Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 276, Decatur, Adams County, 20 November 1929 — Page 1

weather Mostly cloudy and sonl ewhat colder tonight except snow flurries in northeast portion. Thursday generally fair.

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SENATE PROBE GROUP HEARS RENTSCHLER M.m, Known In Decatur, Is! Called Before Probers To Give Testimony PREVIOUSLY HAD CONNECTION HERE Editors Note: (Jordon Rentschler, president of the National City Bank of New York is well-known in Decatur. He has visited in this city on i several occasions, having been formerly connected with the Decatur Castings Co. — By Paul R. Mallon VP Staff Correspondent Washington, Nov. 20.—(U.R'— The National City bank of New York spent “a couple hundred thousand dollars a year minimum” on a monthly bulletin opposing increases in the sugar tariff. Gordon S. Rentschler, president, told the senate lobby investigation committee today. Rentschler said reports that the bank was involved in the Cuban sugar industry to the extent of SIOO.Oufl.urtO were "overrated.” however. The bank president refused to express an opinion concerning the charge that the independent Republi-can-Democratic coalition in take senate was responsible for the recent deflation of stock prices because of its efforts to reduce tariff rates. Frankly 1 haven’t thought that question out to where I could express an opinion about it," he told the 1 coalition members of the investigat- f ing committee, who have been aroas-js ed bj assertions that their tariff ac- 1 tivities were to blame. z Asked by Senator Walsh, Democrat, f Montana, to ascribe a cause for the o stock deflation, Rentschler said: r “It's all too near to me to have an opinion about it yet.” I The hank got interested in Cuba I making loans to sugar producers before 1921, he said. At that time the bank found it had $30,000,000 to $35.000,000 in "slow and doubtful” loans. Rentschler then was interested in the Hooven, Owens and Rentschler company, Hamilton, Ohio, manufac- t hirers of heavy machinery used by the Cuban sugar refineries. He walked into the bank one day and the bank suggested he go to Cuba to see what he'could do about the bad loans. Later he aided in forming the Gen- i (CONTIXI ED ON PAGE FIVE) O College Male Quartet To Appear In Decatur The Male Quartet of Indiana Cen- 1 tral College, located at Indianapolis. 1 will present a program of sacred music 1 at the United Brethren Church. Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The four young men will present a program which will be of interest to all. There will be no admission charge but an offering will be taken to help pay the expense of bringing the must- ' clans here. The public is invited to attend. o STYLE SHOW TO START TONIGHT Local Merchants Join In Presenting New Styles At Cort Theatre Supported by a number of the leading business concerns in Decatur, a fashion and style show will be given this evening and tomorrow at the Court theater, under direction of E. C. Blessinger of Muncie. Twenty living models will be used and every new style of dreiss for both men and women will be shown, it is announced. The Fisher Greenhouse Company, florists, are decorating the stage, the B- J. Smith Drug Store will furnish supplies and the Rice Beauty Parlor is assisting in the make-up for the models. The scores participating include E. F. Gass, ladles ready-to-wear: Holthouse. Schulte and Co., men's clothing; Pumphrey's pewelry store and Charlie Voglewede shoes. TTte style show will follow the first talkie performance and there will be specialties and music In connection. Mr. Blessinger has put on similar •hows in numerous cities of the middle west.

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Grateful , , ! 5 . iW* . ■ <*■» Mrs. Thomas Spence of Milwaukee. Wise., first National president of the American War Mothers (above) presented Frank E. Hering of South Bend. Ind., editor of the Eagles magazine (below), a Gold Mothers' thanks for Mr. Hering's original sponcership of Mother's Day, now a nationally recognized event. INSTITUTE WILL BE HELD HERE Adams County Teachers To Meet Saturday At Central School A general Adams county’ Teachers' Institute will be held at the Central school building in this city next Saturday. An interesting program has been arranged. Dr. William Wesley Black, of Indiana University will speak at the opening session of "Psychology and Pedogogy of Reading”. Dr. Black is wellknown throughout educational circles of the middlewest and his address covers an interesting subject. In the afternoon, Dr. Thurman B. Rice, of the Indiana University School will address the teachers on “Manuutrition of school children.” Superintendent Striker will preside at both sessions and will have charge of other special parts of the meeting. _ O ... * ■■ — Fuller Funeral To Be Held Friday Funeral services for William 11. Fuller will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller, 920 West Washington Boulevard, Fort Wayne. The Rev. Arthur J. Folsom will officiate and burial will be made in the Lindenwood cemetery. An error was made in the announcement of the death'last evening. The widow, Mrs. Augusta Bogner-Fuller, survives. Local Methodists Plan Special Sunday Service The Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will sponsor a Thanks-Offering Service, Sunday, to be held in the Methodist Church at the regular church service hour. A good program has been planned which promises to be of interest to everyone. The Gospel Team composed of students of Taylor University from Upland, Indiana, will appear on the program. The team will Include a five niece orchestra, and the speaker. Miss Ula Michaelsis, of Red Bird Mission in Kentucky. Miss Michaelis is an interesting speaker and delivers her message in a pleasing manner. Instrumental and vocal music will also be a part ‘’'.PM SX * invited to attend this service.

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SINCLAIR ENDS JAIL SENTENCE Multi-Millionaire Will Leave District Jail At Midnight Tonight Washington, Nov. 2(1. — (U.R)-—Dis-trict of Columbia Jail officials will bid farewell at millnight, probably with deep sighs of reljef, to (heir multimillionaire prisoner, Harry F. Sinclair, who will have served more than seven months for contempt of court and senate, growing out of the Teapot Dome oil case. One of the several trains leaving for New York shortly after midnight is | expected to carry' Sinclair back to active direction of his gigantic oil business Ever since the oil operator became prisoner number 42.060 at the district jail on the misty night of May 6, directors of the jail have had their troubles — not with Sinclair himself, whom they have pronounced a model prisoner, but with the public interested in him. Within 24 hours of Sinclair's incarceration, reporters were barred from the institution on the ground they were disrupting prison business. Vigorous criticism greeted the ruling on the floor of the senate and th* harrassed jailors -finally withdrew their exclusion order. Then it was learned Sinclair was allowed to take automobile rides almost daily outside the prison walls. Superintendent William Peak explained that Sinclair's motor expeditions took him to the municipal docks where be as pharmacist assisted in the treatment of prisoners quartered there. Nevertheless, the motor rides were d'scontinued. When not busy at his prison dudes, Sinclair passed his time in physical exercises, writing letters , defending his acts and attending to , some of his business affairs. “Wild Rose” Musicale Will Be Reproduced The Musicale "Wild Rose”, which was presented recently by the Music pupils of the Kirkland high school, will be reproduced at Kirkland high ' school next Saturday night. The public is invited to attend the opera. GOOD FUNERAL SERVICES HELD President And Wife Lead Nation In Final Tribute To War Secretary Washington, Nov. 20. —(U.R) —In the ! historic and flower-filled east room of 1 the White House, President Hoover led the nation today in a final tribute to the memory of Secretary of War James W. Cabinet members, the highest officials of the government and the diplo- , matic corps also gathered to honor the war secretary who died in a hospital here Monday night after an operation for gangrenous appendicitis. The cAsket that bore Good's body stood before a large curtained window on the east side of the room and wae draped with an American flag. At either end stood armed guards, ’ their bayonetted muskets grounded. As the Rev. Joseph R. Sizzo of the ' New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, stepped forward to the head ’ of the casket, the guards left their posts. Mrs. Good, with her two young sons, and other members of the. immediate family sat alone in’ the green room, adjoining the east room, during the services. President and Mrs. Hoover, with ! Speaker Longworth and Vice President Curtis at either side, were Seated in the front row nearest the casket. ' The services began with a reading from the 11th chapter of St. John's 1 Gospel. 25th verse: "I am the ressur- ' rection and the life; he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet ’ shall he live; and whosoever liv|tb and believeth in Me shall never die.” Reading of the 23rd Psalm followed. The assemblage then stood with bow- !! ed heads while the pastor delivered ’ the invocation, ending with the Lord's ’ Prayer. Three other scriptural read--1 ings were following by the hymn ’ "Abide With Me.” and the services then were concluded with the pastor- . al benediction. The Rev. Sizzo praised the former ( war secretary for his self-facing (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, November 20, 1929.

It ' *1 Marty’s Getting Old But Still Faithful ♦ f! | Ma tin J. Mylolt, superintendent of I the city light and power plant and always a servint ot (he people, passed I the cigars last night at the city hall. The o< casiiui was Mr. Mylott’s observance of his 32 year of service with the city. The genial superintendent started to work for the city in 1997 taking a jojb as city electrician. For 24 years he has hold the title of superintendent, dm lug which petiod he served several years as superintendent of the water department. Everyone in town knows of Marty's Irish smile and wish him many more years of service. POWER PLANT REMODELING IS COMPLETED Architect W. F. Gi 11 io m Recommends Acceptance Os Work To Council STREET LIGHT IS PERMITTED < —» — W. H. Gilliom, Berne, superintending architect on the City Light and Power plant building in this city, reported to tlie city council last evening that tlie improvements had been completed ayd recommended the ac- , ceptance of the work. With the ex- ! ceptlon of repainting the interior, reI wiring the building and making minor improvements all the improvements , in the remodeling program have lieen , carried out. , The cost of rebuilding the plant, in- ’ eluding the installation of the 16,000 i ton capacity electric hoist, will total approximately $27,000. All the cost will be paid out of the earnings ot the city plant, not a cent of the expense coming from the tax levy. All I bills have been paid up to date, it was announced at the city offices tilts i morning. : New reinforced walls, a new’ roof, . a email office addition and the ini stalling of the electric crane were ■ the principal improvements made at the plant. The main walls of the building were increased from eight inches to 12 inches, on account of the extra weight added. Other Council Matters The petition for a street light at I the corner of Thirteenth and Adams i streets was granted by the council. A motion was made that the city advertise bids for public depository [ of the Barrett law funds. The roll call of committees was made, but no reports were given. The judiciary committee did not report on the proposed city ordinance forbiddI ing selling meats and vegetables from house to house. ’ The bills were read and allowed i and the session adjourned. Baby Is Kidnapped New York. Nov. 20—(UP)—If he has read the newspapers and values the ' life of the baby he stole, a kidnapper ’ somewhere was busy today componding mixture of certified milk, lactic ' acid, special sugar, and barley water. The baby, Donald barney, three I months old, was kidnapped from his • carriage in front of a Brooklyn depnrt- , ment store yesterday, and his life is dependent on tlie special diet prescribed i by physicians. t The child's mother, Mrs. Margaret 1 Learney of Brooklyn, almost hysterical " with anxiety, made the formula public through the newspapers in the hope f the kidnapper might see it and keep - Donald alive. — W' MO R E Shopp ,nc I PAYS | 17~ A J Rains of AomersKy Are easier <o t |F YOU HPNE kN ’, UMBREUft ; dra i, ; J|

FORMER COONTY | RESIDENT DIES Mrs. Martin Hill, Os Muskegon Dies Following Operation Mis. Martin Hill 20, of Muskegon. Michigan, and formerly of Adams County died at her home in Muskegon this morning at 6 o’clock. Death was ciused by peritonitis which followed an operation for appendicitis. Mrs. Hill is the daughter-in-law of and Mrs. Reuben Claik of near Bertie. She is survived by her father, Reuben Clark, her husband Martin Hill, and one daughter, Betty Jane aged 4 One child preceded Mrs. Hill in death. The following sisters and brothers also survive: Opal of Willsire, Ohio, Mrs. Devota Uhrick of Monroe, Henry Clark of Willshire, Ohio. Harry Cltp'k of Berne, and Mary Clark of Berne. A grandmother, Mrs. Mary Clark also survives the deceased. Mrs. Hill is tlie dauhgter-in- law of Charles H : U of this city. She resided near Berne until three years ago when she and her husband moved to Muskegon. Michigan. During her residence at Berne she was a member of the Spring Hill Church. The remains will arrive here Friday afternoon but the exact time and place is still uncertain. Rev. R. E. Vance, pastor of tlie local United Brethren church will officiate. Burial will be made in the Izecatur cemetery o Catholic Ladies To Serve Public Dinner A Thanksgiving dinner and supper will lie sei veil at the Knights of Col unibus hall on Thanksgiving day by the women of tlie St. Marys Catholic church. The public is invited to enjoy a home conked Thanksgiving meal ami a nominal charge of fifty cents a plate will be made. During the afternoon the goes s wfl be entertained at the K. of ('. Hall. The menu for the dinner, which will be served from 11:30 A. M. until 2 o’clock P. M. follows: Noodle soup; Fried chicken; oyster dressing; Celery; Mashed potatoes and gravy; Salad; Cranberry sauce; candied sweet potatoes; pie, bread, butter and coffee. A meal will be sewed at supper time and the guests are invited to remain for the evening meal. o ENRAGED MOB HANGS BANDIT Texas Citizens Overpower Jailer And Lynch The “Santa Claus” Slayer Eastland, Tex., Nov. 20. —(U.R)—Horror at its own blood lust ripped Eastland today, where a mob stormed the county jail last night, seized a condemned murderer and hanged him. naked, to a telephone pole a block ' from the courthouse. i More than 1.000 men, women and ' children watched Marshall Ratliff. known as the *Santa Claus Bandit”, die a gruesome and lingering death because he had shot and probably fatally wounded Jailer T. A. Jones in 1 an attempt to break jail Monday night. Ratliff died at the hands of an infuriated mob instead of in the electric chair to which he had been seuI fenced to terminate a strange criminal career. Dressed in a Santa Claus , costume, he participated, with three , other men. in the robbery of a Cisco, Texas, bank on Christmas Eve two > years ago. A bank official was slain in the gun battle that ensued. With his companions, he wandered in the underbrush until he was almost staged before they were captured. lie had been doomed to die by a jury and had seen one of his companions march past his cell on the way to the death chamber. Monday night he feigned paralysis and when the jailer left his cell door open, Ratliff ran out, snatched Jones' pistol and shot him three times. He was overpowered by E. K. Kilbourne, another jailer. Feeling ran high here and at Cisco. At 9 p. m. yesterday the storm of resentment broke. Shouting threats of vengeance, a crowd of men started on a run toward the jail. Others joined them at every street intersection. The rumble of cries brought hundreds more into the streets. Kilbourne’s attempt to halt the mob was futile. His keys were tak(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) *

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I” — ““““~~~~~~~~~~ Reports Business G<M>d i I 1 « JZX* 4 ** L. A. Downs, president of the Illinois Central railroad, who reports that business conditions in territory served by his road are in excellent shape. Mr. Downs stated that farmers in the middle west have good crops to market and that industrial operations so far this year are at a high level. * Special Mennonite Program Sunday Night On Sunday evening. .November 24. at 7:30 o'clock a sacred song service will be given at tlie Mennonite church in Berne, by tlie widely known Mens Chorus of that church. Tlie singers, under the direction of M. M. Baumgartner. will present a tine program which they have prepared for a series of invitation concerts. The public Is cowllaliy invited to attend and enjoy a service ot sacred music. ' BANDITS ROB FAIRLAND BANK Indiana Institution Loses About $990 In Daylight Holdup Today Fairland, Ind.. Nov. 20. —(U.R)—Two men held up D. G. Gordon, president, and his daughter, Miss Laura, 23, of the Fairland National bank, at 8:30 today and escaped in a gray Studebaker roadster with a California top. Loot was estimated at SBOO or S9OO. Close on the trail of the bandits was A. L. Pond, director of the bank, who followed them in the direction of Greenfield. The two men, aged approximately 24 and 30, locked Gordon and his daughter in tlie directors' room, got the money which had been set out for the day’s business, and left quickly. They overlooked more than $5,000 which was in tlie unlocked safe in tlie vault. Gordon immediately ran out of a rear door, lint the bandits had readied their car when he got back to the front of tlie institution. Neither bandit wor> a mask. They could not have been in tlie institution more than five minutes. Gordon said. Ordinarily. Gordon said, lie leaves tlie safe l,ocked, but tills morning the robbers could have taken the rich haul it contained, merely by reaching in for it. o — / Alleged Embezzler Freed Os Charges Richmond, Ind , Nov. 20. (U.R) —An indictment against W. G. McVay, former city treasurer, alleging embezzlement of $4,000 in public improvement bonds, lias been dismissed by Judge G. H. Hoelscher under the ‘ statute of limitations. o ■— Two Vote Recounts Start At Crown Point , Crown Point. Ind., Nov. 20. —(U.R) Two recounts of votes in the Nov. 5 • municipal election wltf commence in ’ Lake drcult court here Thursday. r Francis McNamara, defeated Re--1 publican candidate for mayor of Whit- * Ing, is asking one of the recounts. ■ Ou the face of returns, he lost by ■ seven votes. In the other case, John Wargo, ? Democratic candidate for second ward ’ councilman, apparently lost by ten votes.

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WALSH MOTION PASSES SENATE BY 49-33 VOTE Republicans Split When Motion To Adjourn Is Presented To Group NO HOPES FOR TARIFF CHANGES Washington, Nov. 20.—<U.R)— The senate voted today to adjourn the special session of congress Friday. The vote was 49 to 33. The adjournment resolution was proposed by Senator Walsli of Montana, acting Democratic leader. It set 10 p. m. as the hour for the senate’s adjournment and left the time for adjourumein of the houae to that body. Walsh said it would be impossible to complete action on the tariff bill at this session and accordingly that there was no reason why there should not be a brief recess before the regular session. The motion to adjourn was supported almost solidly by the Democrats. The Republicans were badly divided. , The newly formed group of "young turks” voted almost solidly against adjournment as did the independent Republican members of the coalition. Most of the finance committee Republicans voted for adjournment, but Chairman Sinoot and Senator Shortridge. Repn., Calif., voted against it. Fourteen Republicans combined with 35 Democrats to carry the adjournment resolution One Demoer.U Senator Dill, of Wash., voted with 32 Republicans against it. The roll call follows: For adjournment 49: Republicans (14)—Bingham, Blaine. Brookhart, Dale. Greene. Hale, Jones, Keyes, McNary, Moses. Norbeek, Phipps, Schall and Steiwer. Democrats (35) — Asburstan Barki ley. Black. Blease, Bratton, Brock. Broussard, Caraway. Connally, Copeland. Fletcher. George, Glass. Harris. Harrison. Hawes. Hayden Hettin. Ken drick. McKellar. Overman. Pittman. Ransdell, Sheppard, Simmons, Smith, Steck, Stephens, Swanson. Thomas, Okla.. Tramhell, Tydlngs, Wagner, Walsh. Mass., Walsh, Mont. Against adjournment 33: Republicans (32) — Allen. Borah. Capper, Couzens, Cutting, Fress, Frazier, Gillett, Goff, Goldsborough, Hastings, Hatfield, Herbert, Howell, Johnson, Kean. Lafallette. McCollogh. McMaster, Norris, Nye, Oddie, Patterson, Robinsofi. Ind., Sackett, Shortridge, Smoot. hTomas of Idaho, Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, Waterman. Democrats <ll—Dill of Washington. o Decatur Woman 111 Mrs. Glen J ickson who has been seriously ill. w is removed to the Lutheran Hospital, Tuesday where blood transfusion will be made, in an attempt to stiengthen her for a probable opera - tion. Mrs. Jackson has been ill since July, and recen'ly has been i.l a serious condition. VIM MANY PRAY FOR CURE FROM ILLS i Blind And Lame Gather At Minnesota Grave Os Deceased Sister St, Joseph, Minn., Nov. 2(1 (U.R) — I Before a crude iron cross which marks the grave in "God's Acre" here of Sister Mary Annella, a handful of sick, lame and blind gathered today, seeking the same surcease from their ills as did thousands at the "miracle t grave” of Father Patrick J. Power at Malden, Mass. Unheralded to the vast majority ot ; Minnesotans, thousands of pilgrims , have visited the burial spot of Sister Annella in the two years since her .. deaths and from these visits have . come stories of remarkable cures. ; The benedietine sister, daughter of Hubert Zervas, a Moorehead. Minn., butcher, was 26 years old at the time , of her death, Aug, 14. 1926. I During her illness, she had prayed n that she might die on the feast of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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