Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 265, Decatur, Adams County, 7 November 1929 — Page 1

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I -« for I ESTATES ■ !' I I i'ih Driven Imlay At Akron For Airship La-’cer Than Graf I WITNESS I THE CEREMONY HH i‘. No\. 7. <U.R) The tii.-l ■Bp Ol the skies the United MBs ' ' .!trieH>: • ZUS 4. the i.:i 89. . . i tie world. MBI 1' moon, Rear Admiral W I \ Moffe’t, ch'ef Mg uronp of high govi-rnm-nt , ||mm| ami thousands of sp-»<-tat<•»• < 1 BM. ... the sold rivet marking th--BM: .tart of constitution of lit" S Mgiant. HB ■ .July 1. 1931. that sin- will , BB ’ '"*' ' onsl’ ltetioii hanrar 1-> I BB I' ’ "tn for building her si t r ' -lie ZRS-5. i I |BB|I ' ' ' airships, exceeding even BB: ■•• ''iiia:-. b”ilf Graf Zeppelin and i ■|B'! ’"' s present pride. the Los |B . ... will be 74.7 feet long and ll'. ■ wh with a gas capacity of, i B|M • i iil ii- feet, nearly twice as > BHI ' that of the Graf. ■BB "" ,s ’ "’ttqne feature of the two i J ' s "'0 bo provision on th--BBS ’ fivt * scouting p'ams. 881 '' ' before the Moffett c.-re-'he huge ' cylindi ical door ■M-' "M'.ear Zeppelin i orporai win's B|B '' " 'd'ened and l> W. Li 1 --' 818 1"- hlent of tin Good.yi ar '-liter BB I' ' "*** "olcome the visitors. vernor Myers Y. Cooper ofiphio. Dr. Karl Ar astern,. designer <|f the sup t-dirigible, Commander Jerome 1 Hmisaeker.i L'-eut. Commander Charles i E Rosendalil. Major Clarence M. 1 1 Assi-tant ■HB t-a - - iii Charge of Aeroii ial ics. Wil-BR-'l ' McCracken. Young's |.i.-ilr.-r-BEm s --nd John Vorys, state director of ■■ ; iitii-s. will be among the oil: ( BB '-si party. |B|I than fifty airplanes are brill" |H| i' rnests from ’ill parts of t!--- < our:BB *>" lol ' the ceremony. The Los ■ A.-■ ]. s is coming here from L:iVB : N. .1.. aircraft < orporat ions ami I I : iiautie interests are selldTlg r--p M 1- ntatives bv plane. El Concluding the ceremonies with a , ! dinner at the Portage Country Club, i • a gold medal of the International I.i ague of Aviators will be presented h Commandi r II - id Hm 1 "''ls Thaw and Kerwood. nu’.nI*3 1" -of the Lafayette esquadrill" dur i |B dm the World war. M Fireman Killed H Orange, N. J. Nov. 7- (UP) —Explosion during an experiment in the laboratory of the Kessler Chemical C 0.., e >sl th life of a fireman and ri ■ suited in injury to 19 other firemen || I and a chemist. | TO MAKE EFFORT I FOR ATTENDANCE Reformed Church Sets Next Sunday As ‘•Full-Attend-ance” Day At Services gg Next Sunday will be "Full At'endance B Sunday” in th6 Sunday School and M "orship services al tile Zion Reform rd church. Etch class is planning for hg I" 11 per cent attendance. A number of . short addresses will be given on the H ! object of consistent and regular attendance in Sunday school and church services. The Hume Mission Day pro .Jf gram will be in charge of Pi of M. F. Ol 'thtnan. According to the Penecost.il Anniv,‘ rB1 tty Program the thought of "WorI ship” win ] )e pursued in the divine sbr Ki during the month of Xovemlter. 'be pastor will be assisted in these I services by special music in charge of Mr. J. H. Graber. Die evening services will b ■ known ilB "Thank Offering Night" which service will be in charge of Mrs. J. Fred j Fruchte. This service will be in th ■ interest of the three missionary organII ,i Rations of the church. Mrs. G. W. Ht-hroer of Morioka, .Japan, who is spending her first furlough in America 'vill give the address. Her addresses have heen well accepted wherever she ■ * a s spoken. A special offering will he ls -ed at this service.

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Reformed Men To .loin In Fellowship Meeting N< xt Monthly night the men of th"l Zinn Reformed church are to meet ini llowsliip with tlie Men's Forum of St. Johnks Reformed church of Fort Wayne, the Rev. F. H. Rupimw, pastor. Mr. Charles Leuenberger Is the president of St. John's Forum and through him an invitaiton has been extended to the local Reformed men. It is urged that a large number of local iniit plan to attend. The meeting beg n- at s o'clock. There will be a meeting of the local Reformed church men immediately following the Sunday morning service next Sunday to complete final arrangements for the trip to Fort Wayne. COWENTION TO BE HELD -SUNDAY Sunday Schools Os Preble And Kirkland Townships To Meet At Honduras A Sunday School Convention of ill the Sunday Schools in Preble anti bilkland Townships will b- held Nov e.n.nbet lit, at 2 o'clock in the after-) n-xin, at the Christian Union Church at Honduras The public is cordially invited to attend the convention and to learn of the high aims of this work The committee in charge of the arrangements for tlie affair have endeavored to make the program educational as well as spiritually worth • while. ’ Following is th ■ complete program: Prelude—Thomas Adler. Hymn -Congregation Scripture and prayer — Rev. Jay Smi‘h. 1 Our aims and purposes — Clifton | Striker. , Song. Uuet, --Rertaline Zimmerman Hid Mis. lieta Ratcliff. Childrens Division Frieda Lehman ! Song - Dcnabeile and Virginia Zim- - merman. Young Peoples Department — Guytres Eley. Song-Beulah Sunday School. Adult department— Milton Birod Saxaphone Duet "Old English Ai' -Irene and Walter Hildebrand. Educational Department Thomas 1 Griffith. Music— Magley male quartette. The use of money in this S. S. Work I —lnda Spt linger. Offertory Sue Zimmerman. Electicn of Officers Hymn—Congregation Benediction. Monroe Student At Purdue Is Honored Lafayette. Ind.. Nov. 7 —H. A. Ehrsam of Monroe a student in the civil engineering school at Purdue University has be n pledged to Chi Epsilon a civil engineering honorary. The pledges are selected on a basis of ■scholarship, campus activities and personality. - — -o — —~ Flovd Death's Bond Is Fixed At SIO,OOO Floyd Death, former Decatur resident, who was arrested in Fort Mayne Tuesday afternoon on a charge of violation 01 "'e National J’rohibition Act. had his hearing I before the United States Commissionler in Hammond yesterday. Death's bond was fixed at SIO,OOO. He was taken back to Fort Wayne last night and it was understood that ids bond wa- being arranged for today. i.I. Frank Mann Is Muncie’s New Judge J. Frank Maun, of Muncie former Decatur attorney, was elected city judge in the Tuesday city election of that city, it "’as learned here today. Judge Mann was elected Io office in the Democritic landslide wliich struck Muncie Tuesday sending George Dal.’, millitant Democratic editor to the mayorship of the “capital of the world." The Democrats at Muncie elected all their ticket with the exception of four councilman. - ■.l — — - —(> —-- Huntington Man Is Victim Os Suicide Huntington. Ind.. Nov. 7. — (U.R) The suicide of Clarence Morris, IS, was consummated here last night while police knocked at his door. He shot himself. Neighbors had seen no light in the house long after dark. They remembered that Morris had made an attempt at suicide a few days before, and called police. He had been regarded by neighbors as unbalanced mentally for several months.

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\\ ife Brings Charges Against Son of Famous Evangelist I II K / F / J"’ - ■ iv i > / : * Lust—- • Formal investigation of serious charges made by Mrs. Harriet Sunday, prominent clubwoman, against her husband, George Sunday, son of the famous evangelist, and another woman was begun by the District Attor j ney’s office, I.os Angeles. At the left is Mrs. Harriet Sunday, who names Miss Mayrna I.a Salle in connection with the charges she has preferred against her husband. Miss Mayrna La Salle, a Hollywood model • • ght) has also been called to the District Attorney’s office.

Will Recount Votes In Richmond Election Richmond, Ind.. Nov. 7 (VP> — A recount of the votes cast for mayor ini the election here Tuesday will be :sk-, ed Friday, L. A. Handley. Democratic • candidate, announced. Handley was defeated for reelection by 47 votes. His opponent was Windsor ,B. Harris. Reppitblicau. o—- S— Masonic Banquet Will Be Held Tuesday Night The Masonic Lodge will bold banquet at the Masonic Hall. Tuesday evening. November 12. Judge D. Blirnf Douglas will be the chief speaker. Judge Smith and Mr. Leslie will accompany him. and take part in the program. Special music will be furnished | by the Scottish Rite Quartet. JUDGE HAMILTON IS ACQUITTED Texas Attorney Charged With Murder Gets “Not Guilty” Verdict Weatherford, Tex., Nov. 7.—(U.R> - Judge R. H. Hamilton returned to Amarillo today to resume his practice of law. interrupted since May -1| when he was charged with murder at-1 ter shooting his son-in-law, Tom Walton. Jr. A jury of 11 plainsmen and a bank cashier returned a verdict of not guilty after one hour and 45 minutes of deliberation last night. The verdict came suddenly while Judge Hamilton was at dinner with his family at the Weatherford hotel. Only the crowd of spectators, many of whom had gone without an evening meal to retain places in the small court room, was present when the jurors arrived at a decision and reported it through J. E. Whitsett, Weatherford banker and foreman of the jury, to Judge C. E. Carter. Judge Hamilton received the news with the self-possession characterizing him throughout the trial and announced he would return to his Amarillo law office. Theresa, his 18-year-old daughter, and widow of the boy who was slain after secretly marrying her. received the news with, a smile and the statement she was "very happy." She plans to return to Texas university or go to the University of Minnesota with Robert, her brother, a student instructor in medicine there. The jurors announced the first ballot stood 8 to 4 for acquittal and the second 11 to 1 for acquittal. The fourth brought agreement. Mrs. Grace Walton, mother of Tom, heard of the acquittal in her room at the hotel. She said she was extremely tired and did not wish to comment. Friends said she had been near collapse from the strain of the trial during which she was called to the stand briefly.

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STOCK MARKET CAINS VALUES After Depressing Opening Values Shoot Stocks Up In Closing Hour New York. Nov. 7. -4U.R)—The stock market staged a recovery today that meant millions of dollars to ha'd pressed traders throughout the nation. When it seemed there was no end to a sweeping downturn. U. S. Steel braced and started forward. Other leaders followed and there started a | buying rush from all sections of the I nation which sent prices even above yesterday's close. The recovery was of a more sweeping nature than yesterday's decline. Prices were up today 1 to 6 points above yesterday's close. The higher close was the more remarkable in that during the first hour today values had been clipped millions of dollars when the market kept up its yesterday's sag. dropping one to 15 points. All along the list these early losses either were overcome and a gain recorder, or at least wiped out. Trading was at a tremendous rate —due to the great selling in the first I hour and the tremendous buying in (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) TARDIER BEGINS PREMIER’S WORK Faces Hostile Chamber As He Promises Lower Taxes To French People Paris, Nov. 7 -(U.R) -Andre Tardieu’s ■ cabinet went before the chamber of . deputies this afternoon and faced the evident hostility of the entire left. The premier personally presented i what he termed a program of “pros- ■ perity and peace" to the unfiendly • rows of socialists, radicals and cont- ■ munists. Tardieu promised tax reduction , and rejief for the hard pressed wheat i and sugar beet growers. He insisted I that parliament's rights would be rc- • spected on such important foreign ' problems as evacuation of the Rhineland, the Young plan of reparations and naval disarmament on which the policies of foreign minister Aristide Briand must face opposition. The opposition lined up five orators ' delegated to put troublesome ques- ' tions to the government. Briand, however, was ready to speak in defense , of the cabinet's foreign policies, wi'h the possibility that his oratory would sooth the chamber sufficiently to . guarantee a vote of confidence and permit the cabinet to live after the 17-day crisis during which a govern- ! ment was formed only with the greatest difficulty.

R. S. FREIGHTER SINKS IN FGG Conehatta Founders Anti Goes Down: Crew Saved Except Captain Stockholm. Nov. 7 (U.R) The .■pop ton fr ight’r Conehatta of the United States shipping board, foumt ■red today oil the Norrland coast, Northern Sweden, near Brotthaellan. The crew was rescued. The Conetatta, in route from Hel singfors to Hoernfors, lot her direc-1 ’ion in a fog and went aground, later | sinking. The Swedish steamer Her-ii-les rescued the crew, wtli the exception of the captain and two engineers who remained aboard, only >ait of the vessel being under water. Attempts to tow the ship to harbor I after she grounded failed because of heavy seas. Tlie Conehatta is from Philadelphia. It normally carries a crew of 41. Tlie ship is 390 feet long and was built at Hog Island. Pa., in 1920. —o McAlpine Party Starts Back To Civilization Winnipeg. Cm . Nov. 7—(UP) —Col [ C. D. H. McAlpine and his party of seven geologist-Explorers were being brought hack to civilization today in four rescue planes The scien ists, who staggered into

a Hudson Bay trading poo at Cambridge Bay early this we -k after having. been lost in the Arctic since Sept [ S. were transported to Bithurst yesterday and will continue the 1.550 mile trip to Winnipeg today if weather pet mits. o Snow And Sleet Sweeps Colorado And Wyoming, Denver, Colo.. Nov. 7. —(U.R) —A driving snow and sleet storm swept Colorado and Wyoming today. Highways were glazed with ice. anil aerial transportation paralyzed. A westbound airmail plane was forced down at Dix. Nebr.. and an' eastbound plane was held at Salt Lake City, pending improvement of flying conditions. The air mail was forwarded on railroads. More snow was forecast for today, and lower temperatures pedicted. HENRY PLEASES HIS AUDIENCE Magician Receives Great Applause In First Os Lyceum Course Shows The Lyceum course, under the aitsprices of the Senior class of the Deca tur High school, was formally opened last evening, when S. S Henry and his Company, presented the first program in tire Decatur high school and'torium last evening. The program was one of interest throughout. Mr. Henry lone of the greatest living magicians entertined a large audience last even ing, with a program*which was both interesting ami educational. The program for the evening was di | vided into two parts, between which a short inlet mission was held. The first part of the evening's entertain ment comprised a variety of magical illusion, iM>d in several of the acts M Henry called on youngsters in the audience to assist him. The children were recompensed for their help, and also enjoyed the privilege of being on the stage with the magician. Clever slight-of band performances entertained the assembly for a length of time, and one of the interesting teafurs was a shadow portray tl, in which the performer cast his shadow upon tTie screen, walked away and the shadow remained as it had been. The much heard of feat of causing pigeons to disappear, shooting canaries from a sack into a cage, and other tricks were greatly enjoyed by the audiene Following a short intermission, the performer with his two assistants returned to the stage, where sketching with chalk was produced by Mr. Henry Matty pictures were drawn by the artist, who continued to discuss his work meantime. Tim final picture made was called "on the Road to Mandalay", and while preparing it Mr. Henry read the'entile selection, accompanied at the piano by his assistant. Probably one of the most interesting features of the program was the sand pictures, which were produced by throwing sands upon a slanting board. (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

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I Affirmative Side Wins In D. C. 11. S. Debate | In s debate -taged it tlie D’catur; iCithoHe High School oil tile subject I Should Officials cairx Rulebooks" The affirmative side was vlctorous. i Mueli interest was shown in the sub ject. Th- affirmative wis upheld by Thomas Voglewi-de and Mary Fisher The mg.ilive side of tlie argument w in taken by John Smith and Edith Len-geisi-h. In another di-R ,>n following , tlie debate many sides of the question were shown. A second debate "Resolv al that tnteischoo luthletiis should be abolished" was won by Cail Lose and Patsy Hol house the affirmative side agiitist Jim Fishel and S.domi Schmitz, lb.- negative. Heated discussion headied by Arthur Krick. Billy Gass. Tomi | Vog!-weile and Bernard Wetnhoff followed the debate. Krick defending the 1 affermative against all comers did I j some fine talking. The later degate . proved a very interesting one both las: yen- and this year. UPSETS MARK CITY ELECTIONS — Democrats Make Big Gains In Indiana Cities; Plans To Beging For Next Fall iWith a smoke from Tuesday's muni cipal elections clearing away through out Indiana, Democrats find them selves "sitting in the golden chair" witli complete control of all tlie lead ing cities of the state witli th ■ exception of Gary and Hammond. Teue H rute and ludianajiolis have Democratic mayor's tor the first time in mor.’ than a decade. Evansville el | ected a Democratic mayor for the ! firs: time since Mayor Benjamin . Bosse died several years ago William J Hosey was chosen mayor of Fort Wayne and a majority of lire Oernocratic candidates were snccessftrt there Many upsets marked tire recent bali lotting. Jesse Hickman Mellett. twice | mayor of Anderson was sent back to I rhe mayorship by more than 3.000 ma Ijority. Mellett ran on a dry "cleanup" platform and received most of his support from regular Democrats and women. In Gary Roswell O. Johnson, former Adams county resident, was elected mayor- for the third time Johnson was forced to resign in his second term when he was convicted of a liquor conspiracy charge and s<nt to Federal prison. The entire Republican tickets won in the Calumet district with the exception of Whiting where a Demo critic mayor was eleffied Whiting voted almost 2 1 for Alfred E. Smith in (lie general election in 1925. In Indianapolis Democrats won com plete control. Reginald Sullivan was elected mayor by the largest plurality lever given a in ryorality eandida'e. it being more than t’S.OOO. All but three Democratic councilmen were elected in the state capitcl. Political observers are -summing up the results with amazement. H Earl Peters, Democratic stale chairman an trounced that he would begin organization immediat.’ly for the general elei tion next fall. With Democrats in pow : er in pi ictically all leading cities and a majority of the smaller county seat cities, it is believed tlr.it tile state Democratic organization will Ire the strongest in years -o ■ _>< ' Man Murders Wife Portland. Ore . Nov. 7.—(U.R/ Wally j Yogi’s, 28. longshoreman, hacked his I 21-year-old wife. Mary, to deatli with j a razor in their home here today, then attempted to end his own life by slashing his throat. Voges was taken to a hospital. ! where physicians reported his condition was serious Police attributed ! Voges' act to jealousy. 1 Court Room Furniture Is Being; Installed 1 Furniture for the new < < urt room in tire Ad uns county Cour t House is ; being installed this week Tire jury box and chairs and some of the other furniture have been placed. 11 is thought tire room will be completed bi fore the November- term of court. O_. Volcano Silent 1 Guatemala City. Nov. 7 (UP) The ' volcano Marie ceased violent 1 eruption today after a three-d:iy renew--1 al of activi y which officials esinrrted claimed at least 300 lives. ’ Dense columns of black smoke con- * tinned to pour from the crater bitt the flow of lava which spread over the coffee plantations and villages near the volcano’s base had ceased.

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HOOVER CHARGED WITH INDUCING VOTE CHANGING Profits Are Shown Through Income Tax Returns Made By Seven Companies HEATED DEBATE T( C( I IE Washington, Nov. 7.— <U.R) — Income tax returns revealing the profits of eight American steel companies during the last seven years were made public today bv Senator Ashurst, Dem., Ariz., during debate over charges that President Hoover had induced the senate finance committee to reverse itself and put manganese ore on the free list. Ashurst said the net profits shown in these income tax figures amounted to $930,181.0:79 during the period, about two-thirds of which were contributed by tin- United States Steel corporation with profits of $642,812.128. The I'. S. Steel corporation profits listed by Ashurst follow: 1922. $39,653,4.7.7: 1923. $107,707,061; 1924, $85,100,940: 1925. $90,602,652; 1926. $116,667,404; 1927. $87,896,836; 1928, sll 1,163,771. Ashurst was the first senator to make use of figures submitted privately to the .senale by the treasury department in answer to a senate resolution asking for profits, losses and operating expenses of several hundred American concerns interested in tariff revision. Using only the profits in his argument against placing manganese ore on tlie free list, he contended the present duty of one cent a pound is not harmful to steel corporations using manganex.- as a hardening ingredient in steel manufacture. Ashurst totaled the profits at $931.881.180 and said there had been losses during that period, presumably during the years not given, amounting to $1,503,259 from which he deduced that the net profits of the steel industry were $93P.151,059 since the Fordney-McCuntber tariff bill was passed in 1922. Senator Wheeler, Democrat. Montana. and Senator Bratton, Democrat, New Mexico, brought up the question of the committees change of heart on the manganese question. They reported rumors current at the time > lie committee took its second voto on the manganese rate that the president influenced two members of the committee to vote for free admission after they had first supported an increase in tate. Chairman Smoot of the committee and Senator Bingham, Ilepn., Conn., denied the president had communicated witli them Chairman Moses of tlie senatorial campaign committee whose selection of Olio Kuhn. New York banker as ICONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) NEW CONTROL FOR AIRPLANES Automatic Pilot Can Discharge Explosives Without A Human Aboard Washington, Nov. 7. (U.R)-Au awesome vision of what future warfare may mean to urban populations is conjured up in the latest success of tin- army air corps' use of an automatic pilot for planes in flight. A plane so equipped rested today at Bolling field after a flight from Wright Field. Dayton, Ohio. Its gyr >- seopic control device functioned perfectly in fog and good weather en route here yesterday. It is the produce of the Sperry company in whose name tlie late Lawrence Sperry dem onstrated a similar device before high officers of the government, during the war. Sperry endeavored to show how an explosive-laden plane could be sent alone to its destination to hurtle earthward and explode. He failed. His plane found its course despite an empty cockpit, hut failed to dive when expected, flew from sight and was lost at sea. Subsequent development has pro- , duceil an automatic control which . functions perfectly up to a certain . point. As it exists now the gyro(CONTINCED ON ?AOE EIGHT)

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