Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 309, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1929 — Page 1

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||| PRESIDENT ft PRAISED AT |MAL MEET E al Crowd Gathers at Bjiichester for llenwH crat Meeting ■ crT SLACK ■ ( i ILL SPEAKER Hfon' than 350 Indiana gathered at Win'Kter lad night for the anK Randolph county Wilson W banquet, in observance H t he si venthy-third birthK o f America’s war presiI, r ■ Slack of Indianapoli • ;>n inspiring eulogy on |K lril » Wilson, which time anil lip . the clowd to its feet ',i the explanation of doctrines. 0 h William .1. Hosey of ■tWayti- and Fort Wayne's new ■icom.a mII. i- Jillian Franke aLo the annual banquet. Mr. o a short address, giving -sum-* of his many years Hjol:tic- nd praising Wilson. Eari I'.-te.s Demoera’ic state il- i addressed the gather Peter read briefly from Wil- < - •niiauguial address, and shown! that the Democrats Kk-p! the faith with their war ■pr. county in tile eighth con■pion: I Hist i let was represented nail’s were mentioned for ■pessimal ? 1 idiilates, but no as to wao would become ■ Democratic candidate in the was made. ■laii'i" Udi of Muncie, Don Ward Hl'nion City and Fied Wiecking mentioned on several occaas probable candidates. It is ■terstood that both Ward anil Mi wil clear the way for Wieck■if he decides to become a c.,nWricking is a former state ■ttiiand i of the American Legion Mftnh interest was shown in the ■fling iird several representatives ■'tie new Anderson ci y regime at Bled the meeting. Harry Nehf, Bly appointed city attorney was ■ official representative. Tod Brpple. of Muncie, George Dale's Bontinued ON page FIVE) ■formed Church To E Hold Services Here

■'lie Zion Reformed church conwill close the year 1929 a service of music and devoB at 7:15 o’clock tonight. The will open with strains from ■ familiar German Sylvester Eve on the organ which will lead ■ congregation into the spirit of The organist. Miss Lulu will render several other organ selections, entitled, of she Nuns’’ by Ijefebure■ly and “Pilgrims' Chorus’’ from A Several trio selections / likely be given by the Misses ’ Lorine and Erma Kirchner pastor of the church will give on a timely subject, "In■iptions on the Ebenezer Mileye of 1929 and 1930". A cordial ,S is extended to those serr the services the young of the church are to have a ■teh Party at the country home of ■* 8 Lucille Beavers. 1 ~ O lILD WEATHER ITOGREETI93O I ■mperature in I) i r e c t ■ Contrast With That II of Last Year ■J 11 contrast to weather which ■ended the births of 1928 and that accompanying the dawn ■iS.3O will be mild. J. H. ArmlngS. weather bureau meteorpredicted today. Blizswept the two preceding into existence. probably will be becoming unsettled by S according to Armington. will remain the same ■ Monday and today, ranging about 35 degrees tonight to nr 50 degrees Wednesday. said there was little ■* >ood of rain Wednesday, al- ■ "Th there might be some preati °n Wednesday night or ■"h'stlay.

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Vol. XXVII. No. 309.

i 1930 OVER THERE! ' Wellington, New Zealand | Jan. 1.-(U,R; _ h i 3 alrra(ly IMO in this section of the | world. In fact, people here were celebrating the New Year when mnsi poo. u, i n i the United States had not | started breakfast. But the first persons to I greet 1930 were a couple of Bl tishers in the Chatham Is- | lands. 414 miles southeast of | heie. They were ushering in 1930 at 6 a. m. est., Dec. 31. and by the time Chicago's whsties and sirens shriek | these islanders will he shaking cocktails attd sitting I down to New Year's dinner. The Chatham Islands lie j near enough to the admir- | alty date line to be first to see the New Year born.

PREDICTS GAIN FORNEXTYEAR Chicago Man Sees 1930 as Greater Business Year Than 1929 Chicago, Dec. 31—(U.R) The business vista disclosed as the curtain rises on the New York beckons to a forward sweep of industry toward prosperous horizons all around the circle, as Samuel P. Arnot, president of the Chicago board of trade, interprets the scene. His analysis of the panorama of finance and industry expressed in a review made public today, held forth the promise of prosperity ti “those industries having vision and confidence," and the warning that "weak and fearful ones that search for depression probably will find it and wither." Declaring that finance and industry are more firmly entrenched than ever before; that a remarkably sound credit situation exists; that business is fair to good: that large programs of construction and development are in the offing, and that farm conditions continue to improve, the board of trade executive predicted the nation would look back on 1930 with a smile at ’’ears occasioned by the slump in the inflated price structure of the securities market.

“Signs all point to the fact that * this nation, which has entered an ’ era of vast industrial expansion, will continue its forward sweep for 1 many years to come, not blindly I and extravagantly, but with reason ■ and judgment,'’ he said, i He noted a crop year for the . farmers at least equal to the one preceding and further improv ’ ment in both the livestock and dairy industries and drew from his i observations the comment ih.it , “whole agricultural outlook is bright.’’ “In this difficult grain mark-t---ing year.’’ he said, "the Chicago board of trade, central gtain mat ket, has given a good account of itself, despite political activities, changing crop conditions and the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) _ ~ Stutz Plans Merger Indianapolis. Dec. 31 - 1 1 >') “ Details of a proposed tneiget 0 ’ Stutz motor car company ot Amenca with a laW manufactur . motor cars, were expected to be d ■ vulged today by E. S. Cotte dent of the Stutz company. _ - o Says Body Contained Quantity of I oison Rushville, Ind.. Dec. Organs of the exhumed body of , Maggie Rhodes Kolb, second * U of George Kolb, near ■ •.• faces a murder charge contain an excessive amount o , • verbal report from an Ind" ’ , chemist to Dr. Lowell Green, Tol^X-recovering ] an alleged P hiß third Dagler Kolb, by poison, in ßoth° b Kolb's -cond and Ujird < wives di tx sXn’i-! county grand jury « d as . ( KM- - 4 pital.

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Friendly Enemies - «-K * i ♦'ar JMRB r _ T fv /Wk V it '/ c * 1 << I 011 • 1 iIL ' ■ ! I ' Wsalillliliic ■* if i 4jaMbt’ 8R J ® k? *"«•&< - j. > IIRI - ; ■ * Wwrc* imfl It i Back in the warring days of 1918, Oscar J. P. WeUtfo (left) was a I i captain in the German army, and Otis E. Gray (right) held the sume , rank in the A. E. F. Recent y at 'Wichita, Kan., Bishop James Wise (center) ordained Wctko info the priesthood and Gray, now rector of g Wichita church, was his sponsor. t -I. .-1.,— ~.——.——,,...

' Red Men Will Meet Wednesday There will be a regular meeting of the Improved Order of Red Men at Red Men’s hall in this city Wednesday night at 7:30 o’clock. The : meeting is being It Id on New 1 Year’s night in compliance with 1 the by-laws and all members are 1 asked to attend the meeting. Following the meeting plans will be made for local members of the lodge to motor to Monroeville Thursday ti ght to a group meeting. Gin PREPARES FOR NEW YEAR Private Parties and Watch Services Are on Local Program Decatur ci izenry prepared today to hid far. well to 1929 and welcome to 1931). Many private parties were being planned, and other local citi-1 zens planted to motor to Fort, Wavne to attend the Scottish Rite | and Elks New Year’s eve dances. S-veral churches in Adams county hive announced Watch services beginning at 8 o’clock tonight and lasting until after the new year arrives. Other private Watch parties also are being planned. Three Decatur organizations, : Delta Theta Tau and Psi lota Xi sororities and Beta Sigma Alpha fraternity will join in entertaining a number of guests at a dance at the Decatur Country Club. Most retail business houses will dose tomorrow in observance of the holiday. Banks will close and most factories in Decatur will cease op-ration. The Daily Democrat will be published at noon, as has been the custom for the last several years. ’ The day will be observed throughout the nation as a holiday and there will be no stock markets. Business will be almost at a stanoS No public celebration has been planned in Decatur, but factory whistles and church hells will greet .he arival of 1930 as usual. Lindberghs Leave For Indianapolis Columbus, 0., Dec. 31.-«J.R)-Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh left the airport here at 10-45 a.m., today for Indianapolis, 0 „ the first leg of a general inspection tour of Transcontinental Air Transport lines.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, December 31, 1929.

COURT NAMES COMMISSIONERS Both Jury Commissioners Re-appointed for Year of 1930 i John S. Peterson, Decatur and Martin Smith, Berne, were re-ap-pointed Adams county jury commissioners by Judge J. C. Sutton. 1 Both men qualified and will begin their new terms January 1. Both Mr. Peterson and Mr. Martin have had experience as commissioners, having served during the year 1928 for the Adams circuit court. Mr. Peterson is the Republican representative on the commission and Mr. Smith is the Democratic member. The two appointed jury commiss’oners meet with the clerk of Adams circuit court prior to the opening of each term of court and draw jurymen for the grand and ; petit juries. The appointments are good for one year. Predict Large City Valparaiso, Ind., Dec. 31 —(UP) Dreams of another ’’Gary.’' Hndindia’s Iron Industry city neared reality today when it was learned hut holders of options on nearly 4,000 acres of land in north Porter county are expected to close deals early in January. The Wierton Steel company. Wierton, Pi., is expected to establish a plant on the land that a few years ago was wilderness, often sold for a few dollars, the amount of taxes. Later the values jumped to $250 an acre and now the land is selling at $2,500. o Flier Is Killed Amarillo, Tex., Dec. 31.—<U.R) Confidence in the flying ability of Lieut. Robert H. Gray tempered today the investigation into the wreck of a Texas Airport company plane in which the lieutenant, his wife, and three prominent business men were killed. Ending a series of pleasure jaunts with his visitors at the air field which he managed, Lieut. Gray took off in a passenger plane late yesterday accompanied by his wife, C. M. Dillion, manager of a lubricating oil firm, Robert Moore, filling station owner, and R. I* Allison, manager of a tire company.

41 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN LOCAL SCHOOL Col. Fred Reppert States About 15 More Are Expected Soon STI DENTS START THREE WEEK TERM Forty-one students hail registered in the pre ent term of the Reppert Auction School, at noon today, according to an announcement made by Col. Fred Reppert. president of the school. Several more are expected to arrive today and tomorrow and the total will be around CO students, it is thought. The school started In earnest today and students were up bright >nd early. The first class today started at 8 o'clock this morning and a program, with every minute filled was scheduled to last until ate tonight. The public auction sales will start next Saturday afternoon in the business room on Second street formerly occupied by the Central grocery. Following is a list of enrolled students: Albert 11. Schmadeke, box 8. Sclilesug Iowa; Archie H. Dennis. R. R. 1, Oakwood. Ohio; J. B. Titus Moline. Illinois; Charles L. Bartel, Des Moines. lowa, 317 E. sth st.; Wal’ace Eberly, Chadron. Nebraska; Orlo 11. Blum. Rushville, Neb; George Erase, Chadron. Nebraska; T.. V. Root, R. R. 1, Shaftsburg, Michigan; Max Quillin. Barnes City, Iowa: Ronald L. Nelson, Swea Citv, Iowa; Edwin E. Freese, Mount Morrison. ColorndftL. John B. Dennis, box 28, Rosedale. B. C., Canada: W. A. Mil'er, Ft. Morgan. Co’orado, N. Star Route; Noble E. Yohnka. Proser, .Washington; Miller J. Patterson, Valhul|p Center. Albt., Canada; V. P. Searing. Blair. Nebraska; Ray Duffin, Pax•on. Illinois; Hetrick M. Hilling, Di flraff Ohio; F. G. Crumbacher, New Middletown, Ohio; James L. Kinman. 1601 Jefferson Ave., Covington, Ky.; Willie Wines, Greentown. Ind.; John Sigrist, 2210 S. Cllnto St., Fort Wayne; E. F. McClintock, R. R. 1. Somerfield, Pennsy'vania; Harry Sander, R R 6, Wauseon, Ohio; Harold Ames, (CONTINUED ON PAGE ITVE) o—, 0 —, BANDIT GANG IS REPULSED Posse Wards oil Attack of Bandits at Ohio Village Phili psburg, 0.. Dec. 31 —(UP) — A gang of bandits who spent the night trying to force Ralph Davenport, cashier of the First National Bank here, to divulge the bank vault combination, were routed by a posse of armed citizens in a gun ba'tie here today. The robbers' plans were frustrated when Davenport’s Son, Floyd, 14 who had spent the night with a chum returned home this morning and found the robbers menacing his father and mother with a machine gun. The boy ran to a nearby filling station and sounded an alarm. In a short time all the male population of the village, heavily armed, converged on the Davenport home. Abandoning the Davenports whom they had bound, the robbers swarmed into the street and were met b” a volley of shots. The robbers ran to an automobile, set up their machine gun and turned its muzzle on determined possemen. The possemen poured volley after volley at the bandits who sped away. one of the wis seen to slump in his seat. Windows in surrounding buildings were shattered by bullets. Davenport was knocked unconscious and when he recovered, he and his wife weregbound to chairs. He said the bandits questioned him all night about the location of the bank vault, what time the time lock would open it and how much money it contained. o LIONS TO MEET There will be a meeting of the Lions Club this evening in the Christian church basement at 7:30 o'clock.

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Decatur Shot Prosperity 1 BEGIN SERVING FEDERAL TERMS Schmitt, Death, Leave Decatur This Morning to Start Sentences Fort Wayne. Dec. 31 (Special to Daly D mocrut) — Francis J Schmitt and Floyd Death, sentenced to terms in Federal prison at Fo:t Leavenworth, Kansas, in connection with operating a large still in Adams county, were taken to Hammond. Indiana, at nine o'clock this morning by U. S. Marshal Herm: n Atkins. They will r main in Hammond until Wednesday morning, leaving i it 5 o'clock for Leavenworth. Two other men sen'enced by Judge Thomas Slick last Friday were also taken to Hammond. Schmitt was sentenced to 181 months and Death to two years and I fined each |SOO. Ed Miller and Dan Damorte, also connected in the case are serving terms in the Allen coun'y jail now Q Lutheran Church To Hold Service Tonight D’vine services will he conducted i at the Lutheran Church this evening beginning at 7:30. The public i cordially invited. Tomorrow, New Year's Day, two services will b-a held at the usual time: German at | 9:00 A. M. and English at 10:00 A. M. The sped ! collection at this evenings service is intended for the Lutheran Deaf-mute Institute at Detroit. WARNING SENT TO OFFICIALS Baring For Budget Overdrafts Illegal Showalter Says Indianapolis, Dec.. 31. (U.R) —- ('hailman James Showalter of the "■tate tax board today issued a warning to local officials to avoid caring for budget overdrafts at the close of the year by unadvertised emergency appropriations. •'Local officials should examine carefuTly the 1927 statutes which require advertising and opens the avenue for appeal to this board of all emergency appropriations to care for budget overdrafts," the tax board chairman urged. "Should these appropriations be made without the proper legal procedure being followed, the officials making such appropriations are liable,” he said. "Any citizen might bring a recovery suit." Showalter estimated that thousands of dollars have already been provided by such illegal procedure in counties throughout the state. — o Suggests A Test Washington, Dee. 31 —(UP) — A suggestion that the justice department make a test of the Volstead act as it relates to liquor purchasers was made today by Senator Jones. Republican, Washington, one of the dry leaders of the senate. Jones expressed the opinion that all liquor buyers could be prosecuted under the law as it now stands. Rum Killings Will Go To Grand Jury Providence, R. 1., Dec. 31. —(U.R) - A Newport county grand jury will decide whether the killing of three alleged rum-smugglers Sun da y when the coast guard bombarded The Black Duck, was justified legally. Assistant Attorney-General Benjamin M. McLyman made this announcement after a controversy witli United States Dstrlct Attorney Henry M. Boss, Jr., over the question of jurisdiction. McLyman said emphasis would he placed on any evidence tending to support the charges of Charles Travers of New Bedford, Mass., survivor of the shooting, that the crew of the Black Duck was not warned before the craft was to be bombarded.

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tvs Great During 1929 Local Industries And Merchants Sec 1930 As (ireaier Year The year 1929 was a good year. D i iitur and Adams county enjoyed its share of national prosperity and in many instances fared ter than most communities, several new buildings and improvements j Hiding to the employment and prosperity of the people Three or four new houses were bu It dining the year, a new business block erected for the J. J. Newberry company: A. R. Ash j baucher completed the building of a two-story brick building; the City Light and Power Plant was rebuilt and improved; the court room in the Adams county court house was remodeled; a big addition built to the Decatur Castings (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) THEATRE FIRE FATAL TO MANY IN SCOTLAND Children Attending A Paisley, Scotland Theatre Are Victims DEATH TOLL IS MORE THAN 69 Paisley, Scotland, Dec. 31 —(U.R) — Fire broke out today in a cinema theater crowded with 1,580 laughing children attending" a special holiday matinee. In the ensuing mnic and stampede, upwards of 70 young lives were crushed out. Late in the afternoon, 69 imdies | bad been recovered, it was announced officia’ly. A hundred or more were in hospitals. Firemen still fought to cool the smoldering ruins to search for more liodiew. Paisley's New Year’s Eve, the great Scotch holiday of the year, was turned into deep tragedy bv (he disaster. Frantic mothers ami fathers wai’ed outside the theater, the Glen Cinema, as the flames mounted, unable to fight their way into their children. The casualties overtaxed the city's ambulance service. As broken Istdies and children, still living were slowly dragged out. authorities commandeered a street ear. into which the dead and llvig were piled, after which the car clamored through the streets to tlie Royal Alexandra hospital Unconfirmed reports said 69 were dead. Fifteen hundred children were in the theater as the fire started in the operator's booth. When the mad panic started. | many of the children were caught in the rush for the exits and jammed hopelessly. The children rushed screaming for the exits when the cry of "fire" ; was raised and a terrible panic I on-ued. Many were trampled or crushed in the jam at the exits. | As smoko filled the hall, the panic . and screaming increased. The theater was filled with smoke and fumes. Firemen were forced to don gas masks before they could penetrate the hall. They found difficulty extricating the children from the piled’ip masses at the exits. Pa sing tram and motor cars were requisitioned to carry the victims to hospitals. Many of them were overcome by smoke or suffering from shock, in addition (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Alleged Bandits Ordered Released Peru, Ind., Dec. 31. — (U.R) —John Nolan and Jack Best were ordered released from jail and Harry Cook will be released to South Berni authorities today after every means of proving the men had been members of the gang that raided the First National bunk of Peru, had failed. Cook is wanted in South Bend to answer charges of burglary. Prosecutor Paul C. Lutz said the two persons, who nt first positively Identified Nolan and Cook, became less sure as other bank employes failed to identify the man and further investigating and questioning failed to implicate them.

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ALL OFFICIALS RE-APPOINTED FOR NEW TERM Melchi Remains C hies of Police; Fisher Is Street Commissioner HEALTH BOARD REMAINS SAME Mayor George Krick announced this afternoon that he would re-appoint the meml>ers of the city police force, name Sephus Melchi, chief and re-api>oint the members of the city board of health and the city street commissioner. The appointments made todav by Mayor Krick are: City police, Sephus Melchi; Burl lohnson, Burg Womack. Street commissioner, Amos Fisher. Fire chief. Jack Friedt. Board of health, Dr. J. M. Miller, secretary; Mrs. J. 11. Heller, Dr. P. B. Thomas The appointments become effective January 6, 1930, at which time Mayor Krick assumes office for irs second term. Mayor Krick in announcing his appointments stated: "Our city officials have given good service during the past four years and I feel that they will continue to do so in the future." All the officers appointed today have served under Mayor Krick and with the exception of Policeman Johnson have served in the various offices since 1926, Tlie new council will also assume office on January 6. and Mayor Krick announced today that he would appoint the members of the different committees on tlie council tomorrow. '' Berne Trio Will Broadcast Friday Tlie Moser Trio of Berne will broadcast a musical program over .adlo station WI.W, Cincinnati. Fri day morning from 7:30 until 7:55 These three young ladies are residents of Berne and are sisters of Miss Della Moser of this city. They have been broadcasting musical programs from Cincinnati for sometime. o — Coast Guard Gets Another Rum Ship New London, Conn., Dec. 31. — (U.R)- Tlie coast guard continued its war on ruin runners today, capturing its fourth boat in three days. Tlie GG-148. a 75-foot patrol Font, came into the base towing the American boat M. Sproul, with four prisoners and a I cargo of 700 canes of liquor. The prisoners, whose names were not revealed, were lodged in he coast guard brig. The Sproul was captured off Montauk Point early this morning, — o — STATE BANKS ARE IMPROVED Best Condition For Several Years, Luther Symons Says Indianapolis. Dec. 31 — (UP) — ' State banks will enter the new year in better condition than has existed at the same time lor many

years, Luther F. Symons, state banking commissioner, told the United Press tod ty. The past year has been one of consolations, he said, and indications ate that these will continue unto 1930. There were 14 failures of state banks last year, seven banks sold, nine bmks chartered; two closed and reopened; nine rechartered; five consoli'iited; find tw > new banks forinldihly consoladitions. To al assets of the 487 state banks 158 trust companies. 112 private banks and five stvings banka, on June 30, were 37*65,173,815.80 This was in increase of $392,948 over the total on December 30. 1928 and an increase of 34.441,688.30 over June 30 a year ago. Receipts of the department for the year were $125,828.50 and disbursements ware $82,518 40,