Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 80, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1930 — Page 1

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Absent play MAY NIGHT ■olds i inal Practice a v I" 1 ' Annual Paneant ///iBoK VM hN iE T 0 [y»ART \T s '*• M - ■t;,> Ju < n’s Bou- ,:„ r-lta 'vnl- /| sHB-. .V. • i Will be Q, - ; t Decatur ■J . Di’or um I ri- .■ children and X’orth Ward . ■ ■ Hie ne»-form-|<'W’ .-!• S o’clock. SB" ■ "■ -"" wl " I l hv^B, II all fluwprs the AV blings *[ > the garden M,, sad flowers h.ipp} with the hope ri s n ' th.' iu in. ' enacted in the .e ..... 'in the day and where grand 04 '" OX PAGE SIX) " n ■ . r " Mbi it Robben- Hoax /«■/ ' Ind.. tprl 3.— (U.R) - n< of five men are said -- ■ ti. orv of police Wright’s Jew idklri't on Jan 27 ii' collect a $15,000 policy. edit men alleged to ■ h|et iiiier. :>d in tlie conspirbe* it . i rested and five . sed their parts. / - admitted to ro!d>ery to .1 poll. ■•■ Surety company — r To Austria B L \ ictim of Death ■lAs'-j. April 3. —-(U.R) — were made today ■pm! s-rvices for Dr. Albert United States to An.-’r a since 1922, who ■ ft-t- ' e ’. vs ’P e ' as which a weakening attack of ■l recently had r» turn3 ■ from Washington, with the H I '* l interning appoint- ■. B* ' a 11 w post in South AVnw »")"« and a son studying ’ ■EKING WINS jIGERMAN VOTE ■Mtion Cabinet To RegFr’’ 1 After Long |B Reichstag Scrap S' nn. Ant'd 3.—(U.R) Chancellor Bruening’s coalition cabif ■'>'!'''"<l by nationalist votes. 111 f'dinnunist and social Bmotion of non-confidenee today. 252 to IS7. as^B 01 .'' of the new government in possible by an eleventh lilcßcllecision of the nationalists |^■ IP<>l't 1 P<>l't the cabinet in return of farm relief meas- !■)■*• - 0 ,)M ‘■‘t'fot’ced before Easter. r< ' ult completely reversed made after formation Hiitening cabinet, when it that socialists ami l opposition, mustering nW* vn,P!i in ’he reichstag than nill ' s 'cp'esented in the minwW vo iid immediately overthrow I^B v ernment on the first test of > W ,h io FY mtionlists, controlling more it vote; in the reichstag. held of power. Dr. Alfred leader of the extreme .■•alists, had urged his followdo their utmost to defeat ■’Kmment, forcing its resigBruening, however. fßit within his power to dissolve and thus continue in jfl for three months, until a was elected.

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Candidate for Blossom Queen w . -Il r ' mZ Miss Elizabeth Strejc of Paw Paw I<ake has been elected ‘‘Miss Coloma” in Michigan's Blossom Queen contest. She will compete with thirty-five or forty other Michigan queens for the honor of wearing the crown at this year's annual Blossom Week festival. LOCAL CHURCH PLANS REUNION Reformed Congregation Invites All Former Members to Services The Zion Reformed church congregat'on of th s city is making pions for a reunion of all ConflrmaitQM classes, present memlters and former members of the church on Palm Sunday, April 13. 1930. Several hundred invitations have been sent out and the congregation is anticipating a great day. There will be a re-consecration and worship service in the morning at 10:30 o’clock and the grouping of classes and roll call in the evening at 7 o'clock. The Reformed congregation came into being about 60 years ago and has been served by the following ministers: the Revs. Peter Vitz, Car! Jaekel, Peter Greding, William Spies. Gottlieb Beisser, Henry Vitz, E. W. Kruse, Geo. Grether. L. C. lies < rt. I. W. Stolte, R. R. Elliker and A. R. Fledtlerjohann. During that time more than 40 classes have received religious instruction and acepted into the membership of the church through the lite of Confirmation. Accord ing to the old records the first class was confirmed in 1565 and the next two in 1871 and 1879. Many of those who were members of these forty classes have died, While others have moved away and are holding membership n other chufehes. The r union is not only limited to the confirmation classes but concerns all present members and former members of the church whether received by confirmation or not. The reunion will be followed by the Holy Week services and Holy Communion service on Easter morning. On Easter night the church choir of twenty-five voices will sing "Life Eternal" by Fred B. Holton. Q Scouts Elect Troop Sribe and Leaders The K. of C. Boy Scout troop met at the K. of C. hall last evening with Scoutmaster Paul Briede in charge. A scribe and patrol leaders were elected. Julius Baker was elected scribe and the following wer? chosen patrol leaders, Joseph Straub, Herbert Foos, Clarence Guan and Charles Ehinger. Bryce Thomas, scout commissioner gave a short talk to the boys and following the business meeting games were played. The troop will mee: again next Wednesday. o Juniors and Seniors Plan Annual Reception Geneva, April 3— (Special)—The annual Junior recfcpf ion for the members of the Senior class of Geneva high school will be held here Friday night. The banquet will be held at the Masonic dining room and following a program the group will motor to Fort Wayne to attend a theatre party. Richard McCollum, Junior class president is in charge of the affair.

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MEETING HELD BVM.E.IATMEN Business Session Opens at Hartford City; Several Pastors Retire Hartford City, Ind., April 3. (U.R) —Nearly 1,200 laymen of the North Indian . M. E. conference held their first bu-iness session at Hartford City today in connection with the 87th annual meeting of the church conference this week. Arthur 11. Sapp, Huntington, president of the Laymen’s association, presided at the meeting. Officeis for the new year were to be elected today. Three cities, Muncie, Mishawaka and Huntington, were bidding for the 1931 meeting of the north conference. 'Selection of the convention city was scheduled for 10 o’clock tomorrow morning. Among the six pastors placed upon the retired list yesterday was one district -uperintendent, Dr. W. T. Arnold, Muncie. Those mentioned to succeed him were the Rev. F. K. Dougherty. Marion: Rev. John Edwards. Huntington; Rev. M. C. Wright. Logansport: Rev. I. J. Jones, Richmond, and Rev. L. W. Kemper, Newcastle. It was believed that Rev. Dougherty wot'ild be given the post. I New appointments included the Rev. T. P Morris, Marion, conference auditor; Rev. O. T. Martin, Fort Wayne and Rev. Herbert i Boase, Columbia City, members of the board of stewards, which controls the retired preachers fund. (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) _o State’s Chief Engineer to Start Road Building Berne, Ind., April 3 —(Special)— William Dunn .of Terre Haute, chief engineer of the State Highway Commission who is in charge of the paving of State road 27 between Berne and Bryant arrived in Berne today and s ated that work would begin tomorrow. Approximately 150 men will be employed in the construction. Mr. Dunn stated that he would begin, working at the Wabash river, three j miles south of Berne and work bo'h ways, towards Bryant and Berne in order that the entire road maybe completed by November 1. o TROPHIES WILL BE PRESENTED Decatur High School to Hold Trophy Chapel Friday Morning Two Decatur high school clubs. ' the Howling Host and the Pep Champs will have charge of Chapel exercises at Decatur high school Friday morning. A trophy awarding program has been ararnged. The chapel will be opened by singing the school song after which a few short talks will be given. The N. E. I. conference basketball trophy, a silver loving cup, will be presented to Decatur high school by Carl Gerber, captain of the basketball team which won the cup and title for Decatur high school. , Walter J. Krick will receive the cup for the high school. The award will be placed on display at Decatur high school for a year. It is the first time Decatur has ever finished first in the basketball conference standing. Ed Musser, represenitng the Howling Host and Pep Champs will present each member of the chain pionship basketball team with an individual trophy, which the two clubs have secured for the players. The county second team championship banner, which was won by Deca ur high school this year will be presented to the school by Marion Feasel, captain of the second team. Sweaters and letters then will be awarded to each member of the basketball team by Coach H. L. Curtis, Sweaters and letters will then be be presented to members of the 1929 football team by Coach Max Kidd. Miss Jeanette Clark coach of the girls’ basketball team and head of the girls’ physical education department in Decatur schools will present letters to members of the girl’k basketball team. i Following the awards. Coach Curtis will deliver a talk on “High School Athletics". The program will . be closed by the singing of the school song.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, April 3, 1930.

Finds Body teMi I— lliu te V / r i j Reulren C. Helsing of Chicago, who found the body of his wife I strangled when he returned home from work. cosgravFis “ COUNCIL HEAD Deposed Irish Ruler is ReElected by Large Margin Dublin, Ireland, April 3. —(U.R) — William T. cosgrave, ousted a week ago, w&s again in power today as head of the Free State exl scutive council, having been reelected by the Dail eireann 80 to 65. The political flurry which again brought prom nence to Eamonn de Valera, now in Chicago, apparently resulted in establishing more firmly than before the control of the Cosgrave support in the dail. De Valera was nominated and defeated. There were three successive votes taken during more than eight hours of debate. The ballots were: For De Valera—so for, 93 opposed For O’Connell 13 for, 78 opposed. For Cosgrave—SO for, 65 opposed. T. J. D’Connell, laborite leader, was nominated by deputy -peaker Daniel Morrisey. 4-H Activities Are Explained to Pupils Much interest was shown at the various schools of Union township Wednesday concerning the 4-H clubs of the county when the economics groups activities were explained by Mrs. Marylin Clem. Miss Esther Kukelhahn and L. E. Archbold. county agent. The committee of three called on various schools yesterday and explained the clubs and their work to the pupils. It is understood that several new members are planning on joining the club groupe this year. FT.WAYNEMAN ON COMMITTEE H. C. Fair to Aid in Reorganization of Beet Sugar Co. Fort Wayne, April 4 —(Special) — Harry C. Fair, vice-president of the First and Tri State National Bank and Trust company, has accepted an invitation to serve on a committee formed by the Continental Illinois Bank and Trust com pany of Chicago, for the purpose of devising ways and means of effecting a reorganization or a re-fin-ancing plan for continuing operation of the Continental Sugar company and its subsidiary, the Holland St. Louis Sugar company, one of the largest beet sugar companies in the middle west. Mr. Fair was in Chicago yesterday attending a meeting of the com mittee. The First and Tri State bank has no interest in the two sugar com panies other than offering its services in working out plans for the reorganization. The Continental Sugar company and the Holland St. Louis Sugar company have plants at Decatur, Ind., St. Louis, Michigan; Fildlay O.; Holland Michigan, Fremont, O. and Brookville, ( Mich.

MANY GATHER FOR DISTRICT LODGE MEETING Pocahontas Delegates Are Here For Convention; Two Sessions Held MEETING WILL CLOSE TONIGHT More than 150 members of Pocahontas lodge from Fort Wayne, Columbia City. Bluff|ton. Huntington, and Warren registered for the afternoon I session of the district conI vention which is being held at the K. of P. Home in this city today. ■ The afternoon session which began at 2 o'clock was in charge of ' ihe great officers of the state who ere Mrs. Josephine Casaady of Anderson. the Groat Pocahontas; Mrs. Alberta Roberts of Muncie.‘the Great Keeper of Records; and Mrs. Bessie Meadows of Wolcott, the Great Winona. At 4 o'clock the Past Pocahontas I Degree will be conferred on a number of candidates which include several people from this city. At 5 o’clock the Pythi&n S'sters will serve a banquet in the dining ’ room of Hie K. of P. home and those in charge stated today that approximately 200 people would attend the banquet. During the evening session which will begin at 7 o'clock the local of--1 fliers will have charge, and a class of 28 candidates will be initiated. The Samoset Council, No. 438 of Fort Wayne will confer the degree ’ on the candidates. Following the initiatory work a 1 social hour consisting of dancing 1 and refreshments will l>e enjoyed. 1 This is the second of eleven district meetings of Pocahontas lodges over the state of Indiana, the first - (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) _. o Firemen Answer Call Sparks from the chimney damag- ’ ed the Simeon Hain Meat Market on West Monroe Street slightly this " morning at 8:45 o'clock. The local fire department was called and after “ a few moments the fire was extinguished. The total loss was estima'- '• ed at $5.00. r —_— o ———— MORE OFFICE : SEEKERS FILE p -I Deadline is Set at 5 o’clock Saturday Afternoon, April 5 n With the final day for filing dec- ;■ larations of candidacy for various o township and county offices drawt ing near, much activity has been g shown at the office of County Clerk ' Bernice Nelson the lii-t,few days. Several candidates have filed and indications are that several more will file before Saturday afternoon at 5 o’clock, at which time the fil- ' ing deadline is set. ‘ Republican county chairman. * Paul H. Graham stated today that the Republicans would have a complete, county ticket in the field Ire- ■ fore Saturday afternoon. To date only one Republican candidate for n county office has filed, it being Ferd L. Litterer, candidate for judge. j Following are the candidates who have tiled the last few days Democrats — Charles Magley, a assessor of Root township; Charles i_ C. Abnet, trustee of Jefferson towni_ ship; Joseph M. Peel, trustee of e Jefferson township; Harvey Tier man, trustee of Root township; >. Christ Bohnke, assessor of Root n township Arthur Blakey, trustee y of Union township; Thomas J. DurL. kin, county clerk; Emanuel R. Bake er, trustee of Union township, e Republicans: Ferd L. Litterer, judge; Otis Burk, trustee of War- bash township; William Miller, i- trustee. St, Marys township. Sunday School Board Meets Friday Night c The Sunday School Board of the y First Evangelical church will meet r in the church parlors Friday night r, at 7;30. Every ot'icer and teacher of y the school and member of the board. ~ All class officers are also invited to attend the meeting.

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ROBINSON TO PROBERASKOB I Indiana Se n at o r Will Question Democratic Chairman Friday Washington, April 3 — (UP) — What Sena or Robinson, Repn., Ind. promises will lie "the most interesting session' is to begin before the senate lobby committee tomorrow ' when chairman John G. Raskob, o' | the Democratic National committc: • I is called to test ify. The Indiana dij \dyjtegular Re 'publican on the coalition-controlled 1 ! committee, has investigated Ras-1 kob’s known contribution to th<- ( I association against the prohibition J amendment, and some other mat- ‘ ter*i he declined to reveal. His examination of the Democra tic chairman has aroused political I interests here because the majority ■ |of the committee now is preparing Ja ieport to the senate on the activiI ties of the Republican national com-' mittee chairman. Clauding H. Hus-, ton, who used funds collected from a Muscle Shoals lobby organization to buttress his speculative account with a New York broker. The Hus on report, a mere citation of the evidence as the committee found it may be offered to the senate tomorrow. Meanwhile Huston s expected res--1 igination has not come. Rather, A ; waiting contest has developed be- ' tween Huston and the White House with either party ready to < move. o — Man, Known Here, Dies Claude Alexander of Delphou, ' Ohio died Monday and funeral sei ' vices were held today according to 1 word received by relatives, Mrs. Bowers and Mrs. Wilson Lee. Mr. Alexander was quite well known 1 here, he having visited the Bowers ! and Lee families for a number of • years. n Blasts Rock Broadway t , New York. April 3—(U.R)—Thousands of oft ice workers left their offices today and one section of Broadway was roped away after a series of 12 conduit explosions ' at Broadway and 30th street. '■ Several were injured so badly 4 they were taken to hospitals. ! Buildings along Broadway were ' (Shaken by the blasts and many manhole covers and debris were scattered. Reports said the first explosion shattered a main gas line and that flames shot ui> many feet high. A patrolman was standing on one manhole covering and was 1 thrown many feet. ' Charles Smalley Expires — _ Word has been received from ‘ Mrs. Charles B. Smalley of Yakima. Washington stating that her husband, Charles B. Smalley had died recently from influenza and pneu , monia. Mrs. Smalley was formerly s Miss Carlie Cogswell of this citv and has many friends here. , .—o COMMENCEMENT I ; DATES ARE SET t Seven Township High 1- Schools Plan Annual Exercises e 1 Commencement dates for the sev- ’ en township high schools in Adams r county were announced today by County Superintendent C. E. Str!1 ker. Raymond Currier, of Franklin College. Franklin. Ind., will deliver • the Commencement address at each s of the seven schools, it was an- - nounced. f The first township high school to ■ hold its graduating services this ; year will be Hartford township t school. Dan A. Studler trustee oi b Hartford township stated that the exercises would be held in the high - school auditorium. The date was set for April 14. The following night, April 15, the . Monmouth high school exercise.will be held at Monmouth high school. Kirkland high school will hold its commencement. April It and the Pleasant Mills everciset will be held April 17. I On April 18 Monroe high school seniors wil be graduated and Jet e ferson township exercises will be t held April 19. t The las Commencement exer f cises of the seven schools will be I. Genev.a April 22. Mr. Currier o speaker for the exercises is one ol the prominent speakers of the state

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Slain by SI rangier Six A*--XU Mrs. Mildred Helsing. who was 1 found strangled to death in her 'own home in Chicago.. The body I was found by her husband upon his return from work. A diamond ring and a small amount of cash was the slayer's loot. CENSUS BUREAU GETS REPORTS First Tabulations Start to Arrive; Missouri Town Claims First Honor .: Washington. April 3. —(U.R) —First ■returns from a tew small districts .. flowed into the census bureau toII day as the government continued i its national search for facts. f Centerville, the exact geographic center of Missouri, claimed to be the first incorporated city completely enumerated and reported. Kootenai county, Idaho, wired the • bureau it completed its census • enumeration at 9:30 a. m. yester- ' day. Census authorities anticipated i not returns from larger cities before two weeks. While enumerators were busy in other cities, J. Sterling Moran, ‘ (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) o CHURCH HOLDS ANNUAL MEET i Presbyterians Elect Officials For Year at 1 Meeting The annual congregational meet- ' ing of the Presbyterian church was held last night, opening with a pot luck supper at which more ‘ than 100 members were present. After the supper the congregation retired to the church auditorium for a period of devotion and business. The devotional service was conducted by the pastor who in turn turned over the meeting to C. J. Lutz, moderator of the congregation. J. U. Maynard was elected moderator for the coming year. Miss Sue Mayer was elect--1 ed clerk. Others officers elected were: M. A. Frisinger, Ed Ashbacher and C. I). Kunkel as deacons. Fred Smith was elected trus -. tee, succeeding Janies Elberson s whose term of three years expirv ed. Mr. Maynard came here from i. tlie Wincheter Presbyterian church. ii He was an elder in that church, r By a uninamous vote his was Ii presented and added to the session i- of this church. Every department of the church o reported an increase over last s year. The trustees, the deacons, 1' the Ladies Aid Society, tlie Mis'i sionary society, the Sunday School e and young peoples organization. '' all report that their quotes were s met and passed ajid now they have a balance on hand. 0 The church has no debt nor any ■’ unpaid bills outstanding. Much of l’ this is due to the efficient manner „ in which the funds of the church s were handled and the loyalty of the members in supporting the ,1 church. ~ Besides all current bills and obi'0 gaticns the church board reported that the work of repairing and re- .. decorating is completed and the e bill paid in tull even iu this ac r> count there is a little balance which >f will be used for other improve 3. ments.

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FATAL BLASTS ROCK HOUSES; MUCHOAMAGE Fireworks Ignited Are Cause of Pennsylvania Tragedy Today FIRE FOLLOWS EXPLOSIONS Philadelphia, April 3.—<U.R) —A series of explosions in Hhe plant of the Pennsylvania ■ Fireworks Display company at Devon today brought death to at least nine persons, injuries of varying degree to scores and damage to virtually every building in the vicinity. So earsplitting was the din that rumblings were heard more than 3(1 miles away; so fearful was the force that as blast followed bla-t men and women were whirled from their feet, motor cars nearby were swept into ditches, a moving train was rocked, looftops were dislodged and window panes cracked in wholesale numbers. The first explosion came in a storage shed, central among the 50 I buildings that comprise the fireworks plant, used to house aerial bombs. Fire broke out and as it leaped from one structure to another it set off other pyrothechnics. Only heroic efforts by volunteer firefighters, hastily recruited from Devon and other suburban towns, finally ext nguished the flames that were thriving on the powder designed to enliven Fourth of July ■ and other eelberations. I At Ip. m.. three hours after the first explosion, nine bodies had ■ been recovered from the debris of ■ the plant. Workeis believed tin 1 • wreckage might yield two other . bodies. • So vicious was the concussion i that the victims literally were blown to pieces, thus hampering attempts at identification. Only by I a check-up of the fireworks company employees could an accurate death list be obtained. The first fatality list stood as follows: Victor Antonio, 65. watchman. Luigi Purizzo, son-in-law of Alex(CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) Mrs. R, H. Bowers Dies ', Mrs. Raymond H. Bowers 38, daughter of Mrs. J. L. Moser, died at her home in Lorraine. Ohio Tuesday night. Death was caused by cancer Surviving is the mother ami Judson ■ Teeple. an uncle of the deceased. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Wren Ohio. Burial will also be made at Wren. —— o JULIUS HAUGK IS CANDIDATE Decatur Man Seeks Democratic Nomination for County Commissioner Julius Haugk, contractor and coal I dealer of this city, today announced . his candidacy for the democratic . nomination for commissioner of the second district, subject to the deci- ; sion of the voters in the primary election on May 5. ] Mr. Haugk stated that if nominated and elected he will devote his efforts to an economical adniinistra- ’ tion of county affairs, handling the i business as carefully as he does his own business. i He also stated that he cannot t devote sufficient time to his canvas to see all the voters but will de- ' pend upon his friends and his announcements largely to carry his 1 message to the voters. Mr. Haugk • has resided here many years anil e is well known over the county. o To Hold Convention 1 There will be a Christian Endeavor Convention of the Western Ohio and Eastern Indiana churches held all day Sunday at the St. Paul Chris- ’’ tian Union church four miles south of Decatur on the County farm road. ‘ Rev. J. E. Smith will be in charge. l ’ This convention includes the Cralg- ’’ ville, Zion and St. Paul churches e and they will furnish the dinner for ’■ the visiting delegates. The progran h will be given by the delegates of the J- different churches and the public is cordially invited.