Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 79, Decatur, Adams County, 2 April 1930 — Page 1

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| tR IJUINN ■MN CF hATVOLUME \ Moses of K Library Aids in ■siin<> <»f Papers ■mpi.ete ■s; \ n history Hnpv.'. ’H'lnry of Ad■r -. her with a K. ~f uniaii interest ■ p "-M r life here M. . i. ( ., n compiled K i. prominent ■- r .] ! ;i>id p’*esented Mi. i’u' i'i Librarv. M'F"!". together with M ■!'>>|>.i’»er clippings K., . in a large book Ai < itv llbar , v <■;:! I ogarded as walk and fs th" <>t' Adams ih "sent time. ■,-r.<’ii- i< dm- Mr. Quinn for abil'ty In com'•.n. and data that op ilia history. The M..c! act m ate a<- well as inn’.'i.a"! in wh ch the h'.s ■ makes it a valuof work. lias been placed in ■ Ultra.y and may be used work at any time. It id the librarian and local educators that the ■ipt should be printed in flu: and used in the public ■ along with the history of ■th s may come to pass is, for the coming gen- ■ will have no better way ■ irn: the history and inler■t >rie< connected w ith Ad■ur.ty except by a history ■ has been wiitten by Mr. flr: Short Story of Adams ■ Indiana." is the first section ■"ok and contains an accur■ory of the county, giving ■maik-. boundaries, and gen■isties of the county. In confl with die statistics of the ■ list of the inhabitants, btI with the Mound Builders ■ ng the developm°nt to the fltini" is given. The history ■hr up to the time of the ■n Legion street fair which ■d during the summer of ■ins the history are a ■of newspaper clippings of ■which appeared in the De■niucrat under the title of B County, Way Back When Be 1890"— —a story made up ■'tip of articles about p oneer B events which, collectively, Bak" tip the “Interesting HisI The County." I so: i s of articles include lint listing stories which Ivor wiitten before hut were ■HUED ON PAGE THREE) MOL CENSUS LL BE TAKEN jal Count of Children lAdains County to I Start April 16 pnnual Adams county school ration, taken each spring will ll'ril 10 and must be complete I May 1, it was announced rd officials today. In the varI'vnships of the county the k by virtue of their office. I 6 annual census. jpeatur and Berne, enumercr' appointed each year by the [boards. All repor's must be [hands of County Superin’enliiton Striker by May 1. The I are then forwarded to the kfiartment of public instatethool enumeration of every in the state is compiled anland the records each year Pt in the state department's [Only children of school age inted in the enumeration and fre counted regardless of ir they attend school. The enumeration has nothing to ■h the national census this

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Mexico's Lindy Plans Solo Flight to Paris V Colonel Gustavo G. Leon, foremost Mexican aviator, is conducting a series of tests in Mexico City which will culminate in an attempt to reach ■ Parts on a route from Mexico City to New York, over the Lindbergh route from New York to Paris. Leon plans to use a single-motored biplane for bis flight. GRADESCHOOL TESTS SIVEN CountvSupcrintendent C. E. Striker Supervises Reading Tests All Adams county elementary school pupils are undergoing reading examinations this week under the supervision of County Superintendent Clifton Striker. The tests are the second since the first of the present school year. The examination is graded for both speed and comprehension, and all papers are graded at the office of.the county superintendent and returned to the various elementary teachers of the county. The tests this week are given chiefly to ascertain the progress made during the school year hy the various pupils. For instance, Mr Striker pointed out, the first test record of each pupil is kept and when the second test record is attained the two are compared to ascertain exactly how much progress each pupil has made. The examinations are prepared on a four-page foulder and the speed is measured along the left side of the pamphlet. Following the test at each school the sheets are returned to the county superintendent's office ams are graded as quickly as possible. Much interest is being shown throughout the county in the tests and Mr. Striker stated today that a large majority of the pupils showed great improvement since the first tests. o — Albert Glass Injured Albert Glass, employee at the Deca er Casting Company sustained a painful injury to his left eye. Monday night, when hot metal war spiashed into the eye, burning it near the eyeball. Mr. Glass was taken to his home where a physician was summoned. The attending physician stated today that although the injury is quite painful, Mr. Glass would not lose the sight of his eye. 1 ■ ~ O' ——— Club Sponsors Movie The Debating Club of Decatur High School will sponsor a benefit movie entitled “Mr. Antonio" tonight and Thursday at the Adams Theater. The money derived will be used to defray expenses incurred during the past season. The club members are assisted in selling tickets for the show by the members of the Commercial Club of Decatur High School. o Rev. N. P. Barton Retires Geneva. April 2—(Special)—The Rev. N. P. Barton, pastor of the Methodist church of this town has retired from the ministry. He gave ill health and the shock from the sudden tragic death of his wife who was killed in an automobile-train wreck at Decatur several weeks ago as the reason for his retirement.

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CANTATA WILL BE GIVEN BY HIGH SCHOOLS “Eastertide” to Be Presented hy Seven Schools at Berne April 11 RUTH MAHONEY TO HAVE CHARGE Two hundred Adams county high school pupils from the various township high schools exclusive of Berne ami Decatur will take pari in an Easter Cantata to be given at 'h" Mennonite church at Berne. Friday night. April 11 at 7:30 o'clock, it was announced today. The cantata entitled “Eastertide” will be open to the public and no admission charge will be made. Th" various choruses have been practicing for some time and those in charge believe it will bo the greatest Easter cantata ever produced In Adams county. Miss Ruth Mahoney, of Geneva has charge of direction of the can lata. Mrs. Edna Kirkpatrick of Kirkland high school will preside at th" organ and Miss Dorothy Sprunger of Hartford high school will have charge of the piano musicals. There are seven high schools par ticipating in the great production and hundreds of people from all parts of the county are expected 'o witness the program. The committee of faculty represn tatives from the seven participating schools decided to have the cantata at Borne bacanse the Mennonite church auditorium will seat the larggsl audience, and, because Berne is the nearest the center of the eddfity whore there is an auditorium. "Eastertide" is one of the most popular sacred cantatas and has been played with great success ir various parts of the United States. Miss Mahoney lias been drilling the sundry parts of the character and chorus personnel for several weeks and much progress has been made. Everyone is nivtited to attend the Easter pageant and if the crowd isuch that all will not see the production the first night, it is probable the cantata will be repeated. DEMONSTRATION DRAWS CROWD P, T. Brown, Purdue Extension Man Srows Various Methods Here Mr. P. T. Brown of the Purdue Extension department was assisted by L. E. Archbold, county agent, in conducting two multiple hitch demonstrations in this 'county, Thursday, April 1. The first demonstration was held at the Ralph Myers farm in Hartford township. About fifty men were present and much interest was shown. The second demonstration was held on the Kunkelhan Brothers farm north of Decatur. About 75 were present. Tn both meetings a hitch used 4, 5 and 6 horses was shown. The lead teams were held in place with buck ropes and lead chains. The object of the demonstrations were to show that one man could effectively handle more horse power. A number of evenens xvere laid out for various parties and no doubt a number of multiple hitchs will be used this spring in plowing. An all-day demonstration is being planned for this fall in which a colt will be gentled in the morning, provided a wild enough one can be secured and the multiple hitch demonstrated In the afternoon. In the fall demonstration it is probable that some home economics club will conduct a lunch stand so that the men can stay at the meeting all day. — o Petition Is Circulated I. A. Bernstein is circulating a petition to have the county commissioners re-surface Second street from Adams to the intersection with Fifth street out of the gasoline fund. About sixty have signed the petition which will be presented to the county commissioners at the April session which convenes Monday.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, April 2, 1930.

Roy Marshall Dies At Anthony, New Mexico Royce Marshall son-in-law'of Mr. ami Mrs. William Weldy of Peterson died at his home in Anthony. New Mexico. Monday noon, Mr. Marshall had been in ill health for the past year, but prior to that time was a teacher In the Anthony public schools. The remains will be brought here for funeral services and will be taken to Sway-o’o. Indiana for burial. Surviving is the widow, who was formerly Miss Mabel Weldy of Peterson and one son, Henry Ix'e soii-Marshall, at home. STATE DEBATE ENTRIES NAMED Final Arguments Will he Broadcast Over Station wowo Wabash. Ind., April 2. — (U.R) — Members of debating teams entered in the third annual state high school debate to be held -at Manchester college Friday and Saturday were announced hy George Beauchamp, pr sklent of the debating organization. The first debates w'll Ire held Friday afternoon will the semifinals scheduled for Saturday morning and afternoon. • The final contest Saturday evening. beginning at S 15. will he broadcast from station WOWO. Fort Wayne. It is said the broad cast will lie th? first of the kind to he put on the air in Indiana. The debate question is “Resolved. That Indiana should adopt by law the principle of the old age pension. ” ■Jjeam members are: Jefferson of Doris Hale. Elizabeth Schnailile, Harold Memering, Richard Gery and L. E. Singer, coach. Lebanon: Leon Adler, Phil Adler, Janies Darnell. Charles Weddle, Adrian Wilholte, Cecil Gary. Geo. Hornsby, Eugene Pilliam, Jane (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Plane Arrives Safely New- York, April 2—(UP) —The New York Times Radio station announced receipt today of a message from “The pilot. " New York-to-Bermuda plane, which said that the I fliers had reached their goal after a 37 minute flight from the spot where they landed late yesterday. The plane resumed its trip, the message said, at 5:45 .A M. and sighted the island at 6:30. Communication was discontinued as the plane prepared to land at 6::22 A. M. Drum Corps To Meet The American Legion drum corps will hold its regular practice session next Friday night. April 4 at Legion hall in this city. Instructor Schaeffer will be hrr" to lead the practice session and all members are asked to attend. The committee in charge of the drum corps has decided to purchase uniforms. Al] Legionnaires interested in joining the organization are urged to attend the Friday night meeting. APRIL FOOLS' DAY OBSERVED Local Lions Club Have Appropriate Program; Good Address Heard April Fools' day was observed at the regular meeting of the Decatur Lions club held at the Christian church dining room last night. Dr. Burt Mangold had charge of the services. A number of “Jokes” on chib members furnished the early entertainment. Following the regular luncheon, C. L. Walters of this city appeared masked as a North Dakota senator and delivered an interesting address on “What's Wrong Witli Congress Today”. The address was well received by club members. Mr. Walters talked on the pre sent United States congress and commented on the calibre of men sent to congress now and 20 years ago.

BIDS WILL BE I RECEIVED FOR NEW BUILDING Council io Get Sealed Bids on Fire Department April 22 BUILDING PLANS ARE ACCEPTED Bids for the construction of the new lire department building to be erected by the city at the corner of South Seventh ami Jefferson streets will be receiv.d by th" l council on Tuesday. April 22. The plans of the new build ng.j prepared by I’elilrneyer ami Pohlmeyer. architects of Fort Wayne , wore'approved by the comic 1 last night. Plans call - for a one s:o-y brick building, with space for tlire trucks and accommodations for the' firemen. A letter fiom the Public Service commission approving th" city's plan of paying for the building out of the depricatlon fund of the fleeIric light department was read and filed. Orval Ilarritff. superintendent of the water dopmtment filed the order and schedule of water connection charges allowed by the Public Service commission. The matter of purchasing flowmeters for the water department at tl*e city plant was referred to the committee with power to act. The public safety committee was authorized to purchase 200 feet of chemical hose for the fire truck, the request for the hose coming from Jack Friedt, chief of the department. Samuel Acker appeared before the council relative to the condit'on of tlie street at tb» intersection of North Fifth and North Second streets and was told that the street committee had been working on the matter and would remedy the situation. The assessment for street improvements on the Cover McClure property on Winchester street was (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) FAST TIME TO COMMENCE SOOH Northern Indiana Cities Will Turn Clock Forward One Hour Daylight saving time, which moves the clock forward an hour at midnight Saturday. April 26, will be in force in Decatur and Fort Wayne, according to city ordinances now on the records of both cty governments. In hot it cities the fast time will continue until midnight. September 27. A year ago a city-wide referendum on the daylight saving time question revealed that Decatur citizens desired the fast time, and immediately after the vote was tabulated, the city council met and passed an ordinance calling for the change in time dining the summer months. Most towns and cities in northern Indiana use the fast time during tlie summer months, and the Decatur ordinance reads that tlie same will be effective for a period of at least five years unless repealed at an earlier meeting of the city council. The board of county commissioners will be asked at the April meeting to grant permission for the court house clock to be turned ahead at midnight Saturday April 26. Last year the commissioner granted the request and it is expected that the petition will lie granted again th s year. Local factories including the General Electric and Castings company have operated (luring the summer months on tlie fast time for three years. Giri Scout Troops To Have Saturday Hike Patrol troops 2 and 3 of the Girl Scouts will go on a hike Saturday afternoon, starting at 1:30 o'clock from the home of Marcella Brandyberry.

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Quarterly Conference At Evangelical Church Rev. J. O. Mosier. Superintendent of the East district of the Indian.: Conference, of the Evangelical church will conduct the fourth quarterly conference at the Firs: Evangelical chinch tonight al 7:30 o'clock. Dr. Mosier will open the ses sion wi h a sermon to which the public is cordially invited. After tin preaching services Dr. Mosier will preside over the bushes* session, at »ui;li time ->!l departments of the church will give their fourth quurlerly und annual reports. 'Hie annual conference will con vene at Bond, beginning April , 28 and closing May 4. ORYTESTIMONY TO ENO TODAY Final Day of House Dry Hearing; Allen (lives Testimony — Washington, April 2—(U.R) Th? courts have never believed a citizen has a legal right to manufacture food or drink for himself. J. Weston' Allen, of Boston, former i attorney general of Massachusetts. told the house judk iary committee , today at the opening of the final day of dry arguments against pro- ; posals to repeal or modify the 18th : amendment. Allen quoted 19th century court decisions holding uniformly untrue the assumption that this government guarantees the rights of a person to make what he wants to drink or eat. Among the cases cited by Allen were Crowley vs. Christiansen (189(1); Bartmeyer vs. lowa (1873) and Moberly vs. Kansas. “Prohibition has become the i arena for legal gymnastics." Allen .said. “The wets stressed first the question of personal lil>?tty or as Representative Beck. (Republican, Pennsylvania, a wet) said ‘The primal right of a man to order his own life.’ “The courts do not so interpret personal liberty. “Massachusetts has lw , en a hotbed of wet activity. We have many of the original wet organizations there, but have forgotten our revolutionary forefathers carried powder flasks and not whisky flasks.” Allen paid tribute to the committee for holding the hearings, now closing. “You offered an educational opportunity to clarify our views,” he said. Allen also challenged Beck's assertion that the Mayflower compact; the constitution written in the cabin of the Puritan ship, pledged the forefathers to obey (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o To Probe Death of Well Known Diplomat Washington, April 2. — (U.R) An investigation into tlie death of Bas 1 Miles, diplomat and economist, here in 1928 lias l>?en launched by assistant District Attorney Burkinshaw and Hie justice department. it was learned today. Miles’ widow is now the wife of Col. Henry IT. Rogers. Standard Oil company official. 0 Lutheran Services To Be Conducted Tonight The Zion Lutheran church will hold the regular Lenten services this evening beginning at 7:45 o'clock. Rev. Pachs of Waynedale Lutheran church will be the speaker. o_- —— Sister DeSales Dies South Bend, Ind., April 2. —'’U.R) —Sister M. Frances De Saks. 93. a nurse during the Civil war. died at South Bend. o— — Chris Bohnke Seeks Root Township Post Chris Bohnke, Root township farmer and auctioneer today announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination for assessor of Root township. Mr. Bohnke stated that he would make a thorough campaign, and if nominated and elected would do all in his power to give the people of his township a satisfactory administration of affairs.

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Wins Scholastic Award In Barnard College 9 \ * ! Miss Celeste Jedel, junior student of Barnard College, .N. Y„ won the Gneeva scholarship, the highest scholastic award bestowable by the college. It entit’es the 16-year-old New York girl to two months'study this coming Summer at the Geneva School of International Relations in Geneva. Switzerland OPEN-HOUSE TO BE CONDUCTED Evangelical Missionary Society to Sponsor Event Thursday Night The Women's Missionary Society at the First Evangelical ehurek •will have an open house meeting in the church basement on Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock. The society will give a play, entitled: “At Devil's Nose.” This is a mountain mission play with sixcharacters. as follows: Minnie Gillion Mary Annabelle Spahr Hamp Gillion Fred Engle Mrs. Sarah Gillion Mrs. Fred Hammond Miss Edmondson, teacher at the mission school Dorothy Spuller Lueila Sapp, a neighbor of the Gillions Mrs. Fred Engle Susen Peacham. another neighbor Mrs. Tom Cook The rest of the program follows: Trumpet duet, “We've a Story to Te’l" — Arthur Sunderman and Lawrence Anspaugh. A missionary story, “How Private Tom made a discovery’’—Mrs. M. W. Sunderman. Vocal duet. “Over the Way.” by Charles Gabriel — Mrs. Eugene (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 Unwritten Law Will Be Woman’s Defense Pineville. Ky., April 2 —(UP) — Mrs. Ruth Robinson. 19. of Carry, a mining town in the hills near here, will plead the unwritten law when she is arraigned for the alleged murder of Mrs. Sophie Massingale who was shot to death in a street fight at Carry it was intimated today. When the t«o women met on a downdown corner in Carry yesterday police said Mrs. Robinson accused Mrs. Masasingale of alienating het husband's affections. There was much hair pulling and cursing and then according to officers, Mrs. Robinson drew a gun and fired. QWarm Weather Forecast Indianapolis, April 2. --(U.R)Rright sunshine and rising temperatures today indicated the U. S. weather forecaster "wasn’t tooling" yesterday when he predicted springlike weather for Indiana. Today .1. TI. Armington. U. S. I meteorologist at Indianapolis, forecast partly cloudy weather with rising temperatures for Indiana during the next 24 hours. March, awakening riotously and retiiing quietly after bringing to Indiana one of th* worst spring blizzards in years, showed an aver age temperature deficiency of lean than one degree. Normal for March is 40 degrees The average temperature of the month was 39.1 degrees.

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CENSUS TAKERS START3O-DAY COUNTING JOB Sixteen Adams County Enumerators Begin to Compile Townships WILL COMPLETE WORK MAY 1 I he big count begins I'whiv. Census hurrsiu agents have started out on the long trail which will take them, and and pencil in hand, to the door-steps ol sonic 30,(KMMMH) homes. Their task is to gather data for the 15th American decennial census. an enumeration which will provide the first authentic population count in 10 years and the first available chart of the course commodities take from raw material to the home. President Hoover was among the first to lie questioned. He has announced that he, as “the head of the family," will answer questions about the White House family’s ages, real estate, condition of employment and radio. Census Director William M. Stewart, in a last minute talk over the National Broadcasting network last night, heralded the coming of the census enumerators and warnpostors. led householders to beware of Im“Do not Jiesitate for a minute to a-k the census-taker to show his credentials if you suspect that he |is not a bona fide enumerator." Stewart advised. “There have been instances of people claiming to be census-takers in order to collect information for private pnri poses or to gain admission to • homes for purpose of robbery." Stewart asked tlie public to meet the enumerator courteously and answer questions promptly; also to give ;he best possible estimate for any questions one cannot answer exactly; and to fill out. promptly ai.y individual or family blanks left by the enumerator who may have called in one’s alisence. Several innovations appear *in this year's census questions. Everyone will lie asked whether lie is employed and whether he rents or owns his home. Enumerators will visit more than 6.500,000 farms seeking agricultural data. They will also collect data to show the year's transactions in all industrial and business institutions. The census of distribution •alone involves a canvass of nearly 3,000,000 establishments. In addition some 14.000 mines and quarries will he visited, as will more than 100.000 irrigation and drainage projects. The 16 Adams county enumerators started out today on their 30-day job of "counting noses” in Adam i county. The census talcers went to Muncie yesterday whpre they received their final instructions from Monroe W. Fitch, district census supervisor. Rigid oatlis were taken by the enumerators not to reveal any information concerning the census (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 1 o

RALPHRURNETT HEADS MOOSE Local Man Succeeds Joe Brennan as Head of Decatur L.0.0.M. Lodge Ralph Burnett of this city was elected dictator of Decatur Lodge Loyal Order of Moose at the an nual election of officers held last night. Burnett succeeds Joseph Brennan who will soon retire from dictatorship. The local lodge has enjoyed a fine growth the last few years. Lloyd Kreisher was chosen as vice-dictator and Albert Glass wa-. elected prelate. Charles Heare, who has efficiently served as secretary of the lodge for several years was re-elected at the annual election. Mr. Heare has worked untiringly for the welfare of t|ie,local lodge and its members for many years. William Huffman was elected treasurer and Solomon Lord was chosen as a trustee of the lodge The newly elected officers will be installed at an early date It was stated today.