Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 21 January 1930 — Page 1

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ING GEORGE OPENS NAVAL CONFERENCE

iffl GIVES ■ST ADDRESS In'VALGROUP ■>| Delegate of the ■rd States Makes »i. Stand Clear ■ PARI EY IS MON SENSE”, 21. 'U.R> - Follow-{ ■i of S cretjry StlniH..., hi the plenary sess-l ■ i,v. power cotiTerence ■ch lirman: ■ iniomiilly impressed ■ v the significance of in . we have just heard. ■|j i el hospitable welKien - i ’<> ns by his MajesHfh: 1 and the w'se analysis ■ prnbli ms which has been ■vindv presented by the ■piie-tir. I am so convine- ■ uh members of this con- ■ ! tho lofty idealism ■. Ih expressed in the two I ‘ p. “i hes that 1 look forK'itii i.infident hope to the ■of i labors. Km tan auspicious event ■ f 1 i meeting at this con- ■ in wli'eh there must be a ■ ' ’ i standing anti coop- ■>' ’ l l take place in the ■f pn'i iment which have for K" < deep significance as K'l'o if our jnrisnrndeneo| ■ nor fundamental ideas of ■ liberty. ■ I-' of international conKs of ill's sort for the pur- ■ limit ng and reducing armi■i- a i >-cent develOlAin nt in ■affair-, so recent that a ■ of our colleagues at Ahis Participated in the labors of ■a-' mein conference, th® ■ the series of efforts devot- ■ his great end. ■t conference was a first step ■ loir- road of international ■<>r in limitation and reduc■pun wh ch the, world has B We may well feel that beginning was momentous ■n ili“ history of the human ■w., may derive a legitimate ■alien from the knowledge ■*' have lived in days when B f : lime Imman thoughts ■sir" - fur disarmament reach- ■< i I mid tangible expressB l ' l tis important to em-1 ■ tho fact that we do not Bp' ii this effort toward disBen' as final. Naval limitaB a continuous process. We ■ '!•' armament as a goal to ■cln I by successive steps, by ■ !! ' ' vision and improvement. B>w affairs arc rot static. ■ e moving and we believe Bi' g solution reached toB°" “i perfect, may not res- ■<’ conditions at a later date, ■nn >"iy hope that increased koi security may enable still I ih ' tic reduction in the I For that reason we feel I 1 "' r rnd and obvious course I"*' 1 i such agreements as It I 1 "' Possible now, with the ■edge that they are open to I’" at appropriate periods. ■ a convinced that in atnow the naval problem we allowing the practical and I"" son e path. We believe l' i; i.' solution which we can fjTlXi'Hp) ON PAGE TWO) I 1— o r* NE SEEKS RE-ELECTION Ry Assessor Will Ask p mocratic NominaI lion at Primary f 1 hue, Adams county assesI ' last four years announcray that he would seek the pii’ic nomination in the May ''lection and if successful [ >' a candidate for re-election P present office. r ’ "c, who resides in Root r up. stated that he planned to i an active campaign for tho * tha* he would begin a L 5 solicitation of voters in r xt few weeks. stated that he would base his v n . °” 1118 recor(i of the last In U \ a an d wou 'd make an ef'all on every Democratic vottne county.

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Seeks Clerkship t.,< * I jX.- ' ** '’’ rx i AH i Milton Weriing Milton Weriing, Preble, today announced his intention of becoming a candidate for the Democratic nomination for office of Adams county clerk. M.C.WFRUNGTO RUN FOR CLERK Preble Teacher Seeks Democratic Nomination For County Office Milton C. Weriing, well known teacher of Preble, today announced his intentions of becoming a candii late for clerk of the Adams circuit court subject to the decision of the I Democratic voters of Adams county 1 i‘ the May primary election. F:> the la.-t ten yeais Mr. WerlIng has been inployed as teacher in ihe public schools of Preble township which position he is now holding. He is a graduate of Kirkland High School, and has completed graduation requirements at the Ball Teachers College of Muncie to which institution h? will return for graduation exercise* in the spring. He is a member of the Adams County Teachers Association and of the Adams County Bar. For the last two years he has been working on an extension law tours from the University of Cali foruia. Mr. Weriing lias been a Democrat all his life and a party worker for a number of years. Ho stated today 'hat ho would make an extensive canva • of the voters in ev ry township in the county. _o Date Is Set For Decatur Trade Day j The directors of the Decatur A«i ver.'ising Association met last even-, ing at the Decatur Industrial rooms and made plans for the next special shopping day in Decjtiw. The next trade day will he held on Saturday. F bruary 8 and local merchants will be urged to help make the day one of the biggest trading days this year. PLANS MADE TO BREAK ICE JAMS Government Engineers Await Approval From Federal Offices Tenn Haute. Ind., Jan. 21. — ;U.R) —A government engineer was prepared today to dislodge the ice jam hi the Wabash river between Riverton and ' Hyatt’s Ferry, but awaited offeial approval of his i plan fiom Washington before firing heavy charges of TNT. Marshall Gray, government engineer from Louisville, I\y., planned to string charges of TNT along the base o’, the gorge at Hyatt's Ferry and fire it electrically from the bank. According to the plan, as soon as the first charge was fired and the loose ice cleared, another charge would be placed 100 feet upstream. The progress would be repeated until the whole seven and a half or eight miles of ice, from five to 10 feet deep, broke loose. Jt was hoped that a reply from Washington would arrive before noon. The work was to begin immediately upon receipt of authorization, the engineer said. Efforts to obtain the service of an airplane bombing squadron at Wright. Field, Dayton, 0., were abandoned when the war depart(CONTINUED ON PACK TWO)

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LEGIONNAIRES STARTDRIVE FOR MEMBERS Commander Baker States' At Least 100 More Members Are Expected KRICK ISSUES PROCLAMATION — Adams post of the American Legion lias started its annual membership drive and it will continue throughout this week. Lloyd V. Baker. local commander stated today. ' It is expected I hat more than 100 additional members will be added to the ranks of the local post. A proclamation by Mayor George M. Krick, setting aside tile present w ek as American Legton membership week appears on another page of tonight's Daily Democrat. Tho Conmiander urged all Legionnaires to make the strengthening of the organization here a personal and individual obligation. He asked particularly that membership renewals lie turn-d in at once ami that an effort lie made to enroll all bther eligible veterans. "The American Legion has before it a program of activities which should interest every veteran of the World war." Baker said. "The program directly concerns every man and woman who saw service and it is worthy of their support. Many privileges and benefits have come to tile ex-snivice men through th.? efforts of the Legion and many more are yet to come. Th? World war veteran who has not become a member of the legion should show his appreciation of what the Legion has done for him by subscribing to Legion principles and lending his supnort through his membership. ‘Tegislation which gives every World war veteran the right'to free government hospitalization, if there are facilities available, was brought aliout by the The adjusted compensation law was enacted by Congress because The rXmerican Legion made a determined and persistent fight for it. Ex-service men are given priority in civil service Hppointments and they are entitled to take out government life insurance at r dueed premium rales because the Legion sponsored the pas sage of laws to make these benefits possible. "The great objective of the Legion this y ar. as in all former (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 0 , NAVAL PARLEY IS BROADCAST Address of King George Heard in United States And Over World New York, Jan. 21 --(UP)— The greatest international ladio broadcast in history lifted the veil of ■ecrecy from diplomacy today. To radio listeners throughout the world came the words of King George V of England invoking the distinguished delegates of five great naval powers to renewed efforts in the cause of peace. They heard also the addresses of the leading s atesmen of those five powers—The United States. Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan—as they gathered in the House of Lords at the opening of the London conference on disarmament. A hundred radio stations linked in the ne works of the Columbia broadcasting company and the National broadcasting comp an y brought the ceremonies to listeners in the United States. The words spoken in London were flashed aero, s the Atlantic by short-wave ransmission and then rebroadcast from New York. Many thousands sacrificed sleep for the thrill of hearing King George and his prime minister, Ramsay Mae Donald, and their own secretary of state, Henry L. Stinson. The broadcast was generally hailed as the most successful of any of those by which Europe and America, have been linked. Static was at a minimum. Many Decatur people arose early today and at 5 o'clock this morning heaid the voice of King George of England in his address opening tie naval disarmament conference. Those who heard the program stated that the voice was clear and that the program was received with a minimum of interference in Decatur.

Decatur. Indiana, Tuesday, January 21, 1930.

[Sister Os Local Woman Dies Monday M.s. B ii DeVor rec ived word | yesterday that her si ter, Miss Lorliiine Wilson. 21, of Greenville, Ohio I died ul the home of her m.ithar, I Mis. Etta Wilson. Monday mornoir Miss Wilson has been in ill heaid. lor some time. Funeral services will be held ' '.Wednesday morning at the home I at 10:30 o'clock. Mrs. Ben DeVor. ..nd son Frank will attend the fun I eral. BLIZZARD IS APPROACHING Sub - zero Temperatures Grip Western States; Snow is Predicted BULLETIN Indianapolis, Jan. 21.—(U.K —The second cold wave within a weex was on its way to Indiana today, and scheduled to arrive tonight in the midst of a snowstorm, according to J. H. Armington, U. S. weather bureau meteorologist. Temperatures tonight and early Wednesday probably will sink to zero, or lower, he said. Chicago, June 21. — (U.PJ —A blizzard brewed in the far reaches of ‘he northwest swept over the Rocky mountains today toward tho cential states as they were recovering from last week's onslaught of winter. Temperatures were sent to zero and lower in the trancontinental divide territory when the storm whirled down from Montana and Idaho, leaving at its source mercuiy readings that neared the bottom of the thermometer tubes. Weather forecasters expected the blizzard to waste itself in the middle west and touch the tTreat l.akes region lightly if at all. In the central forecast area, witli Chicago as its center, relatively balmy temperatures were offset by a! heavy wet snow which topped the smoke blackened blanket of rc(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) i O— Tuttle Funeral Is Held This Morning Funeral services for H. R. Tuttle were held this morning at 9 o'clock from the residence, at Third and Monioe streets. Rev. R. W. Stoal.es of th? Methodist church opened tlie service with prayer and R»v. M. W. Suuderman spoke as a neighbor, telling of the many endearing qualities cf the deceased. The members of The Masonic lodge then gave the ritualistic ceremony. The funeial party left immediately for Blissfield, Michigan, the former home of the Tuttles where burial will be made tomorrow. Airplane Passenger Rates Reduced Today Chicago, Jan. 21 —(UP) —A reduction of air passenger rates comparable to train-pullman fares, became effective on the aviation corporation lines today. Some of the rates were cut 50 per cent. The new fare from Chicago to Cleveland was announced as $17.60 as compared with $37.50. Other rates effective today were Chicago to S:. Louis $14.74; Chicago to Kansas City $23.60 and Chicago to Cincinnati. $14.85. FUNDS NEEDED FOR SUFFERERS Red Cross Will Gather Money for Flood Area Os Southern Indiana An urgent call has been rceiveti by Miss Annie Winnes secretary or the Adams county chapter of the American Red Cross from Nation a) Headquarters asking for funds with which to aid in the relief work of flood sufferers of southern Indiana, Miss Winnies has been asked to raise as much money as possible to send immediately to headquarters for immediate relief of the sufferers who total several thousand. Funds will be collected throughout the county at once, and contribution boxes will be placed immediately in various stores of Decatur, Berne and Geneva. Anyone desiring to give is asked to do so at once.

OLIVE TEETER LEADS HONOR ROLL FOR TERM High School Sophomore All Pupils For High Semester Grades THIRTY-TWO ON SEMESTER ROLL Mins Olive Teeter, sophomore of i Decatur high school, led tlm high I honor roll for the first semester with four A pluses and 2 As. Thirty-two pupils who have been on either the high honor roll or the honor roll for each six week's period have been placed on the semester honor roll. The two hopior ro'ls include nfr freshmen, nine sophomores, seven seniors, and s°ven juniors. Principal Walter* J. Krick sta'ed today that although there ar? two less than a year ago. the grades and averages show that the past semester was equal to previous •semesters of h'gh school. The now i semester began Monday morning. Following is the high honor roll and honor roll for the dose of tho first semester: High Honor Roll Olive Teeter 4A plus 2A Eileen Burk 4A plus 1A Mary M. Coverdale 4A plus 1A Kathryn Hower 4A plus 1A Ival Newhard 4A plus Margaret Blakey 3A plus 1A Minnie Moyer 3A plus 1A Anne Winnes 3A plus 1A Elizabeth Frisinger 2A plus 3A Ina Anderson 2A plus 2A Martha Moser 2A plus 2A Doris Nelson 2A plus 2A Lydia Lehrman 1A plus 4A James Burk 1A plus 3A Madgeline Miller 1A plus 3A Sara Jane Kauffman 5A Dorothy Christen 4A Russell Jaberg 4A | Esther Sunderman 4A Mary Catherine Toney 4a Wootlrow Wilson 4A Honor Roll Plus Plus Mary Zimmerman 3A IB Arline Becker 1A 2A IB Mary Jane Kunkel 1A 2A IB Theodore Sovine .* 1A 2A IB Maynard Butcher 3A IB Dorothy Little 3A IB Clara Ellen Ilumma 3A IB Roland Reppert 3A IB Jesse Sutton 3A IB Richard Sutton 3A IB Gretchen Winans 3A IB o______ TALK ENJOYED BY LOCAL CLUB Rev.Dr.Rupnow is Sneaker At Local Club Meeting Rev. Dr. Rupnow of the St. John's Reformed Church of Fort Wayne addressed the Woman’s Club last night under the auspices of the literature department of the club. His address was on the subject of "The Influence of the Present Russian Government on Future Russian Literature and Art." "In older to speak intelligently of the future we must have a thorough understanding of some of • lie past and much of the present.” said the sneaker. "Read the signs of the times correctly, and tomorrow will become an open book.” Rev. Rupnow stated that the greatest national experience which points most definite’y to the pathway of future literature and art in Russia was the Revolution in 1917. He stated that Russia was more affected i>y this revolution than by the World war. “The present Russian government is out of harmony with the e'emental passions of life .which must express themselves freely if a national literature should be created and perpetuated. In the future, Ru-sia will have literature and art localise God has put it into the hearts of men.” He stated that the question was what kind of literature and what kind of art would Russia have considering the condition of the country. He said that Russia placed emphasis on things instead of on life and since the revolution every man is of equal standing. "The pendulum has swung to the extreme. This is why the literature of the present Russia Is so (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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Actress Would Regain Freedom notice in a W newspaper se's forth that < ' ■ , a. 4 '' Peggy Udell, - former Broadway show girl, has | g started divorce proceedings against Jimmy Gonzelman, V. Jaßrom professional X. .<s football player, of „ Providence, R. I. W (International

K. of P. Lodge To Meet Wednesday Night Decatur Knights of Pythias in ir.-l hers will meet at the Home on I Third street Wednesday night at 7:30 o’clock. Plans will he made’ at that time for attending the dis j trict meeting at Port Wayne Thurs ; day night stalling at 6:45 o’clock who are planning on attending th" 1 district session and as yet have no way to go to Fort Wayne are asked to communicate with the lodge officers. BANK OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED Peoples Loan and Trust Company Holds Annual Stockholders' Meeting Mathias Kirsch was re-elected president of the Peoples Loan and Tru-t Co. at the annual election of directors and officers held at the bank this morning. Herman Gillig. was re-elected vice-president and W. A. Lower was again chosen as secretary of the bank. Lewis Armstrong was elected assistant secretary. The following directors for the year were chosen: ('. L. Walters. ('. E. Heil, A. R. Ashbaucher. H. M. Gi’.lig, Albert Mutschler, Mathias Kirsch and W. A. Lower. The Peoples Ixian and Trust Co.celebrates its fifteenth birthday this month and a favorable report of financial conditions was read to stockholders at the annual meeting. The local institution is one of the outstanding banks of the county and the only trust company in the county. Today's election was held in the directors’ room of the bank and ’he entire year's activities were discussed by the directors. SENIORS WILL PRESENT PUT “Climbing Roses/’ ThreeAct Farce to be Presented Jan. 30-31 "Climbing Roses’’, a farce play in thre? acts will be presented by the Senior Class of the Decatur Public High School Thursday and Friday. January 30 and 31. The play will be staged in the high school auditorium at 8:15 'o’clock each evening. The cast for the production has been working for the last several weeks on the comedy and it is expected to meet with great success. Following is the cast of characters. Peggy Rose, a common little rosebud —Mary Mclntosh. Maggie Rose, her Aunt —Kathryn Fritzinger, Hazel Sommers, who has a fondness for orange blossoms —Louise Gage. Pricilla Prentice, an unpicked dandelion —Anne Winnes. Mrs. Warren, a leader in society — Dora Shosenberg Joyce Belmont, a hothouse orchid (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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NEW BOOKS AT PUBLIC LIBRARY — Many New Volumes Are Added For Local Patrons of Library J Several new books recently have been purchased and placed in the Decatur Public Library for use of the patrons of this city. The selection of these books was made by Miss Annette Moses, librarian, who selected the different books from lists sent her by the various publishers, and by popular request of ' various patrons. Included m the latter c’.ass is ■ "The Inside of Prohibition" by I Mabel Walker Willebrandt which is a papular liook at the present time. These new volumes include (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Drive To Continue For Flood Funds The Salvation Atmy drive for food, clothing and money to aid the sufferers of the flooded areas of Indiana, being conducted by th? Rice Hotel in this city, has been extended to Saturday, it was announced today. All persons wishing to donate money, food, or clo'hing to the cause are asked to bring contributions to the Hotel before Saturday afternoon. oAdmits Use of Name In Sale of Stock Indianapolis, Jan. 21. —(U.R) — Rep. Frank Wright, auditor of the , state securities commisftion and author of the rigid Hoosier dry , statute, admitted today that his name had been used to sell allegedly worthless stock to bootleggers and payment had been made in whisky. Wright had lent his name ns trustee to the defunct Indiana Reul Estate (Securities company in Indianapolis. Instead of making 2% per cent on preferred stock sales, as he anticipated, Wright had to pay SIOO to make good a bad check which he endorsed for one of the company officials, he said. He doesn't drink and didn’t get , any of the whisky, but admitted . seeing ot hers drink in a hotel room i and that he visited Carroll E. , Crump, president and promoter of . the concern, when he was confined I to his bed and being treated for ! alcoholism. Crump is to be returned here . from Chicago tonight to face I charges of violating the state secuiities law. Mark W. Bemis, one jof the incorporators and also a . i promoter, was returned from Chicago Sunday. Mark W. Rhoads, state securities commissioner, brought the j charges against them after investigation by Earl Coble, chief . examiner of the commission, and > the better business bureau. Rhoads asserted that Wright beI came connected with the concern without his knowledge and, in his r opinion, was being used to put the commission in the hole." •] His connection was later used - to aid the investigation, however, Rhoads said.

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ALL DELEGATES GIVE RESPONSE AT FIRST MEET I ■ Delegates Will Hold Informal Conferences Until Thursday WORLD PEACE NOTE SOUNDED I .ondon, .tan. 21 (U.R) Ihe |‘‘a 110 a new era of world I ware and ntn al reduction , " sounded today bv George V. Britain's “sailor king” to | 'he lead'i’o naval powers of I th' 1 world. The five-'nnver naval ctin- | ferenc'* es 1930 was formallv I onpned bv Hie king in the j rovsl gallerv of the house of lords with an address to the plenipoten- ’ "aries of England and her empire, France, the United States. Japan rnd Italy, in which he extended a warm greeting and heartfelt wish for the success of their efforts. Tlie leading delegate of each nation responded with an address pledging a sincere effort to coneace. The speakers sounded the operate in the move for world keynote of a desire not only to limit naval armaments, but to reduce them, and Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson, of the United States, emphasized the feeling that “we do not look upon this effort towards disarmament as fina’.” In addition to the five great now'ers, Canada. Australia. NewZealand. the Irish Free State, India and South Africa were represented as internal parts of the British Empire. The king, standing by his golden throne facing the head of tho ■ horseshoe table at which the delegates were seated, spoke into a gold and silver microphone for his words to l>e broadcast to the whole : world. It was his first public speech since tlie illness la t Novemlier that almost cost his life. His plea bad dramatic force from the fact that lie made the British navy his career and commanded ehips before ho was called to th» throne. His majesty referred feelingly to tlie World war, expressing the hope that "nothing would be left undone to prevent another grim di “aster." He furthermore expressed tho earnest desire the conference would result in the immediate a'leviation of the heavy burddhs of armaments now weigliinjTbn the peonies of the world. He felt certain, tlie king said, the de’eeatM were not animated bv selfish nationalistic motives, and all would sacrifice some of their special needs for the comm'' T > good. The king referred to the great success of the Washington arms conference and voiced his belief that, tlie present conference would hasten the time when the League of Nations con’d proceed towards even greater measures of disarmamet than are contemplated at this conference. P’oniier .1. Ramsav MacDonald | of Britain was the first (o respond , to the king’s speech, after it had , been translated into French. Mae Donald uttered the solemn (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) MEET PLANNED AT U,B. CHURCH Special Meeting Scheduled For Wednesday at Local Church A public service will be held in the United Brethren Church, Wednesday evening at 7:3ft o’clock. AH members and friends of the church are requested to come to this meeting, which promises to be of an intersting nature. The revival services of the past two weeks have been successful in Interest and instruction. Several conversions took place during the two w’.rks, and eight accessions were made Sunday. On that day, ths church was filled, in both morning and afternoon services. Exceptional interest was noted in the two afternoon meetings for the men and Worn ?n. The Rev. R. E. Vance, pastor of the United Brethren Church will preside at the public meeting, Wednesday evening.