Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 249, Decatur, Adams County, 19 October 1929 — Page 1

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IfflO BLUFFTON I NEWSPAPERS TO I CONSOLIDATE ■ Evening News-Banner Is Name Os New PublicsUOll IV OM»I € UWWMI I) H. SWAIM WILL BE NEW PRESIDENT Billiton. Oct. 19.—(Special) T! l( . two Bluffton newspapers. TJh. Banner and Evening News.' w i|| be consolidaleil November I r<l only one daily newspaper will he published in this city, ,i rding to an announcement ir-’e todav. t; new organization will publish the Bluffton Evening News-Banner, an evening daily newspaper. D. H. Swaim, president of the Bluffton yaws Publishing Co. will be president and treasurer of the new organization and George L. Saunders, editor of the B'uffton Banner will become editor and general manager. Roger .1. Swann will be assistant general man!>!>er of the News-Banner and will , have charge of advertising and circulation. i The merger was announced Friday , when incorporation papers were filed, hut officers were not announced until todn- The Evening News-Banner . will lie published in the building now occupied by the Banner Publishing Co., it was announced. * , Tlie Banner building will be remodeled and an addition will be built at , the rear. The new newspaper will hive a circulation of about 6.000. , The paper will be independent polit- . (CONTINUED OT PAGE SIX) O Baltimore Post Editor Gets Scripps Editorship • 1 New York, Oct. 19. —(U.R) —Harold ( D. Jacobs, founder and editor of the Baltimore Post, today was appointed I to the editorship of the Pittsburgh ( Press, a Scripps-Howard newspaper. The announcement was made by George B. Parker, editor-in-chief of . the Scripps-Howard chain. Jacobs succeeds John Y. Chideeter as editor of the press'. Announcement also was made that A. D. Brashears, former managing editor of the Baltimore Post, had been promoted to the editorship of that paper. . o PREMIER RESTS OVER WEEK-END • 1 MacDonald Seeks Seclusion From Strenuous Week’s Program Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 19 —(UP) —James Ramsay MacDonald, prime minister of Great Britain, rested today at the country home of MacKenzie King, - prime minister of Canada, with the most strenuous part of his trip to the North American continent behind him, hut with much real work ahead. A fortnight hence he will be back at Id Downing Street the traditional home of prime misisters, where his task of helping the world to certified peace through naval disarmament and Parity is to be carried on. After MacDonald's Thursday night speech before the Civic and Political ieadeis of Canada in which he said he would soon return to take up conversations with France, Italy and Japan Preliminary to the January London conference, amplification was asked today of that statement. A spokesman for the prime misister said MacDonald had not determined upon his methods of conversations with other nations. "Will those representations be made through the usual diplomatic channels'.'" the spokesman was asked. No,” was the response. “The informant note that has been emphasized in his conversations with president Hoover and Prime Minister King will he continued. Will the Prime Minister visit Rome and Paris?” was asked. As to that I cannot say" was the reply. “I don't believe the Prime Mitister himself has thought of that." The Prime Minister's party will rest '°day and tomorrow, with motor trips arranged privately through the beautjtul Gatineau Hills. The party leaves •-’inday for Montreal, spends Tuesday in the wilderness near Hcoutfni Thursday and Friday in Quebec, sailing Friday night.

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Authorities Inactive In Calumet Region Gary, Ind.. Oct. 19 (UP) -Federal activity in the Calumet district during the last 24 hours has been near a standstill, although Dr. H. E. Miner. deputy marshal of Hammond federal district, has approximately 70 federal capiases awaiting service in Lake county. Dr. Miner late yesterday accepted the surrender of Anna Sage, reputed common-law wife of Martin Zarcovich, East Chicago detective chief and one of the defendant* in the Mayor Raleigh P. Hale liquor conspiracy case. Miss Sage was charged with intimidating federal witnesses and released on bond of $3,000. Another alleged Gary bootlegger, Arthur Noton, also submitted to arrest. MYSTERY MAN SOUGHT IN CASE — Man Named Clary Linked With Pantages Assault , Case By Witnesses Los Angeles. Oct. 19. —(U.R) — A “man named Clary” assumed a mysterious role today in the trial of Alexander Pantages, multi-million-aire theater man, charged with assaulting 17-year-old Eunice Pringle a dancer. He has been identified only as a “coffee salesman." District Attorney Buron Fitts announced today he w-ished to talk to the man. The “man named Clary” first aroused interest of the district attorney when Leo Zlacket, Garden Grove grocer and defense witness said he I was taken to Pautages by Clary. Yesterday when Garland Biffle, law , ' hook salesman and defense witness, told the court he was brought to Pantages by a "man named Clary”, Fitts said he was anxious to learn the reason for Clark’s unusual interest in the case. Court closed with Mrs. Rose Fowler private) secretary to Pantages, still on the witness stand. “I heard screams,” she said, describing events at the time of the alleged attack, “and I ran to a place where I could look down on the mezzanine floor of the theater build ing. “I saw Miss Pringle standing there, just outside the door of the room where she said she was attacked. “Yes, I saw a policeman,” she answered. By all previous accounts the policeman did not arrive until Miss Pringle had rushed screaming out into the street and the officer brought her back to find the man she accused. The secretary said she returned to her own office and Pantages came there in a few minutes. He didn't look as if anything unusual had happened, Mrs. Fowler said. Jacob Rosenstein, publicity man spent several hours on the stand. He said he frequently saw Miss Pringle in Pantages’ office as late as 11:30 p.m. He was unable to state positively that he had seen Mies Pringle either in April, May, June or July. —o —— PUREBRED CALF MAKES BIG GAIN Animal Owned By Ottp Hollo Is One Os Finest In County The purebrbd Shorthorn calf, King Victor X, 1592682, owned by Otto Hoile of Union township weighed 1,010 pounds on October 15 when he was exactly one year of age. Mr. Hoile has fed several calves in the 1,000-pound calf club and if the calf just weighed had been entered in the club, Mr. Hoile would be entitled to a gold medal for his achievement. However, Mr. Hoile purchased this animal when he was about three months of age, the animal being too old at that time to report him tor an award in the club. ' Mr. Hoile purchased King Victor X 1592682 for a herd sire and at. the rate the calf is now gaining, she should make an extremely large individual. He possesses lots of quality and finish, has a good pedigree. Mr. Hoile intends to show the animal at the International show this fail. He has won several awards on his beef calves, receiving a silver •pedal this year on a calf that weighed between 900 and 1,000 pounds when one year of age. ,

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(.mrrnmen! Stages Baid il I v , :%***"* X 1 -i > ■«“' * i * flEfls ■ JjAa/fl Jlf 11 Wn 1 ill <• SxaLJ— Manny Kessler (left), of New York, alleged to be one ot the directing heads of the huge liquor ring, which was completely put out of action when Federal and New Jersey agents swept along the New Jersey coast and captured an arsenal, wireless plant, numerous storehouses and thirty prisoners including Kessler and several notorious gunmen. William J. Calhoun, newly appointed New Jersey Prohibition director (right) was in charge of the carefully planned coup, which was the outcome of months of investigation of the ring’s activities. *. Ihe tip was disclosed by the interception of a mysterious wireless message from an unidentified station. Federal agents finally located the station, learned the code and used the rum-runner’s own sending station to trap a large rum-runner. International Newir—l _

Woman’s Cluh Will Hold Meeting Monday The Woman's Club will hold its first meeting of the year at the Decatur High School Auditorium. Monday evening, October 21. A short business session will be held at 7:30 o'clock and at 8 o'clock Professor F. Lee Henns will lecture on ‘‘Economic and Social ' Evolution of Russia." Russia is the theme of this year's club work. The lecture will give all members a general itjga of the year’s study. Processor Benps has just returned from Europe and is well equipped for his lecture. It is hoped that all club members will be present and also make use of their guest tickets. — o— COILEGE HEAD WARNS SURGEONS — • Says High-Powered Combine. Might Gain Control Os Medics Chicago, Oct. 19.—(U.R)—Speaking as a layman. Dr. Glenn Frank, president of the University of Wisconsin, warned 3,000 members of the American College of Surgeons at the closing session of their convention here that the medicine and surgery of the nation will pass to the control of the government or of vast insurance companies and industries unless medical men forestall the tendency. Dr. Frank said he believes government control of the medical profession should be resorted to only if control within the profession breaks down. •'lt may happen,” he said, “that a vast high-powered medical machine, under the sponsorship of insurance companies, industries and governments, will enter the field and subject the private practitioners to a ruinous competition they will be unable to meet.’’ , The university president pointed out that “economic loss from preventable disease and postponable death reached a total of $1,8004)90,000, borne annually by those gainfully emf ployed in the United States, and > said in the reduction of that economic I waste lay the salvation of the medi leal profession. “Our only hope of a healthier niti tion," he said, "unless we go bag and f baggage to state medicine, lies with > the unselfish doctor who will con- > sciously reduce his income by foisting upon sick patients health advice i that may keep them from failing sick ! again.” > o — Police Hunt Bandits Peru, Ind., Oct. 19 —(UP)— Police ’ early today were without trace or clue 1 to the bandits who robbed the First • National Bank here of $50,000 Friday. > The robbers were said to have headed westward, but the trail was lost a short distance from the city. 1 The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicai go has been notified to avoid payment ' on the securities stolen, amounting to $15,000. Airplanes, local police, state i police and the county vigilance com- , mittee are patrolling the highways.

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NAVAL PARLEY HEADS PREPARE FOR CONFERENCE I Belief Apparent That Many Problems Confront Five Nations’ Delegates ENGLAND AND * AMERICA AGREE London, Oct. 19. — (U.R) — The fact that France. Italy and Japan have now announced their willingness to participate in the fourthcoming fivepower naval disarmament conference. 1 was not accepted in all quarters today as a triumphant indication that the movement for naval limitations s.) , successfully promoted by Premier T. i Ramsay MacDonald and President 1 Hoover was bound to reach its goal. Just how far France and Italy will be prepared to conform to the pri i- : ciples of parity advocated in the Anglo-American accord is still an open question and the more so since the replies sent by these governments as well as Japan to the naval confer- ' ence invitation, all pointed to the t necessity of further preliminary dis- ■ cussions. ■ The holding of the proposed con- - ference is assured but thus far only I two of the five powers involved are in a position to go into that confer- • ence in complete agreement with ■ each other — the United States and - Britain. t Under the terms of the accord developed by MacDonald and Hoover, t the two leading naval powers stand , pledged to cruiser parity, the limita--1 tion of building, and the abolition of - submarines. The success of the cont ference will depend largely upon the i readiness of the other three powers ) to apply these principles to their naval programs in the future. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THItEE) ——o LEGION HEADS TO MEET SUNDAY 1 [District Commander Calls Meeting Os All Officers At Muncie, Oct. 20 1 Harry Kauffman, of Summitsville, new eighth district commander of the American Legion today announced an important meeting of past and present post officers. The meeting will be held 1 next Sunday afternoon, October 20 at > Munciel Legion hall at 2:30 o’clock. 1 It is the first meeting of eighth dis- ■ trict Legion officials under the leader- • ship of the new district commander i and plans for the year's work will he outlined at the conference. Commander Kauffman stated today t that he was especially desiriows of > past and present post commanders, adt jutants, service officers and district • executive committeemen attending the meeting.

EXPERTS STUDY HOOVER PLAN OF ENFORCEMENT Further Dry Enforcement Plans Await Reorganization Os Forces RESPECT OF LAW IS BASE Washington. Oct. 19 — President Hoover’s prohibition policy, which outlawed spectacular drives and the saw-1 ed-off shot gin l ., and abandoned the •verbal broadside is an enforcement weapon, is being weighted today in official circles in the light of six months experience. Since the chief executive outlined fits new program in a White House press conference in mid-April he has given no indication of an intention to change it. He feels that many details of administration s ill remain to be smoothed out, but that progress thus far his been encouraging—Even if not entirely satisfactory to the extreme drys in congress. New steps in the Hoover program for effective enforcement will await reorganization of the prohibition bureau and transfer of the entire unit from the treasury to the department of justice. This move, however, cannot be madeu util congress acts. Although the Hoover policy never has been outlined in an official document of any kind. The program as defined by six months experience embraces three primary aims: First, to build up respect for law in principle; second to dry up the chief channels of importation; tlyrd. to enlist the more effective cooperation of state and city officials with Federal agencies. The government’s breakup this week of what was believed to lie the bootlegging industry’s largest syndicate. whose operations extended from the French possessions of St. Pierre and Miquelon in the north to the Bermudas. is the greatest victory of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) — —o FALL DEFENSE IS BOLSTERED Naval Secretary Adams Testifies At- Trial Os Albert B. Fall Washington. Oct. t»—(UP/—Former secretary of the interior Albert B. Fall’s lawyers bolstered their Pacific War scare” defense today with a statement from secretary of the navy Adams that the reports of Admiral Albeit Cleaves on the Pacific situation at that time could not be made public. Fall is on trial charged with accepting a bribe. J. C. Anderson, Los Angeles, vicepresident of Doheny’s Pan-American company, testified today that the "Japanese situation wtjs serious,"' and that the navy wanted large tanks for battleship fuel oil storage on Hawaii. Anderson was surprised, he said, when Robinson said the navy was willing to lease the whole of the Elk Hills California, naval reserve as payment for the Hawaiian tank and oil Captain Harry Stuart of the navy department answered the defense subpoena for the reports of Admiral Cleaves, one time head of the Asiatic squadron of the fleet. Stuart said Adams considered publication of the documents would be "incompatible with the public interest." Frank J. Hogan defense lawyer read to th* jury the letter President Harding wiote to the senate in June 1922. defending the naval oil leases, and endorsing 9 defense of the leases by Secretary Fall on grounds of “Military Policy." Both Fall's wife and daughter, Mrs. C. C. Chase of El Paso, Tex., were cut (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Three Arabs Get Death Sentences 1 London, Oct. 19 — (UP) — Three Arabs have been sentenced to death tor the killing of a jew at Safed, a dispatch from Haifa to the Dally Mail said. The death setitem es were the first ■ to be imposed in connection with Arab riots against the Jews in Palestine ■ last August. The dispatch added that f the defense attorney planned an ap- ■ peal to the Supreme Court. Authorities took special precautions • to guard against possible demonstra tions.

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Names Advisors For Naval Parley Group Washington. Oct. 19 —(UP) —Admiral William V Pratt, chief naval adviser during the Washington conference, and Admiral Hilary Jones, chief adviser at Geneva in 1927. have been selected as principal advisers for the London Naval conference. They will be assisted by Junior officers. No Naval men will lie appointed as delegates proper. Selection of the four or five civilians who. under the leadership of Seers-1 taiy of State Stimson, will comprise the American delegation to the conference, is expected to be announced by President flcover within a fortnight. THREE DECATUR MEN FACE TRIAL To Appear At December Term Os Federal Court On Thirteen Counts South Bend, Ind., Oct. 19 —(Special to Daily Democi at) — Adams county persons who were indicted by the Federal jury on October 4. will appear for trial at the December session of Federal court, beginning here on December 2. Thirty indictments were returned against residents of the Fort Wayne division of the Northern Indiana District of the U. S. Court. Those from Adams County who were indicted were. Ed Miller. Dan Lamorte. Joe Oberto and Frances Schmitt, charged with conspiracy to violate and violation of the National Prohibition act, including the possession of a large still, manufacture, sale and transportation of liquor. -Thirteen counts were returned against them. The indictments returned against the above men are the result of the charges filed against them following a raid by Federal Officers and Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth on the William Harting farm, northeast of Decatur, on last April 17. Miller, Lamorte and Oberto were arrested at the farm house and taken to the Fori Wayne jail. Miller and Lamorte obtained their release on bond and Oberto pleaded guilty and was given a fine and a suspended sentence. Schmitt was arrested later and obtained his release on bond immediately. o Expect Verdict Today Bloomington, Ind., Oct. 19—(UP) — A judge's veidlct in the ease of three Bloomington policemen charged with assault and battery and ‘‘third degree" methods was expected to lie given here today. . Those on trial are Captain Anderson and patrolmen Davis and Terril. They were charged with having struck and beaten Lewis Smith, 19. high school boy, while trying to extract a confession from him. The prosecutor said he believed that the police board or chief of police should name the punishment if they were found guilty. If they failed to dismiss the three from the force, then the court should act, he said. o DEMOCRATS TO HOLD MEETING First Public Meeting of City Campaign Set For Thursday Night A public political meeting will be I held next Thursday night at 8 o’clock at Democratic headquarters above the Daily Democrat office, Dr. Burt Mangold, Democratic city chairman an- ■ nounced today. . The public is cordially invited io attend and several short talks will be given. The presiding officer of the t meeting will he announced later. Dr. Mangold stated today. H. M. DeVoss, D. B. Erwin and Dick Heller are scheduled for talks during the evening’s program. i Other members of the local Democratic party will be called on for short > talks and several of the candidates i will address the meeting. i Following the meeting, which will 1 lilst about an hour, a "smoker’’ will be held. The public is invited to at- ! tend and indications are that the > headquarters assembly room will he ■ tilled to capacity. It will be the first I public meeting of the present catn- - paigp. Several other similar meetings are i being planned by Dr. Mangold and the dates for these will be announced later.

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FARM BLOC IS SUCCESSFUL IN PASSING RIDER / House Leaders Say They Will Not Accept Bill With Amendment RIDER ATTACHED TO TARIFF BILL Washington, Oct. 19. —(U.R)— 'Hie tariff debenture plan of farm relief, was adopted as part of the Republican tariff bill todav by the Senate. Over the objection of President Hoover expressed when the matter was under consideration last spring, the Democratic-Republican farm bloc coalition succeeded in writing into the tariff measure the Norris amendment, which provides a treasury bounty on exported farm pr<v thicts equal to one half the import tariff on the same products. With the. House aligned with the President against the debenture plan, the Senate action adds further difficulties to final enactment of tariff legislation. Intimations have been given by the Republican leaders, but not openly, that Mr. Hoover would veto the hili if it carried such a debenture rider. House leaders have given notice they do not intend to accept it. and may prevent it from getting as far as the White House. The farm bloc attempted to meet some of the President’s objections by changes in the plan, in answer to his criticisms that the bounty certificates to be issued by the treasury might do tlie farmer no good. Senator Norris. Repn., Neb., changed his amendment so that the certificates would be redeemable at the treasury for 98 per cent of face value. Speculation in the certificates would lie curtaler! in that way. Norris Relieves. The Nebraskan also eoorht to answer the president's objection that it would lead to over production. He added a clause providing that when production reaches more titan 21) iter cent of the average for the preceding five years the debenture would be reduced by 20 per cent. A scale carries this reduction of the debenture up to 99 per cent when production increases by 90 iper cent. The debenture on wheat would lie 21 cents a bushel since the tariff rate on wheat is 42 cents a bushel. For <CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) POLISH SOLDIER TO BE HONORED Casimir Pulaski Memorial Service To Be Held At Gary Sunday Gary. Inti., Oct. 19 (UP)—lndiana will pay homage to Casimir Pulaski. Polish warrior in the American Revolution, at elaborate memorial services here Sunday in connection with the Sesquicentennial of his death. Brig. Gen. L. R. Gignilliat of Culver, chairman of the state Pulaski commission, ami \V. P. Gleason ot' Gary, Lake county chairman, will lead a parade of more than 10,000 Polish citizens of the Calumet region Sunday afternoon Fred Landis of Logansport, editor and former congressman. will deliver the chief address at Memorial exercises Sunday night. Others to spear, will be Edmund Kalenskl, Polish vice I . counsul at Chicago; Rabbi Gariy I August of Gary and Major Norman Imrie of Culver. The Culver biack horse teoop will escort the commission members in ( the parade and later will present exhibition drills. ( o Valuable Bonds Stolen . Indianapolis. Oct. 19 —(UP)—Theft . of $5090 in registered, unsigned bonds was being investigated by police here . today. Joseph A. Overman said lie took the bonds out of the bank Tltursi day. Some time Friday morning his room wts entered and the bonds reI moved, he said. ' I Firemen Make Run » - ’ The local fire department made a t run to the Horace Callow residence on ■ Fourth street, this morning it 9 o’clock, where a small fire was reported. ) The roof of tlie Callow home* was ) slightly burned, which is thought to I have been caused by a spark from the chimney. Very little damage was done.

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