Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 1 January 1930 — Page 1

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NATION OBSERVES ARRIVAL OF NEW YEAR

IMMITTEES ARE NAMED BY I MAYOR KRICK la-man Gillig Will Head Wwn Important Council Posts »*ELMAN IS NEW MEMBER .jgfcnicilmiin Herman Gillig will ,ea| the finance and purchasing on the city council, |K)r George Krick announced od®' in naming the committees on council which will take Xr’ 0,1 January 6. Other committee chairmen will XfcH. F. Linn, chairman of the trebt and sewer committee and of improvement commitJoseph Hunter, chairman of *»e - public safety committee and jgße water works committee. O. i. wince, chairman of the electric ght conim'ttce and George AppelHE chairman of the judiciary Ihe exception of George ■■lman, all the other members f B>e council have served on it ■Blast four years. Tin' committee appointments by Mayor Krick follow’. Wjnancc comm'ttec: Herman Oilk,[chairman; O. U Vance, H. F. {Street and sewer committee: H. ■Linn. chairman; Herman Gillig, ■|ige Appelman. .fltiblic safety committer': Joseph muter, chairman; Herman Gillig mSL. Vance. 'plectric light committee: O. L knee. chairman; Joseph Hunter ■Arman Gillig. (Water Works committee: Joseph awter, chairman: O. L. Vance, ■rrnan Gillig. v iPtivehasing committee: Herman Jltig. chairman; O. L. Vance, H. aßDinn. Jjfcihlic improvement committee: "X F. Linn, chairman; George ■belman, Joseph Hunter. Btdiciary committee: George ipnelman, chairman; H. F. Linn. JEL. Vance. Council to Appoint fl>ie city attorney and superin■Kents of the electric light deBftment and of the water depart|eii of the city plant are made by Martin J. Mylott is of the electric de■ment and Orval Harruff is sup“■pendent of the water dopartM#t. As far us known no changes zilf be made in these two offices. ■■ councilmen practically agreeJig on the reappointment of the wd men who have rendered very Xbient service in their departfonts. • ■ o NSTALLATIONS HELD AT GENEVA II Basons And Eastern Star J Lodge Install New Officers For 1930 ■eneva, Jan. I—(Special) —More 'Ku 150 members of the Masonic iai Eastern Star lodges attended J® annual instalatlon and banquet jekl at the local Mi sonic ball last jgjit. The Rev. A. R. Farrar gave letinvocation, preceding the banfine dinner was served and foljwihg the banquet the two lodges hid joint instalation of officers .pS: 1930. The Eastern Star lodge ■ incharge of the dinner, which t-as served in two courses. Tfhe following Masons were ingßled as officers of that lodge; M shipfiil Master, Nelson Helmar; ■or warden, Virgil Wagner; junXwarden. Daniel Grile; secretary, ■fence Shepherd; treasurer, Etrl ’■Pherd. trustee, Fred Lindsey. ■he following members of the ■torn Star lodge were installed ■hffir-i-ils for 1930: ‘■’orthy Matron. Eleanor Snyder; why patron, Earl Shepherd; asXate matron. Qithierine Aspy; Bto'ate natron, Gotlieb Schafer; go*ary, Rhnche Shepherd; trea■pi-, Eva Shepherd:; conductress. Xha Chew; associate condustriess ■th Chew. ■’'lowing the instalation several Xhe new oiticers give short ad-fc-ses

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Earl Colter Finds Bees, Mosquito and Honey on New Year’s | ♦ — ———• —♦ Bee's knees and mosqueto ankles hut you ever see them on the last day of the year in Adams county? Eirl Colter and his crew were cutting timber five miles east of Decatur yesterday when they happened to run across one that had a bee hive in it. In a few moments the hgsg were f'y'njf srottnd the >my« heads and lighting on their arms ■md hands in a very friendly manner. Earl walked down to the other end of the tree while s anding there i fnll grown unil apparently well nurtured mosqueto lit on his hand and began work. To prove to the boys that his story was a genuine one find not a New Year day dream, Earl brought specimens of the bees, mosquitos and honey in and is having a lot of fun with them, ADAMS COUNTY RESIDENT DIES Henry Dickerson, Geneva Expires Tuesday Night At His Home Henry Dickerson, 76. life long resident of Adams county died at his home in Geneva, Tuesday evening at 8:30 o’clock. Death result'd from a stroke of paralysis which Mr. Dickerson suffered six weeks igo. Since that time he has been bedfast and has been cared for by hfs daughter, Mrs. Henson Hall, formerly of Pennsylvania. Several weeks ago he received care at the Adams County Memorial hospital. The deceased had been a carpenter all of his life and- had lived in Geneva for several years. He was born in Darke county, Ohio, March 29. 1853, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Dickerson, who died many years ago. His wife died a year ago. The surviving children are Roe Dickerson of South America, John Dickerson of Geneva, and formerly of this city. Mrs. Henson Hall of Geneva, Mrs. Melvin Wood of Oklahoma, and Mrs. Ben Twig of California, The deceased is also survived by the following brothers and sisters: Mack Dickei son and William Dlckrson of this city Tom Dickerson of Toledo, Ohio, Clark Dickerson of Oklahoma City, Qklahoma. Mrs. George Chrisman, of Richmond, and Mrs. Minnie Van Deleurs of Chicago. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at ■the home in Geneva. Burial will also be made at Geneva’. o Muncie Has Candy “Kid” In Business

Muncie, Ind., Jan. 2 — (UP) — Candy sole of Donald Odle, 9 son of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Odle, have von him the title of Muncie’s child psodigy of business. In addition to helping his mother financially the boy pays for his clothing, has a savings account, is buying a S3OO lot and has spending money out of the proceeds of his •andy business. He also has a hign school standing, with art as his favorite subject. Theatre Disaster Toll Reaches 69 Paisley, Scotland, Jan. 1 —(UP) — >9 children, none over 14, are dead ind more than 150 are in hosiptals, lome so seriously injured they will not recover, as a result of a fire and panic in the Glen Motion picture theatre. A fund already mounting to thousands of dollars has been started for the relief of the sufferers in tho worst of disaster in the history of British film business. o ' — - Boy Is Re-United With His Family Shelbyville, Ind., J,:|nl- (UlP)— Robert Steinfeldt is spending the holidays with his family in Shelby county after 18 years of separation. When Steinfeldt was two months old, his parents placed him in an orphanage. Later he was adopted by a couple at La Porte, Records showed that he had no relatives. However, he learned a few months ago that close kin lived in southern Indiana. In a search for his family, Steinfeldt w’rote the police department here and learned that his mother, Mrs. John Rouse, near Boggstown, was living and a reunion followed.

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FRANK GREINER IS RE-ELECTED Commissioners M e e t To Organize For Year of 1930 The board of county coinmissionera ftitsl iliis nii/i iiiiig an organization by electing Commissioner B. F. Breiner, president of the board. Mr. Brsinor has served three years as president of the board. John Hoffman, commissioner from the first district began his second term to t ry, while George Shoemaker. commissioner from the third district, began his third term. Following the organization meeting, the county commissioners, together with County Attorney Henry B. Heller, went to the county farm, where they assisted in taking the annual inventory of personal property. Henry Dehner and John) Wec.hter acted as appraisers. At noon the county officials and| (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) I PIONEER DAYS ARE DESCRIBED Booklet Tells of Old Vincennes; Hospitality Was Feature Indianapolis, Jan. I—(UP1 —(UP) —Good old pioneer days when whisky was legal and sold for 25 cents a pint are described in a new pamphlet titled “Life in Old Vincennes” written by Lee Burns of Indianapolis and distributed by the Indiana Historical society. Burns traces the history of Vincennes from the period of the George Rogers Clark post. He points out the high state of genteel civilization that was carried on in the wilderness settlement. Describing the community lite prevailing under the French settlers the pamphlet says: "The people were hospitable and pleasure loving. The strains of the fiddle and the sounding of dancing feet in the taverns livened many a winter evening, and with the coming of spring each year a number of men would be off to visit their friends ‘in town’. This meant a voyage of hundreds of miles down river to New Orleans, or an even longer trip, that involved paddling up stream to a portage to the Great (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, January 1, 1930.

Civil War Vet Tells, Os Coldest New Years

Samuel Chronister Will' Neuer Forget Week of 1864-1865 Samuel Chronister, 85, one of the few remaining Civil War veterans of Adams county remembers probably ti e coldest New Years day ever recorded in Tennessee. It was during the War in 1865. and Mr. Chronister very vividly tells the story of that week. It is as follows; “Between Christmas ot 1863 and New Year’s of 1864, rebel General Forest was invading the country south of Memphis. Tenn, and we had orders to drive him out. "On Christmas day the boys were scattered over the town. Only 300 were left in camp. Captain Hill and Major Henry took the 300 out to the railroad where we were taken by freight train to Maskaw. “When we got off. it was raining iiiai we could not find any place to camp. We were forced to stay in horse stables. Fodder and manure covered the floors and we were compelled to roost in mangers and feed stalls. “The following day it was foggy and rainy and we loafed around a’l day. On the second day, the rain continued but six of us went forging. I don’t remember all six, but Bill Drummond. Joe Erwin and myself, were among the six. “We came to a house and saw a pig in the yard. We shot the pig, skinned it, cut it up to fit our haversacks. “We noticed three horses tied at the barn, near the house. When the- rebels inside saw us. how they did run. When we got our pig, we ran too. We started back to camp and got lost. We crossed a road cut nip with horse tracks and could not tell it the tracks had been made by our horses or rebel horses. “We struck the railroad about two miles south of camp and finally got back. We started to cook our meat and 1 just finished hanging my _bucket when we noticed the freight train coming back. The rebels had fired into it. “I grabbed my bucket of meat and we all got on the train an-l went to Cold Water Creek. I remember Major Henry started through the swamps and I was behind him 1 . He ploughed through, but I backed out and went down a short way and in crossing the swamp I lost my overcoat, haversack, bucket of meat and everything I had. They were torn off (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

SEES CHANCES FOR BIG GAINS Congressman Greenwood Says Indiana Will Elect More Democrats Washington, D. C„ Jan. 1. — “Democrats have a splendid opportunity to make substantial gains in Congress in my section next fall,” says Representative Arthur H. Greenwood, of Indiana, in an analysis of the political situation in the Central West made public through the Democratic National Congre isionai Committee. Capture of several Congressional seats in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois now occupied by Republicans in the 1930 election is forecast by the Indiana Representative, who was Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus in the Seventieth Congress and is in close touch i with the situation in the Middle West. Mr. Greenwood attributes the drift toward Democracy to general economic and business conditions, particularly on the farms and in the small cities and towns. “From my reports from Indiana and other states in the Middle West, and also from personal observations on a recent visit home, I feel justified in predicting that the Democrats will more than doub'e their representation in the House from that section in the election next fall,” said Mr. Greenwood. He continued: “Results of the municipal elections last month, in which the Democrats carried (practically every city of size in Indiana, were a protest against the present Republic;;:! administration in Indiana. Part of this resentment grew out of local conditions, hutmuch of it arises from a feeling that the Republican National administration has been weighed and found wanting, “The so-called farm relief bill does not satisfy the farmers. It is a money lending project, but not to the individual farmer. Besides, he doesn't wish to borrow , money anyway. It is a scheme to lend money to the cooperatives that meet the red-tape requirements of the Federal Farm Board. Relief thus proposed is but a fardistant hope to the average farmJ’he average man on the farm (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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GREAT GAINS MADE IN STATE BY DEMOCRATS Republicans Badly Disorganized ; Democrats Elect Mayors MAY PRIMARIES DRAW ATTENTION Indianapolis, Jan. L—-(U.R) —Discord in republican ranks and a strengthened and confident demo-1 cratic party are the net political results of 1929 in Indiana. Party leaders are taking stock and find that a democratic state and county victory in 1930 may become reality as a result, not of democratic policies or endeavor but because of vicissitudes which have befallen the republican party. Bankruptcy of southern Indiana state .a’d schools wilt weigh heavily in favor of the democrats unless aid is speedily forthcoming. There will be difficulty in obtaining the re-election of a republican legislature because of this problem. Republican township trustees, school superintendents and teachers in southern counties will join in the battle to repudiate a legislature which, fully cognizant of their financial plight, failed during the 1929 session to give relief. Many observers feel that democratic success in 1930 still is far from being assured, however. They say the republicans will strengthen their organizations and enter the next campaign with unified forces. The opinion has been voiced that republicans were not eager for a huge victory in the November election, as only county and city offices were affected. This faction believes that the democratic victory will serve to caution republicans against continued division within the party, and the result will be a stronger party in future elections. Governor Leslie may be fortunate to have 26 republicans out of the 50 members of the senate. Only to find that an anti-administration bloc will function against him in his own party. Criticism is being piled high on the administration of the state department of public instruction because of what is alleged to be “empty promises’’ of relief and will react in the possible defeat of Roy P. MTsehart, in his campaign for re-election as state school sup(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

JUDGE SCORES FEDERAL AGENT Ousts Cases From Circuit Court of Vanderburg County Evansville, Ind., Jan. I—(U.R1 —(U.R) — Cases worked up by Sidney Kennedy. federal prohibition agent, will not be heard by Circuit Judge Charles Bock, in the future, it was announced by the judge here. A charge of “arresting only small fry bootleggers," was made against Kennedy by the judge recently. Barring of Kennedy's cases came during the trial of Jesse Morris, charged with violation of the prohibition law, after a raid by Kennedy and H&.ry Upchurch, another federal agent. Kennedy “igned the affidavit but failed to appear in court when the case was called. During the trial mention w’as made of the names of “Humpy” Boston and Jim Gunn. “The case is under investigation.” Later it developed that when the raid was made and Morris arrested, Gunn was in a rear room, but was not molested. Morris testified that Gunn employed him at a salary of S4O a week to sell liquor. He said he took the job to provide for his wife and two children. The court fined him SIOO and sentenced him to a 30-day jail sentence. Judge Bock then informed Prosecutor Lindsey not to accept any more Kennedy cases and said: “I’m sorry I can’t tell what I know about these cases but the information was given me in confidencei”

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i Aunt Jane’s 90th Birthday Recalls Happy Incidents j i. 11, ~ i (By Nora Del Smith Gtimhle) I came down the hill into th? valley. I thought I was a bit weary. I found a stream, a clear stream In the valley. I saw my reflection. I thought I seemed a bit old. I went to a little house by the stream. One was there who had loved me long. Because I had | come a long way. my friend found her cooky Jar —a cooky Jar that' some way never seems empty. II was not weary then. I forgot thi'j reflection that 1 had seen in the stream. That was my gift from Aunt June Acker's cooky jar. Ninety years, on New Years Day, Aunt Jane has b»‘en in Adams | county. On her wedding day the j huge' logs in the big fireplace did, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) | LESLIE STILL HAS PROBLEMS Major Questions to Face Indiana Governor In 193° Indianapolis. Jan 1. — (UP)—Governor Hany G. Leslie enters th" new year with many major administrative problems remaining unsolved and with the prospect of no legislative help Unless Jie decides to call i special session. Outstanding among the problems awaiting solution is the state aid for schools to which the governor has already assigned a fact-finding commission. Others are the continued unemployment in the coal fields with the armed truce between union and non union miners; taxation schemes end the increased cost of government; crime and the penal problems of parole; traffic and construction problem on state roads, particularly in regard to policy of nuintenance. Governor Leslie took over the administration on Jan. 14, 1929, succeeding Governor Ed Jackson. It was far from an “era of good feeling" in state politics. He entered a statehouse where major departments and department > ->,irt« furnished him absolutely no support in the primary campaign and were openly stating their discontent with his being head of the ti< ket, previous to his election. The legislature was in session and in th s quarter the new governor was assured of considerable support, particularly in the house of representatives. Having twice served as speaker his former colleagues in the house looked upon Leslie as “one of ours”. He demonstrated the possibilities in landing as chief executive from the speaker’s chair and caused hopes to i sc in other hearts. Leslie h id won by a very slight plurality, furnished largely by Lake County, despite the huge vote cast for President Hoover. The campaign had been intense and many things had been promised. Certain of these the new gover nor incorporated into his messages to the legislature. Jackson in his farewell address to legislature, urged against his party plans to repeal the primacy law, cited it as part of the G. O. P. pledges and urged that it be done. It was. The new governor also urged drastic action against the criminal world. This portion of his message resulted in legislation making more drastic the criminal law. ON PAGE FOUR) o Hogs Devour Man Qunicy, Ind., Jan. I—(UP)—Exceptl—(UP)—Except for a foot, hogs devoured the body of Jesse Reno, 63, at his farm near here, where he lived alone. A nephew, Curtis Way, found the remnant of the body. It is believed that Reno died of heart, disease from which lie was a known sufferer, and had been dead several days before his body was found. 0 Will Celebrate His 100th Birth Friday Whi estown. Ind , Jan. 1 —(UP) —William Miller, oldest resident of Boone county, will celebrate his LOOlh annivers-ary of his birthday Friday. Miller is a pioneer of the county, having settled in 1852, after coming from Tennessee. He is in good health and enjoys walking about h!s son's farm for recreation.

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1930 RECEIVED WITH OPTIMISM IN THIS COUNTY Private Parties and Religious Services Mark Program RETAIL STORES CLOSE TODAY The nation today caught up on its sleep, shook off its headaches, read predictions that the year will be one qf sound accomplishment, ate a big dinner, made its resolutions and then started getting used to the appearance of the numerals 1930. The beginning of the “30's” was hailed throughout the land with carrousing. In the great cities liquor flowed freely despite efforts of prohibition officers. Night chibs, dance halls, hotels and theatres, were moderately crowded with exuberant celebrators. Countless other thousands intended religious services which were held in metropolitan cathedrals and village churches or watched the year in at quiet parties in their homes. Radio added its bit to celebration by picking up the times of famous old "Big Ben" as it struck midnight in London and rebroadcasting its appeals throughout the United States. An attempt to rebroadcast a program from Australia at 3 a. in. (cst.) was unsuccessful. Decatur and Adams .county welcomed 1930, amid a drizzling rain and sounding of whistles and bells. Private parties and dances were the chief program of hundreds of Decatur residents last night. Many watch parties were held. Several churches held services, some extending into 1930. Other local people attended festivities at Fort Wayne. Business houses were dosed today and Decatur people were catching up on their lost sleep. Factories were shut down for the day. No arrests were reported by police officers during the night and the local people who celebrated the arrival of 1930 conducted themselves in orderly fashion. At midnight whistles sounded, bells rang and in some parts iff the city shots were fired welcoming 1930. Business men were optimistic concerning the arrival of the 30’s. o MUCH PAVEMENT ADDED IN 1930 Annual Report Shows State Now Has Total of 2,600 Miles By Arch Eddy (United Press Staff Correspondent) Indianapolis, Jan. I—(UP) —-Having completed the construction of 432 miles ot' pavement to give Indiana a total of 2,600 miles of hard surticed roads, the state highway commission has a sound basis for its claim that 1929 was the "greatest year in the department's history.” The present state system comprises nearly 5,500 miles of roads connecting virtually all county seat towns and important cities. Os this total, 2,127 miles have been rebuilt with stone ot gravel, 250 miles have been made dustless with oil and calcium chloride preparations; and approximately 250 miles have been graded prepiratory to paving in 1930. The 1930 program as outlined by John J. Brown, director of the department, provides for paving more han 500 miles; suifacing several hundred miles with gravel, and inclusion of additional county roads into the state system of maintenance. Much of the work provided for in this program will be made possible by Increased funds from gasoline tax collections, Brown said. This year, the four cent law went into effect in April and the department received only nine months’ collections, under the statute g!v(CONTINUED ON PAGE FJVB)