Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 259, Decatur, Adams County, 31 October 1929 — Page 1

weather probably rain tonight and Friday ex"pt mostly cloudy Friday southwest portion. Cooler Fridav extreme southw,st portion late tonight. _

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ONTARIO GIVES fem vote OF CONFIDENCE Electorate Returns Premier Who Sponsored Liquor Control Legislation gain IS MADE IN PARLIAMENT Toronto. Ont., Oct. 31.—(U.R)—The On"'<> electorate, reiterating its f ( tb in the aUmintotration of Prent- ] let <: Howard Ferguson and the gov-1 ernnr iit liquor control act, returned the conservative party to 'power by an orerwhelming majority in the 18th general legislative election. With hut few ridings to be heard from, complete returns from 106 of | the 112 constituencies today assured I the conservatives at least 89 seats, an increase of 12 over the eeats held in the last parliament. The Liberals, led by M. E. N. Sinclair and considered the strongest opposition, carried off nine . seats with the prospect’ of gaining one or two more when returns from rural di tricts are computed. The Liberals he’d 21 seats in the previous legislature. Ferguson, sponsor of the liquor control act in 1926 after Ontario had passed through 10 years of prohibition. during his campaign pleaded that the electorate stand behind him and the liquor law in that “Educa-o’-n and not legislation, is the only re ’ to temperance.” The Liberals, advocating a plebiscite on the liquor issue and the Pr«»- (<iS ivos, with a bonecdry platform. suffered an enormous blow when returns Trom rvrajl distrfcts.j usually dry, showed that sentiment had turned to Ferguson. With such a smashing victory for government controlled liquor sales, it was freely predicted today by observers that prohibition will not be seriously advocated in Ontario for at least a decade. Mrs. Hattie Graham Is Injured In Fall Mrs. Hattie Graham, who has been making her home with Mrs. Dora V. Akey on South Fifth street, fell Tuesday morning and broke her collar bone. Mrs. Graham does not know how the accident happened but evidently fainted while descending the steps of the home. The physician was called and Mrs. Graham is'able to be about, but is suffering some from the injuries. 0 Change Announced In Juday Funeral Plans A change has been made in the funeral arrangements for John L. Juday. who died Wednesday morning. The funeral will be at 1:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Al Burdg and burial will be in the Decatur cemetery instead of the Geneva cemetery as pieviously announced. MAIL DELIVERY CHANGE NOV. 2 City Carriers Will Begin Making Afternoon Deliveries On Saturdays Beginning Saturday, November 2, Decatur city mail carriers will commence making Saturday afternoon deliveries,, instead of only the morning delivery, E’ostmaster L. A. Graham announced today. The summer schedule ot one delivery only on Saturday will be abandoned during the win er months, the announcement said. The city carriers, Leland Franks, A. Frisinger, Jesse Swartz and Harve Rice, were granted a half-day holiday on Saturday afternoon of each week last April 1, and the order was etfective until further order of the Postmaster. Postmaster Graham stated that the summer schedule was successful and in all probabilities the half-holiday will be granted again next summer. During the summer months, thiee of the city carriers would be off each Saturday afternoon and the fourth one would be in charge of the mail window a < the Post Office. The business section deliveries beginning Saturday will include both a 2 o clock and 4 o’clock delivery in the afternoon, as was in effect before the half-holiday.

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Vol. XXVII. No. 259.

♦ 0 | ] PUBLIC MEETINGS A . 1 Another public political meetIng. for all men voters of the city, will be held at 8 o'clock tonight at Democratic headquarters. Several good speakers have been secured and following the speaking • program. I a smoker will be held. The ■ | women will hold a public meeting Friday night at 8 o’clock tit Democratic headquarters, followed by a social hour at which time refreshments will be j served. ARMISTICE DAY TO BE OBSERVED All Men Os Adams County Invited To Legion Banquet, November 11 The Aduns post of the American Legion will sponsor an Armistice Day banquet. Monday night. November 11. at 6:30 o'clock at the Decatur Country Club auditoiium, it was announced today. The banquet and program will, be public for all men of Adams county and a speaker of National reputation will be obtained for the observance following the banquet. A committee of Legionnaires will call on all local business men and sell ticlets for the banquet. It is expected that more than 200 will attend the obsetvance of the closing of the World War. immediately pieced fig the banquet the Adams post of the American Legion will form a parade and headed by the Decatur drum corps the parade will encircle the business district of Decatur and then go to th l Country Club where the program will be observed. The Legion committee in charge of the obsrvance includes William Linn, V. J. Bormann C. O. Porter. Lloyd Baker and Paul Graham. Tickets for the affair will sell tor SI.OO each and the number will be limited to the facilities of the dub dining room. The committee stated today that it had several speakers in mind for the occasion and would announce one soon. I The banquet will be the first observance of Armistice Day of that sort to be held in Decatur and local Legionnaires are predicting an annual event. Several local business men who are not members of the Legion are lending th air cooperation to the committee in charge. The complete program will be announced later. (j , Decatur Banks Will Close Election Day All three Decatur banks will close next Tuesday, November 5. The day is . observed throughout Indiana as election day and a legal holiday. o U. B. State Meeting To Close Late Today Indianapolis, Oct. 31 —(UP) — The Indiana state convention of the United Brethren church will close with a fellowship meeting testimony meeting and luncheon this afternoon. The meeting has been in session here since Oct 29. Speakers during the convention include: Rev. John Showers. Dayton, O.; Rev. S. S. Nough, Dayton, O.; Dlsii Ira D. Warner, Rev. A. D. Smith, Superintendent cf th’ Indiana conference and the Rev. J. D. Parsons, Indianapolis. - o — Elmo Smith Joins Local Drug Concern ' Elmo Smith of Bellevue, Ohio, has become associated with bis sister, Mi.-,, Vitginia Smith and brother Othniar Smith, in the ownership and management of the B. J. Smith Drug Company formerly Hie Smith, Yager and Falk ’ Drug company. Mr Smith recently ’ sold his business in Bellevue and tie ' and Mrs. Smith and children have ’ come here to live. They will reside in the Smith property, corner of Fourth and Madison streets. The name 1 of the drug firm was changed follow- ’ ing the death of Ben J. Smith, veil known druggist and business man of , this city. —o Robbery Is Investigated ’ Indianapolis, Oct. 31 —(UP) Police - today were investigating the reported • theft of a chest of silver plate valued ' at $14,000 from the William H. Stafford home here. Al gold watch, diamond ring and otni er Articles of value in the same drawer i were not taken. > Stafford could not discuss the robbery.

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HOOVER LENDS AID TOPASS TARIFF BILL Issues Formal Statement Asking That Measure Be Passed In Two Weeks BELIEVES IN FLEXIBILITY Washington, Oct. 31. —<U.R) —President Hoover issued a formal statement today declaring he had urged I Republican leaders in the senate to get together in an attempt to pass the tariff bill within two weeks. The president issued his statement after some Republican leaders in the senate had publicly abandoned hope of passing the tariff bill. The president had just held a series of conferences with Republican leaders who asked to call in an endeavor to harmonize the senate factions and get' the bill passed during the special session. G'audius Huston, Republican national chairman, conferred at length with the president before the statement was issued. “The president has declined to interfere or express any opinion on the details of rates or any compromise thereof," the White HouSe statement said. It added, however, that the president “could not believe, and therefore would not admit that the United States Senate was unable to legislate.” The statement a'so declared “that tlie interests of the country require that legisiaion should be completed luring tlie special session.” (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) ' o- — Shumaker Will Probated Indianapolis. Oct. 31 —(UP)— The will of the late Dr. Edwaid S. Shumaker. former superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League, was filed for probate here today. He left no propelty other than the family home in Indianapolis, his library and his automobile, attorneys revealed. All real and personal property was left to the widow, Mrs. Flora Shumaker. No Administrator was appointed. E. A. Miles and Jesse E. Martin, attorneys who f:l d the will, said Dr. Shumaker left but little insurance. The home was owned jointly J>y Dr. and Mrs. Shumaker. PEOPLE URGED TO MAIL EARLY Postal Department Issues First Christmas Bulletin Asking Cooperation That Christmas is less than two months off. is suggested by Postmaster General Walter F. Brown in a bulletin issued to all post offices of the United States and warning to the general public that now is the time to prepare Christmas packages for foreign countries, to insure timely delivery was made in the bulletin. It is the purpose of the bulletin to udge the public throughout the country to mail all Christmas mail in ample time to reach its destination before Christmas day, December 25. The bulletin also stated that there would be no delivery service or window service from midnight December 24 until midnight ot December 25 and that all post offices would retain only sufficient help on -the Holiday to receive and distribute mails. If Christmas packages and cards are mailed sufficiently early and the last minute rush is avoided, it means that several more postal employes in each city will be permitted to enjoy the Holiday with their families, Postmaster General Brown pointed out. L. A. Graham, Decatur postmaster, stated that he sincerely hoped all local people would abide by the request of the Postmaster General and mail their packages and letters early. He stated that/If this was done by all Decafur people, it would mean that most of the local employes would get to enjoy Christmas at home with their families. If people wait until the last minute to mail their Christmas cards, letters and packages, Mr. Graham pointed out, that it would be necessary to retain full force at the local post office. The bulletin from the postal department also pointed out that ail postmasters should see that ample men are hired to insure quick delivery of all incoming and outgoing mail.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October 31, 1929.

’Germany’s New Foreign j Minister » Wmr—i a w lb ■ T Lt <4 il r . It > .Delegate Havemann, a well-knowm Ipainter of Hildesheim, who succeeds the late Dr. Gustav Stresemann as Germany’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. MAKE EFFORT TO OFFSET ACTION Friends Os Sen. Bingham VVajit Compromise So He Can Retain Seat Washington, Oct. 31. — (U.R) —Negotiations are underway among republican senatorial leaders to offset tho proposed action against Senator Hiram Bigham Aepn.. Sonn.. by obtion of a resolution expressing the sentiment of the senate that his defense was not well grounded instead of regIstrlng formal censure. The movement for censure was instituted after Bingham told the senate the charges against him were part . of a political conspiracy sponsored by the senate judiciary committee of which the western Independent, Sen- . ator George W. Norris of Nebraska is chairman. Norris prepared an answering speech . and a resolution of censui e which for two days he has been prevented from . introducing because of the senate re- . cess out of respect to Senator Burton of Ohio. During th recess negotiations . were opened by Bingham’s friends in an effort to adjifst the matter. Norris was unprepared to reveal today what form his resolution will take The United Press is reliably informed it will seek to express the senti- , ment of the senate tliat Bingham's employment of Charles L. Eyanr ui of the Connecticut Manufacturers Association was contrary to the honor and dignity of the senate, and reaffainn- , ing the confidence of the senate in (CONTINUED ON .PAGE TWO) . GETS OPTIONS ON ELEVATORS . Farmers Cooperative May Buy 30 Elevators From Good rick Brothers Indianapolis, Oct. 31. —(U.R) — Op- ? tions to purchase 25 Indiana elevatI ors of the Goodrich Brothers company, Winchester, have been obtainled by the Farmers’ Cooperative t Elevator company of Indiana, according to an announcement today. 3 The Goodrich_chain includes equipment for handling grain, feed, seeds, 3 coal and other merchandise, along 3 with warehouse and storage facilis ties. , The elevators are located at Win- , Chester, Durbin, Gaston, Gadsden, . Snow Hill, Jolietville. Westfield, Chesterfield, Farmland, Boone Grove, Collett, Linwood, Powers, Converse, . Onward, Ridgeville, Rosston, Summitt ville. Easton. Roseburg, Blaine,' Gil--1 man and Redkey. j Terms of the options provide for 1 settlement and delivery of the prot pet-ties Jan. 1, the price to be detert mined by appraisal, subject to apr proval of the federal farm board. ‘"Thi|s association Relieves in, cio- ) operative grain marketing. Is in * harmony with the agricultural act , and with the farmers’ national grain i corporation,” officials said in their announcement. “The organization • expects to do everything possible to ■ aid Indiana farmers, who are now i stockholders, to avail themselves of f all the privileges of the national legislation.”

CARS CRASH IN HEAD-ON MISHAP NEAR DECATUR • — I Owen Sims, Monroe And John Hesher, Decatur Taken To Hospital I THREE OTHERS ARE INJURED , l ive men were injured when llwo automobiles collided, head-1 on, on Federal road 27, two J miles north of Decatur at 6:30 o’clock this morning. Owen Sims, of near Monroe, received a severe fracture of his left i elbow joint; John Hesher, of this city received a fractured left leg. The two men were taken to the Adams county Memorial hospital where the i r injuries were’cared for by a nhvsician. H. Rickards, of this city, received } several bad cuts and bruises and one hand was torn in the mishap: ! Cecil Rickards, a nephew- of H. Rickards received two fractured ribs and t other injuries, none of a serious ( nature: Earl Liller, aleo of Decatur, escaped with only slight injuries. The two Rickards, Hesher and Liller were going north in a sedan. ; They were employed in construction , work at Hoagland—Sims was coming ; from Fort Wayne, where he is ein- , ployed, a • a night man. Sims ’apparently lost control of nis roadster and as the Rickard car was about to pass him. the roadster swerved and tlie two cars crashed , head-on. The impact of the crash threw all occupants of both cars out, and the cars rolled over along the pavement. Both cars were practically demolished. Sims and Hesher were the most serially injured and were hurried to the Adams County Memorial hospital. where their injuries were dressed. The elbow joint of Sims’ left arm was almost completely destroyed, according to the attending physician. Hesher received a severe knee 1 cap fracture and also received some deep scalp wounds. Both men will I recover. The other men came immediately to a local physician's office where their injuries were dressed. None of the other three was injured seriously. The accident occurred near tlie bridge on the federal road just, south of Monmouth. o TWO WOUNDED IN GUN BATTLE 1 Coast Guardsmen Fire On Ship On Lake Erie; No Liquor Found Aboard Buffalo. Oct. 31.—(U.R)—Two men I were slightly w-ounded early today when coast guardsmen opened fire on the Uncas, claimed by coast guards • to be the most notorious armor-plat-ed rum runner on the Great Lakes, which was proceeding without lights on Lake Erie, it was announced today by Martin W. Rasmussen, district - coast guard commander. The ship was seized off Cattaraug- - us creek, about two miles east of Sil- - ver Creek, N. Y. ' Approximately 20 rifle bullets were ■ tired at the Uncas, Rasmussen said, with none being returned. He revealed that the Uncas escap- , ed after a pitched battle with a cut- : ter recently on Lake Ontario near • Forty-mile point. About 600 shots were exchanged. The Uncas. the commander said, , has bulletproof windows and is cover- . ed with armor with tlie exception of . a small partition near the pilot house. • An examination of the 60-foot craft ■ revealed no contraband aboard, Ras- ' mussen said. The wounded men who were taken ' to a hospital gave their names as ’ John Smith, Detroit, and William ’ Moore, Laurel, Mont. They suffered ' leg wounds when the rifle bullets tired by the coast guardsmen on the C. G.- ' 8001 penetrated through a small wood--1 en section of the craft not covered by armor. 1 .ioyd Deline of Lockport, N. Y., who escaped being bit, was arrested. 1 According to Rasmussen, the Un- ' cas, now known on the lakes as the r Butterfly, had unloaded a cargo of J liquor somewhere along Cattaragus (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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Mr. Pleasant School To Hold Fun Festival A Haloween fun festival will be bald at the Mt. Pleasant scliool, 2 miles west and a mile and a half north of Decatur. Friday niglit, November 1. at 7:30 o'clock, the teachers of that school announc (I today. Tlie affair will be open to the public and all persons attending are asked to (s>me masked. A fine program has l>een arranged and a good time is promised to all who att ’nd. Miss Lavon Chrlsner and and Miss Dorothy Rabbitt are the teachers tn charge of the affair. STOCK PRICES CONTINUE RISE ■ . I' Optimism Brings Bullish Market; Prices Advance On Most Stocks By Elmer C. Walzer, UP Financial Editor. New York, Oct. 31. — (U.R) — The stock market shot ahead today at a tremendous pace — carrying out the promise of the last three minutes yesterday for a bull market —and in the first half hour more than 2,000,iM)0 shares were exchanged. Prices were un from 1 to as high as 35 points in the first half hour of trading when great blocks of from 3,000 to 50,000 shares rolled out on the tickers. Buying was as frenzied today as selling had been on last Thursday. Values came back with the vigor of old bull market that Wall street had declared dead a few days ago. Stock after stock forged upward toward the points where they were perched before the break set in. Bankers, investment trusts, wealthy individuals and hundreds of newcomers in the market bought as it they must do all their trading today in the lirief tliree-hour session. Many orders came in from abroad. Sales in the first Half hour totaled 2.452,100 shares, compared with more than 3,259,000 in the first half hour last Thursday. The spurt brought out large amounts of stock and values sagged from 1 to 10 points from their early highs. S teel declined front 190 to 188%, General Motors from 52 to 5(>%. Anaconda from 104 to 98, radio from 51% to 47%, Montgomery Ward 78% to 71%. American Telephone from 249 to 243. American can from 140 to 135%, and Standard oil of N. J., from 71% to 67%. The lowest price in each instance above are 12.50 floor prices obtained from the bond tickers. The market was so active that the tape lagged nearly a half hour on the stock and curb exchanges and tickers were of no use as an index of prices. At 1 p. m., the prices already had started to come back from their brief, small decline and many issues were making new highs on tlie move. o Sparks Appointment Is Approved By Committee Washington, Oct. 31. — (U.R) —Upon i request of republican floor leader Watson who is leaving for Florida for a rest, (the senate judiciary committee held a special meeting today and reported unanimously the nomination of Will M. Sparkes to the judge of the seventh circuit, courts of appeasall, Indiana. Tlie action assures confirmation. o Fred King Injured Fred King, pressman at the Daily Democrat office, met with a painful injury at about 4:30 o’clock Wednesday evening while operating the Goss printing press. The web broke and Mr. King got up on the press, when his foot slipped under a shaft. The foot was pulled into th • press, the toe nail of the big toe coming off. The flesh on the toe was badly mashed, but no bones wete broken. Mr. King was unable to work today. o Ghost Will Walk In This City Tonight Tonight is Halloween and if 'lie weather man peunits tlie witches, goblins, ghests, spooks and other queer personages associated with tlie night will be seen on the streets. There will noj be a public parade in Decatur. Masqueraders will lie permitted to have their fun and help celebrate Halloween. Police authorities caution boys not to destroy property, and arrests will be made of those caught. Several parties are planned for tonight.

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SHIP'S CREW IS BELIEVED LOST AFTER CRASH Steamer “Senator" Collides With “Marquette" OtT Port W ashington, Wis. MARQUETTE IS BROUGHT ASHORE Port Washington, Wis., Oct. 131. (U.R) Hie steamer Senator stink 20 miles oftsliore here today after a collision in a fog with th(j steamer Marquette, [radio messages from the latter [shin said. , The messages said only three of the Sentitor’s crew of 26 had been saved. Tlie Marquette, although damaged, was lieaded toward this port under its own power. The Milwaukee coast guard and commercial tugs from here were speeding toward the spot where the Senator sank to look for other survivors who may be bobbing in the waves in life belts. Lake Michigan wasj running high again today with a 40-mile gale predicted tonight and tomorrow. First news of the collision came when the Marquette sent out an SOS shortly before noon which was re- . ceived at several points along the west shore. The messages carried no detai’s of the crash, other than to say it occurred in the heavy fog that has blanket' tin lake for two (lavs. The steamer J. J. Sullivan, which received the message eaying only two survivors being picked up. was 60 miles from the scene when the SOS came through. The Sullivan’s captain radioed back asking if the Marquette was in any danger and received a reply that “The captain says no immediate danger.” The message to the Sullivan said: “Our forepeak filled, boat beginning to roll slightly: loaded with iron ore; ship and fishing tug standing by. have picked up two of Senator's crew.” Whether the tug and ship standing by in tlie mountainous waves had been able to rescue any more members of the Senator's crew was prol/ematical. Later radio messages from the Marquette said the two picked up included Leonard Boass, watchman, and William Filbeck. A third message at 12:05 p. m. said the Marquette was nearing Port Washington in bad condition hut expected to make the harbor. The Marquette was owned by the Cleveland Cliff line and engaged in transporting ore. The Senator was owned by the Fontana company of Chicago. Were Freighters Cleveland. Oct 31. —(U.R)— The “Senator." steamer which sank in Lake Michigan today was owned bv (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) [TEXAS MURDER TRIAL STARTS Prosecution Makes Effort To Prove Judge Hamilton Had Fierce Temper Weatherford, Tex.. Oct. 31.— (U.R) — Tlie prosecution in the trial of Judge R. H. Hamilton charged with the murder of Tom Walton, his unwelcome young son-in-law last May, has gone back 35 years into history to prove that an uncontrollable temper dictated Hamilton’s act. District Attorney Thomerson threw the courtroom into turmoil late yesterday when he shouted at the Rev. A. L. Aulick, a defense character witness under cross examination: "Isn’t it a matter of common knowledge that this man Hamilton helped horsewhip Brann, the Iconoclast?” While a murmur ran through the . courtroom, defense attorneys leaped to their feet to object the linking the trial with one of the most sensational incidents in Texas history, the horsewhipping of W. C. Brann, Waco. Tex., publisher, lose fiery litorials aroused the ire of hot-blooded Text ana. To the question, the minister ans(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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