Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 280, Decatur, Adams County, 25 November 1929 — Page 1

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DECATUR MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO STEALING Arthur Schafer, and Virgil Cook Draw Sentences; James Ritter Fined ADMIT THEFT FROM FARMS Three Decatur young men were sentenced to the Indiana s |;ite penal farm at Putnamville in Mayor's court today after confessing to chicken thefts in bf-’Hs county. Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth obtained confes</.ns from all three of the voting men. Virgil Cook. 17. was fined $5.00 and costs and sentenced to 30 days on the penal farm. lamer Ritter, 18, was sentenced to CO days on the state farm and fined $•>00 and costs. The sentence was (suspended provided the fine and costs are paid at once. Arthur Dewey Schafer. 21. was sentenced to 180 days on the state farm and fined SIOO and costs. The sentence < of Cook and Schafer were not svsnended. . Ritter was taken into custody several days ago by Sheriff Hollingsrntli and Cook was arrested late, Saturday. Schafer was taken off a Ch’ uro and Erie train in Ohio and sod for local officers late Saturday night. All Ihree men confessed to theft of chickens in Adams county, and a fourth person was implicated in the confessions. The fourth man will probably lie arrested today on a charge of second degree burglary. | The Ihree young men also confessed to stealing an automobile near Latty, Ohio, several days ngr> and driving it to Decatur where it was abandoned. It is understood that Ohio officials will prefer auto theft charges against the men when their Indiana sentences are completed. Schafer, who already has served time at the penal farm, created quite a scene after sentence was imposed by Mayor Krick this morning and among other statements he made t,he remark that he would never go to the state farm alive. <CONTTNUED nN PAGE SIX) “MAGIC SPELL" IS PRESENTED Oneretta At Catholic High I Auditorium Pleases Large Crowd Sunday Night . I Characterized by critics as probably the finest light opera of the year, “The Magic Spell" presented by the glee clubs and the music class of the high school in the school auditorium last Sunday evening, pleased the large audience that had assembled and sent them all away marvelling at the splendid manner in which the production was rendered. Sr. M. Edwardine, music instructor in the school, directed the operetta. / The musicale consisted of three acts, the scene of which was court of King Adolphus. The production depends upon magic art for its interest. The daughter of King Adolphus is placed under a spell by a wicked piper who has charmed her with a magic melody. She cannot be awakened until selection is again played. A bootblack of the court having overheard the song is determined to win the half-,kingdom which King Adolphus has offered to the one who succeeds in awakening his daughter. After everyone had left the princess one day, the bootblack secretly enters the room and plays the magic piece. Immediately she awakens, but after hearing her rescuer’s story she assures the bootblack that her father will never believe it was he who freed her from the spell. She again begins sleep and when the royal fam Hy is at her bedside, the bootblack again enters and awakens the princess after he has demanded her hand in marriage as a reward. Soon it is discovered that the bootblack is a Prince in disguise, and not a common court slave after all. There is (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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♦ 4 NO PAPER THURSDAY I ho Daily Di mocrat force will | join with the community in the . observance of Thanksgiving next I hursday. No paper will ■ be. published and the office will 1 be closed. Persons having visitms or family reunions over I Thanksgiving are invited to send the Items to the Daily I Democrat or call ’phone 1000 I DEB TH CLAIMS MM. FARLOW Resident Os Wabash Township Is Victim Os Paralytic Stroke - j Herne, Nov. 25. — (Special) — Mrs. William Farlow. 64, life long resident of Adams county died at her home in Wabash township, east of Berne this morning at 3:10 o’clock. Death followed a stroke of paralysis which she suffered late Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Farlow was the daughter of Abraham and Mary Crawford Rawleigh and was born in Blue Creek township in 1865. She was married I to William Farlow June 7, 1884, and . since that time has resided on the present Farlow homestead. Surviving are the husband and seven children. Jennie. Arthur, ElizaI beth. .Gladys, and Eugene, all of Berne, and Crawford and Samson I Farlow of Michigan. Twenty-three j grandchildren also survive, along with I one sister. Mrs. Edna Pickett of Berne, and three half-brothers. Ray, Edwin, and Clyde of Michigan and one half-sister. Gertrude, also of i Michigan. Three sisters proceeded Mrs. Farlow in death. Prior to Sunday Mrs. Farlow enjoyed good health. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1.30 o’clock at I the home and at 2 o'clock at the I Spring Hill church. Burial will be made in the Spring Hill cemetery. Dick Longshore Is Said To Be Improved Dick Longshore, of Toledo, who suffered a nervous breakdown some two months ago is recovering rapidly now and will soon he able to resume his duties. He is with the Wabash railroad company and has made good. At present he is visiting the R. ('. Parrish family in Fort Wayne and expects to take things easy for another month before resuming his job. o Funeral Is Held Berne, Nov. 25—(Special)—Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Deep Water, Mo., for Mrs. Peter A. Neuenschwander, 62, weAl known In the vicinity of Berne. Death occurred Saturday morning at her home in Deep Water, and was due to complications. Mrs. Neuenschwander was born July 26. 1867 at Vera Cruz, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Neuenschwander. She was the sister-in-law of C. A. Neuenschwander and Jacob Neuenschwander of Berne, with who she had Visited several times. —o COUNCIL MASONS TO HOLD MEETING Ten Men to Receive Degrees At Service Following Supper Officers of the Bluffton Council, Masonic lodge organization, of which Decatur Masons are members, will confer the Royal and Select Masters degrees on a class of 10 candidates at the local Masonic hall Thursday night. t The meeting will start at 6.15 o’clock. When the local Eastern Star members will serve one of (heir famous suppers to the Council members. Immediately following the supper the Initiatory ceremony will start in the lodge room. During the supper. Mrs Walter Krick, will sing a group of ""places are being arranged at the banquet for 60 Decatur and Bluffton Council members, and the 10. eandb dates Seven of the candidates are Decatur men and three are from Bluffton. All Council Masons are invited to the meeting.

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War Premier Buried i B ‘ »<**•*. ' ’vww x.-. Georges Clemenceau, Tiger of France, was buried today. The Tiger died Saturday night, after an illness ol several days.

Florence Riddick Boys Will Address Faculty Mrs. Florence Riddick Boys, of Plymouth, state probation officer, will address the teachers of the Decatur Public schools at a meeting to be held at the high school this evening. The domestic science class will serve a dinner at 6:15 o'clock at the high school. Mrs. Boys’ subject will be "Juvenile Delinquency.” The members of tiie school Ixrard will also the dhmer tuid program which follows. FIRE DESTROYS LARGEBARNS Hay Barns On Ellsworth Farm Burned; Roof Fire Occurs In Decatur Two barns belonging to Ed Ellsworth of southeast of this city were completely consumed by flames Sunday afternoon. A cigarette stub probably left by workmen Friday while forking in one of the barns was thought to have been the cause of the fire. A blazing barn containing 20 tons of hay and some farm machinery was noticed by Mrs. Ellsworth Sunday afternoon at 2:20 o’clock. She immediately called the local fire department. Ten minutes after Mrs. Ellsworth moticed the first barn burning, another barn, a quarter of a mile away and also belonging to Ellsworths caught fire from spaiks which were carried by the wind. Both barns were completely consumed by flames which were well under way before noticed. The local fire department, however, was able to save other out-buildings and the farm house. Mrs. Ellsworth stated today that both barns were covered by insurance but the exact amount of the damages was not stated. Roof Fire Another fire of less consequence occurred at tbe home of Bert Gage on North Fifth street Sunday morning at 7:30 o'clock. The fire-was a roof blaze which caught from a spark from the chimney. Mr. Gage noticed it shortly after it began to burn and turned in the alarm. The local fire department was able to extinguish the flames before any serious damages resulted. The loss was estimated at SIO.OO. o —: Former Decatur Man Is Seriously 11l Relatives have received word that Will Barkley, who has been in the U. S. service stationed at Fort Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina, for several years, is a patient in the hospital there. He is suffering from pneumonia and his condition was reported serious. The first message came Saturday and in reply to a request for further details, another yesterday said he was resting some easier but condition still grave. Mrs. R. C. Parrish, a sister has gone to his bedside. Mr. Barkley ranks as a sergeantmajor in the army aud has charge of the commisary department.

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YOST BROTHERS GET CONTRACTS Will Build Two State Line Culverts; Commissioners Meet The Adams County commissioners held a joint session this morning with the Van Wert county commissioners at the Court house in Van Wert, Ohio. Bids were received for building the Brandt liox culvert and the Myers retaining wall, both improvements being along the Indiana-Ohio state line. Yost Brothers of this city were the low bidders on the two improvements and were awarded the contract for doing the work. Their bid on the Brandt culvert was SB6O and $230 on the Myers retaining wall. Besides Commissioners B. F. Breiner, George Shoemaker and John Hoffman, County Attorney Henry B. Heller and County Surveyor Ralph Roop attended the meeting. Hold Road Hearing The county commissioners held a special session at the Adams County court house, relative to the George Ohler road vacation proceedings. A hearing on the reviewers’s report, which awarded William Schafer SSOO and Adam Bienz, s2so' damages, was held. This case has been contested for some time and following the filing of the report by the reviewers, the peti(CONTINUBD ON PAGE FIVE) Admits $15,000 Theft Chicago, Nov. 25. —(U.R) —Milton f,. Carren, auditor of the Westinghouse Electric company, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, confessed today according to police, that he had embezzled $15,000 from his employers and led officials to a safety deposit box in a South Side Bunk, where the money was concealed. He said he didn’t know what hid induced him to take the money, but added that he had saved millions of dollars for the company in the 23 years he had worked for it for $175 a month or less, and that having capital of $500,000,000 it shouldn't miss the little be had stolen. IFVT MOfUL M v rj J SHOP plflc LXi 0 jais Radio Has made stagin’ KT home Popular Aqain JW

BEET YIELDS HIGH IN BOYS’ CLUB CONTESTS Average Yield Per Acre For First Ten Totals 16.8 Tons of Beets AWARDS TO BE MADE FRIDAY The average yield of sugar beets of the ten highest in the Boys' acre club this year was 16.8 tons an acre, according to figures ra'.eased today. The average pay received by the ten highest in t|ie club was $138.76 an acre. Unusual yields were reported in the Boys' club this year, according to those in charge. Vernon Caffee hath the highest yield of any of the club members, his best acre being 20.7 tons in yield. Hugo Fuelling was second with a yield of 20.03 tons. All record books of the club members are being graded now. ami the awards will be made next Friday night at the joint meeting of the 4-H clubs at the Berne auditorium. Following is a list of the first ten (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) O Berne Girl Struck By Auto Sunday — Berne, Nov. 25. —(Special)—Roselyn Marie Reynolds, 4 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Reynolds of Berne was struck by an automobile driven by Cliff Koehler of Berne Sunday morning. Little Roselyn and her mother were crossing Water street after church service when the accident occurred. The child sustained a bruise on the top of her head and several scratches about the face. Her condition, however, is not serious, and she is reported to be getting along tine today. DEITSCH BUYS OUT PARTNER Ed Miller Sells Half-Interest In Local Grocery To Walter Deitsch The partnership. Miller and Deitsch was dissolved today when Walter Deitsch purchased the interest of Ed Miller in the Miller and Deitsch grocery, located on West Adams Adams street, it was announced this afternoon. By the purchase.*Mr. Deitsch becomes the sole owner of the grocery store at the corner of Adams and Seventh streets. Mr. Deitsch stated that the store would be conducted in the future as it has the last several years, carrying a complete line of groceries, of the best available brands. Mr. Deitsch stated his store also would carry a complete line of meats, baked goods, notions, drugs and ice cream. The store will not dose for invoice and was open for business today as usual. Mrs. Walter Deitsch will assist her husband, at least for the present, in the grocery, it was announced. Mr Miller stated today that he had not decided definitely what he would do, but that he was almost certain he would go into business in this city. He said he would make an annoueement in the next few days. Chicago Union Man Murdered By Gangster Chicago, Nov. 25. —(U.R) Murder, gangland fashion, with, an exclusive night club as the setting and 60 merrymakers as onlookers, today had added another victim to Chicago’s homicide record, placed a labor union

gunman in jail as the killer and darkened the Club Arlington. Jealousy between two hovh oo d friends, Edward Tracy, 31, and Melville Punes, 35. was said by police to have progressed from bombings to the gunplay in the night club early yesterday that ended with Tracy lying on the floor, tour bullet wounds in his head, and Purves making a futile attempt to fled in a taxicab Tracy bad been made business agent of the Sign Hanger's Union after members ousted Purves because of his high handed methods and Purves blamed his old friend for the ouster as well as the bombing of the Purves home.

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t f SPECIAL TO HOUSEWIVES The task of preparing the Thanksgiving menu will be easy for the housewife who does her shopping through the columns i of the Daily Democrat Tuesday I night. The local grocery and meat market advertising will be published in Tuesday’s Daily Democrat and everything needed for the Thanksgiving meal will be listed In the advertisements Tuesday evening. Watch for them NEWMAPSHOWF WILLSHIRE ROAD County Highway Through Pleasant Mills Will Be State Road Soon Announcement has been made by the state highway commission that an additional 2,000 miles of highway will be taken over as state roads as rapidly as possible and that it is expected that five hundred miles will be paved I next year. The list includes the eight miles in | Adams county between here and the Ohio state line just this side of Willshire. A petition signed by property owners along the road south of the river was sent in a tew weeks ago and it is understood that all these have agreed to give a sixty foot right-of-way free. From letters received and from the present announcement it is the belief of the better roads committee of the Industrial Association here that proper effort will bring about this add! tion to the state highway system in Adams county. Just wbat action will be taken to hurry along this improvement has not been anounced but it is probable that a meeting of those interested will be held soon and proper action taken. The petition was presented by Dan Zeser of Sunset park and Jesse Rice of the Rice hotel and is being supported not only by the property owners but the managers of the Columbus Fort Wayne bus line, who are anxious to secure this connection with the paved road in Ohio and No. 27 through here. The Indianapolis story Sunday carried a map showing the proposed additions, including the Willshire road. _o Newspaper Chain To Build New Buildings Washington. Nov. 25. —(U.R)—Build- i ing and plant extension plans fori 1930 for the Scripps Howard newspapers involving several million dollars were announced today, by Robert I’. Scripps, controlling owner of the papers. In line, with the business advancement statement incident to President Hoover's last, week's White House conferences, the announcement said these newspapers share the belief of the president and his advisors that the country’s economic conditions are fundamentally sound and that next year should be one for growth and expansion of constructive enterprises. LEGION PLANS TWO MEETINGS Regular Meeting Will Be Held At 8 o’Clock At Hall Tonight A regular bi-weekly meeting of the Adams post of the American Legion will be held at Legion Hall at 8 o'clock tonight. Among the several important matters to be discussed will be the plans for the meeting Tuesday night to be held at Berne. Local Legionnaires all members throughout the county will gather at Berne Tuesday night at 7:31) o'clock. A parade, led by the drum corps will be termed at the office of Dr. H. O. Jones In Berne. The Legionnaires will parade through the streets of Berne and will then go to th« rooms above the offices Os Jones and Jones where the mee Ing will bo held One of the chief reasons for the Berne meeting is to create more interest in that part of the county in a ion per cent membership for the American Legion in Adams county. All members and ex service mon are invited to aHeiid the Borne meet ing.

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SAYS LEVYING ON INCOME IS FAIREST PLAN Many From Adams County Attend Indiana Farm Bureau Convention STATE LEADER GIVES ADDRESS About 25 Adams county fnrmjers attended the opening sess- ' ion of the annual convention of I the Indiana Farm Bureau Fed- ' oration at Indianapolis and joined with hundreds of farmers from various Darts of Indiana ; n hearing former governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois, who delivered the chief address of the convention. Property taxes were pictured bv Lowden as economic evils that should be replaced by taxes on income. Lowden recommended u drive against property taxes as a part of the federation’s program for the comI ing year. He advised also that the : reiteration seek state and Feder il i aid for rural schools and an economic revolut'on In agricultural rewards. “In all our business relations, except taxation, we recognize the fact that real estate becomes all the time a less valued factor in the production of wealth." Governor I owdeu declared. “We are told by the V. S. census bureau that 75 per ceut of the revenue ' of the states and local units of governments is derived from the general property tax. While tills tax unduly burdens all real estate, it bears especially heavy upon farm lands. “The only alternative to the general ( property tax of which I know, is a tux upon incomes. In the complex civilization which we have evolved there is no other test of ability to pay that is as just und equitable as the income of the citizen.” Lowden pointed out that the United States is the only great uation where the geperal property tax has not been abandoned. Asserting that country schools have lieen going backward while city schools advanced, lie urged that the entire state support the cost of rural ■CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE PUPILS ATTEND HEALTH SHOW ■W ' ——————— High School Boys And Girls Attend Adams Theatre Today Pupils of both Decatur high schools at'ended educational show at the Ad- , ams theatre this morning and after noon, under the auspices Os the Indiana board of health. The boys from both Decatur high school and Decatur Catb- , olic high school attended tbe showing from 10 to 12 o'clock this morning and the girls from both schools attended from I to :) o'clock this afternoon. The films were brought here by Superintendent M. F. Worthman from the child health division of the board of health. The films were of an educational nature showing 'he various forms of life and fertilization. A representative of the state board accompanied the films and lectured, at intervals on the pictures. The show was in six reels, and were shown through the courtesy of I. A Kaiver, owner of the Adams theatre. Dr. P. E. Cotton addressed the boys this morning and Dr. Dorothy D. Teal and Miss M. L. Gibbs addressed the girls during the afternoon show Dr. Teal had charge of tbe Baby Health Station in IX'catur last week ami during her stay made many friends In the city. —.—o ...... Arthur B. Hall To Undergo Operation i Arthur B. Hull, owner of the Decatur Fort Motor Co., was taken to Indiana I polls at noon today accompanied by * Mrs. Hall and Dr. 1,. E. Somers, where : he will undergo a major operation at Methodist hospital in that city either ■ tonight of- Tuesday morning Mr. Hall underwent an operation at u that hospital, several years ago when ( employed at Indianapolis, and his attending physician staled today that i a second operation was necessary It ■ is thought Mr. Hail will be confined In the hospital for about a month.

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