Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 258, Decatur, Adams County, 30 October 1929 — Page 1

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MES SHOW I WATER SEPT. IN I GOOD CONDITION ■hrrutT Report Shows Why | Insurance Rates Were Reduced In Decatur ■ LOSE!) SEWER PLAN UNDERWAY ■ Oival I lan tiff, superintendent of the ■t v water department has filed a reK : ,it which shows the condition of his ■epartment and also explains in fig-! r es why the insurance rates in De-| ■atinc- were greatly reduced a few I ■o‘>'k< ago through efforts of the local i nistration. The report further shows that th-* ■ niih-d indebtedness and interest all | K..X been paid from the water depart- ( Hitent treasury and .that the departKimi is in the best condtiion it has Keen in for many years. Th- water department not only hat Raved Dec atur citizens a great amount Ks money, but under the guidance of Kir. liarruff and the city council a Klan already has started to supplant Kill open sewers into the river with Klose-d sewers, it was explained. B The first of the new type of closed. Hewers is now being constructed at ■he end of Rug? street. The sewer Improvements all will be made with Ksuance of bonds, it was pointed out. B Mr. Harruff’s report is as follows: Water Department ■; ond e<l indebtedness of H water dept, in 1920 $15,000.00 ■Amount of unpaid bonded ■ indebtedness due in 1930 $ 1.500.00 I Since the year 1923 all bonds and ■nterest have been paid from the ■aticings of the water department. Hrevious to 1923 water bonds were ■paid from the general fund. a Total amount of above bond issue ■and interest paid by water depart- , Iment, ?10,970.00. ■Lineal feet of water mains now H in use .. 84,610 | ■ Lineal feet of water mains laid I since 1921 14,748 , ■ Lineal feet of water mains now , II under construction 3,120 I Number of fire hydrants now ( (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ' I o I Destroyer Division Is Ordered Back To China 1 Manila, Oct. 30—(UP I—Orders dis- , I patching the 45th destroyer division , I inimi diately to Chinese waters, "in , I view of possible need there." were re- , I reived today at Manila where the fleet is in harbor. The destroyers arrived here recently I for the Navy Day celebration and had apparently intended remaining for some months. , Navy officials were reluctant to discuss the order returning the destroyer I fleet to China whence it had just returned.

GREAT MAGICIAN TO SHOW HERE 1 S.S. Henry, Famous Magical Performer to Appear Here Next Wednesday Night A great treat for both young and old is promised by the fanions Henry Company of magicians and mystery workers, coming to Decatur high school Auditorium next Wednesday 1 night, November 6. at 8:30 o'clock, under the auspices of the Senior class I of Decatur high school. The Henry Company is the first of 1 a series of entertainments to be giv- I p n at the local Auditorium during the I fall and winter months by the Senior ( class. S. S. Henry, owner of the magical company is one of the best known magicians in the United States and Canada and his 1929 program has been received by thousands throughout the country with much enthusiasm. Special care has been taken in building the program that avoids the shop- , worn tricks of the ordinary magician. In addition to the magic, there are , spirit paintings, cartoons and brilliant ■ ly lighted sand pictures. The sand pictures are made before the astonished gaze of the audience. Tickets for the unusual entertain- I went may be obtained from members , °f the senior class or at the high , school any time between now and the ( night of the performance. If there are any seats remaining unsold, they will i he placed on sale at the door the night ' of the perforcance. I

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| Dr. And Mrs. Boyers To Winter In Arizonia Our old friend. Dr. J. 8. Hoyers, I writes from Tueaon, Arizona, where I he and Mrs. Boyers have been visiting J a wwk or two with their children, .Mr. and Mrs. William It. Mathews. They like Tucson so well they have decided to lemain there during the winter and have tent -d an apartment, 243 East Third street. The Drily Democrat will keep them posted on Decatur happenings. The letter also states that Mr. Mathews has been in Indianapolis to attend the funeral of his oldest brotheRobert, who died suddenly in Morgan town. W. V.t,. Oc ober 20. Robert had been serving as professor in mathematics in the University of West Virginia. DEMOCRATS TO MEETTHURSDAY Second Public Meeting To Be Held At Headquarters Tomorrow Night The second public meeting of the pri sent city campaign will be held at Democratic headquarters Thursday I night at 8 o’clock, it was announced by the committee in charge today. The meeting will close with a smoker and all voters are invited to atttend. John T. Kelly. Fred Fruchte und John AV. Tyndall will give short talks and sev- • eral of the candidates will be called on for talks. A large attendance is expected, and extra chairs have been placed in the Democratic headquarters auditorium for the occasion. At the meeting last Thursday night it was necessary for many to remain standing during the talks. A smoker will follow the speaking picgram and the men voters are invited to attend. The women voters of the city will have another public meeting at Democratic headquarters Friday night at 8 o’clock and the speakers for that meeting will be announced tomorrow. A feed and social hour will follow the ladies’ meeting. Considerable enthusiasm has been shown the last few days in the Democratic ranks and large meetings have been reported in each precinct. With the election less than a week off, interest is growing daily. City Democratic chairman Burt Mangold stated today that the question "Why change?” was being asked by a great number of voters. Mangold pointed out that under Democratic administrations of the last 16 years the cily has been freed from debt and great progressive strides have been made in every departmnt. Etienne Clementel fs Asked To Form Cabinet Paris, Oct. 29 — (U.R)—Etienne Clementel, president ot senate finance commission, was invited today by President Gaston Doumergue to form a new government after Aristide Briand, much to the surprise of his

folowers, declined to accept the task. Clementel accepted and will attempt to form a government of concentration based on a support of left and center groups. Clementel has held portfolios in several governments. He was minister of trade and labor in the cabinet of Georges Clemenceau from 1917-1920 and minister of finance in the Cartel government of 1924-25 which was headed by Edouard Herriot. Brokerage Concern Is Suspended From Curb iNew York, Oct. 30. —<U.R)— Lynch & company, members of the New York Curb Exchange have been suspended from the New York Curb Exchange, having announced its failure to meet engagements, according to a statement by the Curb Exchange today. Three Reporters Are Given Terms In Jail Washington, Oct. 30—(UP)—Three newspaper reporters of the Washington Times were sentenced to 45 days in jail today by District of Columbia supreme court justice Peyton Gordon for refusing to give a Federal Grand Jury names of bootleggers alleged to be operating here. Dan O'Connell, City Editor of the Times, who at first declined to rdveal the names of the reporters to the court, later did name them on advice of counsel for the newspaper. O’Connell was not sentenced. The trio were charged with contempt of court. Toung Nevin is a son of John Edwin Nevin, former manager of the United Press Washington Bureau, and a nationally known correspondent.

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Mrs. iLson I'eh'd at Garden Party l| ■■ fllWwViil ' « I i } wl Al . Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the late Presider t. is seen as she was greeted at a Tokio garden party by the Viscount Shibausawa, “the grand old man” of Japan.

Somers Funeral Friday Afternoon At Ossian I Funeral services for Lloyd Somers, of Kingsland, brother of Dr. L. E. Somers of this city, who was killed Monday night when his automobile was struck by an Ei ie freight train at Kingsland will be hpld Friday after- • noon at l.;30 o'clock at the Ossian Presbyterian church Mrs. Somers who was injured when the train struck the automobile was reported to be slightly improved today. She suffered serious injuries but the 1 attending physician stated today she ! had a good chance for recovery. o Stephenson Appeal Is Postponed By Motion Indianapolis, Oct. 30. —(U.R> —Another delay in the supreme court murder appeal of D. C. Stephenson, former Indiana klan dragon, developed today when Stephenson filed a motion for permission to present supplemental proceedings in the case through his . newly retained attorney’, Robert J. Baker of Michigan City. BAKER TAKES CHARGE OF POST I ( New Officers Start Y ear Following Installation By District Chief The Adams post of the American Legion started today under the leadership of Lloyd Baker, to continue the forward strides made during the last year and a special committee is working out a year's program which will be announced soon. The local post of the Legion has grown rapidly during the last two years and an effort to have a 100 percent. membership is being made throughout the county. The newly elected officers were installed Monday night at Legion hall for the 1929-30 term. Lloyd Baker was installed as commander of the local post, taking the place of L. F. ('outer who served in the capacity of commander . for a year. Other new officers include: Vernon Auratid, vice-commander; Joe Burnett, vice-commander; William Linn, adjutant; Joe Laurent, finance officer; Walter J. Bockman, Dee Fryback and Paul Graham, executive 1 committeemen. Harry Kauffman of Summitsville, eighth district commander acted as installing officer for the local post and he highly commended the local organization tor its fine work during 1928- 1 29. Adams post was one of 20 Indiana posts to receive citation for community service during the year just closed. ' A financial report was read and approved by the local post, and a balance ' is on hand to start the new year, the report showed. At present 109 mem ' bers have paid 1930 dues and a stren- ' uous effort will be made during the next few weeks to make the member- ' ship total at least 250.

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DEATH SUMMONS JOHN L JUDAY Adams County Civil War Veteran Dies At Home Os His Daughter John Landis Juday, 89. prominent Civil War veteran died this morning at 430 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A] Burdg of this city. Death was due to infirmities of old age. Mr. Juday bad been an invalid for the last six years during which time he lived with his daughter in this city. For the last four years he had been completely blind. Mr. Juday served three years in the Civil War and was a member of the 89th Regiment of Indiana. He was a member of the G. A. R. He was born on the old Barr farm near Geneva. March 22, 1840, the son of Henry and Anna Landis Juday. Surviving the deceased are the following children: Mrs. Jessie Burdg of this city, John Juday of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Pari Moore of Chaffee. Missouri, Charles Juday and Roy Juday of Albion, Michigan. The deceased is also survived by seventeen grandchildren and several great grandchildren. There are no brothers or sisters living. Mr. Juday spent his entire life in and near Geneva until the last six years which were spent in this city. He was a member of the United Brethren church of Geneva during his residence there. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Al Burdg, at 634 Mercer avenue, this city. Rev. R. W. Stoakes will officiate. Burial will be made in the Geneva cemetery. o DISTRICT M. E. LADIES TO MEET Annual Missionary Convention To Be Held At Fort Wayne This Week The Forty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Northern Indiana Conference will be held at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Fort Wayne, Thursday and Friday, October 31, and November 1. The executive board met today and completed last minute arrangements for the conference. Good enterjainment has been planned for the two day session. Three sessions will be held Thursday. The opening session will start at 9:30 o'clock in the morning. This session will be in the form of a birthday observance. The afternoon session is scheduled to start at 1:30 o’clock. Following a (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

CHAIRMEN NAME OFFICIALS FOR CITY ELECTION Full Boards Are Named For Each Precinct For City Election Next Tuesday NAMES FILED WITH CITY CLERK Full election boards for tlie cityi election to be held here next Tuesday, were filed Tuesday with the city board of election commissioners by Dr. Burt Mangold and Ralph Yager, Democratic ami Republican city chairmen. The inspectors were selected several weeks ago for all six precincts. They are. F. V. Mills, first ward, A: j Glen Cowan, first ward, B; Crist Boknecht, second ward, A; James Hurst, second ward. B; France Center, third ward. A, and John Starost, third ward B. The other board members as appointed by the city chairmen and ac- i cepted by tlie election commissioners are: First Ward, A Democrats. Freeh Hower, judge; Naomi Bormann, clerk; George Dellinger, sheriff. Republicans: S. W. Peterson, judge; E. B. Adams, clerk: John Buffenbarger, sheriff. First Ward, B. Democrats: Dee Fryback, judge; William Parent, clerk; John Kelly, sheriff. Republicans: Earl Crider, judge; Ira Bodie, clerk; Aaron Stevens, sheriff. Second Ward, A. Democrats' B«-n M.ang. judge: Nellie Blackburn, clerk; Henry Heideman. sheriff. Republicans: Dan Sprang, judge: Laura. Crill, clerk; John Andrews, sheriff Second Ward. B. Democrats: Tye Mann, judge; Mrs. George Hill, clerk; Charles Meibers, sheriff. Republicans: Sam Butler, judge; Mrs. John Hill, clerk; Fred Major, sheriff. Third Ward. A. Democrats: Charles Helm, judge; Mrs. Leah Ehi.iger, clerk; George Dutcher, sheriff. Republicans: Robert Helm, judge; Maude Dorwin, clerk; J. W. Teeple, sheriff. Third Ward, B. Democrats: Amos Biggs, judge; Rose Nesswald. clerk; Ves Baker, sheriff. Republicans. Ferd Idtterer, judge; Mrs. Alva Buffenbarger, clerk; Noah Frye, sheriff. o STOCK PRICES SWING UPWARDS Market Partly Recovers From Tuesday’s Crash As Values Gain Bulletin New York Oct. 30—(UP)—The New York Stock Exchange today voted to close tomorrow morning until noon and to close Friday and Saturday. New York, Oct. 30.— (U.R)—Buying orders from traders throughout the country brought confiflence in the stock market today after yesterday’s drastic break and prices moved forward easily. Within the first hour, the new forced liquidation brought on by yesterday’s 16,000.000 share day, was gone, brokers said, and the market turned upwards retrieving some of the tremendous losses stocks have suffered the past week. Sales to noon totaled 5,576,300. compared to 8,378.200 at that time yesterday. American Telephone and Telegraph featured today’s upswing, the stock advancing 26 points to 231. It held around that level after the first hour's spurts forward, but at noon, had dropped back to 226. Hundreds of persons thronged the brokerage offices. Cashiers ami margin clerks were as busy as they ever have been. Customers, convinced that a turn was due, jrot together sufficient funds to hold their stocks and long lines of traders formed before the margin department waving their receipts and ordering cancellation of sell orders. Steel opened at 177. up 3. follow(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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Holy Day Will Be Observed Here The Feast of All Saints' will b.< celebrated at the St. Mary’s Catholic church on Friday, November 1. It is a holy day of obligation and one of the principle feast days of the church. i Masses will be said at fiv •. seven-thir-ty and nine forty-five o’clock. On Saturday, the Feast of All Souls’ is observed in Hie Catholic i hurehes. JJiis is not a day of obligation. Priests’are privileged to say thre* masses on this day. Schedule masses at the St Mary’s Catholic church will he said at 6 and nine o'clock ami there will be four other masses lwt« >en these houis. The mass at nine o'clock will be a high ma. s. o MISSING PLANE LANDS SAFELY I Snowstorm Causes Delay And Fear; All Are Safe At Albuquerque Albuquerque, N. M., Oct. 30- (U.R) To a pilot's expert handling of his ship and the traditional luck of a . rabbit'a foot were attributed today to the safe landing of the missing West-1 ern Air Express passenger liner dur- I ing a blinding snowstorm in a desolate region near the Arizona line yesterday. After planes had been forced by squalls to abandon search for the missing ship, Pilot James I. Doles, Los Angeles, manauevered the craft, bearing his two assistants and two passengers to a safe landing late yesterday in a light snowstorm, more than 24 hours overdue from Los Angeles. Dole, Ills co-pilot, Allan C. Barrie, Burbank. Calif; R. L. Britten, Los Angeles, steward, and the passengers Dr. A. W. Ward, San Francisco, nationally known dentist, and W. E. Merz, Mt. Vernon, N. Y., were none the worse for their experience. The plane encountered a blizzard near Trechado, N. M., yesterday morning, and it was only through Dole’s expert airmanship that he was able to bring the huge three-motored Fokker to a safe landing in a narrow meadow blanketed by eight inches of snow. No signs of life were found in the region, Doles explained, and the crew and passengers huddled beside the plane until dusk, when they were forced by the intense cold to set out with flashlights to find shelter. About a mile and a half away they located a deserted cabin, where they built, a fire and spent the night. “We weren't lost —not for a minute,” Doles said. “But the snow storm did blow us off our course. But the main thing is this rabbit. This little fellow was down in the snow at my feet, when I first got out of, the plane and I picked him up.” Dr. Ward and Merz said tlieir good fortune was dm 1 to Doles’ expert landing. adding' “But a rabbit’s foot and a half frozen rabbit brought us safely to Albuquerque.” Britten was loud in his acclaim of ja rabbet's foot which he carried on his vest. “I bought it the day the T. A. T. plane crashed,’’ he said. Dr. Ward chuckled today over his ability as a cook. Through his efforts over a dilapidated coal stove, the derelicts sat down to a belated dinner of stew after the forced landing. The doctor melted snow to get water and added flour and beans found in the abandoned cabin. Miss Bessie Mason, who lives on a ranch near where the plane was brought - down, surprised the udven(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Breech Widens In Republican Party Washington, Oct. 30. — (U.R) — The breech between the eastern and western wings ot the republican party which has been growing since the tariff bill has been under consideration, was further widened today. Senator George W. Norris, Repn., Nebr., of the independent farm group, announced bis candidacy for re-elec-tion next year, charging a plan was underway to break political vengeance upon him. He declared his opponent already had been selected, naming Samuel R McKelvle, member of the federal farm board. McKelvle later denied lie intended to run for the senate. Friends of Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho, another of the Independent group which lias been revising the republican tariff bill, said they had been informed a proposal had been made in Idaho circles to promote Gov. Bnldrich of that state as an opponent of Borah.

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ACHIEVEMENT DAY OBSERVED BY TOWNSHIPS Large Crowd Gathers At Christian Church For Annual Meeting RIBBON AWARDS ARE ANNOUNCED Achievement l);iv- of the Women’s Home Economics (’luhs of Adnms County was observed in the basement of the. | Christian Church today. A large I delegation of ladies represented ichib organizations of the var- | ious townships. The morning was devoted to preparing the exhibits about the room, ami nrenaring Hit* food for the noon meal. Miss Aneta Beadle, representative of the Home Economics Division of ‘ Purdue University, was present at the interesting meeting and supervised | the affair. At the noon hour a dinner I was served cafeteria style. Judging of the exhibits was made by Miss Dolores Wertenherger, teacher of Domestic Science in the Decatur high school, and Miss Mary Macy. Awards were made on the presentation of central features of the idea, the general attractiveness, and neatness. The Wabash Monroe - French township clubs was presented tlie idue ribbon for first prize on its project, which carried out the theme of a horn from which was flowing a quantity of food, and then from this food, salads were prepared. The table was artistic and neat. St. Mary's Township prepared three small tables for tlieir exhibit and arranged them for three special occasions, one table wae Inid for a Halloween luncheon, with complete 1 Halloiween details carrying out the central thought The second table was arranged for a birthday party for a four year old child, and places were laid for four guests. The table was ceiitered with a pink and white birthday cake. The entire note of the table was of pink and white, and favors in the form of a candle and holder were made of a gum d'op. life savers, and the pink candle. The third table was arranged for a Christmas dinner. The three tables were awarded the second prize. The third prize went to Root tow*tship for its project on Javelle water, showing the usage of the water, and how it removes stains. Fourth awardwas made to Kirkland township on tab'e centerpieces arranged for Halloween. Christmas and St. Patrick’s Day. Fiftli prize went to Union township on the arrangements of a good and bad kitchen. Tlie first speaker on the afternoon’s program was County Agent Ferd Christen. Mrs. E. W. Busche, of Monroe, County club president, had charge of the meeting. Following is (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) CHARITY BOARD ASKS CHANGES State Board Makes Several Recommendations To Gov. Harry Leslie Indianapolis. Oct. 36 —(UP) —Abolition of determinate sentences will be recommended to Gov. Harry G. Leslie by the State Board of Charities, it was r resolved at a meeting late yesterday. Other recommendations include establishment of a psychiatric hospital service, appointment of a commission to study problems of prison industry and establishment of traveling clinics L ‘ in i onnectliMi with tlie state insane hospitals. Over-crowding of institutions was ■* given as the chief reason for advising '■ indeterminate sentences for law viola- ' tion. The board’s report pointed out 3 that tlie state prison at Michigan City has a population of 2.188, whereas it • was built for 1,900. The reformatory, . originally planned and built for 1,200 r is now caring for 1,700, it was said. 3 A largo part of the report was given r over to care of insane cases and establishment of a psychiatric service. In line with its recommendations that - early care of patients would diminish the number of incurable cases, the i board recommended establishment of 1 a readily available service where pa--3 tients could be received under comtie tions prvailing in a general hospital. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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