\ of Mr. Gurley in 1927, which » - on for his newspa per, the Indiana lias Times, the Pulitzer prize of a 1500 gold medal for performing tne most disinterested and meritorious public service of any American newspaper It was mainly through Mr. Curley’s efforts that the political corruption in Indiana wasi exposed in 1927. “There are only two kinds of human beings in the world," said Mr. Gurley, “they are conservatives and the liberals." He then distinguished between the two classes. The conservatives, he said, are content to accept things as they are and to preserve tlie various ideals and principles that exist, while the liberals are not afraid to let new ideas settle in their heads and are continually striving to mprove upon the present and past. “Every time a change has been made, it has been through a contribution to society by a liberal," said Mr. Gurley. The speaker called attention to several great changes ’hat ItliM'lXt KD on pa«;r FIVW)

LEGION POST TO HOLD FEED Geneva Legionnaires To Be Guests Os Local Post Monday Night Final plans for the observance of Memorial Day next Thursday, will be made at a meeting of Adams Post No. I *. of the American Legion, to be held in the Legion hall at 8 o'clock Monday evening. Members of Limberlo-t Post No. 34, of Geneva, will be guests of the local post at the meeting. A free feed will be served following the meeting. All members of the local post are urged to be present to show the Geneva legionnaires a good lime. Members of the Adams Post drum corps are especially urged to be present Monday night. The Decatur and Geneva posts of •ii p Legion are uniting in staging a Memorial Day program next Thursday The program will include services at 'he two Decatur cemeteries and on the court house lawn. The Rev. Lewis N. uocca, paster of the Trinity Episcopal church of Fort Wayne, will deliver the Principal address.

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Object To Proposed High way Improvement A remonstrance, signed bv nearly 100 taxpayers of Hartford township, has been filed with County Auditor Albert Harlow, against the proposed Improvement of the Rouen ciendening road in that township. The petition for the road improvement was filed with the county commissioners at the May se; a hearing thereon will lie held on June 4. it is not known what action will he taken in the matter. The remonstrators objected to the east of the improvement, and alleged that the road was not used as a mull route and that a school tuts did not uass over the route. METHODISTS TO IIOIBAN OUTING Local Church To Make Annual Pilgrimage To Epworth Forest, May ,°>o With one or two important committee yet to be appointed, the plans for the annual Memorial Day pilgrimage to its beautiful cottage on Webster Lake have lieen practically completed by the Methodist church, of this citv. It is the plan this year to take every member of t lie church who can possibly go, for a great day in the open on this, one of Indiana's mast beautiful lakes. Transportation will be furnished to the elderly people of the church who do not care to drive their own cars and to the younger perple who may not have cars to drive. All members of the church arc asked to report hy phone to the pastor or other members of the committee if ihe? have more room than they need in their own cars for their families, and ail who do not have means of transportation are asked to report to the sam" committee. The church owns one of the best cottages on the lake. It is the largest, one on the grounds and will furnish ample protection in event of Dart weather, so that anyone just a little fearful of health conditions can fee! safe in this arrangement. Epworlh Forest is now the greatest Epworth League Institute in the world. Last year, nearly three thousand young people were in attendance. The local league is already planning for a large delegation to attend this Institute in August, and it is planned that this Memorial Day will be a chance for every family to get its young people in touch with this beautiful place. There will he games in the outdoors. Baseball, tennis, boating, vol ley hall and contests of all kinds. Then there will be the big basket dinner in an arrangement that all present will be seated together. The committees are optimistic and believe that two hundred people will attend if the weather'is at all favorab'e.

BIBLE SCHOOL TO OPEN MONDAY Growing Interest Manifested In Daily Vacation Bible School Here

A growing interest and enthusiasm is being manifested in the Rady Vacation Bible school, which will open Monday. June 3, and continue for four weeks. The enrollment to date is 228. This will be greatly increased over Sunday, as many will enroll during the Sunday school. Each church will endeavor to complete •> enrollment on Sunday. One of the new features, which the committee believes the boys and girls will enjoy this year will be the opening worship each 'lay, to conducted in the Baptist church from 8:30 to 9:30 o'clock. The worship schedule will be as follows: opening worship, ten minutes; music, thirty minutes; offering, five minutes, Bibie story, fifteen minutes. The boys and girls will have many surprises in store for them. Mrs. K D Engeler will have charge of the music. She has had much fence in children's work He fine musical training, coupled wnh he pleasing personality will assure great interest in the musical part of the daily program. The following high school pupils will assist the superintendents of the various departments: the Misses Josephine Jaberg, Esther Sunderman, Helen Shroll, Bernadine Kolter, Gretchen Winans, Anna Whines and Florence Anderson.

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Addresses D. H. S. Graduates

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All Phases Os County’s History To Be Related

SALESMEN AND DEALERS MEET Schafer Company Plans! Annual Meeting Here Monday And Tuesday Invitations have been sent out by the Schafer company, local wholesale hardware dealers, to members of their sales fo.ee and to their dealers to attend the annual salesmen-dealers meeting, which will be held in this city next Monday and Tuesday. The event j this year promises to be the larges, j ever held by the local concern. The Schafer company ranks well ! at the head of the companies engaged I in the wholesale hardware business in the middle-west. The local company j serves an area larger than the area ! tontained in the combined states of Deleware and Rhode Island. A special feature of this years meeting will be the initial showing of the 1929-30 line of A-C, Dayton ladios. The new A-C Dayton will carry the striking name of “Navigator”. Ford Studabaker, chief engineer of the A-C Dayton company, and designer of the ‘ Navigator" and Robert Bennett, vicepresident of the, same company, will be guests of the Schafer Co., ami both will address the salesmen and radio dealers who may bo present at the meeting. Mr. Bennett is a national figure in the field of modem salesmanship. At these meetings he will discuss some of his highly successful sales methods. The big event will close on Tuesdayevening with the Schafer companyacting as hosts to all of the visitors at a dinner and theatre party. Flowers Wanted For Memorial Day Purposes The members of the Womens Relief Corps will tie evei greens to be used iu the Memorial Day services, Wednesday afternoon at the Christian churi'h. Anyone having flowers which they wish to donate for the purpose are requested to bring them to the Chrisian church, by 1 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon. The usual custom of ail members of the W. R. C., G. A. R., Spanish American War Veteians, Sons of Veterans, and the World War veterans meeting In the church, following the Memorial services, and enjoying a lunch afid social hout, will be followed again this year. Those who wish to do so, may bring their lunches to the Christian church Thursday, and enjoy the social time together.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, May 25, ID2D.

Story To Be Published In Daily Democrat Has Human Interest j “Adams County, Way Back When i Before 1890,” the story which will be published in serial form in Ihe Daily Democrat, starting soon, covers all phases of the early life in this county, starting witli the founding of the county and following the progress of the county up to 1890. The story is written with a human interest touch and brings out the ‘atmosphere’ of Ae eariy days. Following is a list of the various events covered by the story: Identification of the qualifications of the author to write the story. The Pioneers. Story of Samuel L. Rugg, the founder of Adams county. The story of the location and “staking” of Decatur. An old time pioneer cab-\ in and its family and hospitality. Religious discussions in the old days. The “Thumometer” story. Company “H”, Indiana Volunteers, 1865. Story of the Company. Civil War times and stories. Stories of the settlers of the different townships. The Woodenshoe storv. Decatur and its appearance 50 years ago. The Shade free story. The Town Council story. The Saloon days. The Piqua road. The Plank road. The Old Boosters poem. Father Van Swadler. The old time Decatur schools both public and parochial. The First Train into Deca(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Mrs. Niblick Resigns From Board Os Guardian Mrs. John Niblick has resigned as a member of the Adams county board of children’s guardians, a position which she has helu for many years. Judge Jesse C. Sutton, in circuit court, today appointed Lillie Smith to fill the vacancy. The court also reappointed Mrs. D. D. Heller and Otlio Lobensteln as members o' the board. Mis. Heller and W. Guy Brown were re-appointed members of Hie Adams county board of charities, today, a'so. A. C. Sphar Advances With Telephone Company A. C. Spahr, former Decatur citizen and a teacher in the Decatur schools several years ago, has assumed his duties as manager of the Royla Oak, Michigan, office of the Michigan Bell Telephone company. Mr. Spahr. pre vious to his appointment at Royal Oak, was manager of the Bell office at High land Patk, Michigan. Mr. Spahr has been in the telephone business foi the last ten years. He received complimentary writeups in the Royal Oak Tribune, and several trade publications.

CHANGE IN RULES OF U.S.SENATE SEEMS PROBABLE Secrecy Rule Expected To lie Modified: May Take Recess Next Week TARIFF BILL IS BEING AMENDED By Paul R. Mallon, UP Staff Correspondent Washington, May 25. — (U.Ri — A formidable group is being organiz'd in the senate, it developed today, to prevent the recess of congress next week unless the senute acts to amend its secrecy rule before that time. Ai the same time arrangements were completed for the start of the senate rules committee inquiry Monday into alleged violations of the rule hy Senators. Senator Wesley L. Jones, assistan' republican leader ami author of a pending plan to change the rules, witli Senator George Norris, who has fought the secrecy restriction for 15 years, are forming a hand designed to force a vote on the issue. Resigned To Change There are indications the few Republican leaders who tiave sternly opposed tlie suggested change are nit only resigned now to a modification of the rules, hut will champion a specific plan for a change. One of this group. Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania, has announced he would propose an amendment whereby ail presidential nominations would bo considered in secret provvided tlie roll call votes are officially made public. This is a less drastic revision than proposed tty Jones who would provide for open debate on nominees unless tlie senate, hy majority vote, eet>Nc*4NVKl> ON PARK TWO)

TO CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. And Mrs. John Adam Smith, Os Decatur, To Hold Celebration Sunday Mr. and Mrs. John Adam Smith, of South First street, well-known Decatur couple, will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary, Sunday, May 26. The celebration will start tomorrow noon with a laisket. dinner for relatives and friends at the Knights of Pythias home on Third street. From 2 o’clock until 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon, open house will lie held at the K. of P. home for friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Members of the First Evangelical church of this city, of which Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been active members for many years, also will participate in the celebration and will visit the couiple during the open house. Fifty years ago tomorrow, Alice Callow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Callow, became the wife of John Adam Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. The wedding took place near Wren, Ohio, where the Callows resided. For the next eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Smith resided on a farm east of this city. Mr. Smith became interested in the carpenter’s trade and, forty-two years ago, they moved to Decatur where they have since resided. Shortly after arriving in Decatur, a daughter, Verna, was born. She was married to F. C. Bandtel and they reside in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Bandtel and their two daughters, Alice and Mamie, arrived In Decatur today to help Mrs. Bandtel's parents celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Mr. Smith continued to follow tbo carpenter's trade until nine years ngo, when he retired and became house manager of the Knights of Pythias home here. A year ago, Mr. Smith lecame ill and since that time he has retired. Mr. and Mrs. Smith closed their home here and visited with their daughter in Fort Wayne during Ihe winter months, returning to this city about a month ago. Mr. and Mrs. Smith already are receiving congratulations from their hundreds of friends throughout the county and the Daily Democrat joins with the friends and relatives in extending hearty congratulaffons and best wishes to two of Decatur's finest citizens.

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Trial Os Suit Against Sullivan Bank In Recess j Vincennes, Ind„ May 25— (UP) — The suit of William Abbott against the defunct f’itlzens Trust company bank Sullivan, on a claim for SOO,OOO in liberty bonds, will lie resumed In circuit com t here Monday after adjournment Friday. Additional witnesses were heard at yesterday’s session which was attended by a tinge crowd. Abbott charged that he placed the Liberty Bonds In care of the Institution but they never we:e returned to him. James Lang, then president of the Imik, testified they were given to Abbott and that the institution had a record of the transact ion. TAX VALUATIONS BELIEVED LOWER County Assessor States That Decrease In Assessments Is Probable County Assessor Jay Cline was compiling the totals today of tlie personal property assessments in Adams county, all repotts being turned in to him by the township assessors. Mr. Cline stated that it now appeared that there would he a decrease in the valuations. At first, it was thought j tit l l an increase would he shown. The unofficial totals for the town | of Berne show a loss of about SIOO,OOO j this year, as compared with the assesspifa assessments last year. As compared with the valuation placed on the assessments hy the board of review, the dec-tease Is about $150,000, Mr. Cline stated. Mr. Cline stated that these figures would be checked before the exac t tiguie would lie given out. The assessors completed their work May 15. but all the reports were not made to Mr. Cline until this week. He has been working on the figures and will have them for publication by next I Monday The county board of review will meet in session Monday, June :s. to review the assessments anil make any changes they deem necessary. Four Veterans Os Civil War Hold A Reunion In Daily Democrat Office

The Daily Democrat was honored today with a visit from four of the seven Civil wai veterans, who live in this city. Tlie veterans met in front of the office at about 1:30 o'clock and enjoy ed a reunion in the lobby. They are planning to participate in the Meraoilal Day program to he held In this city on Tbutsday. The veterans who met here this afternoon were, George B. Cline, age 87, R. A. Drummond, 87, Samuel Chronister, 84, ~nd John Wili Hams, 81. AWARD LETTERS TO HONOR PUPILS Thirty-five Decatur High School Pupils Win Scholarship “D’s” Scholarship letters were awarded to thirty-five pupils of Decatur high i school. Friday, for their high scholasli( standing during the school year just ended. To win one of the letters, ' the pupil must maintain an average grade of A, which is equivalent to 90 , per cent or more, in every subject i throughout the school year. The scholarship letters are of the • Old English design and contain the . school colors of purpltfNtnd gold. Those [ receiving the scholarship letters are: lira Anderson, Elizabeth Friainger, , Richard Schug, Mary M. Coverdale, I Harry Dailey, Josephine Arnold, Mar- . garet Blakey, Maynard Butcher, Char- , lotte Elzey, Esther Sundarman, James Burk, Russell Jaberg, Olive Teeter, Ar- , line Becker, Irene Gerke, Luclle Johnson, Martha Moser, Ival Newhard, ! Marcia Ohler, Sylvia Ruhl, Gretchen j Winans, Anna Whines, Jesse Sutton, , Mary Emily Tuttle, Isabel Baumgart- ( ner, Robert Butcher, Emily Cramer, Elizabeth Macklin, Doris Nelson, . Dorothy Haley, Harold Mumma, Rich- , aril Parrish, latwrence Potts, Evelyn Grinder and Iverua Welling. o - r Mrs. Tunney Is Better; Operation Is Unnecessary > Pol a, Italy, May 25—•CUP)—After > a conaulatlon of physicians attending • Mrs. Gene Tunney it was annuouced I at 9 a. m. today that her condition was t good and that no operation would be necessary at present.

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PLANE REMAINS ALOFT AFTER 14S HOURS OF FLIGHT “Will Stay Up 200 Hours If Motor Holds Together” Message Fliers TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHTS DELAYED (Pictures on page four) Fort Worth, Tex., May 25.— UU.R?—Reg. Robins and Jim Kel- ! ly todav were on Ihe last lap of (their flight to set a new world endurance flying record. At 11 a.m. the reconditioned j plane Fort Worth had but 8 j hours more to fly to surpass the record of the army’s “Question Mark.” One hundred ten gallons of gasoline was transferred to the plane al 6:35 a.m. The refueling contact lasted 8 minutes. Hundreds of letters and telegrams of cheer also i were lowered to the aviators. They waved grimy hands and grinned through n week's growth of benrd. At fi a.m. Kelly was seen on another of his daring trips upon the plane’s narrow “cat walk." oiling tlie i motor. Fort Worth, Tex. May 25—(UP)— i “We'll stay up here 200 hours if the . motor holds together,” Reg Robbins, pilot of the endurance Plane "Fort Worth" said this morning in a note . dropped to the Fort Worth press. Record Is Near ; (By United Press) i While a rebuilt plane flew steadilv , toward a record for sustained flight I at Fort Worth. Tex., today five men, t grouped around two airplanes at Old , Orchard. Me., fretted at the inclem- . ent weather that kept them from i starting trans-Atlantic flights. Reg Robbins and James Kelly were flying under a bright Texas sun in the "Fort Worth" with the end of the sixth day in sight. Lancey and Roger Q. Wil- , hums, pilots of the monoplane Green Flash, were forced to postpone their attempt to fly to Rome by at least

M'ONTIM Kl» ON PAGE KIYKi Sentence Os 6-Year-Old Slayer Is Set Aside Paintsville, Ky., May 25 —(UP) —Refusing to permit six-year-old Carl Mahan to be sent to the reformatory. Judge Frank Bailey issued a writ of probation in Johnson Circui tcourt today setting aside the 15-year sentence of the “baby slayer” The writ was issued on tire plea of attorneys for Mahan's parents that although a jury held little Carl was guilty of manslaughter wlipii lie shot Cecil Van 1 loose, to death, no Kentucky law provides for reformatory punishment of any child under 10 years of age. Showers Forecast For First Os Next Week Weather outlook for the period of May 27 to June 1, 1929. For the region of the Great Lakes: Showers Monday and possibly Tuesday. fair in middle of week and showers again in closing days: variable temperature, above normal first of week and near normal thereafter. LOCAL SHERIFF RECEIVES HONOR Sheriff Hollingsworth Elected Director Os State Sheriff’s Association Hail Hollingsworth, of this city, sheriff of Adams county, was elected a director of the Indiana Sheriff's Association, at the annual stale meeting held in the Claypool hotel, Indianapolis, Friday. John Bartholomew, of Newton county, and Joe Kyle, of I-ake county, were named directors, also. Officers elected were: Harry Rouse of Jasper county, president; Jacob Campbell, of Grant county, vice-presi-dent; Baxter Plew, of Sullivan county secretary, and Henry S. Long, of Wayne county, treasurer. Sheriff Hollingsworth, accompanied by his wife and son, Edwin, motored to Indianapolis yesterday to attend the convention.

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