Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 74, Decatur, Adams County, 27 March 1930 — Page 1

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New York Society Deb | Wed in New Orleans E ‘ 1 r A portrait of Miss I.enore I.ebach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart J. Ix*bach, formerly of York Pa., and now of New York, was married at New Orleans, La., to Mr. Edmond Nathaniel Sahn. of New York, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Cahn, of New Orleans. The ceremeony took place in the home of the grooms parents. MMIS STILL RAGING Worst Spring Snow in 40 Years Sweeps North Part of Indiana The blizzard's cold grasp tightened upon northern Indiana today as . the storm, in its third day, con ' tinned to sweep unchallenged out of the lake region. The' Calumet region was virtually snow bound under the worst qpriufi idivv-sra of over 4o yeAra. Twenty inches of snow had fallen in two days and two nights. All highways were blocked, rail transportation halted and schools closled liecause of the impossibility of pupils pushing their way through deep drifts. One man was dead as a direct result of exposure in the storm. Temperatures were only moderately low. with Rochester reporting the coldest weather at 16 ikgrecs. Recordings varied in tie northern and central portions from 2t) to 27 degrees. Hundteds of autos and buses (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)’ o *1 JOHN SHAFER SEEKS OFFICE Is Democratic Candidate For Trustee of Root Township in Primary John W. Shafer today announced his intention of being a candidate for the Democratic nomination for trustee of Root township. Mr. Shafer stated that he would make a thorough canvas of voters of Root township. The candidate said that he never had held public office and never had asked for an office but he wished to serve the people of his township and if elected would do all in bis power to give the residents of Root township an economic ami progressive administration. Mr. Shafer has been a. resident of Root township/or seven years and is well known in that township and in Adams county. — o Man Confesses To Murder of Daughters Newton, la., Mar. 2<. (U.R) George McKinney murdered his two daughters because “something had been telling me for two years to do it," he confessed today in jail here. McKinney surrendered to Sheriff George O. Kelly. One of his arms was bleeding from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He told the sheriff that he beat Artie Dora. 25, his elder daughter to death in their Mitchelville home and then drove to school where Gladys Gertrude, another daughter, was in class. He called her out, he said, took her home and shot her. Then he tried to commit suicide, he said. Mrs. McKinney and a son were absent from home at the time of the murders. Charges of first, degree murder were filed against the 52-year-old father.

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SHERIFF POSTS . SIOO REWARD 1 Sends Circulars to 3,000 Places in Effort to Capture Jail Breaker Cards bearing a photograph and description and offering a SIOO cash , reward for the arrest of Elmer Mag- , ’ey who escaped last Sunday from , the Adams county jail, were sent today to 3,000 bakeries and law enforcing officers by Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth. Several clues concerning the! whereabouts of Magiey have been' I reported and officials are working . on them. It is thought he is in hid-1 ing at the home of some relatives in northern Indiana and a close watch is being maintained for him. Magiey is known to have hidden for almost a year at a relative’s home near Rome City a few years ago. and officers are watching several northern Indiana residences. Sheriff Hollingsworth stated today that lie believed Magiey would be captured in the next few weeks. The national organization of bakeries is aiding in locating the man and federal officials also are co-operat-ing with Adatns county officials. No trace has been fp'und of Magley since he was seen last Sunday night at Columbia City. o— ———— Carmody Family Will Move to Fort Wayne Announcement was made today that John H. Carmody, former manager of the Holland St. Louis Sugar company in this city, has became associated with the William H. Rohan company of Fort Wayne. Mr. Carmody ar 1 family will move to Fort Wayne. The Carmodys lived here for ten years and last year moyed to Huntington. where he was connected with the Collins Ice Cream Company. oLEGION HEADS MEETSUNDAY Department Executives of State to Gather at Indianapolis Indianapolis, March 27 —(UP) — Seven hundred legionnaires are expected to attend the state wide conference of the American Legion to be held at Indianapolis Sunday, according to Forest A. Harness, Kokomo, department commander. At the same time the Indiana Legion Auxiliary will hold a meeting in Indianapolis, with Mrs. Elizabeth Haymond, Hope, department president. presiding. Among speakers for the allday Legion meeting is Paul V. McNutt. Bloomington, past national commander. The department executive committee, composed of representatives from each of 13 congressional districts, will meet Saturday night to discuss plans concerning the state Legion band of 100 pieces, the Legion's compaign for free text books for school children, and other mat ters. JOINT MEETING IS ANNOUNCED Dairy Herd Members and 4-H Members Will Meet Tuesday, April 15 A joint meeting of members of the Adams County Dairy Herd Improvement association and members of the Adams county 4-H Calf club will be held April 15, probably at Monroe liigh school, it was announc ed today following a meeting of directors of the Herd Improvement association held at Monroe last night. Peter Lehman, president of the association presided at the meeting which was attended by all board members and County Agent L. E. Archbold, as advisor. The association also recorded the entry of two more herds into membership. Tests were started immediately on beards owned by Beavers and Harvey and Henry Aeschlimann. A good report was filed by Roy Price, tester for the association, E. H. Gannon of Purdue University will be the chief speaker at the April 15 meeting. Mr. Gannon is regarded as one of the leading special ists in dairy herd work.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, March 27, 1930.

Hinton and Smalley of Celina Get Road Contract Hinton and Smalley, road contractors of Celina, Ohio were low bidders on the 8.395 miles of pavement for Federal road 27 between Berne and Geneva, it was announced Wednesday. The road sold for $159,090.79 ami will be completed next fall. Several miles of new road will )><■ built in completing the improvement and the road will go through the Wabash river valley. It will be necessary to build tip a road bed. according to the road specifications. OLD OFFICERS ARE RETAINED C. D. Spuller Re-elected Chairman of Farmers’ Institutes Today C. D. Spuller. Union township farmer was re-elected county chairman of Farmers’ Institutes at a meeting of all tewnshin chairmen held th s morning and Charles H. Gage, well-known Root township resident was re-elected county secretary. Reports on institutes were made by the various chairmen at today’s meeting and County Agent L. E. Archbold stated that the reports would be forwarded to Purdue University at once. Other important business was transacted at this morning's meeting and the election of officers followed disposal of other business. Township cha'rmen are Ira Waggoner. Monroe; Osia VonGunten, Berne: William Miller, St. Marys; Rudolph Kolter, Kirkland; Charles Gage. Root and C. D. Spuller, Usiion. s, o Eckener Begins Plans For Ocean Air Lines Washington, Mar. 27.—(U.R) Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin, began active arrangements at the capital today for formation of his trans Atlantic dirigible line. He began a round of calls on government officials including the secretaries of war, navy, commerce and the postmaster general to arrange various details of his project. He planned also to see President Hoover and acting Secretary of State Cotton during the day. o MONROE CLASS TO GIVE PLAY Seniors to Present a Mystery Play, “The Dead of Night” The Senior class of Monroe high school will present a new mystery play, “The Dead OF' Night" at the Monroe high school auditriuni Friday and Saturday nights. The play wil start each night at 7:30 o’clock. Tickets for the production maybe obtained from any member of the senior class of Monroe high school. It is the first attempt of a high school class to present a mystery play and a large audience is expected to witness the production each night. The cast of characters is as follows: Martha Baldwin —Mary M. Schwartz Joey, her crippled son — Charles Andrews. Allen Richards, her nephew—Henry Busche. Sarah Watkins, the "hired help”— Zelma Meyer. Donald Hull, Sarah’s nephew —Paul Bahtier. Ruth Nash, Donald’s fiancee—Miriam Yoeman. David Carruthers, in love witli Martha. — Franklin Duer. Leia Chapman, the mystery woman, —lna Ford. Adatn Glassett, the constable —Harold Essex. Jake Monroe, brother of Martha — Floyd Ruppert. Local Autos Damaged A car driven by Pearl Davis, of this city skidded on the pavement and struck an automobile parked on second street belonging to J. U. Maynard. The cars were slightly damaged. The Davis car swerved after s trkigi TAO ETA EA EAO after striking the Maynard car and finally struck another parked car, before stopping. None of the cars was badly damaged.

TAROIEU WINS ON YOUNG VOTE French Premier Rallies Strength and Young Plan Though Saved Paris, March 27—(UP)-Premier Andre Tardeau rallied his forces in the Chamber of Deputies today to fight off opposition to ratification of the Owen D. Young plan and the Hague reparalioiis an ords. The chamber passed, by a vote of 319 to 262 a vote of confidence in i the premier, rejecting a proposal for! 'postponement of discussion of thp I Young Plan. The Chamber previousi ly had given the premier two votes of confidente by acclamation. i. Heated debate and threats of fist ' I fights on the floor or the Chamber' pioceded the voting. The Young Plan debate, which started out mildly with the Chamber only half-fitted and Tardeau the only prominent figure on the government benches, rapidly developed into a violent controversy. Meyer, radical socialist who is Mayor of Mavre demanded postponement of discussion of the plan until Aristide Itriand, Foreign Minister. who is in London, returns to Paris. Meyer's move was interpreted as an obvious attemut to create strife between Tardeau and Briand. Edouard Harriot added to the parliamentary battle by hinting that tlie government was against peace movements, but the majority benches howled him down. The i President was forced to suspend the session for 15 minutes when the confusion became itrense and there was danger of physical conflict. When the chamber resumed Herriot explained his statement as more mild than interpreted and a vote was taken on Meyer's motion. Tardieu making it a vote of confidence. The Premier’s majority of 57 on rejecting Meyer's motion assured continuation of the debate anti led i i observers to predict the Young | plan and it accompany accords would be passed by about the same majority. Bank Bandit Sentenced Indianapolis, March 27. — (U.R) — Charles Beckett, IS, Canton, Ohio, was in county jail today awaiting transfer th s week to Indiana state prison to serve a 10-year determinate sentence given him by criminal Judge James A. Collins, after the youth had confessed to robbing the Citizens State bank at Southport, Dec. 20. Beckett blamed marathon dancing. had associates and “tough breaks’’ as the cause of his banditry. Tax Collections Are Exceeding Expectations Washington, Mar. 27. —(U.R) —Income tax collections for March to the 25t1» of the month were $542,432 341, assuring that the treasury estimates of $550,000.0(10 would be exceeded, high treasuiy officials said today. Because of the revenue situation, it was pointed out that the one per cent tax reduction for 1930 could be continued next year unless congressional appropriations are unexpectedly large. _o STAG BANQUET WILL BE HELD Country Club Members To Choose Officers And Directors Officers for the Decatur Country Club will be chosen next Monday night following a stag banquet to be held at the Club at 6:30 o'clock. it was announced today. New directors will be chosen, and the directors will immediately choose officers for the coming year. Tile banqquet and election is open to all club members, and a large turn-out is expected. Dinner will be served promptly at 6:30 o’clock and the business meeting will follow. Other plans for the coming year will be discussed and a vote will be taken as to whether new members will be admitted to the chib this season. Workmen have been busy each day on the golf course for th’e last four weeks and as soon as weather conditions change, the course will be ready for play. A complete season program will be formed at once and several new tournaments will be added, it was said.

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Family Quarrel Staged At Anderson Funeral Anderson, Ind., March 27 <UI ) — Mrs. John Hillock. Indianapolis, filed complaint in circuit court ut Anderson charging her cousin, Davit! Greenlee, with assault and bat tery because of a fight last Friday ut the Funeral of Elilm Greenlee, 84 near Pendleton. It was said tlie funeral fight was the termination of a family quarrel. Mis. Hillock asked SI,OOO damages for personal injuries and charged that David Greenlee Is hold ing a 20-aere farm illegally. JUDGE SDTTDN TO HEAR CASE Named Special Judge in Allen County Ouster Case Fort Wayne, Ind., Mar. 27. —(U.R) —Judge Jesse C. Sutton of Adams circuit court at Decatur, will sit as special judge in Allen circuit court during hearing of tlie appeal of W. Homer Young, recently dismiss ed as superintendent of the Allen county infirmary, against county commissioners for their action in removing him. Judge Sutton was appointed by Judge Sol A. Wood by agreement of all parties. The appeal will lie heard March 31. Tlie motion for a change of venue from Judge Wood was filed by the commisisoners through Clarence R. McNabb, county attorney. An affidavit signed by Jacob H. Gable, president of the board of county commissioners, said the board believed a fair and impartial trial could be had before the regular judge. BISHOPS ELECT PERRY AS HEAD Esoicoal Leaders Select Rhode Island Man as Church Primate Chicago, Mar. 27- (U.R)- -The nt. I Rev. James De Wolf Perry, bishop! of Rhode Island, today became primate of the Episcopal church of the United States. He was elected to the position at a session of the house of bishops here late yesterday. Only seven ballots wera taken. Bishop Perry, whose new position is similar to that of the archbishop of Canterbury in England, succeeds the late Bishop Charles P. Anderson. The new primate, 59 years old, was born at Germantown, Pa., and is an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania. After graduation in 1891 he entered tlie Theological Seminary at Cambridge, where he was graduated three years later. He was ordained in 1596 by Bishop William Lawrence of Massachusetts. Bishop Perry became rector of Christ church at Fitchburg. Mass., after serving as assistant at Christ church, Springfield. Mass. He was elected bishop of Rhode Island in 1911. During Iho World war lie was chief of Red Cross chaplains overseas. Tlie new primate is regarded as a “liberal” and is known as a zealous advocate of church unity. He is a member of the department of religious education and social service of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ, in America. o Girl Shoots Herself Chesterton, Ind., March 27 —(UP) —A four-year-old girl was wounded, probably fatally, when she shot herself in the head. Janice Johnson often had seen her father, A. V. Johnson, Chesterton, slip his revolver under his pillow at night. While playing yesterday she stole into tlie room, pulled the weapon from under the pillow and shot herself. Winfield Maddy Better Word was received here today that the condition of Windfield Maddy of Detroit, formerly of Decatur was improved and that physicians believed he had a chance to recover. Mr. Maddy has been seriously ill at Detroit for the last three weeks and for 20 days he has suffered with a high fever.

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Hero of Marne Rattle In Heroic Fight for Life v r* ir>n T " auto. i Major-General Ulysses Grant MeAlexander, outstanding hero of the | second battle of the Marne, is seriously ill in Sau Francisco, following a recent operation. General MeAlexander commanded the Thirty-1 eighth Infantry Brigade during the war and earned the title "Rock of Hie Maren” following that historic battle. iSEnfART PLAY PRACTICE Annual North Ward Operetta to he Given Friday, April 4 The operetta, “Grandmother's Flower Garden” or “The Queen’s Bouquet" will he presented by the children of the North Ward school Friday evening. April 4, at Decatur high school auditorium. The play was wrtiten by Norma Verbeck and is a clever story which contains many pretty acenes and songs by the children. This will be the annual produc- • tion the children of the North Ward school present and indications arc that it* will be better than thos» given in former years. The teachers of the school, who have charge of the direction and making of all costumes, report that rehearsals arc coming along fine. The price of admission will bo 25 cents for adults and children under twelve years of age will lie admitted for 10 cents. W.C.T.U. MEETING HELD AT BERNE Mrs. Minnie Thomas is Chief Sneaker at Regular County Meet Members from this city, Berne, and Geneva attended the Adams County Institute of the Women’s Shrlstian Temperance Union held at the Reformed church at Berne. Wednesday morning and afternoon. The chief speaker of the institute was Mrs. Minnie BronsonThomas, state worker, who delivered an address entitled “Happy Warriors" at the afternoon ses*sion. “In every’ battle there are opposing forces to fight, but we must give God first place in our lives 1 in order to bring on the victory. If we have the shield of faith and have faith in Him we will have victory in every line, and that is tlie only way to have victory," stated the speaker. Mrs. Thomas also stressed the idea that all mu'st fight for a righteous cause. She stated that law observance in the home should be taught to the children so that they would have reverence for it. In connection with her address the Berne high school girl’s quartet rendered several musical selections. During the morning session which began at 10 o’clock Mrs. C. E. Hocker of this city, county presi- ■ dent, was the chairman and tlie different departments of tlie Union were discussed. At 12 o'clock tlie Berne ladies ■ entertained the visitors with :i dinner given in the basement of the Reformed church. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) — 0 Meeting Is Postponed A telephone message from C. O. ■ Yost informed the County Agent i that he was snow bound at Ander- • son and would not be able to get : to the beekeepers meeting here toi day. A later date will be arranged and annouucd soon. <*

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GUARDSMEN ARE SENT TO SCENE TO HALT RIOT Machine Guns Placed on Walls of Jefferson City Prison MUTINEERS ARE PUT IN CELLS Slate Penitentiary, Jefferson (lily, Mo., March 27 W.R) Mutiny swept through the ranks of shop workers in this crowded, century old prison today and turned it into an armed camp with troops pitted against sullen inmates who refused to work. Militia units, police and prison guards, armed with machine and riot guns and reinforced by national guard aviators in bombing planes, stood guard over the walls ami courtyard to halt any actual violence, which Warden Leslie Rudloph said was imminent. The array of force was prepared for a possible general rebellion a truety said was plotted in Hie prisoners’ demand for “better I food, less work, and better foreI men.” Warden Rudolph commanded a small army to prevent what he said was "inevitable trouble.” Men manned machine guns in the armory and other posts overlooking tlie prison courtyard as 900 inmates who participated in strikes at the chair, shirt ami pants shop, were marched in tense and mutinous groups back to their cells for confinement without food. A serious outbreak was threatened shortly’ after noon when 750 prisoners in the lower dining room of the mess hall rcfirseit to come out. The warden issued an order immediately to the troops and guards to "bring them out.” employing tear bombs and other weapons it tlie prisoners showed violence. Other prisoners in the mess hall had come out previously without, violence. National guard companies over the state were mobilibed at tlie call of Governor Henry’ S. Caulfield and five units in nearbytowns were ordered to entrain at once. Although prison officials were believed to have the striking prisoners under control, they faced a tense period of watchful waiting for possible vicious outbreaks among the 4,000 white and negro inmates. The mutiny arose while the prison board and Governor Caulfield were meeting to plan construction of additional prison facilities to relieve congestion here. The old penal colony, with its mottled group of brick and stone buildings rising on the banks of the Missouri river was built to house one-hlaf the number of its present population. Tlie chief agitators for mutiny were confined separately in what is known as the “hard boiled" cell house, while others were proddef (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) SAURERSTAKE PART IN PLAY Former Bluffton Man Is Principal in Famous Passion Play Mr. and Mrs. Harold Saurer, brother and sister-in-law of Paul Saurer of this city are prominently identified with the Passion Play, said to be the world's greatest which is given each year at Bloomington. HI. during the Lenten season. Mr. Saurer has an important singing parin the play and Mrs. Saurer is the organist for tlie entire production. The play given at Bloomington is said to be the greatest ever given. The present showing is tlie seventh year an dhundred of people from all over the United States travel each year to Bloomington to witness the spectacle. Mr. Saurer is regarded as one of the great singers of the niiddleweat and has one of the leading parts In . the play. The cast includes 250 and : the playing time is three hours ami a half. Mr. and Mrs. Saurer are well known in Decatur and have visited I here on several occasions. Mr. Sau 'rer is originally from Bluffton.