Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 277, Decatur, Adams County, 21 November 1929 — Page 1

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WILL MAKE LEVY ON DELINQUENT COUNTY TAXES County Treasurer To ComWith New Law On delinquent Taxes delinquent TOTAL SMALL It will he necessary for the county treasurer to levy on personal property on which taxes are delinquent, ec. aiding to the law passed by the lail an.i general assembly in 1927. County Treasurer Ed Ashbaucher has been advised that he must take! acticn in trying to collect the delinquent taxes or levy on the personal ptcpsrty. Mr. Ashbaucher stated tics naming that the law was plain and although he regretted to do it, hy would be compelled to do it himself or employ a tax collector as he could not obtain credit in the settlement of taxes unless he or .his agent did levy on the personal property. A total of $10,189.96 in taxes renin iced unpaid after the November col’ection of taxes. Some of this on real estate. The law provides for the sale of retfi estate next February and the new law passed in 1927 also provides for the collection of personal property tax. Mr. Ashbaucher wishes to give taxpayers an opportunity to pay their taxes before a levy is made and will give them an extension until December 1. After this date the county must take some action and the matter will probably be presented to the county comm’ssioners. with a request that an appropriation be made for the expense of a tax collector. The law pertaining to the collection of personal properly tax follows: "That after the first Monday of May, and after the first Monday of November, of each year, the treasurer shall call, either in person or by deputy upon every person named in the tax duplicate, who has not paid the taxes charged against him and make demand for the amount of such delinquent taxes and the penalty thereon, together with the costs. If the taxes, penalty and costs are not paid within thirty days from such demand. he shall proceed to levy upon sufficient personal property of such delinquent to pay said taxes, penalty and all costs and to sell the same in the manner provided by law. The treasurer shall, if he has reason to believe such delinquent has money, effects or other propety in his possession or on deposit that can he reached by any remedy known to law, make known such facts to the prosecuting attorney who shall cause such proceedings to be brought as will secure the payment of said delinquency. All suits and proceedings necessary for the collection of delinquent taxes owing by any person residing outside of the state can be collected in this or any other state by suit or proceedings, and for his services in so doing the said treasurer shall charge and receive twenty-five percentum of such money so collected.” 0 GENEVA MAN IS DEATH'S VICTIM Frank Hale, Son Os Senator Silas Hale Os Decatur Dies This Morning Frank Hale, 57, prominent retired merchant of Geneva died at 7:30 oclock this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bert Reasoner of Geneva. The cause of his death is uncertain and a post mortem will be held today to determine it. The deceased has been in failing health for sometime. He was born in Bluffton. June 27, 1872 the son of Silas and Phoebe Hale. He is survived by his father. Silas ot Decatur, his wife, Mrs. Daisy Mason Hale, and one daughter, Mrs. Bert Reasoner, all of Geneva. One sister, Mrs. Clara Anderson of this city, and a brother, Fred Hale of Los Angeles, California also survive. * Mr. Hale spent nearly his entire life in Geneva and was a member of the Geneva I. O. 0. F. lodge. He was also a member of the Fort Wayne Masonic lodge. ■ • Funeral arrangements will he announced later.

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Harry Adolph Hart Returns To Decatur Harry Adolph Hurt who tour or five decades ago conducted the barber shop in the little white building under the great elm tree on the site where the Cort theater now stands have come home after an absence of more than •i quarter century. He will open a shop tn the Sether block on north Second street. Harty" as he usfed to be known says he feels like a Rip Van Winkle and that the years he has been away ire just a dream. "I have come back” he says, “to the best small city in the middle west. I have lived in various pails of Ohio and Indiana, Yesterday 1 took a walk all over Decatur and was impressed with the changes and improvements. This is certainly a beautiful city now and a mighty good one in every way. I expect to make this my home permanently now." REPUBLICANS FIND HARMONY Senatorial Campaign Committee Reports Harmony In Party’s Ranks Washington, Nov. 21. — (U.R) — The Republican senatorial campaign committee was reported “knee-deep in harmony” today after the first meeting it bad held since its appointment in September. Outstanding among results of the meeting was the apparent death of the revolt of “young guard” members against Senator George H. Moses, N. H . the chairman. "We had dinner together, discussed the senatorial campa'gns of next year in 24 states, and closed with everybody “kneedeep in harmony” Moses said after the session. Moses’ recent reference to western Republican senators as “sons of the wild jackass,” which drew the ire of “young guard” members of the committee. was mentioned a “half dozen times,” during the meting, the chairman said, but his manner indicated such references were made in jesting manner. No action was taken on the recent resolution offered by Senator Metcalf, Repn., R. 1., which would keep the committee out of the states where its service was not requested by the senator of that state, or on the selection of a committee treasurer, the chairman said. —— o Indianapolis Council To Call Former Mayor Indianapolis, Nov. 21. — (U.R) — The special committee of the city council investigating alleged irregularities in city purchases and land deals, will call former Mayor Charles W. Jewett for questioning. Jewett made the original charges upon which the investigation is being conducted. Child’s Funeral Is Held Today Funeral services for little Mary Ellen Yost, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Yost 1004 South Tenth street, were held this afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the home and at 2 o’clock at the Zion Reformed Church. The Rev. A. R. Fledderjohatm had charge of the services. Burial was made in the Decatur cemetery. o Man Found Guilty Muncie. Ind., Nov. 21—(UP)—A Delaware circuit court jury has found Ernest Downs, 26. Indianapolis, guilty of manslaughter. The charge was made after the death of Charles H. Strait August 3, when automobiles driven by the two collided. Conviction carries a one to ten year term in the state reformatory. The state charged Downs with being intoxicated at the time of the accident. —o Federal Agents Make Raid At Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, Ind., Nov. 21—(UP) Federal men have seized two 500 gallons stills, 30.000 gallons of alcohol and a huge brewing plant. John Fores. Fort Wayne, is under arrest charged with being owner of both outfits., The stills were found six miles south of Fort Wayne and the beer plant three miles northwest. Four alleged accomplices 6t Mores are also held. They are Henry Lomont. John Borrel, Frank Wall and Frank Eabes. »

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EDGE CONFIRMED AS AMBASSADOR Will Assume Duties Os Late Myron Herrick In France Washington, Nov. 21. — (U.R) — The nomination of Senator Waller E. Edge, Republican. New Jersey, to be ambassador to France was confirmed by the senate today immediately, upon its receipt from President Hoover. It required only a minute or two to transform Edge from a senator into an ambassador. Chairman Borah ot the senate foreign relations committee asked unanimous consent to bring the nomination up for action without referring it to committee as is done usually with appointment. There were no objections and Edge became the new' ambassador to France, succeeding the late Myron f. Herrick of Cleveland. Ohio, who died at his post. Baird Appointed Trenton, N. J.. Nov. 21.—(U.PJ-Gov. Morgan F. Larson announced today he would appoint David Baird, Jr.J of Camden, to succeed United States Senator Walter Edge, who has been designated ambassador to France. Clemenceau Has Second Relapse Paris. Nov. 21.—(U.R)—Dr. Charles was summoned to the home of Georges Clemenceau today when the war-time premier suffered a slight relapse. The physician ordered Clemenceau to rest and said he would return within a few hours. November Taxes Are $435,733.25 In County The November collection of taxes amounted to $435,733.25, County treasured Ed Ashbaucher stated this morning. The amount remaining delinquent was $10,189.96, Mr. Ashbaucher stated. The total taxes for tlie year were about $875,000.00 n Discontinue Early Catholic Service There will not be a five o’clock mass at the St. Marys Catholic church Sunday morning. For several weeks a special mass has been said at five o’clock on Sunday morning so that those who were employed at the Sugar factory could attend. The Sugar factory closed today and the mass will be discontinued. ENGLAND BANK RATE REDUCED Announcement Is Made Os One-Half Per Cent Drop In Bank’s Rate London, Nov. 21. —(U.R)—The Bank of England today reduced its rate one-half per cent to five and one-half per cent. The reduction had been forecast widely in the city and the predictions had a definite reaction in the opening of the stock exchange today. British funds and a majority of all other leading issues benefited by the encouragement and registered slight gains tiom yesterday’s close. The bank rate had stood at six per cent sincef October 31. when it was reduced from six and one-half per cent, a rate established September 26. The reduct!.>n to six per cent in October, during the first days of the recent slump in Wall street, was the first time the rate had been set at that figure since June 23, 1921. The October 31 reduction was hailed in some quarters as the laborite government’s first big victory in international finance, in that the higher rate had tended to impede credits of private industries and had reacted against the government’s program of public improvements designed to reduce unemployment. Financial authorities believed today’s reduction was largely influenced by the fact that the open market discount rate for the entire week had been nearly one per cent below the official rate. The fact that the six per cent rate was 1% per cent abftve the recently reduced New York rate also was believed to have played a part in today’s action.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, November 21, 1929.

May Succeed Good I ’ o iL ♦ iJti. 'JI Oils Patrick J. Hurley of Tulsa, Okla., who is conceded best chance to succeed the late Secretary of War Good. Mr. Hurley, who is Assistant sectetary of war, has already taken over the heavy burdens of the war department.

PATIENT STOPS PANIC AT FIRE Man Leaves Sick Bed To Turn In Fire Alarm At Oregon Hospital Portland, Ore., Nov. 21. — (U.R) —A patient in the Portland sanitarium who underwent a major operation yesterday, arose from his bed early today, walked to the room telephone and calmly notified tlie switchboard operator that the hospital was afiire. Quick action on the part of nurses and officials of the institution prevented a panic among the 90 patients. The fire, which was in tlie boiler room in a separate building, was extinguished by the fire department. W. A. Grossenbacher, tlie patient who discovered the blaze, was restless from effects of his operation, and unable to sleep. He saw the glare of flames which made it appear that the whole building was afire. He forgot his condition and gave the alarm. Bed-ridden patients were wheeled to the reception rooms and corridors of the first floor of the building, a two story, fire-proof structure, and calmed by the nurses. One hysterical woman shrieked ’fire” but she was quickly quieted. The fire started when a boiler backfired. Pipes leading to the gas meters melted and ignited the gas which set off a bright illumination leading Grossenbacher to believe the whole building was aflame. Tlie fire was extinguished before the heating plant was put out of commission. o O’Neel Heads Sigma Delta Chi Fraternity Indianapolis, Nov. 21. —(U.R) —Edwin V. O'Neel, member of the reportorial staff of the Indianapolis Tinies, today is national president of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalistic fraternity, following his election at the 1929 convention of the fraternity held at Columbia, Mo. Nelson P. Poynter, publisher of the Kokomo, Ind., Dispatch was elected a member ot the executive council. o : Lord’s Prayer Service At U. B. Church Tonight "The Lord’s grayer” a very impressive service of music and verse will be presented at the United Brethren Church tonight beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The program will be put on by the choir and thirty-eight children and the public is cordially invited to attend. — _o South Bend Has Year’s First Snow South Bend, Ind., Nov. 21. —(U.R)—A blanket ot snow eight inches deep covered South Bend and vicinity today. The temperature was about 25 degres and the only inconvenience was a slight slowing of bus speed. Wire communication and steam and electric railroads were not affected by the snow.

HOUSE VOTES TO ADJOURN FRIDAY Adjournment. Sine Die To Follow Friday Noon Session, Speaker Says Washington. Nov. 21. — (U.R) - The house today by a viva voce ‘vote adopted a resolution to adjourn the special session of congress tomorrow. Speaker Longworth announced the house was adjourned sine die after a session beginning at noon tomorrow and the senate would adjourn at 111 p. nt. tomorrow. Majority leader Tilson, who offered the adjournment resolution, said he personally had hoped the session might enact constructive tariff legislat'on, but it was now believed Hie congress could be of "no further useful purpose” during the ten days before the regular sesion starts Dec. 2. Representative Howard, Democrat. Nebraska, objected to adjournment, contending "several splendid agricultural measures" had been pocketed in committee. Representative Schafer, Republican, Wisconsin, urged that congress stay in session until the tariff bill was enacted, while Representative Laguardia, Republican. New York, hoped the house would consider a resolution he plans to introduce today to relieve unemployed because of the stock market recession. o — Makes Charge Against President’s Action Washington. Nov. 21. — (U.R) — A charge that a few special Washington newspaper correspondents "dine at the White House and are taken down into Virginia by President Hoover so they will write articles unfavorable to the senate and favorable to someone else,” was made upon the floor today by Senator Pat Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi. —o Precedent Is Broken Washington, Nov. 21.—(U.R)—A precedent of long standing whs broken today when President Hoover personally ordered the White House flag lowered to half staff in honor of Secretary of War James W. Good, until after I lie. funeral Friday. The rule heretofore has been that the colors above the executive mansion were lowered only in honor of a president or former president. o

SECRETARY SHAW DENOUNCES WAR Britisher Says War Is Disgrace To World In Interview By Henry T. Russell. UP Staff Correspondent Copyright 1929 in all countries, by United Press) London, Nov. 21.—(U.R)— War is a disgrace to humanity and only* a world in utter ignorance of mutual problems would tolerate it for a minute, Tom Shaw, labor member of parliament and secretary of state for war for Great Britain, believes. From behind a huge desk in the war office in Whitehall, this kindly looking man who is affectionately known as “Tom" by his friends, granted the United Press an interview in which he discussed numerous subjects ranging from international relations to the present stoppage of Britain’s cotton weaving trade “Most misunderstandings, in fact I will go as far as to say. most wars, have come from the fact that people have not met each other sufficiently,” the minister said* "I am a great believer in frequent visits to one another. “You can argue with a man if you meet him personally to discuss your troubles, but you cannot do this by correspondence. Tlie wider tlie intercourse between the nations of the world, the better in my opinion. 1 think, for instance, that it would be a very good thing for our ministers to get personally acquainted with their colleagues in other countries, especially in the United States. As a matter of fact that is what actually occurs at Geneva during the sessions of the League of Nations assembly. I should always welcome an opportunity to meet any of the American ministers.”

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'Kidnapped Child Is Recovered, Unharmed New York. Nov. 21.—(U.R)—A three-months-old baby who was kidnapped from in front of a Brooklyn department store Tuesday was back in the arms of bis overjoyed parents today and a woman who confessed she stole him and tried to pass him off on Iter husband as her own child was in jail, awaiting arraignment on charges of abduction. The child, Donald Larney, had been well cared for and suffered no ill effects from lack of a special diet a doctor had prescribed. Its mother, Mis. Ijco Larney, had feared Donald would die if not given the proper food. Mrs. Otto Roever, 36. the arrested woman, told the police she saw Don-, aid crying in his perambulator and couldn’t resist the temptation to take hint home and raise him as her own! child. She has two children of her! own. H.F. SINCLAIR LEAVES JAIL Millionaire Oil Man Completes Sentence For Contempt — Ry Kenneth G. Crawford UP Staff Correspondent Washington, Nov. 21. -(U.R) —Harry F. Sinclair, millionaire oil magnate anti sportsman, walked out of the District of Columbia jail early today healthy, happy and still convinced he was “railroaded” on charges growing, out of the senate Teapot Dome investigation for which he served almost seven months. “I was railroaded to jail in violation of common sense and common fairness,” Sinclair said in a formal statement shortly before hts release at 12.07 a. m. “The great power and prestige of the government were employed against me under hostile influences and by a campaign unjustly describing me as defiant of law.” Sinclair entered the- jail May 6. under sentence to three months for contempt of the senate because he l refused to testify before its investigating committee. While serving this term, lie was sentenced to six months more for contempt of court, due to jury shadowing activities during his trial with former secretary of interior Albert B. Fall for conspiracy. Part of the two sentences ran concurrently and Sinclair's term was shortened further by time allowed for good behavior. At midnight he became a free man and lost little time in quitting Ids cell, close to the jail pharmacy over which he had presided since his incarceration. Experience as a druggist before be struck it rich in the oil fields, fitted him for 4110 work. Dressed in a neatly pressed pinstriped blue suit, soft grey hat and brown shoes, the millionaire paused to bid farewell to Superintendent William Peak. Reporters crowded around and fired quesions. He told them lie had nothing to add to his printed statement. Pressed for an amplification, Sinclair said: ' "No. That's'what got me here." Outside in the prison yard, Sinclair posed for still, motion anil sound cameras to the accompaniment of flash light explosions. “Take your time boys,” Sinclair smiled. "It isn't hurting me any." When called upon for a talking picture speech, he thanked the camera men "for this fine reception." Except for newspaper men, the crowd outside the jail was small, and made no trouble for the seven policemen detailed to preserve order. Sinclair went by an indirect route to a fashionable downtown hotel, where he is believed to have spent the night although neither he nor his wife, who was said to have joined him there, was registered. They were expected to leave today for Sinclair's Rancocas Stock Farm, at Jobstown, N. J. o Cedar Rapids Plans For Good Funeral Cedar Rapids. la. Nov. 21. (U.R) - Still finding it hard to believe that their friend ’Jim" is dead, officials of h's home city went about today the sad task of preparing for the funeral here at 11 a. m. tomorrow of Secretary of War James W. Good The body, accompanied by Mrs. Good, her two sons, Lieut. Col. Campbell Hodges, personal representative of President Hoover, and close friends was scheduled to arrive at 3:45 p. m. today.

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LEADERS AGREE NOT TO REDUCE LABOR SALARIES Henry F ord Prescribes Higher Wages For All Laboring Men MANY CONFER WITH PRESIDENT Washington, Nov. 21—XU.R)— The biggest industrial contains of America who marshal billions of dollars and thousands ■of workmen agreed with President Hoover today not to reduce wages during the present financial readjustment. Henry Ford, billionaire automobile 'manufacturer, went even further iu a I per.-onal statement issued following I the conference with President Hoover lin his cabinet room and declared it was not even sufficient that wages be held down to their present level. “They must go up.” Ford said. i Employers with huge payrolls, ineluding Ford and Owen D. Young, ! guiding genius of General Electric, and heads of great steel companies, mail order houses, department stores and other vast industries pledged the President to keep wages at least as high a« at present. This initiative was expected at the White House to encourage all business men to maintain the buying power of the nation by insuring full pay envelopes. Tlie greatest calamity that could happen at this time, many felt, would be to force down wages and cut off the normal purchases of the average American family. Capital and labor were summoned for separate conferences with President Hoover today to help keep the wheels o( .industry turning at normal speed. Henry Ford, Owen D. Young and a score of others of the aristocracy of business, controlling billions of dollars and thousands of workmen, conferred with the President at 10 a. in. ! Labor leaders headed by President William Green of the American Federation of Labor, were asked to confer witli Mr. Hoover In the afternoon. The president’s purpose was to bring these Influential groups into line behind his prosperity program. Railroad heads earlier this week pledged to go ahead with a billion dollar improvement program. The construction industry which will confer with the president tomorrow is preparing to spend from one to three billion dollars in the next year. Lower interest rates being put into effect in the federal reserve system promise to provide industry witli | plenty of money at low cost. Tile president lias expanded his program of conferences by adding a meeting of public utility interests to Hie list for Monday. Farm leaders also will confer with him Monday. Business men invited to today’s conference included: Henry Ford. Dearborn. Mich; Julius Rosenwald, Chicago; Clarence M. Woolley, American Radiator company; Walter Teagle, president. Standard Oil of iNew Jersey; Owen D. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) LOVE TRIANGLE IS CONFESSED Chicago Woman Admits Lover Fired Shots At Her Husband Chicago, Nov. 21.—(U.R) Forbidden love entangled Mrs. Genevieve O’Brien in a plot with her lovei to kill her husband, police quoted her as confessing today after a 17-hour ordeal of questioning broke down her attempt to shield Howard Dorr with a that it was site who shot and critically wounded O'Brien yesterday. The 27-year-old husband, a clerk iu tlie county recorder of deeds’ office, lay at the point of death in Holy Cross hospital, a bullet imbedded at the base of Ills skull. For 17 hours, police said, the 26-year-old wife, who expects to become a mother in the spring, reiterated that she shot her husband because he had abused her. Then her father. Thomas Keegan, appeared at the detective bureau and urged her to tell the truth. Taking deputy commissioner of police Stege and assistant State’s At(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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