Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 126, Decatur, Adams County, 27 May 1930 — Page 1

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■ m|ntary Pupils Win ■y Awards Under j'S Grace Co flee “bill school att work done by a| Ut school children from the W grade through the four s °C high school is grouped to * r one of the finest exhibits by the various grades of l!| tr schools. le Inhibit begins with the pri’’jfr'les of the various ward ' u ‘S;®t Central school building, tiiwt eight school grades' work °*B at this school and the high is on display on the V'l foor of Decatur high school 91 working under 'he Ffvilioti of Miss Catherine Mar-

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Killed in Auto ( rash in France ■G I ■ I ’ . ' - ' u > ■ Mrs. Katherine Keith Adler, i Chicago society woman and author. I who was killed when the car in whi< h she and her husband. David I Adler. Chicago architect, were ridi ing. skidded and crashed into a ■ tree in Erance. Mrs. Adler died I of a skull fracture in a hospital in the town of Evreux, where slit was taken by her husband, who I escaped with only slight injuries. INVITATION IS RECEIVED HERE — Local Girl Scouts Are Invited to Attend Fort Wayne Girls’ Camp The Fort Wayne Girl Scouts have issued an invitation to Decatur Girl Scouts, through th; local leader. Mrs. Bryce Thomas, to atI tend their camp this summer at J Lake Dewart, near Warsaw. The I Fort Wayne camp includes 25 actes of shade and lake lands and there is a large and shallow beech for bathing and boating. it is the first year that the Fort Wayije camp has been opened to other Girl Scout organizations. Tlie camp opens June 29 and closes August 9, and is divided into thre -j itwo-weeks periods. Tlie expense for each Decatur j Girl Scout who attends will be $8 a week Each girl attending the i camp must have a h alth certificate and a yaccination certificate. Local Gill Scout officers are anxious that all Decatur members of the organization, attend the camp at least one week during tlie summer. It was announc d today that girls att tiding Hie camp could work on their merit badges and also toward becoming fiist class scouts. Those in Dec i tin who are inter ! ested are asked to communicate witli .Mrs. Thomas as soon as possible and further information will li* given. Science League Meets The Decatur chapter of the Amatuie Science League of America will hold an important business meeting at 7 o'clock tonight at Wertzlierger’s Confectionery. All members are urged to be present.

'tin art instructor in Decatur schoo has accomplished much in the att of crayon, pencil and water color working, and the entire exhibit is well worth the.tlme it takes to visit the various displays. The exhibit, together with th. penmanship exhibit, which also shows vast improvement of the various pupils, will be open to th. public until !» o'clock tonight. Monday afternoon hundreds o people attended the exhibit and showed great interest in the wot k " a 1 ? Central several rooms are devoted entirely to the work ofl pup » £.**» = (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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KING GEORGE REPORTEDILL Sutlers From Rheumatic Trouble In Hip, Physician Reports London. May 27. - (U.R) King George has been wffering from .an attack of rheumatism in the right hip for the past several I days, it was announced officially at Buckingham Palace today. As a result of the rheumatism, I the King has cancelled his atten- | dance.at the third and fourth royal I courts to be held tonight and toI morrow. The affection was painful,.it was said, but it was understood that t had no connection with the serI ions illness which kept him conI lined to his bed for many weeks last year. The official announcement at I Buckingham Palace said; "For some days past the King has been suffering from a painful though localized rheumatism in his right hip. His majesty has been advised not to be present at the courts tonight and tomorrow nfeht. but hopes to be able to fulfill his engagements later this week." Well informed sources pointed out that during the King's previous illness the operations to combat she bronchial pneumonia from which he was suffering affected all of his left side beneath the lung. It also was considered noteworthy that the King's uncle, the Duke of Connaught, cancelled his enj gagement last night, saying he was i suffering from a slight cold. King George was believed by his i phy icians to have recovered com- . pletely from the i lness which i threatened his life in tin- -*«rly winter of 1928-29, hut only recently was he permitted to return to official duties. He will be 65 years old on June 3. "There is nothing to worry about." a spokesman at the palace told the United Press. "The King is up and about and received Gen. Sir William Peyen this morning In connection with the Scottish military appointment. The .illness Is only a slight one.” Hundreds of debutantes were disappointed today when it was learned the King would not he present at the courts tonight and tomorrow night. COACH KIDD TO LEAVE DECATUR Local Football Mentor Resigns Todav, Effective At Once Max Kidd, football coach and history instructor in Decatur high school for the last two years today handed his resignation to Dr. Burt Mangold, president of the Decatur school board, effective at the close of the present school season. Mr. ) Kidd stated that he had several positions under consideration, but had made no definite decision. Coach Kidd came to Decatur two years ago. taking the place of Ralph Tyndall. He piloted the | Yellow Jacket football ’ team through the 1928 and 1929 football seasons. In 1928 he also coached the Yellow Jacket baseball team and in 1928-29-30 was assistant basketball coach. Mr. Kidd stated that he would move his family to Bloomfield, Ind., in the next few days and they would remain in that city until next fall. He will enroll in a football coaching school at Windsor, Canada, later this summer for 1 a course in football coaching. Before coming to Decatur, Mr. Kidd piloted football and basketball teams at Bloomfield, his home (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Supreme Court Rule Works Iti Indiana Indianapolis, May 27.—(U.R) —Yesterday’s U. S. Supreme court ruling that the purchaser of intoxi- 1 cants is not guilty of law violation, ' won release a few hours later for I Angelo Donafrjo, by John W. Kern, U. S. commissioner in Indianap- ■ olis. 1 Donafrio had admitted purchas- I ing liquor. Kern consented to the release on the contention that he i could not hold Donafrio for posses* ion because there was no proof of 1 intended sale. 1

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Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday, May 27, 1930,

»- s 1930 Country Club Committees Named a )« Committees for the Decatur Country club were named to;'ay by Enno W. Lankenau, pi'eshh nt of lhe local organiziil ion. Fo.iT committees were named, theie being a i hairmun and two other members on em it committee. The committees are: Sports—C. (). Porter, chairman, Charles Knapp, Ira Fuhrman. i'rcg.am L. F. ('outer, chairman Harry Knapp, Dr. Glen Neptune. Handicap William Heim, i hairmun: Herman Myers, Is idore Bernstein. Rules Harold Kirsch, chairman, Ed Engeler, Ralph Genl is. The women's entertainment and golf committees have not yet been appointed. Mr. Lankenau stated. A meeting of the men s committees will be held next week, Presi dent Lankenau stated at which time activities for the club will be arranged. o BEE INSPECTOR TAKES ACTION Eight Yards Burned Because of Foul Brood; Work Nears End R. M. Baker, the state Bee Inspector, was a visitor in the county agenu,s office this morning and states 'that he has completed tlie inspection of the south twiethirds of tlie county. Visiting in all 235 beeyards. Foul Brood is prevalent in the county, lint is confined to certain neighborhoods of careless beemen. Baker states that where the beeinen disregarded instructions of previ«us years there he- has had to resent to the burning of the bees anil equipment. He has been forced to do this in eight bee yards so far, completely destroying all bees and all equipment. In cases where he feels a man is capable and willing to elean up properly he is giving him a chance to do so. Tlie inspector expects to complete the work of the north third of tlie county with in tlie next week or ten days. Any bee-man sufficiently iatei ested may accompany the bee inspector and assist in the l inspection. This will put him to no expense or obligation. o BULLETIN Oklahoma City, May 27. —(U.R) — Flames that started near a sawdust covered arena swept through the stock yard coliseum and took at least 10 lives. Most of the persons who lost their lives were caught in a shower of debris as the walls of the I huge structure weakened by the inroad of <he flame, collapsed. The wall of the auditorium j crashed soon after the first was discovered. Most of the deaths and injuries resulted when crowds pressed forward to see th; spectacle and were caught by the falling wall. FINAL TARIFF DEBATE HEARD Chairman Smoot Says Bill Was Written For Farmers Washington, May 27.—(U.R) The Hawley-Smoot hiriff bill "was written primarily for agriculture,” and increases the protective rates for agriculture four timies as much as tlie protective rates for industry as a whole, Chairman Smoot of the senate finance committee told the senate today in opening final debate on the bill. Duties under the new tariff schedules will amount to $630,456.280 as compared with $522,649,383 (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) O Plane Crash Fatal Tulsa, Okla., May 27. (U.R) —A woman ami ttfo men were killed early today when their airplane crashed at Carland airport and they were burned to death. The pilot was identified as Geo. S. Bursboom, Sedalia, Mo., but the other two bodies were so burned they could not be identified. None of the airport attendants saw the crash in the early morning darkness but believed Bursboom lost control of his craft as he tried to land.

THREE LODGES TO INITIATE K. of C. Lodges From Decatur, (Jarrett And Huntington .loin Plans are lining completed for ; the joint Knights of Columbus; initiation to be held in Decatur on ; Sunday, June Bth. Candidates from Huntington and Garrett will receive the degree work, together with about 20 D“catur men. There will be about ; 50 men in the class. Preliminary plans call 'for the first degree at 8:30 o'clock Sunday morning at the K. of C. hall. This' degree will lie conferred by the Decatur council Al 9:45 o’clock, the candidates. 1 members of the Knights of Colum J bus and all visiting knights will I attend tt high mass at the St. I Mary's Catholic church. The priest who will deliver the sermon at the mass has not yet been named. The eecond and third degrees' will bo conferred by the Huntin"-; Sunday afternoon, beginning nl two o'clock. Tile second degree: j iwll be conferred by the Hunting-' ton and Garrett councils. The! third degree will lie conferred by J. D. Derry and staff of Indianapolis. It is expected that several hundred Knights of Columbus will attend the in.itiatipn. This is the first tin'ie in several years that the Decatur council has held an in-1 itiation here and plane are being made to make it an event of great ! interest to all Knights of Colntnbus. o Mayor Dale Arrested; Pays SI,OO /tnd Costs Muncie, Ind., May 27. — (U.R) — Mayor George R. Dale, Muncie, proved that he is “no better than the rest" wb, n he appeared in police court last night, pleaded guilty on a charge of driving without al lighted tai! lamp on his car, and j paid a tine of $1 and costs. Dale was criticized by a woman! who saw him driving without the I rear light, and reminded him that numerous people wer,e fined recently for that offense. He appeared before Frank Mann, city judge, admitted the infraction of law, and requested that his punishment be the same as others receive for a like offense. He said lie was not aware the light was out, hut that "probably most of the others didn't know their lights were out, cither." HOOVER URGES 'SAFETY FIRST' Gives Address to Annual Meeting of Safety Convention Washington. May 27. (U.R) Tlie great loss of human life in traffic accidents is a national concern of great importance. President Hoov er said today in a brief address at the opening meeting of the third national conference on street and highway safety. Mr. Hoover declared that in spite of better traffic conditions the accident rate continues to rise and pointed out that "universal improvement can come only gradually and through continuous and combined effort." He praised the conference for its work saying that on its efforts “largely hinges the safety and well-being of a largo percentage of our people.” The president told the conference that its deliberations involved “a humanitarian and economic problem which touches every man, woman and child in the land." He pointed out that the last national street and highway safety conference, held in 1926, had "carefully worked out a program of measures for improvement of traffic conditions” througji cooperation of states, local communities and voluntary organizations. “In the years that have inter vened there has l>een much effort to better traffic conditions but the accident rate nevertheless continues to rise because the increasing volume of traffic outruns our efforts.” the president declared. “Without those earlier efforts, conditions today would be much worse, but still the steadily increasing traffic has outrun all measures of safety.”

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Local (Jiri Initiated In Sorority At Franklin I Miss Vivian Thomas, daughter lof Mr. and Mrs Hart y A. Thomas of this city, who Is a student at FrankHu College. Franklin, was initiated into Pi Kappa Delta Fraternity Wednesday night. I’l Kappa Delta is a national honorary foiensie fraliernily founded in 1913 at Ottawa I University. The chapter at Frank hin college was founded in 1921. In order for a student to be inii tiated into this fraternity lie must! i participate in at leas' two reeogniz|ed inter-collegiate debates. WILL ATTEND COMMENCEMENT — Local People Plan to Attend Graduation at Goucher College Miss Lee Anna Vance, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (). L. Vance of I this city will be graduated from ! Goucher Colleg»>. Baltimore, Md. |on Monday, June 2. Mr. and Mrs. | Vance and Miss Della Sellemeyer lof tills city will leave tomorrow I lor Baltimore where they will [attend the festivities of the graduation. On l-’riday afternoon a Garden party will bo given by the Juniors of the college, honoring the Sen ions. On ETiday evening tlie Daisy Chain party will be given by the Sophomores and Seniors. Miss [Vance will participate in this Daisy Chain. Saturday will be alumni day and on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock the Baccalaureate address will be delivered at the Catherine Cooper hall. At 10 o'clock Sunday evening the Loving Cup service will be conducted by the Seniors! and on Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock graduation exercises for 250 graduates will be held, followed by a Senior class breakt'aot in tlie Goucher Rotunda. Mr. and Mrs. Vance and daughter and Miss Sellemeyer will drive I from Baltimore to Washington, D. (’.. and Annapolis, where they will spend a few days before returning to this city. I — ’ ° Huntington Merchants Visit In Decatur A committee of business men from Huntington visited here this afternoon boosting the special road meeting to be held at the I.aFountaine hotel next Tuesday evening at six o'clock when Governor Leslie and the members of the state highway commission will be guests of honor. The men here this afternoon included Dick Bruene of the state highway department, and Charles Arnold, dry goods dealer; Jay Paul, motor dealer and William Luca--, postmaster of Huntington. One of Hie projects which will be boosted at tlie dinner will be the paving of road No. 16 from here to Hunting ton. Geneva Man’s Brother Dies At Nottingham I'. 11. Stanley. 73, brother of Valentine Stanley of Geneva died al his home southeast of Nottingham, a' 2:45 o'clock Monday morning. Death was caused by indigestion Surviving are two sons, Carl and Herbert, both at home, two grand children and a great grand child. Four brothers also survive, they are ■ John and Eli Stanley of Farmland. Valentine Stanley of Geneva and Nathan Stanley of Kendallville. Burial will he in the Odd Fellow Cemetery at Pennville. o Simmons Urged To Run For Secretary of State Virgil Simnions eighth chairman I' and one of the best known demo cratic workers of the state is being urged by numerous friends over tlie state to become a candidate for secretary of state. Mr. Simmons is . in Indianapolis today and will probably make an official announce meat as to his intentions in a day or so. There are several candidates for tlie place but Mr. Simmons because of his wide acquaintance would immediately become an outstanding favorite in the race, is the belief of his friends. — <> Mass Time Corrected The time, of the masses on Ascension day at the St. Mary's Catholic church will be at five, seven-thirty and nine o'clock. The time of tlie last mass was given at nine-thirty in yesterday’s paper It should have been nine o’clock.

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To Advise Soviet on Railroads Ifyl HkF JBL ■ jpr., £ -* J J Ralph Budd, president of the Great Northern Railroad, photo graphed in Chicago while en route to Russia, where he has been ; commissioned bby tlie soviet government to make a survey leading to modernization and reorganization of the railroad systems of that country. Mr. Budd, whose home is in St. Paul, Minn., will be accompanied by his son. John, a Yale graduate. 1930 TATTLER GOES ON SALE Catholic High School Year Book is One of Finest Published Dedicated to the city of Decatur,! the 1930 Tajtler. published by the! Sinior class of Decatur Catholic' high school was deliv -red to its subscribers today. Two hundred fifty books were placed on the mar ket today. They were printed and! bound by tlie Decatur Democrat | job printing department. Th- y ar book contains much historic material concerning the city of Decatur and also has a com plete and accurate record of the activities of Decatur Catholic high school for the year. This year's hook is said to be one of the b st. ver published by I a local high school and it will be entered in the national contest.| The entire staff is responsible for the publication and every depart-! mi nt is w 11-constructed and the material is accurate. Such interesting data as a complete list of Decatur’s mayors; [ short accounts of Decatur manulacturing concerns; Historic events I which have occurred in Decatur! and many other features are con taimd in tlie book. Pho’tographs of the various classes, clubs, athletic teams and! organizations are shown in the! book together witli Hie year's his ! tory of each particular team or organization. The books went on sale today ! amt can lie obtained from atij j nienib r of the Catholic high school! senior class. o Euchre Tourney Planned The Decatur lodge, Improved I Order of Red Men will hold a meet ing Wednesday night al s o'clock [ at Red Mens hall. Following thei business session a Euehte tournament will lie held for members. Exhibit Os Pi Shows Wo Art Work of Public School Pupils Draws Many to Exhibit Decatur school patrons and friends ate greatly pleased to know that Decatur school pupils are ranked with the first of the nation in writing. Exhibits of tlie writing accomplishments of many local children are being shown in a lull room of displays at Central school today and tonight. The seventh and eightli grade pupils, under the tuelage of Miss Grace Coffee, supervisor of writ ing at Cetitial school, nave won many fine awards this year. The fact that nA eighth grade pupil can

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NAVAL TREATY TOBEDEFERRED: LEADERS AGREE Floor Leader Watson Says Special Session Is Necessary ((INSIDERATION IS OPPOSED Washington, Max '27. - ( U.R) Administration leaders in the senate planned todav Io defer consideration of the London naval limitation treaty until the convening of a special session Io be called immediately alter the present one is adjourned. The nei-esslty of a special session was indicated late yesterday by Republican Floor Leader Wat- ■ son after majority party caucus ion the subject elided in a verbal , battle lietween Senators Johnson, aaf California, treaty opponent, and ■ Reed, I'enn.sylvania. one of its de fenders. This procedure, it was point 'd out, will enable the bouse, which has little to do after the tariff bill is disposed of. to adjourn nnd leave the senate to its exclusive treaty consideration. Pre ident Hoover recently announced that be would call a special senate session unless the instrument were disposed of before congress adjourns. Senators opposing immediate consideration of tlie treaty have argued the country needed more | time to digest the document and that ratification, if accomplished at all. might well bo delayed until | next fall. Advocates of the dix-it-j ment fear this wait would give i opponents time to crystalize nny | latent opposjiton to the treaty. Confidence in administration efr- ! eles that the treaty will be ratified without amendment has not diminished Fewer than a dozen senators have expressed public opposition to the treaty so far and one more vote than one-third of |the senate is required for rejection, j Johnson, leader of the anti- ' treaty fight in the foreign relations committee, has returned to the (possibility of pressure having Is-en exerted upon the navi general i board to obtain consent to reduci 'll!" Ot "'Rid inch gun ! (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) SUMMER SCHOOL IS ANNOUNCED Four Weeks Make- U p School Planned In Junior High A four week summer make-up | course lor pupils of the fifth, sixth [seventh and eighth glades who wer • | forced to lose credits because of abI sem e during the small pox epide- | niic in Decatur this year, will open |at Central school next Monday, it I was announced today. Classi ; in all necessary subjects [will be held, and two hours in th • 1 morning will be devoted to the [school woi k. The work will not in- ' leri'ere with the Bible school work. [ it was announced. All parents who have pupils who [ tailed to make passing grades in i tlie various subjects are asked *o i communicate with Principal W. Guy Brown at once coneerniny the sun;- ! mer make-up school. enmanship wk Os Pupils enter Decatur high school without a writing improvement certificate, together with the fact that Miss Co.lee lias devoted years to the teaching of a correct writing method, uro given as the direct cause tot tip' vast improvement shown by pupils in this particular subject. Many of the displays of writing show a pupil's work when he enters central school and the same pupil's work when he is graduated from the eighth grade. The improvement can readily be seen. Award certificates from the Palmer Method judging board at Chicago also are on display, and partieallv every seventh and eighth grade pu l>il has won at least one of the Pai(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)