Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 84, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1930 — Page 1

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■firmation ■sSES NAMED ■THIS COUNTY s - — ■rran ( hinches and ■:, \ Reformed Have j ■spring Classes ■mscnhay ■pi BE OBSERVED ■fl.-nKi:.<»! services will) ■ l-| <u!i;lay. Apr'l 13. i ■vrJr; th'’ Lutheran ■.. ;ii this city and ■ . ..| the Reformed ■i t al Manley. Linearly ■,„ ciiur. iie- the services ■ r >I .- ;:i>lay morning. ■ services at the Zion church in Decatur ■ lr . h, '•! at 1" o’clock. A three girls and two ■ will be confirmed. .vy confirm*- ... Z on Reformrrb in 0-' li,v lhiH year ' |],i> inuriiiiiK. Those who < onhrmeil next ■■, ; .si I'.ilm Sunday a reconfirmation ,(I ukr pl." Kt the morn■ti... -.. held Sunday at : church. Si. . church. Preble; chui < h. Root Lutheran Johns Lutheran ■>. . . Salem Reformed ■. Magi- . < lasses and are: ■y.: ■ in church. Rev. pastor; .Herbert Hdiiar Zwick. Harry Hebert Marhenke. S- ..idler, Bernice Scheu l.nill Berning, Dorthea Marie Hallmeier. ■ < hut i 11. Rev. ,■ I.inda Sch< u me. Leon.i Ml! I.cella Fuhrman. 1r... Robert Buuck. H ■ Lei mird I<infer, Doehrnian. :. Lui li--ru n church. Rev. bi.ilea pastor; Wilbert Donald Hoile, Harold Lloyd Conrad, Raymond Hi.-. Fuelling, Herbert ■ctixced OX PAGE TWO) ■n Cramer Moves ■ Family To Decatur <’ . . paper hanger and has moved fiom his rest|B"'t roim- ti to 533 Studabaker Mi Cramer stated that he .... , . * address at once SB tidepiiom. n’.tuber has been to 429. fIKUTMS illiE APPOINTED ■’Brown and John Parto Count Decatur ■ Children fnum. raiton 01 children of a ? p will start in Decatur |B A ' ,a nis county on Thursday, ■1 10. city of Decatur John R. V'd) ami W. Guy Brown have ■ to take the census, a^H 1 * io the townships the trust|^B the enumeration. county has more than i hildn n of school age and enumeration is taken every State school funds and interest is distributed accordt'ne number of children in ■'oiinty and in each civil unit, school enumeration includes jW.'in from six to 21 years old, U r(llp s-' of the fact if they have ■MUatM or completed their education. Parrish and Mr. Brown have ti’e enumeration for several ■ ew Officers Chosen • d 'anapolis, April B—(U.R)—New °* the National Missions ■1 1 tec ° f tlle Indiana Presbyoynod, chosen in a luncheon K r t are: President - Dr- II- w- . Terre Haute; secretary. Dr. Hj. ? rrett ’ Hammond, and treasnan Green ’ Indianapolis. K ann • I,oßtetter > Indianapolis, ■■ P'nnted executive secretary.

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Waitress Inherits $250,000 Estate ih.’.V. Xx .wiSfe.’. ..--iutilf' \ j W T >* < J X. < • A, I . \ -.vr/. *; V- ’' * >?'•?? « Mrs. Mary Lou Bay, 28. Chicago : waitress, who has quit her job to , go to New York to claim a $250,000 I estate willed to her by her uncle. L. A. Litzsky, 78, New York, a i bachelor. Mrs. Bay said that she planned to open a flower shop with part of her newly acquired wealth. CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED TODAY Tonnelier and Macklin Successful Bidders on Roads — Contracts for three road improvements were awarded this morning by the board of county commissions. two of improvements! being macadam roads and one a concrete road. Dick Tonnelier was awarded both contracts for the macadam roads, 1 while O. W. P. i acklin was awarded the contract for the concrete road. Mr. Macklin was the only bidder on the Eiting road improvement. This improvement extends south from Thirteenth street to the Intel Section of State road No. 27, south of Decatur. The bid on the Eiting road was $13,512. The road will he built this year and will give Decatur a hard surfaced road improvement south from Monroe street to the state road. The bids on the other two roads follow: Manley road: Phil Sauer, $3,600; Charles Arnold, $3,694: Dick Tonnelier. $3,540.53: Dick Hoch, $3,725; Bears and Dunwiddie, $4,268.35. Frazier road. Phil Sauer, $3,850; Charles Arnold. $3,843; D.ck Tonnelier. $3,696.20; Dick Boch. $3,848; Bears and Dunwiddie, $4,026.50. In each case the contract was awarded to the low bidder. Road Petitions Presented A petition for the improvement of a road along the Preble and Root township line, under the name of the William Auman road improvement, was presented to the board. The road begins at the intersection of State road No. 27 and extends northwest. A petition for a street improvement. beginning at the intersection of Tenth street and Dayton avenue, under the name of the John W. Melbers road improvement was filed with the board. The petition asks that North Tenth street be improved, extended north to Washington street and then west 100 feet. A. K. Hoffer, of Fort Wayne, owner of a farm in Wabash township appeared before the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Industrial Meeting To Be Held Wednesday Indianapolis, April B.—(U.R)—'Eac tory owners, superintendents and employes of Indiana will assemble at the statehouse tomorrow for the two-day industrial safety confeience arranged by the state industrial board. ——— Frost Is Predicted Indianapolis. April 7. —(U.R) —A light frost waa predicted for northern Indiana today by the U. S. weather bureau here. Wednesday will be fair, the prediction sa d. and warmer in regions affected by frost tonight.

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RESURFACE OF SECOND STREET | IS PETITIONED Commissioners Get Request to Resurface Street in City PREBLE TWP. SEEKS ROAD A petition signed by A. D. j Suttles and others asking the board of county commissioners to resurface Second street, from the Intersection 8f Adams street, north to the intersection of street, was filed with the county commissioners this morning. The petiitoners asked that the I street be resurfaced by the county j and paid out of the gasoline tax fund, which the county receives from the state each year. Several weeks ago a petition was filed with the city council asking that the street be resurfaced. Later ! a remonstrance was filed against the improvement by the propertv owners. Under the provisions of the petition filed with the commissioners today the property owners would not have a direct assessment for the street improvement. The street is in had condition between Adams and Jefferson | streets and it is the plan of the petitioners to have the resurfacing done at public expense. Want Bridge and Road A sequel to the petition filed yesterday with the commissioners for the building of a new bridge across the St. Marys river in Preble township. where the old Seheumann bridge now stands, was filed this morning in the form of a petition for the location of a new road in 1 Preble township. The petitrim was filed by Charles Mailand and oth,ers who asked that a township line road between Root and Preble townships be located. The building of this road would necessitate the building of a new bridge across the St. Marys river, about one-half mile east of the old Seheumann bridge. The commissioners referred to (CONTINUED (T. PAGE TWO) FINANCE FRAUD I IS UNCOVERED Indianapolis Auto Finance Co. Officers Are Arrested Indianapolis, April B.—(U.R y —Two officers of the Peterson-Keyes Automobile company, Indianapolis, were held in jail today charged with vagrancy after an investigation into the auto financing methods used by the organization. Paul H. Keyes, president, and j William B. Peterson, secretarytreasurer, were held in default of SIO,OOO bonds. Detectives who Investigated the company's operations, said an auto ’ financing scheme costing finance companies and individuals nearly $200,000 was uncovered. Arrest followed complaint of Otto N. Gulling. Indianapolis, man- ' ager of the Eisemann Ignition Service company, who alleged he had lost between $25,000 and $40,000 •through a fraudulent financing , scheme. Gulling said he. Intended to file further charges against the two auto company officials, which may ’ include, he said, embezzlement, ’ obtaining money under false pretenses, conspiracy and forgery. Detectives said they had information to show that fraudulent finance papers amounting to between SIOO,OOO and $150,000 had been sold to two Indianapolis companies, the Midland Acceptance Corporation and the C. I. T., Ac--1 ceptance company, a subsidiary of 1 a Chicago firm, and an individual ! financier of Detroit. Gulling charged he was the vic- ' tim of “pyramid” and “ghost” financing. Fictitious names, addresses and sales were included in the nance papers he bought from the company, he said. The C. I. T. financed the pur- ’ chase of cars by the Peterson-Keyes company from the manufacturer. Twenty-one of these cars, for which the C. I. T. has not been repaid, are missing, investigators said.

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To Leave Decatur The Rev. Ross W. Stoakes, pas- I tor of the Methodist Episcopal ' church, who will leave here Friday I for his new home in Alexandria. REV.STOAKES TO LEAVE SOON Methodist Pastor Has Made Hundreds of Decatur Friends Rev. Ross XV. Stoakes and family were busy today bidding goodbye to the hundreds of friends they have made in Decatur the last several years, during which time Rev. Stoakes has been pastor of the Decatur Methodist Episcopal church. The Stoakes family will leave soon for Alexandria, where Rev. Stoakes was assigned as pastor of the Methodist church of that city. Rev. Stoakes has been one of the most popular and prominent ministers of Decatur and his friends wish him the best of success at his new location. The Rev. B. F. Franklin, of Muncie will come to Decatur in the next day or two. Rev. Franklin was assigned to Decatur church at the state meeting which closed at Hartford City Monday afternoon. Rev. D. V. Williams of Monroe was returned to that charge for another y,ear, but other pastors in Adams county Methodist churches were changed. The changes will be made as soon as it convenient for the various ministers and their families it was announced today. Rev. Glenn Bryan will assume the Decatur circuit pastorate, and W. B. Fallis will be the Geneva minister. G. F. Osbun will have charge of the Geneva circuit and Rev. F. S. Burns will have charge of the Pleasant Mills charge. —o_ Snring Vacation Will Commence Next Monday The annual spring vacation of the Decatur schools will be observed next week, beginning Monday, April 14. All the city schools will be closed for the entire week, permitting the teachers and pupils a vacation during Easter week. All classes will be resumed on Monday April 21. BACCALAUREATE WILL B[SUNDAY Monmouth High School Services to be Held at Lutheran Church The annual baccalaureate services of the Monmouth high school will be held Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the Zion Lutheran church In this city. The Rpv. Paul Schultz, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church will deliver the address. There are seven graduates of the Monmouth high school this year, R. A. Dailey, principal of the school announced today. The graduates will attend the services. Following is the program: March —Prof. Dinningcr. Invocation— Rev. Paul Schultz Hymn—Congregation. Address —Rev. Schultz. Song—High school students Prayer —Rev. Schultz. Benediction. Postlude The graduation exercises of the school will be held on Tuesday, April 15. Principal Dailey stated. The public is invited to attend the services Sunday evening.

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SEVENTY-TWO WILL RECEIVE H.S. DIPLOMAS Seven Township High Schools to Graduate Classes This Spring GENEVA HAS CLASS OF 22 11 Seventy-two Adams county young! people will be graduated from the ( seven township high schools in the' next ten days, it was announced , by County Superintendent of Schools Clifton Striker. Geneva high school, (Wabash township) has the largest graduating cla-s. Twenty-two pupils will complete their high school education at that institution. i Pleasant Mills high school’s senior class is the second largest of the township graduating classes with 11 pupils and Monroe is next with nine. Seven pupils will lie graduated from Jefferson and Mon mouth and eight will be graduated : from Hartford and Kirkland. . The commencement exercises at the seven township high schools ; will start April 14, and the last one will be held April 22. Following is a list of graduating pupils and the -cliools: Geneva Virena Fravel, Dop/ia Vee Weaver, Violet P. Fennig. W. B. Price, ’ Paul S. Lehman, Dallas 1-. Glassburn, Chestei E. Cook, Rufus Kneuss, Walter J. Fenstermaker, ' Vincent W. Sprunger, Donald L Penrod, Marcella Atz, Dorothy B. Messel, Nellie Lewis, Harrison L! Fennig, Howard T. McCabe, Robert M. F.elds, Theron Fenstermaker, Alline Rose Brown. Ellen L. Ray, Elsie M. Glassburn, Lee K Lybarger. Jefferson Ernest W. Baker, Howell F. Duff. Beulah Ellen Ketchum. Robert G. Stuber, Ralph H. Bollenbacher. Mary Katherine Fifer, Emma Elizabeth Mosser. Hartford Dorthea Bentz, Dorcas S. Glendening. Iris E. Myers, Lorene C. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o ELKS INSTALL NEW OFFICERS 4 A. C. Foos Takes Charge of Local Lodge as Exalted Ruler The annual installation of officers of the B. P. O. Elks was held last night at the Elk's home on North Second street, about 100 members attending the meeting. Preceding the installation ceremonies a dinner was served to the members, R. A. Stuckey and his committee being in charge. The dinner was. prepared by Mrs. Maud Dorwin and was served in the dining and living room of the home. A. C. Foos was installed as exalted ruler of the lodge. Dr. E. G. Coverdale, a former exalted ruler acted as installing officer and conducted an impressive service. Other officers installed were, Dr. Harry O. Jones, Berne, esteemed leading night; Ed A. Bosse, esteemed loyal knight; Dr. Roy Archbold, esteemed lecturing knight; R. A. Stuckey, tiler; Charles Holthouse, secretary; Robert Meibers, treasurer; 11. J. Yager, trustee; Dr. G. F. Eichhorn, retiring exalted ruler, delegate to the national convention at Atlantic City; Dr. E. G. Coverdale, alternate; Lawrence E. Beal, esquire; William Parent, chaplain; William Johns, inner guard. During the meeting Senator Thurman A. Gottschalk of Berne delivered a short talk and suggested that at a later date the members of the Decatur lodge who lived in Berne would put on a program. The lodge accepted his kind offer and Exalted Ruler Foos announced that plans would be made for holding the meeting, under the auspices of the Berne members. The matter of observing the Silver Jubilee of the Decatur lodge next September was brought to the attention of the lodge by Secretary Holthouse and the presiding officer stated that a committee would be appointed to work out a suit(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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AWARDS MADE 0 N EXHIBITS Rotary Committee Awards Prizes to Boys in Bird House Contests The exhibit of bird boxes held in the Public Library yAMtprdav I 'afternoon and evening was attractive. The judges pronounced the work of the boys very good. Thir-ty-eight bird houses were exhibited. Four prizes went outside of ’he city limits, namely. Wilbur Blak,ey of Union township. John Heller of Preble township, Robert Gay of Washington township, and John Newhard of Preble township. The Rotary club Boy Work Committee regrets that the list of visitors was small, nevertheless, interest among the boys is liigh. Three classes of bird houses were exhibited. Martin, Bluebird 1 and Wren. There were no entries ; in A ami group D. In group t B (ages 12-15) Martin house pro- : ject, the following were awarded l prizes. Forest Baker, first; Eugene i Knodle. second; Wilbur Blakey, ; third. Honorable mention in this ' class was given to Gerald Strick- < ler, Marion Baker, Richard Mailami and John Heller. In group C (ages 15-19) Martin house, places were awarded as follows, Odes Bodie, first; Theodore Sovine, second: Harold Teeter, third. Honorable mention was given to Robert Gay. Harold Teeter. Carl Buffenbarger. In class B (ages 12-15) Wren ’ houses, the following were awarded places. Franklin Keller, first; Eldred Frohnapfel, second; and Roger Stoneburner, third. Honorable mention was given to Tom Burk. Under class C (ages 15-19) Wren houses, the following places were given: Glenn Roop, first; John Newhard. second; Edward Summers, third. The judges, J. C. Hitchcock and D. O. McComb, were from Port Wayne o — To Probe Leasing of Post Offices , Washington. April 8. — (U.R) — A , resolution calling for investigation of the postoffice department’s leasing system by a special com- • mittee of three was introduced in the senate today by Senator Blaine (Rep., Wis.) A similar resolution was introduced in the house several weeks ago by Representative Maas (Rep. Minn.), but has never been considered by a committee. 0 Former Concord Pastor Drops Dead In Pulpit ' Word was received here today of the death Sunday of The Rev. Sam eul Edgat Slater 70. former pastor of the Concord Lutheran church , north of Decatur. Rev. Slater died at Columbia City. Death occurred in ' the pulpit, just at the close of the 1 services. Rev. Slater had just completed I his sermon and the choir was sing- i ing the closing song when the heart attack came. Death was almost in- ; stant. The widow and two children i survive. Funeral arrangements have | not been made, awaiting arrival to- ; day of relatives from the east. “JAKE"MAKERS ARE INDICTED 35 Face Federal Charges For Illegal Sale of Jamaica Ginger Covington, Ky„ April B—(UP) — Thirty-five officials of American manufacturing concerns were under indictment of a Federal grand jury today charged with conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and sell extract of Jarnaca ginger for beverage purposes. The indictments were returned late yesterday by a jury in district court here. Those indicted included. Forest James, L. A. Hill and J. C Boyd, officials of the Fulton Chemical .company New York. William Davis, Charles Eaton, Albert ♦Eaton, John Hightower and Herbert Taylor, officials of the William Davis company, St. Louis. Officials of the Elon company Brooklyn, N. Y., and the Hub products company, Boston. Officers were on their way to New York, Boston and St. Louis today with Capias warrants for the indicted officials.

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Slayer of Rival I : IkL f./i Mrs. Ruth Robinson. 20, of Cary, Ky„ is being held for grand jury action at Pineville. Ky„ as the result of the fatal shooting of Mrs. Sophia P. Massingale. 24. when the two women met at Cary last Wednesday. "She took my man," was all that Mrs. Robinson would say when arrested. She is the mother of a 4-year-old girl. HEAVY PRIMARY VOTE EXPECTED McCormick-Deneen Scrap in Illinois To Be Settled Today Chicago, April B—(UP8 —(UP) — Ruth Hanna McCormick, daughter of one Senator, widow of another.and con gresswoman in her own right, placed her political ambitions in the hands of the Illinois electorate to day, confident that she would shatter precedent and become the first woman republican nominee for the national upper house. Senator Charles S. Deneen, who defeated Mrs. McCormick s husband six years ago for the same nomination, was just as certain as the 50yea ."-old dynamic congresswoman that the choice of Illinois republi (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 STEEL BARONS HOLD MEETING Stockholders Vote on Gigantic Merger at Today's Session Youngstown, 0.. April 8. —(U.R) — Stockholders of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube company meet here today to determine whether Sheet and Tube and Bethlehem Steel corporation shall be welded into a billion-dollar industrial giant. The meeting marked the culmination of one of the greatest industrial battles of the decade, fought by rival captains of finance whtlse bitterness .was reminiscent of the late ’SO’s, when Jay Gould wrested his first railroad from rival rail kings. The fight found Cyrus S. Eaton, former citizen of Pugwash, Nova Scotia, now a powerful Cleveland financier, campaigning against the battle-scarred Charles M. Schwab and Eugene G. Grace of Bethlehem, veterans in steel and finance. Eaton, dominant figure in Republic steel, mt.de a determined effort to prevent today's meeting, but lost last night when Federal Judge Arthur S. Tuttle in Cleveland denied his application for an injunction. ruling there was no apparent evidence of fraud in connection with the proceeding. Thus the way was cleared for a final vote, which, if favorable to the merger, will create the second hugest steel corporation in the country. The U. S. Steel corporation. with assets of slightly more than two billion dollars, ranks first. Eaton, who controls 260,000 shares of Sheet and Tube, fought the merger from the start, charging Bethlehem’s offer was inequitable and unfair. He further charged that the $475,000,000 Bethlehem corporation would swallow Sheet and Tube, ultimately obliterating it to the gain of Pennsylvania, where Bethlehem's vast mills are located, or "handing it into control (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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DANIELS NOT PERMITTED TO SCORE RASKOB Democratic Dry Leader Appears Only 10 Minutes at Hearing WETS REFUSE TO SHOW BOOKS Washington April B.— U.R) —Josephus Daniels, dry Democratic editor, was not per mitted by the senate lobby committee today to reiterate his demand for the resignation of John J. Raskob as (■’noi’rm.’in of the Democratic national committee. Dan cis was before the committee only about 10 minutes in conti ction with an editorial in his Rale'gh. N. (’., News and Observer demanding that Raskob resign. Questioned briefly by Senator Robinson, Ind., only “regular’’ Republican member of the committee which is investigating prohibition lobbying. Daniels expressed the view the Democratic chairman should not be contributing to an organization which supports others than Democrats for office. Daniels, who served as secretary of navy in the Wilson administration, was referring to testimony given by Raskob that he contributed $65,000 to the association against the prohibition amendment. The latter organization is bipartisan and supports wet Republicans as well as Democratic candidates for office. Senator Walsh. Dem.. Mont., who presided at today’s hearing in the absence of Chairman Caraway, refused to allow Robinson to question Daniels concerning the views expressed in the editorial. Walsh prevented Daniels from answering a question by Robinson as to whether the editorial expressed the former navy secretary’s views, saying they had nothing to do with the purposes of the present investigation. The committee room was crowded for Daniels' brief appearance. Spectators applauded as he began testifying, but Walsh warned them to keep quiet after another burst iol applause during the questioning. The assocaition against the prohibition amendment has refused to turn its books over to the senate lobby committee, Senator Robinson, (Rep. Ind.) announced after the hearing today. Robinson said the committee counsel, John Holland, is returning from New York today empty-hand-ed, after being refused the hooks of the association by Pierre du Pont and other officers of the organization. COMMISSIONERS SELECT JURIES Grand and Petit Juries for April Court Are Drawn Monday Grand and petit juries were drawn Monday afternoon for the April term of Adams circuit court which starts next Monday morning. The names were drawn by Commissioners John S. Peterson and Martin Smith in the presence of Couu ty Clerk Bernice Nelson. The petit jury includes:: Harmon Thomas, Kirkland town ship; Fred Ostermeyer, Preble township; Albert Burke, Blue Creek township; James E. Ellenberger, St. Marys township; Chester Hall. Hertford township; William Krueekeburg, Union township: John A. Corey, Jefferson township; Ernest Blasiger. French township; William Dair, Wabash township; Arthur Meysrs, Root township; Frank KridL Decatur; William Biery, Berne. The grand jury includes, Henry Breiner, Kirkland township; Frank Behling. French township; Fred Bluhm, Monroe township; George L. Gase, Root townsip; Benjamin R. Farlow, Geneva; Oscar Lankenan. Decatur. Both juries will be sworn in Monday. Judge J. C. Sutton did not state whe.her the grand juiy would be called. No intimation has been mad'' what probes would bo brought up in case a grand jury was called during the April tern).