Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 213, Decatur, Adams County, 7 September 1929 — Page 1

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briand CALLS delegates to DISCUSS UNITY R pZd l>lan r isT T o h Fight°' American Competition delegates will GATHER MONDAYj Geneva. Sept. 7. —(U.R)— With runor, prevalent that his proposed European federation was merely a S( . h ,, mf . whereby Europe could meet and fight American economic competition Premier Aristide Briand today invil ed heads of all European deleat'ons to meet him on Monday for a n extensive discussion of his plan. It was authoritatively stated that he alreadv had worked out full details of his project. He continued to insist today that the economic union of European states would not be directed against America. Political and financial observers, however, were of the opinion that the combine which he proposed would inevitably mean an alliance of interests strong enough to fight American tariff regulations and might even force the Vnited States into a position where it would be compelled to abandon all claims to war debts. Examining the possible advantages to Europe in the plan, observers have found its realization could easily bring about such a rapid expansion of wea'th as to convert Europe into a free market as vast as that of the T’nited States of America. Next to Briand’s proposal for an European federation, the most striking feature of the session thus far has been the effort of the British delegation to strengthen and vitalize the authority of the league as an instrument toward international harmony. With better prospects of success than in 1924 when they were not in power long enough to perfect their plans, the Lahorites evidently are resolved to achieve a program at the present assembly that will put the league on a firm and solid footing. In accepting the principles of obligatory arbitration and in advocating the adaption of the league convenant to the Kellogg pact, the Lahorites have already made a distinct contribution. As revealed in this week’s developments, their program as a whole provides: 1— An effort to secure world-wide acceptance of the principles of obligatory arbitration by general acceptance of the league's general act for arbitration and conciliation and specific settlement of disputes. 2— Revision of the covenant in harmony with the Kellogg pact so that league members are prohibited from recourse to war. S—Securing of a general accept. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THKEE) AUTO COMPANY CHANGES HANDS Harold Scherger, Is New Owner of Imperial Chevrolet Auto Company The purchase of the Imperial Chevrolet Auto Co., of this city and the changing of the firm name to the Decatur Chevrolet Corporation was announced today by Harold Scherger, new owner and manager of the local concern. Mr. Scherger has been with the Chevrolet Company as a salesman for the last five years. He has been connected with the Mueller Chevrolet Sales of Dolphos. Ohio, for the last two years. Mr. Sherger announced that the new concern was open for business with several registeiated mechanics in the repair department. Miss Louis Thomas of this city will be in charge of the ofice and 1. B. Stoneburner will retained as sales-manager, it was announced. Woman Killed When Interurbans Collide Oary, Ind.. Sept. 7.—fU.R>—Thirteen Persons were injured, four seriously, and a 47-year-old mother killed when a traction car crashed head-on with another Interurban near Gary. The dead woman, Mrs. Catherine • cnarf, was crushed in her seat. She ■ed while workmen were cutting aua y part of the interburban to evtricate her.

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Art Exhibits Will Be Open All Day To Public The Art Exhibit building for the Free Street Fair, which is to be held next week, will open each morning of the fair week, at 9 o'clock. Mrs. Ed Ahr and Mrs. Fred Linn will have charge of the exhibits ami they report that they have received a number of calls, and that interest is being shown in 'the department. They also urge that all persons are requested tc bring their ait work to them as soon as possible so that work may be begun in that department. LOCAL AUTO IS BADLY DAMAGED Packard Sedan Owned by C. O. Porter Struck by Truck On Fort Wayne Road The Packard sedan owned by C. O. Porter of this city was badly damaged last night when it was struck, by a cream route truck driven by It. \V. Hilegias of Huntertown on the Fort Wayne road about 10 miles north of Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. Porter and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Heller were returning from Fort Wayne and the Hilegias truck was headed north when the accident occurred. Mrs. Porter was driving the local car and when the truck approached within 20 feet of the Porter car, it urned dierctly into its path. Mis. Porter swerved her car completely off the pavemeqt but the truck continued to head directly toward the Porter car. striking it and tearing off the left side of the car. The tiuck reeled down the road about 200 feet with a wheel off and finally struck a ditch on the left side of the road. A car driven by Robert McDougall of this city was forced into a ditch to avoid colliding with the Hilegrass truck. None of the occupants of either car was badly injured but both the sedan ami tmek were damaged. The Porter car had two fenders torn off; three wheels were twisted out of line; the frame was twisted; the axels were rent; a large dent was torn into the side of the car; a door was torn al-mo-t off; a tire was cut off the wheel and the machine was otherwise damaged. A rear wheel was broken off the tiuck and the axels were bent when it struck the soft mud in the ditch. The Porter ear which was headed south at the time of the accident was turned half way around in the road, but did not turn over. The Porter car was brought to a local garage where the damage was estimated at several hundred dollars. The Hilegras truck was headed toward Huntertown with a load of cream cans when the accident occurred. It is understood that Mr. Hilegras and two sons own a truck line at Huntertown and also drive a cream route in this territory. County Commissioners Hold Hearing Today The board of county commissioners held a hearing today on the remonstrance filed against the proposed improvement of the Samantha ) oung ditch in Blue Cieek township. Earl Adams appeared for the remonstrator Paul Schulte, of Chicago, the remonstiance being based on the technicality that proper notice had not been served. County Attorney Henry B. Heller represented the county. New “Y” Secretary Named At Indiana Bloomington., Ind., Sept 7 —(UP) Announcement was made here today that Roy Johnson, graduate of Translyvania college Lexington, Ky ), has been appointed Y. M. C. A. executive secretary at Indiana University for the year. Johnson, who wisl assume his new duties at once, received the A. B. degree in 1927 and the B. D. Degree from Translyvania college of Bible in 19-”(.

SUCCESS IS ASSURED The success of the Decatur Free Street Fair is assured. S. N. Ullman and Cliff Thomas, two of the best known concession men of the country have arrived in Decatur and have contracted for a hundred feet of space on the midway. Both men are known in Decatur and throughout the middlewest. They were here last year during Old Home Week. The pair will conduct several amusement stands.

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CHILDREN Will PARADETUESDAY — Free Rides Will Be Presented to All Those Who Take ; Part In March Plans were completed today for the school children parade to be held next Tuesday meriting in connection wi ll the Free Street Fair. All Decatur school pupils from the first to sixth glades in tile public, Catholic and Lutheran schools will join in the parade, it was announced. | The parade will start from the Central school building promptly at 11 j o’lt'.ock Tuesday morning. The linie' of march will be south of Third street to Adams street; east on Adams street to Second street; North on Second street to marshall street; west on .Marshall street to Third street and South on Third street to the Central school. The parade will be headed by the Junior band. Herb Curtis and Miss Jeanette dark will have charge of the children. Following the parade, each participant will be given a free-rlde ticket on any ride they select on the midway. The free rides wllpbe given by the American Legion. It was announced today that the public schools, all grades would lie dismissed Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons of Fair week. All classes will be cut short and will be held in the morning, it was announced. —- —o Mule Team Exhibit Planned For Fair A mule team exhibit was announced today in connection with the horse show to be held all next week. All persons of the community owning teams of mules are asked to bring them in for the show. Prizes will be . awarded in this division along with , the various divisions -of the horse . show. . —o— ANTIQUE AUTOS TO HAVE PARADE Three Prizes Will Be Given In Display of Old Cars Os Various Makes ' “Bring in your old automobiles for ' the Antique Auto parade next Thurs--1 day” is the word sent out today to people of this vicinity by the commiti tee in charge of the automobile parade ; which will be held in connection with I the Decatur Free Street Fair next . week.. i Entries can be made in the Antique Auto parade until 8 o'clock Wednesday night, September 11, with Clifford Saylors, chairman of the commlt- , tee or Leo Kirsch or Leigh Bowen, committee members. Mr. Bowen for 47 years has been a judge of horses and ’ cattle at fairs and expositions, has been selected to decide on the ellgibil- ' ity of autos for the parade. ’ The parade will be led by a band and the entries will follow. After the r Antique parade, all local automobile dealers will have a new car parade. Each local dealer who enters a new 1 car in the parade is responsible for at least one entry in the Antique parade, the committee decided yesterday. Three awards will be made in the parade. Twenty dollars will be given I ).o the owner of the oldest car; twenty dollars will be given for the best kept -old car and twenty dollars will be • given for the best kept and oldest car. From present indications, the parade s will have a great number of entries. ? The line of the parade will extend e down First street south to Adams street and north to Jackson street on v Third street. I- 0 Negro Prisoner Flees ► From Indiana State Prison Michigan City, Ind., Sept. 7 —(UP) — Northern Indiana autorities searched today for James Spencer, 32, Negro, inmate of the Indiana state prison here who escaped in Warden Walter H. Daly’s newly purchased automobile Spencer, serving a life sentence for murder, was convicted in Danville, Ind., and had been a trusty at the prison tor eight years. He had been Daly's chauffeur for the past year. The prisoner was reported to have been seen at a corn borer quarantine station here with two white men in the rear of the machine. Reports that the two white men also were prisoners were dispelled after a roll call at the institution yevealed 1 only the trusty missing.

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Sets New Record «- . . Ornell Stauffer, 13, of Berne, who flew his kite “Spirit of Berne” continuously for 43 hours ami 50 minutes, breaking former world receqil held by George Kent of Passaic, New Jersey. Young Stauffer in a pupil in the Berne eighth grade; a member of a Berne boys' baseball team and a member of the Berne Witness Newsboys’ band. The flight ended Thursday noon when threatening rain caused Stauffer to bring down his kite. FESTIVAL WILL BE OBSERVED Two Prominent Lutheran Pastors Will Speak At Local Church Tomorrow The Zion Evangelical Lutheran church will celebrate Its annaul Mission Festival tomorrow. The festival services will be held in the church both in the morning and in the afternoon. Rev. H. Backs, pastor of the newlyfounded Mount Calvary Lutheran church at Waynedale, will have charge in the morning service which begins at 10 o'clock. This service will be in the German language. At 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon English Festival services will be held with the Rev. Frank Lankenau of Napoleen Ohio in charge. The Rev. Mr. Lankenau, who is wel acquainted in this community and spent his boyhood days in the vicinity of St. John's, was elect-ed-first-vice president of the Missouri Lutheran Synod at its last convention at Chicago in June Mr. Lankenau is said to be one of the most outstanding speakers of the Missouri Lutheran church in America. A hearty welcome is herewith extend ed to the public to hear both addresses Sunday. o President Hoover Will Visit West In October Washington, Sept. 7—(UP)—President Hoover has definitely decided to make a trip west some time next month, the white house anounced today. HEAVY RAIN AT NEW ORLEANS Ten-Inch Fall Floods Streets And Halts Day’s Business New Orleans, La., Sept. 7,—ttJ.R) —A 10.75-inch rainfall in the last 24 hours flooded the dowtown district of NewOrleans today, disrupting traffic and halting business. Streets, many of them below the level of the Mississippi river, were long stretches of water, several feet deep. Stalled automobiles dotted the inundated thoroughfares. Virtually every building in the lower parts of the city was damaged. The Saenger theater, largest in the south, was flooded. Transportation facilities, already seriously handicapped by a three-months-old street car strike, were paralyzed completely in many sections by the high waters. Since 11 p. m.. yesterday the precipitation measured 5.9 incites. The sewage system was incapable of carrying away the tons of water that swept down the streets, tearing out large chunks of pavement and upsetting automobiles. At 7 a. m.. today the rain let up and skies cleared somewhat, but there was little likelihood that normal conditions could be restored before night.

TYPHOON DEATH TOLL GROWING Known Dead Placed Today At 120; Many Reported Among Missing ( Manila. P. 1., Sept. 7.—(U.R)—The death toll of the typhoon which struck the Philippine Islands earlier this week, leaving devastation in its wake, today reached 120. There are still 210 persons reported missing. Havoc wrought by the storm was| estimated conservatively at $10,000.000 as reports of damage reached here. Red Cross supplies were being rushed to the stricken districts by army amphibions. commercial planes and a navy destroyer. A steamer also was dispatched to Infanta In Tayabas province, which was striken hardest. There is hardly a home that was not razed by the winds and floods. All standing crops were destroyed. Damage to railway lines is estimated at more than $500,000. Concern for the business future of the Philippines is feit since many points are still isolated and nothing is known of the disaster visited upon these districts. Between 25 and 90 per cent of the crops in the typhoon belt have been ruined. Thousands of people are homeless and many without food or clothing. Governor General Dwight Davis returned from Moorland and gave inti mediate assurance that swift relief measures would ne taken. While every effort was made at Manila to relieve the suffering and want in outlying districts, the populace here face their own situation calmly and stoically. The citizens entered upon the third day of a water fast, due to a shortage in the supply caused by broken acqueducts and pipe lines connecting the reservoirs with the city. tcowTrwvKn ov pack five* All EXHIBITS ~ REABY FOR FAIR Big Feature of Fair Is Ready; Tents Will Be Erected Monday Every committee for each department of the agricultural displays report everything in readiness for the various exhibits which will be held in connection with the Street Fair next week. About 20 men have been busy the last two days constructing pens, booths, and tables, for the many exhibits which will be shown. The SchlicMnan Feed Barn on Monroe street is being transformed into a regular show barn. Pens have been constructed for the ton litter exhibits on First street. ' W. A. Lower reports everything in readiness for the Women’s exhibit in the Bowers building on Monroe street and the committee will be ready to tak entries on Monday morning. The large exhibition tents will be put up early Monday morning and everything will be in readiness so that livestock may be brought in Tuesday. All livestock must be in place by 9 o'clock Wednesday morning. The pet stock and poultry committees obtained 300 coops Saturday for their entries. Those two departments ; expect a large number of exhibits. The farm products and flower committees report that their buildings will be ready for occupation Tuesday. Farm products may be brought in ■ Tuesday or early Wednesday morning. > Flowers are to be brought in to the Christian church between 7:30 and 1 11:30 o’clock Wednesday morning. Tfie agricultural committee is 1 spending SI,OOO to provide for the ‘ various exhibits and the committee is taking every possible step neces--1 sary to provide adequate and comfortable space for every entry. The coni- ■ mittee asks that exhibitors bring in 1 their products as early as possible to ■ avoid a last minute congestion. 0 Record Is Broken Ryde. Isle of Wight, Sept. 7.—W.R)— Shattering the world speed record for ’ seaplanes, flying officer H. R. D. Waghorn won the 1929 Schneider cup for ■ England today. - Before a crowd estimated at more ■ than 1,000,000 persons, Waghorn drove t his supermarine Rolls-Royce S-6 a- “ round the rectangular course of 221.75 : miles at 328.63 miles an hour. Misfortune, which followed the Italian I team for weeks, continued to the last, ) and two of their three fliers were forc- - ed down, only Lt. Tomasso Dal Molin . completing the course for Italy.

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| Says Workers’ Orders Were “Shoot To Kill” Charlotte, N. C„ Sept. 7.- (U.R) — Striking textile workers were ordered to "shoot to kill'' anyone interfering with their march on the Loray mill in Gastonia on the night of June 7, officer H. G. Jackson testified today in the trial of 13 men and three women, charged with the murder of Police Chief Aderholt during a riot at strikers' headquarters. Jackson said he heard such Instructions given by Fred Erwin Beal, organizer of the National Textile Workers’ Union, addressing more than 200 workers. TO INVESTIGATE CONTRACT RUMOR Rumor Os U. S. Steel Contract With Russia To Be Probed « Washington. Sept. 7. —(U.R) —A resolution for a senatorial investigation to disclose whether the U. S. Steel corporation recently obtained a five-year contract with the Soviets for 80,000 to 150,000 tons of Georgian manganese ore a year will be introduced In the senate soon, Sen. Thomas J. Walsh, Montana, told the United Press today. Walsh said his resolution would seek to disclose whether Republican members of the senate finance committee had been influenced by this contract to put manganese ore on the free list, after having voted previously to keep the present one cent a pound duty on it. The report from Moscow that the contract had been signed came about the same time as the committee re- , versal but the facts of the situtaion i have not been officially developed. The Montana Democrat, coming from one of the chief of 30 manganese producing states. Asserted lie had read reports that the change was made to influence his vote on the tariff bill, and also that of his colleague. Senator Wheeler* Dem., Mont. If the Republicans were prompted by the latter motive. Walsh said, “there efforts wil not be successful, but if it is true the U. S. Steel corporation will by the committee’s action save from $5,000,000 to $6,000,000 a year in duties to the government from its Russion contract alone, then the fact should be made known to the senate.” Walsh will have the backing of the ■ farm bloc group and the Democrats generally in his fight. Senator Borah i of Idaho endorsed the move. “I am I against giving the steel trust an an- ' nurrl bounty of $8.00,000 when we can’t i get any kind of a bounty for the farm- ; er,” he said. The farm bloc also is laying plans to work with the Democrats on the ■ administrative features of the bill i which wil Ibe brought up for discussi ion Monday. Borah said the group i with which he is working was opposed to the flexible provision of the tariff i act. i —, o Escaped South Bend Prisoner Is Recaptured » ——— [ South Bend, Sept. 7.—(U.R)—Mose , Stephens, negro, one of the four men . who escaped from' the St. Joseph > county jail Wednesday night, was returned to the prison today after being . taken from a freight train in Harvey, - Illinois. 5 It was said that efforts to have Stephens convicted on a habitual crim- . inal act would be started next week. 1 Stephens and three other prisoners escaped from the jail after slugging ! a night jailer who entered a bull pen to place bed clothing on a cot. > Escape of additional men was frusI trated when federal men on a floor above the jail came to the night jail- ? er’s assistance when they heard his 3 cries. , Whereabout of the others three has . not been learned. Stephens was serving time for burg- . lary. t 4 _ zz; j OLD SETTLERS’ AWARDS —t Old Settlers’ Day will be held Wednesday, September 11. Three r | prizes will be awarded to visit- ■ j ors. Ten dollars wil be given r | to the oldest man present; ten dollars wil be given to the oldB | est woman present and ten dol- | B j lars will be given to the couple .- | present who have been married 5 | the longest. All prizes will be i- I awarded to residents of Adams i | county, according to the rules ~ | announced by the committee to- - j day.

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LINDBERGH IS SPEEDING WEST TO JOIN SEARCH Fifty Planes Are Scouring Arizona And New Mexico In Brave Effort LITTLE HOPE IS EXPRESSED BULLETIN St. Louis, Aug 7—(UP)—Trans-con-tinental air transport headquarters here today, said, the missing plane “City of San Francisco,” had been found by a Western Airways flier on a mecca, near Mt. Taylor, 69 miles northwest of Alburquerque. The City of Wichita carries a radio, the announcement said. BULLETIN Los Angeles. Sept. 7. —(U.R)—Wreckage found on the south slope of Mt. Taylor, was identified as that of the City of San Francisco, in a radio message today, from George Rice, Western Air Express pilot. The message read: “Trans-continental air transport plane found burned on south slope of Mt. Taylor, New Mexico.” The radio message from Rice came with no qualification and Western Air Epress officials accepted it. Winslow. Ariz., Sept. 7.—<U.P) —The very knowledge that Col, Charles A. Lindbergh. America’s premier aviator, was enroute here, spirited the search today for the transcontinental air transport passenger plane which disappeared with eight persons aboard during a storm Tuesday. At dawn, Col. Lindbergh, accompanied by his wife, took off from St. txuiis on a non-stop flight hem. nt the same time, more than 50 planes took, to the air in this district still seeking the spot where the City of San Francisco landed or crashed while enroute west from Albuquerque. Except for the spur supplied by Col. Lindbergh’s name there seemed little to cheer the searchers. Discovery of the City of San Francisco’s passengers and crew, dead or alive, seemed no closer today than w-hen they went down somewjiere in eastern Arizona or western New Mexico in Tuesday’s heavy storm. The most substantial of the clues seemed exhausted and minor tirfc only slightly diverted the systematic hunt, with pilots assigned to certain sections of the rough country. One of the most logical reports which concerned the sirhtir. of four* persons in the Hop! country northeast of Walpi. the scene of tills year’s Indian snake dances, blew up just (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o__ 0 __ MISTREATMENT CHARGE PROBED Orphans Allege Superintendent Knocked Them Down, Then Beat Them Indianapolis, Sept. 7.>— (U.R) —Alleged beatings of seven girls from 9 to 14 years of age by Adolph Ziegler, superintendent of the General Protestant ■Orphans’ Home, Indianapolis, was investigated by police today preparatory to filing a report with juvenile court authorities. Three of the girls, wjjo claimed Ziegler knocked them down and beat them with his fists because they ate 36 peaches, ran away from the home to police headquarters Friday. Ziegler, who has been superintendent of the home for 13 years, denied the girls' charges. During a song rehearsal, he declared, the elder Dillon girl refused to sing. He sent her to bed. Then the McClain and Gentry girls mutinied and he inflicted a similar penalty on them, he explained. “After I told them they would be put to bed." he said, "they pulled three dozen peaches from a young tree and ate them. I slapped them. The McClain girl ran, and I slapped her before she got away. She fell down and screamed, and I slapped her ’ again.” Police said she had bruises and scratches on her back when she appeared at headquarters. Miss Hhea Frantz. 25, cook at the home, said Ziegler slapped the girls, but did not knock them down or beat » them with fists.

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