Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 267, Decatur, Adams County, 9 November 1929 — Page 1

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GARY'S MAYORELECT VISITS FORMER HOME • Ross O. Johnson Says He Will Give Gary Its Best Administration relieves vote VINDICATED HIM “I intend to give Gary the ). ,| administration that city has ever had.” This was the statement of l’<> veil 0. Johnson, mayor-elect of Indiana’s steel center, who is veiling with his brother, E. W. nson, in Decatur. Mayor-elect Johnson, when a-ked concerning a story app.jriiiK ill Friday newspapers con- , rung the probabilities of a suit to pr> v. nt h'm from accepting the mayorship of Gary, stated. “I am going to lie mayor of Gary. I received an iincmditional pardon from President Coolidge and was furtther vindicated when 1 won a suit in Lake county court contesting my right to he a candidate for mayor. • 1 am confident that no action of a court can prevent me from becoming mayor of Gary next January. The ‘ c tizens of Gary expressed their con- j fidei.ee in me when they returned me ( to that office, and I repeat as I di 1 ( during my recent campaign that I f will give Gary the best administra- f ti n it has ever had." Mayor-elect Johnson, who formerly li. "d in Adams county was twice may-|, rr of Gary. Shortly after ‘taking of-l lice for his second term he was found I guilty of conspiracy to violate the Federal prohib tion law and sentenced to Leavenworth Federal prison. After serving part of his sentence, Johnson, received an unconditional pardon from President Coolidge. J He returned to Gary and last spring entered the Republican primary election. In the course of the primary election a suit was brought contesting Johnson’s right to serve as mayor. The Lake county court held that .the unconditional pardon given by the President restored Johnson to his < previous status as a citizen and entitled him to become an office holder. Johnson was successful in the primary and last Tuesday was returned ’<> the mayorship by a majority of ‘ (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) O Highway Commission To Buy Right Os Ways Brownstown, Ind.. Nov. 9. — (U.R) — The Indiana state highway commission will in the future buy its own right of ways for state roads, Albert Wedeking of the commission announced here last night. Heretofore right of ways were under jurisdiction of county governments, which often refused to cooperate with the state and held up state highway building. The new program is expected to greatly accelerate state highway construction. — o DEBATING TEAM IS ORGANIZED Decatur High School Will Meet Portland In Series Os School Debates The Decatur high school Debating Club held its first meeting Friday night at the high school. The meeting was caled by Clifton Richards, Instructor at Decatur high school. A series of debates are being planned between Decatur and Portland high school teams, it was announced at the first meeting last night. Mr. Richardstated there would be a squad of aI’out 12 or 15 local debaters and a team would be selected a few days before each contest. A try-out for the squad will be held in the next few days it was announced at the first meeting. The subject for the try-out debate will be "Resolved That The State Should Adopt An Old Age Pension". The pupils interested may take either side of the subject. Those attending the first meeting included, Forest Zimmerman,, Anna Wltines, Martha Moser, Esther Sun, dertnan, Helen Hain, Mildred Blosser, Ina. Anderson, Betty Frislnger, Lydia Beliman, Ed Martz, Ed Musser, Harold Hoffman and Walter Bartlett.

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Raps Duce I . I •’■'t task I I /] a Oil Mrs. Sinclair Lewis, widely known as Dorothy Thompson, American journalist, who in a talk at Chicago before the Council on Foreign Relations, assailed Mussolini's rule in Italy. She said thijt Mussolini's desire to stamp everything German from the country has wrought, great hardship. EXPECfLARGE - " CROWD MONDAY Many Tickets Sold For Armistice Day Banquet At Country Club A large crowd is expected to attend the American Legion public stag Armistice Day banquet to be held Monday night at the Decatur Country club. All men of Adams county, whether they are Legion members or not are invited to attend the affair. An interesting program has been arranged by the local committee in charge and several interesting short talks will follow the banquet. It will be the only Armistice Day celebration in Decatur and is sponsored by Adams post of the American Legion. Among the speakers who will tell where they were when the announcement of the Armistice signing was made will be Rev. H. H. Ferntheil. Dr. 11. O. Jones of Berne, Kenneth Shoemaker of Geneva and several others. The ticket committee stated today that only a few tickets remained for the banquet and they may be obtained until noon Monday from Paul Graham, Vincent Bormann, William Linn, Lyold Baker and Frank Shumaker. o — Local Auto Damaged Edgar Mutschler had an accident last evening, on the Fort Wayne road, one-half mile souith of the Hoagland road, when he ran into a horse. The horse was killed and the Hupmobile owned by Mr. Mutschler was damaged considerably. Will Give Special Program Sunday A special program will be given at the Zion Reformed Church Sunday evening, begining at 7 o clock. This meeting will be held in connection with the annual Thank Offering of the Misi sionary organizations of the church. Mrs. G. E. Schroer of Morioka. Japan will deliver the address, to which the public is most cordially invited. The program which has been arranged for the service Js as follows: Song—Congregation. Devotionals — Mrs. A. R. Fledder johann. Vocal Duet, “Jesus My Savior’ — Miss Eleanor Reppert and Mrs. Dallas Goldner. Address by Mrs. G. E. Schroer of Monioka. Japan. Song, “Jesus Hear Me” —The Mission Band. Offering. Vocal duet, “Give Thanks and Sing” Mrs. Ben Schroyer and Paul Saurer. Remarks Song—Congregation. Benediction — Rev. A. R. FledderJohann. Doxology.

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SURVEY SHOWS CONDITION OF BUSINESS GOOD Collapse Os Stock Market Fails To Affect General Business Os Nation BANKS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION By Richard L. Gridley, UP Financial Writer New York, Nov. 9. —(U.R) The tin precedented collapse in Stock exchange values in the last few weeks finds general business still on a sound basis and the nation's banking institw ions well fortified to withstand any further slump, a country-wide survey by the United Press indicated today. Reports from various Federal reserve authorities show most sections of the country have not been affected by the decline in stock values, business leaders are looking forward to an active Christmas trade. A ndte of caution, in evidence in the steel trade, may adversely affect the business structure during the next few months. Nevertheless, little doubt exists that 1929 will set records in industrial and commercial activity. regardless of what December develops. Dividend disbursements during 1929 will break all records as will steel production, automobile production, freight car loadings, crude oil production, bank clearings, chain store sales, corporate profits and other indices of general business, the survey indicates. The noteworthy development* of the last week has been tlje apparent culmination of the deflation of stock exchange values with a minimum effect on business and banking accomodations alike. In past market depressions. the downswing has invariably been accompanied by widespread hanking, brokerage and commercial failures with a resultant tightening of credit conditions. The present deflation was accomplished with only two brokerage house failures. Commercial failures actually decreased this week, totaling 402 as compared with 414 last week and 363 in the same week last year. Most authorities agree the break in stock values will have an adversely affect on sales of automobiles, radios, jewelry and other non-essentials. This situation is considered temporary. MELLON ASKED TO FILE REPORT Senate Wants Figures On Additional Dry Enforcement Funds Used Washington, Nov. 9. — (U.R) — Ths senate today directed Secretary of the Treasury Mellon to report what use has been made of additional funds appropriated for prohibition enforcement at the last session of congress. The report was requested in a resolution introduced by Senator Harris, Dem., Ga., which was adopted without a record vote. The resolution directs Mellon to furnish the following information, about what was done with the additional appropraition of $2,000,000 voted in the last supply bill: I—The total sums allocated to each administrative district for enforcement work. 2_The number of additional employes assigned to or employed in enforcement work in each district. 3. -A statement of the enforcement work performed in each district during the following periods. April 1, 1929 to November 1, 1929; April 1, 1928 to November 1, 1928; and a period of equal length ending March 31, 1929. o Church Bulletin Board Has Interesting Study An interesting study is presented on the bulletin board in front of the First Evangelical church this week. There is a display of two carrots. One carrot grew into the neck oi a bottle and was hindered from further growth by the bottle. The other carrot was free to glow and is muqh larger. A suggestion below the display is to the effect that the best way to grow larger is through the church.

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( ars Damaged In Mishap Eriday Night An accident occurred at the inter section <J Winchester, Adams, and Mercer avenue, last evening about five o’clock, when two cars collided. Burt Andrews was approaching the stop light on Mercer avenue, and wis go ing at a slow rate of speed as the light was red for him. George Anspaugh (f Pleasant Mills, driving a Ford, turned the corner of AduUts street onto Me:cei avenue and as he turned the corner, another automobile approach ed the in erseetion on Winchester street and stopped Mr. Ajispaugh watching the ear on Winchester street turned onto the left side of the street and ran ih'o the Andrews car. Both cats were damaged about the front. The left t'c nder and radi ctor of the* Andrews car wer * badly damaged, while Hie Anspaugh car sustained a bent axle. DECATUR WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY Mrs. A. B. Gage Succumbs This Morning After Illness Os Few Minutes Mrs. Loretta Gage, 47, wife of Albert B. Gage, assistant superintendent of tlie Decatur works of tlie General Electric company, died suddenly at 11:50 o'clock this morning from a heart attack. Mrs. Gage had been engaged in dong leer housework this morning and had gone to the front porch to dust a rug. Evidently feeling the heart attack coming on she went inside of the house and reclined in a chair. Her daughter, Marceline, was in the room and noticed that her mother was not feeling well and immediately called to the neighbors for help. A local physician was also summoned, but Mrs. Gage had died when he arrived. Mrs. Gage was born in Fort Wayne, April 18, 1882, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dondot. In 1906 she was married to Mr. Gage and they resided in Fort Wayne until moving to Decatur in 1921, when Mr. Gage was given a position with the local plant of the General Electric Co. Besides the husband, Mrs.. Gage is survived by four sons, Robert. Donald, Gerald and Lee Edward and one daughter, Marceline, all of this city. Her brothers and sisters, who also survive are. Julian Rondot, Mishawaka; Charles Rondot, Huntington; William Rondot., Mrs. Charles Stuck, Mrs. Lester Loraine, Fort Wayne. Mrs. Gage was a member of tlie St. Marys Catholic church of this city and was active in the church societies of which she was a member. She was a member of the C. L. of C. and of the St. Vincent. De Paul Society. The arrangements for the funeral had not been completed this afternoon. but in all probability will be held Tuesday morning at the St. Marys Catholic church. 0 . Says House Will Not Yield On Point Washington, Nov. 9 —(UP) — The house will not yield to the senate on any of the three "fundamentals” of the tariff bill, the flexible clause, the de- ■ benture or the protective policy, speak- . er Longworth predicted today. > 0 REPUBLICANS LOOK TO FUTURE ’ Senator Moses To Confer With Leaders Concerning Next Election i • Washington, Nov. 9.—(U.R) — With t the outlook for the coming congress- - ional elections uncertain from a re- , publican standpoint as the tariff bill , sinks in congressional mire, Senator - George H. Moses, chairman of ithe re- , publican senatorial campaign committee leaves for Chicago late today to confer with party leaders of the middle west. Moses is leaving behind him an almost chaotic situation among the 56 Republican senators struggling with 1 the tariff bill, 19 of whom face con- ' tests for re-election next year. ' Republicans will have a hard fight ’ to hold even their paper majorities in the next congress. Os the five insurgents up for re-election, three are ’ believed almost certain to be return- ’ ed—Norris of Nebraska, Borah of . Idaho and McMaster of South Dakota. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)

FRENCH CABINET RECEIVES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE Tardieu And Briand Get Big Majority In First Test Os Strength ENTHUSIASM FOLLOWS TEST Paris, Nov. 9. — (U.R) —The government of Andred Tardieu was raised to firm ground today after France had wandered for almost .three weeks in the wilderness of a desperate cabnet crisis. In the van. as dawn ended a hectic session of the chamber of deputies, stood the well-tired Aristide Briand irtid tlie emerging advocate of collaI boration. Premier Tardieu. They had won a brilliant and surprising majority of 79 votes for Tardieu's newly formed cabinet of reI publican solidarity. They had moved a hostile and suspicions chamber to wild enthusiasm and they—the eloquent Briand and the determined Tardieu—were ready to carry out a definite program with greater confidence of support than had been predicted under any circumstances. Two votes of confidence in the government were taken before the chamber adjourned at 5 a. m. amid cheers and shouts of congratulation. The first w’as won by the government. 327 , to 256, and the second shot the cab-1 inet's majority upward. 332 to 253. The chamber rebounded to Briand’s support today and put its stamp of approval on his unequivocal policy of prochement with Germany. Briand himself, speaking as foreign minister but with the fate of the cabinet pend-i ing on his words, rose to magnificent! height's as he addressed the chamber. ■ Striking back at his critics and appealing for the peace program be lias exemplified before Europe, Briand defended tlie government's policy of national defense and stressed the necessity of proceeding "with dignity and firmness.” Briand was cheered again and again as lie plotted tlie “dignified" course which France must follow in completing defense of the eastern frontier. He stressed, as the central itheme of his address, a program for consummation of the “spirit of Loc(CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) PANTAGES GETS LONG SENTENCE Theatre Magnate Receives Sentence Os Not More Than 50 Years Los Angeles, Nov. 9—(UP) —Alexander Pantages multi-millionaire theater man today was sentenced to Sen Quentin Prison for “not more than fifty years," as a result of his conviction on a charge of assaulting 17-year-old Eunice Pringle., Before passing sentence Superior Judge Chat les Fricke denied the showman's petition for a new trial. He also refused an application for probation and a reguest for a stay of judgment. Attorneys for Pantages said the case will be appealed to a higher court. Through his attorneys Pantages complained that his conviction last month had followed irregularities in the jury room, miscnduct on the part of the District Attorney and a public opinion Hostile because of his wealth and the nature of the chargas. The aged showman was surrounded by relatives and friends as his attorneys argued against District Attorney 1 Buron Fitts who demanded that Pantages lie sent to prison for one to ' fifty years as the jury's verdict auto--1 matically recommended. r His daughter, Crfrmen, and his sons, ■ Rodney and Lloyd, were in court witli • him. > His wife, Mrs. Lois Pantages, given » probation yesterday on a one to ten years sentence to San Quentin for - manslaughter, was reported too ill to » attend the hearing. i o Dr. C. J. Burris Dies 1 Washington, Nov. 9. — (U.R) —Dr. C. ’ J. Burris, 49, Washington dentist and ’ nationally recognized as a leader in ! his profession, is dead after an open- ‘ ation. He was a hroither of the late r Benjamin J. Burris, who was presi dent of Ball State Teachers college at Muncie.

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Beauty and Brains I Iff! O i m ’w i I Lucy Thompson of Emporia. Urginia. who proved that beauty and brains can lie companions by being selected as the most intelectual girl in the State Teachers’ College at Farmville, Va. LOCAL MEN BUY LOAN COMPANY Graham And Walters Buj Continental Loan Co.; Will Extend Its Operation A business deal was announced today whereby Graham and Walters Insurance and Loan Co, of Decatur purchased the Continental Loan Co., The Guy Bracken Insuranca Agency and The M. O. Bebout Insurance Agency, all of Montpelier, Indiana. The Continental Loan Co., a corporation will have as its president Paul Graham and C L. Walters, treasurer. The concern will operate in Montpelier, Bluffton and Decatur and will negotiate automobile loans. The Montpelier agencies will he merged and all three concerns in that ’ town will be managed by M. (). Bebout. The insurance concerns will operate under the name of Graham and Walters and the loan company will retain the former name, Continental. In Bluffton the loan company will be operated by John Carnail of Carnail and Markley. In Bluffton and Montpelier the loan company also will deal in chattel mortgages. The two insurance concerns purchased by the local men at Montpelier are well known in this part of the state. The Bracken company his operated for more than 46 years and the Bebout agency lias been in Montpelier for more than seven years. Mr. Graham, president of the merger stated today that the loan com- . piny would operate in Decatur from the Graham and Walters building, and ■ that it would be entirely separate from . the present concern. It will deal mosti ly in automobile financing for piiri chasers in Adams county. 0 Daughter Os Local People Entertains Mrs. Woodrow Wilson ; John Maynard of this city has reJ ceived a letter from his daughter, Mrs. . Charles L. DeVault, wife of the American counselor to Japan located in To- ] kyo, telling of the visit to that country of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of r the ex-president. She had the pleasure of entertaining Mis. Wilson on Nov- , ember 4 at a luncheon to which ten prominent women were also invited. Mrs. DeVault says in her letter: “Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Is now visiting in J Tokyo and her beautiful smile and her marvelous poise lias taken every , one by storm. When I asked her she t mad<> me feel as though 1 were doing her a great favor. Our guests will inr, elude also the acting wife, the wife of the first secretary of the embassy, the consul general's wife, the wife of the bishop of Japan, the wives of the heads of the Westinghouse and the General Electric com • panies. and Mrs. Fensler, a cousin ot Mrs. Wilson and head of the American n hospital for Japan. Last week we en r ‘ tertalned at luncheon for Mr. and Mrs e Mortimer I.itchenauer, famous Araetd *■ can portrait and frescoe painter, whr e has many of his works in our Metro politan museum."

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BLAST WRECKS BUILDING AND HURTS SEVERAL Man, Smoking Enters Gas tilled Room; Explosion Heard For Miles FIRE FOLLOWS THE EXPLOSION Elyria, O„ Nov. 9.—(U.R)—A eras explosion in the Trimm Spring company plant today leveled the plant and resulted in deaths to at least five employees. Several other persons are in such serious condition they are not expected to live while at least one man is reported missing. The explosion came shortly after 7a. m. Police reported that a watchman had deeded gas in the building and had warned against anyone lighting a match but that one man had not been warned and entered smoKing a cigarette. Among the dead and injured are: Louis Butcher. 37. John Raple. Mike Swetz. Unidentfied man, about 30 years old. Unidentified man, about 25 years old. The injured: Margaret Oilman; Mary Downs; Auguwta Grennell; Sam Husted, plant foreman. All are at Elyria Memorial hospital in serious condition. v Sam Husted, day foreman at the plant, near death in Elyria Memorial hospital, approached tlie plant wi.h four other employes, opening the door and smelled gas. Then he saw one of his men light a cigaret. “Don’ct light that." the foreman yelled. “You'll be blown to hell." The warning was too late. Flames shot skyward. The exploding' gis roared. The building trembled and splintered. Persons ten miles away heard the explosion and hundreds of persons hurried to the scene. Machinery and pieces of wreckage were thrown high into the air and caught in tlie boughs of nearby trees. That added ito the danger that the rescuers had to cope with. Immediately east of the spring plant is the Bunshine Laundry company. Its workers had not yet arrived for the day. Windows were smashed. however, in the Souch-Uthe screw works nearby and in the General Pattern shop. Because of tlie early hour ithere was no one in either building. Mrs. John Horvath was in bed with her baby iu her home not far from the street. She was thrown to tile floor by the explosion. She said she was seized with the terrible fear of death as she saw the walls of her home buckle under the percussion. “It was lik*' a giant ■ lap < thunder," explained Mrs. Jxircita Taylor, ICC INTINI’ED ON PAGE SEVEN) ROAD CREDIT - i IS ANNOUNCED County Auditor Releases Amount Available In AU Townships Os County The twelve townships in Adams • county have a credit available for road - building in 1930 of $214,357.04. accord- • ing to the table of figures complied ■ by County Auditor Albert Harlow. f Union township has the smallest a- ■ mount. $3,747.42 and Washington town- ■ ship the largest, its credit neing $58,1 379.08. The road bond debt of the 12 town- . ships on Januarv 1, 1930 will be $593,i 213.16. During the year the 12 town--1 ships wil pay $141,454.40 on the debt. V Townships can be bonded for two e per cent limit on these valuations g would have yielded $666,115.80 from i- which is deducted the amount owing, s plus the credit for 1930 payments, leavf ing a net balance available iti the ’. 12 townships of $214,35'7.04. e The county commissioners announc- ;- ed at the November meeting that they i- would not take up road matters until if after the first of the yen- and as in forn met' years a number of petitions will i- be presented to the lioard for action, s The table showing the road dept 4- the amount to be paid next year and o the credit available in each township a- is printed in another part of tonight's Daily Democrat.

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