Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 274, Decatur, Adams County, 18 November 1929 — Page 1

WFATHFR Rain probable tonight and Tuesday turning to snow Tuesday and northw,,st portion tonight. Colder Tuesday and north and central portion tonight.

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HOOVER READY FOR BUSINESS CONFERENCES Cunceis Other Engagements For Week To Meet Several Committees i MEETINGS TO START TUESDAY Washington, Nov. IS. — (U.R>—Machinery set up by President Hoover to assure the continued orderly march | o. business will ( be put Into motion i tomorrow. Modeled on the principle which made Mr. Hoover's food administration during the war notable, the president's plan of dealing with the current economic situaion is that of volui. ary cooperation with the government. ♦ The president has cancelled all appoint ments for the week to devote all his time to the conferences. Railway executives representing most of the large eastern lines will meet with the president tomorrow. Chamber of Commerce officials and leaders in ithe manufacturing and distribution trades will confer at the White House Wednesday. A round table conference of the nation’s'farming interests is scheduled Thursday. From these conferences will develop tlie measures to be taken by each b.anch of trade in cooperating with government agencies to resltore public confidence shaken by the stock market decline. Further conferences of the more specialized groups will be called later, it was intimated at the White House today. One will deal with labor. Secretary of Labor Davis and President Hoover silting wish the nation’s labor leaders. Figuring prominently in the White Hous parleys will be representatives of strongly organized trade, labor and agricultural organizations, embracing the Chamber of Commerce, state and local chambers, and railways trade and manuftcuring groups. Although some manner of “clearing house" may be brought into being, it is understood the president believes nothing in the way of a super organization is required. Tlie following business chieftians are expected to confer with the presitCONTINVED ON PAGE FOLK) - .... ---O ' Dramatic Department To Present Play Tonight The Dramatic Department of the Woman's Club will present Louisia M Allcott’s “Little Women"’ at the High School Auditorium tonight. The curtain will rise at 8 o'clock prompt. The opening of the performance has been changed from 8:15 to 8 o'clock because of the unusual length of the play and the public is asked to note the changeThe cast of characters and the director, Miss Verneal Whalen, have worked diligently on the production for the past few weeks. They have secured appropriate costumes from Fort Wayne and promise the public an excellent performance tonight. EVANGELICAL MEET PLANNED Young People To Meet At Huntington Next Friday And Saturday An Evangelical Young Peoples conference will be held in Huntingion November 22 and 23, it was announced today by members of the local Evangelical Young Peoples organization. The general theme of the two-day conference will be “The Fore-Fold Life". Prof. E. N. Himmel of Nabervtlle, 111-, principal in the Academy of North Central college will be the chief speaker. The program will open Friday night, November 22 with an address and social hour. The Saturday morning session will start at 9:30 o’clock and last until noon. The afternoon session will start at 2 o'clock and immediately following the afternoon session a banquet will be held. Free lodging for Friday night will be provided,tor all visitors attending the conference. Several members of the Decatur and Calvary Evangelical churches' Young Peoples organizations are planning on attending the conference.

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NOVEMBER TERM OF COURT OPENS IN NEW ROOMS Attorneys Meet With Judge Sutton To Set Dates For Trial Os Cases GRAND JURY TO COMMENCE PROBES The November term of the Adams Circuit court opened today in the newly remodelled court rooms with Judge Jesse C Sutton, presiding. The new rooms have he% completed and all new furniture has been Installed. Today was devoted largely to setting dates for trial of cases during the November term, and Indications are that thep resent term will be one of the busiest since Judge Sutton assumed the bench. The September term, which was held in the auditorium of the Public Library did not dispose of any trial cases, because of a lack of space for juries to meet. There was no grand jury session, either, in the September term. Practically ever local attorney attended the session today'' when the docket was read and dates were fixed. Seveial important cases will be heard 'flaring the present term of court, it was indicated. Grand Jury Meets The Novembei term. Adams County Grand Jury met today at the Court House, and after a brief organization meeting, adjourned until 9 o’clock Tuesday morning, at which time examination of witnesses will start. It was indicated today that several Investigations would be made by the grand jury, but no definite program was anounced. Calling of witnesses will start as early Tuesday as possible. Irvin G. Kerr of Bertie is foreman of the grand jury. The name of Frank Schlaug was changed to Frank Rumschlag, Root township on the official summons today. An error had been made in copying the name. Miss Dorothy Walters, Adams circuit court reporter will act as secretary to the grand jury and M. J. (CONTINI KD ON I’AGI-: i-'OI II) o ADMINISTRATION WINS IN MEXICO Oritz Rubio Elected President; Many Killed In Riots And Uprisings Mexico City, Nov. 18—<U.R>—Amid nutionwide rioting, bloodshed and charges of fraud, Pascual Ortiz Rubio, national revolutionary and administration candidate, has obtained a triumphant majority for the presidency of Mexico. An act urate check of the dead was impossible. Reports of many deaths were confirmed and those together with semi-official reporta indicated the number killed throughout the states w4>nld reach 18 with scores injured. Unconfirmed reports placed the dead at 26. While no figures were available for an approximate count of yesterday’s vote, reports indicated that, the Ortiz Rubio party had triumphed in nearly all of the states of the republic. Leaders of the anti-reelectlonist party, supporting the only other candidate, Jose Vasconcelos, conceded victory to the administration candidate but only with claims that the Ortix Rubio victory was a “Fiaaco” and accomplished by preventing the Vasconcelos supporters from voting. Advices to the department of the interior said one person was killed at Cecilia, Tamaulipas, and six wounded. Reports to La Prensa from Toluca said five police were killed when a patrol truck was overturned. f) ——— Former Decatur Woman Speaks In Indianapolis Mrs. Dorothy Dugan Goodrich of Indianapolis spoke to the members of the Board of Directors of the Child’s Museum, Saturday morning at 10:30 at the Child’s Museum on North Meridian Indianapolis- Her subject was "Children of Ireland and England." Mrs. Goodrich has just returned from spendlug the summer in the British Isles and wap able to present her subpect from personal experience. She is chairman of the Board of Directors aud has taken a g.*eat interest In the work of the Child’s Museum in Indianapolis.

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Adams County Woman Observes 95th Birthday 1). <N. Erwin and wife called yesterday afternoon on Mis. R. It. Stephenson, who celebrated her 95th birthday at one of her daughters near Convoy, Ohio. Th:- estimable old lady took the $lO prize at the street fair in Decatur this year for being the oldest woinaii pi'vav nt. w The o d Stephenson homestead is 'n the extreme northeast section of Union township, and was entered from the Government by John Stephenson and transferred to a son, R. R. Stephenson, when still all in woods and from it they cleared and improved a splendid farm which Mrs. Stephenson still owns. Transfers of the title to this farm to date are only two; from the Government to John and then to R. R. Stephenson. At the celebration were ail their children: two sons and four daughters. all of whom are grandparents. In answer to the question as to how many grandchildren and great grandchildren she says she does not know but in her Scotch accent says "Dozens of ’em.” Mrs. Stephenson ws born in Scotland and came to America when a small girl and still is very fond of Scotch Highlands and her girlhood home. She can recite from memory most of Burns poems. With much cheer she tells of the pre-war days, the Civil war and hardships endured. But says they had a happy home and she could live it again. Mrs. Stephensn still has good vision, hearing and mind and bids fair to live the hundred or more years. o — RED CROSS ROLL CALL UNDERWAY More Than 200 Memberships Obtained In First Day’s Soliciting of Homes The canvassing of Decatur for the Annual Red Cross Drive began Sunday afternoon with a total of more than 200 members, Annie E. Winnies. Adams County secretary, announced today. Although all the reports are not in, the results of the opening day are better than a year ago and the committee is hopeful of a bigger membership than a j4ar ago. The canvassing of the business district along with business houses and factories throughout the city began today, Miss Winnes stated. The committee in charge of the canvassing is anxious that each business house be ready for solicitors when they call. The house-to-house canvass’and fol-low-up will continue throughout this week, until completed. The committee is hoping to close the drive Thursday night and will give a complete report to the public at that time. The reports from the drive at Berne show much Improvement over former years. The canvassing Friday and the committee in charge has written to the County Secretary for more supplies. The district schools have been organized In order to facilitate the canvassing of the rural districts of the county. No reports have been feceiv ed from these school districts but it is hoped that everything will be completed by Thanksgiving Day. oMinister To Siam Is Appointed Today (Washington, Nov. 18 —(UP) —Selection of Arthur H. Geissler of Oklahoma to be Minister to Siam, was anounced at the White House today. Geissler at present is minister to Guatemala. His successor in Guatelala has not been namedDAYS I L SOME. QUYS NEVER GET FAR 'CAUSE. ‘THEY STOP <0 PAT <HEM“ SnVES ON BACK s t )

MOTIVE OF “NEW GUARD" SAID TO BE PRO-HOOVER Chief Effort Is Passage Os Tariff Bill, Members Os Group Report TO HAVE DINNER WITH SEN. ALLEN Washington, Nov. 18 —(UP) Tlie motive behind the "New Guard" movement of young senate republicans is a desire to promote the policies of the Hoover administration, particuarly with reference to Hie tariff bill. Senator Henry Allen of Kansas said today after a breakfast at Hie White House and prior to a dlnnei which he will tender tlie jinsu.gent gloup during the 5:30 to 7:30 P. M tecess at the capitol tonight. He disclaimed the idea that some of the younger members of the group are after tlie scalps of Senator Watson of Indiana, floor leader, and chairman George Moses of the Republican senatorial campaign committee, “old' guard" leaders. "We are merely taking advantage of every opportunity the present situation affords to get tlie bill passed." Alien told the United Press. "And we hope the bill includes the indjistrial rate level of the Fordney-McCuniber bill, plus an increased duty on such textiles as are suffering depression due to foreign importations. We also (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 0 — No Hope Extended For James W. Good Washington, Nov. 18. —(U.R> — Secretary of War James W. Good, suffering from complications after an operation Wednesday for appendicitis, fought valiantly for a tew more hours of life today after physicians had abandoned hope for his recovery. With members of his family at his bedside at Walter Reed hospital, the war secretary continued to draw on his splendid vitality and was alive at 12.30 p. in. although his physicians early today had expressed the opinion he could not live throughout the morning. Q CLUB AWARDS WILL BE MABE All Rural Club Members To Meet At Berne Friday Night At 7:30 Arrangements are being completed for the joint meeting of all rural 4-H Clubs in Adams County which will be held Friday night, Novembei 29 at 7:30 o'clock at the Berne Auditorium. A program committee consisting of Mary Jane Kunkel, Louise Gage. Leah Griffiths and Amy Schenck from the Sewing Club, Dessie Mazelin. Lorine Rich, Calvin Steury, Noah Schrock and Frederick Duff from the Calf Club and Leudella Fuelling. Simon Schyartz from the Sugar Beet Club will meet Monday night at the County Agent’s office to arrange a complete program for the meeting. The plans ate to have each club contribute something to the program. In addition to the local talent, F. M. Shanklin will also speak to the members. It has been planned at this meeting to award all prizes won during the past year to the various winners. Representatives of the various organizations supporting club work in Adams County including the Decatur Industrial Association. Cloverleaf Creameries, Holland St. Louis Sugar Company, Woman’s Farm Journal, Berne Chamber of Commerce and Berne business people will give short talks at this meeting and will award prizes. After the meeting refreshments will be set ved to the Club members. It had first been planned to hold a banquet in connection with the meeting but due to the lack of space and inadequate facilities this part of the program was dispensed with. It is expected that several hundred people will be present. o Kirkland Young Man Raises Largest Beet Robert Ehrman, 12, a Kirklaud high school boy raised a cow beet weighing 22 pounds which is now exhibited ut this office. This is the largest so far heard of in the county. Robert is proud of his crop

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Opera Star Quits “Met” for “Mike” 0* Mr 11 MF a fl ♦ Mme. Frances Alda, Metropolitan Opera soprano, has combined business and art by deserting the singing stage for radio renditions after twenty years as a star with the Metropolitan Company. International Newsreel COLLEGE MEN ARE ARRESTED Liquor Sale Is Traced To Illinois U. Fraternity House Champaign, 111., Nov. 18.—(U.R) — Twenty Gamma Eta Gamma fraternity boys went to classes nt the University of Illinois today fearful that tlie fraternity house, three blocks from tlie campus, would be padlocked as an asserted collegiate bootlegging establishment before they could get back. The padlock threat was made after Sheriff Elmer Shoaff and several deputies found 10 gallons of alcohol and numerous bottles of liquor in the fraternity house during a dead-of-night raid early yesterday. Three fraternity members and one other student were arrested and J. D. Lewis, of Orchardville, 111., president. of the organization, promised other members of the group would be turned over to the authorities when wanted. The trio arrested when the sheriff and his men routed tlie fraternity men out of bed at 2 a m. were: William Sherman, of Crown Point, Ind.; Alfred .1. Withers, Hibbing. Minn , and Ernest Longbons, Marion, 111., all i law students. B. W. Hoare, not. a member of Gamma Eta Gamma, had I been arrested earlier and had told officers he Imuglit the quart of liquor he had in his pocket from Sherman at the fraternity house. The fraternity men were placed in jail and Hoare was released on his pledge to hold himself available as a witness. Ijongbons was released last night on SI,OOO bond. The pursuit of education and a profitable traff'e. in liquor wore carried mi einiultaneoiisly by the Gamma Eta Gamma boys, Sheriff Shoaff declared he had learned. He said tlie liquor was Ixiught tor sl2 a gallon and sold for $32, a profit of S2O. Other students were .-aid to have been the pur chasers. David Kinley, president of the university. approved of the course of Sheriff Shoaff and of State’s Attorney Roy R. Cline, who proposed to clamp on a padlock If the owner of the alcohol could lie ascertained. Q Local Loan Company Is Incorporated Today Indianapolis, Nov. 18. (U.R) —Articles of reorganization for tlie Continental Loan company. Decatur, were filed today with Secretary of State Otto G. Fifield. Paul H. Graham is president of the company and G. L. Walters, secretary. Capital stock is divided into 250 shares of preferred stock and 10,000 shares of common stock.

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IS SCENE OF FIRE Flames, Starting In X-Ray Room Spread Quickly To Other Parts ALL PATIENTS ARE REMOVED San Francisco, Nov. 18.—(U.R) —Heroism of 120 nurses, doctors and volunteers prevented another Cleveland clinic disaster today in the University of California hospital when fire, originating in the X-Rav room, swept the structure in the gray hours of dawn. Tlie rescuers, dodging shooting flames, carried every terrified patient from the building and shortly thereafter tlie fire was brought under control. No one was injured seriously. Two hundred patients were In the liospit-il whijn Juanitii Costeiiborder, telephone operator stationed just across the hall from the X-Ray room, noticed the crackling flames and sounded a general alarm. Doctors, nurses and volunteers defied the poisonous gas and flames emanating from the films and carried the patien’s to a liall in the rear of the building. Tlie rescuers concentrated on getting 'tlie patients from tike cots, wrapp ing them in the first material that presented itself and rushing them through the flames and gas. Firemen meanwhile poured stream after stream of water into the flaming building that cut a grew: crimson dash into the cold mist of the earty morning After Hie fire v<controlled and the patients removed to safety, university authorities found the fourth and sis h floors had been destroyed. Damage was estimated at $250,000. The fact no lives were lost .probably was due to the cool work of the nurses, aided by tlie doctors on duty, diaries Freeman, fire chief told the United Press. Directed by Katherine Forbes, the nurses went about the rescue calmly, systematically carrying tlie patients out of danger. First they took those who were seriously ill, then those not so ill and finally tlie convalescents. (< ovuni i:i> o\ I’tGE rot hi o Stolen Automobile Recovered Sunday Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth recovered a Ford automobile, north of this city Sunday. Tlie car had been stolen from David Carnean. of Haviland, Ohio. Tlie theft o- curred near Latty. Ohio at 4:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon. Sheriff Hollingsworth is now investigating the theft and statisl today that lie had several clues. There is n probability that the thieves live in Decatur. MARION BOMB VICTIM BIES Andrew Legos, Labor Leader. Dies; Bomb Placed In His Automobile Marion, Ind., Nov. 18 —(UP) —Andi ew Legos, 35, victim of an assassin’s bomb which exploded as he stepped on the starter of hie automobile several weeks ago, died of ills injuries today. Legos was secretary of tlie Molder's Union. Previous to the bombing in which ills body was shattered, two men were killed when a bomb exploded during a meeting of tlie Union in th<‘ Igilior Temple at Marion. Police believe that tlie same men were responsible tor both outrages, although they have revealed no evidence of Labor troubles. A reward of $1,500 has been offered for arrest and conviction of the mon who placed tlie bomb in Legos' ear at the garage back of his home. <£ —, Legion Executive Committee To Meet There will be an important meeting of the executive committee of the Adams Post of the American Legion at Legion hall Tuesday night at 8 o'clock All members are asked to attend.

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