Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1929 — Page 1

■ ‘ "weather BE F ,,,r tonight and H Some ■ cloudless. Continu- | M ,rt cold except si i«ht t ■ u warmer Saturday ■ , M treme southwest ■ portion.

NORTH INDIANA REMAINS SNOW-BOUND

Strongwinds JNLE UP LARGE I DRIFTS AGAIN ■pad, B'ocked in Adams ■ County; Trains Still ■ Running Late S Lperaturb IS *’■ « ABOVE ZERO anM bulletin A ‘ jms county roads ’ vvh,ch hared yesterday and this >f>U^K nmq from the snow drifts, were to be blocked again this ■ernoon due to ths constantnd ng of heavy winds. M^K /or .0 ware fight ng hard to ■ >ad 27 between Decatur so t Wayne open, but were , , d to r’< P tor a while this afteri |t a’o war. reported that r* r a'e road 27 south of De- . closed. county roads also are re banks. —■ nr. y road wor" rs w! . ’I i! y Thursday dig-iny util nf I, worst snow storms of npars had to do il i.ll ove ■a, th s morning as a result of Hh.y winds which scatters’ H-id hat k ovei toads in al! ■is ol’ the county. ■t qong wind whipped thill light causing larger , !'• n the original ones ami loads were blocked todat IT:' Wayne-Dec tur road w. ■: imod condition, 'nut a f " drifts were repotted. Be - j ii i Was not held ill., th.- Fort Wayne busses wi-r ■ i.._ . today on regular schedule - reported the .mil garage wreck cars were busy all day Thur-day towimi out of ditches and smn flßl'hi' temperature con'iiiu-d Me downward and r.t 7 o'clock morning street thermomet m MDriilitr registered 7 and s d ’ k above zero, t’ldd -i weal lief pr dieted for Indiana by ti,relief front the presem wave was promised todav snow flni ried intermit, dl. the day. Trims on all / > Decatur railro ids we:. rutinr 111', and all section men of t'n railroads were wo. king or. ■ !■» Io conquer the h-avy dril'.i ■lit'i were hampering truiisjiort-i io.ol 27 between Bth ' ON PAGE TWO)

mim club ’■HEARS ADDRESS ■most .1. Gallemeyer of ■■Fort Wayne Talks to I1 Local Chib Members J. Gallmeyer, well-ku h ■ t Wayne real estate man ami president of the Wahh'-r t of America, gave ami interesting address b ■:.>)■•■ t D.-catur Rotaiy club membcr.night on "The Salt s Vic"’ of Your Job.'" program was in charu-e ol Wemhoff. .John Wemh d: ol Wayne also was a guest 'he and pleased the crowd several piano selections. Gallmeyer gave factor- who to make up a successful salesLie summed up the principles follows:: yourself ace -p’abl' to your have a knowledge of tinjßhtg you are selling: have conf’in yourself ami in the prodne' Kg are selling; have courage to on;; develop? enthusiasm am. to make yourself likable to the I her person; don’t be afraid to 'k tor the order; and then don't ‘ afraid to work.” "Wo k makes life sweet", said Mr Ulnityer and stated* “when you 'h you die". The speakers closing iltliet was “Keep on keeping on" Mr. Gallmeyer's address was y en following the Christmas exia,'ge held among the club memthe later program being in J a >ge of John W. Tyndall, who actas Santa Clause, Dore B. Erwin td W. A. Lower, Eno Lanqenau, ’car Lankenau, W. A. Klepper and r - flallmeyer, sang the Christmas n ßs in German.

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Succeeds Shumaker ol ' k Samuel rarks McNaught, supernlendent of the lowa Anti-Saloon League, was elected superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League He succeeds Dr. E. S. Shumaker. McNaught was the choice of Dr. F. Sco.t Mcßride, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of America, who is ill in Washington.

U. 0. CHURCH TO GIVE CANTATA Christmas Spirit to Prevail at Special Sunday Night Program A Christmas cantata will be presented by members of the United Brethren church Sunday night a' 7 o’clock at the church in this city. The public is invited to attend tlie program. Following is tlie cast of characters and description of the six scenes; Scenes Scene I.—Home of Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. Scene 2.—Santa’s workshop. Scene 3,4, and 5—A street scene. Scene 6.—Home of Billy, the newsboy. Cast Mr. Sonta Claus R. E. Mumma Mrs. Santa Claus Rosemond Hoagland Mother Goose Mrs. C. E. Merryman Rag Doll Lois Sovine Mechanical man Janies Vance Mamma Doll Edith Baker Radio Agent • °- p - Mills Billy. Newsboys Donald Bohnke Skinny. Newsboys Sephus Jackson Mr. Robinson Frank Bohnke Dorothy Robinson Pauline Hakey janle, Billy s lame siste: Katherine Hol Mother of Janie and Billy H’Ii.XTIM'ED ON PAGE EIGHT) Contributes Coal To Good Fellows Club Avon Burke, of this city today coniribut >d a Half ton of coal to the Good Fellows club to be distributed among the needy families of De catur by the Delta Theta Tati sorority Christmas Eve.

♦ * TO PUBLISH GREETINGS Decatur is tilled with the Christmas spirit, everybody is happv and patiently waitin- for the happy holidays. As" has been the custom, local business and professional men. manufacturers and merchants will express .a Merry Christmas wish to the readers of the Daily Democrat in next Mondays and Tuesday's papers. Orders are now being received and in case our advertising department falls to get In touch with you, kindly phone 1000 or 1001 and your Christmas greeting will be taken care of.

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ADAMS COUNTY DISTRIBUTION OF TAXES MADE Auditor Harlow Mails ( hecks to All Units Receiving A Part LOC AL SCHOOLS GET $45,863.54 Checks for the December distribution of the November taxes have been mailed by the Adams county auditor to the township trustees, school hoards, co>porations and treasurer of state. The distribution totaled $435,639.03, of which the state received $43.129 41. The county treasurer's six per cent fees amounted to $437.89, while a credit of $192.18 was given for erroneous taxes. The following amounts were received by the different taxing units: Blue Creek $9,149.06 Flench 6,402.75 Hartford 9,255.92 Jefferson 10,863.66 Kirkland 7,458.77 Monroe 11,809.63 Preble 3,087.95 Root . . 6,448.81 St. Marys 12,557.24 Union 5,162.51 Wabash 12,750.62 Washington 7.168.92 City of Decatur 23,039.03 • —— ~ (continued on page eight) Vera Cruz Church Will Present Play

The play, “Two Christmas Boxes ’ will be pesented at the Vera Cruz Church, Sunday night, at 7:30 o’lock. The play will be sponsored by the Vera Cruz Christian Endeavor Society The characters which participate in the presentation are as follows: Mrs. Jenkins Ella Walters Mrs. Hodges Fannie Randall Mrs. Banks Florence Gr. bee Mrs. Winter Francis Walter Miss Isiomes Dorothy Gilbert Mrs. David Brown Virginia Rustman Dorothy Brown Vera Neuenscliwande" Mildred Banks Edna Reusser Mrs. Worthington Ruth Neuensdiwander (il.dys Marguerite Gilbert Marie Daisy Augsburger

PRESBYTERIANS PLAN PROGRAM • Community Christmas Observance to Be Held Sunday at 5 p. m. The Sunday evening service at the Presbyterian church will be dispensed with. Rev. H. Ferntheil announced today, to give way to the community Christmas observance which will lie held in the church. A cantata will be presented in which children all over the city and of all demoninations will take part. The affair wll begin promptly at 5 o’clock Sunday evening, and everybody is invited to attend. Miss Dessolee Chester assisted by the Girls Glee Club of the Decatur high school will have charge of the musical program, which is as follows: Text by Herman Von Berge, taken from Luke, Chapter 2:8-10. Reading of the text Miss Dessolee Chester 1, “Christinas Bells are Ring ing"“Silent Night" Glee Club 2, —"How Beautiful Upon the Mountains", also solo Mary Madeline Coverdale, assisted by Gele Club. 3, Thou, Bethlehem” (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

♦- ♦ GOOD FELLOW CLUB <> — —♦ Previous Total $301.0S Klepper family 5 00 Historical Club 5 00 Lawrence Voglewqde . 1.00 A Friend i 10 Total to date $312.18

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, December 20, 1929.

Mr. Good Fellow Is Making Last Appeal For Christmas Funds ♦ ♦ (By Good Follow) With painstaking efl'mts the “Good Fellow Club" has prepared a det Bed report of the needy ip D' • catur. Tills repot! is for their own guidance and will not be broadcasted The reisirt reveals some sad and astonishing facts. In the midst of our plenty some have nothing. Some really need necessities. Dozens of children will have no more Christm s than nothing at all if some thing is not done to provide it for them. The different organizations In Decatur will do their usual good duly, but at that some will not be reached. The “Good Fellows Club" has the situation well canvassed. They will see to it that not n single one !»< overlooked. Drop a dollar, if you can possibly spare it into one of the contribution boxes. You will find the boxes at the Daily Democrat office, at the Old Adams County Bank and at Niblick's store. The time is getting short. Make your own Chri itma > h ppiei by knowing that you have helped in making these helpless ones happy. It is easy to do. Pie is do it now. Il is going to he a good thing to say to one another” Once more Decatur lias put it over".

PROGRAM TO BE GIVEN SUNDAY Baptist Church to Hold Annual Christmas Entertainment Here A beautiful Christmas service Is Iteing prepared for the Sunday evening hour at the Baptist church. Eollowing is a brief outline: A Christmas pageant of the ityAngel choir —“O Little Town of Bethlehem." , Piano solo—" Ave Maria" Gounod Angel choir "Magnificat.’’ The angels annucitaion to Mary. Choir—" Once in Royal David’s City”—The manger scene. Children's choir — "Away in a Manger.” Angel choir—“ Noel.” Piano solo —'‘Shepherd's Music" — from the Messiah. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWOi - M. F. Worthman Is Recipient Os Gift The teachers of the public schools including those of the ward buildings and the high school, presented Professor M. F. Worthman, superintendent of the schools, a Christmas gift of SSO in gold this afternoon. This gift was presented to Mr. Worthman to show the appreciation of the teachers for his fine service. o— Advertising Staff Is Presented With Gift Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co. through its district representative Lawrence E. Linn, presented the advertising staff of the Daily Democrat with a Christmas gift of cigarettes and smoking tobacco. The Liggett and Myers Co., is giving similar gifts to all newspapers in the country that carry the LiggettMyers Chesterfield and Granger Rough Cut advertising. -o Pleasant Dale Plans Special Church Service Special Christmas services will be held at the Pleasant Dale Church next Sunday. Sunday school wll he held at 9:30 o’clock and a Christinas sermon will be delivered at 10:30 o’clock. During the afternoon the children and young people of the SundaySchool will go to the County Infirmary to give a Christmas program for the inmates there. A Christni s program will also he given in the church at 7:30 o’clock in the evening. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. o Will Be Here Word from St. Rose high school off cials at Lima. Ohio, at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon stated the St. Rose basketball team had left that city for Decatur and would arrive here about 7 o’clock. The team is being accompanied by a number of fans, according to the telephone communication. The game will start ton.-ght at 8:15 o'clock at Decatur Catholic high school gymnasium.

OHIO BRIDGE IS DEDICATED Madison, Indiana. Host to Indiana and Kentucky Officials Today Madison, Ind., Dec. 20. (U.R) An impressive celebration marked the opening today of the new sl.800,000 Ohio river bridge, connecting Madison and M Ron. Ky„ two of the oldest towns in this region Shortly before noon, Gov. Harry G. Leslie met Lieut. (lev. James Breathitt. Jr.. Kentucky, at the center of the structure where a short program was held comment orating the completion of another link connecting the two states. Each of tile official representatives of the two states was accompanied hy a party of local and state officials. Two bands, one 'ront Hie Un versify of Indiana and the other from Louisville, also were one the bridge. Miss Marguerite I’ecar, “Queen of the bridge," assisted by Miss Kathryn Butts and maids of honor representing Indiana and Kentucky cities, united a white ribbon, signifyTg the opening of the biidge and the breaking of a harrier that lias s: parated the two st ates. A par ide. composed of more than 50 floats and 12 bands, wounds through the streets of Madison. Chief speakers at a luncheon which followed the ceremonies, were Governor Leslie. Lieutenant Governor Breathitt. Reginald H Sullivan. Indianapolis; Harry C. Canfield, member of congress; and Albert J. Wedeking. chairman of the Indiana state highway commission. Governor Leslie congratulated the two cities on the completion of tlie bridge and spoke on the need for dependable river spans in the present day system of highways and motor travel. He pointed to the advantages that will accrue to both Indiana and Kentucky through the construction of the bridge. Dances this afternoon and tonight. and a basketball game this evening between Madison and North Madison high schools, will complete the program.

Carney Funeral Will Be Tuesday Morning Funeral services for R. W. Carney who died Thursday morning will be held Tuesday morning at 9 30 o’clock at the Yager Brothers Undertaking Parlors, and will be conducted by Rev. O. E. Miller, pus.or of the Baptist chut ch. Burial will be made In the Decatur cemetery. o— Rotarians Give Toys To Good Fellow Club The Rotarians held a Christmas exchange, burlesque form, at theii regttl. r meeting last night and each membei brought a toy, consisting of everything from a gun to a set of dishes. The gifts were distributed among the members and then a motion was made that the toys and playthings be turned over Io the Good Fellows club, for distribution among the children of Decatii • on Christmas Eve. About 50 fine toys including airplanes, Zeppelins, picture books, horns, drums, in fact the whole category of Toyland gifts from five and ten cent stores were brought J>y the Rotarians and will go to help make Christmas hippy for the needy children In this city. 0 Monroe Town Board To Meet December 31 The town Board of Monroe will hold its last meeting of the year pu Tuesday, December 31 At this meeting the year's business will be completed and all those having bills due, are asked to file them with thtown clerk previous to the date. 0 Geneva Masons Elect Officers For 1930 Geneva. December 20 —(Special) Nelson E. Helmer, was re-elected Worshipful Master of the Geneva Masonic lodge at the annual election of officers. Other officials for the year 1930 are: Senior Warden, Virgil WTgoner; Junior Warden, D. F. Grile; Secre tary, C. C. Shepherd; Treasurer, Earl Shepherd; Trustee, Fred Lindsey. Installation will be held in the next week or two.

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CONGRESSMAN AND 4 OTHERS DIE IN CRASH VV. K. Kaynor, Mass., and Party Crash at Bowling Field Today ALL OCCUPANTS CRUSHED TO DEATH Washington. Dpr. 20.- (U.R) Five men including Representative William K. Gaynor, Repn., Mass., were killed in an airplane crash at Boll'ng field today. The dead are: Rep. William K. Gaynor. Repn . Mass. Stanley B. Isiwell. his secretary. Captain Harry A. Dinger. Private Vaditnir Kauzma. Arthur A. McGill. The plane wis a ti l-motored Fokker. I. attempted to make a left turn at an altitude of 300 feet and fell into a nose dive when oni of the mortors is believed to have failed. Rep. Kaynor, of Springfield. Mass., represented the second Massachusetts distr et. was born in Sanford, la., and was 45 years old. He was graduated from Yale in 1912 and was football manager there in his student days. He was postmaster at Springfield, a form er member of the city council and served in the World War. Kaynor leaves a widow, the form (CONTINUED ON PAGE 'EIGHT) 4) Robert Heller Charter Member Os Fraternity Bloomington, Ind. Dec. 20 — Robert Heller, of Decatur, is a chatter nu mber of Alpha Phi Omega, new honorary fraternity at Indiana University. The put pose of the newhonorary and professional organization is to develop leadership and training men for professional and voluntary work snch us scoutmasters, commissioners and executives Officiil installation was held at thf Alpha Tau Omega house. Other officers elected were as follows: Thornton Stone. Bloomington, president. Ernest Patrick, Hope, vice-presi-dent; and Lawrence Fulwider, Bloomington, s'lretary and treanrer. Tlie faculty of tlie University is represented by Dean C. E. Ed miaidson; Dr. Will Scott, head of the zoology department; and Roy Johnston, secretary of the V. M. C. A.

JURY VERDICT IS ‘NOT GUILTY' Alleged Murderers of Connie Franklin Are Freed by Jury Mountain View, Ark., Dec. 20.— (U.R)~Connie Franklin's obstreperous “ghost" has been laid and the most baffling mystery in Ozark history solved by the verdict of a jury of mountaineers acquitting four men of ills "murder.” Twenty hours the 12 good men and true of the hill country labored with the case before they agreed last night that Connie Franklin had not been murdered. Thrice they went to Judge S. M. Bones for aid. Two of tlie four defendants, Hubert Nester and Herman Green way. face trial next May, however, on a charge of assaulting Tiller Ruminer, tlie 17-year-old Ozark girl who claimed her sweetheart, Franklin. was beaten to death and his body burned on a brushpile by the four last March 9. ' "Shucks, I knew all the time I was Connie Franklin and not some other feller," Counit 1 said with a grin after tlie verdict, had l>een brought in. "But I don’t never aim to marry Tiller now,’’ he added. Tiller Ruminer had denied all along that the “murdered man" was the Connie Franklin who hat! "sparked" with her and who was wi.h her the night they set out to get a marriage license. Cheers burst from tlie court room, packed to the doors with wbodstnen from the hills and visitors from all over the region when the jury foreman drawled out "not guilty" report.

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NEW TESTIMONY CONTRADICTORY -’“TLetter Indicates Edward Shattuck Did Talk to Hoover About Tax Washington, Dec. 20. (U.R) A letter indicating Edwin P. Shattuck, attorney for tlie Cuba com I any. had discussed the sugar tariff witli President Hoover in spite of his denial was uncovered by the senate lobby investigating committee today. Tlie letter written by Herbert C. Lakin, president of tlie Culm company, to Siiattuck said: "Just before we last went to Cuba, you had an interview with President Hoover. You under stood him to approve of Cuban sugar newspaper criticism. "I enclose translations of two editorials. 1 think they ought to lie given some publicity lint Io li 1 called espedally to the attention of the White Hou>e." Shattuck not only denied he had discussed the sugar tai iff witli the president but asserted he did not know I,akin was under the impression he (Siiattuck) had any inf u ence with Mr. Hoover. Tlie committee submitted a special report to the senate today recommending legislation to “protect tlie public" against the lobbying activities Mich as were alleg(CONTiNUED ON PAGE TWO)

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APPEAL SENT TO MOTORISTS TO BE CAREFUL State Highway Department Says Roads Are Unfit For Travel ROAD CREWS ARE FIGHTING DRIFTS (By United Press) An anneal was sent out by the state highway department I today urging ail motorists to stay off blocked roads in the northern half of the state, which were described as generally either impassable or dangerous to travel. Scores of cars are being stalled on the roads, and their presence so hampers maintenance crews with plows that it will lie days before all route are clear, John J. Brown, highway director, su d Recovery from the cold will be slow hut steady during the next 24 hours, with generally fair conditions, tlie U. S. weather bureau predicted. Some cloudiness, but no prec pitaiton, was indicated. The normal maintenance force of 3.000 men has been augmented by 2.000 additional men. Plows Jtave become buried in the huge drifts in several places, further leterring work. Automotive traffic in most northern sections was impossible today, Brown said, and it is foolhardy to -<et forth. | Monticello was snowbound from the west and south, with no relief In sight until late today. One plow was buried in drifts near the city. Farming communities in northern Indiana were isoluated, with 'ood becoming sort, and some suffering for lack of-medical attention to the sick. In several districts around Valparaiso school children were obliged to stay in the schoolhouses over night liecause buses could not take them home, lint no suffering was reported. Ijosr of life in Indiana directly due to the storm stoial at four dead, with five other fatalities indirectly due to cold and snow. In southern Indiana there were two causes for rejoicing over the storm. Flood conditons were greyly alleviated by the cqjd, find farmers claimed they may he sayed millions of dollars due to benefit to their corn, which wae becoming moldy from th ■ wet anti warm weathef, - • jVfIS (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) MANY HURT IN SUBWAY PANIC Tunnel Clouded With Smoke As Passengers Seek Way to Safety New York, Dec. 20. <U.P)-The s|Kirk of a short circuit caueed a panic on an inliound bridge plaza train of the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit company today and sent hundreds of passengers scurrying tlnough a smoke-clouded tunnel under the East River. Transit company officials reported 50 persons had l>een treated at an emergency frist aid station at the Queensboroiigli Plaz.a Station, but said none of the injured wus seriously hurt. Sixteen of the 50 were subsequent'y taken to St. John's hospital, Utng Island City, where it was said their conditions were not critical. John Corbey, motorman of the train, said lie had just taken ills cars into the tunnel that, leads to Manhattan It was the height of tlie rush hours, passengers were packed in tightly and the train was proceeding at a moderate' speed. Suddenly there was a flash on the floor of the tunnel and smoke ro'led up into the first car. Corbey threw on his emergency brakes. The smoke brought panic; passengers shoved through the narrow car doors toward the rear of the train; screaming women smashed at windows with their fists and the nlr was thick with flying glass.