Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 209, Decatur, Adams County, 4 September 1930 — Page 1

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■onstrance IliM HELD ■cnrtroom Bnann Bridge Is Hie of H State Hearing HTERS-Ll TZ B< |:| vi n ,;xl 11,1 ' * '' , ' , ' nin!l ’ ■ a g a in>t luilding, and issiioig i>f bonds ■ prised ScliciHbridge ill I’n :d 1 town■pnnir.u " r < s H. 1S held tin- morning ■ court room at the H< Sh.n\;.l'.r, special t atu of ' ■ -rat'- l " ,aril W y , i.bln-srd jKnno- and < that 1 vi■n: unit's abiii’' to pay for > .1 ■ ■. 111, > 1 (’ I- W.ilmrs ap|B f„r tin- rHiiiH rit irs anil ■■j ; Hid'ei' ''• nted file M i.i inti i n. ion- t's 11. D ■< '!o ( | the Th,> witnesses were Mbr: .!■• they l>-k th ■ stand. from thr ■ij" attended ■ring■r. ::."tismc - uheard ■Attorney W.c'-t- ad th.' which s t out that ■k- to loea- ■ the propos.-d n, w bridge. ■ : ■ worth ■ds fur iKil'i’iiu it and alleg■t ■t n>--d an ! ■: mg that it ■be repair--'! expense. ■ petition,-’ s lo ard later ■owed that a n-vv bridge was ■ that the |r, ■ nr structure ■osafe and po --nt-d other ■out for the building of the ■ petition for tin- bridge con- ■ 262 names. The remon- ■ ws signed by about 90 ■ county council at a special ■in June ant I:,u ized the issu■43i>.iWi) wurtli of bonds for ■"fling us the bridge. Ralph ■*•’ appointed by the county ■winners to prepare plans ■eciflcat ions for the bridge. ■ ftrowaltw stated that he ■aw make a decision in the ■ The evidence and facts ■be obtained her. today’ will ■Mated to the state board of ■Pm ssioners and decision as ■ issuing of the bonds and ■flfling of the bridge will be ■by the state hoard. Ml HEADS MOS CLASS ,°f Decatur Police '■of Named to Lead . Class of 1931 fjifl Melchi was elected presi- ' class of Decatur at an organization , g this afternoon at 1:30 ■e n f rh « meeti »g was in L n , M ;,® Rutb Macklin,year i. tle unior class of ten J o Was e,ected vlce ' Other w. e Senlor CIaSS tO- - D e bdi Cerß elected Were W'ne gh, ■ , secretary - and " bL ?‘ Uka - seieetp,? 6 McCrol,y > for many ? Renior ™rdian. ;animo U9ly choßen by tuning y e ar RUide U throu gh ’Sun! tn 6 1931 «' M| SS Ruth th A businees-man-ftfMaCklln - we ‘* other meml faculty >ast year. I win tT the Rave- * class , h®. chof,e n by the W stated. the near future * w « inade a tod for I*' 6 cominß L tteetia Kwi iiL“< a busihe held in a few !» th. el «ct officers <Ct , lts guardian J by ths o k Will fo >- hmen. Bo »homores and

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i Will Resume Hearing Marlon, Ind., Sept. 4 — (UP) — Grand Jury hearing in the Marion lynching case in which two negroes were hanged on the courthouse I lawn August 7, will he resinned | Monday and probably will require [two more veeks time. Adjournainent of the Grand Jury was taken late yesterday after 12 witnesses had been heard. ’ I ast ‘on the list of witnesses included Sheriff Jacob C Campbell, who faces discharge it found negligent in protecting the negroes, and Lewis Lindenmuth. chief of Marion Police. TELLS OF LIFE : OF MISSIONARY Hundreds Hear Esther Sellemeyer At Presbyterian Mission Meet “Some people have the idea that a missionary's life has no contrasts, [ that their lives are made up of hotrible experiences, always sad, always gloomy, always the same, always unpleasant,” stated Miss ’ Esther Sellemeyer, returned missionaty from China, at the First Piesbyterian church last evening. Miss Sellemeyer spoke on the subject of "Contrasts” and follow--1 ing her statement that “the brighter side of a missionary’s life is almost unknown,” began to relate a ’ number of her colorful experiences ' in China. Miss Sellemeyer held her audience thrilled for more than an hour with her cheerful philosophies of missionary life, and the events that actually took place during her ' years in China. She said, “Our roses have their thorns —with us just as with you, . our clouds have their silver linings." She stated that to endure the hardships and ugliness that (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) BULLETIN Portland, Sept. 4 —(U.R>— Mrs. Carrie Powell, 32, died today of self administered poison, and two children, Joseph 6, and Elizabeth 5, were in a hospital suffering from acid burns, after apparently battling fiercely against their mother's attempt to force the lethal fluid down their throuats. Harry Powell, the husband and father, returned home for lunch and found his wife and two children after battering down a locked door Mrs. Powell died half an hour, ’ later. Joseph is expected to recover, but Elizabeth’s condition was critical. ! 4 o 448 Enrolled At Berne Berne, September 4—(Special)— 1 The total enrollment for the Berne 1 city schools as announced today ' by Superintendent Webb was 448, showing an increase of 7 over the total enrollment for last year. Os the total number, lfi6 pupils attend the Berne high school, where there is an increase of 2 pupi|s, and the remaining 282 pupils attend the grade schools, five 1 more than enrolled a year ago. State Fair Fireworks Accidentally Set-off Indianapolis, Sept. 4—(UP)—An unannounced fireworks demonstra- . tlon, in which three tons of explo- . sive rockets and flares were shot t into the air within a few seconds ( climaxed attractions at the State L Fair Wednesday, and neaily caused , a panic. i The crowd of 44,872 yesterday was a considerable gain over the ■lame day a year ago, but still left > several thousand fewer attendants ! during the first five dayso f the show than for the same period the previous year. r • * The late afternoon racing pro- ’ gam was cancelled because of the 1 premature explosion on the track l in front of an.old wooden stand. A portion of the stand caught fire and ■ confusion began to be shown, but order was quickly restored by state ’ police and Kryl's band, which sen- • sed the danger of panic in the situa- ' tion. ’ Girls chosen as most nearly pet ! feet 4-H club representatives for their height; weight and age, were I Mary M. Click, Hope; Katbryne • Thompson, Bloomfield, Mabel Fitz- ’ Patrick, Salem, Eleanor F. Head, Plymouth; Iris Herrin, Hartford > City; Ethel Bell, Cffrbom Kathryn i Blank, Indianapolis; Fauneil Hersh- ■ berger, New. Richmond; Ida Jane I Hicks, Westfield, and Anna Harter, Union Mihs.

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DECATUR'STAX RATE FDD 1931 TO BE HIGHER City Increase To Make Total Higher; State Also May Rise COUNTY TAX IS DECREASED Decatur’s 1930 tax rate will be at least three cents higher (than the 1929 rate, according to the levies fixed by local taxing units. If the state rate is boosted the increase will be greater. From figures compiled today by the Daily Democrat the city rate will be $3.58 on the hundred dollars, compared with $3 55, which is paid this year. The state rate is 29 cents on the hundred dollars and indications are that it will be boosted. Some papers have listed it at 30 cents. At that figure Decatur’s total rate will be $3.59 on the hundred dollars. The different levies which go to make up Decatur’s total tax rate follow: School city $1.42 Civil £ity 75 County 59 Township roads . 40 Township 07 Library........................... .05 (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o BULLETIN Baltimore, Md., Sept. 4. —(U.R) — One hundred and fifty men and women attending the national encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars were stricked with] a mysterious malady today. Many of them were removed to hospitals. The illness, similar to ptomaine, is believed to have resulted from food eater# yesterday on a boat trip to Chesapeake Bay. Will Sponsor Tour Mexico City, Sept. 4. —(U.R)—Unit; ed States Ambassador Dwight Morrow has accepted membership on a committee which wijl sponsor a good will flight in the United States by the French trans-Atlantic aviators, Coste and Bellonte. It is understood here that Col, Charles A. Lindbergh will’ be another member of the committee. W.C.T.U. NAMES ' NEWOFFICERS Mrs. C. E. Hocker Retires As Head of Adams County Union Mrs. B. J. Rice was chosen as treasurer of the Adams County institute‘of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, at the meeting which was held at the Pleasant Dale church in Kirkland township Other officers chosen at the meeting were Mrs. C. Oberli of Berne, president Mrs. Herter Vorhees of Geneva, vice-president: Mrs. L. L. Yager of Berne secretary. Tlie institute was an all-day meeting, and the program for the morning session included devotjonals by Rev. D. M Byerly and singing led by Mrs. Eugene Runyon of De- ; catur. Reports of the work done were given by the Geneva, Decatur, Berne, and Kirkland township unions. A proposition was made by the Kirkland township union to transfer its membership to the Deca- , tur union and the plan was accept > ed. The treasurer’s report was given by Mrs. B. J. Rice of Deca tur, and current events from The message were presented by Mrs. George Dutcher Jr., also of Decatur. The moontide prayer was repete dby Mrs. Hester Vorhees of Geneva. At the noon hour a delicious dinner was served by the ladies of the Kirkland union, in the basement of the church. During the afternoon session, following the devotionals led by Mrs. John Hill of this city, Mrs. Oberd of Berne gave an Interesting address on Prohibition versus wet propoganda". The election of officers was held and a vote of thanks was presented to the retiring president Mrs. C. E. Hocker, who so ably served as president for the last seV' eral years. The meeting was closed with the Mizpah benediction.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, September 4, 1930.

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~ mi Mrs. R. E. Clark. S 3, (left) and Mrs. Blanche Leadiitone, 79. both of Chicago, forgetting transportation modes of yesteryear, flew to Battle Creek. Mich., to attend a gathering of 500 "old timers." They stepped into the plane at the airport without a thought of worry.

PENSION BILL LOOMS AGAIN Legislature to Get Fifth State Old-Age Bill In January Indianapolis, Sept. 4.—'11.R) —The campaign to abolish Indiana’s poorhouses will be organized at a meeting here Sunday of state officers of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, called by Otto P. Deluse, Indianapolis, chairman of the order’s state pension commission. The general assembly to convene in January will be the fifth in which an old age pension bill has been presented by the Eagles, Deluse pointed out today, and he expressed a belief that the prospects were never better for passage than in the doming session. Attending the meeting will be John B. Hudson, mayor of Lafayette, state president; Clarence G. Ryan, Evansville, vice-president; Ernest E. Cloe, Noblesville, secretary; Raymond Journey, editor of the Sun, Portland, chaplain; Dan Sutcsell, Michigan City, treasurer; Charles Stewart. Kokomo, conductor; Arthur M. Collis, Wabash, inside guard Wilbur H. Miller, Indianapolis, outside guard, and the trustees, R. James Wigmore, Richmond; H. Karl Volland, mayor of Columbus, and Floyd Stickney, Gary. o R OYERTON FIRE CLAIMS LIFE Demented Man Believed To Have Started Fire Which Destroyed Home Royerton, Ind., Sept. 4. — <U.R) — Dumont Lotz, 65, prominent educator, was burned to death, his wife, Nannie, was expected to succumb to burns, and their son, John, was in serious condition, as the result of a fire in their home today believed to have been started by the elder Lotz during a fit of temportary insanity. Both Mrs. Lotz and her son were unable to tell of the tragedy. , Neighbors said that Lotz, formerly a member of Oregon State university faculty, poured gasoline about the home and ignited it. Lotz held degrees from Yale university and Indiana university. He was trustee of Hamilton township •the paut eight years. Two daughters were not at home at the time of the fire.

I Women Urged to Enter Fair Culinary Display The women of Adams County who wish to enter articles in the Womans Department of the Decatur Street Fair, may procure entry blanks at the Chamber of Com- l merce building this week, or from 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon until 9 o’clock that evening at the Hens ley building, where the display will be held. The Hensley building on South Second street is being made ready for the large display of articles in the department which includes oil paintings, waler color painting and embroidety, crocheting, tatting, culinary, and a number of miscellaneous articles. A large number of entry blanks have been taken out and it is expected that the Woman’s Depart ment this year will have one of the finest displays ever shown. THREE ESCAPE BURNINGYACHT Picked Up From Leaky Life Boat Shortly Before It Sinks J Chicago, Sept. 4 —OJ.R)— Three mon whose 35-foot sloop, the Mildred 11, caught fire a half mile out in Lake Michigan, were rescued today after suffering injuries on the flaming ship and being forced to leave it in a leaky life boat which almost sank before they were picked up. The men were Norman W. Blondell, 25, owner of the sloop; W. H. Biondell. 40, his brother; and Arthur Coyle, 23. They were on a pleasure trip on the lake when a kerosene lamp was upset and set fire to the boat. The flames spread rapidly despite , their efforts to extinguish them. Suffering from burns on their hands and arms and realizing they ’ were fighting a losing battle, the men lowered the small boat and started for shore, but made little , headway and were in constant danger of sinking. A lookout on Navy Piey saw the ' Warning ship and ortlered Capt. J. O. Anilerson’s coast guard crdw and the sloop Blanca Flour to the rescue. ’ Almost exhausted, the throe men were picked up by the crew ■ of the Blanca Flour and taken to: ‘ a hospital. > Capt. Anderson, who went out to the Mildred 11, reported tire ! ship sank after burning to the water's edge.

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QUESTION MARK HEADS SOUTH TOWAROSTEXAS French Fliers to Collect $25,00(1 Bonus At Southern City WILL RETURN TO WASHINGTON New YoHc« Sept. I.—(U.R) C.tipl. Dieuilonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte, aviation's newest heroes, sped westward across the United States today to receive one of the chief prizes of their daring flight across the Atlantic. Bound for Dallas, Texas, the French airmen lilted their giant red sesquiplane Question Mark from the runway of Curtiss airport, Valley Streum, L.1., at 7:45 a.m. EDT. Dallas, the fliers have pointed out. will be the official termination of the ocean-spanning flight that began at Le Bourget airdrome last Monday morning. There they will receive the $25,000 offered by Col. William E. Easterwood, Jr., Texas millionaire, for the first Paris-New York-Dallas flight. Captain Coste said he thought the flislit today would take about 15 hours, putting him and Bellonte into the Texas city around 9 o’clock tonight CST. Government forecasters said the weather wks favorable for the tri i? The fliers said they would follow the airline, which will take them over Eastonan, Allentown and (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO' o_i WILL CONDUCT FAIR NURSERY Committee Plans Nursery For Bahies Under Strict Care The Ch id Health institute will bo held in" the basement of the Christian Church, on the north side, during the Decatur Street Fair. The nursery will be fitted to care for babies and will be in the charge of the Pei lota Xi, Tri Kappa and Delta Theta Tan Alumni sororities. The general committee will include Mrs. William Linn, Mrs, William Bell, and Mrs. George Brown. The mothers who wish to attend the fair, may bring their babies to the Health Institute for rest and care during the wdek of the Decatur fair, and it is hoped that all mothers will take advantage of this opportunity. The Child Health examinations w’th Dr. Teal and Miss Gibbs of the State Board of Health in charge, will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. The blue, red and white ribbons will be awarded to the prize winning babies, according to the requirements published in the paper. CHICAGO JUDGE HAS OPPONENTS Zuta Probe Leader Is Under Fire Because of Activities Chicago, Sept. 4.— (U.R) —Municipal Judge John H. Lyle, who issued the search warrants that led to finding of Jack Zuta’s records, was involved in controversies today with' another judge and the acting police commissioner, both developing from an intense warfare he has been waging against gangland. One controversy, with Chief Criminal Justice John P. McGoorty, developed after Lyle sentenced two notorious gangsters to six months on the rock pile on vagrancy charges without giving them time to hire attorneys an d while their habeas corp.m actions were pending in McGoorty's court. The gangsters sentenced were Israel Alderman and Joseph Condi, both of whom have long police records. McGoorty and Lyle held a midnight conference over the matter and it was indicated Lyle might (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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Muri Lyharger Will Run Hoagland Bank Muri Lybarger who has acted as cashier of the Hank of Linn Grove for a number of years has accepted I a position as cashier of the bank . at lioagland it has been announced ’ Mr. Lybarger was cashier of the Linn Grofle bank until it was voluntarily discontinued on June 3, ; 1930, for liquidation, after which he served us trustee and conducted the liquidating affairs of the bank. Mr. Lybarger is planning so move his family to Hoagland some time this fall, and he began his duties at his new location Tuesday. OLD SETTLERS' DAT PLANNED » Couples Married Forty j Years or Longer Are Urged To Register r On Wednesday September 10 “Old Settlers Day” will again be I celebrated during the Decatur Free . Street Fair. Last year a meeting t o' this kind was held most success , fully and a fine program was held , Tnis year an equally good time r should be had and 'a better program has been arranged. Hon. Otto G. ’ Fifield, Secretary of State of the State of Indiana will give the chief , address and Hon. Clark J. Lutz ot ■ this city will be in charge of the , meeting. iJist year prizes were j given to the oldest resident of Adt anis county present and also to the ? oldest maried -eouple present. This year an especial appeal is made to all married couples, res: ’ dents of Adams County only who ] have been married forty years or longer to be present. An interesting program is being arranged for them and not a single couple married to each other that long or longer should fail to be here. A registration book is prepared lor all old settlers to register t and especially these married coup les. Flease understand that any married couple is eligible even though they may not have resided in Adr mas County all that time but it is necessary that they now be rest dents of Adams County. The day should be a huge success. There can . be nothing liner than such a gather- ■ ing of “Old Timers” to meet each ? other, exchange experiences and 1 renew acquaintanceship and extend i the glad hand to all. The younger 1 generation is also cordially invited 1 to attend and lend support to the ‘ meeting and gain inspiration from ’ these Adams County residents that ’ have played such an important part 1 in the success of the county. Remember the date next Wedncs1 ON PAGE TWO) s o CREAMERY MEN : HOLD MEETING f 1 y W. A. Klepper Presides B , At Department Heads’ - Business Session !" • 11 ■“ An interesting meeting of the executives, and managers ot thei procurement and production departments of Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., was held Wednesday eveI ning at the Decatur Country Club. . W. A. Klepper, general manager I of the company, presided as chairman of the meeting and made the principal address. Mr. Klepper gave a resume of the past seven month s business and then discussed business policies for the future. Each man present was called on « to give a short talk on the departi- inent represented by him. d Those from out of town who o attended the meeting were Harles s Friar, Marion; Glen Hill, Rochesy ter; Heber Humbarger, Glen GarK retson, G. A. Thoms, Lawrence ( . Paul and Frank Bailey of Hunts ington; Lawrence Goodmiller, of North Manchester; William Counts erinan, Willshire. Ohio and J. T. , Bradley, Chicago. J It is planned to hold a similar s meeting in Huntington some time ' in October. The building expano s:on program under way at the r Huntington plant was also discussI ed at the meeting last evening. o — e Junior Band Meets i. The regular practices of the Junior Band will begin this even- [. ing at 7:30 o’clock in the Decatur r high school auditorium. David I Rice requests that every member -of the band be present at this practice.

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TWISTER DOES GDEATDAMAGE IN WEST INDIES Reports Tell of Many e Deaths On Islands; Warnings Issued CUBA, FLORIDA MAY BE STRUCK BULLETIN An insane asylum was demolishled and the inmates escaped, run- ( ning wildly through the terrorstricken city. Officials were making efforts to capture them. The greatest damage appeared to have been done in the city itsself, the ogtlying regions reporting less severe damages and probably lower casualties. Many buildings were demolished, some of them the larger buildings of the capital. Houses were unroofed and debris and uprooted trees scattered through the city. Washington, Sept. 4.—<UR) — Government officials .and the American Bed Cross joined todav to provide relief for Santo Domingo as reports told of destruction in the city caused bv the tropical hurricane, which the weather bureau advised was moving toward the -Florida straits. Ernest J. Swift, acting chairman of foreign operations for the American Red Cross, was called Into conference witli acting secretary of state Cotton to consider relief measures for the stricken city. A violent tropical hurricane, moving westward toward northern I Cuba and Florida today left the West Indies city of Santo Domingo wrecked and in urgent need of food and medical supplies. After 18 hours of suspense in which the Dominican republic's capital was cut off from communication, cable service was restored and the first definite reports from all-American cables said Santo Domingo was “Fifty per cent destroyed.” The All-Ameriea company's advices said the city of approximately 50,000 population needed, and that the American Red Cross would be asked lor, help. It was impossible to determine the extent of damage and casualties in the interior of the country of more than 1,000,000 population. The cable company’s office was flooded and the houses of the capital which were unroofed by the first burst ot violent wind yesterday. were wrecked. Previously an airplane of the pan-American line had flown over the city and reported wide damage. Radio advices from San Juan, P.R.,1 also reported great damage at the British island of Dominica, southeast of Santo Do--1 rningo, where 20 persons were (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) HOOVER RIANS NEW VACATION President May Take Caribbean Cruise During October Washington, Sept. 4. — (U.R) — President Hoover may take a vacation tour through the Caribbean about October 15, it was learned here today on competent authority. While definite arrangements are yet to be made, it is indicated the president is seriously considering a three weeks trip through Cuba, Haiti, Santo Domingo and Porto Rico. He may go as far as the Panama canal if his itinerary can be worked out to permit such an ■ extended voyage. ' The trip would last until the sec- ■ ond week in November and he would, therefore not return to this • country until after the congressional elections, according to present plans. Since last winter Mr. Hoover has been at his desk witli only such i brief respites as were furnished . by week-end visits to his mountain • camp in Virginia. His plan to I take an extended vacation through • the National parks was cancelled i in order that he might remain here in active charge of drought relief.