Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1930 — Page 1

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EfIMONY IS Received at I w hearing Prominent Men ■| ( nai !i Hedge to ■id in Eniorcement ■;<; FAVORS ■ (M h AMENDMENT E bulletin ■h.ngD'i M’f< h 13 — (UP)—; ■ A St'99 “The Grand old r „o'> 0 '> ind for 40 years -he i ■ versify of Chicago r s e ctjrsement of prohi- , rrr.o benefit to the use S . n ■■ t . climax a stormy ■ r -jse judiciary prohihejrings today. ■ : followed that o* K -f p eminent business • the country, wh > taking issue with A’t te't monies that in- >-.<■-< opposed to pron< The-e were offered by <-h~> ■ • -d. executive secre- ,. e romm ttee of one thoufiew York. ■xl.'rrt.m. Mar. 13.— W.R) ■ ■' “•..•.b '<• testimonials K indtHiri-ilists through■h ! ■.■in' rv. pledging al- ■ ’■' prohibition. wore ■'-l-'i 1 •>• the drvs at the E n : ’’ if: ' committee’s ■fkio ,■> iripcs today. E' of drv law cn- -. , >■(> road bv Ca’d- <■..-■> -.■! rptirv of the ■ omni of 1.000. New t■' "ri.p'.i', i> 11 w»« taken Mr s'.'.l, as a r suit of the tcstlMos Graps.>n Id. P. Murphy, ■ York i.r.>k. >. during the wet , that ills business assodo not obey the law. Th' 1 p took issue witli ■> in must bo limitHrgelv to 1> .ozers and bootlsgH 1 state t j. Gillespie, presi■of 'li ■ I. .< khart Iron and Steel Many. Pittsburgh. Be replies of the industrial Hrs with particular reference Hei- p-rsonal observance of the ■were ■tert Garrett, banker, Balti- ■ “I know many important Hess leaders who do not vio■the prohibition law.” Hr-no. 11. Kelsey, chairman o' ■Title Guarantee and Trust Co., ■ York, replied: "1 think Mr. Bison Murphy had.no warrant Hating what he did, and I do ■telievo that a majority of aw- ■ successful business men. ■ers and manufacturers flaunt la*’ as h- says they do." ipt. Robert Dollar, San Frani steamship magnate: “I never k a drop of spirituous liquor >NTINUED on PAGE TWO) lIfFTON CITY WIT REPORTS ■'final Plant Makes ’ird as Much as Local lectric and Water Co. Bluffton electric and water t made a profit of $23,116. for year ]<i29. according to the an.report filed by Superintendent Hrns with the Bluffton council erday. electric department was " Pll "Uh a profit of $20,489.41 the water department with ■6.67. hp report shows that the elec- ' epartment did a gross busof $91,037.03, while the ex--1 H "I operation, maintainence a «ministratlon were $70,547.62. "ater department did a gross " PRS of $23,116.59. while the " SPa amounted to $20,489.92. ’ ot l ' v °inmne of business r 29 was not as large as the °»« year, reducing the net i a(,| ordingly. Industrial shut J' "'” e K:ven as one of the ‘aii es of a lack of business. B Buffton electric and water ,s a municipally owned plant 19 or ol the well managed Good city plants in the State, i Os ,tle plant itt.o more tf|an one . third of !1: Oftte made by the Decatur ail<l Water plant last year, of lhe loca! Plant amountto $63,246.18.

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Security Co. Manager Visits Home Office The office of the Franklin Security Company will he closed Friday afternoon to enable the manager, I Mr. Clayton Pattison, and bookkeeper, Miss Bertha Baughman Io at-| tend the opening and business meeting of the Home Qffice at Hartford City. 'I he Home office has been moved into a new building which was opened to the public today. It is considered, one of the finest buildings in Hartfold City and will be the home office for the six branches of the Franklin Security Company, of which Decatur office is a branch. The Rural Ixian and Savings Association of Hartford City will also | have offices in the new building. — o CHARLES CRIM IS ARRESTED Man Wrecks Interior of Home North of City; Faces Charges Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth and Deputy Dallas Hower were called to the Charles Grim home north es Decatur late Thursday where Grim had taken a broken pitch-fork and had broken all the windows from the house, dishes, furniture and had completely wrecked the interior of the home, according to Sheriff Hollingsworth. When the officers arrived Grim was driving his automobile in front of the house. He was taken from the car and Mrs. Grim asked the officers to look at the interior of the home. It was described as “completely wrecked" with almost every thing in the house totally ruined. According to Mrs. Grim, her husband 4iad been in Decatur Wednesday . afternoon and had secured some liquor from a prominent Decatur man. She told Sheriff Hollingsworth that when he came home, he began at once to destroy the property. Grim was brought to the Adams county jail last night and it is understood he will be arraigned some time today on a charge of driving an automobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. It also is probable that charge of intoxication and illegal possession also will be lodged against Grim. 11 Winters Funeral Held Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Mrs. .Josie Bailey Winters, who die 1 last Saturday a! a hospital in Lansing, Michigan Death followed an emergency operation which Mrs. Winters underwent Frday afternoon. Friday afternoon. The deceased formerly lived at Monroe, and Fort Wayne, and was well known in this community. o Completes Forty Years Service For Railroad C. W. Walters, manager of the Ohio City Union railroad station has completed his fortieth year of continual service as an operator for the Etie Railroad, it was announced today. A greater part of he time spent was at 12 hours a day. Dynamite Found In New York Subway New York, Mar. 13 —<U.R) —Discovery of a stick of dynamite in an Interborough Rapid Transit subway tunnel under the Harlem river precipitated a bombing scare today. The explosive, uncapped and without wires, was found by a track walker. Police discounted reports that the dynamite was intended to blow up the tube, being inclined to the opinion that inadvertently it had been left there by a worker. Another report that a dynamite bomb had been found in the Clark street tunnel also was denied by police. o— Correction The names of Saylors Motor Co., local Dodge automobile dealers, Herb Kern, automobile repair shop and Clyde Butler automobile repair shop, were omitted from the page advertisement appearing in Wednesday night’s Daily Democrat concerning trading at home of homeowned stores. All three mentioned are home-owned concerns and members of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce.

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TOURNAMENT FANS GATHER . Hoosier Sport Eyes Are Fixed on Butler Field House For Tourney Indianapolis, Mar. 13—(U.R)—The annual trek to the Butler Fieldhouse for the finals of the Indiana high school Irasketball tournament began today In the farthermost parts of Hoosierland. Those few teams whose net castles lie farthest removed from the scene of the players’ biggest adventure, tapered off practice on home floors last night and turned their attentions to the packing of ; pink, blue and yellow pajamas into I duffle bags. From the growing wave of discontent against the distribution of tickets for the final games, it appeared that only 160 Hoosiers — the players themselves — aren't fretting about it. To the boys, winning the basketball crown is mu< h too important to permit worrying about tickets. And they won’t need tickets anyway. It would seem that the 1.H.5.A.A., forgot, for the moment, that the 16 teams are wholly responsible! for there being any demand for state final tickets. It has been the plan in the past to award each regional winner 280 tickets at th« ! “floorside." But this year things were changed. Officials looked upon -i I stack of 600 requests for seats and then glanced at the nearly 14.500 seats in the fieldhouse and decided regional winner.-? would be I given only 50 tickets. Even by cutting each winner share by 230 tickets, on’y one-third of the mail order demand was filled. Sixteen high school principals set up a howl that was heard all over Indiana Monday when they opened their mail and found only 50 tickets. Not knowing of the change in plans, they had based ticket promises upon the expected 280 allotment. The principals declared 50 tickets can't satisfy the basketball curiosity of their schools and added “there is going to be some" explaining: done, too." I.H.S.A.A. is supposedly a democratic organization, controlled by the majority of its members. ELECTION LAW BOOKS ARRIVE April 10 is Deadline for Candidates to File for County Offices New interpretations of the state primary election laws together with a political calendar for the primary election have been received by County Clerk Bernice Nelson. April 5 is set as the deadline for filing declarations of candidacy, the cal endai shows. Independent candidates also must file their declarations on or before that day. Apt 11 10 is the last day for candidates other than state delegates to withdraw their names from the primary election ballots. The days befoie the primary election, the board of county commissioners designates the voting places and give;; legal notice of the places. These locations cannot be changed within two days of the election. The clerk also must publish the names of all candidates for office on April 25. according to the calendar. Three copies of the notice arcsent to eacft township trustee and he is ordered to post the notices in the township. On April 25 the deadline is set for a candidate for delegat eto either state convention for withdiawing as a candidate and it is the last day another can be named in his place. On April 28 the clerk publishes the names of all candidates again. On the same date the chairman ol each party in the county must file his election board appointments with the clerk. On May 5, the election commissioners deliver the ballot boxes to the various precincts and on May 6 is the primary election. On the following Saturday the precinct committeemen meet at political headquarters and select a chairman, vicelchairman and secretary. The election laws have been revised for the 1930 elections, and additional copies of the books will be sent later, it was announced. The books were published by the state election commission.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, March 13, 1930.

Indiana Lake on Rampage

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Reaching new higli levels, I’ine Lake, two miles north of La Porte. Ind., is causing thousands of ■ dollars of damage with the inundation of property. Upward of thirty-five houses on the north shore of 1 the lake tire besieged by water and boats are used by many of the residents to get from the road to theii homes. The flood conditions are caused by heavy Spring rains.

TWO DEMOCRATS i SEEK OFFICES Anton Thieme and August Schlickman to Run for Assessor’s Posts Two Democra s today signified their intentions of being candidates for township offices in Adams coun ty. Anton Thieme, assessor of Union township today announced he would seek renominat'on and reelection' subjec t to the decision of the Democratic primary in May. August Schlickman, assessor of Kirkland township announced his intention of funning for re-election subject to the decision of the pt :■ ' maty voters. Roth men have been party workers for a number oi years and both have been endorsed by many friends of their respective townships. Mr. Thieme stated he would malt'’ an active campaign thioughout hi» township as soon as te had completed hts work of assessing. Mr. Schlickman also said that he would make a thorough canvas of voters., To date, neither man is opposed I in the primary election for the no ■ urination. CONTESTANTS ARE SELECTED Anna Winnes and Helen Hain Represent Local School in Meet Miss Anna Winnes has been chosen from five entrants to repre- , sent Decatur high school in the Adams county essay and debating contest which will be held in the near future. Her essay, which was ; written on the subject cf the Con- ■ stitution was chosen by a committee, from five essays submitted. Second entry will be the essay written by Miss Martha Moser. Miss Helen Hain will represent the high school at the oratorical contest for the county and will debate on the subject of the constitution. The contest is sponsored by the State Bar Association and will be held soon, the. date to be announced. o— Two Geneva Men Are Fined for Intoxication Geneva., March 13 —(Special) 1 — Lee Eord and John Ford, wellknown Geneva characters were I assessed fines of $lO and costs each in the court of Justice of the Peace James Barr. The fines resulted from an alleged drunken fight which the two had in the Hendricks soft drink parlor. The two men were alleged to have created a scene in the establishment and later charges of public intoxication were filed against them. Both were found guilty. The tine and : costs in each instance amounted to S4O.

’V u,’“ ... n . ..... ■ Spring Oats Planting Completed in County Farmers who were in Decatur today stated that most of the spring oats had been sowed and that spring farm work was coming along fine. One farmer stated that he had sowed all his spring oats and believed that a majority of the farmers had completed the job. With the present brand of fine weather farm work this year is ahead of past years and from all indications the season will be a i good one. Much plowing has already been done this spring, 1 farmers stated. DEBATERS TO HOLD CONTEST Local Affirmative Team to Meet New Haven Forensic Artists There The affirmative debating team of Decatur High School will meet the. jNew Haven negative team at Newj | Haven Tuesday, March IS, at which! time they will endeavor to prove* 'That the State of Indiana Should adopt by law the principle of Ohl Age Pension." The affirmative team includes I Miss Martha Moser. Helen (lain. I i Paul Handler. Miss Betty Frisinger will be alternate. The New Haven affirmative team will meet the local negative team In a return debate on the same subject, Tuesday, March 25. at the Decatur high school auditorium. The negative team is composed of Ed Musser. Edward Martz. Esther Sunderman. Marcia Martin is alternate »—. o __— YOUNG PLAN IS SIGNED TODAY Germany Accepts Reparations Plan; President Signs Agreement Berlin, March 13—(UP) —President Paul Hindenburg today signed the Young agreement and the Hague Economic treaties, bringing to an end the reparations contro versy that has upset the economic balance of Europe for ten years. By his act. Germany is bound to make annual payments to the Allied nations until 1988, through the new bank for interna*ional settlement. Penalty for non-fulfillment of the agreement will be reoccupation of German territory by Allied Soldiers. | President Von Hindenburg affixed his signature to the agreements only after overcoming the gravest conscientious objections to the terms, and after 1,000 of his wartime comrades, including a host of his former generals, resorted to every possible persuasion to induce him to refuse his approval. The President was bombarded with letters, telegrams, petitions and personal calls. He was begged by the press "not to endorse Ger (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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ARTHUR BLAKEY IS CANDIDATE Wdl-Known Union Twp. Farmer Seeks Second Term as Trustee Arthur Blakey, prominent Union I township farmer and present tru- , fee of that township today announced that he would .seek re-nomina-tion and re-election subject to the decision of Democratic voters at the primary May 6. Mr. Blakey has served as trustee for one term and is regarded as one of the prominent trustees of the county. Mr. Blakey stated he would make a thorough canvas of voters in Union township and that if elected he | would continue to serve his people l in an economic and progressive I manner. The Union township trustee has been an active worker for the Democratic patty for years and formerily served as precinct committeeman for a number of terms. He is wetl- | known throughout the county and I is a successful farmer of his community. OFFERS LIME FREE FOR TEST Meshherger Brothers Will Give Enough for 10 Acres For Test Purposes The Moeshberger Brothers of French township have given County Agent Archbold lime enough, to lime ten acres of land free, provided the mon who got the limestone w'll keep such records of yields that the county agent dosides over the rotation. The plan roughly is to lime about five acres of a ten acre plot and keep record of the yield on five acres limed and the five acres unlimed. Archbold said. Those interested may get details of the county agent and he will test the fields to determine if they are satisfactory for the demonstration. The farmer obtaining the lime must haul it from the Moeshbergor plant at Linn Grove. 0 Banket Is Arraigned Attica, Ind., March 13- I UP) — Charles W. Zeigler, Attica, former president of the defunct Farmers Merchant State Bank of Attica, was arraigned at Covington yesterday charged with embezzlement. He was released under $2,000 bond. Zeigler was charged in an affidavit with accepting $125 deposit from Covey Cadwallader after the bank was insolvent. Calcutta Mayor Arrested Calcutta. India, Mar. 13. —(U.R) — The mayor of Calcutta, J. N. Sengupta, was arrested today on a charge f>f sedition in a speech delivered at Rangoon.

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Colored Singers Will (live Program Here A musical treat is in store for Unpeople of this community March 28. Tin- Four Harmony Kings (coi-j <,ri<l) Quartet Dorn Indiunupol s have been engaged by the progressive Worker's class of the United | Brethren Church for a program of I music and song, composed of southern melodies, spit ituals, quartetea, luets, solos, and classical selections.! These s tigers were here last fall I and many were not privileged to | hear them. The tickets will be on sale in the next few days. Clarence :, Merryman and It F. Deßolt wi!l| have charge The program will be l given rt Hie high achool auditorium ' TWO ARRESTER NEAR GENEVA I Young Couple Wanted in Allen County Arrested Bv Sheriff Today Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth today; i ■ arrested Robert Lindsey and I Agnes Waldrom alias Hazel Wint-1 ers alias Hazel Lindsey south of Geneva this morning on a warrant ' from Allen county charging theft! of personal property. The young couple was arrested I this morning, just as they were' I leaving a farm house, in the south , part of the county to go to the[ funeral of Lindsey’s grandmother. t Sheriff Hollingsworth permitted | voting Lindsey to arrange bond | tor his appearance at the Adams I county jail tonight and brought the girl to jail this morning. Both will bo turned over to Allen county officials tonight. Both stoutly denied any connection with the theft for which they are jointly charged. The two claim to be married. Lindsey is IS years of age and the girl is about 18 or 19 years old. MRS. C.W. KNAPP IS RE-ELECTED Porenf-Teachprs Club Has Meeting at South Ward; Officers Are Chosen Mrs. C. W. Knapp was re-elected president of the South Ward ParentTeachers Club at the regular meeting held Tnesdav afternoon in the school hopso. The other officers which include, vice-president, Mrs C. O. Pm tor: Secretary, Miss Florence Magley: and Treasurer. Miss Effie Patton: were also re-elected for the coming year. Following the routine business L. E. Archbold, countv agent, gave an address on “Beautifying the Homo! and School Ground." He gave many, helpful suggestions on seeding, lawns, planting shrubs, and hard -! flowers. Miss Catherine Martin, instructor of Art. gave an interesting talk on the subject of “Interior Decorating." She illustrated her talk with articles which are easily made and which create beauty in the home. A St. Patrick’s Day Tea party was then given by the teachers of the South Ward school. Small tables were arranged in the first 'grade loom, decorated with green and white appointments. The tables were centered with green shamrocks held in tiny bud vases. Six little girls served the tea, wafers, and candy to the ladies. During the social hour the second grade children sang several spring songs. A group of fourth grade children also sang several songs. Kathryn Knapp gave a reading entitled "The Robin and the Fairy" by Edgar A. Guest. The rest of the afternoon was spent in enjoying radio music. Giles's of the club included Mr, and Mrs. M. F. Worthman and County Superintendent Cli ft on Striker. The next meeting of the club will be lield in April. 0 Senate Anoroves Sugar Tariff Passed Recently Washington, Mar. 13.—(U.R)—The senate approved finally today a duty of two cents a pound on Cuban sugar and 2.5 cents on sugar from the rest of the world. It rejected the Nye motion to reconsider its previous action in • Smoot amendment. . which raised the sugar tariff to 2 and 2.5 cents. The present tariff is 1.76 cents a pound on Cuban sugar.

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PESSIMISM IS EXPRESSED AT CAPITOL TODAY Failure of Delegates to Agree on Several Important Points, Cause TARDIEU FALL CHIEF FACTOR BULLETIN London. March 13—(UP'—Premier J. Ramsay MacDonald threw all his personal influence into an effort to save the Five-Power Naval Conference today. The British spokesman said MacDonald. sensing a serious crisis, was stepping in to do all in his power to settle the differences among the delegations. Macdonald caused postponement of the regular daily meeting of the “Big Five" at 4 P. M. to permit him to hold personal conference with the French and Italian leaders. He saw Reijiro Wakatsuki, chief Japanese delegate, during the morning and arranged to see Dino Grand), the Italian Foreign Minister, at 3 P M.. and Foreign Minister Aristide Briand of France at 4 P. M. Washington, Mar. 13- <U.R) Naval conference developments at London have caused j nessini-sm here. For the first I'tne there is f ear the n°tv effort at limitation unon I which President Hoover has «’aked much, is in serious d:<”«er? The French difficulty, the refusal of the Japanese to abandon their seventy per cent claim to date, the Tardieu and MacDonald cabinet crises have all combined to produce the feeling of anxiety. Until now there has been great confidence of fair success. Secretary Stimson's refusal to enter a consultative noct has been ■ followed bv an indication from I Foreign Minister Briand that the | French are about ready to return Ito Paris and let the conference flounder. If the conference thus fails, an effort to saddle the blame on America may be expected. The administration here has been caught between a desire to nlacate the French by joining a. consu’tative pact and the fear of running into trouble in the senate Lv entering swh an agreement The American delegation? after much uncertainty, has deejded to star out nnd take no chance of a senate rebuff’. *■ Th-’s change has come within the Inst throe weeks. At the time Tardieu fell, the Americans were viewing a consultative pact favorahlv. In the abstract the Americans felt it would be well worth (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIGHT) LAND HOLDINGS SHOW INCREASE State Institutions Purchase Additional Acreage During 1929 Tndiananolis, Mar. 13. — (U.R) Land holdings of Indiana state Institutions increased 862.86 acres during the fiscal year 1929. according to statistics compiled by Secretary John A. Brown of the state board of charities. Total acreage is now 15.26U.91 and has a value of $5,174,062.48. Buildings are valued at $21,671,554.76 and equipment ami supplier at $5,641,399.15, making the total property valuations of $32,190,016.39. Average daily population of the institutions during the year was 17,334.79. Land additions included six acres at the Richmond State hospital, 360 at t-he Indiana State prison. 374.86 at the Indiana State reformatory and 225 at the Indiana State farm. There were 7.633.89 acres under cultivation in farm and garden crops, 592.57 in orchard and 4,034.48 otherwise used. Seven in stitutions ate cultivating in excess of 500 acres each, the largest farm being that of the colony for the Feeble-Minded at Butlerville, 962 acres. The institutions report 804 milk cows, 654 head of cattle, 277 horses, 107 mules, 658 sheep, 4,169 hogs and 24,143 chickens ami other poultry.