Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 201, Decatur, Adams County, 23 August 1929 — Page 1

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CONCESSIONS PREARRANGED i forrigfair ■II H— — -—»' ' fpneral Committee Meet-i “■L Held al Legion Hall to Hear Final Reports exhibits WILL b BE BIG FEATURE 1 Flaring of concessions, free acts ■ , n .l exhibits w i.s the chief topic of [ omcr.-iticn at a spirited meeting of • the general committee of the Decatur •tee Street Fair association at she American Jon hall last night. All Bcnibris o' the committee were pre--nt with tin exception of one, and su ral spirited debates-were finally unsound into final arrangements. It was decided by the committee to lnt»rmingle the exhibits as much as possible with the epakessions, and to mange all stands, free acts and rides jn such a maimer as to accomodate •> !e crowds. Teffip rary sites were selected for the tides, and they will be unoanced soon. Paul Graham, chairman of the assort m, presided, and gave several reporn of a< ivity of the various comLloyd Baker, chairman of the free acts committee acted a« secretary The finance committee reported tlu: practically all if the money pledged had been obtained, and that all of ih - money would be used for the agricultural exhibits. ' Some of the greatest exhibits of agneaituial products ever to be held in Adams county were announced. Chaiiman Christen stated that the response for various exhibits wits far beyond exp.’ciatk ns and several additional tents were being secured for the shows. .. , One of the featnierf of the wefk yill be the horse and livestock- shrews. Another new feature for Decatur will be the exhibit of pets, which will include birds, fish, ratbits, degs and all other tamity pets. The entire concession lineage has been sold and with several applications for space unanswered it was decided to add another block to the fair way. The addition has not yet been agreed upon bu, it probably will be Jefferson street. Anothei meeting will be called by oecretary Baker tor next Thursday night. Martin J. Mylott, in charge of lighting effects for the fair, te'ported that his equipment for the big week had arrived and would lie placed up in amide time fcr the opening. Mr. Mylott will have charge of all lighting for concessions. booths and the stieet lighting decor it ions. Peeper Is Fined and Gets Severe Reprimand D. H. Brinkmjn. arrested Wednesday night by night officer Burl Johnson, after complaints had come to local police that a man was "peeping" into windows in the west part of the city, pleaded qttilty in Mayor's court Thursday night to a charge of trespass. Brinkman was severly reprimanded by Mayor George Krick, and was fined |l,0(l and costs, which he paid. HE* TEACHER ISSELECTED Walter Henninger Selected As Teacher of Local Lutheran School "alter Henninger of Milwaukee, Wi’., has been assigned to the Lutherau school in this city for the 1929school term, beginning September 3 ' n was announced* by Lutheran •'hool officials today. Mr. Denninger •'“be installed Sunday. he new instructor at the Lutheran nool is a graduate of the Lutheran 11l m lB Seminar y at River Forest, Wi,i have charge of the varclasses at the local school. 'ie enrollment has not yet been anbl.. l !? e . ti for t,le local school, as yet. a is understood the total number ■ Pupils for the Decatur school will - Slightly higher than a year ago. »' oiitheran Christian Day School chin^v, 3 ? 11 iS Seated on the Lutheran citv r, blof ' k in the west part of the of th . Rev ' Paul Schultz is pastor local Zion Lutheran church, also 18 hp ad of the school.

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Will Try Again I I I -** Wi i 1 WMnMMHMMWMHMMMMMVI Denying reports that he would race the Graf Zeppelin around the world. Dieudonne Costes. French flying ace, announced plans to hop off from Le Bourget field. Paris, for New York, as soon as weather reports are favorable. Costes is determined to be the first to make the treacherous Paris-New York flight. GOODSCORES MADE AT SHOOT Robert Nevil, Geneva. Gets High Score in Both Divisions of Contest Robert Nevil of Geneva, Adams county vigilante, proved his ability as a marksman at the ehoot held at the Fred Schurger range west of Decatur Thursday afternoon. Nevil won first place in both the pistol and rifle divisions of the shoot. He shot an 85 in the pistol contest and was high with a 47 in the rifle shoot. The shoots are held every month in Adams county, either at the Schurger ra. ve or the Berne range and are sponsored by the Adams County Bankers’ association. Vigilantes, police, county officials and otjiers interested in bettering their ability in shooting are invited to attend the affairs. Scores in the pistol shoot are as follows: (out df a possible 100) — Robert. Nevil, 85: Dan Grile, 82; Fred Schurger, 69; Burl Johnson, 67; Alva Vorhees, 63; L. Baumgartner, 57; Jack Friedt. 54; Dave Campbell, 52; Sephus Melchi, 41; Leo Ehinger,] 39; Otto Koenemann. 30. All pistol scores were regarded as unusually good. The rifle scores for both prone and off-hand were: (out of a possible 50 score) Robert Nevil, 47; L. Baumgartner, 44; Burl Johnson, 42; Dave Campbell, 36; Fred Schurger, 35; Dan Grile, 30; Leo Ehinger, 27; Jack Friedt, 18. Another shoot is being planned soon and several invitations to other shooters will be issued by those in charge. o Reformed Church to Hold Services at Baptist Church The Zion Reformed church congregation will again have its worship services at the Baptist church next Sunday morning. The services will begin at 10:45 o'clock which is fifteen minutes later than last Sunday. Members will please take note in the change of lime. The Baptist Sunday school will begin at 9:30 o’clock. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Fingiand Girl Fined Margaiet Fingiand, 19, of this city i was fined $5.00 and costs in Fort . Wayne city court Thursday afternoon on a charge of issuing fradulent i checks. The girl also was sentenced i to prison for 90 days but, she was immediately paroled to her father William Fingiand who said he would take her with him to Michigan, where he conducts a filling station. o LaGrange Man Named i South Bend, Ind., Aug. 23. —(U.R) — I William Duff, former prosecutor of i LaGrange county, today was named > assistant district attorney of the • northern Indiana federal division to > succeed Lloyd Hartzler, Fort Wayne, resigned.

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DECATUR LADIES TO GIVE TALKS Mrs. C. E. Bell and Mrs. O. E. Miller Are on Baptist Conference Program Two Decatur ladies, Mrs. C. E. Bell and Mrs. O. E. Miller, are on the program for the eighty-ninth annual session of the Salamonie Baptist Association to be held at Liberty Center. Wells county, September 12 and 13, it was annunced today by lite Rev. (). E. Miller, secretary of the association and pastor of the First Bap-1 tist church of this city. Both local women will address the general conference. The three-day session will open Wednesday evening with a young people's rally. At the same time the nominating committee will meet, followed by a fellowship meeting and life service meeting. On Thursday and Friday of the session. conferences and meetings will be held morning and afternoon and a special meeting will be held Thursday night. The conference will adjourn Friday afternoon. September 13. following tjie election of officers. The complete program Is as follows : Wednesday night 6 o’clock, Sept. 11 Young People’s Rally; meeting of nominating committee; Fellowship service and committee reports; Life Service meeting, with address by "Dad" Jewell. Thursday, September 2 10 o’clock—Prayer and testimony Morning service, address by Rev. W. H. Day: reading of church letters; address, “Some Further yActs tof Mrs. O. E. Miller; annual sermon. "The Aim and Program of Jesus," Dr. H. N. Spear. < Afternoon 1:30 o’clock—Praise and testimony. Rev. J.~W. Kinnett; "Our Baptist Obligation," Rev. S. G. Huntington; representing Franklin college. Mr. R. E. Blackwell; message by a returned missionary; business session. Night 7:30 o’clock—Song and praise service. Address, “At the Cross-Roads With the Church’s Greatest Challenge," Rev. W. G. Everson. Friday Morning _ 9:3o—Song and devotional service. Rev. C. A. Saylors in charge; address, “Our International Program." Rev. T. J. Pansons; another address ; on "Some Further Acts of the Apos- • ties,” Mrs. O. E. Miller; business ses(CONTINUED ON PAG® Fit IL ANNOUNCE CAST ' FOR MUSICALE “Pirate’s Daughter” Will Be Presented in Decatur August 29-30 All indications are that the musical i comedy "The Pirate's Daughter,” to be presented at the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium August 29 and 30 by the St. Marys Chorus Choir, will he one of the outstanding musical events of the season. Rehearsals are being held each night. The play, which contains nineteen musical selections, was written by i George M. Brown and Dorothea Bas- . sett and the music was prepared by i Keith Crosby Brown. The story is a t legend of Hollana, and carries the auI dience back to the windmill country - 300 years ago. Special scenery and costumes will be used throughout the presentation. There is sufficient comedy in the entire play to hold the interest of the ' audience and the musical numbers. 1 which are mingled into each scene 1 are placed in such a manner that r there is not a dull moment in the en--1 tertainment. Tickets for the musical comedy will be nlaced on sale soon at several up- ’ town business houses, or may be secured from members of the chorus choir or the cast. The cast of characters as they first appear in the play follows: Mrs. Schuyler .... Florence Holthouse f Mrs. Van der Mer, Elsie’s mother Cecelia Smith ; Elsie, in love with Peter.. ' Winifred Kitson Wilberg, a slippery secretary (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, August 23, 1929.

I Union Services Will Be at Christian Church Tlie Union Sunday night services by I the Protestant churches of the city will be held a: the Christian church Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock and the Rev. A. R. Fledderjoh inn, pastor of the Zion Reformed church will give the message in the place of the Rev, M. W. Sundermann as announced previouly. These union services have been continuing for the past two months. The first Sunday night in September will be the last night for this series of service.-. Members of the co-operat-ing churches are again Invited to the services on Sunday night. The Rev. R. B. Hurt will be in charge. o OPEN CONFLICTS ARE EXPECTED IN MANCHURIA Russian - Chinese Forces Are Moved to Strategic Points for Battle BOTH COUNTRIES AT HIGH PITCH New York. Aug. 23.—(U.R) —Predictions of an approaching major conflict between Chinese and Russian armed forces were predicated by observers today upon the extensive movement of troops by China and reports that the Soviet union had between 30,000 and 40,000 well trained soldiers in strategic positions on the Manchurian border. Some fear was expressed that the increasingly bitter border ’ clashes were merely the prelude to the major conflict which will force formal declaration of war between the two countries. The London Daily Express correspondent at Peping reported that the Chinese had captured 40 Russian soldiers in the fighting at Dailainor and had sent them to Hardin' and that other Chinese had dispersed a gang of Russians mining the Chinese Eastern railway in the vicinity of Mahchuli toward the western extremity of the road in Manchuria. In the meantime reports emanat mg from General Chang Hseun-Liang's capital in Mukden charging Japan with assisting Russia against China were generally discredited in Washington where it was pointed out by informed observers that Japan had (COXTINUEI) ON PAGE FIVI'.I o Blood Transfusion Saves Life of California Dog Los Angeles. Aug. 23 lUP) — PalI O’-Mine, the wire-haired fox terrier was on the road to recovery today after a blood transfusion but hereafter he will have as much Pekinese as fox terrier blood. Sassy, a snub nosed bet, furnished the blood that saved the life of Pal-O' Mine. Pal-O’-Mine’s need for such treatment came as a result of his vanity. He thought the coping around the roof 1 of an apartment house was a fence and that he could leap it. He could. ■ but found out it wasn't a fence when he landed on a concrete driveway. i o Freight Rate Advances Postponed Until 1930 i , Washington, Aug. 23— (UP) —lncreased schedules of we-tern freight rates on certain commodities which railroads proposed to become effective 1 tomorrow suspended today by the interstate commerce commission until march 24. 1930, pending an investigation. The suspended rate schedules I would have increased freight rates on ■ west bound traffic from Chicago Mil- ■ wattkee, St. Louis and intermediate ! points to numerous points in western , territory. ! O Five Killed in Mishap Elk Rapid#, Mich., Aug. 23 —(UP) — I Coroner John Dockery is investigating • an accident in which five or seven per- z ■ sons riding in a roadster were killed ; when the car struck a culvert on a gravel highway four and a half miles north of here near midnight last night. The dead are Ruth Jacks. 20. Tole- , do, who died on the way to the hospital; Bert Lust, 18, Royal Oak; Charles Autherson, 18, Detroit; Albert Voice, 16, Traverse City, and Della Mayne. 18, Alden, who were killed instantly. 1 James Paige, 17. and Roy Miller, 17, both of Detroit, were injured, apparent ly not seriously.

PANTAGES WILL STAND TRIAL Vaudeville Circuit Owner. Will Face Serious Charge Sept. 23 Los Angeles, Aug. 23.—(U.R)—Alexander Pantages, multi • millionaire theatre man, will go to trial on September 23 on charges that he attacked Eunice Pringle when the 17-year-old dancer tried to book her act on his circuit. Date for trial was set by Superior Judge William I. Aggeler after Pantages pleaded not guilty to both counts against him. The courtroom was crowded when the snappily dressed millionaire boomed out "Not guilty" late yesterday. He was accompanied only by his attorneys. District Attorney Huron Fitts made an effort to have the trial set for September 17. The long delay was necessitated by the fact that Joe Ford, attorney for Pantages, has two other important cases which will be tried first. In one, Mrs. Lois Pantages, wife of the theatre man, is charged with second degree murder in the death of Joe gpkomoto, Japanese, killed when his automobile was struck by one driven by Mrs. Pantages. The second case is the defense of ('. C. Stafford, wealthy El Monte grain dealer, accoused of attacking his pretty secretary, Rae Schade. 22, in a mountain cabin. o — Hopes Still Expressed In Success of Conference The Hague, Aug. 23.—(U.R)—After a long night of buzzing activity among the reparations delegations, negotiations to prevent collapse of the reparations conference were resumed today. On behalf of France, Belgium. Italy and Japan, Enri Jasper, premier of Belgium, visited Chancellor Philip Snowden of the British exchequer at 1 o'clock this morning, probably for the purpose of asking whether the new 75 per cent offer which the four powers and Germany might make would be acceptable to Great Britain 0 _— MOTORIST KILLS BOY Marion, Ind., Aug. 23 —(UP) —Search was being made for a motorist who struck and fatally injured Charles Pennington. 18, a messenger boy. with his car, and then fled the scene. Pennington died in a hospital of a fractured skull. Q SAMMONS TALKS TOROTARIANS District Governor Urges Members to Abide by Rotary Objects "Rotary educates the individual , member to take his place in the pro- . cession for community, state and nai tional progress and advancement,” stated Dr. Leslie C. Sammons, Shelbyville, district governor of Indiana Rotary, before the members of the DeI catur Rotary club at the regular meeting of the club held last evening. It was Governor Sammons’ official visit to the Decatur Rotary club, and ! following tlie luncheon he gave an , address on the purpose and objects . of Rotary. He was accompanied to I Decatur by Will R. Barr. Bluffton. . former district governor of Rotary i International. i Governor Sammons dealt with the ■ sixth object of Rotary and what In- ‘ ternational Rotary hoped to accomi plish through a world fellowship of business and professional men. united in the ideal of service. His address in part follows: “Thorough education of each individual member of Rotary Interna- ; tional in the importance of giving a ; square deal in business and of un--1 derstanding the viewpoint of business 1 men of other countries will continue ! largely to permanent world peace. "The program of Rotary is design- ’ ed to stress the importance of international service, taking its cue from war veterans who come to the inter- ’ national convention." Dr. Sammons said. “Secret diplomacy doesn't seem to ' hold out very? much promise for these (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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Re-elected --y, I I - Wa, • r ( . ■pF i Martin H. Carmody of Grand. Rapids. Michigan, was re-elected supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, at the order's forty-seventh annual convention in Milwaukee, after being given the highest papal honor that can be bestowed upon a Catholic layman. It was the grand cross of the Knights of St. Gregory the Great. The letter accompanying the decoration stated the award was made "because of your generous services for religion and to the American Association of the Knights of Columbus.” It was signed by Pietro. Cardinal Gasparri, papal secretary of state. Mr. Carmody is an uncle of John Carmody, formerly of Decatur. DISCUSS NEW TARIFF BILL Democratic Minority Holds Caucus to Advise Several Tariff Changes Washington, Aug. 23 —(UP) —Democratic members of the Senate finance committee met today with their tariff leaders. Senator Furnifold Simmons, of North Carolina, a bolter in the last Presidential campaign, to plan their impending fight against tlie Republican Tariff Bill. ' The meeting was called by Simmons to work‘out a series of amendments seeking to reduce nearly all the industrial rates of the bill. Simmons said he did not think he would seek to change the agricultural rates which he believed were, in the main, satisfactory to the farm bloc One of the exceptions may be an amendment to give a substantial duty to long staple cotton, now on the free list. The seven other Democrats who are in Simmon’s finance committee group echoed his sentiment about the plan of procedure. 0 Former Decatur Man Is Injured by Circus Lion Paris, 111., August 23, —Clyde Beatty, 24, lion tamer of the Hagenbeck and Wallace circus, said to have at one time resided at Decatur. Indiana, was badly injured here last Monday, when a lion jumped at him and knocked him to the ground as thousands looked on helplessly. He was badly clawed and was taken to a local hospital o Alleged “Dope” Peddler Held on $15,000 Bail Indianapolis, Aug. 23 —(UP) — Bail was set at $15,000 for Howard Harding ’ Negro, alleged to be leader of a ring ■ of narcotics peddlers in Indianapolis and Central Indiana. Harding had an automatic rifle and revolver in his possession when arrested ami George R. Jeffrey, district attorney, asked that he he held with- . out bail, saying "he may kill somebody if released." Ralph H. Oyler, “Crack Agent” for the narcotic department, made his first public appearance in the case. ' It is said that he has been working for several months on the narcotics situation in Indianapolis and is now in possession of information which he expects will curb the traffic. 1 o MAN IS KILLED ' Indianapolis, Aug. 23. —(U.R) —O. P. Inman, 38, was killed instantly whbn ’ his automobile overturned as he attempted to avoid collision ' with a truck on an Indianapolis street.

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GIANTAIRSHIP HEADS EASTWARD TO LOS ANGELES First Radio Message Gives Position as 400 Miles From Japanese Shore EXPECT TRIP TO TAKE FOUR DAYS GRAF ZEPPELIN LOG The log of the round-the-world flight of the Graf Zeppelin. In eastern standard time is: August 7— 11:40 p.m. — Left Lakehurst, N. J., for Friedrichshafen, Germany. August 10—7:02 a.m. — Arrived Friedrichshafen. 4.200 miles in 55 hours 22 minutes. August 14 — 10:35 p.m. — Left Friedrichshafen for Tokio. August 19 —4:25 a.m. — Arrived Tokio. 6,800 miles in 101 hours 50 minutes. August 23—1:13 a.m.—Left Tokio for Los Angeles. BULLETIN Tokio. Aug. 23.—(U.R) —The Graf Zeppelin was far out over the Pacafic tonight, making fast progress toward the United States on the third lap of its record-breaking voyage around the world. The Zeppelin, with 19 passengers and a crew of 41. left the Kasumi Aura naval base at 3:13 p.m., today (1:13 a.m., eastern standard time), for Los Angeles, a flight of approximately 6,118 miles. To avoid unfavorable conditions to the north. Commander Hugo Eckener swung directly out to sea. At 9 p.m. (6 a.m. CST), he reported his oosition as 147 east, 37 north, which is approximately 415 miles due northeast of Tokio. He had made the distance in five hours and 47 minutes, or an average of almost 72 miles an hour. Tokio, Aug. 23. (U.R) _ The German dirigible Graf Zeppelin continuing its flight around the world, took oil' from the Kasumigaura naval base al 3:13 p.m. (12:13 a. in. CST), today, heading eastward toward the American continent from which it took otf Aug. 7. on its historymaking world tour. All passengers went aboard at 2:25 p.m. for the flight across the Pacific ocean to Los Angeles, the first transpacific dirigible flight ever attempted. The passengers had been ordered aboard last night but winds prevented a take-off then and they returned (CONTINUED ON PAGE ITVE) i o LIONS WANT MUSEUM 6IFTS Hope to Have Large Museum Ready for Exhibit on Old Settlers’ Day i The Decatur Lions club is sponsor1 ing a “bring old relics, newspapers pictures and antiques of interest" to the Decatur museum for Old Settlers Day to he held in Decatur Wednesday September 11 in connection with the Free Street Fair. I The museum was organized several , weeks ago by the Lions Club with ' the idea of making a permanent home for all antiques of interest to Adams county citizens. Old newspapers, with I interesting items., old pictures, relics and in fact anything with a local hist tory, will be accepted for the museum. The idea is to have the museum as , large as possible for Old Settlers day and those who care to leave their relr ics permanently for exhibit may do so. < If owners do not care to part with their antiques, they are urged to bring them to the museum for September 11, in order that all Old Settlers attending f the celebration might see them. The museum already has several fine gifts, and Lewis Armstrong, chairman of the museum committee, stated that in a tew years a fine permanent , museum would be built up in Decatur. All people who will assist in this 1 work by giving relics are asked to bring them to the Library or to Mr. 1 Armstrong at tlie Peoples Loan and Trust Co., at once.

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