Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 128, Decatur, Adams County, 29 May 1930 — Page 1

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ECATUR WILL OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY

jlO ACCIDENT jfe FATAL J|9WEN DAVIS Man Follow-bOK-Occident on State 'g | Rond 27 llN< WTO | S IRIK ESTEAM )...>. ;><), well-known ) Kg. drill (lied at 6:25 J K-kl dir -alay night in Hospital, Fort result of injuries "'■B when the automo**Bbel ' Bernard l-.it-■of ill.- '!'>'• in which he id® rfLng. collided with a r hr.rses, driven by inl j( l of Allen county, lithe I " Wayne road, 11 /■, Abrlh of this city, yes■Uy Afternoon. Kiting's Ford road ' o'clock Wednesr Smith was driving | - e to wagon , i | As the farmer M,. tie Kto|| 1.-t't to enter his drive- ■ .. lie i o 1 : H he 4 ■slltjl "as clout. Sm 1 ■ the ■ ■ he ■ of Ills ■ i tj> >■ hormm. N■ • ■ ; ■ w .•! e throw n S■ MP 111 ' l "’ "- 1 ' '*' •' ■ry.B h*-ad api'ar.-iitn fIUED ON PAGE SEVEN) I Q Teacher Named JBrne, Ind May 2!) Miss Kadi ■ >VaIl . S'mriilan Ind.. has li.-.i’ ■myet - music supervisor in 1 ■’ •* Miss Walk' r ’.tie- ■ ' ' liss " 'lma Hick. wrto ! fcntt i ('ept a position as di- - .-cor ■ Steuben oats Miss Walker S 11 dfed:' supervisor ot milo< Haji county and in lie ' | reMB the Radcliffe 1.v.'.-mi! 1 (fl” Una, All ' lie tc'iH'lu" I ■ ) ' ■ year. 9S ” ” j cal.ady's Relative Spires This Morning ir»® Sundernnni ’■ < • ivc ? rial u ning of, Ihe deal h ■ t b* wi'e. Mrs. William ' | QB®!' Manhattan. Illinois. I lA underwent I last R !■(-: :|W;I - V this morning ■ Mrs. Sundernmn and iQ* leave Friday inornim: the funeral services Ch | e place Saturday asiroon it 2 o’clock. HfiiFF GETS WARD RULES lar ». v Board Orders tew Rules Delivered: effective at Once 'fw-lulc's governing thtyconduc" Wftners and officials of the ,K ®<>unty jail, adopted by tin 01 charities were rec tlie docket of Adams cir--1 Wirt today and ordered deroffito Sheriff Harl Moiling'th,lo become effective at once . be rules. which coincide with 8 yws are divided into eight and set down definite !B >i' the conduct of prisoners I "Wo regulations which must f “V vp< l by officials. ■one concerning inmate's is I person shall bathe when ■'l to the prison aid weekly he second rule also pertains to ttys and is "Marking and deor litering the cells, walls !i, lo: or injuring or destroying is strictly prohibited." it» third rule in effect by the ■rder is “Spitting on floors "•Is or iron work of jail is proP prisoners shall make their ids. keep celun their cells INUED ON PAGE SEVEN)

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Geneva Man Claims Signal Distinction In S.(>.\ . Encampment With the approach rd' Memorial (lay, an interesting fact concerning an Adams county citizen has been brought to light. Daniel |.\ ('miner, 78, one of the oldest living members of the Indiana Sons of Veterans, an organization composed of sons ot civil war veterans resides at Geneva, Adams county. Connor, who although 78 years of age, is active, has always taken a great interest in Memorial day services and celebrations. He in a member of McPherson (’amp. number 11, Sons of Veterans. He has held a membership in that organization since April 26. IXB6. The camp was organized May 6, 1884. Charley Rhon was captain (now called commander i of the first McPherson tamp and Peter Coffman is now the ranking officer. Mr. Con nor served, on three different occasions as ranking officer being elected first in 1X92. He also served at Junior vice-commander of the state (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) COUNTY-WIDE LIBRARY PLAN IS ENDORSED Clifford Richards System Makes For Equality of Children URGES TRIAL IN THIS COUNTY Clifford Richards, instructor in Decatur high school who has considerable experience in Allen county with the county-wide circu-| luting library system heartily endorsed the system to Mrs. J. C. Sutton and Mrs. Frank Downs of tills city, who are leading the movent nt for such a library in Adams county. Various women's organizations in Adams county are assisting the Decatur ladies in sponsoring the plan, and petitions already have been circulated in several of the townships, whereby, rural children and men and women may have the priviledge of securing latest fiction, magazine and instructive books for home use Mr. Richards statement is. "While I am not familiar with all the d-tails of the county unit library plan, yet my experience with the plan as it is working in Allen county is such that I would heartily endorse it. “The plan is in line with the American principle of equal opportunity for all. for even to the most under-priviledged child in the most out-of-the-way place in the county, it makes readily available the resources of a modern library. This is made possible through the stablishment of library deposits at various places throughout the county, where a supply of books of g neral demand are kept on hand Furthermore, should a particulai book be desired which is not on hand it is procured by the branch library from the central library (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) \ o— —— Famous Airman Is In Decatur Today Captain .Tack Morris, well-known in Decatur, who fell in an airplane mishap near Geneva in 1928 while he and his companion Captain William Shaw- were engaged in a transcontinental air race, returned to Decatur today and visited several acquaintances. Captain Morris arrived here at noon in an airplane and was accompanied by another pilot. The two men were taking the plane east from Illinois. Capt. Morris visited Dr. C. C. Rayl, Mrs. William Bowers, who was his special nurse, when he was in the Adams Christ and the nurses at the hosing from injuries, and Miss Ernilie Crist and the nurses at. the hoslP'captain Morris stated that he never had received more cordial treatment than when he was in Decatur and he stated that when he knew he would be near Decati he decided immediately to visit here The famous aviator landed his plane near this city and motored into Decatur. He was accompanied .. ‘be hospital “d the Bowers home by Dr. C. C. Rayl. The twn men left later th s a ( noon for Pittsburgh.

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Memorial day. set aside by tlie President of the United States as a clay of special commemoration for deceased soldiers of all wars, will be appropriately observed in Decatur by patriotic organizations.

PASTOR MAKES D.VKAPPEAL Rev. R. E. Vance Says Benefits of School Are Gratifying Rev. R. E. Vance, pastor of the United Brethren church in Decatur lias sent out an app al for all boys anil girls of Decatur and this community to enroll in the Daily Vacation Bible School which will start in Decatur June 9, under the tutelage of Mrs. 0. E. Miller. Rev. Vance and other Decatur ministers have had much experience in Bible School work and all heartily endorse the local school. Following is Rev. Vance's appeal to local children: "For the past twenty-five years or more the Daily Vacation Bible School has been holding a significant place in the work of religious education in the community. Like (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) TRAIN ROBBERS GET BIG HAUL .Movie Actress Robbed of Valuable Jewels in Train Hold-up | Lob Angeb s. May 29. — (U.R) — Three passengers aboard the crack Santa Fe passenger train, “The Chief," were robbed of approximately $11,075 in cash and jewels shortly after the train left here for the east, the railroad notified authorities today. The greatest loses were incurred by Marion Nixon, film actress, and her husband, Edward Hillman, wealthy Chicagoan. Miss Nixon lost jewelry valued at $10,500 and her husband lost S4OO. The third victim, Frank Lehman, Detroit, surrendered $175. The train was bound for Chicago and carried many prominent persons from Hollywood motion picture companies, as well as eastern business men. The bandit apparently occupied a vacant compartment until the train pulled out, and then entered the section occupied by the Hitmans. The robbery was daringly executed and railroad detectives said it apparently was well planned. The bandit timed his appearance and departure to enable him to ■escape as the train slowed down at Mission Tower just outside the city. He was described as a young man and wore a blue bandana handkerchief over his face.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 29, 1930.

♦ * TIME DRAWS SHORT ' June 5 is the last day on , which candidates at the primary election last May 5 can I I file expense accounts with County Clerk Bernice Nelson, it was learned today. The state election law states that every candidate whether he spends ; any money must file, within 30 days, an affidavit with the cl'“ik stating what, if any, ex- ’ pense was incurred. ♦ ♦ o COACH CURTIS WILL RETURN Local Athletic Director Will Return Here For Three Years Herbert L. Curtis. Decatur high , school athletic director and basketball and travk coach here for the last four years today signed a contract to return in that capacity for a three year period. Coach Curtis' contract expired at the end of this year. The terms of the new contract were not made public. Coach Curtis came to Decatur in 1926 from Monrovia, Indiana, where he had been successful as a basketball coach, having won two tristate basketball titles. The first year in Decatur, the Curtismen won the sectional title. During the next three years the Decatur high school Yellow Jackets have had successful seasons and have made good showings in the sectional tournaments. Coach and Mrs. Curtis will leave in a week for Terre Haute -where they both will enroll in the summer session of Terre Haute Normal college. They will return to Decatur in August. Mrs. Curtis also signed a contract to teach at the South Ward school during the term of 1930-31. o — G. E. Band To Leave Tonight For Spedway The General Electric Band will leave tonight at 12:32 o'clock (C. S. T.) on a special train and will arrive at Indianapolis it 6:40 o'clock (C. S. .T.) where they will play for the 500-mile race. The rac ■ program includes several numbers by the local band during the parade Special hats will be presented the members when they march in the parade and they will be worn throughout the day. A special train has been chartered for the band. There are still a few reservations unclaimed and anyone desiring to go may call the ticket agent or be at the station tonight. The train will leave Indianapolis at 10 o’clock tomorrow night.

TARIFF CLAUSE I IS ADJUSTED I I House and Senate Conferees Agree on Flexible Clause Today Washington. May 29 — <UP)— House and Senate conferees reached an agreement upon the disputed flexibile provision of the pendin t Smoot-Hawley Tariff bill today, abandoning most of the proposed tariff commission reforms. The conferees returned basically to the existing law which permits the tariff commission to adjust rates upward or downward by 50 per cent with Presidential approval. The new arrangement is said to be even more acceptable to President Hoover than the old compromise reform proposal nipped by vice president Curtis in a senate ruling Tuesday. The latest draft of the provision is understood to have received priI vate Presidential endorsement (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) GUNS HIDDEN IN GOLF BAGS Chicago Gunmen Get Victim; One Gangster Captured Chicago, May 29.—(U.R) — Gangsters, with shotguns concealed in golf bags, carried out a mission of v ngeance that ended early today in a "ride" for their unidentified victim, whom they encountered and shot in a dark north side alley. One of tlie gunmen was captured by two night watchmen who seized him from the running board of tire “ride" car as it started to speed away. The arrested gangster was identified as Sam Hunt. 27, who previously had been arrested in company with members of the Capone liquor syndicate. Curl Voyk? and two other young men towing an automobile on the north side heard the shots that apparently fatally wounded the victim. The shots came from an alley. "Help me. They got me—l'm dying." groaned the man, according to Voyk". who boldly had run into the alley. As Voyke stooped over he saw that part of ths man's face had been blown away. The gangsters’ machine, which had raced away, returned as Voyke dodged behind a wall. The gunmen tossed the body of their vic(CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)

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APPRAISERS ON ROAD DAMAGES FAIL TO AGREE Martin Smith Refuses to Sign Report; First Case in County 2 APPRAISERS SION REPORT In the four condemnation |suits for state road number 27 right-of-ways near Berne, j the appraisers failed to agree on the amount of damages which should be awarded and for the first time in Adams county and one of the first times in the state, two appraisers signed the report to the court while the third appraiser refused to sign. Chris Styngle and S. .1. Fogh" signiMl flic report filed today in the Adams Circuit court but Martin Smit it. the third appraiser refused to sign file appraisals. There was much speculation around the court house today as to what the failure of one appraiser to sign the report would result, legally. It is possible that the case will be made a test case in Supreme court. Mr. Smith appeared in court today with the other two appraisers and stated that he did not agree with the appraisers and therefore could not sign the report. The awards were made by Hie two appraisers as follows: Smith Shoemaker: value of land, $350; improv ments, $600; damages, $700; total $1,650. E. W. Lehman: value, $650; damage, $750; total $1,400. I Noah Ellenberger; value, $125; improvement, SSO; total $175. Clement Gottschalk value, $75; improvement, $200; damages, $500; total, $775. Mr. Smith did not state whether he thought the values too high or too low. but he stated that he absolutely did not agree with the report. State officials interested in the corn! inflation proceeding will be notified concerning the action. PRESBYTERIANS MEETING TODAY Annual General Assembly Meets In Cincinnati; 950 Attend Cincinnati, 0.. May 29. — (U.R) No fundamentalist-modernist differences were in sight as the annual Presbyterian general assembly was called to order today. Strictly official business was on th'? program as 950 commissioners iepresenting churches throughout the country, convened to elect a moderator and decide affairs affecting the accomplishments and plans lot the church. Five candidates for moderator were in the field. They were: Dr. Hugh T. Kerr, Pittsburgh, president of the Presbyterian board of Christian education. Dr. Henry B. Master, Philadelphia, secretary of the board of pensions. Dr. Samuel G. Craig, Princeton, N. J., editor of the new periodical, Christianity Today. Rev. Howard Agnew Johnson, pastor of tlie Immanuel church, Milwaukee. Wis. 11-v. Edwin L. Mcllvaine, Pennsylvania. The refiling moderator was the Rev. Clarence Boyd McAfee, Chicago. 0 3,000 At Convention The United Press association in a story concerning the annual convention ot' the Northern Baptist churches convening at Cleveland stated that there were 300 delegates at the convention. The statement should have read there were 3.001) delegates present. Mrs. C. E. Bell is representing tlie Decatur church. o Asks For Divorce on Strange Charge Today Tlantniond, Ind., May 29.—(U.R) — A charge that her husband attempted to throw her from an airplane while 3,00(1 feet in Hie at was tlie basis of a divorce suit filed today by Mrs. Miriam Huntington, Hammond. against George Huntington.

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Limberlost Cabin Becomes Show Place For Many Tourists Geneva. Muy 29 (UP) - That , Gene Stiattoti Porter's home, Um- ( herlost Ciihln, in this town is becoming one of lite show places of the middle west is evidenced by a glimpse through the registration o; guests book which is ketrt daily at I the cabin. i Recently 2() Kokomo ladies, members of the Kokomo. Woman's dull visited the Porter home and grounds land spent hn entire afternoon studyling the life of Gone Stratton Por'er at het own home. I | In the last year visitors from : every state in the Union and from 'China. India. Siberia, England. Scot- ' land, Germany. Wales, Finland. Can i ada and Mexico have sought out J the famous Limberlost cabin and * i have registered their names in th ’ Ugliest hook. t Last Sunday more than 100 visi- - tors inspected the home of the fa- • mous Hoosier author and ea< h day. - especially during the summer months visitors from all over the ) world call at the cabin for an in- ’ spection trip. i () _ _ X DISEASES CAN BE WIPED OUT IN SIMPLE WAY Major Norman Imrie Gives Prescription at Commencement — RECEPTION BY SENIORS HELD “There are three serious diseases destroying the morale of people today and they are ‘ignorance of the head’, ‘apathy of the heart’ and ‘in- . ertia of the spine’, declared ■ Major Norman A. Imrie, in- . structor of sociology at Cttl- . ver Military Academy at the annual commencement exeri cisese held at Decatur high school auditorium last night. Major Imrie. who is a student of Hie spirited school of oratory, kept the large audience which gathered to witness the annual spectacle in good humor throughout his addtess by stressing his points with stories and puns causing political parties, nations and world-famed orafots to fall under his knife of witticism. Speaking on “Tlie Sign In The Sky". Major Imrie described the three great diseases with which many people are afficted and then told of tlie cure of the diseases, inspired by a sign, "high alsive I the skyline of New York City which . reads. "Light, Heat and Power." (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) - o - FEW CIVIL WAR VETS SURVIVE 50,000 of 2.000,000 Still Living to Aid in 1930 Observance Washington May 29—(UP) —The , swift-moving years — killing with , more dreadful certainity than all of th(> civil war battles—have thinned the ranks of blue-clad union veterans to a mere handful of 50,719. Pension Bureau records disclosed today as the nation prepared to honor the heroes of 1861-65. , Since last Memorial Day. death has claimed 8.317 of the army of 2,000,01/0 “unionists" who fought their way to Appomatox sixty-six years ago. The same 12-months, according to Oscar J Randall, chief of the i bureau's finance division, claimed • the last survivor of the Mexican I war. He was Owen Thomas Edgar, I who died at tlie John Dixon home * here last Septemreh. I Nine widows of Soldiers of the I war of IXI2 are still drawing govern--1 ment pensions, although the war ■ ended over 114 years ago Os the Union women who volunteered as nurses during the Civil r war. caring for wounded at hospitals. camp and battle fronts, the pension rolls show that only 30' are " now alive. Monthly each receives a ' SSO check from the government ? Only two Union generals are still ” alive. They are Brig. Gen. .1. Warren >' Kiefer, 93, of Springfield, Ohio, and ■ Maj. Gen. Albert Ames, 94, of Low- . ell. Mass.

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LEGION POST INCHARGEOF DAY’S PROGRAM - - _ Parade Will Feature Early Part; Speaker at 11 o'clock (JRAVES WILL BE DECORTED CHILDREN TO MEET I .\ll the school children of the , public and parochial schools : | a: ■ requested to met at the . i Central school building Friday . .1 morning at 9:30 o'clock. The ■ children will march from the I • ' school building to the Soldier's and Sailor's monument where they will sing one song. W. Guy Brown, principal of the Central school will lie in < harge ! of tlie school children's parade. * K Decatur citizenry, headed by the Adams post of the American Legion, Spanish American War Veterans, G. A. R., W. R. Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, all school children and all other patriotic residents of i northern Adams county will pay a tribute to the county’s , deceased soldiers in observation of the annual Memorial I Day. Members of the American Legion will meet at Legion hall at 9 o'clock and will proceed in squad? , to decorate all soldiers' graves in Adams county cemeteries. Services • at the various graves will Is- short , and the public is invifed to go with . the legionnaires ami witness the military ceremonies. At lo o'clock Friday morning a parade will he formed and will march through the streets to the Monroe stre t bridge, where tlie W. R. will hold a service for the unknown soldier. Tribute also will (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) Ascension Is Observed The feast of the ascension of our Lord into heaven was celebrated today in the Catholic church. At the St. Mary's Catholic church three masses were held this morning. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament was given following the nlii* o'clock high mass. Ascension day is a holy day of obligation and one of the principle feast days observed by the church. o Former Decatur Man Takes New Position Clarence L. Spuller, former Adams county resident; has resigned as vocational agriculture instructor in the Mdoreland high school, near Newcastle’ Indiana Mr. Spuller has been offered a position of graduate assistant instructor in farm management at Purdue I'niversity, beginning September 1. Mr. Spuller is well known here. KENTUCKIAN FACES CHARGE Murder Trial Is In Second Day In Franklin County Court Brookville, Ind., May 29.—(U.R) James Anderson, 21-year-old Kentuckian. today faced his second , day of trial in Franklin Circuit ’ court charged with the murder of I Sheriff Herman Lang. Dearborn i county, on December 28. , The case was 'brought to the > court at Brookville on a change of venue from Dearborn county and > opened yesterday. During the first day of trial the • court admitted to the evidence a statement said to have been made ■ by the dying man. According to 1 the statement, the sheriff saw An- ’ dersoti walking along a road attd ‘ stopped his auto to offer Anderson a ride. The def-udant, according 1 to the sheriff's story, opened fire when he saw the officer's badge. Lang died two days later in a I Cincinnati hospital. The state-m-nt was signed by Ora M. Slate; and Howard A. Shear, Cincinnati detectives.