Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 243, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1929 — Page 1

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MICH!CAN city MSTWOfORMS OF GOVERNMENT Conflict Is Due to City Manner Ruling By Supreme Court Recently MAYOR MAY TAKE CASE TO COURT Mi Ing; n City. Ind.. Ort. 12. (U.K) Vtfhgnn city today is operating un,1,1. ln oseparate and entirely differrlll forms of government. p.<pite the ruling of Attorney General James M. Ogden that the present rid manager form of government is I until January 1 when regularly fleeted city officials are to be installed. Fred <’• Miller, mayor of the city lx fore the city manager form went Into effect, has organized his old city council and holds weekly meetings. A meeting of the old mayor and his council was held this week and announcement made that weekly meetings will be held until the first of tho I year. The present city commission gov- | wntrent will continue to meet every Monday night, it was announced. What will be done when the two I governments make conflicting deci • I Nn: regarding cisic affairs, is a moot I rpies ion It is believed that the old I mayor and his council will take the I (mention to court and attempt to | hive the city manager form of govI rrement declared illegal under the I ruling of the supreme court which I told this form of government unconI tti.utional. —o Will Face Second Degree Murder Charge Kokomo, Ind.. Oct. 12 —(U.R) Dr. J. J. Sbrock. 73, Greentown, will face a I second degree murder charge as a result of the death in a hospital here of 11-year-old Darwin Curless from a shotgun wound. Announcement that the charge will be filed was made by Glen R. Hillis, Howard county prosecuting attorney. The boy was shot at Greentown Wednesday night. Several boys, Dr. Shrock told authorities, had been throwing stones up a stairway leading to his office. He said he did not intend to shoot any of them, but di.-®-charged the shotgun with a desire to frighten them. DEATH CALLS JESSE BEERY Decatur Drayman Expires At Hospital After A Short Illness Jesse William Beery, 46, lifelong residenl of Adams county, died this morning at 1:30 o’clock at the Adams County Memorial Hospital, from Peritonitis and obstruction of the abdomen. Mr, Beery had been in ill health for several years. On Tuesday, October 2, he became bedfast and was removed to the Adams County Memorial hospital Sunday. An operation was performed Monday afternoon. J- W. Beery was born in Kirkland township, April 12, 1883, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Beery, both deceased. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jessie Springer-Beery and three children, Leo L. Beery and Esther Beery of this city, and Mrs. Gretchen Arnold of route 9. Five sisters and two brothers, Mrs. George Bright of Peterson, Mrs. O. v - Shaffer of Lafayette, Mrs. Margaret Jackson of Morocco, Mrs. Edith Bouck of Peterson, Mrs. Mabel Skiles °f near Decatur, Clyde Beery of this city, and Harve Beery of near Deca- , 'tr. also survive the deceased. Mr. Beery was a member of the t nited Brethrn church of this city caring his residence here and was Prominent in church work. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the home, 225 North Eighth street, and at 2 o’clock at the United Brethren church. The ev. R. jj Vance, pastor of the local ■ B. church will officiate and will be assisted by Rev. Cecil R. Smith, formerly of this city. Burial will be matle i n Decatur cemetery. Friends may view the remains after 0 clock this evening at the home °n Eighth street.

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. Izaak \\ alton League Selects East Chicago Lafayette, Ind., Oct. 12. (U.R)—Two hundred Izank- Walton members, meeting here in annual convention, late yesterday selected East Chicago for the 1930 meeting. Ivar Hennings, South Bend, was elected president; Grover Page,' New Albany, vice president; Louis 11. Gunten. Fort Wayne, secretary; R. E. Llewellen, Terre Haute, treasurer; directors. Fred Dobellvower, I<afayette. Everett L. Gardner, Monticello, Ed F. Lever, Terre Haute, Harry ii. Hilgeman, Fort Wayne, and L. G. Bradford, South Bend. COMMITTEE TO STUDY CRIME Twenty-Three Are Named To Study State Crime Conditions And Report Indianapolis, Oct. 12—(U.R)—Secretary of State Otto G. Fifield took the platform at the final session of the governor's crime conference today and offered definite suggestions for a program. These included: Election of all sheriffs and prosecutors for four-year terms, instead of two. Better pay and higher qualifications for these offices. Prosecutions under the habitual criminal act whenever possible. Payment of fees for state witnesses. Change of venue for the state. Conviction by a five-sixths jury in misdemeanor cases. Fifield based his recommendations to the conference upon his experience as secretary of state. This office places him in charge of the state bureau of criminal ident'f’cation and investigation, state police, and the securities commission. He outlined the work of each and Urged clcjse cooperation from local officials. Cooperation with the securities commission was urged through checkups with local banks. “It has been the custom of long standing among police officers to try to make individual ctflses for the glory contained therein,” the speaker pointed out in discussing state police work. He said that all the state asks is a chance to aid and the local police can get all the glory. Indiana police chiefs, sheriffs and railroad police were urged to select an advisory committee to cooperate with the criminal bureau, the selection to be made through their associations. Finger printing all applicants for driver’s license was also suggested. Indianapolis, Oct. 12—(UP) —With the appointment of an organization composed of students of criminology social workers and legislators, to make an intensive study of Indiana s crime situation and submit recommendations to the governor, an important step had been taken after the first day’s (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Mr. And Mrs. George McGill Return Here George McGill, former Decatur resident, who has lived at Jackson, Michigan, the last several months has returned to this' city ami will re-estab-lish his business at once. Mr. McGill is a gunsmith, locksmith and general repair man. He will announce bis location in the next few days. Mr. and Mrs McGill are moving' their household gobds to this city. o ————— DECATUR MEN TO GIVE ADDRESSES Washington Township Sunday School Convention To Be Held Sunday Lewis Armstrong, Dr. Fred Patterson and W. Guy Brown, prominent Decatur men. will be the chief speaker at the Washington township Sunday School cdhvention to be held Sunday afternoon, at the First t hris.ian church in this city. The program will start promptly at 2 - 30 o’clock and the public is cordially invited *to attend. The addresses will be devoted largely to Sunday School work. There will be several other features on the piogram and a large attendance is expected from the'various churches of Washington township. The meeting is for both members and non-members.

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BISHOP MAKES ASSIGNMENTS Two Former Assistant Pastors Here Are In List Os Changes The Rev. Otto Peteis and the Rev. Theodore V. Fettig, both former assistants to the Rev. Fa'her J. A. Seimetz. pastor of St. Marys Catholic church in this city, have been assigned new pastorates by the Rt. Revi Bishop J. F. Noll of Fort Wayne. Father Peters who lias been pastor at St. Michael’s church, Waterloo, with Summit and* Angola as missions, has been appointed pastor of St. Marys church at Dunnington. Father Fettig, who was transferred from Decatur to Gary, as assistant pastor at Holy Angle’s church, has been apixiinted pastor at St. Michael’s church, Waterloo. The appointments are effective at once. Bishop Noll also announced two other appointments yesterday Rev. Peter Biegel, formerly pastor at Dunnington becomes pastor of St. Michael's church, Schererville and Rev. Paul Anderson, formerly assistant pastor at St. Monica's church, Mishawauka, was transferred to Holy Angel's church, Gary. Father Peters was assistant pastor cf St. Marys church for several years and was one of the most popular ministers ever connected with the local congregation. ■ o - ■ ... Large Attendance Is Expected At Play Here When a mob of bowery toughs .rush onto the stage, to seek a dope fiend J who has shot one of their number and rescued her sister from their clutches, a dramatic climax is reached in the Community Center Players presentation of “The Divorce Question,” the famous stage success by William Anthony McGuire. The Fort Wayne Community Center Players present ‘‘The Divorce Question” at the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium, Sunday and Monday nights, October 13 and 14. A capacity audience is expected. The Community Center Players include some of the best amateur talent in Fort Wayne, with many former professional stars also in the cast. The Rev. Francis Sheridan, directing head of the Fort Wayne Catholic Community Center, is director, and press comments on his previous presentations of “The Call” and “Doughnuts” were superlative. Before coming to Fort Wayne, Father Sheridan wrote and directed plays for thirty years. ,

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Evangelical Plan To Hear Bishop Spreng The members of the First Evangelical Church are making plans to motorto Linn Grove in large numbers Sunday Afternoon to hear Bishop S. P. Spreng. Bishop Spreng is well known to the Evangelicals of Decatur. The service will be at 1:30 o'clock and the cars will leave the First Evangelical church at 1 o’clock prompty. 0 _ — PRESBYTERIAN C. E. TO BE HOST Young People’s Meeting Will Be Held At Local Church Next Tuesday About 100 young people are expected to attend the Annual meeting of the district conference of the Young Peoples Societies of the Fort Wayne Presbytery, with which the local Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Society is officiated, to be held at the local Presbyterian Church next Tuesday, October 15. The Young People's Society of the Presbyterian church of this city will lie host to the societies of Adams, Wells, and Huntington counties, which will include Bluffton, Ossian and Huntington. An elaborate program has been prepared by the Presbyterian Chairman. Rev. Herbert Cravens of Auburn. It includes several good speakers and musical numbers. The chief speaker will I>e Rev. J. L. Chestnut, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church of Fort Wayne. The local society will have charge, of the devotionals. Supper will be served in the local church by the Ladies Aid Society for all the guests. Roy Kalver Visiting Parents In This City Roy Kalver, former Decatur resident manager of the Central Park Theatre in Chicago, is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. 1. A. Kalver in this city. Mr. Kalver will remain here for the next several days. o Actors Are Bankrupt Los Angeles, Oct. 12 —(U.R) —Petitions in bankruptcy have been filed here by Edna Hibbard, well known New York actress and her husband, Lester Bryant, theatrical producer. Miss Hibbard listed her liabilities at $16,000 and Bryant declared his were $70,000.

FRUIT DRIVE TO BEGIN TUESDAY Annual Solicitation For Adams County Memorial Hospital To Be Made The fruit drive for the Adams County Memorial hospital, sponsored by the Civic Section of the Woman’s club will start next Tuesday, it was annoum%d today by those in charge. : The drive will last all of next week and an effort will be made to solicit all women of Adams county. The drive is made annually to supply canned fruit for the hospital commisary. The fruit is given to the patients throughout the year. The plan of soliciting fruit has been used here for several years with great success. It was pointed out today by those in charge that because of the increased number of patients at the hospital each year, it would be necessary to obtain much more fruit this year than was secured last year. Various memliers of the Civic Section will call on all homes in Decatur for fruit donations. Either canned fruit or fruit purchased front stores will be acceptable. Inasmuch as the hospital is a county- maintained institution, the drive will extend throughout the county. Anyone not solicited, who wishes to contribute fruit may bring it either direct to the hospital or to any member of the Civic Section. o— Day Os Atonement To Be Celebrated The day of Atonement will lie observed next Monday October 14, by people of the Jewish race. It is the most important of Jewish holidays and services will be held at the Jewish Temple, Fort Wayne. Among those from here who will attend are Mr. and Mrs. Sant Brooks. The day of Atonement begins at sunset on Sunday and continues until sunset on Monday. The day is observed by fasting and prayer. n RECEIVES BURNS Mrs. Tillman Gehrig, 1221 West Adams street, suffered severe burns to het right hand, yesterday, when a water heater bursted. Mrs. Gerig was assisting at the Zion Reformed church yes'erday, pieparing for the supper which is to be served in the basement this evening She was attempting to light the water heater, and as she did the heater exploded and burned her right hand, the fingers, and half way to the elbow. A physician was called, and the injuries were dressed.

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Large Beet Exhibited At Daily Democrat Office An 11 Vj pound sugar beet one of the largest ever grown in this teritory Is on exhibition in the window at the Daily Democrat. It «as raised by Mil ton Edgel of east of the city who has about three acres of excellent beets harvested. There are a number of good yields over the county and the beet raisers as well as the field men of the sugar company are greatly encouraged over the results this year and the outlook for next season. Contracts are be Ing taken now for next year and the men are meeting with fine success. Liberals win ' CENSOR FIGHT Regulation To Censor Literature And Pictures Is Defeated Today Washington, Oct. 12 —(U.R) — The hard-earned victory of Senate Liberals and intellectuals over Federal censorship of foreign literature was met today with a warning from moral welfare organizations that it will be warmly contested. Informed that the senate had eliminated the restrictions of the tariff bill against immoral and indecent literature. Deets Pickett, secretary of the Methodist board of prohibition, temperance, and public morals, declared he would consult immediately with interested senators and congressmen to see that the matter is reconsidered when the bill goes to conference, or before. The help of other moral welfare organizations is ■anticipated, he indicated. The successful amendment was brought forward by Senator Bronson Cutting, a New Mexico Republican, newspaper editor and Harvard graduate, who ridiculed the idea that a clerk in the treasury department be permitted to censor imported literature. He protested against the recent ban out on “all quiet on the western front” and the famous classics of less modern ages. Cutting lost his fight to eliminate all federal censorship by 33 to 48 but he suggested in eliminating tlie indecent literature clause which keeps out the classics, by a vote of 38 to 36 when the Republican interrectuals joined the liberals and a majority of the Democrats. A reconsideration of the vote may be obtained before the bill is passed, provided Pickett and the other welfare organizations press for it. The house adopted a provision providing stricter censorship than exists even now, so at any rate, the matter will lie threshed out in conference between the two houses. As modified by the senate, the censorship would apply only upon indecent pictures, articles advocating resistance by force to any aw of the United States and papers threatening bodily harm to any person in the United States. —o Dead Man Found On Hammond Street Hammond, Ind.. Oct. 12 —(UP) —Belief that Chicago gangland had left one cne of its victims on the streets of Hammond, was expressed by police today as they attempted to learn the identity of a dead man found on the street here late yesterday. The body, with six bullet wounds, was thrown on a street in the east section of Hammond. A Chicago address was found in the clothes and led to the opinion that the shooting was done'by metropolis gangsters. o — FRANCE-ITALY PARITY ASKEO Italian Government Plans To Demand Equality In January Conference Washington, Oct. 12. — (U.R)’-Italy has made known to the United States her intention to insist at the London naval conference upon absolute parity with France in all categories of auxiliary ships, it was learned in informed circles today. It is understood similar information has been transmitted to the British government and the spokesmen of 11 Dttce have made plain their viewpoint that the responsibility for preventing a 5-power agreement will rest with France if she refuses equality with her neighbor. Mussolini also has let it be known definitely he cannot consider relin(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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TEN-RUN RALLY PAVES WAY FOR ATHLETIC WIN Mackmen Establish Another World Record By Scoring 10 Runs In Inning TWO HOME RUNS HELP VICTORS Shibe Park. Philadelphia, Oct. 112.—(U.R) — The greatest batting I rally in world series history gave the Philadelphia Athletics their third victory over the Chicago Cubs here today by the score of 10-8. Trailing oy eight runs going into the seventh inning the Mackmen scored all 10 of their runs by an outburst of hitting which four Chicago pitchers could not stem. The most runs ever scored in a single inning of a world series before this was 8, made by the Giants against the Yankees October 7, 1921, also in the seventh inning. o Summary R. H E. Athletics 10 15 2 Cubs 8 10 2 Cubs— Athletics — McMillan, 3b. Bishop, 2b. English, ss. Haas, cf. Hornsby, 2l>. Cochrane, c. Wilson, rs. Simmons, If. Cuyler, cf. Foxx. lb. Stephenson, If. Miller, rs. Grimm, lb. Dykes, 3b. Taylor, c. Boley, ss. Root, p Quinn. ,p! First Inning Cubs —McMillen walked. English fouled to Miller. Hornsby fanned. Wilson singled to right. McMillen stopped at second. Cuyler called out on strikes. No runs, one hi; aid no errors. Athletics—Bishop flied to Stephenson. Haas was thrown out. Cochrane popped to English. No runs, no hits, no errors. Second Inning Cubs—Stephenson out. Bishop to Foxx. Grimm fouled to Cochrane. Taylor out. Bishop to Foxx. No runs, no hits, no errors. Athletics —'Simmons fanned. Foxx out, English to Grimm. Miller out, McMillen to Grimm. No runs, no hits, no errors. Third Inning Cubs—Root was thrown out by Boley. McMillen flied to Foxx back of first base. English walked. Hornsby out, Boley to Foxx. No runs, no <CONTTNUED ON PAGE SIX) o CONDITION OF FALL SERIOUS Trial May Be Postponed If Defendant’s Condition Becomes Worse Washington, Oct. 12 —(UP) — The outcome of Albert B. Fall's trial on a charge of bribery today depended as much upon his ability to fight off the spread of Pneumonia in his lungs as on the Jury of eight men and four women. Doubt was expressed that the 68year old former interior secretary and plainsman would be able to finish the trial, which is likely to lake two more weeks, especially in view cf reports of ,his own and the court's physicians that he was- likely to have another spread of infection in ease ot any exposure. Fall unexpectedly defied his physician and came to court late yesterday, as justice Hitz was about to act on the government's motion for a misterial cn account of his illness. His lawyers announced they were ready to proceed and the judge ordered the trial to go on. Later defense attorney Frank J. Hogan said the action was “an outrage” indicating he believed the government should have moved to dismiss the indicating he believed the government should have moved to dismiss the indictment, and free Hie defendant to return to New Mexico and die in peace. 0 Troutncr Funeral Tuesday Funeral services for Amos Troutner, who died Thursday night, will be held Tuesday afternoon at the Hubert Zerkle home at 1 o’clock and at the Willshire Methodist church at 2 o’clock.

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