Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 253, Decatur, Adams County, 24 October 1929 — Page 1

WEATHER Mostly cloudy to n ,q h t followed by -enerelly f > F *’ * „ Continued cold, heavy fro»t tonight if sky clears.

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;' c ® CEMENT SETS SUPPORT DE CLUB WOMEN C mention Pledges Aid To Governor And Newly Aplointed Commission DEI’AVW HEAD SPEAKS TONIGHT I.'P liul to 111' Democrat) ißy A. M. Paulison I I t Wayne. Oct. 24 - Indiana's, criui" survey, which is being conduct-1 , rth - direction of Gov. Harry (I | .she. has received the support; li, i. of the delegates of the Indiana l [•, . i ion of Woman’s clubs. The enilors. ment of the crime survey came ■jin: through an unanimous vote of I■ anisation during the business ses : >ns of its fortieth annual convention. Hi- delegates were also informed that Mrs Hamet D. Hinkle of Vin,(iiii s. state federation president lias b',n selected by Gov. Leslie'to serve on th.' Indiana crime commission. Ihe organization has also passed re itions calling for the setting aside „f Sunday preceding Thanksgiving as A> e icon H me Sunday, and for a survey of the treatment of the American IndLn. T1 ■ women also passed a restiluion askng for renewed support of the E'.li ciith amendment. Cha s A. McGonagle, superinten<l a, the Indiana School for Feeble Youth ct Fort Wayne, was one >; principal speakers at the mornii.. season today of the federation of clubs at the Fort Wayne Woman’s dub. Conferences were held throughout the d.;y on the Arne.lean home. edu iticn, international relations, legislation. public welfare, reciprocity, co-op-eration for the blind, and American citizenship. The outstanding feature of today’s meeting will be a-“federation banquet" to be held this evening at the Anthony hotel. G. Bromley Oxnam, president of DePauw university, will be he speak er at the banquet. Mrs. Hinkle will introduce the slucator. Tiie new officers of the organization will be introduced following Mr. Oxnam’s address. o - SCHOOL NAMES HONOR PUPILS Leader and Digger Pin Winners For First Six Weeks Are Announced Awards were announced today by W. Guy Brown, principal of Decatur Junior high school for pupils attaining high scholastic records for the first six weeks of the present school year. Pins are awarded to pupils who meet the grade requirements and much competition is manifest among the pupils. Leader pin winners must receive at least 5 A’s and no grade below a B. Digger pin winners must have nothing below a B on the report card. Tiie system was originated by the teachers at Central school several years ago and it has received favor able comment from many of the lead ing educators of the middlewest. Fol lowing is the list of awards: Grade 8 A. Leaders: Gertrude Brandyberry, Mary Maxine Brown, Margaret Hebble, Virginia Miller. Forest Baker. Eugene Knodle, CHenice Tindall. Diggers: Marion Baker. Bob Hammond, Chas. Mills' Grade 8 B Leaders: Mary Cowan, Marjorie De Voss, Ida Mae Steele, Helen Suttles, Marie Teeter, Myles Parrish, James Cowan, Ellen Uhrick. Joyce Riker,, Mary Meyer, Mildred Hesher, Marcella Gilbert. Diggers: Milton Hoffman, Helen Becker, Roselyn Foreman, Ruth Foughtv. Barbara Krick. Ellen Gephart, Kathryn Engler. Grade 7A Leaders, Mary Kathryn Tyndal, Fern fi'win. Maxine Humbarger. Martha Christen, Etta Anspaugh, Jacob Moyer, Junior Kelley. Diggers: Marcella Rupert, Mattel Keck. Catherine Brown, Frederick Schroyer, Chas. McGill. Grade 7 B Leaders: Kathleen Odle, Mary Le Brun, Martha Erma Butler, Jeanette Bearjg Alice Jane Archbold. Madeline Spahr. Evelyn Kohls, Mildrtd Gause, I Harriet F.-uchtc, Martha Elizabeth (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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* MEETING TONIGHT There will be a public Deino- ‘ cratic political meeting at Demo- I cratic headquarters at 8 o’clock tißnight. Following several short addresses a "smoker’' will be J held to which everyone is invited. A women's meeting is being planned for Friday night night witli a lunch following the addresses. * —-♦! HONOPSOLL IS ANNOUNCED — Eileen Burk And Kathryn Hower Head Decatur High School Honor List The honor roll of the Decatur high school for the first six weeks of the fall semestet was announced today, there being 111 students in the first division and 12 in the second division. The Missed Eileen Burk and Ka’hryn Hower lead the high honor roll with 3 "A" pluses and 2 "A’s. The list of honor roll students follows. A Plus A Burk. Eileen 3 2 Hewer, Kathryn 3 2 Ne’.son, Doris 3- 1 Newhard. Ival .... 3 1 Coverdale. Mary'Madeline .. 2 3 Blakey, Margaret 2 3 Teeter, Olive .2 2 Baumgartner, Isabel . 1 4 Frisirger. Elizabeth 1 4 Hoffman. Harold 1 3 Sovine, Theodore ... ......... 1 3 Winnes Anna 1 3 Butcher, Maynard 4 Christen, Dorothy 4 Jaberg, Russel 4 Kauffman, Sara J me 4 Dehrman. Lydia 4 Martin, Margaret 4 Sunderman, Esther 4 Honor Roll A Pius A B Plus Schug, Richard . 3 1 Zimtfterman, Mary .... 3 1 Miller. Madgeline 2 11 Becker. Arline 11 Haley. Miriam 12 1 Newhard. John . .... . 1 2 1 Reppert, Roland 12 1 Sutton, Richard 12 1 Tuttle, Mary Emily 1 2 1 Anderson, Ina 3 1 Winans, Gretchen 3 1 o Madison Man Killed During Hoover Salute Madison, Ind., Oct. 24—(U.R) — Injuries sustained when a gun exploded during firing of a salute to President Hoover, caused the death here last night of Robert Earls, 19. He was a member of the Battery E. 150th field artillery. He suffered burns and a fractured leg. Others injured were William Stephanas, Charles Roush, and Charles Haak. It was believed they will recover. o Hava Pleasant "rfip Mrs. C. E. Peterson received word from Mr. and Mis. C. E. Bell today, stating that they had landed at Southhampton, Tuesday evening at IJ:vethirty o’clock. Mrs. Bell also stated that they had a very pleasant voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. o Effort To Kill Prince Fails Brussels, Oct. 24. —(U.R) —Within a few hours after a royal proclamation had announced his engagement to Princess Marie Jose of Belgium, Crown Prince Humbert of Italy was made tiie object of an attempted assassination today. The Italian crown prince was en route to place a wreath on the cenotaph when an unknown Italian mingling with the crowds which watched the procession drew a gun and fired. Prince Humbert was not injured, the bullet missing its mark. The crowds surged around the would-be assassin, cutting off his escape. Before police could reach him, angered Belgians had injured him. o- | CONGRESS TODAY « —(U.R) -♦ Senate. Continues debate on rates chemical schedule of tariff bill. Judiciary sub-committee continues lobby investigation. Commerce sub-committee resumes hearing on extending coastwise shipping io Philippines. House: Meets for introduction of bills and to adjourn for three days more.

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Montana Airman Believed in Flight I t.y * - ... i» —xk/ jE*. ♦ /•*. ?■<>» J?’L £ Picture shows Orban F. Diteman Jr. and his low wing Barling monop’.am. the Golden Hind, in which he attempted to fly the Atlantic. The hopoiT was made with an utter absence of advance publicity, and almost nothing was known of Dileman’s plans. The start was made from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, at 12:15 p.m., St. John’s time. Mrs. Diteman. in Billings, Mont., seemingly was the only person beside the pilot who knew of tiie adventure. Tiie plane carried 165 gallons of gasoline and had been equipped lor overseas navigation. Diteman’s distillation was London, a flight of approximately 2,350 miles.

HOOVER RETURNS TO WASHINGTON President Announces Policy Os W aterways System In Address Aboard Hoover Special, Oct. 24 (UP) —Fatigued by his most arduous tiip since the .National campaign last i year. President Hoover devoted him ! self solely to rest aboard iiis special | train today as he sped back to the i I Capital to resume thefordered routine of the Whit*-Hoose. < The Chief Executive's four-day swing through the east central states has given the Nation a new $1,000,000,000 program for development of Inland Waterways, outlined last night in an address in War Memorial ~rium, Louisville. > Declaring his determination to pursue these works with resolution "and to see them completed with all the expedition which sound engineering will permit,” the President outlined the most extensive engineering project ever contemplated by the Federal government. It calls for completion of the remain ing 5,0t)0 miles in the Mississippi system within the next five years, a tieginning as early as possible on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence seaway, fixation of the controverted lake levels and the opening of appioximately 1.000 miles of coastal canals. “To carry forward all these great works.” the President said, “Is not a dream of visionaries—it is the march of the Nation.” Applauded by an audience which had struggled for the opening of the Ohio river throughout its 1,000 mile course for more than a quarter of a century(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) BAPTISTS PLAN SPECIAL SERIES Six Illustrated Gospel Messages Will Start Next Sunday Night Beginning next Sunday evening theie will be given at the Baptist church six illustrated gospel messages under the general subject, "Five Crises in the Life of Jesus and The Greatest Question in the World." The messages, one each Sunday evening for six nights will be portrayed by the use of the stereoptlcan apd views of paintings by many great artits. These pictures have been obtained at considerable cost but the Baptist chinch is glad to present I hem witli the htfpe of bringing the gospel message in picture as well as word. The message next Sunday evening gathers about the youth and preparation of Jesus for His life’s mighty tapk. The stereoptlcan machine is the property of the church and throws a clear mellow light which tpakes the picture clear. The service begins at 7 o'clock. —o Autos Damaged In Wreck Autoi/obiles driven by H. L. Curtis and Daniel Neirider both of this city collided at the Third and Jefferson street intersection about 7:30 o'clock Wednesday night. Both cars were damaged but the occupants escaped injury.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October 24, 1929.

Monmouth High School Fair To Be Held Friday — The Monmouth High School will I I sponsor a school fail- which will be au| event if Friday evening at the Monmouth High school building. All forms i of amusements will be furnished, with bingo stands, and concessions, of all I kinds. The admission to the fair for adults will be 10c which will go to the basketball fund. The public is invited to attend this event. SOUTH WARD TO GIVE PLAYLET Annual Public F'estival To Be Held Friday In Connection With Show The annual Halloween festival of the South Ward school will be held Friday evening. Final arrangements have been completed for the affair, and the rooms of the building have been deeorated with Halloween effects and card board cut-outs of witches, black cats, and pumpkin faces. At- eight o’clock the pupils of the third and fourth grades will present a little playlet, entitled "Wistful Witches,", which promises to be interesting. The playlet will also be shown . a second time, later in the evening., The Srene of the play is laid in a i woods, where Chuck, the father of three witches, and who is a radio announcer. has a radio station named "The Windy Glen Broadcasting Station." Over this radio station, a clever program is broadcasted. The members of the cast are as followsEmaline, Joanna, and Araminta, three witches Lula Porter. Mary M. Martin and Jeanette Winnes. Chuck, father of the witches and also the radio announcer Billy Joe Spalir Hal and Hulda, two children Jimmy Christen, Catherine Knapp The program which is broadcasted over the radio station is as follows: Sextette, which singe a Halloween song .Adam Bailer. Gilbert Egley, Harold Ließrun, Marjorie Massonee. Maxine Bailer, and Margaret Huffman. Playlet, in which the following characters take part: Arthur Heller, Billy Melchi, Marion Drum. Katherine King, Annabell Doan, and Lavera Meyer. Tickets for the playlet are now on sale and may be procured from the. pupils of the South Ward building, or admission of 10c for adults and 5c for children may be paid at the door, Friday night. The public Is invited to attend this program. Stands of all kinds have been erected and hamburger sandwiches, candy, pop, and pop corn may be purchased. o • Will Confer Soon On Game Probability Annapolis, Md., Oct. 24 (UP)— Admiral Samuel S. Robinson, superintendent of the Naval Academy, will meet general William U. Smith, head of the Military Academy, at Washington next w’eek for a conference which it is hoped may lead to a renewal of Athletic relations between the academies. The meeting was suggested in a letter received here Tuesday from General Smith. Admiral Robinson said he would go to Washington for the conference.

DEMOCRATIC WOMEN TO MEET Public Meeting Planned For Friday Night At City Headquarters All women voters of Decatur are in i vited to attend a meeting to be held; Friday n'ght at 8 o'clock at Democratic ! headquarters, Dr. Burt Mangold. Demociatic city chairman announced today i Several prominent speakers will give short addre.-ses and a general social! I time will be enjoyed. The meeting will be in charge of ! the two Democratic women candidates | for office. Mrs. Adi Martin and Mrs. Alice Christen, candidates for treasu- 1 er and clerk respectively. Mayor Gecrge Krick and the counqilmsnic candidates will give short talks* to those present and several women will deliver talks. Those in charge of the meeting said ' today that a large attendance was ex-1 pected at the first public meeting, and! following the short talks refreshments i will be served. — — o < Woman, Worried Over Finances, Ends Life Huntington. Oct. 24— Mrs. Oscar Weber, 48, was found dead in her home I here late yesterday by her son. Henry.: | 14, when h> returned home from! | school. She had committed suicide I through asypyxiation by gas. The woman plugged up all the doors I and windows of her kitchen and then ! turned on the gas jets of the stove. Ah ! investigation revealed that the woman i had been worrying over financial difficulties. Surviving are her husband. Oscar Weber; one daughter, Dorothy Weber, at home; two son-. Henry- at home, and William of Marion Funeral services will'be held Saturday afternoon at the home. DEATH SUMMONS FRANK MASTERS — St. Marys Township Man Dies Following Illness Os More Than Year Frank Masters, 55. retired farmer residing one half mile South of Pleasant. Mills died at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon at his home. Death was due to cancer. Mr. Masters was operated on for cancer a year ago anil since that time has been an invalid. His condition was a little improved until a few weeks ago when he again became bedfast. He had been a resident of near .Pleasant Mills all his life and belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church of that place. Surviving besides the widow are three children. Bernice Masters, a teacher at the Central School of this city, Harold Masters of Wabash, and Helen Masters of Fort Dayne. Deceased is also survived by his mother, who resides at Antwerp, (ihio with two sisters. Miss Leffa Masters, and Mrs. Fexton. Two other sisteis also survive, they are Mrs. Linard and Mr s Kuhns of Paulding, Ohio. One grandchild. Jean Arven Masters, a daughter of Harold, also survives. Funeral arrangements will he announced later.

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Forty Hours Devotion Will Start Friday A. M. The Forty Hours devotion will open at the St. Marys Catholic Church FriI day morning with a high mass. The I church will be open all day inning the I three days for private devotions and i veneration before the Blessed SacraI nient. Services will be held each even ing at 7:30 o'clock. The Rev. Father I John Bapts of Bluffton will conduct I the Forty Hours. BEACH HOMES | ARE DESTROYED Eleven Costly Summer Homes Near Michigan City Are Razed Michigan City. Ind., Oct. 24. —(U.R) — Eleven beach homes an Michigan City’s fashionable summer resort section have been swept from their foundations and lie in twisted heaps. Miles of concrete pavement along the shore line have been undermined I by the Lake Michigan storm of TuesIday night and Wednesday. At the Bartlett resort, west of ! Michigan City, long gaps have been . washed out in the concrete pavement. | Boulevard lamps are strewn along the ! beach, and two summer homes have been toppled over and reduced to splintered debris. Three hundred fitly feet of the : $60,000 Sheridan beach sewer has | been washed out. Captain F. C. Furst of the U. S. j coast guard estimated that damage 'along the Michigan City shore would amount to half a million dollars. Man Fined For Attacking Officer Greencastle, Ind., Oct. 24. —(U.R) — An assault on the town marshal of Russellville cost Carl Murray also of Russellville, $39.50 in fines. A 60-day sentence on the state prison farm was suspended. Murray attacked George Potter, marshal, after being told Potter intended to “clean up” the section of | the citv in which Murray lived. - o - Liquor Ring Believed Broken By Three Arrests Michigan City., Oct. 24—(UP)—A syndicate allegedly dealing in liquor and stolen slot machines, operating largely between Michigan City and Ijifayet.te, has been smashed here with arrest of Charles Bishop, 19, Lawrence Briscoe, 38, and Raymond Welding, all of Lafayette. Two of the men carried loaded revolvers when arrested. They confessed, police said, that they stole slot ma chines and sold them to a Michigan City Merchant. They confessed also to operation of a still on the outskirts of Lafayette. A Federal Agent from South Bend was sent to seize the still. Negro Suspects Held Washington. Oct. 24. —(U.R) - Two negroes whose automobile was parked on the railroad tracks over which President Hoover's train was to pass near New Albany, Ind., have been placed under arrest, the justice department. was advised today. Authorities here were inclined to doubt reports that the men attempted to tamper with the president’s train The White House likewise denied knowledge of such a report.

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WILD TRADING DAY ENOS WITH SLIGHT GAINS I One Os Most Severe Price Drops In History Os The Stock Mart Occurs OTHER MARKETS DROP SHARPLY New York, (Jet. 21.—wP).—A stronger tone came into the stock market shortly after 1 p. m. today after one of the most violent breaks in its history. A meeting of big kankers at the offices of J. P. Morgan and Company gave confidence to some of the traders who had been dumping stocks overboard regardless of price. At 1:15 p. tn. the tape waa running 92 minutes behind. At that time I’nited States steel being bid at 2b! 1 3 up from a low of 195. Selling Heavy New York. Oct 24 —(UP) —Wave after wave of selling again mowed down prices on the stock exchange today and billions of dollars were clipped from values. Traders surged about the brokerage offices watching their foldings wiped out and schemes on the floor or (lie exchange wete of the kind never before witnessed. It was one of the worst breaks in history v.jiih all leaders crashing down through resistance Larriei s. The reaction came with the same abruptness as the one yesterday in whiclt billions ct’ dollars in value were lost. I For a time In tiie morning the marII Iret wgs showing signs of rallying power. Banking support was given the leaders and U. S. Steel staged a .-uhstantial recovery that was carried over ’ to the other pivotal shares Then new waves of selling out of poorly margined accounts sta:ted another reaction. Tickers at 12:20 wire GS minutes behind. All records for volume were being broken. Sales to noon amounted to 5,711.200 ■ shares. This was at the rate of 14.000, 00 shares for a full day. Curb prices also broke perclpitately especially the utilities where tie- ■ mendous unloading took place in citi. s. service. Bonds were unsettled by the beha(CONTIN’UED ON PAGE THREE) • o JUNIORS LEAD D.C.H.S. CLASSES 1 Leo Dowling Gets Highest Average; Five Other .Juniors On Roll I The Junior class of Decatur Catholie ifgh school led other classes of ' that school in number of pupils on tiie f honor roll for the first six-weeks of i' the pres >nt school year, according to ' the list ieleased today. 1 There we: e six membeis of tiie Junior class on the list of honor pupils. • Leo Dowling with an average of 96 4 per cent tor all subjects led all other r Catholic high school pupils. The list by classes is: Senior class: !' th t- ■’ Lawrence Beckmey r, Helen Vos i-wede, | and John Schmit . Junior class: Leo Dowling, Miry Kohne, Monica Meiman. Clotilda liari- ris, Richard Wertzbeiger, and Helen j Teeple. ’ I Sophomore class: Naomi Faurote, . Florence Lengerich and Patricia Holthouse. I Freshman Class: John Junk and Naomi Rumschlag. > ■ o— ■ — — Find Parts Os Ship ’ Racine, Wis., Oct. 24 —(UP)— The 1 coast guard station here received a 1 report today from two crews of coast 1 guardsmen that wreckage of the Ferry steamship, Milwaukee, missing since Tuesday night, had been found. The wreckage was reported found 10 miles soutlieas of Wind Point: t Lighthouse, which is one mile north I of Racine. ' II <>— s MAN IS SUICIDE ii Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 24. (U.R) —A 1- note tied to a revolver with which Sherman Walters. 63, killed himself, o directed that the weapon he returned d to Martin McCoskey. from whom he i had borrowed it. Worry over finand cial matters is believed to have caused the suicide.

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