Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 255, Decatur, Adams County, 26 October 1929 — Page 1

J WEATHER Mostly fair tonight H and Sunday, but Lome cloudlne.. U north portion, aliohtUi y warmer tonight I south portion.

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IFerd Christen, County Agricultural Agent, Resigns Post

MCCEPTS POST WITH ALLIED MILLS CONCERN K x imation Will Become Effective January 1, If Board Accepts MAS SERVED TWENTY MONTHS I'i rd E. Christen, Adams coin tv auricuitiirai agent for the last 20 months todav tend- ■■ i his resignation to the Adunlv board of education, ( t’ Uve if accepted, .January 1. 1!t:;t». Christen announced that |>e would become connected (v’lh Ihe Allied Mills, Inc., -bore lie will be in the adveri\ no department of that concern. with offices at Fort Wayne and k> sibly Decatur. *■' jsten is a Decatur high school r , ~b.ntP of 1920 and in 1926 he re- ■ | his agricultural degree from ' i<> University. Following his graduation from Purdue, Christen *ncr> ssfully operated a large farm in fiwt township. i” February, 1927, he succeeded 1., y P'isehe, as Adams county agriculi-' i agent. Busche resigned to ac- < a similar post at Anderson. ' c ten has served faithfully and !"-• resignation comes as an unpleasant surprise to the hundreds of ' j f>rm”rs of the county with whom he bn b on in c’ose contact. Resides being county agent. Chris ten has been active in civic and rnmmunity affairs of Decatur and 1 (Adams county and has been one of 1 the chief sponsors of the Hoys and Girls farm work dubs. The resignation is as follows: "I hereby resign as County Agricnl- ' tural Agent of Adams County, the same to be effective January 1. 1930. ' "I want to take this opportunity to ' express my sincere appreciation Io tin County Board of Education for ' the splendid cooperation which has been given me. It is my earnest hope that you will give my successor your ' continued support so that agricultural extension work may make still further progress'in the future. “It is with the most sincere regret that I submit my resignation to the ' County Hoard of Education. I greatly appreciate the support given me by the farmers and business men throughout the county and 1 am sure (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 Banker Gets Sentence Logansport, Ind., Oct. 26. — <U.R> — After entering a plea of guilty to embezzlement, Raymond Slagle. 31, ! former teller of the Logansport State 1 bank here, was sentenced to from 2 to it years at Michigan City state prison. i The former cashier said Tie had gambled away $25,000 of the bank’s funds on horse racing. No evidence was heard before sentence was pass- ‘ f(l Slagle admitted his guilt and took the penalty. FORTY HOURS OBSERVED HERE Rev. John Bapts Gives Interesting Sermon Friday Night The Rev. John Bapts of Bluffton gave the first of his series of sermons during the Forty Hours devotion at the St. Marys Catholic church last evening. Father Bapts chose his subject from holy writ. He spoke on the faith and ove which the faithful should have m God in the Holy Eucharist. He in'ited Die members of the Catholic church to avail themselves of the spe‘ldl opportunities for fcrace during the* orty Hours and urged the members ” the congregation to receive Holy omniunion during the three days. Three masses have been held in the J 1 ’ 01 Hings and the evening service will again be held tonight at 7:30 o’clock, e Forty Hours will close with spe '■al services Sunday evening. The misses on Sunday morning will be at ,!' p ' seven eight-thirty and nine fortyuve.

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Vol. XXVII. No. 255.

Announces Date For State Nurse’s Examination iSpecial to Democrat) Fort Wayne, Oct. 25 Miss Anna Holtman. superintendent of the I.lithe in hosiplal nurses' training seho< 1. and chairman of the Indiana State Board cf Nurses' Examination and Reg iteration, has announced here that the semi annual st it ■ nurses’ examination will be held at th:' state house at Indianapolis November 19 and 20,'' Miss Holtman sail that about 175 nurses from all p. rts of the state will uke the examinition. SAILORS FACE STARVATION Thirty-one On Isolated Island Awaiting Rescue From Storm Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Oct. 26.— (U.R)—Thirty-one haggard and hungry sailors shivered in the freezing gales I sweeping Michipicoten Island in Lake I Superior today while ships held off | from the jagged rocks, unable to rescue them. Starvation threatened the men, members of the crew of the package freighter Chicago, according to a radio message from the tug Whalen, which was awaiting a lull in the waves before making another rescue attempt. The Chicago, driven before the furious storm of Tuesday night, rammed onto tlie rocky rampart of the little is’and. Seams were opened and the freighter sank at the stern, submerging the crew's quarters. Fighting through tlie icy combers falling over the wrecked vessel, the sailors made their way to shore. Capt. P. C. Ferrel, of Buffalo, stayed aboard until all his men were safe. Reports from the Port of Quebec, an Indian settlement on the southeast side of the island, said one member of the crew stumbled in there yesterday almost dead from cold and exhaustion. His clothes had been soaked by marsh waters and his face and hands torn by brambles. "It's one chance in 100 of getting through the way I came,” he said. “I'm afraid not many will make it." The Whailen, owned bw the Great Lakes Transit Corporation which owned the Chicago, put in at Quebec and officers attempted to hire Indians to take food and supplies to the men over the nine mile stretch of marsh separating them from the port. The Indians declared the feat impossible. Michipicoten Island is about 120 miles northwest of Sault Ste. Marte. It is a wilderness of crags, underbrush and marshes. Hopes Renewed Chicago, Oct. 26. —(U.R) —Hope that some of the 52 sailors missing since the Grand Trunk car ferry went down in Lake Michigan during the storm Tuesday night might still be alive Hared up today and sped searchers by boat and airplane. Four bodies were found last night lashed to a nearly submerged lifeboat 45 miles northwest of St. Joseph, 4CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Lutherans To Celebrate Catechism Anniversary (Special to Democrat) Fort Wayne, Oct. 26—A group of Decatur Lutherans of the Missouri synod are expected to attend the celebration of the four hundredth aniversary of Martin Luther’s Catechism here Sunday afternoon at the Concordia college concert hall. The program is to be held by all the Lutheran churches of Fort Wayne and vicinity. Rev. F. J. Lankenau, pastor of the St. Paul's Lutheran church of Napoleon, Ohio., a noted speaker of the Lutheran church of the Central district will make the principal address at the meeting Sunday. A chorus of 300 school children and the Fort Wayne Lutheran choral society, both under the direction of Prof George Weller, will furnish the music for the celebration. The Cfoncordia college band will give a short concert from 2:15 to 2:30 o’clock before the opening of the services. Lutheran churches throughout the nation are celebrating next Sunday the four hundredth anniversary of Luther’s Small Cathechism with special services. Rev. E. W. Weber, city Ltheran missionary of Fort Wayne, has charge Os arrangements for the meeting here Sunday.

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WOMEN LIDDED TO RETAIN PRESENT ADMINISTRATION Mrs. Clara Anderson Is Chief Speaker At Rally Held Friday Night ANOTHER MEETING IS BEING PLANNED Women voters attending the first public women’s meeting of the yity I campaign were warned by speakers ast night at Democratic headquarters, .the seriousness of changing administrations at this time. With insurance and light and power rates already reduced and Mayor George Krick and the city council working on a plan of further reduction tlie speakers urged that they lie continued in office. The record of the last administra-[ tion was reviewed and many of the j public improvements were explained. All of the candidates attended the meeting and stated that they would continue to serve the public in the zarne manner for the next four years, if it was the peoples’ will. Mrs. Clara Anderson. Adams recorder, and first woman in the county to be elected to a county office was the chief speaker. Mrs. Anderson urged strict party allegiance, pointing out that with the present record and the plans for the future ('ready started, it would be a serious mistake to permit any of the Demo "'■atic eand’dates to lie supplanted at this time. Mrs. Anderson, who is a daughter of Senator s. W. I hue, prominent Democrat for years, pfalsed the present adminwUalion of» the city, and . emphatically stressed the great im-J provements made at the city light | and power plant without the issuance i of a single bond. » Mayor George M. Krick addressed the women and stated that the work of the last four years was the fulfill(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o— CHURCH BODIES VOTE TO MERGE Christians And Congregattionalists To Hold Conventions Together Piqua, Ohio, Oct. 26.—(U.R)-Merg-er of the NationaJ Council of Congregational churches and the General convention of the Christian church, brought to a successful conclusion al the annual Christian conclaive here, was hailed today as the first step in the direction of Protestant unity. Tlie consolidation, in a formative stage was ratified by the Congregationalists at their annual convention in Detroit last year. Action of the Christian body, which approved the plan last night, had been anxiously awaited. The combination will bring together under one churchl—to be known as the General Council of Congregational and Christian churches —1,500,000 parishioners, and it is hoped to expand tlie membership by additional millions by absorbing other evangelical bodies. Under plans cf the merger members of the combined denominations will be permitted to retain their beliefs and each individual church will function as in the past. — oLegionnaires To Meet The Adams post of the American Legion will hold an important meeting at Legion hall in this city Monday night. New officers will be installed and following the business session a smoker will be held. All members of the local post are invited to attend. Sellemeyer Funeral Is Held This Afternoon Funeral services were held this afternoon for A. H. Sellemeyer, who died suddenly at Los Angeles, Cal. last Saturday night. The body was brought to this city and services were conducted at the Reformed church here at 2:30 o’clock this atferncon. Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann had charge. Burial was made at the Decatur cemetery.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, October 26, 1929.

E. S. Shumaker V v / ■W- K Above is photograph of Indiana dry leader who died at his home in Indianapolis Friday afternoon following an illness of several weeks. deathsSmons” JAMES 0. GAULT Is Victim Os Pneumonia Following Long Illness Os Pernicious Anemia James Dayton Gault, 75, retired farmer died today at 12:30 o’clock at the Adams County Memorial Hospital. The immediate cause of his de pneumi nia but Mr. Gault has been suffering from pernicipus anemia for the past year. For .he last two years Mr. Gault resided with a daughter Mrs. Frank Aurrand of Route 9, Decatur. Last Thurs day he was removed to the local hospiI tai for treatment. Mr. Gault was born in Allen County i September 11. 1854. Botli parents are deceased. Surviving are five children. ' Mrs. Frank Aurand and Mrs. Ervin Elzey of this city. William Gault of Wabash, Mis. F. Q Allen of Gaty, and Mrs. Homer Brubaker of Marion. The deceased is also survived by fourteen grandchildren'and two great grandchildren. One half brother, John Gib son of east of this city, also survives. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the home of M:s. Ervin Elzey. 602 Indiana Street and at 2 o’clock at the Antioch church west of this city. The officiating minister will lie announced later. Burial will he made in the Antioch church cemetery. Friends may view the remains after tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ervin Elzey. o Menu Cards Help Navy Day Observance Indianapolis, Oct. 26.—(U.R)—Three thousand menu cards, bearing typical U. S. Navy dishes, prepared under instructions from the Navy's best chefs, were on display in many of Indiana’s best eating places today—but beans were not listed. Menu cards were furnished by the U. S. Navy Recruiting Service, as part of observance of Navy Day, which is Sunday, October 27. The menu as listed is: vegetable soup, pot roast of beef, mashed potatoes, stewed corn, combination salad, coffee, apple pie. It was taken from one of the regular menus served aboard a modern naval airplane carrier. Special programs celebrating the day likewise were being presented in hundreds of schools, theaters, clubs and churches throughout tlie state over the weekend. 49-Year Old County Warrant Is Presented Hartford City, Ind., Oct. 26.—(U.R)— A 49-year-old warrant for $1.60 for jury service has been presented for payment here. Byron B. Downard, who presented the warrant, said he had forgotten to cash it. and then had lost it. It was only recently found. It will be paid and the paper turned over to Grant County Historical Society. , Wants Parrot Killed Evansville, Imi., Oct. £6 —(UP) — The will of Mrs. Carrie A. Davison filed for probate here, provided that her pet parrot be put to death as soon after her death as possible. The bulk of the estate, valued at $225,000 was left to the Railhbone Memorial home for aged a id infirm persons.

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CONDOLENCES POUR INTO THE SHUMAKER HOME Indiana Dry Leader Dies Following Illness Os Several Weeks FUNERAL TO BE HELD MONDAY Indianapolis. Oct. 26.—(U.R)—The re.spoct which prohibition advocates ot the nation held for Dr. E. S. Shumaker, Anti-Saloon League superintendent in Indiana, was reflected in tlie outpouring of condolence to the family today. Dr. Shumaker died late yesterday afternoon at the home in Indianapolis, after weeks of suffering from an incut able tumor. Funeral services will be held next Monday afternoon at the Broadway M. E. church. Indianapolis, with several ministers scheduled to speak. Death of the veteran dry leader had been expected momentarily for days. All members of his family had been at the bedside almost constantly for two weeks. The vigorous crusading of Dr. Shumaker piloted him into tlie limelight as a national figure early in 1926, and there lie remained until death. A prison sentence for contempt of court, with its worries over a period of many months, and the manifold duties that devolved upon him as one of the nation’s leading champions of prohibition, were more than his body could withstand. It was the 1925 annual report which tlie dry leader made up for the n league in Indiana that broug.W the climax in his career, followed by a series of lesser climaxes that won for him the acclaim of millions of person/ during the remaining months of his life. "A majority of the supreme court is at least liberal in its sentiments.” (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) — o FALL SENTENCE SET FOR FRIDAY Belief That Former Interior Secretary Will Get Prison Term General Washington. Oct. 26.—(U.R)—Former secretary of interior Albert B Fall probably will be sentenced next Friday to imprisonment, fine and disqualification from public office for accepting what a jury adjudged a SIOO,OOO bribe while a member of the\Harding cabinet. Sentence may lie from one day to three years, but the jury which found the 68-year-old defendant guilty of accepting a bribe from E. L. Doheny, oil millionaire, unanimously recommended mercy. There is little likelihood therefore that the maximum sentence of three years and $300,000 —triple the amount of the bribe — will lie imposed. Fall’s lawyers, headed by Frank J. Hogan, planned an attack on the actions of Justice William Hitz, in their argument for a new trial. The motion, filed a few hours after the verdict and containing 30 grounds, will lie argued Friday. The motion, and an accompanying one for stay of judgment, are formalities prior to making an appeal to the district court of appeals. Such motions are almost invariably denied. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) — O - Fledderjohanns To Visit At Linton The Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Fledderjohann and daughters Virginia and Letha left tonight for Linton. Indiana, to participate in tlie Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Celebration of the Reformed church congregation of that place, where Rev. Fledderjohann was pastor for about five years prior to coming to Decatur. in tlie absence of the local pastor the Rev. H. W. Thompson will conduct the worship services at the usual hour tomorrow morning. The regular Sunday night set vices will be cancelled. The Senior Christian Endeavorers will, however, meet at the usual hour of 6:30 o'clock.

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First Death Occurs In New Vatican State Vatican City, Oct. 26. —(U.R) The first death in Vatican City was recorded today when Teresa Desantis, 176, mother of a papal civil servant, died. Complication*) resulted in the removal of the body to a cemetery on Italian soil. The body was considI cred by officials as coming from a foreign country and was subject to special taws, resulting in lengthy com-' munications between the treasury de-' partment of Italy and the Vatican 1 Citv governor. JURY RECEIVES PANTAGES CASE Belief Os Disagreement Follows Silence After Several Hours Los Angeles, Oct. 26 —(UP) -Alexander Pantages, theater magnate remained in custody of a deputy sheriff today as he awaited a verdict in his trial on a charge of attacking Eunice Pringle, a 17-year-old dancer. The jury of seven women and five men has been deliberating since 4:17 P. M. yesteiday. Unable to reach a verdict, it was sent to a ho'el at 9:30 P. M. returning to the ju) y room at 9:30 A. M. today. The action of superior judge Charles Fricke in ordering Pantages placed in custody of tlie sheriff immediately after lie charged the jury came as a surprise. The move seldom is made until a verdict of guilty is returned. Counsel for Pantages protested that tlie ruling was an "unusual hardship" because of the illness of ihe defendant's wife, Mrs. Lois Pantages. She has been in a nervous collapse since lier conviction of manslaughter in the death of Juro Roknmoto, Japanese gardener.. He was fatally injured when his au'omoliile was struck by hers. Legion Executives To Meet At Indianapolis Indianapolis. Oct. 26 —(UP)— The National executive Committee of the American Legion will hold a meeting here November 14 and 15. The commit’ee is tlie governing body of the organization between National conventions It is composed of National officers and a representative from each state department. Department adjutants and commanders will meet here November 17 and 18. National Roll call will be held Awards to departments reporting the highest quota of new members will be made. Man Must Pay 44 Fines To Get Car Indianapolis, Oct. 26.—(U.R) —Fortyfour traffic stickers and two postal warnings stand between Dan McCaslin here and the recovery of hie stolen automrtTiile. Thieves stole the car yesterday, then abandoned it.. When police located and zearched it they found tlie stickers and warnings in a side pocket. The stickers had been issued over a period of years. Now the owner must appear and i pay at. the rate of $2 for the first I offense, $3 for the second offense and $5 for the third and each addi- i tional offense until the 44 are paid. Willie Doody Under Heavy Guard At Jail Chicago, Oct. 26. —(U.R) —■ Willie Doody, gangster sentenced to the electric chair on charges of having shot and killed Police Chief Charles Levy of Berwyn, was under heavy guard today after repeated suicide threats. All state’s witnesses in the trial also were under guard so that Doody's friends could not take revenge upon them: General Protest Raised Rome, Oct. 26—(UP)— A general protest was raised by tlie Italian press today against France tor permitting self-exiled Italian anti-fasciests, such as Fernando De Rose, who attempted to assassinate Crown Prince Humbert at Brussels, to enjoy the security of Paris without interference by authorities. The press pointed out that the entire question seriosuly imperiled good relations between Italy and France and unless actio nwere taken It might prove a serious stumbling block to any closer rapproachinent between the two countries.

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CONNECTICUT SENATOR GETS SERIOUS REBUFF Bingham Alleged To Have Hired Manufacturer’s Executive As Secretary REPORT GIVEN BY CARAWAY — Washington Oct. 26.— ( U.R)— The secret employment of an agent of the Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association, by Senator Hiram Bingham, Repn., Conn., was denounced in the senate today by Chairman Caraway of the lobby investigating committee who presented a committee report citing the evidence in the case without recommendation. Tiie dignity and honor of the senate lias lieeu brought into question and public confidence in legislation has been shaken, tlie Arkansas democrat said; but he did not suggest any ic'ion should he taken against Binyham. The Connecticut senator sat silently throughout tlie reading of the evidence and Caraway's short but heated speech. After Caraway concluded the was dropped temporarily at least, when the senate continued discussion of the tariff bill. A resolution introduced by Caraway calling upon Secretary of Commerce Lamont to furnish the senate with a list of all $1 a year men employed by the department, was adopted without objection. The committee contends the employment of J. E. Wuicliet, a clei k of the Connecticut- Manufacturers' Association at $1 a year is a violation of law. While the committee report refrained from commenting <>u the Bingham evidence. Caraway gave the senate a vigorous interpretation of it. He said it showed Charles L. Eyanson. the $10,900 a year assistant to Hie president of the Manufacturers Asso ciatioti, furnished tariff secrets to his employers, from his position as secretary of Senator Bingham in the secret sessions of the senate finance committee. "Whether Eyanson was responsible for changes in rates, I am not prepared to say.” Caraway continued. "But tlie men who employed him to come to Washin; 'on lu i: ve I . y had real advantage. ✓ "The man who serves two masters does not hesitate to slander any one in order to justify h’s salary from both." He said lie assumed Bingham knew he would not accept a cent from the government for his work here. (CONTINUED ON RAGE SIX) O McKevvett Acquitted Os Murder Charge Columbus, Ind., Oct. 26- (UP) — Arthur (Jack) McKevi't, 53, was acquitted by a jury in cilTuit court today on the charge of f st degree murder filed against him in connection with deatli of his wife. McKevett was charg- d with murdering his wife Anna, whose body was found in the ruins of their burning home. The case went to the jury at noon yesterday. WILL ATTEMPT TO SET RECORDS Two Italians Will Attempt To Set Endurance And Distance Marks Rome, Oct. 26.—(U.R)—Plans for a new attempt at the world's endurance flight record and a non-stop flight, from Rome to Havana were announced today by the Italian fliers, Colonel Urberto Maddalena and Lieut. Fasuto Cecconi. Maddelna and Cecconi, who were forced down by a damaged oil pump October 17 after nine hours in the air in an attempt at the endurance record, said they would resume tlieir efforts November 16. Theyeseek a mark t>r an endurance flight over a fixed course. A new engine has been installed in their Savoja-Marchetti airplane the S-64 BIS. If the endurance flight is successful, they will start shortly on the non-stop flight to Havana over an estimated distance of 5.270 miles attempting to break the long distance , flight record. /