Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 140, Decatur, Adams County, 12 June 1929 — Page 1

WEATHER Cloudy tonight; showers or thunderstorms south and central portions; cooler tonight; Thursday partly cloudy.

THIRD PARTY THREAT MADE IN SENATE

LET CONTRACT FOR REMODEUNG OF COURT HOUSE Noah Schrock, Os Berne, Gets General Contract On Bid Os $10,795.67 plumbing contract IS LET TO WALTERS Ihe general contract lor remodeling the second floor of lhe Adams county court house was awarded bv the county commissioners this afternoon X'oah Schrock, of Berne, on his bid of $10,795.67, less an allowance of $l5O if new plaster is used on the walls instead of Hatching the work. The plumbing contract was awarded to \t7gust Wallers, of Decatur, on his bid of $l5O. The general contract also included the wiring of the room. / The combined bids were lower than the estimate, <so the work on remodeling the room will begin at once. The estimate was $1:1,000 and the appropriation made by the county council was $14,000. Charles Houck, of Mancie, is the architect on the work. Five proposals were submitted on the general contract. Moan and Hammond, of Decatur, were second low with a bid of $11,132. Other bids filed were .Johnston and Annen, J 12.532.30; Hisey and Bebout. $13,194; Callahan and Brunner. $12,1G0. Alternates were filed on several of the bids. Bids On Wiring Submitted Two separate bids were filed on the electric wiring, but the commissioners did not consider them, since the general contract bid of Mr. Schrock included the. wiring. The, bids for the wiring were. Callahan and Brunner, $585; Dellinger and Harver. SSOO. The bids on the plumbing, besides , that of Mr. Walters, were Callahan: and Brunner, $525: Hyland Plumbing and Heating Co., $510; Christen and Smith, $489. The entire court room will be rearranged under the remodeling plan, except the front and rear entrances will remain where they are. A general jury room, a private jury room for the men and one for women, a storage and resit ‘room, new toilet rooms and fixtures, a general office | ami a private office for the judge of the court, a library room, an attorney's consultation room, and offices for the county agent and the county surveyor will be built on the second floor. The court room will be reduced in size so that the seating capacity- will be limited to about 225 chairs. The old circular benches in the room will be removed. Bids for furnishing the chairs and other 1 furniture needed to complete the room will be .received by the county commissioners at a later session. It is a provision of the contract that (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) BEINEKE SHOE STORE IS SOLD Alva Nichols Becomes Owner Os Business On South Second Street A business deal, which has been anticipated for the last several weeks was closed today when Alva Nichols became the owner of the Beineke shoe store, on South Second street Albert Beineke, former owner of the store, withdrew his interest in the concern today when the month sale was closed. Mr. Nichols stated today that he was arranging now- for an opening week, as soon as the store could be restocked with merchandise. He stated that his store would continue to carry several grades of shoes and overshoes for men, women and children. Mrs. Alva Nichols will have charge of the women's and children's departthe store and Mr. Nichols "ill have charge of the men’s department. The store will use the name °t Nichols Shoe Store. Mr. Nichols has been associated in business in this city for 25 years. He "as formerly in Peoples and Gerke Shoe store and for the last several years has been in charge of lhe shoe department of the John T. Myers and Son store.

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Premier May Visit President Hoover i 1 1 ij ft ■ .A /wi ffi si I I J -V [T-’h'A - - i ./ul. Pi'me Minister Ramsey MacDonald, right. Britain's Labor Premier, lacks only a co'dial nvitation Horn President Herbert Hixiver, below, to bring him sailing over the sea to exchange ideas on reduction of naval armaments, according to a London daily. MacDonald would like to have Mackenzie King, left, Premier of Canada, witli him at tire meeting.

BOARD OF REVIEW ORDERS CHANCES Makes 20 Per Cent Increase On Farm Implements In Two Townships The county board of review has j ordered a 20 per cent increase on the assessments of farm implements in Union and Kiriilati.l townsh'ps, and I the work of making the changes is I now under way. The board of review found the assessments in these two townships ion farm implements lower than in the rest of the townships and decided to increase them. The average value also was lower in these two townships. Jay Cline, county assessor, stated this morning that the board members had checked the assessment sheets as turned in by the township assessors and that, in all probability, the assessments would stand in every case, excepting in the two townships where the changes were made. A few taxpayers have appeared before the board so far asking that the board reconsider their assessments. The assessments on additional improvements on real estate will not be changed by horizontal increase in any township, it was stated. The board will proceed with its work of equalizing the assessments and hearing interested taxpayers until the close of its sesison next month. Holiness Association To Hold Meeting Sunday Monroe, June 12—( Special)— The Adams County Holiness Association will hold a monthly business meeting in the tabernacle next Sunday afternoon. June 16. at 2 o’clock. The Rev. Lee Tyndall, of Portland, will be the sneaker. This will be the last meeting before the annual camp which will be held from July 17 o 28. The public is welcome to attend the meeting Sunday. Band Concert Postponed Until Thursday Evening Owing to inclement weather the concert by the Junior band scheduled for last night was not given. Ihe concert will be given on Liberty Way Thursday evening of this week, at 8 15 o'clock, it was announced today. Hie public is invited to attend. ■ High School Girl Missing Rockville, Ind., June 12 —(UP)— State police have been asked to search for Marv Frances Whelan, 15. pret . high school girl who has been missing from her home here since Sunday night when she was last seen attending church services. Authorities hero believe she was kidnapped.

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Flo Ziegfeld Reforms; . Plans To Abandon His I “Follies” And Revues New York, June 12. —(U.R) —Flo Ziegfeld, original glorifier of the American girl, believes "there's too much dirt and nakedness” in present day’revues and that the ] tired business man has grown a little more weary than usual in gazing upon nudity in the theater. For those reasons, Ziegfeld said today, lie intends to abandon production of revues and may also suspend his famous "Follies." “The revues of late are nothing more than dramatized dirty stor- 1 ies, which in pre-prohibitlon da's, found their origin in bar rooms,” 1 lie said. '

I o— BOY SCOUTS' FOUNDER DIES I W. I). Boyce, Veteran Publisher And Globe Trotter, Hies In Chicago Chicago, June 12.—(U.R)—The death of W. !>■ Boyce, whose life was spent in search of adventure in tin* fai coin ers of the world, has ended the career of the founder of the Boy Scouts of America, which opened new experiences to 4,000,000 American boys. The veteran publisher, globe trotter and big game hunter died last night in his bungalow atop his own 12-story Boyce building, overlooking Lake Michigan and the busy loop. His first wife. Mrs. Mary J. Boyce, whom he divorced and later remairled, and their two daughters. Mrs. Dickinson Bishop of Ottawa, 111., and Mrs. James B. Parker of Los Gatos. Calif., were at the bedside. Today the body was taken to the Boyce country home at Ottawa, 111! Funeral services will be held there Friday afternoon. • Boyce would have been fill Sunday. Born In Allegheny, Pa., he became a Chicagoan in 1881, but after rising to I success as a publisher, spent many years in foreign lands. It was on one of these excursions , into little known places that a chance ■ happening led him to organize the icouts. While passing through London in 1909, he became lost in a crooked maze of streets A boy in khaki uni--1 form saw his predicament, saluted ’ and offered his services. Boyce was guided safely to his y destination, but was amazed when a proffered shilling was refused by the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, .lune 12, 1929.

Youth's Diary Discloses Fraternity's Fatal Pranks

Mother Os Dead Boy Begins Battle To Abolish Physical “Hazing” Indianapolis, June 12. —iU.fi) — A page from the diary of George “Bad" Steinmetz, Jr., related by the Indianapolis Times in a copyrighted article today, detailing hour by hour, event by event, the pranks of a fraternity initial on at Indiana University which liis mother declares, led to his death last May 2. stands out as the clarion call in her pledge of a life-long battle to abolish physical “hazing" in Indiana schools. '•Hell week,” is what Bud called it; "rough week" is the term by which it s known in the state university at Bloomington. Loyal To His Fraternity Onb tile diary page remains as evidence of those hours of physical torture which undermined Bud's health; he was loyal to his fraternity brothers to the last; his lips never uttered the, names of those who fed him high-powered cathartics, administer d blows of tlie initiatory paddle, sent him into damp cellars in search of live rats, and through a bitter cold night in his weakened condition to count the windows of a neighboring county courthouse. In the family home in Indianapolis Bud's room remains just as it did during his months of ailment. Near his bed hangs tlie paddle which played its part in the fateful initiation. Crepe bangs over it now. "They were my best friends,’’ Bud ’ told his mother when she first would ’ have complained to university authj orities; “many of them have been with me right in this room, and I

(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) PYTHIA N S WILL HOLD MEMOSIAL Decatur Lodge To Hold Annual Service At Cemetery Thursday Evening The annual Knights of Pythias memorial service will be held by the local chapter of the lodge at 7 o'clock Thursday night, it was announced today by the committee in charge. Tlie service will be held at tlie Decatur cemetery at 7 o'clock, and fidlowing the service at tlie cemetery, tlie member: will return to the lodge home for a regular meeting. The business meeting will be held at 8 o'clock. All graves of deceased Knights of Pythias will he decorated during the memorial service, ami a short address will be given by one of the lodge members. o Clarence Spuller Is Graduated At Purdue Lafayette, Ind . Juno 12. Adams county was represented by ('. L. E. Spuller. of Decatur, in the 1929 graduating class of 550 persons at the 55th annual commencement exercises of Purdue university here Tuesday. Mr. Spuller completed the course in agri culture and was granted tlie degree of Bachelor of Science in agriculture. A year ago. Purdue inaugurated the sytem of a “speechless" commencement and the same program was followed this year, tlie entire time being given over to passing out diplomas, conferring of honorary degrees, and

| <IIIII I I lift ... nI making of special awards for outstanding work. CITY MANAGER LAW IS UPHELD Superior Court .Judge At Indianapolis Holds Law Constitutional Indianapolis,. June 12—(UP)—The city manager law was declared constitutional today by Superior Judge William 0. Dunlavy. The judge delivered the opinion in upholding the demurrer of the Indianapolis city manager forces to the suit of Clifford H. Keane. Keane sought an injunction to prohibit City Clerk William A. Boyce H , William H.*Remy and Reglnal Sullivan, city election commissioners from holding the election to name the new city commissioner under the manager form Nov. 5.

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Two Decatur Young Men Attend Wedding, But The Wrong One Harold Niblick and Bernard Clark "dolled" up yesterday and drove to Indianapolis to attend the wedding of their pal. Joe Schmitt. Harold and Bernard arrived at the church just as the ceremony was being performed and took a ruur seat in the church to await the departure of Joe and his bride and, incidentally, to shower them with Decatur rice. Imagine their surprise when the bridal party left the church and Joe and his bride were not numbered among them. They investigated anil found out that they had gone to the wrong church.

o_ SIX FROM HERE GIVE TESTIMONY Four Os Ten Men Summoned Bv Federal Grand Jury Are Not Questioned Os tlie 11 local citizens subpoenaed to appear before the federal grand jury at South Bend yesterday. 10 made the trip and G were called to testify, according to reliable information received by lhe Daily Democrat The men questioned were sworn to secrecy, but it is understood that they were questioned concerning certain merchandise purchased from i

local concerns and found at the farm house northeast of Decatur when a huge alcohol still was captured eral weeks ago. The Rev M. W. Sundernian was I excused from testifying because he 1 lias been ill the last several days, it I was stated. Os the 10 who made the trip. Mayor George Krick, Slate ; At-[ torney Nathan Nelson, Ben 11. Elzey, [ Harley Roop, R. K. Jones, and George Squiers were questioned by the jury, j it was learned. Chief of Police Sephus Melchi, Al-1 bert Graber. T. A. Leonard and Henry Knapp, also were subpoenaed, but. were not called before the Jury. Joe Oberto, of Chicago, who is being held (CONTINU ED ON PAGE SIX) TWO TALKS GIVEN AT LIONS MEETING French Quinn And Howard Wisehaupt Give Interesting Speeches Two interesting talks were given at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Decatur Lions Club, Tuesday eve tiitig. The speakers were French [ Quinn, of this city, and Howard Wise I liaiipt, of Cleveland. Ohio, a former [ Decatur resident, who is an honorary member of the local Lions Club. Mr. Quinn gave a brief, but highly interesting talk on the history of Adams county and pointed out the need of a historical society and museum to preserve the many articles and data , which are so closely connected with the early history of the county, and j which, in future years, will be in-

valuable. "No county in Indiana has a more glorious history than that of Adams 1 county,’’ declared Mr. Quinn, who hits made an extensive study of the county's early history. He also stated j that no pioneers, anywhere in Indi- , ana, had a more difficult time in settling their country than those In thlr section. He told of how the early settlers here were menaced and abused by the Indians. Mr. Quinn also pointed out the importance of organizations of today keeping minutes of their meetings with care and putting into those minutes little things that, many years hence, will be both interesting and valuable to historians, adding tha‘, “after all, we are still pioneers in ! Adams county." . Mr. Wisehaupt told of several ex , periences he has had in his work in various parts of the country. "People . of today,” he said, “are ceasing to be money-grabbers and are becoming filling stations, and are beginning to i realize the many possibilities of sert vice to fellow men." r Dr. H. Frohnapfel had charge of the program last night.

Shoots Self I ‘ Ti t - .. Despondency over ill health is I blamed for the suicide of Edward J. [ Fogarty, above, warden of the Cook county (Chicago), Illinois, jail and I former warden of the Indiana state ;>ris. n, who shot himself in lhe head with a revolver, at South Bend, : Tuesday afternoon. FOGARTY'S DEATH WIDELY MOURNED Despondency Over ill Health Blamed For Suicide Os Noted Warden South Bend. Ind., June 12.—(U.R) - Despondency over ill health and rumored eirnter proceedings against him . . , .. .. .1 : . : i .

were blamed today for the suicide of Edward J. Fogarty, G 3, warden of the Cook county jail. Chicago, and formerly head of the Indiana State prison [at Michigan City. Funeral services will be held at the St. Joseph Catholic church here at 10 . a. m. Saturday. Burial will be in Cedar Giove cemetery. Pall bearers have not been selected as yet. Fogarty fired two revolver builds into his head yesterday while at the home of a nephew. Edward F. Keller. I and died an hour later nt a hospital. The shooting was said to have oc- | curved several minutes after repottiers had shown him dispatches indicating that he was to have been discharged a.s warden of the Chicago jail. Sister Hears Shot The warden was alone in the house when he took Ids life. A sister. Mrs. Charles Koller, who resides next door, heard tlie shots and upon investigation. found Fogarty lying in a pod of idood upon tlie floor, a revolver beside him. It later was learned that the warden became highlv nervous when informed of the alleged ouster proceedings and paced tlie floor. "Missing, huh.” lie said as he read the dispatch. "They know where I am. I don't intend to go back for several days. I don't know exactly when I | will return." Fogarty was said to [ have told the reporters. Several weeks ago the Warden was I ordered to a Chicago hospital for a i ! rest when his condition bordered on a nervous breakdown He remained at the hospital some time and then accompanied a nephew to tlie home of his sister here for additional rest. Fogarty hud served in reform work for more than 36 years. He was w.-rdon of the Indiana prison for 15 years and served three terms as mayor of South Bend.

Because of his ability to deal with ; prisoners. Fogarty twice was offered t executive positions at the Federal t prison at Atlanta, Ga. The warden began life as n brick- < layer and later served as money i order clerk in a post office. Because of his popularity he was i elected mayor of South Bend in 1992 1 on the Democratic ticket. After leav- ' ing the mayor's position, he was appointed warden of the Indiana institution by Governor Thomas Marshall. He was retained in the capacity by one Democratic governor and two (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Kip Rhinelander (Joes To Mexico For Divorce — Las Vegas, Nev., June 12 —(U.R) — Leonard Kip Rhinelander, member of the socially prominent New York family, has established residence heie under an assumed name and within several weeks will file suit for divorce from Alice Jones Rhinelander. daughter of a negro hack driver, his attorney, Harley Harmon, announced today.

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SEN.BRODKHART MAKES PLEA FOR DEBENTURE PLAN House Leaders Agree To Put Plan To Vote, Clearing Way For Action DEBENTURELESS BILL SLATED FOR PASSAGE Wiishinglon, .lune 12 A threat to organize a third ! party in lhe debenture provision of lhe farm relief bill fails of enactment was raised in the senate today bv Senator Brookhart. Republican of lowa. Brookliart, one of President Hoov- ’ er’s strongest supporters during the • campaign, proposed that the deben- ! ture be included in the tariff bill if ’[eliminated from the farm bill, and ‘ that to insure its success progressive ’[candidates should be immediately put • up in every congressional district. By Paul It. Mallon. UP Staff Correspondent Washington, June 12. (U.R) On the first anniversary of the Kansas City , Republican convention, where farmers knocked at the door sos the hall, tlie Republican administration today reached an agreement which appeared to guarantee the promised farm re- | lief within tlie next ten days Bickering between the senate and the house apparently was settled last night at a White House conference where President Hoover demanded that leaders of both houses quit arguing and give him a farm bill. i Will Take Vote C I tI.L. ...IniMiihlnli IlGtiaD lOHil-

Under this admonition house leaners said they would agree to give the senate the vote it wants on the debenture plan. They are confident the house will defeat the debenture. Receiving this assurance of a vote, the senate leaders said that regardless of whether the house eliminated the debenture feature from the bill there would be no future argument. The senate will adopt the hill without the debenture and send it to the president for signature which will make it a law. Majority leader Tilson announced a record vote on whether to instruct the conferees to insist on elimination of tile debenture plan or allow it to remain in the measure will be taken tomorrow. Tilson said house leaders agreed after a conference today not to call up the measure until tomorrow. tine to the absence from town bf several congressmen who desire to vote on the issue. The agreement would make it appear the bill will be speedily passed without the debenture clause, and providing for a federal farm board with a $500,000,000 revolving fund to stabilize farm prices as well as it can. Developments followed swiftly up,I'llN riNl Eii ON PAGE SIX) FIRE DESTROYS WRECKED AUTO Car Belonging To W, .1. Bockman, Os Decatur, Burns Following Accident The Willys-Knight sedan belonging to W J Bockman. of this city, struck ... ■ • I ... a ........ I 1... I'l

a ditch and was destroyed by lire, on Hie Adams-Allen count) line road yesterday afternoon. Mr Boekman. who is employed at the Beacon Motor Sales in Foi t Wayne, was enroute to this city when the mishap occulted. The car swerved into a ditch on the detour load and. in a few seconds it burst into flames. Mr. Boekman jumped from the car and was not injured. The car was completely ruined with tile exception of one front tire. The car was valued at more than $2,500. Tile loss was only partly covered with Insurance. Mr Boekman was picked up by a tourist and bi ought to this city and the Insurance company took charge of the wreckage. o ■ - - - . — | Craigville Telephone Company Elects Officers At a meeting of the stockholder,* of tin Craigville telephone company, Monday afternoon. William Yager was elected president of the organization. Other officers elected are; Charles Henschen, vice president; William Jackson, secietary; Walter Reed, treasurer, and Clint Bollinger, manager.

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