Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 178, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1930 — Page 1

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Vol. XXVIII. No. 178.

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B HE IHHED WEN JBE SINKS Early Today '" ()M LOSES I II H L 29.— (UR)— members of tl.e crew fI n S'<KJe j Whalert sunk alter [J shifted IS rs Dunkirk, N- Y-, Who went t° the Bce " e L edv were unable to of the victims. j the half dozen survivL,| the lookout on the X„e as she passed by s , to Erie. Capt. W. H. (d his fr ew found three of , n with lifebelts supporting ter three. y T. Wage of the George lien went down with his iha: with Second Mate th Emline and Chief Engitrti.nr Walters. Wage was Btreland. and Emline and B both lived in Sandusky, toot and his wife were belt have been from Cleve-, bi he was known only as In" None of the survivors fetal name nor the name Mt Inn reported the lake was Intil a windstorm which qat daybreak. Shortly 'flight the huge sand I feed. Before an alarm tespread the decks swung to the water, turning the iWtom up. med men scrambled to tofthemen seized life preiis th?)’ crawled on top MI hull. dreriee slowly settled into It Using the life belts the Wrf to keep afloat until I up tetd: IT. J. Waage, Cleveland I Mine, Sandusky ffINUED ON PAGE TWO) HIM IT NILS TODAY wiatorial Race Is ftmost in Interest; Scnatorship Next fc « City, Okla.. July 29— Mthonta Democrats went 1 fells today to choose candiijto will meet two weeks :■«» run-off primary. W Oklahoma voted for nHoow in 1928, the npmo . Ration of state offices * considered tanta’Mon. A quarter mil- " »«’e affected. J Dlere# t was in the guberWest where nine candi|B.. , t le Bwni nation. Kl alfa Bill” Murray, of Frank Huttram, I* aa "’ ’ere favored. K mn.m the signers °f K. ai lition ' w as ex- ° f 1113 BU PP<>rt f sections, where he |Z ri m “ ch of his camb^ 1 e", <lraW hiS Sl "’- R B °’ ernors - ‘"-o of made P?? O^ AGE FOUR) t Cabinet Vote? ‘"Vs Xttitle, ha „ eart hquake. t Hut th/ P ersua ded the r il '«<lhrv arthquake dan - E> V ngof crops KntS freshing E>e the !> ' V , lnto the *0 provm resh,ng was ■""thetash d ® aniple nia '

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WATCHMEN ARE DISCONTINUED: ~**'T "**• Erie Railroad Orders Three Local Crossing Men Laid Off Watchman service on the Erie railroad crossings at Mercer avenue and Winchester street will be discontinued effective at once, according to orders received by the three watchmen, who guard the two crossings in eight hour shifts. The three men who will be unemployed as a result of the order are David Reher, Paul Miller and Ira Oswald. All three are v.eteran crossing watchmen. The trio worked in eight hour shifts, taking turns at the two crossings. According to one of the watchmen the order came yesterday and is effective soon. Recently the Cloverleaf rairoad watchman at Winchester street was laid off and since that time the city council lias been making an effort to have the watchman there reinstated. It is not known what action the city will take, if any, concerning the new Erie order. The two crossings affected by the order are on important streets. Several months ago automatic flasher signals were installed at both Winchester street and Mercer avenue and since that time both men and automatic flashers have been used. BOMB WITNESS TELLS STORY Supreme Court Judges Hear Case Without Precedent in State San Francisco, July 29—(UP)— The cases of Thomas J. Mooney and Warren K. Billings, convicted of complicity in the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness day parade, went before a bar of justice again today, although neither of the prisoners was present, John MacDonald, recanting witness, was to tell his story to the seven state supreme court justices, sitting as an examining commission in a legal procedure without precedent in California. , Technically the hearing involves the application of Billings for a pardon from Folsom prison, the state penal Institution for “twetirne losers.” Actually, it amounts to a re-trial for both Billings and Mooney, convicted of causing the deaths of 10 persons in the bombing. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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Local Man to Return Today from Leavenworth Francis J. Schmitt of this city I will return today from Leavenworth federal prison, Ft. Leavenworth, Kas., where he has spent the last seven months. Schmitt, according to word received here, was paroled from the prison yesterday after serving seven months of an IS-month term for violation of the federal prohibition act. He left the prison at 6 o'clock Tuesday night. VETERAN MAIL CARRIER DIES John Strohm, Craigsville, Expires After Illness of Some Time John P. Strohm, 76, well known citizen of Craigville died at his home Monday of infirmities attendent on his advanced years. He had been sick since May 17. Mr. Strohm was one of the first rural carriers in Wells county, having served oii the Craigville route over a long period of years. He retired from the postal service some years ago. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Strohm and was born in Wells county ton March 4, 1854. His marriage to Cecelia Barge” took place in Adams county on August 25, 1877. Her death occureed January 25, 1929. Surviving are four children, John W. Strohm of Alameda, Cal., Henry Strohm of Indianapolis; Mrs. J. A. Schwartz of Craigville; and Mrs. Ray Wolf of Tocsin. Two children I preceded the deceased in death. | One sister, Mrs, Anna Saurer of I Craigville also survives. A sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Leyse, is dead. Funeral services will be held at I the United Brethren church at Craigville at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning with Rev. Pugh officiating Burial will be in Oakland cemetery. Believe Bridge Will Be Constructed Soon Indianapolis, July 29 (U.R) —Definite progress on the Ohio river bridge at Evansville, and eariy completion of the 1930 highway construction program, were expected today from an opinion of Attorney General James Ogden authorizing a trasfer of'funds to the highway commission to relieve a financial shortage. —-—o ■ ■ —- Woman Loses Life Hartford City, Ind., July 29 — (UP) —Injuries suffered late yesterday in an auto collision near Eaton were fatal today to Mrs. Charles Tidbell, 55 Hartford City. She had suffered a fractured skull and her husband, accompanying her, sustained severe cuts about the head.

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HOOVER PLANS HORNBOOK FOR FALL CAMPAIGN Book Containing Data of Accomplishment to Aid Speakers DEPARTMENTS’ AID IS SOUGHT Washington, July 29 —(UP) —A Hoover hornbook, or review of the first 16 months of the President’s administration, is being compiled by officials here for use in the coming congressional campaign. Every government department and bureau has been called upon by Walter Newton, secretary to the president, to submit a report of progress made since Mr. Hoover too koffice. Those reports will bo furnished for data for the radio speech-making campaign planned by Republican leaders. Then they will be published in book form for us* by congressional supporters of the President now running for re-elec-tion. Nothing has been too large or too small for the departmental chiefs' citations. From the enlarge waterways and building programs the tariff and farm relief measures on down to the establishment of the first Diesel electric lightship in the lighthouse service, the achievements have been listed. They are expected by administration supporters to prove of value in (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

CONSERVATIVES WIN IN CANADA Premier King Defeated in General Election; Y’ote High Tariff Montreal, July 29 (U.R) — XV. B. Bennett and his Conservative opposition to Prime Minister MacKenzie King's Liberal government were in power today, having se-cured-a clear-cut majority in the Dominion general elections. With 212 seats accounted for out of a total of 245 in the house of commons, the relative strength of the two major parties was: Conservatives, 123. Liberals, 81. The Conservative victory was an endorsement of the party's stand for a high tariff, as retaliation against the Hawley-Smoot rates in the United States, reduction of unemployment, and its opposition to the Dunning budget. (CONTINUED ON FOUR) —o

SHOW HOUSES CHANGE POLICY Cort Open All Week This Week; Adams Open Next Week Arrangements completed today will provide at least one theater open ea<'h day of the week in Decatur, the Cort and the Adams alternating weekly on Wednesday and Thursday nights. For several weeks both shows have been closed on those nights but by the agreement today between Jesse Leßrun of the Cort and I. A. Kalver of the Adams, one show will operate on Wednesday and Thursday this week and the other one the following week. By a toss of a penny the Cort got the first show and Mr. Leßrun im-med-’ately called Indianapolifi to secure the best talkie picture possible for tomorrow and Thursday evenings. Luckily they had for release “A Mad Kiss” one of the features of the season, starring Daupose Mojica and several other leadens in the film game, a movie tone musical romance. For several weeks the local theaters have been closed on Wednesday and Thursdays to save overhead but the theater going public has urged every night performances and to meet that demand this arrangement has been concluded. Both theatres are splendidly equipped and the programs here are the equal of those found anywhere in the country.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, July 29, 1930.

Paul Wooton, Former Decatur Resident, to Visit 13 Home Towns Washington, July 28 — Paul Wooton, for a distinguished Washington correspondent for the New Orleans Times-Picayune and other publications, is sp> tiding his vacation in Ihdiana, where he has 13 "home towns," which he claims as a record. In stating that he has such a flock of home towns it is scarcely necessary to add that l\e was the son of a Methodist minister. His father was the deceased Rev. A. S. Wooton, a minister of the Northern Indiana M. E. conference for 40 years. Mr. Wooton is arriving (CONTIXEEI) ON PAGE FOUR) COOL WEATHER REIGNS HERE Heat Wave Apparently Broken After Records Are Established Thermometers in Decatur were nearer the summer normal mark today than they have boen-for tne past two weeks. The heat wave practically was broken and weather forecasters stated that the norma! weather would remain, at least for a few days. Skies were partly overcast and were in direct contrast to the blue, hot skies of the last several days. Farmers were hack in their fields today after Saturday and Sunday rains and reported the crops in fairly good condition. Farmers in this community’ say that most of the corn crop will evelope and that losses will not be I as heavy as first believed, from tlie long drought. Some corn on high ground has been completely destroyed. Creeks and rivers in Adams county were still below their natural level and most of the week-end rains were absorbed by the thirstv ground, little running into ditches The summer weather has been (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

TWOPLANESIN RECORD TRIES — Jackson-O'Brine Still In Air After Plea for More Funds St. Louis, Mo., July 29. —(U.R)— While radio and other agencies sought additional funds in order that they may continue their flight. Forest O’Brine and Dale Jackson kept their endurance monoplane in the air today. After reports were made that the fliers would land unless additional funds were raised, St. Louis radio announcers made pleas for enough money to enable O’Brine and Jackson to reach the present record. “The Greater St. Louis,” had been in the air 189 hours at 4:11 (C.S.T.) Roosevelt Field, L.1., July 29 — (U.R) —Louis Reichers and Robert Black, endurance fliers, had passed 202 consecutive hours in the air at 6;34 a.m. today. The crew of the refueling plane noticed that the cooler weather had forced them to don trousers and jackets in place of the shorts worn during the hot days. o August Heimann Takes Over Two Restaurants August Heimann today took posession of the Baker’s and Peoples' restaurants in this city. Mr. Heimann purchased the two restaurants last week. The Peoples Restaurant will be closed for about a week in order to make repairs, redecorate and paper the in'erior. In the meantime Mr. Heimann will operate Baker’s restaurant. He will close that place of business following the opening of the Peoples Restaurant. 0 Bandits Stage Holdup Indiana Harbor, Ind., July 29 — (UP) —Two negro bandits who escaped with $1,122, in the holdup of a grocery here were the object of a police search today. One or the two men held ai revolver on memers of the store force while the other rifled the money drawer.

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AIRSHIP WITH 44 PASSENGERS INMIG-OCEAN British Effort to Connect Empire By Air Is Started Tuesday IS SMALLER THAN ZEPPELIN Carington, England, July 29. 1 (u.pj—The first experiment with aerial communication between the scattered parts of the British Empire began today with the British dirigible R-100 departing from Cardington for Montreal, Canada. Forty-four persons, including seven passengers, were abroad the I big airship when it rose from the I Cardington airdrome at 3:45 a.m. I today (9:45 p in. Monday, E.S.T.) and roared away toward Ireland, Greenland and Labrador to the tall new mast that awaits it at St. Hubert, Quebec. The first grey mist of day was appearing in the east as Squadron Leader 11. S. Booth, commander, ordered the towing lines cast off ' and the ship lifted 400 feet into the air. Most of the 200 well-wishers at the airport were relatives of those aboard or newspaper men. There was no great ado about the new ’ venture in aerial transportation, ' and everything was carried out in ' accordance with the theory of the ( British aviation experts that it was "just another flight.” Lieut. Cmdr. Sir C. Denistoun Burney, the ship's designer, and , Major G. H. Scott. Britain’s fore- » most aviation expert, who com- ! manded the R-34 on its 1929 . roundtrip flight to the United States, took the adventure matter- . of-factly. 1 Weather reports received only I a few minutes before the ship cast r off were more favorable than expected, and led to the announcei ment that it would follow the ' most northerly route, taking it north of Ireland, south of Cape (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

o Byrd to Visit State Indianapolis, July 29 — (UP) — I Rear-admiral Richard E. Byrd? famous explorer ami aviator, will visit Indianapolis on August 25, it was j announced today by Harold M. Harter, secretary pf the National exchange clubs of America. Throughout his stay in Indianapolis, Byrd will be guest of the Na- - tianal exchange clubs at their an--5 nual convention August 24 to 28. ’ Byrd will arrive in his own plane p escorted from the National Air 3 Races at Chicago by a squadron of Army ships, according to the announcement.

AGED RESIDENT EXPIRESTODAY Mrs. Rachel Andrews, 84, Found Dead by Her Daughter at Home Mrs. Rachel Andrews, 84, life long resident of Washington township, Adams county, died suddenly at 8 o'clock this morning at her city. Death was caused by heart trouble with which the deceased home 5 miles southwest of this bad been suffering for many years. Death came suddenly this morning as Mrs. Andrews attempted to arise from bed. Her daughter, Miss Deborah Andrews, who had resided with her for many years found her dead at 8 o’clock, just a few moments after calling her to get up. She was born in Adams county, February 2, 1846, the daughter of Levi and Linna B. Russell, both deceased. Her husband, Jerry Andrews, preceded her in death. Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Robert Jenkins of Kokomo; Russell Andrews of Detroit, Michigan; Thomas Andrews of this city; Mrs. Ira W. Baker of Fort Wayne; Mrs. William Chronister of Fort Wayne; Frank Andrew’s of Fort Wayne, and Miss Deborah Andrews, at home. Twen-ty-three grandchildren, seven great grandchidren and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Winifred Russell of this city also survive. One son, ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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Ma Leads r a A 5 "I *'* ||| A Mrs. Miriam A. (“Ma") Ferguson, former governor and wife of i a once-iimpeached governor, "Jim” Ferguson, who leads her nearest rival for the Democratic nomination for governor of Texas by a Wide margin. HOSPITAL HAS 7THBIRTHDAY Adams County Institution Has Great Record in Last Seven Y ears • Seven years ago today the doors of the Adams County Memorial Hospital, located on Mercer avenue, were opened to the public and since that time thousands of sick and injured people from Adams county and neighboring places have received care. Miss Emilie Christ, superintendent of the hospital, who has held that position since the opening day seven years ago, today reported that in the seven years that Adams county has had a hospital 4,420 patients have been cared for and 379 babies have been born. The total number of major operations performed during the past seven years includes 1,177, and 501 minor operations. 685 medical patients, and 1,076 tonsillectomy operations. There were 109 fracture cases taken care of, 28 eye cases, 38 X-rays performed, (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Caroll Wins Point New York. July 29—(UP)—Earl Caroil and his three co-defendants of the cast of the "Vanities” charged with producing and performing in an indecent production today won the right to a jury trial. Judge Rosalsky in general session using as a precedent a decision he made himself 15 years ago uphold Caroll's plea for transfer from special sessions to general sessions on the contention that only a jury can reasonably be expected to decide whether a play is "obscene or indecent or tends to suggest impure thoughts.”

BABE’S PARENTS SUE HOSPITAL $200,000 Sought in Two Damage Cases in Baby Mix-up Chicago, July 29—(UP)—William Watkins, who believes his infant son was exchanged accidentally with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bamberger's baby, announced today he intends to seek $200,04)0 damages from the hospital where the babies were born. Mr. and Mrs. Watkins want SIOO,000 and the other SIOO,OOO the young father said, is for “John Doe,” which is serving as the baby’s temporary name. Every physician and nurse in Englewood hospital, where identification tags on the babies supposedly were switched, will be named co-defendants in the suits. Just what action the Watkins may take to recover the child they think theirs, was unclear after habeas corpus proceedings against the Bambergers were dropped. The writ (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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FEDERAL MEN ARREST 20 IN HUGE CLEAN-UP Several Millions Involved in Illicit Business in United States RING LEADERS ARE ARRESTED Washington, July 29 U.R) — Smashing of five international narcotic rings and the arrest of 20 rintj leaders who have been transacting an illegal business estimated at several million dollars annually was announced today by the treasury department. The rings have been importing morphine and heroin from Turkey into New York and have shipped it throughout the east, treasury officials said. The investigation }by treasury agents covered two months and was described at "100 per cent efficient” in breaking up the international combination. The most important of the five rings, the treasury officials said, was headed by Tony Laftino, son of an Italian nobleman, who operated from Long Island and was known as "Black Tony of the East.” Single shipments of his organization, activities of which rival a fictional narrative, have been valued at a million dollars, according to Harry J. Anslinger, acting chief of the narcotic bureau. • Another important ring, the treasury said, reached down to Norfolk, Va., and was headed by "Boss" Vessasce, who, Anslinger said, is prominent in Italian circles in Norfolk. Another ring was headed by Sam Ferera of New York, who was arrested in Washington Saturday. J. F. Swinford, alias J. A. Kincaid, was arrested as the leader of another ring. When trapped, Swinford was preparing to make a large morphine shipment to the Pacific coast, treasury officials said. Others arrested included L. J. Williams of New York, and Frankie Fields, who was said to have been operating as an independent drug peddler in Wilmington, Dei. Arrests of the ringleaders was preceded by the Seizure Saturday of 4,000 ounces from the steamer Inako of the Black Diamond line. The narcotics had been billed as electrical machinery by agents of the ring abroad. o ROTARY PLANS HOSPITAL ONIT Costly Building Will Be Erected at Riley Childs’ Hospital Indianapolis, Ind., July 29 —Hugh McK. Landon, president of the board of control of the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children and Robert E. Heun, Richmond, chairman of the special Indiana Rotary District committee on the Rotary Convalescent Unit of the Riley Hospital today joined in the announcement that the Rotary building fund of more than $250,000 for a convalescent unit of the Riley Hospital had been oversubscribed and that tentative plans for the imi mediate construction of the first building to cost approximately S2OO, 000.00 had been approved by the ( special Rotary committee and the hospital board. The new building will be known as the Indiana Rotary Convalescent Home and will be set in a ten acre i tract provided by the hospital aut thorltles and landscaped especially (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Q J Democrats in Meeting r * Martinsville, Ind., July 29 (U.R)— - Democratic' party leaders and state ? candidates met in Martinsville to- > day to complete organization for z the coming campaign. The group 9 included, the state committee • headed by R. Earl Peters of Fort l ’ Wayne. 1 Speaking campaigns were discussed and candidates were to be 3 assigned to districts where they will assist in pushing the came Paign. t Jap Jones, Martinsville hotel - owner and party leader, was host ) to the group.