Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 57, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1930 — Page 1

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'Bjmmodores Leave Today For State Tourney

It® NAS ■WNCETO fUK TOURNEY — —— uMrentnu-n Favored to ' incennes lM|, Saturd;i\ (lame S FANS TO ■iTTEM' lOERNFA i minindore. i n Rev. stipWr y • at DecaSfC -rhi) >1 left - Imliananolis n, v i meets Vin- - ' J! * ;irnev at thei Armory to-j <b>f !’,>•(]• I v. gam? - the opening ■ the ' Si- i i iters who ■ in tlie jK|i. "I Ihe unani-■ ■ game by in o1 ' that well 1.’.0 more will Hk ' ■ -I t'iti romer llld M.'l who is special - Daily I).mo ’ the scores to PI1( ] of ses'irti. first call arrivk thi“ afterSB The - os () f tonight’s al'-o will c alled back | th- 'ii'i.ulores play to--11. iriiii:., score will be a: half and at the the gami. results es the first half 1 * h** aI ’he Daily Democrat aI N o'clock Saturday ' H also will send suit of the D--Kt»es. l-uiit••. toted this morntjis; A ; ; ij M Bfor a-I title that his en■wi "as in the best condiMrklias h eii jn since the first | -i ;.e predicted that: |Bponini<)iiie. would go to the Mi! would mow down their Option in ;,ll three games and ■ & state title. B" e 9t ! ,1a,! ■ > Hades Pete Mylott. ■LWemhotf. Gage, hose. IloltHarris and Schultz. There teams entered in the state hi, hiding Decatur, <’. ■jEErri Wayne. Cathedral and Heart of Indianapolis. ■■Olid. St. Marys of Anderson. Central of Hammond. Evansville, Huntington, B'NTIXTEP ox P AOE FIVE) BE -<> 111 BIDS TO BE RECEIVED B e Concrete and Two Bcadam Roads to be ■ Built in Adams Co. ft” l°r the construction of one E? m e roa< ' and two macadam J.' npr °venients in Adams counii k received by the board of w» S ? loners at Eheir next regular V s on Tuesday, April 8. 'HvJt Oa ' ,s on which bld » will bc te . arp the Ben Biting conBon t ini I»'ovement in Wash°"nship, which stretch of «'ends south from Thlr- ». S leet t 0 tbe intersection of (nn° a ‘ Slo ’ Sollt h of Decatur Js r roa<Js llre the c - O. Mantn/ an< l William L. Fralaca<iam road, south in Blue w ce 11 -ntentlon to issue bonds d | lm Provement of a macadam m Jefferson township, peti- (,, , "nder the name of the tit hv H il>lick roai * waH ordered l s he county commissioners, ling ° atl will be improved this

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Greeted With Cheers and Jeers ."T- --J—H <MK - -Jl— - r - ' ' I ? v.t l * v • v ”•</«/ 1 H r, i w " * . s • z z ■! ivt w ' ' *»—■ ' »*> - % MW»»» Waving banners, denouncing tliis and denouncing that, shouting and singing, 2.000 communists. 40 peri cent ot them women, paraded through the streets of Chicago as a protest against unemp'oyment. The I patatlers were at no time unruly. The crowds who watched them cheered and sometimes jeered. i

CHICAGOFUND GOAL REACHED Millions Raised to Maintain Citv Machinery Until After .lune 1 Chicago. Mar. 7. —-(U.R)—- The . long and difficult task of raising $74 OiiO,ooo to keep the city's local "overnments in operation until tax I moneys are collected next Julv 1 i I was an accomplished fact today, i Thr goal was passed late yes-| terday when workers under Philip ’ li-.-4JJa.rke. who headed Chicago's Liberty Loan drives during the war. reported a total of $74,245,200 pledged. Success climaxed 13 days of intensive effort during which shares in the trust fund which is taking over tax anticipation warrants were urged on wealthy citizens and sold over the counter at banks. The fund insures salaries will be paid to the more than 43.000 empoyes of the city, county and school board and that essential bills will lie met. Among the last minute contributions that enabled attainment of the goal were' Marshall Field and company, $400,000; estate of Marshall Field. $250,000; Chicago office- of the Guaranty Company of New York. | $300.00: Belt Railway company, I $250,000. o FRANCE FACES ANOTHER FLOOD — Inhabitants of Southern Provinces Warned That Waters Will Rise Toluouse, France. March 7—(UP) —lnhabitants of the Gironde Department, facing the disaster that has fallen so tragically upon their neighbors of the Tarn river region fled today before flood waters said to be advancing at “tempestuous speed' towards the sea. Government warnings that another inundation might overtake south arn French provinces—already devasted in a calamity discribed as worse than the Mississippi floods—sent farmers and factory workers (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 Huntington Has Fish Price War Thursday Huntington, Ind., March 7 —(UP) —Huntington housewives left the hattiefront of a Lenten fish price war yesterday, panting from unusual exertion, but inwardly beaming at their purchases of fish, “bought so cheaply.” The war began when one merchant noticed his next door neighbor was underselling him one cent a pound. The fish buying public rushed f.om one store to the other as the demoralized fish market rocked, prices dipping with each tremor. One merchant, knowing that some one had to play “fish,” dispatched a messenger to buy his competitor’s entire supply, at the market's new low, 2’a cents a pound. Then, holding not only a corner on the market, but all four corners, the merchant restored steady sales ■ at 15 cents a pound.

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Winfield Maddy III; Condition Is Serious Mis. D. B. Erwin left today for Detroit to be at the bedside of he 1 ' i nephew Windfield Maddy, formerly of this city who is in a serious con di. ion in Detroit, suffering from erysipelas. Mr. Maddy recently underwent a mastoid operation and has been in poor health since. His | condition was reported today as j critical. o— WILL PRESENT j ORGAN RECITAL . Miss Lulu Gerber to Present Recital at Reformed Church Mss Lulu Gerber, assisted by John Malay of Fort Wayne and Mr-. Leah Cohen Malay of Fort Wayne will present a public organ recital at the Zion Reformed church in this city Sunday afternoon, March 9. at 2:3(1 o'clock. The public is invited to attend | the presentation. Mr Malay is a! talented baritone and those of this city who have heard him praise his] work highly. Following is the Sun-’ day program: “Suite Joyeuse" Diggle "Prologue” "Reverie Poetique” “Finale Joyeux" I “Liebestraum" ....... Liszt-Gaul; “Gavotte" from Mignon Thomas 1 Baritone Selections "The Blind Ploughman" - Clarke "Ave Maria" (Italian) — Luzzi John Malay Offertory —Mis. Leah Cohen Malay "la Concertina" Yon “Christmas in Sicily" Yon "Concert Study" Yon (The “Concert Study’’ has 1,472 pedals to be played in about four minutes). G. 0. P, EDITORS BEGIN MEETING Two-day Session Ends Saturday; Curtis To Speak at Banquet — Indianapolis, Mar. 7. — (U.R) — A thousand G. O. P. editors and party, leaders, undeterred by a drizzling rain, gathered in the Hotel Severin today for the winter meeting of the Editorial Association. ( Enthusiasm toward the 1930 ' campaign outlook prevailed, and ( speakers at today's meetings were greeted with wild applause. The | program opened at noon with an | address of welcome by President , Allen Hiner, Newcastle. ( The arrival of Vice-President , Charles Curtis, wlfo.se speech to- . morrow night on “The First Year ; of Hoover's Administration," will < climax the meeting, was anxious- < ly awaited. The vice president is 1 expected tomorrow morning and < his parU’ will include his sister, ’ Mrs. Dfflly Gann, and Claudius s Houton, national party chairman, who also is slated to speak at the ’ annual banquet Saturday night. > Today's meeting will close to- * night with a banquet tendered the ‘ editors by the republican state ! —1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 1

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 7, 1930.

PRESENT PLAY AT HIGH SCHOOL Cast of I). H. S. Pupils Gives One-Act Comedy at Chapel Program “Squaring it with the Boss” a one-act comedy was presented this morning before the pupils of Deca tur High School at the regular chapel hour. The play was directed by Miss Verneal Whalen and included a cast of h’gh school pupils. The piayfl which was a comedy. | was greatly enjoyed by the pupils. I IThe leading characters, James' Greenning was played by Chalmerl Fisher, and Beth , his wife, was portrayed by Miss Helen Hain in a capable manner. The comedy part of John Bender, the neighbor boy who is bribed into playing the part of the Greening baby, was played by Gerald Strickler and added many laughs to the play. Other chai’ac ers included Aunt 1 Clarissa, which part was played by I Gretchen Winans, Aunt Hortense I played by Miss Gladys Thompson. I Mrs. Bender, portrayed by Ruth I Winnes, and the Boss himself. Mi. [Cornelius Dunne was ably presented ■ by Paul Haneher. Rober Stonebur- | ner was the stage manager for the , production. DEATH CALLS GEORGE TRICKER Prominent Adams County Farmer Dies Thursday; Funeral Saturday George Tricker, 69, well known I Adams County farmer died at the home of h’s son, J. O. Tricker of two miles east of this city, Thursday afternoon. Death was caused by erysipelas from which he had suffered for some time. Mr. Tricker had been an invalid for the past 10 years, during which time he was paralyzed. For the past two years he has been living with < his son east of this city. He spent most of his life in Washington township, where he was a well known farmer, until in 1913 when he moved to Trumble, Ohio, where he resided until two years ago. He was born in Blue Creek Township, June 10, 1860, the son of Jeremiah and Francis Tricker, both deceased. On November 5, 1884 he (was united in marriage to Sarah Jane Robinson who survives, togethei with seven children. The surviving children are Mrs. Frank Bauserman of Monroe, Mrs. Nora Railing J. O. Tricker, Mrs. Roman Parent, and Miss Crystal Tricker, all of this ( city, Lawrence Tricker of Warren, Ohio, and Maurice Tricker of Le- , vittsburg, Ohio. Three children pre- ‘ ceded the deceased in death. Twenty-eight grandchildren also survive the deceased. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Tricker home, Decatur, Route ; 6. and at 2 o'clock at the Evangelical church of this city. Rev. M. W. Sunderman, will be the ofinitiating minimi'. Burial will he made in the East Salem Cemetery.

Delegates To Annual Meeting Make Reports Reports of the annual slate Ro tary confetenco were made by C. O. Porter, president and James Elberson. secretary of the Decatur Ito tary club, at the regular meeting of the eluh last evening. Tha conference was held at West Haden last month. Plans were also made for attending a district meeting of Rotary clubs to he held at Fort Wayne on March 21, when thejtresident of Roary International mil he the gue > of the Fort Wayne club. SEVERE STORM STRIKES SOUTH Four Towns Noar M°mPhis, Tor»n„ Struck hv Tornado Reports Show Memphis, Tenn., Mar. 7—(U.R) — I Tornadoes, which ripped paths through four towns in widely separated sections of Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana last night, left a trail of death and disorder, a survey revealed today. A prelimina’y chock of the high wind toll revealed three dead and more than two score injured. Propertv damage from the freak winds appeared great, with much livestock lost and many bouses and farms damaged. The known head were Mrs. J. W. Adams. 65. Kosciusko, Miss., an unidentified negro woman near Bovin. Miss., and a negro laborer at Harris. La. The greatest damage was reported from Kosciusko. Miss, and Gregory, Ark. Many buildings were leveled and a score of injured were reported in each village. Storm Hits Arkansas G’-oeory, Ark.. Mar. 7. (U.R) - Partially wrecked buildings and debris from blown down windmills, trees and telephone poles, dotted the landscape in and around Gregory' today to mark the path of the tornado which injured five persons late yesterdav. Mrs Marvin Nelson, believed tn have been struck bv a portion of her farm home as it collapsed in the gale, was not expected to recover. Her husband was slightly injured. —— c> |Konq So<'ks Trustee Post in St. Marys Twp. Edward Koos of St. Marys township announced todav that ho was a candidate forth? republican nomination for trustee of his townshin. Mr. Koos is a well-known resident of his township. He is I the fourth candidate to enter the race. Indicted Pair Will Be Arraigned Soon Indianapolis. Mar. 7.—(U.R) —Olin R. Holt, Kokomo attorney, and Ora C. Butler, former Howard county sheriff, will he arraigned Thursday before Federal Judge Robert (’. Baltzell on a charge, of implication in a liquor protectio tiring in ami near Kokomo. Butler was released from the county jail Thursday when he sup plied $5,000 bond. TAFT REPORTED TO BE IMPROVED Former I*resident in no Immediate Danger His Physicians Report Washington, Mar. 7. (U.R)—William Howard Ta r t is in no immediate danger, it wits indicated here today, although the former chief justice is still critically ill and no hope is held by physicians for his recovery. His improvement of the past four days has enabled Drs. Frapcis Hag tier and Thomas Claytor to reduce the number of their visits but thev are keeping in close touch with his home. The former chief justice was resting comfortably wi-.n the doctors last communichted with his at-1 tendants, shortly before midnight. I

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i DEATH AND RIOT I MARK PROTEST OF COMMUNISTS World-Wide Demonstration Featured by Deaths in Several Countries THOUSANDS IN •RED” PARADES New York. Mar. 7 (UR) Hie Rrctit international demonstration against nnemnlov-i | incut a communistic “B-tl. Thursdav'* ended in blood-1 shed and rioting with him-1 I dreds arrested and other hundreds injured. So tai’ as can bc learned lour persons were killed in ; Hie vicious rioting which liroke out in manv of Iht* industrial and populated capitals i 1 of the world. In New York the peaceful dem- . onstration was turned into a bedlam when an unauthorized parade ' started towards city hall. Coi.i- --• mnni-ts, sympathizers and bystanders were knocked down. i One hundred persons were treatI od for injuries. Police Commissioner Grover Whalen termed th° : outbreak llm “worst since the l i worid war”. , Germany was the scene of many conflicts. Two rioters were killed at Halle. Three hundred were i j arrested in Berlin, one killed and . more than a score wounded. ' . Through that entire nation them j were demonstrations, riots and consentient injuries and arrests. Tzmdon had a great demonstration wh’ch for a time became acute. Paris, however, was quiet las police patrolled roads in the i suburbs and cautioned against ■ illegal assembly in the metropolitan district. I A survey today indicated the I foTowing results of the great mass I I demonstration against unemploy- ■ nmnt: ‘ Dead —4. injured-—268. Arrested 511. i Rioting a n <1 demonstrations ' were widespread in the United States with every major city re- . porting difficulties except Chicago and San Francisco. These two eities had peaceful demon-trations A brief survey of the difficulties (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) LESLIE CALLS CHARGE FALSE Says He Would Welcome Investigation: Defends His Own Honesty Indianapolis. Mar. 7. (U.R)—Gov ' ernor Harry G. Ijeslie today an- . nounced that not only would he ! welcome an investigation of home furnishing expenditures from his i emergency contingent fund. Imt also wanted examiners to look into i bills paid from his SIO,OOO mainte- i nance fund. Leslie also declared that ho feels I it is the duty of state Senator John i Niblack to personally start a recovery suit for the $15,000 for 1 furnishings spent from the contin- ’ gent fund. Niblack urged Thurs- I day that such action be taken by the attorney general. ‘‘Niblack is a hold-over senator 1 from Marion county,” Leslie pointed out. “It's up to him to start suit if he thinks the money has been wrongfully spent, and not try to pass the buck to the attorney j general. ( “He knows the intent of the leg- ( islature in tills matter and is also a lawyer. ( “I will waive all of my rights and appear in court or before any body ( of legislative investigatois that wants to take this matter up. “If anyone questions my honesty, , I am always ready to defend it. It's the one thing in my life in which I feel that I can maintain • a just pride.” The governor said 12 friends from various parts of tbe state had volunteered today to personally < make up any part of, or all of, the 1 $15;000, should the inquiry prove : that it hwl been spent contrary to | law. i

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Speaks Here Tonight 8 *•—- t fl h ,i rnrrmumiißiM— ® I~ - » Arthur Sapp Hon. Arthur Sapp of Huntington former president of Rotary International, will be the chief speaker at the Union Protestant Mett's meeting at the Masonic Hall at 6:15 o'clock tonight. The program will be preceded by a banquet. sa¥sp~eaks~ HERE TONIGHT AT MEN’S MEET Union Meeting of Protestant Men to be Held at Masonic Hall BANQUET WILL PRECEDE ADDRESS Hon. Arthur Sapp, Huntington attorney and prominent orator will be the chief speaker at a banquet and meeting of Protestant men of Decatur churches at the Masonic Hall at 6:15 o'clock tonight. More than 150 tickets have been sold for the affair, ■ and those in charge stated today that it would be impossible to accomodate more at tlie banquet. Mr. Sapp, who is a former president of Rotary International, is regarded as one of the leading orators of the middlewest. The meeting is the first of its kind ever held in Decatur where members of all Protestant churches have gathered for a banquet and general get-together. The entire affair will be conducted by laymen of the churches. The various local ministers also have been invited to the affair. Two delegates were appointed several weeks ago from each of the local ( hutches and C. E. Peterson was elected president of the organization. It is understood that if sentiment is sufficient for a permanent organization, such an organization will be perfected tonight. Mr. Peterson will preside at tonight’.? meeting. The banquet will be served by members of the Eastern Star lodge and the banquet will be served in the ball-room of the Masonic Hall, it will start promptly at 6:15 o'clock and the chief address will follow the banquet. o Cook Ordered Released Washington, Mar. 7.— (U.R) —Dr. Frederick A. Cook, former Arctic explorer, physician and oil promoter 1 , was ordered paroled front Inavenworth prison today by Attorney General, Mitchell. Cook has been serving a sentence of 14 years and 9 months following his conviction at Fort Worth, Tex., on a charge of using the mails to defraud. Seeks Assessorship of Kirkland Township Charles W. Henschen, announced today that he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for assessor of Kirkland township. Mr. Henschen is afarmer and started to make his campaign today.

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'SEVERAL WOMEN ! OF PROMINENCE WILL BE CALLED Testimony to be Heard Wednesday and Thursday by Committee W. C. T. U. LEADERS ASKED TO AID Washington, Mar. 7.— ( U.R) i —A summons to dry women of the country to rally around the table of the house judiciary committee here next week in defense of prohibition, was issued here today. Next Wednesday and Thursday will be “ladies days” in the prohibtiion hearings, dry leaders announced, the idea being to put “pepper and ginger” into the dry presentation. Leaders of the W. C. T. U. from the various states, welfare workers land professional women are among I those being called. Their names I will be divulged Monday by Dr. ' Edwin C. Dinwiddie. local prohibi- ! tionist. Among those promised are Commander Evangeline Booth . of the Salvation Army, Miss Cora , I Lane Wilson, founder of the “Moon- ! light Schools” and Mrs. Nellie , I Burger, president of the Missouri W. C. T. U. ■ Commander Booth will present a survey she made for the Wickershnm law enforcement commission which describes conditions among the men who are being handled by the Salvation Army. The commission has not made t public. | Men have held the floor in the first two days of the dry defense which recessed late yesterday until Wednesday. Only one woman has appeared, Mrs. Ruth W. K. Strawbridge. Philadelphia society matron who conducted a secret poll of the social register which showed. she said, a majority of 1,337 to 247 in favor of abolishing liquor from the best tables. i The men came from the ranks of industrialists, labor, the clergy and the agriculturists. All have pictured the benefits of prohibition to their respective occupations. . Yards of statistics have been cited to dispute the claim of the wets that prohibition failed to bring economy promote 'health land diminish drinking. The figures, however,, have caused a serious split among wet and dry comniittee members. The' usual spectacle of a chairman of a committee being disapproved by some of his committee' members, and the audience, came late yesterday when dry Reps. Hickey. Repn.. Ind., and Sparks. Repn.. Kas.. protested the questioning by Chairman Graham, Repn., Pa., an anti-prohibitionist. The crowd applauded their protests while some other members of the committee stood by Graham. The hearings may be prolonged because the drys are protesting that the wet committee members take up too much time with questioning. Graham announced that none of the dry witnesses would be left unheard, no matter how much time is required. COUNTY'S QUOTA IS 8 FOR C.M.T.C. Paul Frosch is First to Enlist in Summer Camp at Fort Harrison The enrollments for the Citizens Military Training Camp which will be held at Fort Harrison, from June 20 to July 19. are already coming in. The first applicant which was accepted yesterday was John Paul Frosch, a Senior in Decatur High School. Two applicants from Berne. Robert LaFollete Jones and Woodrow E. Hoffman, will he considered tomorrow. John Ed Cook. 109 South Ninth Street, will also return to the camp this summer for the fourth term, lie will take up the White course. The other three mentioned above will be required to take up the basic course. Adams County’s quota for the first call will be eight. Any boy ; interested in becoming a member of the C. M. T. C. for the summer camp is asked to tee any of the high school principals or Supt. M. F. Worthman, County Chairman.