Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 119, Decatur, Adams County, 19 May 1930 — Page 1

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IfZEPPELIN •i Seville ON Hitrailtrip Soon For ■[;>(>(! States; To Route Ist leg IS J | XEVEVITI I. Kilk Spain, May 19. t.r;il Zeppel i n | (11:10 ■vs'l i lotlav. completing of Hu- first Hight Io Soul li ) the first stage of the iEd ' pproachcd Seville ;,iter uneventful Friedrichshafen. | HgL . .i. enthusiastic city ship which | BgM. Seville the European i regular ■ rol J 1088 tl ’ , ‘ Atlantic ■L A .iirists mingled with I and the interest was I mail stamps | Egd hours before the dirigI H j K ntj Planes from Grand,t I ■»! | shortly before th" i ■ Z *r circled over Gibral I'laites will participate welcoming ceremonies, scheduled for late after the dirigible m the Mediterranean -K ttffle’.ay its arrival here. Brat Zeppelin passed over ~"®aJat 11:25 am. (6:25 am. B) a#<l then flew to Ceuta, on ■ Afrtfcn coast, which it. passed ■te Gjaf is making a new, trail■hfjfcniniercial route to South KriSaml the United State*. ■he B: airship made fast proKs B'ross Switzerland, into fcce, F kml down the Rhone val- ■ after a delayed departure from ■drioßhafen, and as the sun ■ iflits back this morning, it ■red tire coast of Spain, with ■tdß|ioo miles ahead of it behalt for cargo and ■NM-.rerican passengers were ship when it departed i< hshafen. and a fifth I Bto Hoard it at Seville. The ■erf&s were George Crouse, ■act®. N. Y„ his sister, Mrs. ■W,■rouse Durston, Syracuse, States Naval Officer ■rjßhoemaker, and Karl Von MB, Berlin newspaper corresPierce, of New York, ■> tier' on the ship from Fried■Ptaf n to Lakehurst on a f’ifl trans-Atlantic flight, was at Seville. I * Blufflon Census Grows figures give Blttlfof 5,<148. according a ffO't made by J. Monroe Fiteh |. I 1 Mt s 'l ' l visor at Muncie. Pre , I'tiO figures gave Bluffton less Ba Mon population and through , * IP dozens there addi■UHßames of citizens were ob- ' I ce rtified to Mr Fitch. . L> —° — mAL PLANS ■SIC CONTEST hyntary Grades To in Contests ■Tuesday Night MBnusic contest of the pupils school building, inFiiß the sth, 6th, 7th and Bth Flea wi l be held in the Decatur fell School auditorium, Tuesday ritlf. at 7:30 o'clock. Girl's f'i bop's solos, duets, and chorus I’iilß-s will be features of the HB : |Mi® Hazel Gleason, instructor IlHie appreciation in the Marsh Unfction school in Van Wert, fio.Rvill act a« judicator for the | e nt| No, charge will be made for Imiaion and the public is invited |jMß> T 40(Mite Dessolee Chester, supeivisj ofknusic in this city, will have of the program. There jMe 21 events, with more than • Ft< ntestant entered in each

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i Election Fraud Prohe i Resumed in Indianapolis Indianapolis, May 2n.—'U.R> InI vestigation into alleged primary | election frauds was resumed by I county grand jury today with scheduled appearance of several witnesses said to haw knowledge of ballot pudding in several wards. The hearing entered Its second week today, and according to reports emulating from the Jury chambers, may be continued at' least two mot * weeks. LARGE CROWD ATTENDS PLAY “Golden Trail’’ Pleases Large Audience; to Be Repeated Tuesday A good sized cowd attended the first presentation of “The Golden Trail." a musical comedy given by the St. Mary’s Chorus Choir at the Catholic High School auditorium. Sunday evening The production was under the direction of Mrs. L. A. Holthouse and was a romantic story of the “gold rush" days. The play will be repeated Tuesday evening beginning at 8:30 o'clock. Preceding the play Mrs. France 'ontet. pianist, and Ed Coffee, trap irttmmer. played an overture which ncluded several favorite tunes from ‘Rio Rita" and other old Spanish songs. The setting for ‘‘The Golden T:ail” was the grounds in front of Mike's hotel, in Central California near the foothills, and the time was in 1849. The plot is centered «round Dona Barbarita Alvarado, played by Miss Wineft ied Kitson. the daughter ot Don Carlos Alvarado, owner of a large ranch estate, played by Paul Brietie. who falls in love with Charles Harrington, played by Chalmer Fisher. The part of Montmorency Puddington, a joint owner of the hotel who has as least six jobs, played by Leo Dowling, was one of the most humorous parts of the play and was excellently portrayed by Mr. Dowling. France Confer as Don Pedro Carranza. the dashing and daring leader of a gang of robbers known as he Rancheros, had an important and interesting part. Carmela. queen of the Mexican dancers, played by Miss Rosemary Holt house, together with the Mexican dancing girls, played by the Mfisses Patsy Fullenkamp. Patsy Holt house, Lucille Miller, and Alvera Vian, gave several Spanish dances. Fred Schurger as Joe Gimble (Trapper Joe) and his companion i’ad Jones, played by Johnny Boy Hain were immigrants who had (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) DEATH CALLS ’ BUSSE CHILD Infant Succumbs After Illness of Pneumonia; Funeral Tuesday Norma Lou Busse, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Busse of North Tenth Street, died Sunday evening at 5 o'clock at the home of her parents. Death was caused by pneumonia from which the deeased suffered for the past three days. A week ago Saturday she contracted a severe cold which later developed into pneumonia. She was born in Decatur, September 6, 1929. Surviving are the parents, a sister Wanda Mae Busse, at home, the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Busse of near Preble, ami Mr. and Mrs. Christ Grant of Wells County. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:45 o’clock (Daylight saving Time) at the home on North Tenth street, and at 3 o'clock (D. S. T.) at the Zion Lutheran church. Rev. Geisler ol the Preble Lutheran church will officiate and burial will be made in the Decatur Cemetery. — o Bluffton Graduates 81 Eighty-one young men and young women were graduated from the P. A. Allen high school, Bluffton, Friday evening. It was the largest class to be graduated in the history of the Bluffton high school. Dr. Earl Harper, president of Evansville College, delivered the commencement address.

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SOUTHWEST IN WARE OF HEAVY STORMS i FLOODS At Least 19 Die in Series of Severe Rainstorms HIGH WATERS CAUSE TROUBLE — (By Uniter! Press) Tornadoes and floods loosed their savagery on the southwest over the week-end amt lelt in their wake today at least 19 dead and many injured and homeless. Southeastern Arkansas and northern Texas bore the brunt of the high winds. All the dead were negroes. Hospitals in Helena, Ark., were filled with injured negroes from the little plantation town of Lambrook, where a twister struck Sunday and cut a path of destruction 300 yards wide and extending several miles. Three of the dead were killed in Texas, where the second destructive tornado within two weeks demolished homes and buildings, leveled trees and destroyed crops. Streams were still rising today in portions of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. The Red river, fed by torrential rains, drove thousands from their*homes in lowland sectors. No deaths were reported from the high waters. Many persons trapped in their flooded homes were carried to safety in boats. Helena, Ark., May 19. — (U.R) — Scores of negro shanties, ramshackle at best, lay in ruins in three plantation communities on the river bottoms near here- uxEay. Many of their occupants, who yesterday sang happily as they (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) CROSS TRIAL IS POSTPONED Embezzlement Cases Go Over to September Court Term The case of the state vs. Walter D. Cross, Jr., of Geneva charged in two gtand jury indictments with embezzlement as a result of Cross' connection as manager of the Eastern Indiana Oil and Supply Co., which was scheduled to be tried in Adams circuit court today was postponed until September 8. The cave was postponed because of the illness of H. M. DeVoss, assis tant state's attorney. Some controversy arose from the defense counsel because of the postponement Defense attorneys argued that the case, because it is a criminal case, should have preference over civil cases and should be tried during the present term. Judge D. E. Smith of Fort Wayne assisting the prosecution, argued that it would be impossible for him to return during the present term of court, so Judge J. C. Sutton postponed the case until the September term. The jury was dismissed for the rest of this week and was ordered to return next Monday morning. Defense attorneys in the Cross case ate D. B. Erwin and C. J. Lutz of Decatur; Janies Fleming, of Portland and Abram Simmons of Bluft ton. The state is represented by Prosecutor Nathan Nelson, D. E. Smith of Fort Wayne and H. M. DeVoss of Decatur. The case is the result of two grand jury indictments returned several weeks ago, charging embezzlement. from the Eastern Indiana Oil and Supply Co. — o Bus Crash Claims Two Canton, O„ May 19.—(U.R)—-Two persons were killed, three others were critically injured and 15 suffered less severe injuries in a bus crash near here early yesterday. Jacob Hubbard, 33, of Alliance, 0., and an unidentified woman died in a hospital a few hours after a Detroit-Pittsburgh bus crashed into a heavily-loaded trailer parked on the highway for repairs. Three not expected to live are Edward Bioshear, 29, Pittsburgh, driver of the bus; Mrs. Delia Welch, St. Albans, Vt., and W. M. Emery, 31, no address. The crash occurred during a heavy rainstorm.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May 19, 1930.

Healthy Hoosiers Ly * : ■Ms® ; ! • v : 1 -L. / ’ A /; I ~ W i - L- P Pi ' * tWv-'-' 1 Frederick Wingate and Miss Carolyn Boyle, chosen by Indiana as the healthiest boy and girl in the Hoosier state. Wingate scored 98.7 per cent and Miss Boyle 99.3 per cent. They will compete in the National Health Contest to be held this Fall in Chicago.

HERMAN MYERS TO STUDY LAW Local Clothier Plans to Return to College This Fall Herman H. Myers, junior partner of the John T. Myers and Son Clothing Co., who was admitted to the Adams county bar last Saturday auuoutued today that he contemplated practicing law in Decatur after compelling the law work he started when a student at Indiana University. The John T. Myers concern is now in the process of liquidation and Mt. Myers senior will retire. Herman Myers announced that he would enter a law school this fall, where he expects to complete his work for a degree in law in about two years. When Mr. Myers attended Indiana University several years ago he took sufficient law courses to complete a year's work. He then received an A B. degree when he was graduated in 1924. Mr Myers stated that he expected to return to Decatur following his completion of a law course anti would establish a law office in this city. He stated today that the liquidation of the clothing store would continue for several weeks and that he planned to take a short vacation before leaving for school. BACCALAUREATE TO BE SUNDAY Rev. H. H. Ferntheil To Deliver Annual Sermon To Senior Class The Rev. Harry H. Ferntheil. pastor of the First Presbyterian church will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon to graduates ot' Decatur high school next Sunday night at the Methodist Episcopal church, it was announced by school officials today. The serivces will be held at 7:30 o'clock and Rev. Ferntheil will use for his subject, "The Foundation Os Life.’’ Reservations will be made for the senior class, faculty, school board, and parents and grand parents of members of the class. Miss Dessolee Chester, supervlson or music in Decatur schools, will have charge of the music. The Sunday School room of thp Methodist church will be thrown open to the public, as will the rest of the main auditorium It was stated today, and regular services at the Methodist church will not be held Sunday night. o Ex-Preacher Is Fined Huntington, Ind., May 19. —(U.R) — “Bartender” Glen Strausburgh, f ,i nter associate pastor of a church at Huntington, was fined $l3O in police court upon conviction of a charge of possessing liquor. He was arrested while tending bar in a roadhouse raided by police. George Kreiger, proprietor, was fined $l3O on a liquor charge and $35 for operating gambling devices.

Berling Babe’s Funeral Is Held This Morning Funeral services were held at 8:30 o’clock tills morning with an Angel's High Mass at the St. Marys Catholic church tor Theodore Edward Berling, infant son of Mr. and Mis. Edward Berling, 328 South First street, who died at the Adams, County Memorial Hospital Sunday morning at 4.30 o’clock. The infant was born at the hospital last Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock, and had been in a critical condition all week. Surviving besides the parents is a sister. Miss Patsy Berlhtg at home; a grandmother, Mrs. Helen Berling. and a grandfather. D. D. Coffee both of this etty. o RAINS VISITS ADAMS COUNTY Sunday Showers Great Aid to Crops and Gardens, Farmers Say Cool rain and a decided drop in tempera:tire marked the week-end weather calendar for Decatur and this community. The rain was welcome by agricultural sections in the county and while a warm rain would have been better, according to farmers, the cool weather has not harmed the growth of crops and gardens. A drizzling tain fell most of Sunday, but most of it was ausorbed by the ground and there was little evidence today of the fact that more than an inch of rain fell. The rain aided country roads to a great extent, according to local men. It was indicated today that fields would be in condition to be worked by tomorrow if n<> more rain fell today. Local gardens have grown rapidly since the Saturday night rain, and the drop in temperature apparently has not affected the growth of vegetables. Many local gardners report that radishes, opions and lettuce, planted early in the spring were of sufficient size for table use now attd that other spring vegetables would be large enough to eat soon. Art Exhibits Will Be Held May 26-27 Public grade and high school art exhibits will be held next Monday and Tuesday, May 26 and 27, Miss Catherine Martin, art supervisor in Decatur schools announced today. The grade school art exhibit will be held at the Central schßol building and the high school exhibit will be at the high school building. The public is invited to attend both exhibits. o Legume Tour Planned The Dairy Herd Improvement Association of Adams county will sponsor a dairy legume tour June 6 in Adams county, it was announced today by County Agent L. E. Archbold. The committee in charge of the tour includes Peter B. Lehman, Otto Bieberich, Dan H. Hahegger, Benjamin D. Mazelin, Peter D. Schwartz and Roy Price. The tour will last all day anti a basket lunch will be held at Lehman park Berne.

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ASSESSMENTS OF PROPERTY SHOW BIG LOSS Personal Property In County Shows Net Loss of $322,210 — REPORT IS PRELIMINARY Personal property assessments in Adams county this year show a large loss compared to the 1929 assessments. The preliminary figures, compiled by County Assessor Jay Cline, show a loss of $392,760, while the gains made in three taxing units total only $70,550, leaving a net loss of $322,210. Mr. Cline stated that these figures should not be taken as final, because he Ims not gone over the assessor's books, but merely listed the totals from the weekly reports made to him and compared them with those of a year ago. Final figures will not be obtainable until after the county board of review meets and goes over the assessments. Only three taxing units showed gains this year, Mr. Cline stated. They are Berne, Monroe and Geneva. All the townships showed heavy losses and Decatur also showed a large loss. The gains reported from the preliminary figures are: Berne, $54,190; Monroe, $280; Geneva, $16,080. The losses shown in the 12 towmships and in the city of Decatur follow: Wabash, $27,680; Monroe, $37,42/; Preble, $24,220; Kirkland, s3l,2(fJ; French, $4,570; Root, $15,980; Jefferson, $16,200; St. Marys, $23,650; Hartford. $40,070; Blue Creek, $10,610; Washington, $45,140. City of Decatur, $115,960. Mr. Cline stated that he expected a loss in the personal property appraisements, but that he did not expect the total to be as large as the tentative figures show. The county board of review’’ may increase these totals. Mr. Cline stated that there was less grain, hay and livestock in the county and that the value ot cattle and other livestock was less this year than a year ago. These facts account for some of the loss, Mr. Cline stated. In Decatur the loss probably came in merchandise and amount of cash on hands. Inventories have been reduced, Mr. Cline stated. The county board ot review meets next month to review all the assessments and to cheek each assessment sheet for errors. COUNTY BIBLE MEET IS HELD Fred Von Gunten, Lois Sovine Are Winners In County Meet Fred Von Gunter of Berne won the Adams county Bible story telling contest and Lois Sovine ot Washington township won the Bible memory contest held Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Episcopal church here. The two winners will represent Adams county at the district contests next Sunday at Bluffton. There were four entries in the story telling contest and Miss Leia Palmer of Washington township received second place . Miss Palmer will be alternate to the district meeting. In the memory contest there were 10 entries, and several contestants scored nearly perfect mark|t. Dale Adler of Kirkland township was awarded second place in the contest and he will be alternate delegate from Adams county next Sunday. The winners of the district contests at Bluffton next Sunday will represent the district at the state meet to be held later this summer. o Rev. Egle Resigns Berne, May 19 —(Special)—Rev. William Egle, pastor of the Berne Missionary church for the last nine years today tendered his resignation as pastor of that congregation. Mr. Egle will leave soon for Nebraska. No successor has been named.

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Liquor Orgy Probe Is Ended by Grand .Jury ' South Bend. Ind.. Muy 19. (U.R) The grand jury today closed Its in I vestlgutlon of a high school students' liquor party at which Sally H nry, 19, claimed she was beaten and assaulted by several boys. A statement issued by the county pros’cutor said the girl's charges were uncorroborated and were denied by 30 witnesses. The statement urged imrents ami school officials to prevent a repetition of the alleged liquor orgy. CANDIDATES FILE EXPENSES I < Amos Burkhalter Spends 6 Cents in Campaign For Representative Amos Burkhalter. Berne, Republican candidate for joint representative from Adams and Wells county paid six cents for his notn- ' ination. according to expense re- ' ports of primary election candidates filed with County Clerk ' Bernice Nelson. The law states that each candi- ' date for office shall file his expense account not later than 30 1 days following the primary election. June 5 is the last day for candidate* to file expense accounts. Following is a list of those who already have filed and the amount spent in the campaign: C. O. McKean, trustee. Kirkland township, sls; William L. Fore- 1 man, assessor, Jefferson township, $3.50; Ferd Litterer, judge, none; Rolla Raudenbush, trustee. Blue Creek township, none; John Bailey, assessor, Union township, none; Ed Moses, county assessor, none; Byron Hart, assessor, Hartford township, none; A. F. Baker, trustee. Hartford township, none; Rufus Sprunger, trustee. Monroe township, none; Amos Burkhalter, joint representative, Adams and Wells counties, 6 cents; Sim Burk, county clerk, npne: S. J. Fogle, assessor. Jefferson township. 50 cents; Carl Hammond, trustee, Washington township, none; Benjamin McCullough, assessor, St. Marys township, $4.00; Jesse C. Mann, assessor. Wabash township, none; W. H. Laughrey, assessor, Blue Creek township, none; T. A. Gottechalk, state senator, Adams, Wells, Blackford counties, none: David Habegger, trustee, Blue Creek township, $3.00; Anton Thieme, assessor, Union township, none; Charles Henschen, assessor, Kirkland township. $5.00; John Toner, assessor. French township, none; Edwin Beer, trustee, French tow-nship. none: John Wechter, county treasurer, $94.70; F. O. Davis, assessor, Jefferson township, none; Ed Stahly, trustee, Wabash township, $8.00; Frank Heimann, county treasurer. $80.40; J. C. Grandstaff, county coroner, i none; Dennis Striker, commission- : er, third district, $40.50; L. D. t Brown, county sheriff, $15.45; D. B. Erwin, judge, $188.18; Joe M. i Peel, trustee, Jefferson township. : $2.04; Phil Schieferstein, trustee, Root township. $2.04; A. C. Stoppenhagen, assessor. Preble township. $2.50; Orlen Fortney, trustee. St. Marys township, none; George 1 Dellinger, assessor, Washington ■ township, none. o Attend Grand Assembly Mrs. George Squier and Mrs. Ed Ellsworth left last night for Indianapolis to be in attendance at the annual session of the grand Assembly of Rebekahs of Indiana. They were chosen as delegates to represent the local lodge. The session . lasts for three days and during that time there will be a trip to Greensburg to visit the Odd Fellow's Home at that place. — Missionary to Return Mrs. August Sellemeyer has received a letter from iter daughter Esther Sellemeyer. Reformed church missionary stationed at Shenchow, Hunan, China. The letter was written April 3. Miss Selletneyer is planning to com>e back to Ameiica sometime this summer, her departure from China depending on die securing of someone to take charge ol the school and mission, of which she is the head. She plans to come to Decatur and it arrangements can be made she will be here sometime in July. Sellemeyer has been in China for ten years and may resign from her work when she returns to this country.

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NAME WILL CO TO SENATE IN NEXT FEW DAYS No Protests Filed and Ratification Is Predicted In Senate COMMITTEE VOTE IS UNANIMOUS WtishiiiA'loti, May 19. (U.R) I'hc nomination of Owen J. Roberts to be associate justice of the I’. S. Supreme court was favorably reported today by the senate judiciary committee. I’he vole was unanimous. 'l’he committee's tielion virtually assures confirmation, ’llie nomination is expcctetl to be acted on in the senate within a day or so. (No protests have been received on Roberts' nomination and the favorable report was returned a few minutes after the subcommittee which had been investigating the nominee's record submitted a unanimous recommendation. The subcommittee was composed of Senators Borah. Re<pn.. Idaho Hebert. Repn., R. 1., and Overman, Democrat, N. C. The only semblance of a protest was received by the committee Saturday from Norman Thomas, representing the Socialist party. Thomas asked the committee to call Roberts and question him on his views toward economic and social questions. Members of the committee decided. however, that it was not necessary. o BULLETIN Connersville, May 19.—(U.P) —Merele Myers, 21. and Paul Burke, 23, believed from Cincinnati, were captured in a field 5 miles south of here at noon today three hours after robbing the Metamora State Bank of approximately $2,000. They were held in jail at Connersville and questioned by the sheriff and representatives of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation at Indianapolis. The money was recovered. Entering the bank about 9:30 this morning the two bandits bound and gagged Cashier George Leonard and riffled the vault. Leonard worked a hand loose to secure a revolver and fired three shots at the bandits as they left the bank. Berne Names Teachers Berne, May 19 —(Special) —All Berne school teachers with two exceptions were re-hired for the 193031 term it was announced by school officials today. Miss Wilma Dick, supervisor of Music in Berne public schools will go to Rngola nex;t j‘enr and no success or has l>een announced. Miss Wilda Lehman will succeed Miss Irma Hall as instructor in the Fifth grade it was announced. All other teachers including Harold Johnson, athletic director will return next fall. o ELEVEN FATAL MISHAPS OCCUR Auto Wrecks, Drownings And Suicides Take Toll In State Indianapolis, May 19, —(U.R) — Auto crashes, railroad crossing accidents, drownings and suicides took a toll ot 11 lives in Indiana over the week-end. Scores ot persons were in hospitals today suffering from injuries inflicted in holiday mishaps. Patrolman Byron W. Payne, 39, a relief driver for the Indianapolis police emergency squad, and Mrs. Flossie Owens, Indianapolis, were killed when the car in which they were riding, overturned near Indianapolis. Two other persons riding with them were injured. The four persons were said to have been riding after a party • when the car, driven by the patrolman. slipped from the road into soft gravel and upset. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)