Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 206, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1929 — Page 1

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I jUUIABLE BOOKS I l«[ DESTROYED I jy ARAB RIOTERS H • ■ 'ridding Continues While ' I TXuou* Effort * s Made I k t 0 Control I threats are made b I THK in other tribes I ( p-night '>.v Vn,ted r>rel ' S ' ) | n>. Aug. 2!». (U.R)-Valuable ■ ~ a ,ie. book* 1 ""‘ 8 i,„. destroyed in the raids on Tai- ■ ,wh a suburb of Jerusalem which I ■ Jailed today wi h American Consul ■ J.,,,,. Kaaihue and Lionel George ■ ni 4 private secretary to the high 8 coamissiuner of Palestine. 8 t| )P sights were heart-breaking. B Va nitble furniture was ruined, entire 8 m vale libraries destroyed and manu--8 s iurmd. 1 visited many houses H rd the scene was the same in most. ■ The home of Dr. Ix-wis Epstein, an 8 tine;lean citizen, was looted and the 8 fninitn c burned. I noticed that the 8 firnilme. educational compilations 8 and sys enis acquired by Dr. Berk 8 son Vneiican director of the depart--8 men' of education of the Palestine ■ Zior.est mmement, had Ireen com--8 pleteiv burned. 8 The home of Dr. Gordon, manager 8 of th" Anglo-Palestine company, was 8 looted of furniture. Some of the 8 broken furniture could be seen outB dde. z „ . ■ The well known writer Dr. Joseph 8 Klaumer. author of “Jesus Christ of ■ Nazareth" and prominent faculty ■ member of the Hebrew university. I bad a famous library. It was badly 8 damaged The manuscripts of the I famous writer, Agnan, were burner. K and damaged. | There was an Arab, dead, lying in I front of one of the houses. PayrollI mg troops reported he had been H found looting the homes and they had ■ shot him. The estimate on damage I from looting in that one small comI inunity was 30,000 pounds, (approxi- ■ mately $150,000.) I Meanwhile Americans were preparI ing to leave Jerusalem for Telaviv. I The American consul is aiding these I Americans and several families will I leave here tomorrow. I While interviewing the head of the I Hadas ah hospital, two cablegrams I came in promising aid to the Jew'ish I refugees and wounded. One was a I $75,000 donation from Julius RosenI wald. Chicago philanthropist, and I the other was a similar amount from I Nathan Straus, New York. Meanwhile the Moslem fury against the Jews began to sipread in lands bordering upon Palestine. It was reported from Beirut, Syria, that 10.000 demonstrators, in sympathy with their Moslem brethren in Palestine, paraded through the streets yesterday, carrying crosses and Moslem banners, bearing anti-Zionist inscriptions and shouting “Palestine for the Arabs.’’ French cavalry accompanied the parades, who were headed by the Grand Mufti and by the bishop. The -SZ (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) BEBOUT-HISEY GET CONTRACT Work on Newberry Buildins Will Start Next Tuesday in Decatur hebout and Hisey, contractors of Chattanooga, Ohio, have been awarded the general contract for erecting The new building of the J. J. Newberry company, on the Smith-Christen lots on North Second street of this city. A telegram was received today hy the contracting firm advising them that they were the low bidders. Although the exact figures were not given out, it was stated that the total Price was a little less than $22,000. The Ohio firm has the entire contract, including excavating, construc- > tion, wiring and plumbing. The building will be one story in height It will have a frontage of 43 «*t on Second street and extend west 100 feet. Ute front of the building will be constructed of face brick while the walls will be or ordinary biick, it was stated. The Newberry company, with office i n New York City, will open a five and on cent store in this city, as soon as 'he building is ready for occupancy, ebout and Hisey will begin work n the building next Tuesday.

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J Girl Scouts Plan To Picnic Friday Til Kappa Girl Scout Troop No. 1 will have a picnic Friday evening. Each girl must bring her own supper and paper eup. Mrs. Bryce Thomas, c: plain, requests every girl scout to report at the Central school at 4:30 o’c lock, Ffiday afternoon or get excused before that time if it is impossible for her to be there. "Fire building" and “First aid" will be subjects for study at this meeting.

SCHOOL PLANS ARE ANNOUNCED Principal R. .1. Mann Asks Kirkland Pupils to Enroll Saturday R. J. Mann! principal of the Kirk-j land high school, announced today that the school building will be open-1 ed Saturday morning nt 8:30 o’clock; for registration and enrollment. He' asks that all pupils take note of the | announcement and be at the high’ school building Saturday morning or I afternoon some time, so that everything will be ready for school opening. Monday morning. September 2. Mr. Mann is the new principal of Kirkland high school, replacing Hansel Foley, who is now with the Chevrolet Automobile Co. at Dayton. He stated today that there would be few changes in the teaching staff for this year. Besides himself, there will be one other new instructor. Albert Coppess, who will assist Bill Bryan as athletic coach for the year. Mr. Bryan has been athletic coach for the last two years and will be ably assisted this year by the new instructor, who has a good record of athletic experience behind him. Mrs. Kirkpatrick, instructor of last year, will return again this year.

Parents Leave Three Children and Disappear Bloomington, Ind., Aug. 29. —(U.R) Sheriff R. H. Stephens. Monroe county, today held warrants for Mr. and Mis. Harley Scott, charging abandonment of their three children, Mary. 6; Jason, 4, and a 1-year-old baby. After leaving the children at the home of Charles Butcher, the parents left, and no trace of them has been found since. — o Oil Company Sold Indianapolis, Aug. 29 —-(UP)—Purchase of the Western Oil Refining company, one of Indiana s largest gasoline and filling station companies, by the Shell petroleum coiporation for a cash consideration reported to aggregate several million dollars, was announced today by officials of the western oil firm. The trasaction involves the offices and main warehouse of the Western Oil company and its 45 branch bulk stations throughout Indiana and Ohio, including the 56 Indianapolis stations. Standard Oil Asks To Increase Stock Indianapolis, Aug. 29 —(UP) hicrease of 3.000.000 shares in the stock outlay of the Standard oil company of Indiana was petitioned today by the company in papers filed with the secretary of state Otto 0. Uifield. Ihe increase will boost the company s stock vajlue $>75,000,000. The state will derive a fee of $30,001.50 fiom the increase. Winans Funeral To Be Held Saturday Afternoon The funeral of Dayton Winans will be Saturday at 2 o'clock (Standard Time) at the residence in St. Marys Township, and at 2:30 o'clock * stan ' dard Time) at the Methodist church, Pleasant Mills, with the Rev. A. E. Burk officiating. Burial will be made in the Pleasant Mills cemetery. DAVIS WAIVES EXTRADITION Dallas. Texas. Aug. 29.—<U.R>~ Kirby E. Davis, alias J. H. Harris, eharg erl with violating the Dier act, and wanted for questioning in connection with a $95,000 bank holdup in Indiana. hap waived extradition in consideration of the government's Pr° ra ’ ice to allow him to remain in Dallas until he has closed his business affairs. Jake Newberry, attorney for Davis, said today. It is likelv that he will be tried in Indianapolis, Newberry eaid. Meantime Davis remains in jail in default of bond.

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FOUR-YEAR-OLD ’ CHILD EXPIRES < s — .a a. J. Ilene Mae Fleetwood Dies 1 at Home of Grandpar- r. ents Near Berne 1 t Herne, Aug. 29—(Special)— Ilene Mae Fleetwood, four-year old daughter • of Rev. and Mrs. Clarence Fleetwood, 11 of Farmland, formerly of Berne, died 1 at the home of her gt andparents, Mr ' and Mrs. Benjamin Haines, east of Berne at 2:30 o’clock this morning. < Death was caused by bowel trouble t from which the child has been suffer- 1 ing for the last few days. The child was born tn Berne Decent-1 I her 15, 1925. Surviving are the par-1 ,ents who reside at present at Faint land, the grandpa!ents. and the following brothers and sisters; Chester. Gerald and Thelma. Funeral services wil lie held Satuiday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock (standard time) at the Haines home, east 1 of Berne and at 2 o’clock at the Spring I hill church. Burial will, be made at i the church cemetery. I Lady Mary Heath Is Injured in Plane Fall Cleveland. 0., Aug. 29—(UP)—Lady Mary Heath was injured today when the plane she was flying crashed Into the roof of a building east of Cleveland. Complaints Filed Against Auto Insurance Holders Indianapolis, Aug. 29. — (U.R) — Approximately 200 complaints, probably the largest list tiled ir Marion county, have been instituted in municipal I courts by Matthew H. Taggart, insurance commissioner of Pennsylvania, i Judgments on reciprocal insurance sold local residents by the William Penn Motor Indemnity Exchange of Pittsburgh. Pa., an automobile insurance company, are asked in the complaints against Marion county residents. AIRPLANE RACES HOLD INTEREST Dirigibles Give Way to Heavier Than Air Ships at Cleveland Show Municipal Airport, Cleveland, Aug. 29—(U.R>—The Graf Zeppelin gone ’ and the Los Angeles preparing to go back to Lakehurst. Cleveland returned today to the regular business of ' the week— watching the national air . races. ■ Dirigibles having had their day. endurance fliers claimed chief interest, j ' Tluee fliers, one of them a woman, t planned to take oft in efforts to lower t present solo endurance records. Another endurance attempt had • come to grief—that of Capt. Ira. Eaker, of Question Mark fame, whose plane was forced down last night - when a can of oil crashed through a ' wing of his plane in a refueling attempt. Captain Eaker had hoped to t fly across the continent six times . without stopping. He had accom- . plished the crossing once and startB ed back when disaster overtook him. b Lieut. Newton Longfellow in the s refueling plane had transferred 250 > gallons of gasoline to Eaker’s plane e and was dangling a can of oil Horn the end of a rope when it fell. Eaker landed safely. He declined to reveal his future plans. The woman who will start an endur- ' ance flight today was Mae Halzlip. ! Tulsa, who participated in. the worn- ■| en's derby. i- I Indiana Corn Reported To Have Made Progress 1 Indianapolis. Aug. 28. (U.R) Coin crops made good progress during the last week, according to a survey announced today by the U. S. weather bureau. The report stated that corn j and other growing crops in the south- „ ern part of the state showed excepi_ tional progress. j. Generally fair to very good prog j. ress was reported in the state with s the exception of upland areas ir f. south-central and west-central por ,r tions, where the crops deteriorated for lack of moisture. “Corn is in the d roasting ear stage in the nortS, while i- in the central and south some corn it It hard enough to feed or Is denting,’ the report said,

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Marshfield Bank Robbed I Second Time This Month I Marshfield, Ind., Aug. 29. -(U.R) - Authorities throughout. Indiana searched today for two bandits who robbed the Bank of Marshfield yesterday of approximately $1,500. | Flourishing revolver.-, the robbers forced James Adams, cashier, and a customer to lie on the floor while they rifled currency drawers. The Ini ok was robin <1 by two meh Aug. 8 when a similar amount was obtained. The men. suspected of the initial robbery are lield in jail at Williamsport. Officers over the state were requested to be on t.he lookout for the men in a blue sedan bearing Illinois license plates. LOCAL PLAYERS PRESENT SHOW HERE TONIGHT “Pirate’s Daughter,” ThreeAct Comedy, Opens TwoNight Stand Here TRUE FRISTOE TO PRESIDE AT PIANO (First showing of the musical comedy "The Pirate’s Daughter," a threeact play, will be presented at the •Catholic high school auditorium at 8:15 o'clock tonight. A final dress rehearsal was held last night and the play is one of the finest home-talent productions ever staged here. The show is being presented under the auspices of the St. Mary's Chorus Choir. One of the features of the local presentation will be the fact that True Fristoe. who has been an orchestra director of musical comedies for many years, will preside at the piano during the play. Mr. Fristoe resides in Decatur during the summer months, and at the urgent request of local people, he cut short his spring engagement to| be in Decatur at the time of the local play. Mrs. 1., A. Holthouse is in charge of the play and has acted as coa h. The story starts in the United States and carries the audience back to Holland, 300 years ago. There are many fine choruses in the production and there are 19 special musical numbers. Those who have not obtained tickets for the show, may do so at the door tonight. Doors will open at 7 'o'clock and the play will start promptly at 8:15 o’clock. The leads of the ' play are taken by two of Decatur’s best amateur players, Miss Winifred Arnold takes the part of the Pirate's daughter, and L. F. ('outer has the role of the Pirate. The cast of characters as they ap- ’ pear follows: ' Mrs. Schuyler Florence Holthouse Mrs. Van der Meer. Elsie’s mother Cecelia Smitn 1 Elsie, in love with Peter u Winifred Kitson Wiilberg. a slippery secretary 1 .. . . ...... .. Leo Dowling i ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) . <>

BERNE YOUTHS AFTER RECORD 3 r Will Make Effort to Set I New World Continuous Kite-Flying Record Berne. Aug. 29.— (Speical) -Bent on breaking the world's kite-flying endurance record of 22 hours and 22 minutes set last week by a New Jersey youth, two Berne youths, Robert S Bratln and Herman Sipe, put finishing touches on their kite “Firestone ”, n preparing to start the nonstop High' e tonigh' or tomorrow. ~ The boys built the kite themselves , r and are confident they will be able to break the present record by several hours. All the citizens of Berne ' are taking an interest in the endur- ’ ance efforts of the two boys and a large crowd is expected to be present when the Itoys start their grind. II It’ the wind is favorable the “Fire- ” s'one” will be sent into the air this 1 ■ evening and the two boys, taking (l turns at holding the kite, will hold e it in the air as long as possible. It le is thought to be the first effort, of Indiana youths at the kite endurance ■’ record, and great interest is being shown.

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POWERS ACREE ON YOUNG PLAN Compromise is Reached by Reparations Delegates at The Hague Today The Hague, August 29 —(UP) —The Young plan ht.s been saved. The five powers, Britain, France, Belgium. Italy and Japan- Reached agreement with Germany today on the compromise plan wheteby Great Britain's demands are met in great part. Germany made the concessions asked for her and agreed to the plan reached by the five jsiwers yesterday. It was agreed exacuation of the Rhineland shall be completed at the end of next June. The agreement tevises certain details of the destruction of Germany s payments under the Young plan providing Great Britain with a larger proportion of the proceeds, including the I unconditional payments, it also protects her to a certain extent against excessive payments in kind. The agreement is complete, but it j must lie supplemented tills afternoon by a settlement of various financial questions, including who pays tire costs of the Rhineland occupation after Sept. 1 and until evacuation is completed. The agreement stipulates that the Rhineland must be evacuated completely within eight months after the French and German parliments have ratified the Young plan, and the French and German parliment ETAOI Fiench chamber of deputies have ratified the date of evacuation, in any case, howev-ji, evacuatJon must be completed not later than June 30 next. British, Belgium and French troops wil commence evacuation of the sec--1 ond Rhineland gone next month. ' The idea of preserving a special demilitarize zone in the Rhineland 1 under partial allied contiol was aban- • doned The ttgreemeut. reached at noon, thus deans up the vital political pro- ■ blems whos fate were in the balance. o

SCHOOL BOARD FILES REPORT I Annual Expenditures tor , Last Year, $100,113.03, Statement Shows The annual report of the Decatur school board shows that the total expenditures of the school city sot the fiscal year, ending August 1, 1929, were $100,113.03. The receipts for the year, including all balances carried over from the year before, were $159,718.02, leaving a credit balance of $59,604.99 at the beginning of the new fiscal year. _ The largest sum of money, of course, was spent for the pay of teachers. This Item, as given in the report is listed at $61,241.92. The receipts in the tuition fund were. $92,011.66; the bond fund. $13.597.66, and the special school fund, $54,108.70. _ The expenditures in thesfc were, tuition, $55,824.56: bond fund, $8,463.77, ami special school fund, $35,824.80. The school board received about SIO,OOO in transfer fees during the last school year, Washington township paying the largest amount, $3,727.76. for students transferred transferred from the rural schools to the Decatur schools. , The detailed report, showing the list of disbursements and revenues obtained by the school city is printed in another part of tonight’s Daily Democrat. — o Escaped Convict Returned Indianapolis, Aug. 29. (U.R) captured by police after escaping from the state reformatory at Putnamville, George Mallory, negro, has been returned to the prison. The negro escaped after overpowering a guard and seizing his revolver. Officials of the reformatory said Mallory would be sentenced to serve additional time because of bis escape. asks divorce Whiting. Ind., Aug. 29—(UP) —Mrs. ; Anna Ciez, mother of nine children, asks $12,500 alimony in a suit for a divorce filed against Jacob Ciez. She ’ alleges he has propertv worth $30,000 ■ and an annual income of $5,000, but p refused to give her sufficieDt money to teed and clothe her children.

Mrs. Wilkinson Will Be Buried Saturday The funeial of Mrs. Walter Wilkinson will be iield Friday afternoon ut 2 o’clock (Daylight Savings Time) at the home of Mis. U-wis Reynolds on Cleveland Street, with the Rev. M. W. Siindanm.ii officiating. Burial will he made In the Decatur Cemetery. Friends of Mrs. Wilkinson may view the remains after 5 o'clock tills evening at the home of Mrs. Reynolds. FARM BLOC IS IN BAD HUMOR Senate Prepares for Stormy Session Because of Farm Board’s Action Washington, Aug. 29. — (U.RF The senate farm bloc is assembling for the coming session In an irritated mood because of failure of President Hoover's federal farm board to take care of the wheat farmer. Following announcement of Senator Brookhart, Ind.-Rep., lowa, that he intended to ask hearings on nominations of board members. Senator Nye, Rep., N. D., revealed today that he is planning a full inquiry into the fitness of two board members whom he declined to name. The plan of the farm bloc is to refer Mr. Hoover’s board nominations to the agriculture committee when they are sent up Brom the White House September 4, and then to call the nominees before the committee for examination. "The board has helped the fruit farmer but has ignored the wheat farmer,” said Nye. "The northwest was expecting some action because congress had provided sufficient funds, but thus far our people have received no help whatsoever and tlieie seems to be no proapect of them getting any from this source in the immediate future. The present yrheat situation could have been helped immeasurably if the board had functioned promptly.”

Fire Does SIO,OOO Damage Bartlesville. Ind., Aug. 29. (U.R) — Fire, believed to have been started l>y bandits, destroyed two structures here today with losses of nearly SIO,OOO and threatened to spread to nearby buildings. The blaze originated in the general store and spread rapidly to the general garage, both owned by Ira Cowdders. The town’s entire population of 300 turned out to combat the flames. Because of shortage of water the Bedford fire department, 10 miles away, refused to make the run here. NEW CLERK APPOINTED Berne. Aug. 29—(Special)— Miss Margaret Rawley, of this city, was today appointed clerk of the Berne schoo’s by Superintendent Webb. Miss Rawley will fill the Vacancy made tecently by the resignation of Miss Lucille Amstutz, who resigned to accept a position with the Bank of Berne. Mis.- Rawley will begin her new duties at once. oAssistant Commerce Head Injured in Plane Mishap Bridgeton. N. -1.. Aug. 29.—(U.R)— William T. MacCracken, assistant secretary of commerce in charge of aeronautics, and his pilot, major of the U. S. Army, were shaken wp and their plane was wrecked here early today when it struck telephone wires and landed upside down. The men were on their way to Lakehurst naval air station to witness arrival of the Graf Zeppelin. MacCracken suffered a gasli on his knee and was otherwise bruised as was Major Naylor, but both continued their trip to bakeliurst in an automobile. Theis plane was damaged badly. o Bandit Shoots Man Indianapolis, Aug. 29. —(U.R) Samuel Smith, 40, filling station attend ant, was in a critkal condition at a hospital today after being shot by I one of two bandits who attempted tc ’ rob his station last night. Smith told police that two met: drove into his station and requester gasoline. After receUving his pay ■ Smith said lie turned to walk awa? . and Was commanded to “stick 'en i up.” Before he could raise his hand: ! he was shot squarely behind tin 1 shoulders, he told police. I Smith’s wife, who was sitting near ’ by. said she heard the report but be lieved it to be a blown out tire.

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GIANT AIRSHIP ESTABLISHES WORLD RECORD Circles Globe in 21 Days, 7 Hours, 12 Minutes. Elapsed Time EXPECT TO LEAVE IN FOUR DAYS Ntival Air Station, Lakehurst. N. .J., Aug. 29.— (U.R) the Graf Zeppelin roared into view here today at 6:52 a.m. (EST), completing the first commercial circumnavigation of the world hy air. All num’s records lor globe circling since Magellan discovered the path around the sphere had fallen liefore her. The Graf returned a champion. Just 21 days, 7 hours and 12 minutes hud elapsed since the Graf left here at 11:40 p.m. (EST) Aug. 7 to prove that the aceanic airways of the world and the sky above broad contingents would become the pathways of commerce. When the Zeppelin finally came to earth, completing the historic cruise, 21 days, 7 hours and 32 minutes had lieen consumed for the whole journey. ■ The landing maneuver had duplicated t.he perfection of the Graf's (previous arrival here. American offfcerA remarked on (be skill witli which the German airmen had brought their ship to ground. The drone of the motors began dying as Eckener nosed his ship into the wind east of the hangar. Almost imperceptibly she lost way until at a height of 250 feet the Graf was motionless except for the spin of her ; idling propellers. Fully 10.000 persons were assembled t on the station to see completion of , the epochal flight. The momentous scene being enacted before them stil’ed the crowd. Awed and almost silent they gazed upon the last act of a typically modern drama. Fewer than 20 years ago the world was applauding the bravery of Lou s ' Bleriot who had dared death in a rickety monoplane to fly across the English Channel. Thousands of those assembled here today were obi enough to have scoffed at the modest claims of Wilbur 1 and Orville Wright that they had ac- - coinplislted momentarily flight at i Kit y Hawk in a winged contraption powered with a wheezy motor. i Astern of the Graf lies a 20.000rnile trail every inch of which made > history. 5 Immediately after she was settled in the hangar—which was home port today—repairs were star'ed on the tail, which was ripped when the craft . skidded over tension w’res when the . dirigible started from Los Angeles. The power line scraped the dirigible shot a yard from the hinge which ’ connects the rudder and the lower |. see'ion of the rudder itself was damI aged. None of the damage was con- ( (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o —.— t LOCAL HOSPITAL ’ HIGHLY PRAISED it ' d Dr. C. V. Clark Makes AnII nual Inspection of Local * Hospital Building That the Adams County Memorial L . Hospital sis this city is one of the best in the middlewest was confirmed in a statement issued by Dr C V. Clark. s representative of the American Col--1 lege of Surgeons of Chicago who inspected the local Hospital today. J 1 Dr. Clark visited the local Institution in his annual hospital standard! zation inspection, and he highly com plimented Miss Emile Crist, snperin tendent and her staff of graduate nur Bes - (1 The inspector stated that the equip men! was better than is usually fount in a hospital this size and lie also re marked about the methods and man ° ner in which the local Hospital i conducted. sn * o >d PRESIDENT RETURNS Greencastle. Ind. Aug. 29 (U.R)~ , nl Improved after a summer spent i ()s California. G. Bromley Oxnani. pres he dent of Del’auw nnversity. is to rt turn lo the campus next week. ir- Oxnam went to California to ri >e- cover from a .breakdown suffers near the close of the fall school tern

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