Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 91, Decatur, Adams County, 16 April 1930 — Page 1

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ITESFOR ENTIONS WPOSEO md Republican hairmen File ilete Lists FINAL FOR FILING (ion was filed Io uulur Democratic in lists of delestale conventions i Indiananolis in lav was the final o of delegates Io venlions and Reunite Chairman > end Democratic »iek Heller filed .•els. its are entitled to o the state conven- . Republicans are deflates. The deleare designated by Section commissionparties were given ? in Decatur, atic delegates from Walter J. Krick, Krip: U.-eatur high school: ~iid W. P. Robinson. th" Republican dele- ■■ Albert for ilelegates to ■ certlds file in the (J ’■■'■ u< ording to hiw. ■;! delegates arc StonnmiW Vizzard. Clifton . BEtriicr. Luster Schug. H. IT. James K.-d---■pom II ibller. W. J. Krick I’ Robinson. Jpe ■ i'- i üblican candidates Girod, O. J. Suman. R. smith. Dr. 11. O. Jones, C. E. Bell. Ralph Hk ar Albert Beery. ■>!> mi-vides that in case a ißeptt. is unable to attend the - • >n of his party, MB-l-. may be appointed. ■IL EXAMINE ■BabiesFriday Health Station Ito Be ( onducted Here I This Week on. nt was made today Health Station which the Public Library n 'i o'clock in the morn--4 o'clock in the afternoon Teal and Miss Nancy -tate Board of Health 1,1 ' ,is ' Charles W. Knapp a of Child Welfare. ■«•r.'i ladies of the Civic SecWoman’s Club will com station. made to change the -us Good Friday but as and Miss Gibbs are bookmonths local officers ■Bfiabb' to arrange another 3BB>" charge believe that Mfl will not interfere wi'li ■ W'^ 1 vr antl t ' le usnal <)b ' 3BM*' m Good Friday, and invite '- to bring their children years of age to the s'afree examination. 'ations have been held for "veral months and have KBlie instructed mothers in babies. The Stale Board and various local organiare responsible for the which is becoming on" 11111 -'andiiig importance to ■ c®imunity. . '(’ w Observe Easter h Pascua, Aiiz., April 16.— ’< dancing braves of this a 'l'ii Indian village today «ned grotesque masks and ■Nf costumes in which they H ®" iy through ancient tribal rites for the next five ■■curious ceremony, in which teachings o.f the Spanish ■■Blend a sacred touch to age®^B eiK i ß,i, ion of the Red man, iii a frenzied dance, to the happiness at Easter noon-

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Fair Sponsor for Sportsman's Yacht & 1 ok jr '**■ x - x " The Countess of Shaftesbury will christen Sir Thomas Lipton's challenger for America’s Cup. which the noted sportsman has many times failed to secure. The fair godmother will liestow the name “Shamrock the Fifth,” at Portsmouth, England, on the yacht, witli which Sir Thomas is confident he will capture the trophy this year. CONTRACT LET FOR NEW LIGHTS Ornamental Lightning of Two Streets Sold to Westinghouse Co. The contract for furnishing the ornamental light posts on South Eighth street and North Seventh street was awarded tu the Westinghouse Electric company by the city council last evening on their bid of 37 for each post. The Graybar Electric company submitted a bid of $39.50 per post or $413.50 for the Seventh street posts and $908.50 for the Eighth street fixtures. Plans and specifications for the improvement, of Marshall street, from First street west to Fifth street, were filed last night by City Engineer Orval Harruff and referred to the street and sewer committee. No further action was taken in the improvement. The matter of extending a water line on Jefferson street, petitioned for by Janies Rice was referred to the water works committee. The petition of several property owners to have the galvanized water line on Marshall street replaced with a six inch pipe line before the street was improved was filed and referred to committee. Councilman O. L. Vance, chairman of the electric light committee reported that the council was meeting with success in extending the electric line in Union township and that only three signatures were needed before work started on building the line. The council adjourned in continued session until April 25 when bids for the building of the new fire engine house will be received. ——o Frank Ashbaucher Dies At Bluffton Tuesday Bluffton. April 16 —(Special)—llFrank Ashbaucher. 58. prominent resident of this city died Tuesday following a long illness following a paralytic stroke. Mr. Ashbaucher was born in Adams county but spent most of his later life in Bluffton. For many years be was a clerk in the clothing store now owned by Byrl Masterson and Ralph Tyndall. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Bluffton Reformed church. Berne Glee Clubs to Give Public Concert Berne. April 16—Special to the Decatur Democrat)—One of the feature programs remaining on the Berne high school schedule for this year will be given tomorrow- evening at the Community Auditorium by the boys’ and girls' glee clubs and the junior and advanced orchestras. Plans are being made to take care of a large crowd. Several of the winning numbers presented in the Alpha-Arena contest a few days ago will appear on tomorrow night’s program. — Choir To Meet The Zion Reformed church choir will meet for Easter cantata rehearsal immediately following the Holy Week services tonight.

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NEW CLUES ARE SECURED TODAY — Dry Agents Continue Effort to Round Up Liquor Smugglers Trenton. N. J., April 16-(UP)— Hugo sums of money hanked by a Liquot syndicate which operated under a state charter as a legitimate importing and exporting concern gave prohibition officials a new lead today in their efforts to break up the gang which carried its activity into three states. Philip Forman, United States district attorney said yesterday that the syndicale once had total de posi s of $970,252 in three hanks and operated safely under a legitimate charter which enabled it tn become the strongest liquor ring in tile east. Already 39 members have been named in indictments superseding tliose of last October, when the existence of the ring was revealed. They are charged with consipracy to import and sell liquor which they transported in trucks and speed boats, frequently with the aid of bribed police officers. Berne Churches To Observe Good Friday Berne, April 16 —(Special to the Decatur Democrat)—Good Friday will be observed here Friday, all of the business places closing from 12 until 3 o'clock. Union services will be conducted at the Mennonite church here. The Berne schools will be dismissed at noon to allow the pupils who so desire to attend the services. 0 —_— Berne Young Man Is Guilty of Auto Theft Clarence M. Smitley of Berne war found guilty in federal court at For - Wayne on a charge of interstate transportation of a stolen automobile. Sniitley's father, Charles Smitley of near Berne was the proseen ing witness in the case. Young Smitley stole his farther's car and drove it to Sioux City. lowa where he sold the car for S2OO. Smitley will be sentenced later. He is now confined in the Allen county jail. LENT SERVICES ARE CONCLUDED Rev. Father John Bapst Concludes Series of Sermons Tuesday The Rev. Father John Bapts of Bluffton delivered the closing sermon of his series of Lenten instructions on the Holy sacrifice of the Mass at the St. Marys Catholic church Tuesday evening. Father Bapst spoke on tlie principal parts of the Mass, namely the offertory, oonsecration and communion. He explained the meaning and religious significance of each part, showing that in the Catholic church throughout the world holy mass was said from “the rising of the sun to setting thereof" Father Bapst delivered six sermons (hiring the Lenten season lit the St. Marys Catholic church. He dealt with the sacrifice of the Mass each sermon being an instructive discourse of the holy sacrifice. Holy week observance will begin Thursday morning at the St. Marya church with a high mass at seventhirty o’clock. From Thursday morning until Saturday morning the bells of the church will not be sounded, the church observing the period of mourning in the commemoration of Christ's death. The bells will ring Saturday morning following the mass. On Holy Thursday the day will be observed by the faithful in private devotions and visits to the church. On Good Friday, the Three Hours are observed from 12 to 3 o’clock and on Holy Saturday the morning services will begin at 5:45 o’clock, following a high mass. —i —o Cousin Will Become U. S. Naval Aviator Mrs. Fred King of this city received a letter today from an uncle John Heckey of San Diego, Cal., that his son Albert Heckey, an ensign in the United States Navy has gone to Pensacola, Florida, to enter training for nine months to become a government aviator. Ensing Heckey was graduated from the United States Naval academy two years ago.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, April IG, 193(1.

Robin Is Victim of Accidental Death What once was the visions of a home for himself and family proved to he the noose that brought gri n death to a robin here yesterday. As Hih bird was vigorously weavlrg back and forth some s ring into a nest he became entangled and hanged himself. The lifeless form of the bird hanging by a string was found by Char les K. Cha .iplin, yesterday, hanging from a tree In the yard of his home at 116 North Tenth street. BISHOP CANNON SCORES CHARGE Asks Tinkham Why He Singled Out Methodists And Dry Group Washington, April 16 —(UP) Replying today to charges of Rep. Tinkham, Repn., Mass., that the Southern Methodist board of temperance and social service main tains a "coercive lobby in Wash ington, Bishop James Cannon, Jr chairman of the board, called upon Tinkham to explain why he confined his accusations solely to protestant organizations. “I would like to ask Rep. Tinkham why he charged only the ant'Saloon League, the Methodist board of prohibition, temperance and public morals and the Southern Methodist board of temperance and social service, all protestant organizations, wi.h lobbying and failed to mention the National Catholic welfare council,” Cannon declared. “Is it because he represents a wet, Roman Catholic district in congress”? Cannon, who returned to Washington today to appear before th" Senate lobby committee next week in answer to Tinkham’s charges, emphatically denied recent reports of marriage. “When 1 get married. I'll announce it as others do, " h>- sail! "f have repeatedly denied reports 1 was married, first in London and again in New York when 1 returned recently from my African diocese.” Q Hoover O. K.’s Citizens Military Training Camps Indianapolis, April 16 —(UP) — Hosier radio listeners early this morning heard President Hoover give his approval to citizens military training camps in a chain broadcast over WFBM at Indanapollis. benefits of the camps and urged increase in tbeir attendance this year. A four weeks training camp will be held at Fort Benjamin Harrison from June 20 to July 19. o Rains Bring Relief Kansas City, Mo.. April 16—(UP) —Rains which have fallen over wheat belts of the southwest during the past 36 hours have acted as farm relief to thousands. The drought, which has cost tanners millions of dollars, ended yestetday when heavy rains fell generally over the entire district. Heavy downpours extended southward into Missouri and Oklahoma. FORMER COUNTY RESIDENT DIES Theodore Beerbower, Formerly of Jefferson Twp. Dies Tuesday Theodore Beerbower, 64, for many years a farmer in Jefferson township died at 11:55 o'clock Tuesday night at Fort Wayne where he had been residing at the home of a daughter, Mrs Jesse Foreman. Mr. Beerbower was born in Adams county and for 24 years he farmed a large tract of land in Jefferson township. Later he moved to Celina, Ohio, where he resided for seven years, then moving to Fort Wayne. Surviving are the wife. Mrs. Cindia Beerbower and three children, Mrs. Foreman and Russell Beerbower of Fort Wayne and Lloyd Beerbower of Lima, Ohio. Funeral services will be held Frldsy noon at Fort Wayne and at 2:15 o’clock Friday afternoon at tho M.t Carmel Evangelical church of Jefferson township. Burial will be made at the church cemetery.

LEGGE AGAINST HOME TARIFF ON U.S. WHEAT Says Farmers Should Limit Quantity of Crop Each Year ASK REDUCTION OF TEN PER CENT Washington, April 16. (U.R) Opposition to an exclusive farin' on wheat sold nt home while surplus wheat is exported at world market prices, as has been proposed in congress from time to time, was expressed today by Chairman Alexander Legge of tlie Federal Farm Board. Legge also appealed to American] wheat and cotton farmers to re-| strict production and thus save their land and prevent over-produc Hon. He spoke over station’ WRC ol tlie National Broadcasting chain. In discussing tlie cooperative marketing organizations the farm board has set up. Ix-gge refuted the charge of "socialism” which lie said had been leveled at tlie government by it* critics. “These central marketing associations are owned and controlled by tlie cooperatives that set them up," he said. "They are the marketing agencies of tlie farmers | themselves. They are not government agencies as some critics who cry “socialism" would have the country believe." Although foreign markets tor American farm products should lie developed and broadened, Legge said, under present conditions the production of some products must lie curtailed if the farmer is to make a reasonable return. Hence, lie added, the farm board lias asked wheat growers to reduce their acreage 10 per cent. Cotton growers to reduce acreage from 46.000,000 to 40,000,000 and tobacco farmers to hold their crop to last year's level. In discussing tlie foreign export problem, long a point of debate in congress, Legge said: "Some persons think away (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) YOUNG MAN IS SUGAR CHAMP Vernon Caffee Has Average Yield of 20.78 Tons Per Acre Lafayette, Jnd., (Special)—Vernon Caffee is the Champion sugar producer of Indiana. He is only a boy, a member of tlie Adams County 4-4 Sugar Beet Club formed last year, but lie has pointed the way for other lads and their dads in th? business of growing sugar beets for the Holland St. Louis Sugar Refinery here, with a yield of 20.78 tons per acre which produced 7,119.3 pounds of sugar. Young Caffee was one of 27 chib members enrolled in this club last spring. 17 of whom finished. On the basis of exhibit of beets at the county show; sugar per acre, profit) per ton of beets, recorded, story ano management, lie was awarded first place. The score was given on sugar per acre rather than tonnage, liecause some soils especially muck, produce a heavy tonnage which is low in sugar. Contrary to popular opinion tlie club acres which were heavily fertilized produced not only a large tonage of beets but also without exception, produced beets containing a higher percentage of sugar than these less heavily fertilized. "My high yield was due to th? application of 300 pounds of 3-9-18 fertilizer at planting time ,as recommended by the county agent, the proper blocking and thinning and frequent hoeing and cultivation,” he said. "1 believe the applciation of 100 pounds of Chilean Nitrate of Soda increased the cf sugar on my acre at least two per cent.” His bets contained 17.2 percent sugar. Where he used no fertilizer, the yield was 15.87 tons per acre, with complete fertilizer and nitrate added as a side dressing it was 20.78 tons. Excellent records were made by a number of other boys and girls in the qlub. Rugo Fuelling harvested 20.03 tons per acre which contained 15.8 percent sugar and his sister harvested 18.16 tons per acre with (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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JAMES FRISTOE DIES SUDDENLY Local Man Found Dead in Bed This Morning at 5 o’clock — James N. Fristoe, 78, prominent resident of Decatur foi many year:: was found dead in bed at his home on Mercer avenue, at 5 o'clock tills morning. Death had occurred shortly iicfore morning from a heart attack. Mrs. Fristoe found him dead in lied at 5 o'clock this | morning when she called him to I arise. Mr. Fristoe had been suffering with heart disease all winter but for the past few weeks had been feeling better. James N. Fristoe was born ini Licking County, Ohio, September] 21. 1851 the son of Hampson and Nancy Fristoe. When lie was 14, years of age lie moved to Adams county where he spent the re- j mainder of his life. During his youth he was well, known as a school teacher, having • spent 14 years in this profession. He was also employed as a deputy county treasurer and in recent years was an automobile accessory salesman. On October 21. 1877 he was united in marriage with Kannie McLeod, who survives. Two years ago they celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary. Surviving besides the widow is one son. True Fristoe of this city, who has been employed as an orchestra director in Baltimore, Md., for the past several months, and a brother. H. A. Fristoe of Rochester, Indiana. One son. Earl Fristoe, , preceded the deceased in death 26 years ago. Mr. Fristoe united with the First Presbyterian church of this city on February 14, 1894, and since that time was a devoted member. He was also a member of the Knights of Pythias and Red Men lodges and took a real interest in affairs. Friends may view the remains at the home on Mercer avenue, after 7.30 o'clock, Thursday evening. Funeral services will lie held Saturday afternoon at 1:3(1 o’clock at the home and at 2 o'clock at the First Presbyterian church. Rev. Harry H. Ferntheil, pastor, will officiate. Interment will lie made in the Decatur cemetery. o Murder Trial May Be Delayed Months Mauston, Wis., April 16. —(U.R) — Prosecution of Lyall T. Wright, ousted "boy sheriff" of Juneau county, for the murder of District Attorney Clinton G. Price, may lie delayed eight months while Wright serves the Federal sentence imposed on him for liquor law conspiracy, authorities indicated here today. Willingness to permit this procedure was expressed by the special prosecutor employed to press tlie charge because of tlie necessity of completing the chain of circumstantial evidence under which Wright is being held without bail. WARM WEATHER IS PREDICTED Slowly Rising Temperature Predicted for Next Few Days Cold weather and rain continued to rule in Decatur and Adams county today and considerable activity was reported in the retail coal business. A slowly rising temperature was promised for northern Indiana today and Thursday. The rain put a halt to county highway repair and maintenance work, but superintendent Chris Eicher s ated that during the fair weather last week many roads were placed in good condition. The rains of the last two days were well received by farmers and townspeople and the early spring drought was ended. Most farmers however are of the opinion that a warmer rain would do much more good to tho spring crops that the cold rain. State weather (forecasters promise relief from tlie cold weather within the next day or (wo, but they predict that the rising temperature will be slow.

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Friendship to Youth Curb oti Delinquency ■Un « J Miss Virginia Murray, director of | the Woman's Division of the Bureau of Crime Prevention of the ) Police Department, believes she has summed up in one sentence her conclusions in ameliorating youthful delinquency. She says, l"Tlie liest way to prevent crime ■among boys and girls is to make them feel that they are dealing l with understanding friends and not I with punitive officers." WILL URGE NEW' POST OFFICE — Lions Vote to Seek Aid of Rep. Vestal For Building The Decatur Lions club at i’s regular meeting Tuesday night went) on record as heartily favoring the construction of a new federal building in Decatur and a committee was appointed to communicate with Representative Albert Vestal, urging] that he do all in his power to se I cure the new building for Decatur. The club also decided to sponsor : a boys' baseball team this summer) and a committee was selected to| organize tlie team and provide the necessary equipment. Tlie boy’s) baseball team move is general j throughout the country and a se v -i eial teams will lie organized in Do-, catur this summer. Prince Abdulla Mohara. a native of Calcutta. India, entertained the club members with a series of new magical illusions. The prince was ; well received ami an early return (o this city was voted liy the club.l Charles K. Champlin was a guest of the club. Berne Infant Expires Cora Jeanette Mazelin, year-old babe of Mr. afld Mrs. Jacob D. Mazelin, of Berne, died Tuesday night following an illness of one day. Death was due to double pneumonia. The child was born April 2. 1929. Surviving besides tlie parents are two sisters and a brother, Kathryn, Raymond and Mary. Funeral services will be hold at the home Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. n Lindberghs Plan Test Flight to East Coast Burliank, Calif.. April 16—(U.R) Col. Charles A. Lindbergh will imp off late this week on a transeont- . inental flight in which lie will ! make speed and altitude tests, lie announced here today. The noted flier spent several hours checking over his specially equipped Lockhead plane at the factory field here in preparation for the trip to New York. His wife, Anna Morrow Lindbergh, whom he taught to fly, will relieve the colonel at the controls during the trip, he said. The exact time of departure lias not been decided, hut Colonel Lindbergh said the trip probably will be made over the week-end. Only one stop was scheduled. The ship will be refueled at Wichita, Kans. - ——— o— Pre-Easter Services Begin Today in Rome Rome, April 16 —(UP)—Rome's great Basilicas were crowded today with thousands of tourists, who joined with residents of Rome in observance of the first religious ceremonies of the solemn pre-aster period. Services of deep significance were held at St. Peter's St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major, bringing some of the largest congregations of recent years.

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BIGGEST FIRE IN YEARS:LOSS ABOUT $20,000 Berne Grain and Hay Conwany Reduced to Heap of Ashes FIRE THREATENS OTHER BUILDINGS Berne. April 1(’» (Speyitil) i- The Berne llnv mid Grain Co., frame building, located netir the heart of the business district here was reducted Io I a heap of ashes this afternoon when fire, starling al 2 o'clock burst out in tlie second floor of tlie building and spread so rapidly that for a whil<» it threatened several ne'H'bv buildings. The cause of the fire was not known, but it was thought to have started from defective wiring in the second story of the building. A large quantity of wheat, hay and other grain was stored in tlie i building at the time of the fire j and none was saved from tlie ‘main building. A few loads of grain were taken from a nearby 'building before the flames swept jit down. Berne firemen strengthened l>y | many volunteers fought bravely to save the Pennsylania station and II lie Economy printing company 'building. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the fire was still going | strong, but it was believed that I firemen would get control of the ', blaze in the next hour. Heat was intense and windows ■ of nearby buildings were cracked .(and broken. The fire was the largest to occur in Berne in several [years and while the loss had not | been determined it was estimated at near $20,000. A heavy stock of grain was kept Jin the elevator and tlie entire [building was a complete loss. A light wind fanned tlie fire and made fighting Hie blaze harder. I The firemen exerted their efforts to saving nearby property, and Iwhile a stream of water was playled on the elevator, no hopes were [held for salvaging any part of (hat structure. Employes of the concern smelled [smoke about 2 o’clock this afternoon and on investigating found I tlie entire second floor ablaze. A [call was sent immediately for tlie firemen and hundreds of factory (CONTINUES) ON PAOE SIX) o HUGE FUND IS SPENT IN TEAR Anti-Prohibition Group S’dvs Lobbying 1 Is Not Done Washington, April 16. — Z U.R) — The association against the prohibition amendment spent $427,213 during 1929 in its fight for repeal I of the 18th amendment, but "not a I cent went for lobbying,” Henry 11. I Curran, president of the organI ization told the senate lobby com- • mittee today. The money was used in supporting wet candidates for office and in disseminating information show ing the American people how the dry law works, Curr'an explained. Tlie association's payroll for the year was $251,484. he said. Senator Robinson, of Indiana, only "regular” Republican member of the committee, challenged tlie wet leader's sttaement there was no expenditures for lobbying. But as he started questions concerning this the committee adjourned until tomorrow, directing Curran to return. Hoosier. In Bus Crash Dies at Albuquerque Columbia City, Ind.. April 16— 1 (UPI The death toll in a NewMexico train-bus crash last week. < mounted to 21 today, with the sudd- /■ en demise of Frank L. Meyers, 58, - former Columbia City Mayor, in an - Albuquerque, N. M , hosiptal, ac- ■ cording to word received by rela- . lives. ? Meyers died last midnight of ini ternal hemorrhages, the message - said. The body will arrive in Columbia City Saturday, for burial.