Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 208, Decatur, Adams County, 2 September 1930 — Page 1

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lIIBASEG feNEXTYEAR local Rate #5 Cents On 11 unfl dred Dollars ■ bank 9 I ILES BOND ■ civility’s if t-> tax ■arable in 1 HxKeV!'' B an increase ot four Kver the rate ]>aid this | to a drop of about flo in the citv dual ion, ■ added expeii- tor re- ■ the .let!.!-' street ■gtlet tn tin’ ro<’r. the 111H,, ■ ■ »s.ir\ ■fi.llig.' chairman <>f the fl■mniitte nf :?• council B Hg> it nf 111. '■ he O'isK e budget is net liny higher ■ear age. Th.' (> nt levy Meld approxhn.n •I» sl s .''64. Mdget this year lotah-d S4B.81-' n..t the rate the appt<>pt iutintis tor Mightine and hydrant cut and th.' amounts Bto the J- fT'-rson sire-1 reBn,l. It is estimated tha' Bt o! repairing ’lie bulkhead ■ around ss.o'"i. Th.- sewer B repaired next spring. Htlty's valuation this year is 822. The loss of $75,000 in Hon m*an the loss o: approxH J.i.SuO in revenue, figured Hold rate. ■ rats will be c rtified to the ■ auditor today. ■Other Council Matters ■ bond of the Peonies Loan Bust Company as public deKy for city funds was filed Bproved. One bond $5,000 o Barret law funds anil one 6.1* for the general funds M. A personal bond, signed | directors of the bank was i were read and s lowed and osion adjourned. Io Report on Watchman matt-r of enforcing the Erie Hel Plate railroads to reftß atchmen at the Mercer J and Winchester street IITINUED ON I'aGE SIX; o Mothers Arrested mines. Ind., Sept. 2 --(U.R)— tenths old babv hanging from Mt by one arm. and a tlireeW boy who was unable to s mother, caused the arrest .Xalta Unsell and Mrs. Irene ■ The two women were said e been on an all-night party t»o men after leaving the without food or attendants. 116 months old baby had been I®,bed and one arm was tied H post. During the night (font fell from the bed and iby its arm until its cries F aid. The baby and the fib be turned over to "the guardians, it was said, lliw SHOW BARE MADE " 8n ’ s Department of l "7° Be In Hensley Building * «BTlay of the articles in ''’®ans Department of the ■ reet Fair will be placed id.i? 7 bulldi ”S °n South k> f», < u wbere ample space f the many .V' Work ' Bewin R. emlef ? nd booking, and the gh ' t 0 th6 falr will i»f h b 7 the ladies in trv ki th , e de P art ment. |»2* n k ’ for ‘he exhibits of he Pi < n may he procurred Nur±h’ er ° f Commerc( ’ lev . 1118 we ek, and at the mm m , Saturday morn„h. , 0 9 o’clock. lug by « S . h , oUld be at the 80 that the T k Monday evees and f„?i ar ? e number of lin their n eXhlblted ma y be ln ed j e i] v proper Places, 1 artici/' ° ne of tlle prize urn U 9 e L’? entioned in the din a J?' 45 ’ may be either a jar or a can.

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I Rev. Whitesell To Deliver Sermons Here C. E. Bell received a letter to-1 day from the Rev. F. D. Whitesell J lof Chicago, former pastor of the i ' Decatur Baptist church, stating | • that he would lie in Decatur Sunday. Rev. Whitesell has been askied to preach at the local Baptist I church on Sunday morning and I also Sunday evening. The former | Decatur minister is now a professor in the Northern Baptist Theo--1 logical Seminary, Chicago. BAPTIST GROUP PLANS MEETING Salamonie Association To Hold Annual Conclave At Bluffton < The program for the ninetieth .annual session of the Salamonie Baptist Association, an organization of north-central Indiana Baptist churches was released today. The session this year will be held September 16 and 17 at the Bluffton church. Rev. J. »W. Kinnett, of Newcastle, president of the organization will preside meetings and a great two-day program has been planned. The conclave opens Tuesday morning, September 16 at 10 o’clock and will continue through to Tuesday afternoon. The final business meeting will be held just before the delivery of the closing sermon and officers will be elected at that time. Rev. O. E. Miller, until a week ago pastor of the local Baptist church is secretary of the associa- j tion, but because Rev. Miller Is 1 not now in the jurisdiction of the ! Salamonie group, it is probable' another secretary will be named. Following is the complete twoday program: Tuesday, September 16 Morning 10:00 —Bible Study, “Taking Christ Seriously in Our Churches” Rev. H. N. Spear. 10 : 30 —Reading of Church Letters. Appointment of Committees 11:20 —Annual Sermon, “Jesus Christ, the Head of tho Church,” Rev. W. H. L> master. Afternoon 1:30 —Bible Study, “TaVing Christ Seriously in Our Homes,” Rev. A. E. Chastain. 2:oo—Address, Miss Luella Adams. representing, the Wo(CONTINUED ON PARE SIX) FLASHES i Marion, Indiana, Sept. 3—(UP) — Five witnesses, including sheriff Jacob Campbell and Mrs. W. T. . Bailey, state president of the National Association for the advancement of colored people, were called before the county grand jury today as it started an investigation into the lynching of two negroes August 7. Trieste, Italy Sept. 3 — (UP) — A plot to assassinate Premier Benito Mussolini was confessed to a special military tribunal by one of the group of Slovenes on trial for terroristic activities, officials announced today. A memorial presented to the judges by one of the defendants whose name was withheld, said an attempt against the life of the Fascist Premier was organized to be put into effect "about this time,” the autorities said. New Orleans, La., Sept. 3—(U.R) —The tropical hurricane now in the Carribean Sea, struck Santo Domingo at 1:25 p. m. today, according to a dispatch from San Juan to the tropical radio station here. The wind reached a velocity of 100 miles per hour. Indianapolis, Sept. 3—(U.R) —The Blackford county horseshoe pitching team won the state championship _at the State Fair today, in one of the closest contests ever held. Jimmy Risk, 18, state singles champion and Joe Porter, a veteran, troth of Montpelier, won the title with only two defeats in 17 matches. The teams defeating them were Miami and Sullivan counties. Hamilton and Madison counties were tied for second place with three losses each in 17 matches. Sullivan and Hamilton counties tied for fourth place with four' losses each in 17 games.

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BELLONTEANO COSTE INVITED TO WHITE HOUSE Official Reception Is Planned At Washington; To Fly To Texas FIRST FLIGHT FROM FRANCE , Washington, Sept. 3.—IU.R) i—President Hoover has invited the French trans-Atlantic fliers. Capt. Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellopte. to be his guests at luncheon at the White House during the national celebration planned here for them after they return from their Dallas, Tex., flight. Government officials, including those in charge of aviation, are expected to attend, though no definite plans had been made today, pending further word from the French aviators. Trip Is Planned New York, Sept. 3. —(U.R) —Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte, uncontent with having flown across the Atlantic will' give New York but a brief moment in which to honor them and leave at 9 a. m. tomorrow for Dallas, Tex. They plan to fly to Dallas without stop, following the air line route which will take them across New Jersey, through West Virginia passing close to Huntington and Charleston: across Kentucky and into Arkansas. They probably , will pass near Little Rock and thence into Texas and Dallas. Coste said today they would re- | main only a day in Dallas and then return to New York and later go to Washington to be received by President Herbert Hoover. • o Faces Murder Charge Terre Haute. Ind., Sept. 3 —(UP) First Degree murder charges were filed against Elmer Stewart 26, negro. today after he was alleged to have shot and killed Allen Greer, 30, during an argument last night. Stewart told police he shot in self defense when Greer appeared with an open razor in his hand and followed Stewart into his rooming house. Slewart said he picked up a gun from a table and attempted to flee out the front door. HURRICANE IS NEARING WEST Caribbean Twister fe Moving at Rate of 12 Miles An Hour Washington, Sept. 3. —(U.R) —The Caribbean hurricane is moving slowly northwest, at a speed of about 12 miles an hour, and early today was centered about 100 miles south of the city of Santo Domingo. Charles L. Mitchell, chief forecaster of the U. S. weather bureau, said. There is nothing to worry about as far as the American coast is concerned for several days, Mitch ell said, pointing out that the hurricane is moving slowly and it is imposible yet to tell whether it will come anywhere near the United States coast. It is still 1,000 miles from tha mainland of the United States. The recent Caribbean hurricane did not reach the coast, but spent itself at 1 sea. Mitchell explained it would be exceptional if the main force of the hurricane struck Haiti or Porto Rico, but said that those islands might get strong winds .as the hurricane passed in that area. o Seek Missing Jurist New York, Sept. 3. — (U.R) — Efforts were extended today to locate Supreme Court Justice Joseph ' F. Carter, who disappeared August 6 after withdrawing $3,500 from a . bank and purchasing a theater ticket. ' , The lawyer, one of the newest members of the Supreme court . bench, was knowm to have about ' $5,000 in his pocket at the time he disappeared. He had about $1,500 ' in cash when he went to the bank ■ J that afternoon and withdrew $3,500 additional.

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CREAMERY MEN TO MEET HERE Cloverleaf Officials And Fieldmen Will Attend Banquet A meeting of the executives, fieldmen and office managers of the Cloverleaf Creameries. Inc., division of the Kraft-Phenix Cheese Company, will be held at six o’ I clock this evening at the Decatur 1 Country Club. W. A. Klepper, general manager of the company will preside at the meeting. A dinner will be served at six o’clock. Heber Humgarger, manager and superintendent of the Huntington plant and Glen Hill, manager of tae Rochester plant will, attend the meeting. Men in charge of the War saw, Kokomo and Marion division plants will also attend the mee’ing. Mr. Klepper stated. About 75 per-[ sons are expected at the meeting, including the field men from the local territory. Business topics, new policies of the company and the expansion program to be launched by the company at Huntington will be subjects of interest conference. The company will build an addition to the Huntington plant this fall. Approximately $50,000 will be expended, Mr. Klepper stated. A new building which will house the milk dryers and condensing pans will be erected and the new equip ment installed. The Huntington plant recenlly went into the milk (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) ADAMS COUNTY WOMANEXPIRES Mrs. Otto Lehman, 43, Dies At Home In Wabash Township Berne, September 3 —(Special)— Mrs. Otto Lehman, 43, died at her home southeast of Berne in Wabash township at 8:15 o'clock this morning. The woman had suffered for more than a year with a complication of ailments and had been bedfast for six months. Mrs. Lehman was born in Monroe township, December 18, ( <IBB6, a daughter of Peter and Julia Kranz Habegger. In 1907 she was united In marriage to Otto Lehman who survives as do seven children; Clarinda, Abraham, Rhoda, Ernestine, Eldon, Katherine, and Thomas all at home. The mother resides in Berne as does a sister, Lydia Habegger. A half-sister Mrs. Daniel Lehman resides in Monroe township and a half-brother Noah Habegger of Berne also survives. Mrs. Lehman was a member of the Berne Mennonite church anil while funeral arrangements have not been made it is probable, the services will be held Friday afternoon at that church.

Former Decatur Man Dies in Fort Wayne Friends in this city have received word of the death of Solomon C. Davis, who died late Monday night at his home, 2730 Chesnut street, in Fort Wayne. Mr. Davis lived in this city for a number of years before moving to Fort Wayne. The deceased had been ill fir three weeks suffering with pneumonia. He is survived by his wife, • Catherine J. Davis; six daughters. I Mrs. Pearl Cunningham of Oden; | M.s. Dora Van Horn and Mrs. Haziel Kentner of Denver, Colorado; I Mrs. Dela Banthau of Wabash. Mrs. I Florence Hager of Chicago; and Mrs. Frances Clay of Fort Wayne; four sohs, Homer S. of Rockford, Illinois; Chester and Edward of Fort Wayne: and Kenneth at home. Funeral services will be held at 2:15 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the home and at 2:30 o'clock at the St. Paul’s M. E. Church. Burial will be made in the 1. O. O. F. cemetery at New Haven o FOUR HOOSIER CITIESJ 00,000 Twenty-Six Join Nations 100,000 Class In New Census Washington, Sept. 3. — (UR) — Twentj-six more American cities passed the 100,000 mark in population during the decade ended April 1, the census bureau disclosed today in a tabulation of cities of this class. The United States now has ,9-1 cities of more than 100,000. In only four instances was a loss of population recorded. Those were confined to Massachusetts, where Fall River, Lowell and New Bedford reported decreases and Delaware, where Wilmington experienced a 3.3 per cent drop. The burough of Manhattan in New York city decreased 411,958 due to the movement to other buroughs. The greatest percentage gain during the 10-year period was shown by Miami, Fla., which increased 273.7 per cent. Miami advanced from 29,571 in 1920 to 110,514 on April 1. New York city had the greatest numerical gain, an increase of 1.361,879 bringing the population to 6,981,927. Massachusetts led the states with nine cities of more than 100,000. Ohio was next with eight, while New York and New Jersey had six each. Indiana cities added to the 100,000 class in the 1930 census were: City 1930 1920 % gain Evansville 103,151 85.264 21.0 Fort Wayne 119,121 86,549 33.0 ' Gary 100,749 55,378 81.9 South Bend 104,066 70,983 46.6 ■ -r Legionnaires to Meet Adams post of the American Lei gion will hold an important mee*- - ing at Legion hall at 8 So’clock tonight. Every member of the post is urged to be-present.

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COUNTY LEVY IS APPROVED BY COUNCILMEN Body Meets Today To Ratify Tuesday’s Action On Reduction PAYMENT ON BRIDGE PASSES The county council today ratified its action of yesterday when it reduced the county tax rate three cents and signed the ordinance fixing the general levy at 34 cents and the highway repair levy at 25 cents on the hundred dollars. No changes were made iff - the appropriations today and each councilman signed the ordinance. The total county levies are 59 cents on a hundred dollars. The rate payable this year is 62 cents. Tuesday at the first meeting of the council the requests for appropriations were gone over and in many cases the items were pruned or eliminated entirely. The councilmen agreed that appropriations should be held to a mininum and made cuts wherever possible. The appropriations for $3,000 (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) WARMWEATHER FAVORS CROPS % Drought Conditions Are Broken In Practically All Parts of State ■ Indianapolis, Sept. 3 —(U.R) — Temperatures for the week averaged above normal and moisture conditions in the central and northern districts were favorable. Good rains were more or less general after the middle and corn made some improvement. The warm weather has caused rapid maturing and some cutting for silage has begun. The stalks are mostly short and there are some reports that the ears are not well filled. Cutting soy beans is well worth while with a fair to good yield Pastures, although still short, are making substantial growth and will be greatly benefitted by the rains of the last few days. . Some fall plowing was done, but I previous to the last rains the ground was very dry and hard. In the south me drought conditions were unrelieved and corn showed further deterioration. The I condition now varies from almost a total failure in some localities to fairly good in the low bottom lands. Fall plowing was almost at a standstill owing to the entire ab- ; sence of moisture in the subsoil. Field tomatoes showed little or I no improvement. Soy beans made only a .fair (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O MORGAN YACHT BADLY DAMAGED Coast Guards Express Fear of Total Loss to Expensive Craft i > Dark Harbor, Me., Sept. 3. —(U.R) ■ —Fear that the world's biggest pri- • vate yacht—J. P. Morgan’s $2,500,- ■ 000 Corsair —might be a total loss, I was expressed by coast guards to- - day when high tide failed to float i the stranded craft. The magnificent vessel, launchs ed at Bath less than five months - ago, grounded on Ixibster Rock , near Kellogg Island last night. Der spite its dangerous position, a full crew and some 25 guests, inclqd- - ing Julius Spencer Morgan, son of : the owner, and his wife, remained i aboard this morning. ) The scene of the grounding is ) opposite the Tarratine Yacht Club ) and not far from the summer 5 home of Charles Dana Gibson. Some 200 yachts and other private craft gathered off Dark Harbor this morning to witness the at- ■ tempt to launch the marooned ves- ■ sei. High tide, which it had been hop(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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Jail Breakers'Caught Newcastle, Ind., Sept. 3—(UP)— Don Brelner and Otto Davis, Muncie, arested here as suspects in robberies, are escaped prisoners from the Greenville, 0., jail having fled with five other men July 13. They were arrested in the act ot stealing gasoline from a filling station. It is charged that since their escape they robbed a safe at Fort Wayne and the postoffice at Bainridge. Ohio. CASES SET IN CIRCUIT COURT Criminal Cases Will Be Heard First In Present Term of Court Adams Circuit Court criminal cases will be heard first in the September term of court, according to the date assignments on the docket today. The criminal docket will be cleared between September 16 and 24 as much as possible, the calendar indicated. The first case to be heard will be State vs. Sampson, charged with rape. The case has been continued a number of times but today was set to start the criminal trials. Two criminal charges against Harold Swartz, one charging transportation of liquor and the other charging violation ot the prohition law will be tried September 17. I The case of the State vs. Lightcap, on a fraudulent check charge also will be heard on September 17. A rape case, State vs. Joseph Long of Portland venued here several months ago, has been set for trial September 18. This case also has been continued a number of times. The case of the State vs. George Yake charged with assault with intent for his alleged part in the kidnap of the Boyd Booher children at Geneva a few months ago was set for September 19. Two charges of embezzlement against W. D. Cross, Jr., of Geneva have been set for trial September 22. The case ot State vs. Finley Kelly charged with drunken driving was set for September 23. The last criminal case set so far for the present term is State vs. Fennig, on an assault and battery (CONTINUED ON PAGE, SIX) REDUCTIDN IS URGED IN EAST Chairman Legge Carries Message Into New York Districts Syracuse, N. Y„ Sept. 3. —(U.R) — Chairman Alexander Legge of the Federal farm board today carried his plea for reduced crop acreage into New York state in an address before the meeting of the state grange here. Legge cited overproduction in sheep and potatoes as examples of clogged markets which were costly to the farmer, but he placed particular emphasis on wheat, saying American farmers should get out of the wheat export business. The chairman said he thought federal subsidy of wheat exportation would evoke application of stringent antidumping laws in foreign countries where the subsizied wheat would be offered for sale. “We have plenty of evidence,” Legge said, "that any attempt to dump surpluses of any of our crops on foreign markets will be met with prompt resistance. All the larger wheat importing countries have farm problems of their own and are prepared to protect their farmers just as the United States protects the markets of its farmers.” Legge told the sheep men who (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Two Thefts Reported Indianapolis, Sept. 3. —(U.R) — Roof garden golfers got a new thrill last night when a man lined them up along with Russell Sett, 24, cashier, and escaped down the elevator at the Test building with some SSO in cash. A short time earlier one man had held up the cashier of the Uptown Theater and obtained SIBO In both instance? the escape was made on foot.

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FRENCH AIRMEN JOIN NATIONS IN OCEAN TRIP Coste And Bellonte Cross Atlantic From West; Fast Time GREAT WELCOME IN NEW YORK New York, Sept. 3.—(U.R) — A glittering place among the century’s immortals was bestowed today upon Captain Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte by the two continents which they joined in their westward Atlantic flight. Conquering every obstacle which sent other daring aviators to death, France's most famous Hying team descended in the dusk on Long Island last night, to complete' the first non stop air dash from Paris to New York. They landed at Curtiss airport. Valley Stream, at 7:12 p. m. Edt., a little more than 37 hours and 18 minutes after they had soared away from L,e Bourget airdrom ■ ■ outside the French capital. Their ■ time was within four hours of that set by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. • the only other man who lias made a direct flight between the two cities. The American airman with ■ the wind helping instead of hind- ' ering him, flew the distance in 33 hours and 29 minutes. i The victory of the Frenchmen • was a victory achieved, first of ' all, by saneness and careful prep- > aration. Captain Coste has flown t airplanes half of his life, but he knew tliat all his experience would 5 have been useless had he not wait- - ed with Infinite patience for the • moment when every factor seemed i to favor him. i His reward, when he glided his great scarlet plane “Qu stion : Mark,” down to earth last night, i was the greatest reception this ' country has ever given a visiting ■ flier. A cheering, worshipping throng ■ of 10,000, which had gathered on ' 'the field, acclaimed the new heroes • on behalf of Am rica. As Coste and Bellonte brought their ship to a stop and sat for a moment and watched the milling' crowd break police lines and start toward them, their memories returned to the night in May, 1927, when they were part of such a throng running to1 ward a plane from which, a young man was emerging, saying “My name is Lindbergh.” The hero of that occasion was on the scene last night to return (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) Hoosier Is Fined For Carrying Revolver 1 Chicago, Sept. 3. —.'U.R) —William ■ Terrill, 27. Terre Haute, Ind., who ; said he was a printer, was fined > S2OO by Judge Max Luster vest rday for carrying a loaded pistol. i Terrill said he brought the gun f with him to Chicago because lie t was afraid of a holdup. o JOSEPH DOG IS WINNER AT FAIR i I Mount Lebanon Speed King Wins First And Second Awards t Mount Lebanon Speed King, male i dog owned by John Joseph of this ! city won a first and second award r at the state fair dog show, conj ducted annually by the American . Kennel Association. The animal was awarded first 3 place in the puppy division and • second pi’ace in the class open to all bull dogs of all ages. The dog is eight months old and was raised by the local dog financer. Mr. Joseph has for a number of _ years raised state and world v champion dogs and he stated today J that he believed Mount Lebanon Speed King was one of the best e dogs he ever had owned. [i The Mount Lebanon kennels, located on First street, house about n 10 or 15 dogs, all pedigreed. Since e retiring from tlie confectionery 0 business in Decatur several years s ago, Mr. Joseph has devoted all his time to the raising of show dogs.