Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1929 — Page 1

I ■— — — WC ATHER fair and warmer tonight. Sunday partly cl° ud y antl continued warm’ possible thunder.bower* northwest portion.

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■french fliers I PREPARING TO I CONTINUE HOP ■ Yellow Bini ant ls Safely (hi Coast Os Spain After Crossing Atlantic I \MEIUCAN STOWAWAY receives praise I Comillas Spain, June 15.— UP* ■ The crew of the Yellow Bird !■ delaved resuming their Hight to l| Paris today pending arrival of | a military plane from Madrid ||\vith starting apparatus for the ■ propellor. Jean Assolant noti- ■ tied the French air ministry that 18, was unlikely to start before ■ 5 p. m. v ■ Assolant said he might stop at HCasaux Airdrome south of Bordeaux Hl'or hasty motor repairs which could I be made with the facility - available here. Comillas. Spain, June 15.—(U.R)--An American youth who rode the Atlantic on the flip of a coin shared the glory of a daring sea flight with three Frenchmen today. The monoplane Yellow Bird, carrying a stowaway Arthur Schreiber of Portland, Me., landed on the pebblestrewn beach here at 8 o'clock last night (4 p.m. EDT. Friday) its fuel tanks almost tinder-dry. To Take Stowaway Along Today Jean Assolant, Rene Lefevre I [and Al mono Lotti. crew of the Yellow Bird, planned to refuel and proceed to Paris with Schreiber—the chief cause of their failure to reach France E —tucked away in the cubby hole h ■ ■ occupied on the 3,440 mile flight from I Old Orchard, Me., during the 30 hours ■ and 20 minutes It took to make the ■ Jbnrney. f The fliers awaited anxiously today ■ the delivery by the Spanish govern- ■ ment of the propeller shoe and the ■ ropes which were needed to start ■ the motor. I Assolant informed the United I Press he hoped to start for Paris at I 2 p in. today and reach Le Bourget I Field five hours later. The fliers had plenty of time to I motor to Santander to thank the I governor general of the province tor. I his aid. ? They did not neglect to eat several I breakfasts, to make up for the hours I of hunger they spent in the Atlantic. After their* Jirst examination of I the plane today, the fliers pronounce 1 I it in excellent condition. The aviators made their inspection I with Schreiber close at their heels. I He had been outfitted with new clot i- [ (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIN) I - 0-— — I Local Damage Suit On Trial At Fort Wayne The $5,000 damage suit of James ElI hereon of this city, against the New I Yotk. Chicago and St. Louis railroad I company, was expected to go to the I jury in superior court No. 1, at Fort I Wayne, sometime today- The plaintiff I rested Friday noon. The plaintiff brought suit for damI ages for the loss of a tank truck and a quanity of gasoline contained in it. I which were destroyed when a Nickel I Plate train hit the machine at a cross- | Ing in this city. The suit was venued I from the Adams circuit court to the superior court at Fort Wayne ELIS'FLAG DAY SERVICE HELD Decatur Lodge Holds Annual Service At Home Friday Evening The B. p. O. E- Elks observed the annual Flag Day services, last evening, at 8 o'clock, at the Home. This service is held each year, having been inaugurated in 1908 at the Elks Na •Iona! cauvention held at Dalas Texas a nd is held by every subordinate lodge *n the country on June 14. These s>rvices portray the birth of the Anieii<an flag and give a complete history it to the present time, proving 1 'y impressive. i'he officers who presided at the nieeting last evening were Dr. G. E Kiehorn, A. L. Colchin, F. J Schmitt lluftis Stuckey, R. J. Harting, N. R ,’ thouse, and Frank Schumacher. Dr '■ G. Coverdale read the history el me flag mid chalmer Schafer lead ‘ lB singing of patriotic wigs.

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Felina High School Gniduate Dies Suddenly , fhlll, 18, member of the 19’9 '•■a:- of Hu. Celina, oh | () I|igh •tm valedictorian () f hiH C | MS . ,| 1P)1 J ' on ' Wet (ay , iv ,. I """, rs ■""" »e had under >e an op ration for the removal of his tonsils held at the Olis •<! in Celina. and was believed , successful, until paralysis of the renpr.Jlory muscles develop..,|. causing his death, lie w:.s one of the most |,rdhtnt Hlmients eve; graduated f.om TU( ‘ ( elina high school. TAX REPORT IS APPROVED II < ounty Auditor's Distribution Sheet Approved By State Auditor County Auditor Albert Harlow has : received approval from the auditor of i state of the May distribution of taxes, which figures were sent to the state house the first of the week. The distribution of the spring installment of taxes was supervised by Mrs. Martin Jaberg. deputy in the county's auditor's office. The balance sheet shows that $453,590.63 was collected in taxes . on tin 1 spring installment, which is a little more than half of the amount due for the year. Tile current taxes amounted to $449.049.66 an dlhe delinquent taxes collected amounted to $4,540.97. Deducted from the total amount of taxes are charges of $l4O for special judges to the state. $24 for errors in taxes and $272.46 for the treasurer's 6% fees, making a total of $436.46. leaving a net balance of $453,154.17 for distribution to the state government and all taxing units in the state. The sttae receives $44,879.50. The total charged on the tax duplicate for this year's taxes, including the amount of delinquent tax carried over, is $899,074.68, which is less than a year ago. The distribution of the tax money will he made to the township trustees and incorporated towns, cities and school governments in the county the later part of June, it was stated at the auditor’s office. —o — Dr. C. O. Lehman, Formerly Os Berne, (lets Promotion Berne, June 15. — (Special)— Dr. CO. Lehman, of Potsdam, New York, son of J. F. Lehman, of Berne has received a promotion to the position ot Director of Training and head of the Depaitment of Education at Geneseo State Normal College. Geneseo, New York. Dr. Lehman received the offer on recommendations issued to Principal Holcomb, of that college, by educators at Ohio State University, where Dr. Lehman received ids Ph. D. degree last year- The position, which has been accepted by Dr. is next in rank and salary to the Principalship of the Normal and has equal rating in all the Normal Schools of the State of New York. He will be supeiytsor of all practice teaching, and as head of the Department of Education, will have three instructois assisting him in that department. Berne-Geneva Waltonians Open Fishing Contest Berne, June 15— (Special) I he annual fishing contest of the BerneGeneva chapter of the Isaak YYaltou I eague will open on June 15 and close on December 1, 1929. officers ot the chapter announce. Prizes will be awarded to the winners. There are four prizes for each kind of fish in the contest. All fish must be caught witli rod or pole and line. All contestants must be members ol the chapter and turn in ail fish caught for many small fish may win a prizePrizes are offeted fol the following kinds of fish: black bass, pike or pickerel, crappies, carp, catfish, channel cat, blue gills, sun fish, perch am. rock has. Prizes have been dilated by local firms and by nationally known manufacturers of sporting goods. o — Swedish Fliers 1 o Be Delayed For Eight Days Reykjavik, Iceland, June 15.—<U.R>— Capt Albin Ahenberg and his two companion aviators from Sweden attempting to reach New York by the Arctic route will be delayed here eight days it was announced because of new'motor trouble. The avitors' mechanics from the Junkers airplane works, where the Sverige, their craft, was built, was expected to arrive in about eight days.

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Rival Airmen Exchange Good-kick Wishes L O rv.x '• ARMAND LOTTI, JR. (F.) RENE LE FEURE (F.) ROGER WILLIAMS (A.) LEWIS YANCEY (A.) JEAN ASSOLANT (F.) (Intermuloaal Newsreel) The above picture, taken just before the hop-off of the French monoplane, "Yellow Bird," shows the French crew and the Americans who crashed, exchanging good-luck wishes. The two Americans, Yancey and Williams, planned to hop off in their plane. Green Flash, and race the Frenchmen acioss the Atlantic. The Yellow Bird successfully crossed the ocean, but the Green Flash was badly damaged when it crashed in the attempted take-off.

CO-ED AT OHIO STATE MURDERED Professor Held For Questioning In Brutal Slaying Os Young Lady Columbus, 0., June 15. —(U.R) —Dr. James 11. Snook, professor of veterinary medicine at Ohio State University and a noted pistol shot, was ar-1 rested at his home today for questioning in the brutal slaying of Miss I Theora Hix, medical student at the university, whose body was found on ; a rifle range yesterday. The professor took his arrest calm-' ly and drove his own blue coupe to I the police station despite a bandaged i ham!. It was the color of his auto- i mobile that was partly responsible j for his arrest. Dr. Snook passed off the injury to h's hand with easy assurance. Explaining that it had been hurt while he was repairing his automobile and a wrench slipped. Authorities .said that Dr. Snook was the world's champion pistol shot for several years, participating in the Olympic games at Antwerp in 1920 as a member of the American team. He is a member of the Columbus revolver club. The startling arrest climaxed a (CONTINUED ON pAGE SIX) DECATUR GIRL TO TOUR EUROPE Miss Ruth Sunderman To Leave Monday For Extensive Trip Abroad Miss Ruth Sunderman. instructor in English in the South Bend Central high school, has been spending a week at the home of her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. M. W. Sunderman, on Winchester street, Decatur, preparatory for an extensive trip to Europe during her vacation. She will leave Decatur early Monday morning, and ett route to New York, she will visit her sister, Mrs. R. C. Hosterman, at Charleston, West. Virginia, and make a brief stop at Washington, D. C. She will sail on the S. S. Pennland on June 21. Miss Sunderman expects to cover much of her overland distance in Europe by airplane. The trip will include two motor tours of Paris; a motor tour of Malmaison and Versailles; Grand Riviera motor tour, via Cannes to Nice, Grande and Petite Corniche drives to Monte Carlo; a visit to the birthplace of Columbus. Genoa; a motor tour of Rome, the Appian Way, the Catacombs. Miss Sunderman will visit the Art Galleries at Florence for study, and a special course of lectures upon the master arts. There will be a tour of Venice, ami at Milan she will visit the Cathedral. "The Last Supper.” At Lucerne, the Glacier Gardens will be of interest. She will make a brief visit to Switzerland. and the Alps, Germany and the famous Rhine, as well as the old landmarks of England.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, June 15, 1929.

Decatur Man Bitten By IMad Dog At Saginaw, Mich. A. J. Cook, of this city, who has been employed, recently, at the Menu mint Works at Saginaw, Michigan, was one of three victims who was bitten by a mad dog which created unbounded excitement in that city. The thtee pet sons, including Mr. Cook, were given tire Pasteui! treatment, and according to latest reports received by Mr. Cook's family in this city, he is out of danger and getting along nicely. The dog was shot and it's head sent to Ann Arbor for analysis. COMPLETE NEW I FACTORY ADDITION (Addition To Decatur Castings Company’s Plant Ready For Use The new addition to the Decatur Castings company’s plant in the north part, of the city was completed today, and the contractors tinned a completed building over to the owners at noon. The Austin Company, of Cleveland, were the contractors on the building. It required only nineteen and one-half i working days to erect and complete the building. Today, a force of five [ men were putting in the glass, this being the last detail necessary to complete the building. The Decatur Castings company has occupied the building for the past ten days, taking the additional space as soon as it was made available by the contractors. The addition is 80 by 180 feet in size. It is constructed of bricks and steel, with a monitor type roof and is located at the north end of the old i building, extending west ISO feet. Alfred Carmitchel. of the Austin I company, was the superintendent in charge of the work and a force of men was kept bus.' every working day in rushing the job to completion. Work was not started on the building until Monday, May 20 and since that time work was delayed several days on account of rain. —o —— Adams County Students Graduated At Ball College Several persons from Adams county are listed among the 474 graduates of Ball Teachers College at Muncie, this summer. Harold E. Windmiller, of Geneva, will receive a bachelor of arts degree. Mary Osborn, ot Geneva, will receive a bachelor of science degree. Among those who will complete their course dining the summer include: W. Guy Brown, of Decatur; Agnes Greenwait of Monroe; Ruth Odle Mahoney, of Geneva; Geraldine Runyon, of Geneva. Helen Atz and Mildred McCray, of Geneva, and Lester Reynolds, ot Linn Grove, will complete a twoyear course during the summer months, also. —o TO PREACH HERE SUNDAY Herman Yager, a graduate of the Union Theological Seminary, at New York will occupy the pulpit i t the Zion Reformed church Sunday morning, at 10:30 o’clock. He is a brother of Ralph Yager, of this city.

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DAWES ASSUMES AMBASSADORSHIP Former Vice-President Os U. S. Begins Duties In Great Britain Winsor, England. June 15 —(UP) — Charles G. Dawes, former vice president United Slates, officially became ambassador to Great Gritain at 11:30 A. M. Today when his creden- . tials were in-cepted by King George in | audience at Winsor castle. Dawes, accompanied by Arthur Hen I derson. British foreign secretary, Mrs Dawes, Ray Atherton, counsellor of the American embassy, and J. B. I Monck of British foreign office, came here by train at 11:18 A. M. to present his credentials. King George granted special permission for the audience today to enable Dawes to go fol ward immediately with his full program inaugurating a new era in Anglo-American telations Which the British public believed he would lift to a higher level of friendliness. Dawes, who arrived only yesterday on the liner Olympic from New York wil leave tonight for Forres, Scotland and a piivate conference with Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, the la- | borlte leader who has pledged his (CONTINUED < iN PAGE SIX) ODD FELLOWS ORGANIZE CLUE Good Samaritan Club Formed; Holds Dinner And Program Monthly | An organization, known as the Good Samaritan Club, has been perfected among members of the local I. O. O. F. lodge. The new eluh meets once each month for a dinner and program. At the first meeting of the organization last night, at the Odd Fellow's hall, S. E. Shamp acted as toastmaster. Mr. Shamp introduced the Rev. M. W. Sunderman, of the First Evangelical church of this city, and the Rev. Harry H. Ferntheil, of the First Presb.'terian church, both of whom responded with short talks. A committee of women from the Rebekah lodge prepared a deiciotts I dinner for the new club members and their guests and a fine time was enjoyed 4iy those attending. The next regular meeting of the new club was called for the second Friday night in July. Any member of the Odd Fellow lodge who is interested in becoming a member of the ne worganization is asked to communicate with D. L. Drum, who has charge of the membership. —■—o Hot Weather And Showers Forecast Weather forecast for the period of June 17 to 22. 1929. For the legion of the great lakes: Temperatures above normal first of week, probably lower latter part; casional showers or thunderstorms throughout week.

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Bluffton Youth Appointed i Sergeant At West Point | We-t Point, N. Y June 15 New cadet officers of the corps at the I . S. militaiy academy appointed tills mornlug to succeed those who have grad uated. • A. P. Taliet of Bluffton, inti., was among those appointed sergeants for the ensuing term. The graduating exercises were held in the open ground battle monument where 299 West Pointers received diplomas at the hands of M.ij. Gen. William R. Smith supei intendant of the academy. DOLLAR DAY TO BE HELD JUNE 27 Decatur Merchants Make Plans For Great Sale Dav This Month • I, A great Dollar Day sale will be held , by Decatur merchants on Thursday, June l 27, and more than 50 stores will , 1 join in making it one of the biggest sales attractions ever held in this part of the state. I The Dollar D;y eale Is being sponsored by the Decatur Advertising Association and letters to the 90 or more members of the Association have been sent out. asking that eacli member cooperate by arranging spell cial bargains for the Dollar Day sale. It ha.s been several ‘years since a I united Dollar Day sale was held in Decatur and since the next gift day , I lias been postponed until Augnst 13. the local merchants desired to give the trading public the advantage of a special sale day, when the dollar will talk. . Responses from the merchants are coming in fine. Will Linn, president of the Association, announced this ’ morning. Those merchants who wisii I to join in the Dollar Day sales event. I ( are asked to mail the card sent to them to Herman Myers, so that their names can be listed in the assocla-1 tion's advertising. Tlie Daily Democrat has made special arrangements to supply tile! wants of the local merchants in rhe way of Dollar Day advertising cuts and la'-outs and the members of the . advertising department will be glad . to cooperate witli anyone who is pl.in- . ning to send a timely message to the ; more than 3,400 subscribers of thej i paper. The public is urged to mark June • 27 on the calendar so that Hie important date is not forgotten. The • Decatur Advertising Association extends a cordial invitation to the pub lie to come to Decatur on Thursday, 1 June 27 and take advantage of tin- 1 many splendid bargains which local merchants will offer on that day. o Pari-Mutuel Betting Outlawed In Nebraska Omaha, Neb., June 15. —<U.R)—The decree of the Nebraska supreme court | which outlawed pari-mutuel betting has left 300 horse owners stranded here and it appears it may result in the $2,000.0(91 Ak-Sar-Ben track be- ■ coming a corn field. Horse owners, who a few days ago were listing their thoroughbreds at prices ranging from $1,500 to $2,000 today were willing, in many cases to dispose of horses at $l5O, in order to ' "get out of town." i There was a general attitude among 1 horsemen to pool their money and I get as many of ‘‘ns out as we can" and let the more fortunate go on to ■ b'gger tracks and "send back for the ; 1 others." The supreme court decision appar- • ently has sounded the deatli knell of ■ racing here. > , o Funeral For Vere Max To Be Held Monday > , Funeral services for Cecii Aivieie | (Vere) Max. 45. former Decatur resl- . i dent, who died Friday night at Mobile Alabama, will lie held at tlie Linden- , wood cemetery funeral chapel, in Fort I Wayne, at Ift o’clock Monday morn- . Ing. Tlie body will arrive in Fort Wayne Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'5 clock. ___□ i Woman Is Dragged Across Field By Cow Bluffton, June 15—Entangled in a t lope, Mrs. Mary Johnson, living north of Waiien. was dragged several rods 1 by a cow and injured severly. She screamed for help, but no one heard her. She was unable to release hers self until the cow stopped running. - Mis. Johnson Is being caied for by a s | sister. Mrs. Monroe Hart, who lives nearby.

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MEASURE TO AID FARMER BECOMES LAW Law Provides For Creation Os Federal Farm Board Os Nine Members PROVIDES FI ND OF $500,(11)0,000 By Lawreme Siilliven, I'l’ Staff Correspondent Washington, June 15.—• UP— President Hoover today igned the $500,000,000 administration farm relief bill. The new law, to become effective immediately, provides for creation of a federal farm board of nine mmebers to work for the rehabilitation of American agriculture. No export bounty or subsidy is provided, tlie controversial debenture feature having been killed by congress aftei President Hoover twice had expressed uncompromising opposition to tlie scheme. President To Name Members Tlie new federal farm board, to be selected by the president and confirmed by Hie senate, will !>•' established in about ten days under present white house plans. With confirmation of the new board, the nation will have its first permanent federal agency empowered to work for co-ordination and stabilization in all phases of agriculture. A revolving fund of $",00,000,000 is authorized by the bill to stimulate development of co-operative marketing systems and aid in balancing prodiiei tioii witli consumption in every nunI mod.ty. In his message to the special sessI ion of congress April 1.,. Piesident I Hoover expressed the hope that enactment of the measure would signalize "a new day for agriculture ' "It is a proposal for the steady upi building of agriculture on firm I foundations of equality with other in dustry," the president said in describing tlie general aims of the bill on another oi easion. The debentureless measure was finally passed by the s< nate In a vote of 74 to S yesterday, with only three republicans opposing it. Lafollette, Wisconsin; Norbeck, South Dakota, and Pine. Oklahoma. Although tlie bill authorizes the half million dollar revolv ng fund, additional legislation will be m- ■ iry to actually appropriate Hie fund-, nee.-s-(CONTINI’EI) "N pvitt: SIX) d Fogarty Funeral Held At South Bend Today South Bend. Ind.. June 15 (UP) Fune.al services for Edward J Fro; arty. 63, warden of tin t'ook oniniv jail :.t Chicago and formerly head of tile Indiana state prison at Michigan City, were to be held todaj Fogarty committed suicide here at the home of a nephew by I :ina two revolver bullets into his head. Many prominent persons including former governor. Warien T McCray, were expected to attend. Cause of Fogarty's suicide was blamed on ill health and won y over threatened ouster proceedin', ahim GOOD OIL WELL IS BROUGHT IN Well In Jefferson Township Pumps 1(H) Barrels In First Ten Hours One of tlie best oil wells ever struck in northern Indiana was brought in this week in Jefferson township. 6% miles east of Berne, ,>n tlie Otto Baker farm. The well is owned by George Laclmet, of Pennsylvania. One hundred barrels of oil were pumped from the well in the first 10 hours, it was learned this afternoon. Tlie pumping started yesterday and. during the course of tlie first 10 hours, the oil was not lowered. It it thought that the new well will cause great interest in tlie southeastern part of Adams county. Several other wells are being drilled at this time in Jefferson township, but none shot so fur this year have been as good as Hie one brought in yesterday.