Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 155, Decatur, Adams County, 1 July 1930 — Page 1

WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Wednesday, cooler tonight, .lightly warmer Wednesday extreme northwest portion.

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{ECTORS IN i HARCE OF OLD DAMS CO. BANK te Bank Department 'urns Bank Back to Directorate Today JET CALLED FOR TONIGHT ,t 10 o’clock this morning, M. Kunkle, representing state banking department led back to Ihe board of ■ctors The Old Adams mty bank. More than ( ety thousand dollars of the pssment on $120,000 worth stock had been met in a k and the department felt e that the balance would promptly paid. ot desiring to interfer with l 8 for reorganization the bank r turned with the statement the amount paid in "made the t solvent as to depositors. ’ le following notice was posted he bank door: ‘his bank is now open for the ■ction and settlement of all s and accounts, due the Old ms County bank; also for the lenience of all safety deposit holders. Future plans will be announced >n completed. “John W. Tyndall.” [r. Tyndall immediately called neeting ot the reorganization imittee for tonight at 8 o'clock the purpose of hearing and dissing plans. This committee tales besides Mr. Tyndall, Robert tiers and Albert Scheimann, of bank force, C. J. Voglewede, R. Moltz, Leo Yager, J. G. Niband J. H. Heller. he board of directors will meet lorrow evening to hear reports to take any possible steps toJNTINUED ON PAGE THREE) iss Martin Resigns As Director of Art M the regular meeting of the 100 l board held last evening the rgnation of Miss Catherine irtin, supervisor of art in the catur schools for the past six »rs, was accepted. Miss Martin II continue with her studies to t another degree in art. No sucssor has been named. Another vacancy exists in the venth and eighth grade departsnt caused by the transfer of yce Thomas from that departsnt to the physics department ot ;h school. Mr. Thomas will reice William Nussbaum, whose lignation was accepted some ne ago. A successor to Max Kidd, who signed to accept a position at cknell, will probably be named thin the next few days, it was it: d today. IORE FISHING LICENSES SOLD Dunty Clerk’s Record Shows 214 Sold In April, May, June

bounty Cle/k Bernice Nelson H>rted that / 214 hunting ami fishincluding resident 1 non-resident licenses, were issd during the second quarter o. >O, show/lng an increase of 54 1 if the /'amount sold during the respon/ding period of time in 1 'he month of June, 1930 shows a 1 hl sale of 121 resident licenses 1 fishing licenses, and on-rfesident hunting license; May resident licenses, and April 55 ‘deiit licenses, and 1 non-resi-lt fjishing license. i i 9 2& there were 87 resident I 42 non-resident fishing licenses d tiunng June, 19 resident licenifn May, and 40 resident and 2 ■■resident fl . B hing licenses sold in ■4sident licenses are sold to resiI. s ) of state of Indiana for $1 |h/and include all priviledges in Btfcng and fishing for the calendar fV- Non-resident licenses are sold [/non-residents of the state and Bt ?L>,so for a license Including Biting, fishing and gaming privilKes. a non-resident license includJfishing privileges only costs $2.25

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“Good Luck and Lots of It” w*- \ \ I ■■ A • w." i w a ijwßyi ri... . ijS lOSk M. Eugene Newsom (left), retiring presidentiof Rotary International. congratulates Almon E. Roth of Palo Alto, fcal., who was elected at the convention in Chicago as president. The result of the election was made known June 27.

SCOUT HEADS HOLD SESSION Report Made On Funds Collected In Drive; Goal Is Near A meeting of the executive committee of the Boy Scout organization was held last evening at the | Chamber of Commerce rooms and a ’ report on the recent campaign for . j funds was made by A. R. Holthouse treasurer of the fund. A total of $609.35 was collected in the campaign, a few of the solicitors no| having yet made a report. The treasurer also has checks totaling $53.00, which were given by individuals on the Old Adams County Bank and the Peoples Loan and Ti list company and pledges of s7l It was impossible to cash the checks because the two mentioned banks were closed before they were turned . over to him. The pledges will be ’ paid during the next few month-;. The quota for Decatur was $7-X and after the checks and pledges “ are made good the credit will be near that amount. 1 TLe money is used by the Anthc ony Wayne Area council,, with head--1 quarters in Fort Wayne, through > which scout activities in Adams and • eight other counties are supervised. H. F. Ehinger, general chairman 5 of the campaign and C. J. Caroil, - chairman of the soliciting teams f urge those who have not completed - their canvas to do so at once and t make their report to the treasurer. ■ ' ' - u—- • Fred Schurger Hurt In Fall From Barn ’ Fred T. Schurger, well-known 1 Decatur attorney, was painfully 1 injured about noon today when he ’ fell from the haymow of his barn at the Schurger country horn-' west ot Decatur. Mr. Schurger was working in the barn, when he lost his balance near the window. In the fall, Mr. Schurger struck I in such a position that his right foot aftil his right wrist were fractured. While his injuries were regarded as very painful it was not thought they were ot a serious 1 nature. He was taken to the Adams (County Memorial hospital where tie injuries were dressed.

New Phone Directories To Be Distributed The 1930 issue of the Citizen* Telephone Company directories was; completed today and it was an- 1 nounced that distribution of the directories will begin tomorrow. The books contain complete records of telephone numbers and residences of persons located in and near Decatur, Monroe, Berne, and Linn Grove. Solo Flight Is Planned St. John’s, N. F. t July 1. —(U.R) — Capt, C. S. Wynne-Eyton. English aviator, arrivwd today with a small Dehaviland Moth plane prepared to embark on gn ambitious attempt to make a solo flight across the Atlantic. Capt. Wynne-Eyton arrived on the Furness liner Nova Scotia, bringing his plane crated up. It will be assembled at Lester’s field here and when the weather is propitious, the flier plans to attempt the single-handed flight, hitherto achieved only by Charles A. Lindbergh.

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Geneva Plans Series of Band Concerts Geneva, Ju* I—(Special)—Geneva merchant! today signed a contract for a sA-ies of band concerts to be given in h Wednesday night at this town Ik the General Electric band of Fort Wayne. It also was decided by till merchants to) keep their stores lopen on Wednesday nights durin J the concert months. —o — REMAKES TRANSFERRED Former Decatur Methodist P; stor Goes To Kok mo Church The Rev. toss W. Stoakes, pastor of the Methodist church of Alexandria i id until three months ago pastor f the Decatur Methodist Episcop 1 chunph has been appointed pasi ir of the Main Street Methodist cl trch at Kokomo, effective at onei it was learned here today. f > The appo itment was made by Bishop Edg r Blake of Indianapolis. Ava mcy occurred in the Pent Metho, Ist church, and Rev. B. F. Kendall > I Kokomo was sent to the Peru ihurch. Rev Stoakes was then I ‘ansferred from Alexandria to fokomo and the Rev. True S. Hi idock of Muncie was sent to Ale: andria. Rev. Stop :es and his family left Decatur ah ut three months ago jnd the R< r. B. H. Franklin has -. rved as pastor of the local Methodist t lurch since that time. During his short stay in Alexandria. residd its of that city say, Rev. Stoakjs has made numerous ■ friends. | The new assignments will be 1 . fteitive :*s week and the Rev. Mr Stual’i will deliver his first sermon at the Kokomo church next Sunday r: dining. He will move j his family jo Kokomo at once, acmding to Be word received here. — » o Bl ufl tod Business Man Has Appendix Removed Bluffton July I—(Special)—Har- ■ ry Brown. Irominent Bluffton busiI ness man. Underwent an emergency operation Jis morning for removal of bis app idix. He was reported to be resting Fell after the operation and his a fending physician stated i hat unle 8 complications set in, recovery ' as probable. o 3— —"f * CONCERT TONIGHT What are you going to be doing al out 8:45 o’clock this evening, | if you bean arrange to drop over in I le vicinity of the Central sclu >1 building we are sure y Oll will enjoy a pleasant hour. At that time the Junior band under d rection of David Rice, instruct! r, will give its regular week!)’ oncert. These events are wonderful and Rice Is very proud of the prowess his boys and girls are (jo over and tune in this evening an< i we believe you will be a regular visitor afterwards. — * _i

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INTELLECTUAL DISARMAMENT IS ADVOCATED International President Urges Study of Great Problem SPIRITUAL SIDE IS DISCUSSED Columbus. 0., July 1. —(U.R) — International education to pave the way for intellectual rather than physical disarmament, was advocated before the 68th annual convention of the National Education Association today by A. O Thomas, Augusta, Me., president of the World Federation of Edu cation. Citing that America has pursued a policy of Isolation "though the material prosperity of several countries is of great concern to us,” Thomas warned that the future will demand international co-operation, and not rivalry, to maintain the standard of living of all people. "The world,” Thomas continued, “is face to face with either cooperation or catastrophe. A world civilization is being built up wiih startling rapidity and commerce, travel, communications, the press, religious and educational co-opera-tion, treaties and agreements and world-wide charities must lead through imitation to a civilization of universal character.” He suggested development of the spiritual values of a world-wide civilization, declaring he believed. this would prove a controlling influence in world progress and international goodwill. The first of the convention committees to report were those on teachers’ retirement legislation, on health problems, an on tenure in office. Substantial progress in the development of retirement! legislation was reported. The tenure committee reported that surveys now underway will throw much light upon the real value of tenure to the profession and will give substantial support (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

D.V.B.S. PROGRAM WILLJEGIVEN All Pupils to Take Part in Exhibit at High School Gym Preliminary to the gra lation exercises of the Decatui Daily Vacation Bible School next rhursday, a public class exhibition and entertainment will be given at 7:30 o’clock tonight at Decatui high school gymnasium. All Bible school pupils will take part in tin exercises tonight. No admission will be charged and the public is invited to attend the program, which will be in charge of the school sac Ity. A free-ivill offering will be lifted following the program to ai in tlie expenses of school maintenance. The first part of the proj -im will be the worship hour, including the call to worship; singing of a hymn;

reading of the Scripture il Cor. 13); prayer and response As the second part of the program the kindergartner department will give a exhibition of its work during the present term of school. This will be followed by the primary department program entiled, “Birds and Butterflies.'' The primary department also will have a candlelight service. Another short kinderg irten program will be given followed by the offering. The junior department will take part in "The Hill of Missionary Heroes." Music will follow and then the intermediate departmeni will give a program entitled “The Life of Paul." A patriotic service will follow the intermediate program, and after this will come the benediction. The pupils and teachers have been working for some time on the public program in an effort to show the parents and general public pust what the pupils benefit by attending the summer school and it is the desire of all connected with the school that a large audience attends tonight’s program.

M w i Marriage Licenses In County Show Gain k * Forty-five marriage licenses were told In Adams county during the I'eccnd quarter of 1930, nine more than were issued in the corresponding quarter of 1929, according to a report issued by County Clerk Bernice Nelson, today. The month of June, which always carries the record for the number of marriage licenses issued, shows a total of 20 licenses sold. In May there were 10 and in April, 15, making the total sold for the three months 45. In 1929 there were 19 licenses issued in June; 6 in May, and 11 in April, making a total of 36. HUNTERS PASS 470 HOURMARK Endurance Fliers Add Many Hours to Former Flight Record BULLETIN Chicago, July I.—(U.R) —Battling fog and exhaustion, John and Kenneth Hunter, drove their Stinson-Detroiter monoplane through the air lanes over Sky Harbor Airport, this afternoon, piling up hour after hour on their new sustained flight record.

Chicago, July 1. —(U.R) —John and Kenneth Hunter circled monotonously today over Sky Harbor airport in the endurance airplane City of Chicago —’determined to remain aloft until forced down by mechanical trouble. At 7:40 a.m. C.D.T., the droning monoplane had completed 471 hours of continuous flight and was well started on its 20th day in the air. The previous record of 420 hours had been left nearly two days behind. The weary pilots announced today that they will keep the City of Chicago in flight until the motor gives out. They promised to “throw firecrackers out of the plane on the Fourth of July” before coming down to sign contracts that will net them about $200,000 and then get some sleep. As the City of Chicago neared its 500th hour aloft, aviation ex(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 No Paper Friday As has been the custom the daily Democrat will not be published on Friday, July 4th, In observance of Independence Day. The usual Friday grocery and meat market advertising will be published in Thursday’s paper, giving everyone an opportunity to read and take advantage of the "Market Basket” items. Business houses, offices, banks, and the Decatur postoffice will be closed all day. There will not be any mail delivery on Friday. Advertisers who wish to have their advertisements in Thursday's paper are urged to get copy into this office as early as possible. o

CHURCH HEADS WILLCONFER Evangelicals Plan Quarterly Conference Here Next Wednesday The first quarterly conference of the First and Calvary Evangelical churches will convene at the First Church Wednesday evening at 7.30 o’clock. Rev. J. O. Mosier, presiding elder of the east district of the Indiana conference will be present and conduct a public workship. Rev. Mosier will also preside over the business session following the sermon. AU trustees and stewards, as well as the presidents of the various departments of the church are members of the quarterly conference, and will submit complete reports covering the work of their department during the first quarter of the conference year. Since this worship takes the place of the regular Wednesday church night service, members ;<,i. friends of the church are invitl.;

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FEDERAL DRY ENFORCEMENT TRANSFERRED Justice Department Assumes Responsibility Today “BIG DEALERS” TO BE TARGET Washington, July I.—-(U.R) —Ending a decade of prohibition enforcement, the treasury today transferred 2,700 of its agents, special investigators and administrators to the justice department which now is charged with enforcing the laiws under the eighteenth amendment. The transfer, carrying out a pledge made by President Hoover during his campaign, paves the way for what Is generally expected to be the supreme effort to make the United States a thoroughly dry nation. It was authorized by the Williamson bill which congress passed recently. Policies under the justice department were still in the formative stage today, but it was strongly indicated that henceforth new stress will be placed on obtaining local co-operation in apprehending prohibition law violators. Headed by Amos W. W. Woodcock, who has a distinguished legal and military record, en'|r-|>-ment under the justice department will be non-sensational but none the less effective, officials predicted. Woodcock is to be sworn in today. In a statement, Attorney General Mitchell, who today became the commander-in-chief of the federal dry army, emphasized that enforcement henceforth will be more selective than ever. The government’s limited staff and appropriation will be devoted hereafter, it was indicated, to detecting large commercial bootlegging, and efforts to obtain state cooperation will be expanded. The statement by Maurice Camp(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

REPORT FILED BYRECORDER Recorded Instruments Show Gain In Second Quarter of Year County Recorder, Mrs. Clara Anderson, today reported an increase of 159 in the number of recorded instruments placed on file during the second quarter of 1930 as compared to the second quarter of 1929. The total number of recorded instruments for 1930 was 716 and for the second quarter, 1929, was 557. The increase was due to the additional number of chattel mortgages, marginal releases, and mechanic's liens spread of record during the past quarter. During the months of April, May, and June, 1930 a total of 207 chattel mortgages, 195 marginal releases, 10 marginal assignments, and 21 mechanic’s liens were placed on record. For the same period of time in 1929, 146 chattels, 65 marginal releases, no marginal assignments, and 11 mechanic’s liens were recorded. A decrease was shown in the real estate transfers for 1930, the total being 144, 37 less than was recorded during the second quarter of 1929. Real estate mortgages also showed a decrease of 6, there being 72 recorded in 1930 and 76 in 1929; mortgage releases show a decrease of 2, there being 45'recorded in (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) —o Kingsford-Smith To Leave For Chicago Roosevelt Field, N. Y., July I.— (U.R) —-Major Charles E. KingsfordSmit). today announced tentative planfs to leave in his monoplane Southern Cross at 7 a. m. tomorfor Chicago. He arrived at the field shortly before noon to inspect the Southern Cross in which h - and three companions flew from ■ Ireland to New York with a stop w! Harbor Grace, Newfoundland. J/ From Chicago, Kingsford-Smith y will fly to California thereby bell! coming the first man ever to fly 1J around the world in the same plane.

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Opposes Kohler f .. g i \aw I - t > a Ji Philip LaFollette, a younger j brother of Senator Robert M. InFollette, who is seeking Republican nomination for the Wisconsin governorship. V. D.WEIDLER IS ORDAINED Special Session of Fort Wayne Reformed Classis Held Impressive services marked the ordination of Rev. Victor D. Weidler to the Gospel Ministry at the Reformed church last night. The Rev. Dr. F. H. Rupnow delivered the ordination sermon and spoke impressively on the subject, "The Christian Ministry, the Open Door to a Great Adventure.” Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann asked the solertnn and important questions pertaining to the ordination ceremony. While the candidate knelt at the altar and with the laying on of hands by the two presiding ministers in charge, including the third member of the committee, Elder J. Henry Graber, Rev. Weidler was solemnly inducted into the office of the ministry. Following this, the certificate of ordination duly signed by the officials ot the classis was given Rev. Weidler. All the ministers and elders that were present came forward then to give the Rev. Mr. Weidler the right hand of fellowship. The Revs. David Grether of Magley, C. A. Lang of Culver and Licentiate Norman DeChant of Millersburg. Indiana, also had a part in the. services. The Young Men’s chorus and Mrs. Dallas Goldner ably assisted in the service, with appropriate selections. The Fort Wayne classis meeting in special session yesterday also made preparations for the ordination of Licentiate Norman DeChant, of Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania. He will be ordained in his first chaige at Millersburg, Indiana, on August 3. The classical committee to ordain Mr. DeChant is composed of the Rev. J. F. Tapy, Prof. W. C. Beckmann, of Plymouth, Wisconsin, and Elder Pease of Goshen. Licentiate DeChant is a classmate of Rev. Victor Weidler. Business Meet Among other business coming to the attention of the ministers and elders in yesterday’s session was the question whether it should specially be included jn the new revised constitution of the church that women should have the right to serve as elders and deacons and ministers of the Word. There was a lengthy discussion on the question, the chief objection being the serving of women as pastors. When the vote was called for, the matter was almost unanimously defeated, namely that such an article of women’s rights should not be included in the new constitution. The action of the sixty different classes in the Reformed church will be brought before the General Synod and then final action will take place.

Geneva Boys Enter Summer Resort Camp Geneva, July 1 — (Special) — Eight Geneva boys left Monday for Camp Crosley, a boys camp located near Leesbuig, Ind., under the direction ot the Muncie ¥■> M. C. A, The boys will spend a week or two at the camp under the supervision of trained men. A regular program will be carried out each day and time will be devoted to swimming, playing and training, under supervisors. The camp is a popular place tor youngsters. Those who entered the camp are: Jack Conner, Jimmie Briggs, Billie Briggs, Wayne Hinchman, Gene Hinchman, Kieth Farlow, Bob Shepherd, and Bob Chew.

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MOVE TO HOLD CONGRESS IN LONGERMEET Norris Wants Business Cleaned Up Before Adjournment Is Taken DEPENDS ON VETERANS BILL Washington, July 1 <U.R)— An insurgent movement Io make congress remain here all summer if necessary to clean up its legislative slate has been started in the senate bv Senator Norris, Repn., Neb., and some of his western associates. Behind the move is a desire for a finish fight with the House on Muscle Shoals and other disputed legislation which has been tied up in a legislative snarl. What the movement will come to probably will be determinable after the senate acts today on the substitute World War veterans pension bill. If the senate adopts a liberalized payment system objectionable to President Hoover, the resulting tangle may delay adjournment indefinitely. If the house bill, carrying the Hoover ideas, succeeds over the pending Walsh-Connolly amendment, it will be passed almost unanimously and members of both houses will prepare to go home Thursday. The house leaders have been able to stifle all the so-called insurgent legislation which has passed the senate this session. These reforms, including the resolution for eliminating short sessions of congress, has been shoved aside by the administration leaders in the house on various grounds, and the senate has never yet had tima to fight the matter out with them. The regular leaders cannot make adjournment plans until the veterans legislation is disposed of. If they can pass a veterans bill they figure they can defeat Norris. Senator Reed, Repn., Penn., ha.i announced he will keep the senate in session today until a final vote is reached on the veterans measure. o — Berne Bathing Beach Is Opened To Public Berne, July I.—(Special) — The Lake Biberstine swimming pool west of Berne is available to bathers and swimmers again this season. Arrangements with the owner of the lake have been completed and a group of young men are busilyengaged in the construction of bath houses, diving boards, platforms and other beach and water devices. Lake Biberstine is known for its beautiful natural setting, sandy beach, clear, clean spring water and has always proved a popular place with aquatic sport lovers. The Berne Swimming Club extends an invitation to bathers and swimmers. REVIEW BOARD ENDS SESSION Figures To Be Compiled At Volunteer Meeting Today The county board ot review concluded its 30 day session yesterday and the members met again today : to compile totals and complete the i record. Every tax sheet was checked by members of the board of review. Horizontal increases in Kirkland. French and Union townships were I ordered on farm implements, this being the only horizontal equaliza- - tion made by the board. r Large increases were made in 1 Berne and Decatur oh corporation- ■ and firms during the 30 day session j The board called in representatives t from nearly every firm and corporas tion in Berne and Decatur and in most cases increases were made. 1 The townships show a net gain of - $2,464.50 over a year ago and with 1 the increases added in Berne and e Decatui it is believed that the total personal property in the county will be about the same as a year ago. : The board members volunteered e to work today to compile the rece orus and members stated that exact >• I figures would be released within a day or two.