Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 293, Decatur, Adams County, 11 December 1929 — Page 1

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|n|rrisbill I Ay BE PASSED ■ IN FEW DAYS i <> n a I Government I ggnership Resolution i K Sufficient Strength 4MBwer said TO FAVOR I'lW Dec. 11. (UP) arrangements R|s been quietly cmnp'eted BL ( ) tn( the Norris optional ownership MBEMbi llirou.qh congress as as important matters KjMftic out ol the wav. . -..ilotion will !>«■ brought th" of tlie K*sy l:ii" in January. |)eb;ite is ■gxpgteu in last no more than Inn d.ivs and sufficient \<>t-s it lined up to assiiie ,id >;• HpM ff the pl ill. The limwe lead B*” •>» ai ion r eon slier I .hl tion of this feature of Hille Tffo ! for the session was . in connection with HtillKti lor putting tin lax ridup ■tiM T> hili.lll throm.li the sen i-. Bf'riH or Saturday. B Mi "a the tariff riiiiliiiiir--. working seven to complete soon as possible. II enwrapt with th" propriat bill maki't; availah e plan for reviving "llerl ell river has bt - kick' d "BHML Xortis resohit w;i.OflfasMß hr Ixitll houses ol congress MBWajeat - ago. hut lorn ■ r I’r.- i 9K|Moo'.idge spiked it by reins signature a nullifying, th" at Hoover is more kind H'V-flp' -<-d toward the resolution ■recording to information which passed Io the Bate Ad house leaders by Mr. friends, RCiaudius Huston, chairman of the MWtf|<can National committee B *he Beets almost dai'y w'tli eon Republicans. B (COM’TNUED ON PAGE TWO' |li| Schools Secure S ■dore Christmas Seals Ki Two more rural schools have apM«r an additional supply ■ chßrn.,- seals. W. Guy Brown. chairman League, anmmnc■<! They are Union township, ® ttd Blue Creek township. District 11 M. (Townover. j EBASHBAUCHER I HEADSMASONS B Tynjdall, Helm. Adams | Bittles And Lee Are I ! Given Offices inclier. Adams couiltv g BflQn r and prominent Decatur |HHK was elected Worshipful Mas Bm| the Decatur Masonic lodge annual election officers Hi Md at tile Masonic hall last right. I a banquet given the by the local Order ol HNNMni Star. n Mrh Ashbaucher was elevated to of the local lodge from the I second ranking office, that of Sen g i lorWiSrilen . Dan 11. Tyndall, of the and Tyndall Tile Co., was I chosen as Senior Warden. I iMBr Helm, of Holthouse I Schutte Clothing Co., was chosen as B. W’ardeii of the local lodge. | The junior Warden station is tie | office of the Mug-' K f®. B, Adams, who has acted as j M’-WJarj of Decatur lodge foi sei I Mai Bears wis re elected and A I treasurer for Hi" past | taveral years was also re-elected. I fflwHbon Lee was chosen as trusI Os the local organization for a j Period cf three years. Install ition I ‘f Officers will be held at a joint | ""M* ilu ‘ { 'hi‘Pter lodge and I s date jwill be chosen in the next [ Tl,e new officers will take i , * C ® !>' ’ore January 1. 1930 and during the entire year.

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Indianapolis School Superintendent Removed Indianapolis, Dec. 11. ((j.R) The Indianapolis school board removed Charles F. M||| P r, superintendent at schools from office at a mooting last night. Donald Dushane, Columbus, Ind., superintendent of Bartholomew county schools, was named to succeed him. Dushane is not sure, however, that he will accept. The board had been dissatisfied wi,h the work of Miller for several months, it was said. ADMIT MURDER OF MUNCIE MAN W omen Say A Former Storm Was “Framed” Against Men Muncie, Ind., Dec. 12. —<U.R) — Confession to the murder of Spenc ■ Tuttle, 4!), lias been made by Catherine Nicely, and corroborated by her friend, Helen Bennett, both Muncie divorcees, authorities ■nnounced. Mrs. Nicely killed Tuttle with an into < rank when he refused to pay her a $2 debt, and the two women took the $4.42 which he had in his pockets, the confession is alleged o have set forth. Both the divorcees are now servng terms in the womens’ prison n Indianapolis. They admitted in ‘heir signed confessions that they ‘framed" stories accusing Fred 3uettner and Roy Thompson, both 'ormer convicts, of the murder, nd committed perjury in testifyng against them. Buettner and ’lionrson were acquitted last eek on the murder charge. |lis. Nicely said she would plead juilty to a charge of second decree murder, bnt Mrs. Bennett in'icated she would fight the . large igainst her. The women became ■mb. oiled when brought face to face, and officers had to use force o keep them apart. SANTA CLAUS VISITS HERE Local Grocers Receive Supply of Christmas Trees For Season Santa Claus made a pre-Christ-■nas flight early this morning and ‘eft in his wake several bright new Christmas trees at all the local grocery stores. These trees vary n size and color, according to the particular species. The principal supply this year ?omes from the state of Washingon, local grocers announced tolay, and is known as the Blue Spruce species. These spruces are ihaped differently from other rees used at Christmas time, beng fuller at the bottom and presenting a rounder appearance. They also have long needles that ire shaded from a light green on ‘op to a bluish green underneath. This is the first year the Wash ngton trees have been offered to he people of Decatur and local grocers consider them the best quality of Christmas trees they have ever handled. The needles, which are much longer than other species of trees, ire tougher and will remain on the tree for a long time. Local grocers also have the regu(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Grundy Believed To Be Senate Appointee Harrisburg, Pa.„ Dec. 11 (UP) Joseph R. Grundy of Bristol may have by nightfall an, appointment from Governor John S. i‘ isher naming him United States Senator from Pennsylvalia. The appointment of Grundy, long a powerful and dominant figure in Pennsylvania politics, was considered almost a certainty today. Three More Health Bonds Sold Here W Guy Brown, County Chairman of the County Tuberculosis League, announced today the sale of three additional health bonds to the following local organizations: Knights of Columbus, $5; bond; Lions Club, $5 bond; and the American Legion, $5 bond.

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SUGAR COMPANY HEAD APPEARS AT LOBBY PROSE Says Information Came From Friend of President to Him CONCERN HIRED HOOVER’S FRIEND Washington, Dec. 11.—(U.R)—Herbert C. I.akin. president of the Cuba company, composed of American sugar growers in Cuba, told the senate lobby Investigating committee today lie learned of conversations between President Hoover and Chairman Smoot of the senate finance committee about the sugar tariff through Edwin P. Shattuck, close friend of the president. Shattuck was employed later by the Cuba company as attorney partly because of his relationship with the president. Lakin said. He denied lie sought ‘favors" from Mr. Hoover. Senator Blaine. Repn., Wis., asked Lakin what he meant in a letter by Shattuck's ‘‘confidential relationship" with the president. "I meant the president was not to lie quoted,” Lakin said. Shattuck saw Mr. Hoover in Miami, Fla., and the president told him he had conferred wnth Smoot about the sugar tariff, Lakin said. “He told Shattuck he and Smoot had talked about the possibility of working out a sliding scale on the sugar tariff.” Lakin continued, "and tlien Shattuck told me.’’ I.akin said Sha.tuck was employed after lie had divulged the contents of the conversations between the president-elect and Smoot.” Shattuck wouldn’t accept employment until he bail obtained the president’s consent, the witness said. "And the president agreed?" Chairman Caraway asked. ’,’T understood so," Lakin answered. Carawaj' questioned Lakin about a letter In which he said Shattuck was hired as attorney for the Cuba company because of his influence with the president and Chairman Smoot of the senate finance committee. "In other words then you were hiring influence?” Caraway asked. "I don’t have to answer that question.” "You do if you want to keep your self respect. What is your answer?” "I wouldn't put it that way. I would say because he had confi(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) LOVE TRIANGLE ENDS IN DEATHS Wife of Harvard Student And Poet Friend Are • Found Dead New York, Dec. 11—(UP)—The young bride of a Harvard student and a poet friend whose name war prominent in Boston Society died together last night, victims of murder and suicide at the end of an unhappy love affair. The bodies of Mrs. Josephine Rotch Bigelow, 22, and Henry Grew Crosby, 32, were found in the studio apartment of Stanley Mortimer, a portrait painter and friend of Crosby. Crosby’s left arm was aliout Mrs. Bigelow’s neck as the bodies lay fully clothed and partly covered by a blanket, upon Mortimer’s bed. His right hand clutched a small automatic pistol. Chief medical examiner Morris advanced the idea of a suicide pact, although police thought Crosby might have planned independently to kill the woman and take his own life. Crosby arrived in New York from Paris two weeks ago with his mother and his wife. The wife and mother went on to Boston while Crosby re-engaged his suite at the Savoy Plaza hotel. Mrs. Crosby subreturned to New York. Mrs. Bigelow, formerly Josephine Rotch of Boston, married Herbert Bigelow, a post-graduate Harvard student last June. She came here recently to visit a former schoolmate, Miss Margaret Burgess.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, December 11, 1929.

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Baskets fil ed with tax reduction petitions gathered throughout the United States being tinned over to Congress on the steps of the. eaipitol by a committee of notables including Judge Hack of New York, former Mayor John J. Dylan of New York, Mae Murray, scr-en star. Anna Fitzui, opera star and 1.-aac Gans

♦ : —w I Rain, Chief Worry In I I California Former Decatur Woman Says 0 0 A letter from Mrs. Emma Daniel Davis, formerly of this city, and vho now resides in Oakland. Caliornia, gives some idea of the works that have been fe t in that section recently because of the k of rain. The following para;faph w 11 explain: "There is still no rain. It has been nearly seven months since ,ve have had a drop of rain. The conditions are getting alarming; just irrigation does not save the ruit trees they must have some rain on Hie foliage. So many orchards are dying, they are digging them up and {planting grapes as they will bear much sooner. Some ranches are buying feed and water for their stock. Businesßi is not much better but the people are hopeful.' Mrs. Davis is well and quite happy but gets homesick for her friends here ami sends regards to a 1, witli a Merry Christmas and l Huppy New Year. WANTS INLAND WATER SYSTEM Gov. Weaver, Nebraska, Makes Plea at Farm Bureau Convention Chicago, Dec. 11—(U.R) —An adequate system of inland waterways which would include Mississippi river development would help to solve the economic problems of the farmer and maintain the high standard of Living insisted upon by Americans, Gov. Arthur J. Weaver, Nebraska, told delegates to the eleventh annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation here today. "Because we must maintain our high standards of living," the governor said, "we must seek every possible economy in marketing and distribution of farm products. Tlie transportation problem of the western farmer has become especially acute because of the increased cost of construction, maintenance and operation of railroads. "It is therefore necessary to find a cheaper means of transporting bulk commodities produced and used in the agricultural belt, and development of inland waterways and especially the Missouri and Mississippi rivers will solve th's problem." (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) GOOD FELLOW CLUB * —♦ Previous total 127.70 Buck Private 20 Beta Sigma Alpha ... 10.00 Bachelor Maids 2.00 A Friend 2.00 Total to date $141.90

of Washington. Tlie presentation took place after a colorful parade through the capitol, headed by delegations from various veteran’s organizations. Left to right : Judge Black, Isaac Gans, Senator Smoot. Rep. Hawley, Rep. Sol Bloom, Rep. Welch and Rep. Swing.

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Louis A. Holthouse Says Farmers Realize High Values From Crops Tlie excellent results obtained by he Wabash County farmers, who engaged in sugar beet CitTfure dttrng the past season has stimulated intense interest in this new agrfeui*ural industry. According to Mr. Louis Holthouse, local representative of the Decatur sugar factory, the farmers are already contracting for next yeat’s crop and all indications point to Wabash County producing $75,000 worth of sugar beets in 1930. Commenting on the possibilities of developing a sugar beet industry in Wabash County, Mr. C. E. Cooper, of Rich Valley, who harvested 7.83 acres of sugar beets this year, which yielded 141.199 tons or 18.03 tons per acre, said: "Wabash County bids fair to become one of the principal sugar beet producing counties of Indiana. We have the soil and the farmers, ami I am firmly convinced that we should do every.hing possible to encourage I this new agricultural* industry." | "During the past season my sugar beets brought in a profit which was four times as great as that brought by my wheat and I estimate it will be twice as much as my corn will bring. In addition, my beet crop provided me with a large amount of forage in the form (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o I. B. C. Musicians To Appear In Decatur Jonas Tritch of the International Business College of Fort Wayne will bring down tin- Cotleg.! Orchestra, Chorus, male quartet, soloists and readers to perforin before the high school and Central Friday m< ruing, December 13. Tlie cast will contain about fifty peopl •. They will be in Decatur in the morning and will journey to Geneva in tlie afternoon. They come to Decatur well recommended as entertainers. AU of the pupils Sre au icipatim; the treat. -0 Blairs To Locate In El Reno, Oklahoma Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Blair visited here a few hours-last evening en route to Frankfort, Indiana where they will visit Mr. Biair’s relatives a day and will then proceed to El Reno, Oklahoma, where they will reside. Mr. Blair has been selected is the managing editor of the El Reno Daily Tribune, one of the Pulliam chain papers. Mr. Pulliam is the head of the organization which owns pipers at Linton and Lebanon, Indiana and seven daily papers in western Oklahoma. El Reno Is the largest city in the chain with a population of about 15,000. The Blairs after signing the contract motored to New Lexington, Ohio to get their personal effects and are now on their way west. Mr. Blair assumes his new duties next Monday.

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STALEY PLANS NEW BUILDING Filling Station Owner to Add Greasing And Battery Repair Shop Work has started on th. building of an addition to tlie Harry Staley filling station, corner of Second and Marshall streets. An addition 20 by 24 feet, with I frontage on Marshall street is being erected. The new addition is being built back of tlie present build'ng and will have a two car driveway on Marshall street. Tlie building will be used, Mr. | Staley stated, for car greasing and | battery repair work and is being built of brick and tile, the design conforming witli the present building facing North Second street. Mr. Staley also stated flhat the present addition was one of a unit of two additions which he contemplated making to his place of business between now and next spring. COLLEGE WORK TO GE OFFERED Indiana University Extension Department to Hold Classes Here I Tlie extension department of Indiana University will offer a course to Adams county teachers in the teaching of geography and history. A class will lie held next Sat--1 urday morning at 9 o’clock at Cen- ' tral school here, it was announced ■ today. All teachers of the county who wish to enroll in the extension class aie asked to attend the Saturday meeting. Regular University credit will lie allowed for those who attend, it was stated today. The extension department of 1 Indiana University has grown rapid--1 ly the last few years and this year the depirtment is reaching into 1 many smaller Indiana cities, where ! classes are being conducted and 1 where work on any University de--1 gree may be carried on by the 1 teachers. 0 Goshen Man Killed Goshen. Ind.. Dec. 11. (U.R) —A foreman at the Long Manufacture . Ing company, H. J. McColloch, 40, > was instantly killed last night when his auto was struck by a , train. McColloch came to the United • States from Scotland two years 5 ago and ids wife and children are in Scotland.

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Crosbie Funeral To Be Held Thursday Funeral services for Mrs.' Mnrg irel Crosbie of Bluffton,, mother of Mrs. David Campbell ol his city, will lie lield Thursday ! afternoon at 2:.’to o'clock at the home of her si ti r, Mrs. Henry ; Hunslcker, 521 West Market street. | Instead of Wednesday, as was an ! nounced. Rev. W. M. Elliott will have charge of the services and burial will lie made in the Fairview cemetery. GOOD FELLOWS MAKE APPEAL About $750 Needed to Minister to ‘Kiddies’ Christmas Eve The investigation committee of I the Delta Theta Tan sorority lias ! completed it,s survey of needy fam-1 files in Decatur ami according to the filial report It will take about I $750 in the Good Fellow club fund , to take care of all Decatur. About SIOO has been raised sol far, and the commit.ee in charge urges that all persons of the city, who are financially aide, contribute aa much as possible to the fund. The Good Fellow club was organized several years ago by the local chapter of Delta Theta Tati ; and since the founding, each year. | money is raised by for the fund to make Christmas a ; happy one for the poor children of Decatur. The sorority also buys coal and food for the needy and delivers candy and discarded toys to the poor children, who otherwise would , be forgotten on Christmas eve. Three subscription boxes have been placed in Decatur by tlie Good Fellow chairman. They are located at the Old Adams County bank. Niblick and Co., and the Daily Democrat office. People who are contemplating giving are asked to do so at once. GARY LIQUOR CASE ON TRIAL Two Aidermen and Ten Policemen Face Fed- ‘ eral Court Today Hammond, Ind.. Dec. 11. (U.R) — Ten Gary policemen, two aidermen and two lawyers were called to trial in U. S. district court today among 20 defendants on various charges involving alleged violation of prohibition laws. Government counsel said they | were prepared to present evidence of a score of witnesses, all corroborating each oilier, io coovic, the defendants. Government counsel said they ! were prepared to present evldene- | of a score of witnesses, all cor ! roborating each other, to convict tlie defendants. Today's trial was of the second group to face Federal Judge Thomas W. Slick. The trial of Mayor Hale and other defendants in the| third group, will not take place I until next month, it was under [ stood. U. S. District Attorney Loomis ■ expected it to take two days for tlie government to present its testimony. Selection of a jury was expected to start this afternoon. In tlie first case, in which there were 17 defendants, only three convictions were obtained; six persons were acquitted, and tlie jury failed to agree in cases of the remaining eight. o Two Negros Killed Fort Wayne, lud., Dec. 11 —(UP) An automobile collision him. miles north o, Fort Wayne caused the leath of two negroes last night. Thus- killed were Alec Carrington. 55, and Jesse McKit'und, 28, Both of Birminghom, Ala.. Jatnen Williams 23. Birmingham, was injured seitously. 0 REVIVAL A SUCCESS The revival at Pleasant Grove is continuing this week. The attendance is increasing niglit after night. The unconverted are yielding to Christ. Rev. Johnson, the Evangelist, is bringing inspiring messages. Every body is welcome.

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GUARD KILLED AND WARDEN IS TAKEN CAPTIVE | One Prison Inmate is Also Reported Dead in Attempted Break STATE TROOPS RUSH TO All) BULLETIN Auburn, N. Y.. Dec. 11. — (UP) — Prisoners led by 15 desperate men rioted at Auburn State Penitentiary here today, kil'ed George Durnford, pr soner keeper, and for 3 hour* held Warden Edgar S. Jennings and 12 guards as hostages while they , demanded freedom or the alternative of killing Jennings and the guards. Finally massed forces of state troope.s and police from Auburr, and nearby cities attacked the North Cell block where the rioters were standing seige, routed them with tear gas bombs and rescued Jenn ngs and the 12 guards. In the attack Henry Sullivan of Buffalo one of the riot leaders was repor'ed killed when he attempted to flee from the gas filled cell block. At 2 p. m. the battle at the prison was still in progress with the attacking force using gas bombs, rifles and machine guns and [ the prisoners returning a desultory < fire. — Auburn I’eniteiiliiiiv. N.Y., Dee. 11. (U.R) Rioting broke out nt Auburn penitentiary here this morning anil at noon one guard had Ix-en killed, the warden, Edgar 1 Jennings, was held captive iby prisoners and the rioters were threatening to take his life. George Danforth, the principal keeper, was the man killed. Seven, or possibly eight guards in addition to tlie warden were held captive by the rioting convicts. Tlie trouble l*egan in one of tlie prison halls when convicts who were armed, overpowered eight guards, shot Danforth fatally and, when the warden came Io take charge, made him captive along I with the guards they had overpowered. They then retreated to a reir section of tlie prison where they stood siege, threatening to kill their hostages, if they were not released. Forty-one Auburn police were sent to the prison to help quell tin* outbreak, and state isillce were called in from all outlying stations to help the 40 from nearby sta(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) SAM JACKSON ! GIVES ADDRESS - Fort Wayne Attorney is Guest of Decatur Masonic Lodge Tuesday Sam Jackson, prominent Fort I Fort W iyne attorney and former I resident cf Pleasant Mills delivered an interesting and well-received I address to more than 100 members !of the docai Masonic lodge at a banquet given at the Masonic hali last night preceding tlie election of officers. Mr. J tekson told of several inter esting incidents concerning his early life at Pleasant Mills and Wien, Ohio, where his father was a minister in the United Brethren churches of those towns. Mr. Jackson. who is prominent in northern Indiana Masonic circles related history to the Masonic lodge. Tlie speaker told of his experiences while attending the Scopes evolution trial at Dayton, Tennesi see a few years ago and he kept ■ his audience interested at all times. I t eceding Mr. Jackson's address • tlie members assembled in the ball , room of the Masonic hall where a i chicken dinner, prepared by the - Decatur chapter of Order of Eastern Star. The meeting was opened by tlie lodge Chaplain, the Rev. O. E. Miller, pastor of the First Baptist j church of this city. Cal E. Peterson, Master of the r Decatur lodge introduced Dick ; Heller who then introduced Hhe - speaker Mr. Jackson. Following the . address the members attended the regular meeting of the lodge.