Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 125, Decatur, Adams County, 26 May 1930 — Page 1

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Sins iirseo ■ I.EfID LIFE QBfCHRISTIANS ..Jj|| - > 11. Ferntheil Is I Speaker Sunday ■e(ROWI) ■ in:\RS SERMON H. :r > of ' ['lie Founda- | ji, [he Rev. I larrv iH :l. pastor of the! s |,xt ian church <>! ( v members of K | H Ji school gnuhiat--1,, -follow the oiilv uni of living;. that ,1 the Baecaltimheld Sumi av |i t . Methodist F.pisHh lurch. started at 7: 111 seating capacity |K . litoriiim was tax- . niilience listened V won Burk played as the 1930 . lied into reserved tl of the auditor- ■■ i Her. pastor of the ; ni-eh invoked the entire audience ii v B. 11. Franklin. >’ ■■ Method! t church - I.noe. J Corinthian. , choir sang. 11 Sunderman, pastor al church delivercowed by another, the address was K Cor. 5 : 11 "Other' no man lay than ' •: Ii is Jesus Christ " I -HgJ’-' 1 ~iv' de <l ,lia fi ”* lik- ■ trans-continental of passengers who ■ Ito train at birth, never . the speaker said courage to ex r i .iit to stop over at any He I of interest or profit "uyil Mu ■ 'in flie starting place higher education, speck of se'.f-con'i lop off at that town ■ k up a handful of knowledge." 1 i! continued to d. ■* f ~f '’fe, from the station of birth to I'D ON PAGE TWO) ■I Parachute Record Est . Calif.. May 26—(U.R) :eeord for an altitude jump was claimed by today after a 25.000 airplane over the A frozen hand was ill effect White suffered descent. flown by Earl Gordon ■Hb<' a plane to Lancaster iitnp was made. l'.<|H' weight of a barograph. |M'> 'uent and heavy cloth (hopped with two parasecond of which was the earth. ■EN SEEKS HTATE OFFICE Banker Is Candidate || Tor Treasurer was received in "'y today that Hon. Wu BM>’eii. joint state represent a- £■> Scott and Jefferson coiii'resides at Scottsburg will democratic nomination to’" at the state con venhas served in tile state lor a number of terms and is the democratic memkHl'' state budget committee. Bpi banker and owns interests K|M>’al canning concerns in who resides in the HBpg.essional district is said ■■the endorsement of every He stated in his that he would county in the next two. It is probable that ■Bill be opposed for the nom|B>.v Jap Jones, Martinsville, -Jjk.tiJnes democratic candidate

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Vol. XXVIII. No. 125.

AntLSmith Democrat Seeks Senatorial Honors i I I fife 1 SFI « rW - M Ousted from the Democratic National Committee for not supporting Al Smith for President, Mrs. Jennie Callfas, of Nebraska, is now seeking her party's nomination for the U. S. Senate heat held by George W. Norris. Republican. Dr. Callfas has pledged herself to fight for revision of tariff rates to benefit agriculture. MAJ.N. A.IMRIE WILL SPEAK AT COMMENCEMENT Culver School Official to Deliver Address at Annual Function RECEPTION TO BE IN GYMNASIUM

Graduating activities of the senior class of Decatur high school will be brought to a close Wednesday night with the annual Commencement exercises to be held at Decatur high school auditorium at 8 o'clock. Major Norman A. Imrie, of Culver Military Academy will deliver the Commencement address. Major Imrie is well and favorably known in Indiana and Michigan as a speaker. It will be his first appearance it, Decatur. The rest of the Commencement program is being formulated at present, and will include the presentation of diplomas to graduating members ot the class by Dr. Burt Mangold, president of the school board. Introduction of the (lass will be in charge of Superintendent M. F. Worthman and Principal Walter Krick will give a short welcoming address. Following the Commencement exercises. a reception and dance will be given by the seniors for their guests in the Decatur high school gymnasium. There will be dancing from 9 until 12 o'clock Wednesday night. Schools will officially close in Decatur Wednesday. Most of th? school work for the year has been completed now. and various school exhibits will be held this week. Superintendent Worthman stated the list of teachers for the 1930-31 term would be announced soon. It is understood there will be several changes in high school. , Kidnap Story Is Hoax Pittsburgh. Pa., May 26. - (U.R)— R. G. Kirk, 24, Niagara Falls, N. . Y., whose story oi a missing bride" kept police of Turtle Creek, McKeesport and nearby towns busy for 36 hours was taken to Warren, 0.. last night to face charges of passing worthless checks, it was learned today. Kirk admitted before he left for , Warren accompanied by two de- , tectives that he had planned the > storv to gain publicity so he could , pass cheeks in this region, police > said. . _ Kirk claimed to be the son of G. C. Kirk, head of Carnation Milk company. Carnation, Wash., told police his bride had disappeared in his automobile while he had gone to get a towing truck. o Quinn History Praised In State Bureau Bulletin The May bulletin of the Indiana Hiltorical' Bureau tells of French Quinn of this city Public Library here with a Histoi ti " "2 l y praises Mr. Quinns work a adds editorially that the book should be in printed form m otde that all school children might benefit from it.

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SUPREME COURT MAKES RULING Decision s May Affect Building of Proposed School Here Iwo decisions rendered by the Indiana supreme court affect the building of school houses by holding companies and hold as unconstitutional the building of school houses by outside companies, other than through the authorized taxing united. The cases in question were appealed to the supreme court from Kosciusko county and from Gibson county. The decision is of much interest to Decatur people, because the Decatur school board was investigating the feasibility of using a holding company through which the proposed Decatur high school building might be erected. The decisions rendered by the court follow: Schools and Schoolhouses Rehearing Denied "25732.'Samuel Hivly vs. School City of Napanee et al. Kosciusko C. C. Appellee's petition for rehearing is denied. Martin, J. "This is a case where a school building was erected on contract by which the school city agreed to either buy the building or continue its occupancy at a higher rental I after a stated number of years, and I the contract, some months ago was i held invalid as in violation of the constitutional limitation of indebt-1 edness. See. 169 N. E. 51.) An oral argument was' granted on petition for rehearing and amicus curia came in. The court says that appel- [ lees contend that the constitutionaltiy of Ch. 223. Acts 1927 under which the parties attempted to act. is directly in issue, and contend tha’ (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

FOUR DEAD IN ARKANSAS FEUD Eleven Injured When Guns Blaze on Carnival Midway Lepanto, Ark., May 26. —(U.R) —A short-lived feud, climaxing years ot moonshining in th? Arkansas hills, was believed today to have caused the pistol battle on a crowded carn- : ival midway here last night which left four men dead and eleven perlons wounded. » Conflicting versions were told toJay of the manner in which Ira ißlackie" Williams. Walter Moffett and Clyde Keller lost, their lives. Predominance of opinion, however, was that a gang feud over liquor dealings started with a fist fight at Marked Tree some days ago and flared up again when the ptincipals met on the crowded carnival street. William "Doc" Laudermilk, a bystander, also was killed by the flying bullets. Officials said several others were seriously injured and still others received slight wounds. Hugh Luttrell, one of the principals, was arrested after the shooting and charged with murder. He had escaped injury by fleeing while the gunfire was at its height. Witnesses said Williams, Luttrell and Moffett met Keller on the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) — Monroe Twp. Is 2,926 The unofficial 1930 population of Monroe township is 2,926 it was learned here today. It is expected that the official census report from J Monroe Fitch, census director of the eighth district will arrive in a day or £wo. The population includes the town of Monroe and part of Berne. — Dawes Starts V acation Os Month On June 7 Washington, May 26. —(U.R)—Ambassador Charles G. Dawes is planning to leave London June 7 to return to the United States for a month s leave of absence, it was announced at the state department today. Dawes requested and received permission for a leave of this extent, it was explained. Dawes advised the state department he wished to spend two or three weeks in Chicago to consider plans for the World Fair in 1933. Secretary of State Stimson cabled his consent Immediately upon receipt ot the request for leave.

ONLYDAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday. May 26, 1930.

Plans Weed-Control Meetings In County l A series of interesting meetings [showing new means of controlling I i persist' nt perenial we-ds will be I held by County Agent L. A. Arch-1 I bold, June 12 and 13 at various > points in Adams county. The demonstrations will tie open to the public and indications are that beca'use of great interest in weed-control the attendance at the meetings will be large. Those ( planning on attending the meet- . ings, each, of which will last one ( hour, are asked to bring samples ( of weeds with them. C. O. Lee of Purdue University will aid in the , instructions on eradication. o RURAL D.V.B.S. OPENS TODAY t 221 Pupils Enroll In Pleasant Dale School; Mrs. Cover, Director The Rural Community Daily Vacation Bible School opened today at the Pleasant Dale church with an enrollment of 221 pupils, including children from the ages of four to fourteen. Mrs. J. L.' Cover of the Bethany Bible School. of Chicago, is the director of the school and is being assisted by. several local teachers. Nine rural churches are represented in the Vacation Bible [school which will be held every ! morning from 8:30 o’clock to 11:30 o'clock for a two week's period. ' Commencement exercises will be ! held at. the close on Friday. June 6. at the Community Building at Kirkland. Because of the unusually large enrollment for the first day, some of the classes were taken to the I Kirkland high school building' where they will be conducted. The school consists of seventeen separate classes dealing with the Bible and Missionary subjects. Visitors are invited to attend i any session or class of the school. ■ ■■ o . School Fund Remains Berne, May 26 I Special)— The Berne schools showed a balance of <533.26 left In the treasury, this year, at the clAse of the school year, which is the largest balance left for a period of ten years. Prince Loses Life Vienna, May 26. — (U.R) — Prince Cantacuzene was killed in an airplane accident today, a dispatch from Bucharest reported. THIEVES BEGIN PRISONTERMS Knoelke and Fifer Taken To Pendleton From .Jay County Today Orville Knoelke and Donald Fifer Jay county young men who confessed Friday to stealing hundreds of chickens in Jay county and selling in Decatur were taken today to the state reformatory •at Pendleton where they will start serving sentences of one to 10 years. Both young men entered pleas of ( guilty to larceny in Jay Circuit court Saturday. The men were caught at Celina, t)hio, Friday through the efforts of Sheriff Ih.rl Hollingsworth of Decatur and Sheriff Hen Wehrley of Portland after a three-day search for the thieves. Both Knoelke and Fifer have cri minal records, having served time in the state farm at Putnamville and at the Indiana Boys School. Jay county officials stated they believed the chicken thief gang which has been operated in this part of tne state for some time was broken with the arrest of the two young men. o Senate Republicans To Push Treaty Ratification Washington, May 26. —(U.R) Senate republicans decided informally at a. conference today to consider the London naval treaty at the present session of congress as desired by President Hoover. They agreed to dispose of the legislative program first, consisting of the tariff bill, the rivers and harbors bill and the motorbus regulation bill, before taking up the treaty.

FUNDS BOOSTED BY DONATIONS Three Concerns Give SIOO to Scout Drive In Adams County Eno W. Ijinkenau, chairman of the large gift committee of the Boy Scout drive, announced today the receipt of three contributions to the fund. The donations camo unsolicited and in advance of the solicitation campaign to he made by Mr. Lankenau and his committee, among the manufacturers and individuals. The gifts announced today were, Decatur Chamber of Commerce, >s2s; Decatur works of tly* General Electric company, SSO; Decatur: Rotary club, $25. These three contributions total ■ one-tenth of the fund to be raised in this city for the Boy Scouts of! the Anthony Wayne urea council and indicate that the campaign will be successful in this city. Mr. Lankenau also announced the appointm nt of M. F. Worthman. superintendent of city schools, as chairman of the committee to solicit the lodges, clubs, fraternities [and sororities. Mr. Worthman and i his committee will organiz.* their ' drive separate from the general (drive which will open June 2. The money raised in this city Igoes towards the maintaining of [Anthony Wayne area council at I Fort Wayne, the Decatur Boy Scout troops receiving the b“iiefit of organized scout work and programs which, the area council prepares during the year. Decatur now has four scout troops, namely the K. of C. troop; the Evangelical church troop; the American Legion troop, and th? > Rotary club troop. TARIFF BILL IS APPROVED I Hoover Returns Fr o m Vacation; Bill to Senate Tuesday Washington, May 26.—(U.R)—The Smoot-Hawley tariff bill, approved by President Hoover after a hurried return here from bis Virginia camp for a conference with Attorney General Mitchell regarding the constitutionality of its new flexible clause, was ready today for a final polishing before it is taken up by the senate on Tuesday. After the conference between the two officials, in which Walter Newton, Mr. Hoover's political secretary, participated, the White House said th£ president found the revised flexible clause satisfactory. Its constitutionality had been challenged by Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic floor leader, but Mitchell pronounced the rewritten clause legal. The president’s swift return from his fishing trip —he arrived here about 3 p. m. yesterday—was decided, apparently, after he had received a resume of the revised clause, written by tariff leaders on Saturday. After reading this, the president feared his plans for machinery to obtain quick and decisive action by the tariff commission in the determination of foreign and domestic costs of production had been omitted by the congressional drafters. After Hie president’s apprehension on this point had been removed and after Mitchell had approved the clause’s constitutionality, Mr. Hoover let congressional leaders know the bill was satisfactory. Thereafter, Chairman Smoot of the senat? finance committee said he would press for senate action on the measure early this week. o G. E. Band Special Train Almost Filled The special excursion on the Pennsylvania railroad which will carry the Decatur General Electric band and all others who desire to spend Memorial day in Indianapolis will leave Decatur at 1:47 o’clock next Friday morning and returning will leave Indianapolis at 10 o'clock Friday night, it was announced today by G. E. band members. Thirty-three already obtained paesage and only a few more can be taken on the special, it was stated today. Tickets must be secured in advance.

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DECATUR WILL | NOT VOTE ON TIME QUESTION Daylight Saving Time Will Continue; Vote Is Called Off NO ELECTION ON QUESTION Advocated for the repeal of the daylight’saving time ordinance and those who requested that another referndum be i taken on the question withdrew their support today and announced that the polling of a vote next Saturday and next [Monday would not be taken, i Mayor George Krick and members of the city council stated today that the city was not sponsoring proposed "election" or referendum and as far as the council was concerned no action would be taken on the ordinance. It will stand and remain in force, Mayor Krick and councilmen stated, unless it is shown by referendum or some other way that the people of Decatur want it repealed. Representatives -of those who signed the petition asking for the repeal of the ordinance were informed that the council would not repeal the measure unless the people want'd it. The city would not act in the matter, but the council granted the anti-daylights the right to take another referendum if they wished. The matter was presented to the council Friday evening at a special meeting of the council and last Saturday it was announced the daylight repealers would conduct a city referendum on the question by holding an election at the library building. City councilmen stated emphatically this morning that the so-call-ed election would not be held und r the supervision of the city, nor was it ordered held as a matter of city business. Those who favor daylight saving time threatened to petition the council for other referendums and th 1 whole matt?r seemed to be in a muddle over the week-end. The more staunch anti-daylight saving men announced this morning that they would leave the matter as it stands and that they would not conduct the election. Decatur will continue to operate on daylight saving time, city officials stated. o GRAF ON WAY TO LAKEHURST Faces 4,700 Miles Trip; Will Make Short Rest Stop Pernambuco, Brazil. May 26. — (U.R)—The dirigible Graf Zeppelin, en route to Cuba and the United States, arrived here today and was moored to a mast for refueling and replenishment of supplier. The big ship appeared over the city at 8;29 a.m. (6:29 a.m., EST) and was moored at the flying field 24 minutes later. Four passengers, including two Americans, William B. Leeds and J. H. Durrell, were scheduled to go aboard the ship here. The dirigible, which left. Friedrichshafen, Germany, a week ago | yesterday, flew to Seville, Spain, across the South Atlantic to Pernambuco and then down to Rio De Janeiro and back, faces a flight of some 4,700 miles from here to Lakehurst, N. J. The Graf Zeppelin completed the 1,200 miles from Rio De Janeiro (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o - Rogation Days Start The Rogation days started at the St. Mary's Catholic church this morning. The days are observed on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. On Thursday the feast of the Ascension, a holy day of obligation will be observed in the Catholic churches and masses at St. Mary's church will be held at five, seven-thirty and nine-thirty. Following the mass this morning the Litany of All Saints was recited and special prayers are said In thanksgiving to God for His many blessings.

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‘Ma’ Ferguson to Run Again I ‘ WW , ;>w .jr Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson, only I woman to serve as governor oft Texas, will again- run for governor j of that etatg. When the State, Supreme Court of Texas ruled that her husband, former Governor Janies E. Ferguson, was ineligible to hold office Ferguson announced that “Ma" Ferguson would be a candidate in his stead. CATHOLIC HIGH WILL GRADUATE 16 ON JUNE 6 Commencement Invitations Issued by Local Catholic School REV. JOHN BAPST IS CHIEF SPEAKER Invitations have been issued by the graduates of th? Decatur Catholic high school for the commencement <>x rcises to be held Friday. June 6 at the Catholic high school auditorium. , Sixteen young men and young women will be gradual d from the high school. The Rev. Father John Ba.pst of Bluffton will deliver the commenctment address. The membets of the graduating class are, the Misses Helen Voglewede, Mary Fisher, Edith lingerich, Helen Finan, Margaret Schumacher, Viola Schmitz, Rosemary Holthouse, and the Messrs. Bernard J. Wemhoff. Gerald Gag?, George Harris, George Foos, Frederick My- ( lott. John Schurger, John Schmitt, Lawr: nee Beckmeyer, and Leo Schultz. , This is the largest class to be graduated from the D'catur Catholic school since it was establish- ■ ed. o , W.R.C. Dinner Cancelled The dinner which the Women's Relief Corps had planned to serve Friday noon, following the Memorial Day services, will not take place, and the party will disband at the Court House. The members of the W. R. C. will meet with Mrs. Joe Hower at her home on South Eleventh street, Thursday afternoon for the purpose of arranging the flowers to be placed on the graves. Anyone having flowers to donate is asjeed to have them at the Hower home Thursday. All those planning to participate in the Memorial day services, Friday, are requested to notify Mrs. Sam Chronister not later than I Wednesday in order that the flowers may be distributed. o Legion Attends Memorial Services Here Sunday. Memorial services were held at [ the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning with Rev. Harry H. Ferntheil, pastor, delivering the sermon. Eighty-five members of the Adams Post of th? American Legion, preceded by five Civil War veterans and twenty-five SpanishAmerican war veterans paraded down Second street to the church and < nteied as a body. Burl Johnson was in charge of the colors and gun squad of the American Legion. To File New Bills Washington, May 26. —(U.R) — New indictments against persons distributing the Jamaica Ginger beverages held responsible for many cases of paralysis in the southwest, are soon to be returned in Northern Louisiana and Mississippi, Prohibition Commissioner Doran revealed today.

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SUPREME COURT RULE ON CASE IS IMPORTANT Buyer From Bootlegger I Can Not Be Prosecuted Under Law, Rule OTHER CASE THROWN OUT Washington, Mttv 26. Buying bcvcnigc liq no r I I rom ;i bootlegger is lawful, I the supreme court ruled toiday in the Farrar case from Boston. James E. Farrar purchased liquor for his own use and the government charged him with violation of the Volstead act. The government sought to punish Farrar under the Volstead act permit section, which forbids purchase of liquor without a permit. The defense contended this provision applied only to those authorized to use liquor, such as druggists, manufacturers, etc. The government submitted the case for a final ruling because some federal judges in charges to grand juries have cited purchase from bootleggers as unlawful. Justice Sutherland announced the court's opinion, which was emphatic in stating that the Volstead adt imposed no criminal liability on the purchaser of illegal liquor. It was significant, Sutherland said, that congress has not acted to penalize specifically liquor buyers. The court's ruling was unanimous. In ten years of enforcement the government has held purchase was not included and has not heretofore attempted such a prosecution as this. The government admitted in its arguments that congress considered such as extension of prohibition but refused to include it in the eighteenth amendment. The court previously today declined to consider the somewhat similar case of Alfred E. Norris, New York broker, on technical grounds. Norris had purchased liquor from a Philadelphia bootlegger on mail order. It was shipped to him by express labeled as ink or olive oil. In the Norris case the court ruled that the defendant by pleading "nolo contendere" had in effect pleaded guilty and , therefore be was foreclosed from protesting the validity of the indictment. Sutherland said the court would not rule on the merits of the validity of the indictment because of this. Large Crowd Attends St. Joseph Pageant The pageant, "Boyland and Maidland," ((resented by the grade pupils of the St. Joseph's Catholic school Sunday evening was greatly enjoyed by the large crowd present. The pageant depicted events of the (last, present and future. The boy's program was separate from the girls, each grade present, ing a special feature. Several musical selections wer? also given in connection with the pageant. ART EXHIBITS OPEN TO PUBLIC School Work Will be Shown Monday And Tuesday All Day Decatur and Adams county citizens are invited to attend the art exhibits of Decatur public schools which opened at 2:30 o'clock ’his afternoon at Decatur high school and Central school. The exhibits will be optm from 6:30 to 9 o'clock tonight and Tuesday all nay until 9 o'clock Tuesday night. The ward school and junior high school exhibits are at Central school and the high school exhibits are at the high school building. Miss Catherine Martin, supervisor of art in the local public schools is in charge of the exhibits. Several of the grade school teachers also are assisting in explaining the various projects to visitors. There Is no admission charge, and the exhibits show the work of the pupils of all ages in art.