Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 6 January 1930 — Page 1

FwEATHM Cloudy toniflht .nd •h.v Probably ueiaS/’ L. Much colder. L changing “> L wave Tuesday L Tuesday night.

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KIVALS DRAW HUGE CROWDS 118 CHURCHES H ( i r .(l- Ut-nd Opening ■ simultaneous Re- =] Uval Services ■continue 11 |'OR TWO WEEKS ■ a-/ 'f Decatur people t’' ( > openimr services Krdav al one of the seven ■p r • • churches hold■tw> we-ks of simultan- ■ revival meetings. Every ■ rch ’- ported capacity ■d< at the opening of the Haivr Sunday morning. Ki.,; si'inons ami special were Hit- chief features at ■on churches. In the evencrawls attended the serSpecial programs were anat all churches for varduring the week. Hh paslot of the seven co-op-thurches will also make annonneements through the of the Daily Democrat. A ■ effort is being made by Hh commit tees to have every of every church attend Mtrly the meetings. El Evangelical Church M Evangelical services at the Hgpliial thurch opened with Bity house at both morning services. The music, the leadership of Miss Edith and backed by a large Ms choir, created much inter- ■ During the morning service Mastnr Rev. M. W. Sunderman Mtctcd the installation services Me Sunday school officers and Kited upon “The Personal Mb.’’ Last night he spoke our 1 Mgs To Forget and Things To Me For.’’ Miss Hellwarth will Met a Children’s meeting each ■noon immediately after the ■ of school. ■night the services will he in ■e of the Church Brotherhood. ■T. E. Becker, the vice-presi-B will preside. The Men’s ■is of thirty voices will sing, ■local men will conduct the deBns. including two short ad■••s upon: “Why I Became a ■tian." The pastor’s message ■ be: “A Man’s Task.” ■esday night the ladies of the ■ch will be in chafge of the ce. Reformed Church e services at the Zion Rteformhurch opened with a large atwee in both services. The pas>f the church spoke on “The That We Now Live’’ at the Ing services. In the evening lev. F H Rupnow, D. D. spoke The Growing Christ” and the it Men’s Chorus of the church ited with special music. The ker said in part: "The great )’ in the present social life of people makes us acknowledge Teat need of a growing Christ he hearts and lives of the le. Christ cannot be a static ’NTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) UNZAUGG HURT IN FALL rmer Resident of Adms County Critically Hurt Saturday -v !n Zaugg, Wells ’y farmer, residing two miles °i 1 eosin, farmer Adams coune ident, was seriously injured it’day afternoon about 4:30 o’c when a rope with which he unloading hlry unto ja. mow 6 throwing him from the load ■O' to the ground. ten the mishap occurred, Zaugg standing on the hay wagon pulltne hay into the mow from the o| i Suddenly the rope broke and ‘‘‘l head-first to the ground l| Bg fell on his belaid and was l81, «l unconscious. A physician summoned and as y.et has been *« to ascertain ,the extent of injury but it is Peered that kk suffered a fractured skull. "ndition is regarded as critical, ue Zauggs formerly lived in AdcourMy and have many friends Monroe and Washington townnd. "L attend, ng physician stat®y at H wn ® doubtful if the 1 would recover.

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Vol. XXVIII. No. Five.

Zero Weather Is On Way to Indiana Indianapolis, Jan. 6.— (U.R) -The weather man today promised the bitterest pill of the "winter for Ind ana. with low temperatures riding in on a high wind Tuesday or Tuesday night. Prospects were for zero temperature by Tuesday night, with high winds shifting to northwest. Similar weather was in store for other tnlddlewest states, with temperatures running perhaps as mneff as 10 degrees below zero in st or” for southern Michigan. Ra it, followed by snow, was to accompany the low temperatures, completing the disagreeable concoction, and threatening once mote to impede traffic generally over this region. -—-— o NEW OFFICERS ASSUME WORK City Officials Start FourYear Terms at City Hall Today Mayor George. Krick and four city couneilmen begun at noon today serving their second term as I ci y officials and three new city officials start ’d serving their first j terms as such. Mrs. Alice Christen, received the oath of city ckwk and ihe office was turned over to her by Mrs. Catherine Kauffman at noon. Both Mrs. Kauffman her successor Mrs. Christen are Democrats. ‘ Mrs. Ada Mar:in. Democrat be■ame city treasurer today assuming ’he office held for four years by Mrs. Luella Ellsworth, Democrat. Mrs. Martin w-.s given her oath of office by Mrs. Kauffman, retiring clerk. Georg - Appleman began at noon today to serve a tour yean- term as councilman of the second ward. Mr. Apr’eman who is a Democrat succeeds Jos ph Hunter, Democrat, who will become councilman-at-large. Other members of the city council, ail Democrats, are J. Fred Linn, first ward; O. L. Vance, third ward and Herman Gillig, at-large. At noon today Sephns Melchi was sworn in as chief of police; Amos F sher as street commissioner and Jack Fri ?dt as fire chief. There will be no changes in the personnel ot the three departments at present he three heads stated. At the first council meeting Tuesday night three important posts will be filled. Orval Harruff, superintendent of the city water department Is likely to be re-appointed to that posi’/on, It was indicated. Marlin Mylott, superintendent of the light .nd power pl tut and Andrew Foos engineer of -the plant also are likely to retain their posts for another four years. At was indicated. All three positions are four year appointments. o Charles Hyde Gets Wells Co. Road Job Bluffton. January 6 — (UP) — Chai l=s E. Hyde was re-oppointed Wells county road superintendent ’>y the Wells county commissioners today. The appointment ended one jf the hardest contents in Wells oun’y politics Ihistory There were several candidates for the position. The commissioners also re appaointed Virgil Simmons as county attorney. Dr. E. C. Wybourn was chosen b alth officer and Stanley Miller was chosen as superintendent of the county infitmary. 0 New Albany Has Political Mix-up New Albany, Ind., Jan. 6.—(U.R) — Two fire chiefs and two sets of firemen protected New lAilbany against the fire menace today because the department that served under the old city administration refused to vacate the station when the new department came in. Charles B. McLinn, first republican mayor ’n years, said he would use the new police force to settle the dispute. Miners Are Hurt Cambridge, 0., Jan. 6. — (U.R) — Twelve miners were Injured today when a lift in the Wahdonlng mine near Senacaville fell 60 feet to the bottom of a shaft. The elevator had descended about 100 feet when, without warning, it crashed to the bottom. A defective power motor in the engineer’s room was blamed.

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Fire, which threatened for a while to seriously damage tlie Capitol, seat of Congress, was brought under control after a hard battle. The loss, mostly from smoke and water, has been estimated at $3,000. The flames started in the studio of

Adams County Kiddies Admitted To Mooseheart

TRUSTEES HOLD JANUARY MEET Warn Motorists to Stop When School Bus Stops to Unload Children county’s twelve townships tiuste:s assembled in monthly mee > ng et the office of county superintendent Clifton Striker resolved today to warn all school bus drivers to be very careful while transporting Adams county school children and thereby continue the spotless record of no accidents. Thd resolution was unanimously I pas.ed and also contained a warn-1 tng to auto drivers who refused to sitop when a bus in front of them stops to load or unload school children. There is ta state ordinance forbidding motorists to pass a school bus while it is stopped. lit is understood that several violations by Adams County people have bt.?n reported, and that If the practice does not stop immediately the violators will be charged with' reckless driving. Another warning was issued by the board this morning. All child-I ren, who walk to and from school ire asked to walk on the left side of the road in order that they might see approaching automobiles. It was stated at the meriting that many school children walk on the right side of th a road and are unable to see jutomobiles approaching. The warning also will be given to each teacher to instruct the pupjls. TWO NATIONS IN DEADLOCK France and Germany Fail to Aggree at Reparations Meet The Hague, Jan. 6. —(U.R) 1 —France and Germany reached a deadlock at the second reparations conference today on the question of guarantees of German payments. Almost continuous conversations between the chief delegates of the two countries in the last 24 hours have failed to open any way to compromise, it was learned. Germany has been seeking insertion of a specific clause in The Hague conferences protocol which would be tantamount to renunciation of the military and economic sanctions, or guarantees, of German payment. A question of prestige has done most to prevent a settlement, Premier Andre Tardleu of France having left Paris strongly committed to inclusion of certain guarantees or sanctions, and Dr. Julius Curtis, the German foreign minister, holding as firmly to his country’s opposTWon to such action. Tardieu sought the protocol sanctions despite the Versailles treaty provisions which prevented reoccupation of Germany territory in case of default of payment.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, January 6, 1930.

[Six Fogle Children Andi Four Wilkinson Children Accepted Ten Adams county children, six from Geneva ana tour from Decatur, will be admitted to Moose- | heart Home. Mooseheart, 111., according to conformation received by Joseph Brennan and Charles Heaie at the local* Moose Home today. All ten children are fatherand four are without either a father or mother. They are the first Adams county children ever to I be admitted to Mooseheart. Mildred Fogle, 12; Ermin Fogle, 10; Dailey Fogle, 8; Sarah May Fogle, 6; Joseph Fogle, ’5; and | Betty Fogle, 3, all children of the | (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) ADAMS COUNTY LADY EXPIRES Mrs. Mary Whitsell, Confined at Hospital More Than Two Years, Dies I Mrs. Mary Whitsell, 77, of near Geneva, who has bean a patient at the Adams County Memorial Hospital foi more thin two years, since I a fall in November 1927, died at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night. Mary Kelley Whitsell was born in Jefferson township, Adams county November 17, 1852. She was the daughter of Justice and Rebecca Kelley. In early life 'she was united to Joseph Whitsell, who survives. No children were born, Mr. and l Mrs. Whitsell raised a nephew Justice Kelley, tvho survives and now resides at Bluffton. These brothels and two sisters preced. Mrs. WhttaeU »n death. More than two years ago, on Than giving Day, 1927, Mrs. Whii- . s't'l fell down the stairway of the: | Whitsell home west of Geneva and | fractured a. hip. She was brought to the Adams County Memorial Hospital where she had since been confined. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed, but it is thought l services will be held Tuesday after-1 noon at Geneva. Burial will be made at the Geneva cemetery. Marie Jose Receives Welcome In Italy Rome, Jan. 6—<U.R)—“Rome opens its great heart to you,’’ read the inscription of the magnificent triumphal arch through which the little blonde princess, Marie Jose of Belgium, entered’ the eternal city, to become the bride Wednes- ' day of Crown Prince Humbert. o—— Mother of Decatur Lady Dies at Warren Word was received today by Mrs. G. F. Eichorn of the death of her mother, Mrs. J. A. (Wolfgang, who died yesterday at her home in Warren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the home in Wa ren. Dr. and Mrs. Eichorn left for Warren at once.

Charles Moberly, artist, high in the historic building, adjoining the dome*. Photo shows interior scene of the charred wreckage of valuable old documents and files in the Capitol. (International ‘Neiwsreefl)

CIVIL WAR VET I ANSWERS TAPS James W. Harkless, 86, Dies Sunday Night at Home of Son James W. Harkless, 86, prominent Civil War veteran and retired Adams county farmer died Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the home of his son, Samuel Harkless of this city. Death resulted from pneumonia which Mr. Harkless had been suffering with for the past I week. The deceased served in the Civil War ind was a member of the 90th Ohio Company "G”. For the past ten years he has resided with h's son in this city. On December 24 he contracted pneumonia from which he never recovered. James W. Harkless was born in Athens county, Ohio, December 3, 1843, the son of Charles and Lucinda Harkless. On January 20, 1868, he was united in marriage Ito Miss Agnes Whitright who died fifty years ago. To this’union were born five children, two of whom survive the deceased. They are Mrs. Nancy Williams of Avilla, and Samuel Harkless of this city. Nine grandchildren also survive. One brother. David Harkless, resides at Columbus, Ohio. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the home of Samuel Harkless, 809 Dierkes street, with Rev. R. W. Stoakes officiating. Burial* will be made in the Decatur cemetery. The American Legion will have charge of the service. o— — — Missing Witness Found San Francisco. Jan. 6.—(U.R) — Otis Hefner, missing key witness in the William' Desmond Taylor murder mystery, was found today by the United Press. Hefner is the man who former Governor Friend W. Richardson said had revealed to him the name of the person who murdered the motion picture director in February, 1922. He is believed to be the man whom Burton Fitts, Los Angeles district attorney needs to complete I a case. i—O Indianapolis Schools Will Remain Closed Indianapolis, Jan. 6. — (U.R)—AH schools were closed in Indianapolis today as health officers continued efforts to wipe out the spinal meningitis epidemic. Two new deaths were reported to the board of health, and three additional cases were admitted to the meningitis ward of the City hospital. The city death toll remained at 42, with 21 cases under treatment, making the state death list 50. Dr. Herman G. Morgan today branded as unfounded rumors that the truth about the epidemic had been suppressed. Public schools will re-open January 13. Butler university may resume classes Wednesday if the lull in the epidemic continues.

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COLLEGE LAD I KILLS FATHER St. Louis Boy Makes Effort to Kill Mother; Believed Crazed ; St. Louis, Mo.. Jan. 6. — (U.R) - Hlr-her learning that beckoned to Allan R. Scliumm, brilliant 17-year-old university student, as a pathway to a career of service in th<’ medical. profession took a tragic I tangent in his ovei wrought brain and drove h m to shoot his mother land father on the last day of his holiday vacation, psychiartrists decided today. An ’obession to kill” surged through him yesterday, young] Schumm said. That obsessionj claimed the life of the father, William Schumm. 42. prominent lawyer and Mason, and resulted in serious in jin les to Mrs. Fayette Schumm. 41), the mother. J'Do you believe in God?” tlie boy asked his father and mother after he had returned home at 2 a. m„ from a party at the home of Miss Elsa Winkler, 16. “Certainly,” replied Scliumm. "I’m a Mason, naturally I believe there is a Supreme Being.” “Then pray,” commanded the youth. As his parents stared at him in bewilderment, the son took a revolver from his pocket and began shooting. The father fell dead. Then as Mrs. Schumm sought Jo escape into a closet, her son pressed the weapon against her body and fired twice. Both bullets lodged in her hip. She wrested the revolver from him, pulled the trigger until the chambers were emptied, and then ran to an apartment on the next floor. ■ ■ —: o Prison Escape Is Halted at Fort Wayne Fort Wa/ne, Ind., Jgn. 6. —(U.R)— Sheriff George W. Gille was conducting an investigation today to learn who brought a gun to jail which Lloyd Taylor, sentenced to serve 15 years at Indiana stare prison for an attempted robbery of a Fort Wayne drug store Christmas eve, used in his attempt to gain freedom the day before entering prison. Taylor was seized by Deputy Sheriff Walter Fritz as Taylor appeared at the cell door with a revolver in his hand and ordered the turnkey out of the way. 0 . Pershing Receives Masonic Honors Washington, Jan. 6—(U.R)—General John J. Pershing, commander of the American expeditionary forces during the World War, will receive the 33rd degree, highest honor in Masonry, at a special ceremony here today. o . TO FIGHT OUT DRY QUESTION Congress Convenes Today After Vacation of Several Weeks Washington, Jan. 6. — (U.K —The way for fighting out the prohibition question in congress was opened soon after the senate and house reconvened today after the Christmas recess. Wet and dry petitions from various authorities, and speeches made during the recess were introduced in the senate record in preparation for the fireworks which are to come later. The most important from the wet side was a petition of a Boston mass meeting Jan. 2, protesting the “free’’ use of firearms by the coast guard in chasing ruin smugglers. The dry viewpoint was offered immediately afterward when Senator Brookhart, lowa, Repn, lowa proposed to print the speech delivered over the radio recently by Senator Wesley L. Jones, Repn., Wash., author of the new maximum prohibition penalties law. For the most part the opening was perfunctory, although the political aspect of the coming con(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Price Two Cent«i

New Road Head 'HI - ASS SJ, I Chris F. Eicher, Hartford town-, ? ship, was today selected as Adams I county road superintendent. Mr. Eicher lias had many years experience a« a road builder. He will take office at once. deathWs ” LOCAL WOMAN Mrs. Frank Lichtle Dies at Hospital Sunday Night Mrs. Franck Lie htle, 43. wellknown Decatur woman died at 7 o’clock Sunday night at the Adams County Memorial Hosiptal, where she hi d been a patient since Decmber 11. Death was due to complications. Mrs. Lichtle was lUlten! to the hosiptal to undergo a major, operation, but before the operation I was performed complications sell in and later pneumonia developed Viol.l, Mary Ulman Lichtle wys born in Deca ur, March 22,1886. She I wa < the daughter of Mathias and 1 Lovina Staub Ulman. On October; 19, 1909 she was united in marriage to Frank Lichtle, who preceded Mrs. L< ch tie in de.th. Surviving are five children all ar home. They are, Margaret, Adrian, Francis, Mary Helen and Catherine On infant child preceded the mother in death. Four sls ers, Mrs. Robert Miller, Mis. Florine Geimer. Lena Uln. in and Agnes Ulman, of this c’ly and three brothers, Victor Ulman and Alfred Ulman of Decatur and Bernard Ulman of Fort Wayne also survive. Mrs. Lichtle was a member of the St. Marys Catholic church and of the Catholic Ladies of Columbia Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 9 o’clock at St. Marys Ca holic church and burial will be made • it St. Joseph Catholic cemetery, west of Decatur. M. E. Sunday School Officers Consecrated One of the most impressive services recently conducted in the Methodist Church, was that of the consecration of the Sunday School officers who will serve during the year 1930. Headed by the superintendents, E. G. Colter, Virgil Krick and C. O. Porter, the officers and teachers presented themselves at the church altar in the Sunday morn-j ing service. As they stood two rows deep around the altar the pa tor, Rev. R. W. Stoakes, called attention to their respective duties, their privileges in helping to form character and the debt owed them by homes and community for their consecrated services. The following officers and teachers were consecrated: General superintendents: E. G. Collar, Virgil Krick and G. O. Porter. Adult department superintendeir's: M s. Edgar Wicks and James Gattshall; teachers, W. J. Archbold, W. D. Beery, A. J. Smith and Mrs. C. L. Walters. Teen age department superintendents: Miss Effie Patton and Mrs. Frank Downs; teachers. Avon Burk, Mrs. R. D. Myers, Dr. Harold DeVor, Mr- 4 . C. D. Lewton, Miss Mabel St: .ley, M!»s Catherine Dixon, Mrs. John Stults, Mrs. Chase, Mr. Guy Brown, Mr. Walter Krick, Bryce Thomas, Mrs. Ed. Beery. The Primary department. Superintendents, Mrs. W. J. Krick assisted by Helen Eady, Bernice Nelson and Kathryn Eady. The Beginners department: superintendents, Mrs. Herman Myers, assisted by Miss Mary Suttles. Chorister, Wilson Beery; secretary, Francis Howdll; librarian. Fred Hancher; treasurer, John Stults.

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<LA FOUNTAINE RE-APPOINTED AT INFIRMARY Vizard. Miller, Smith and Stoneburner Get Appointive Posts TAKE OFFICES IMMEDIATELY Chris E. Eicher. H:irllt»r<l township farmer and a form■r county commissioner, was appointed highway stiperiiitendent of Adams county by the board of county commisisio»»ers Ulis afternoon. Mr. Eicher was one of | about 20 applicants for the n'ti'T. He succeeds Charles E. Mag’ey. who has served ns superintendent for the past eight years. When notified of the commissioner’s appointment, Mr. Magley was ready to turn over the keys to the office to Mr. Eicher 1 at once, but was requested by the new superintendent to wait until jthe commissioners authorized him to take charge. • Other Appointments Made Five other appointments wore wide today’ by the board of county commissioners, all the former office holders being renamed by the board. The appointments are: Dr. J. W. Vizard, Pleasant Mills, county health officer. Dr. J. M. Miller. Decatur, county | physician. A. J. Smith, Decatur, trustee Adams County Memorial hospital. Harvey Fountaine, superinI tendent of the county infirmary. Amos K. Stoneburner, county drainage commissioner. Met This Morning County Commissioners B. F. | Breiner. John Hoffman and George i Shoemaker, met this morning at jthe conntv auditor’s office and I convened in executive session at about 9:30 o’clock. They continued in se sion until 11:30 o’clock when they- adjourned for lunch and convened again about 12:45 o’clock this afternoon. At about 1:45 o’clock they announced their appointments. when Mr. Breiner called County Attorney Henry B. Heller into their office. The list of appointments were handed to Mr. Heller and the names were read. There was much interest in the appointment for the highway job, due to the fact that there - was about 20 candidates for the office. Each township had one or more candidates for the place and there were one or two men from Decatur who aspired to the place. Mr. Mag’ey would have accepted the position again had it been tendered *o him, it is understood. The ini> pays SIB6O a year and the highwav superintendent has more than 700 miles of improved road under his supervision. There are a number of appointments to be made hv the highway superintendent, but it is not known if he will carry out the same system ns that in vogue in this county the nast four years. Mr. Eicher is one (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) DECATUR FIRE LOSS IS SMALL Jack Friedt File Annual Report for 1929 With City Council Th? Loss from fires In Decatur during 1929 wa® estimated at $6,7:10 by Jack Friedt, local fire clwef, in his annual report to the city council. The loss is divided. $3,750 on buildings and $2,980 on contents. The department made 46 runs during th- year four of which were false alarms. The fire lots is small compared with th? value of the buildings and contents endangered by fire. The value of bn’ldings on fir® is estimated at $171.800 00 while the value .of contents is lestimaited a.t $80,200. Ample insurance was carried on the property. i Sparks from chimneys w,?re the chief cause of fire during the year, according to the fire ch’ef’s report. The report lists 22 fires from sparks while ovethead.’d stoves end boys p-’ilying with matches eaclt caused three fires. The file chief’s report will be filed with the city council in session Tuesday night.