Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 142, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1930 — Page 1

WEATHER partly cloudy, Lwhat cooler exL north portion Ltl Tuesday

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Il WEATHERS I* HUSH IS ■PORTED OVER Kent Dugan and Oth- ■ Officials Issue ■ Statement ■vtion IS ■ WELL IN HAM)' ■ first National Bank the storm SaturK,| ciiieii’i'tl from the rim occasioned by ■us iJlowini* the dosK' || H . Peoples Loan and ■ company Saturday ■in excellent financial Mund opened for busiMjcs morning as usual. of gratefulness and Kui<>n. A. Dugan, presii. ink issued the followHioph.: today. “We approspirit of cooperation and ■i,,.- shown by the people of ■ r ~i,o immunity Saturday Not boastingly, lint as ot assurance, our bank in danger and it was just I r nf time in caring for the mir i astomers. We want the ((immunity and are take our place in renderMp, trier banking service wet ■be called on to give. We grateful.” a hectic day and the j of funds from the bank. confidence was demon by Decatur people who de-1 ■ more than $19,000 in the' ■ oil on the troubled waters ■dement of Mr. Dugan “that could withdraw their ■if they wished” and that ■ank li.id sufficient cash to ■very demand,” served to rip- ■ the demands of a near ■d people late Saturday af■n. The bank remained open ■five o'clock daylight savinir take care of the needs of ■tors and customers. ■ I>. Donovan, Federal bank ■ter. arrived in the city Sat- ■ afti : i.oon and as a safeguard ■ted an examination of the ■ records. He assured th-' ■rs that the bank was flnan- ■ sound and in no danger ■he run made during the af■n. Ho left without further Bent, expressing the opinion ■the situation was well in ■ strong financial condition of was pointed out in tin 1 ■TI.NUED ON PAGE TWO) ■ — o Ban Second Concert ■ Decatur Junior Band will ■n outdoor concert. Tuesday Jun,- 17 at g o'clock, at the ■l school building. Band reV will be /it 7:00 o'clock at ■Ah school. Important business ■ taken care of. Iffl CAPONE KTS 3 YEARS (her of ‘Al’ Will Serve jederal Tax Evasion Term ■ago, June 16.— (U.R) —Ralph I®, brother of the more notorScarface Al”, was sentenced I®® years in the Leavenworth ’htiary and fined SIO,OOO to,n two charges of income tax 5 other misdemeanor charges a year’s sentience in the Cook >’ Jail and another SIO,OOO line le Cicero Night Club owner. Ph Capone was the first of a Pone family ever to be con- ' in Cook county on any ® s despite this Ipng records 8 brothers in gang affairs. ke James H. Wilkerson ruled to sentences were to run conlvely, but Assistant District i®ys said if Capone served ,r ee years in the Federal pris--11(1 Paid the SIO,OOO the jail Fee and second fine would not kessed. r‘ conviction of Capone was pening wedge in the drive by f 1 the government hopes to ! a death blow to gangsters by at theii pocketbooks. Fne was taken into custody arrangement of appeal

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| May Succeed Yellowley as Dry Enforcer ■ — _ 11 r J I *4 j r J 'i r J j I >• ■ ' 1 B I I IHmkMK JU «?■ ..jig : IwiW i —-—j ■ Alexander G. Jamie, chief special . i prohibition agent, who may suc- , j ceed E. C. Yellowley as chief dry i enforcer of the Chicago district, ; | comprising Illinois, Wisconsin and ! Indiana. RAIN FALLS IN 1 ARAMS COUNTY 1 Optimism is Felt by Farmers Throughout North Indiana ' Rain, said to be general through- . out Adams county and northern In- . diana fell Sunday night and early i this morning and optimism througn , the agricultural area was expressed ! concerning crops. The heaviest rain in the county fell in and around . Berne. Monroe, French and Blue Creek , townships reported the heaviest rain, but farmers from all parts of the county expressed the fact that the raintali was sufficient to do ‘ much good throughout the county. The fall was estimated to have been from a half inch to an incli and a quarter. Rain began at 8:30 o'1 clock in most of the county and the 1 heavy downpour started about 10 o’ , clock. State weather forecaster predict--1 ed that more rain was in store for Indiana in the next few days. The long drough apparently is ended, and farmers say thatt all crops have and farmers say that all crops have 12 hours. I Corn plantings which were almost at a standstill the last two weeks 1 are showing much life and the more ’ optimistic farmers say the corn will be ‘knee-high’ by July Fourth. 1 Other crops also have benefited by the rain, and indications are that this year’s crops will be The best in the last several years. Huntington Farmers To Fight Fast Time 1 Huntington. Ind.. June 16—(UP) Opposition to daylight saving time was expected to assume definite ! form today with a meeting of fanners time ordinance. The battle over the advanced time schedule has created more opposition than any other city pro- ‘ ject in years. William Michael, lead- ■ er of rural opposition, said today I that a poll of farmers showed that i practically all of them objwt to ■ the ordinance. Charges that t : council ' railroaded” the time ordinance and did not give citizens an opi portunity to consider the question, i ha Mayor el J- T. Dugan, who favors daylight saving time, issued state- ■ menu to opposing groups, asser ting that the schedule should be tried for the summer,” He said that objections still remained, the or dinance would not be re-enacted " It 'last Tuesday’s council meeting the city dads referred the matter to the rules and ordinance committee while* citizens jammed the " v hall that the O t dln i a soo he charged. A petition bearing 1,500 be cnargeu « e ordinance was names oppcJing me presented. Plan Annual Picnic The annual John’s Picnic will , be he ’ d S’Td Xr on Stak .“J. .I"

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276 GRADUATED ATBTH GRADE PROGRAM HERE •L S. Hussey Is Chief Speaker At Annual Commencement MORE THAN ' 1,000 ATTEND A capacity crowd gathered at Decatur high school gymnasium at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon as ' 276 Adams county eighth grade i graduates received diplomas. J. S. Hussey, Indianapolis, assinstant director of state school inspection delivered the commencement address. Mr. Hussey complimented the pupils on their achievement, and prai sed Adams county schools un- 1 der the tutelage of the 12 trustees ' and County Superintendent C. E. Striker. Mr. Hussey urged the pupils to continue their education ' by enrolling in high schools next September. Mr. Striker introduced the speak- < er, and each of the 12 township trustees distributed diplomas to their : own pupils. More than 1.000 people attended the exercises, exclusive of the graduates. The Magley guartet and the Hartford township boys’ quartet sang several selections. Music was furnished by the Pleasant Mills orchestra under the leadership of J. O. Danner. Most of the graduates indicated they would enter high school next fall. Ureceding the commencement exercises a photograph of the entire class was taken. o Herbert Luckey Heads Life Insurance Group Herbert Luckey, of Indianapolis son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Al Burdg. of this city received a high honor last Saturday when he was elected president,of the Life Underwriters’ Association of Indianapolis at the annual election. Mr. Luckey, before entering the life insurance field six years ago was a practicing attorney of Indianapolis. He is well-known in Decatur. o— FORMER LOCAL WOMAN EXPIRES Glen Lake Wolf Is Victim of Illness of Two Weeks Mrs. Glen Lake Wolfe, 30, former Decatur woman, died at the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne, at 12:15 o’clock this morning from peritonitis. She had been bedfast for the past two weeks and underwent an emergency operation Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock after, peritonitis had developed. She was born in Decatur, January 8, 1900, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Del Lake, who survive. Her husband, Curtis Wolfe, two sons, Donald Eugene Wolfe and Billy Ayres, Jr., and two brothers, Kenneth Lake of Fort Wayne, and Forrest Lake of this city also survive. The deceased was a member of the United Brethren church of this city for the past sixteen years. Until four years ago she resided with her family in this city, and since that time has lived in Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held at ( 1 o'clock (D.S.T.) at the home in Fort Wayne, Wednesday afternoon, and at 2:30 o’clock at the United , Brethren church of this city. Rev. ‘ R. E. Vance, pastor, will officiate and burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. ( o Two Seriously Hurt Greencastle, Ind.. June 16.—(U.R) j Two persons were injured ser- | iously when two cars of tine Terre , Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern , Traction Company collided head-on j at Fillmore, six miles east of , Greencastle. The injured were J. R. Bohan- ] nan, Terre Haute, motorman, in- ( tiernal Injuries, fractured ribs and lacerations. , Refford Hinkle, postmaster at ( Hymera, right hip pierced by tim- ; ber and possible internal injuries. ( Eight, other passengers on the two cars suffered minor cuts and . bruises.

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REVIEW BOARD SETS INCREASE Farm Implements Are Increased In Three Townships of County The county board of review has placed horizontal increases on farm implements in Union, Kirkland and French towships, the increases being 5b per cent in Union, 20 percent in Kirkland and 30 per cent in French township. The board members stated this morning that these increases were ordered in order to equalize the assessments witli other townships. The average value of farm implements in Root township was $l6B per property' owner, while in Union" township the average was only SS6 per farm. In Kirkland the average was $lO2 and in French township the average was S9B per farm. Other townships averaged from $134 to $l6B per farm. No other changes have been ordered by the board. To hold Hearings Two days have been designated on which the board of review will hold hearings on personal property assessments. On Thursday, June 19 taxpayers from Preble, Root. Un ion. Kirkland, Washington and St. Marys townships will be heard. On Friday. June 20. taxpayers from Blue Creek. Monroe, French. Hartford, Wabash, and Jefferson will be heard. . Hearings from taxpayers in Decatur, Berne and Geneva will be held later. County assessor Jay Cline, stating that a representative of the board of tax commissioners would be here when the hearing was held. o Legge Re-appointed Farm Board Chairman Washington, June 16. —(U.RP— President Hoover’s renomination of Alexander Legge as chairman of the Fedqral farm board was unanimously approved today by the senate agriculture committee. The committee also unanimously approved the renomination of C. C. Teague of California as a member of the board. o Gets Honorary Degree Worcester, Mass., June 16.—(U.R) —William Lowe Bryan, president of Indiana university, was awarded the honorary doctor of laws degree at the commencement exercises of Slark University, Worcester, today. Clark is the sixth institution to confer the LL,D. degree upon Dr. Bryan. He received the Pli.D. degree from Clark in 1892. Others giving him recognition were Illinois and Hanover colleges, Notre Dame, Michigan and Pittsburgh Universities. Dr. Bryan has been presid nt of I. U. since 1902. o FLIERS BORROW PLANE|3DEAR Pilot And Mechanic Are Held In Investigation of Mishap Hammond, Ind., June 16.—(U.R) — The pilot and mechanic of a borrowed army airplane which crashed into a parked automobile and killed three Sunday spectators at the Roby speedway automobile races were held by police here today. A fourth victim of the crash, Mrs. Ernestine Brockman Sterling. 22, was near death in St. Margaret’s hospital. The dead are Peter Brockman, 45, and Mrs. Brockman. 44. the injured woman’s parents, and Virginia Sterling, 2,’ Mrs. Sterling’s baby daughter. Wilson V. Newhall, pilot of the plane, and James H. Van Meter, mechanic, were uninjured. Newhall, an army aviator in the World war, had borrowed the plane for a “joy ride” from the 108th National Guard Air Squadron, in which he is a leutenant. The accident was witnessed by many of the 7,000 spectators at the auto races. They said the plane was taking off from a muddy field and failed to leave the ground quickly enough to clear a row of automobiles parked around the race track. Striking the end (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Harmony Singers Are Applauded By Crowd A capacity crowd enjoyed the concert presented by the Kentucky i Harmony singers, a group of negro women, at the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday afternoon. In addition to the regular programthe singers gave a 20 minute request program and also sang a number of negro melodies at the morning worship services. The Harmony singers will present a similar program at the Monroe M. E. Church on Thursday June 26 to which the puldie is cordially invited. They will also give another concert in this city, the last of Septerber at the Decatur High School auditorium. The Kentucky Harmony Singers! represent the Housewife Training School for negro girls which is located at Fulton, Kentucky. o CHICAGO CHIEF; COMMISSIONER RESIGN POSTS Russell And Stege Leave Jobs Today Under Fire BOTH MAKE STATEMENTS • Chicago. June 16.— (U.R)—Police Commissioner William F. Russell and Detective Chief John Stege resigned under fire today, swept aside by the pressure of public indignation over the gang murder of Alfred J. Lingle, police reporter for the Chicago Tribune. ITnder the terms of their resignations neither Russell nor Stege leave the police department, although surrendering the positions of High command. Russell becomes a captain assigned to civil service and Stege's demotion makes him captain of the Irving Park police district.. Deputy Commission of Police John Alcock was named acting commissioner pending a reorganization of tlie ext'eutive personnel of the department and Deputy De(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) SEASON PLANS ARE ANNOUNCED Winona Lake Program to Be Best of Several Summer Terms Winona Lake, Ind.. June 16. — Winona Lake, famed as a religious, educational and recreational center, boasts of more schools than any place of its size in the country. The list scheduled for operation this summer includes the following: Indiana University Biological! School, June 14 to August 8; Extension division of Indiana university, June 14 to August 22; Summer Art School, June 16 to July 26; band and orchestra school, June 23 to August 9; summer high school. June 16 to August 22; Bible school of Theology, July 9 to August 14: School of Sacred Music, August 11 to 14; Summer School of Christian Education, June 16 to August 22; Women’s School of Missions, June IP to 26; National Photographers' School, June 23 to August 23; School of Jewish Missions, August (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) — q Terre Haute Plans To Ban Carnival Epidemic Terre Haute, Ind., June 16—<U.R) —An attempt of the Terre Haute Merchants’ Association to rid Terre Haute of the usual summer invasion of carnivals has gained the support of Jerry Shandy, Vigo county treasurer. Shandy notified the association that he would order strict enforcement of the state law which makes it mandatory to Issue a license to all carnivals and requires them to pay a five-dollar fee for each attraction, including concessions. The drive to rid the city of carnivals was started after members of the association agreed that the attractions were detrimental to the business, morals and health of the community, and take out large sums of money which otherwise would be used at home for more beneficial purposes.

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’OPTIMISM IS I SUPPLANTING FEAR; RUMORS Talk of Reorganization And Statement By T. 1). Barr Are Aid APPRAISERS AT PEOPLES — Optimism ruled in Decatur d today, after two nerve-rack-ing days, during which two Decatur ba* ks were closed bv boards of directors. Talk of reorganization, coining from leading Decatur citizens and a statement bv Thomas Barr, deputy state bank examiner, that “conditions are better than first indicated,” are doing much to plant seeds of conI fldence. Barr's statement at the Old Adams says: “Appraisal of assets of this hank indicates tliat reorganization in not impossible. “In case the hank is not reorganized. payment to depositors (■•uld of course, not he made in i full for a long time, but the outlook generally is not bad.” T. D. Barr, deputy state bank examiner. The one surviving bank, The First National Bank, apparently has survived the wild rush of Saturday and is doing business today. There was no sign of a . “run” today and depositors were making their regular Monday deposits. The third notice stating that “reorganization looks probable” . was posted at the Old Adams , County bank this morning by Mr. Barr. As the reorganization news . spYead, smiles began to appear on faces of business men. Mr. Barr and his assistants also have charge of the Peoples Loan and Trust Co. which closed at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon. No statement has been made concerning that bank, Iwit all indications point to the fact that it will either reopen or pay depositors in full. The bank was closed by action of the directors to protect depositors, officials stated. It wan indicated today that an official statement would be made at either bank before Wednesday. It also is understood that the directors of the Old Adams County bank will meet Wednesday to discuss the future of that institution. State bank department employes continued to check the records at both of the closed institutions, aided by officials of the two banks and local appraisers. Only holders of safety deposit boxes are being admitted to either bank. This afternoon appraisers were working at the Peoples Loan and Trust Co. and the outlook there is reported to be very favorableA MANY DIE IN MISHAP SERIES Three Fort Wayne Persons Are Drowned In Week-End Toll —(U.R)— Three dead in a crash between an airplane and auto, and several traffic fatalities and drownings, led the long death toll of week-end tragedies in Indiana. Three were killed at Robertsdale when an army observation plane crashed while taking off and plunged into a group of parked cars. Tiie whirling propeller smashed (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o 10,000 At Church Meet Anderson, Ind., June 16. —(U.R) — Ten thousand persons, from most states of the union and from many foreign countries, attended the opening of the annual International General Assembly and camp meeting of tlie Church of God, which opened yesterday in tlie Gospel Trumpet camp grounds. The meeting will continue throughout the week. Five hundred ministers of the church are attending the sessions. About 5,000 autos were parked on tlie grounds, including 30 from California. Two hundred tents and all dormitories on the grounds were filled and hundreds were lodged in private homes near the area.

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Heads N. U. Board Melvin A. Traylor, president of the First National Bank of Chi-; cago, who has been elected president of the board of trustees of Northwestern University. ODD FELLOWS HOLD MEMORIAL Many Attend Annual Program At I). H. S. Auditorium The annual Odd Fellow's memorial service was held in this city at Decatur high school auditorium, Sunday afternoon. A parade in uniform rank, witli the Grand Masi , ter W. W. Zimmerman and other grand officers leading, the Cantons , from Fort Wayne, Van Wert, 0.. and Lima, 0., and Rebekah and subordinate lodge members follow- , ing, preceded tlie program. The American Legion Drum Corps furnished music for the parade. Following th? program memorial services were held at the graves ' of tlie deceased members of the I. O. O. F. Grand Master Zimmerman and Miss Grace E. Child, secretary of ■ Rebekah Assembly of Indiana gave (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Genealogy Will Be Permanently Recorded At the Lucky family reunion held at Berne. June 15, 1930, Ethel (Zwiek) Luckey, wife of the Rev. Dr. Leonard Luckey of New York City, gave the history and genealogy of the Drusilla Arnold (Mother Luckey) Family. It was held so choice that it was ordered printed in brochure for the posterity and a copy to be inserted in the Family Records. Mrs. Luckey, having made extensive research during the past two years, succeeded in tracing the Ar- | nold family from Drusilla Arnold, Luckey back, link by link without ommission, to Ajfred, tlie Great King of the Britons, born 849. The following resolution and order was passed unanimously: “Resolved. that Mrs. Leonard W. A. Luckey be and hereby is given a vote of thanks from the George W. Luckey family posterity, now in session at Berne, Indiana, for the very excellent geneaology and record of the Mother Luckey Arnold family, and that she, together with her husband, lie authorized to prepare the same in brochure from, including therein a draft of the family tree. Coat of Arms, Crest, Motto, and tlie Abergavenny Castle.” o : Movie Star Narrowly Escapes Death in Mishap New York, June 16 —(UP) — Clair Windsor, movie actress, narrowly escaped drowning when two palatial yachts craihed off Greenwich. Con., during the night, according to , advices here today. One sailor is missing and both crafts were damaged. Miss Windsor was a guest aboard the Lolita, the private yacht of Phl--1 la Plant, prominent New Yorker. It was struck amidahip by Chandwin ■ 111 owned by Chatfield Taylor of New York. The actress and nine other pas- ’ sengers aboard the Lolita were tossed into the water by force of the 1 impact but were rescued by the 1 Chandwan. The sailor was believed 1 to have been seriously injured and i to have drowned. Both crafts though disabled, were . able to proceed to port.

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LEADERS SIGN AND SEND BILL TO PRESIDENT Hoover Indicates He Will Sign In Next Few Days ADMITS BILL IS NOT PERFECT Washington, .lune 16. -IU.R) The Hawley-Smoot lariiF bill was sent to tlie While House today from the capitol with indications that President Hoover may sign the measure tomorrow., Vice President Curtis signed the bill at the senate, the last necessary procedure at the capitol, and it was dispatched to the White House shortly after noon. Sjieaker Longworth of the House signed it Saturday after the House approved the conference report. Mr. Hoover announced that although he did not regard the hill as perfect, he would sign It because of liin belief that final action on the tariff was necessary to stabilize business. He said he would seek to remedy what he considers its injustices under the flexible provisions which he called “tlie outstanding step of this tariff legislation.” The response from congressmen was immediate. Republican leaders including Chairman Smoot of the Senate finance committee expressed their approval of the president’s step about which thev said they had entertained no doubt. Democrats including Chairman Jouett Shouse of the Democratic national executive committee and Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, announce'.! in behalf of their party that tlie president had made the tariff a political issue by accepting the bill contrived in a Republican congress. “The president will discover when the voices of the people are heard, as did President Taft, aftet passage of the Payne Aldrich law, that this one is unpopular and will be disapproved and condemned by them,” said Harrison. Most of the farm bloc groups which coalesced with the Democrats generally in futile opposition to the measure were, like their leader, Senator Borah, Repn., Idaho, silent. The president’s vigorous statement that tlie measure meets the pledges given by the Republican party in tlie last presidential campaign is expected to lead to some■what extended debate in both houses of congress, even during the rush of adjournment preparations. Mr. Hoover criticised the measure less than did many Republican leaders who voted for It, including Grundy and Reed of (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o PRIMARY HELD IN MINNESOTA Republican Senatorial Contest is Feature of Today's Election St. Paul. Minn., June 16 (U.R)*~ The Republican senatorial nomination contest between Thomas D. Schall, blind senator, and Governor Theodore Christianson engaged the principal interest of Minnesota voters today as tlie polls opened for the state’s primary election. A light vote was predicted in view of the apathy generally displayed prior to the election and not more than 350,000 ballots, i.r about one-third of the number voted at tlie last presidential election, were expected to be cast. Having agreed on most outstanding political issues, Schall and Christianson reached the primary after campaigns featured by personalities, with the senator attacking the governor’s policies and Christianson severely criticizing Schall’s record at Washington. Both candidates passed over the question of prohibition, which had been made an issue by John Selb, the third candidate in the race. They both condemned the SmootHawley tariff bill, the governor charging it had “betrayed" the farmers and Schall voting for It (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) i '■■nii i