Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 220, Decatur, Adams County, 17 September 1930 — Page 1

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J A New Lincoln • > * The work of Leonard Crunelle, Chicago sculptor, this new statue of Abraham Lincoln, revealing the i Oreat Emancipator at 23. when he was a eoldier in the Black Hawk , war will be unveiled September 24 at Dixon, 111. DAISY GROUP RE-ORGANIZES . Herd Improvement Members Name O. I). Bieberich As President The Adams County Dairy Herd Improvement Association reorgan-1 Iztd last night in a meeting held j at Monroe high school. The herds of Jacob J. Schwartz, Daniel Mazelin, Daniel P. Steury, Otto D. Bieberich. Peter 13. Lehman. Beavers and Harvey, E. D. Wass, A. Z. Smith, P. D. Schwartz, Daniel D. Schwartz, Steury and Schwartz, Ralph B. Henry, Henry Aschleman, Shrover and Wynn, E. S. Christen, Rudolph Steury, Noah Rich, David F. Mazlin, Dan H. Habegger, Henry P. Graber, Chas. E. Grandlinard, E. H. Kruetman, David P. Steury and Mrs. Catherine Lybarger, are in the association this year. Otto, D. Bieberich was elected president; P. B. Lehman, vicepresident; Peter D. Schwartz sec-retary-treasurer, Noah Rich, E. H. Kruetzman, directors. Reuben Wynn, Dan Steury were placed on the program committee. Mr. G. A. Williams, specialist from Purdue gave a summary of the five years work in the association. L. E. Arcbbold, county agont, spoke briefly on the possibility and need of further orgatnztlon work in the county. Roy L. Price was again appointed as herd tester. City Officials Leave For Municipal Meeting Several city officials left today for Columbus, Indiana where they will attend the State Municipal League convention which opened today. The convention will be held today, Thursday, and Friday and is for all city officials from the var- 1 ions cities in Indiana. Those who left this morning to attend the entire convention in- : elude; J. Fred Fruchte, city attorney; O. L. Vance, and Joseph Hun- . ter, counciimen; M r . and Mrs. Orval Haruff, superintendent of wat ;r M. J. Mylott, superintendent of light Mrs. Alice Christen, city clerk and Mrs. Ada Martin, city treasurer. Mayor George Krick, who is looking after business in southern Indiana, will probably attend a part of the convention. _______ i Converse Bank Closes Indianapolis, Sept. 17.—fU.R> —T he i Farmers State Bank of Converse, ( Ind., has been ordered closed by i the state banking department, be- 1 cause of shrinkage of deposits. I

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LEW SAMPSON IS ACQUIRED Decatur Man Is Found Not Cuilty of Rape In Circuit Court Lewis Sam peon, Decatur man, was found not guilty of rape by a Jury of 12 men In Adams circuit court at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon. The Jury was out about an hour and it was indicated that the acquittal came on the first or j second ballot. Henry Schulte was i foreman of the Jury. The case opened in, circuit court Tuesday morning, and after the Jury was selected the state called Its witnesses. The chief witness for the state was Viola Straub, who filed the affidavit. Defense included largely introduction of character witnesses. A number of residents of the south end. neighbors of the defendant testified as to Sampson’s character as to morality. The case as filed more than a year ago, but had been continued through several terms of court. o Interesting Prayer Meeting Is Planned The prayer meeting of the First Evangelical church tonight at 7:30 o’clock, will be of special Interest. The opening mass meeting will he conducted by the pastor, Rev. M. W. Sunderman. The prayer service will be in four groups. Ernest Foreman will have charge of the men's group. Mrs. Fred Linn will lead the women's group. Ruth Hammond will conduct the young people's group, and Mrs. Earl Fuhrman will lead the children's group. Eac h section will have a program of vital interest, and it is the sincere deeire of all leaders to make the services very helpful. o Mishap Proves Fatal Logansport, Ind., Sept. 17—(UP) Albert Morris. 44. Winamac, died here today of a skull fracture as the result of an auto accident yesterday near North Judson. VACATION OF STREET FILED I Transcript Delivered To City Council; Bills Allowed The transcript for the vacation of Twelfth street from Adams north to the alley running between Madison street, which section includes the site of the proposed new high school building, was filed with the city council last evening. The vacation of the street, which has not been used for several years, was made at the reguest of the Decatur School board. The vacation includes a half block of the street. No remonstrances were filed against the preliminary assessments on the South Eighth street ornamental light improvement and the assessments were adopted and ordered turned over to the city treasurer for collection. A petition from A. It. Ashbaucher and other property owners that an overhead street light be erected in the alley east of second street between Madison and Monroe streets, was filed and referred to the electric light committee. Councilman H. F. Linn stated that the City street commissioner was ready to place the new street mar kers at the points designated by the street committee and suggested that the committee inform Amos Fisher as to the location of the signs. Bills were read by Councilman H. F. Gillig and allowed. A motion to adjourn carried. Adams County Women Start Foreign Tour Miss Della Moser received word yesterday from her sisters, the Moser Trio, Evangelistic singers who have been touring the United States, stating they arrived at Cincinnati, Ohio Tuesday, and left today for New York City. From New York they will sail for Europe where they will visit eight countries and deliver evangelistic services similar to those conducted in this country. The three Moser girls fotmerly lived at Berne and are well known ln Adams county where they began their careers as singers.

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Decatur, Indiana, W ednesday, September 17, 1930.

Ha/.ing Act Reported; Mayor Calls In Boys Several young Decatur hoys were called before Mayor George Erick's court last night to answer charged of hazing another hoy who entered Catholic high school this year a-> a freshman. The alleged hazing is said to have taken place in the business section of Decatur, and >ne boy's trousers were removed and placed on a telephone pole. Mayor Krick warned the boys that the practice must stop and ordered them to report to him at a • later date. The festivities were said 1 to have occurred last week, and as- , | ter an hour or so the boy's trou--1 sers were returned to him. MC CONNEHEY : IS ARRESTED . ’ Decatur Man Who I)isap--1 peared Few Weeks Ago Comes Back r 1 0 Willard McConnehey. local resi- ! dent, who left Decatur several weeks ago following his arrest on a charge of volation of the prohibition law, following two different raids on his residences, returned I to this city and was arrested last night by night policemen Roscoe t Elzey and Berg Womack. McConnehey was taken before 9 j Mayor George Krick, from whose • j court he disappeared and his trial 9 was set for next Monday night. Me- .! Connehey was released on 1300 - J bond provided by a local businesst: man. 3 I McConnehey was arrested a few 1 weeks ago by Chief of Police Seph--1 us Melchi and Prosecutor Nathan ? Nelson and was brought before 1 Mayor Krick. In a telephone cons veisation between the Mayor and x a local man, the latter promised to ti provide bond. McConnehey was re s i leased and immediately disappear I. ed. Rumors were current the last few days that McConnehey had returned. He was taken into custody last night at the Sam Bailer home. , 0 Accident Victims Are Brought to Hospital Here Mrs. Charles Roy and Oliver Hart, both of Mbnroeville, were admitted to the Adams County Memorial hospital yesterday afterInoon where they received treat- ! ment for injuries sustained in an automobile accident which occurred east of Monroeville, Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock. > Mrs. Roy suffered a ruptured kidney and fractured ribs and is in a serious condition. Mr. Hart received a broken Jaw, several cuts on his face, and a broken nose. It r is not thought his injuries are ser--1 ions, the attending physician stat- - ed today. 1 - -o ; ROTH PRIEST KILLS HERSELF Young Polingtown Wife ' Shoots Self In Head With Revolver Geneva, Sept. 17 — (Special) — Mrs. Ruth Williams'Preist, 23, wile • of Orville Preist of near Polingtown 1 shot herself through, the temple 1 with a revolver, this morning, caus- ■ ing instant death. Mr. and Mrs. Preist had been - making their home with Mrs. Preist’s parents, Mr. and Mr 6. : James Williams of near Polingtown, i and the deceased had assisted with the morning work. She retired to s her room, and while her mother and l other members of the family were 1 out of doors, shot herself. 11l health 1 is thought to have been the cause of the suicide. Mrs. Preist was the only child of 1 Mr. and Mrs. Williams, and is a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Glendennlng of near Geneva. No funeral arrangements have been made. Vote Stock Sale > 1 New York, Sept. 17 — (UP) — 1 Stockholders of Sinclair consolidat- • ed oil company at a special meet- ■ ing here today approved sale of the ■ company’s half interest in Sinclair 1 f|u,de Purchasing Company ; and Sinclair pipe line Company to 1 Standard Oil of Indiana for $72,000,1 000. Votes and proxies for the sale toI taled 4,640,689 common stock and ■ 97,592 preferred .slightly over 2-3 majority necessary.

NATIONAL BANK TO CHANGE TO STATEGNARTER Local Institution Announces Change, Effective In 61 Days PERSONNEL IS UNCHANGED The First National bank of Decatur, organized in 1883, will become the First State Bank of Decatur about November 20th, appl:i cation to change the charter liaving been made and the first legal I notice published today. Under the law- the legal notice must run sixty-one days. The change from a national to a state bank is being made because of the better opportunities thus offered to make a profit, said Mr. C. A. Dugan, president of the First National, this morning, various lines which are perfectly safe and advisable being permissable under a state charter. As stated In the legal notice the new bank will , have the same share holders, same i directors and same officers as at present and there will be nothing about the change to effect the i public. Officers of the bank bei lieve they will be able by this ■ change to more nearly meet the requirements of our community • under the state system. The First National bank as stat- ' ed was organized forty-seven years ■ ago and is recognized as a sound and conservative banking institu- * tion. The officers and directors are: C. A. Dugan, president; Dr. J. W. Vizard, vice-president; P. W. 1 Smith, chairman of the board; T. F. Graliker, cashier; R. E. Glendening, assistant cashier and Theodore Hobrock, John Braun, Dyonis Schmitt and Daniel W. Sprang, directors. The First National is now- the largest bank in the county, having had a steady growth since its organization. The bank’s statement as of September 15th shows total resources of $1,179,791.67. TOURIST CAMP TO BE BUILT Elmer Miller Leases Ground On State Road 27 North of City Decatur will soon have a tourist's . park with individual tourist hole! cabins on state road 27. The new park is located a half mile north of Decatur on the first curve on state road 27. It will be known as Miller’s Bend Tourist camp and will be managed by Elmer Miller, who for the last six years has been in the automobile race promotion business at Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mr. Miller stated today that the contract for building the dining hall and gasoline service station and the individual hotels had been let to Yost Brothers and already construction work has started. The main building will be 56 feet in width and each hotel cabin will be large enough for a family of five people. The yard around the buildings will be terraced and there w T ill be driveways at the front and rear of the buildings. Mr. Miller stated that his camp would be open all year and his dining room would cater to special dinners for tourists and Decatur people. The camp will be ready for opening in about four weeks. Cal Y'ost contractor stated today. —o Witnesses Are Called Indianapolis, Sept. 17. — (U.R) — State’s witnesses were to testify today at the criminal court Jury trial of Max S. Kos, insurance salesman, accused of involuntary manslaughter as result of the death two years ago of two workmen for the Indianapolis Street Railway Company. Kos’ auto struck and killed Carl , Fulkerson and Riley Osborn as they worked in the center of a , street. Prosecutors will attempt to show that Kos was drunk at the time of . the accident, and that his car contained a quantity of liquor. Kos 1 was tried once, but the Jury disagreed.

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DECATUR MAN ON COMMITTEE C. E. Bell Heads Resolution Group at Baptist Church Meeting C. E. Bell of this city was appo'nted on the resolutions committee at the Tuesday afternoon business session of the ninetieth annual Salatnonie Baptist Association meeting, bsing held at the First Baptist church at Bluffton. The sessions will dose with the afternoon meeting today. Other members of the resolutions committee are Rev. Frank Kerner, Muncle, and Rev. Hlllyer, N. Strat- ! on, Muncie. The following convention committees were appointed Tuesday: Enrollment committee, Mrs. J. E. Reynolds of Bluffton; nominations committee. Rev. Floyd Smith, Warren; W. R. Barr, Bluffton; Frank Garrett, Liberty Center. Obituaries committee. Rev. W. H. Day, Bluffton; G. W. Beery, Newcastle; Rev. A. E. Chastain, Montpelier. State of Religion committee, Mrs. Porter Fight, Muncie; Rev. W. H. LeMasters, Liberty Center; Ray Henderson, Montpelier. Place and Preachers committee, Rev.- H. N. Spear, Bluffton; Elzie Wright, Dunkirk, and W. H. Helvie, Poneto. Ninety people were served luncheon at noon. Tuesday, by the Bluffton Baptist ladies in the basement dining room of the church. The morning session today began at 9:30 o'clock with Rev. J. W. Kinnett presenting the Bible study program, “Taking Christ Seriously In Our Social Life.” At 10 o'clock new literature was presented by Mrs. Porter Fight and at ' 10:15 o’clock an address was delivered by Rev. C. G. Mitchell, state director of Evangelism on the subject of Evangelism. At 11 o’clock an address, “Taking Christ Seriously In Character Ruilding,” was delivered by Rev. W. R. Jewell, director Religious Education. The afternoon session today opened at 1:30 o'clock with a praise service led by Rev. T. Edward Thomas. At 2 o'clock election of i officers and reports are scheduled I and at 2:30 o'clock the closing ser- 1 mon is to be delivered by Rev. M. L. Robinson of Fort Wayne. o— Bandits Rob Hotel Safe South Bend, Ind., Sept. 17.—(U.R) —Four unmasked and armed bandits held up the La Salle hotel ' early today and escaped with between SBOO and SI,OOO. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Whelan, night clerks, and Otis Hardy, bbell captain, werj locked in the office of Manager Jacob Hoffman, after two of the bandits had rifled the cash drawer of S2OO and forced Whelan to open * the wal safe behind the desk. LA FOLLETTE IS NOMINATED Wisconsin Republican Governor Loses to In- r surgent Candidate Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 17. —(U.R) —The progressive movement which the late Robert Marion LaFollette founded when he led a separation from republican party regulars in 1903, was strengthened in Wiscon- i sin today by the nomination of his younger son, Philip F. LaFollette, as the republican candidate for governor. , Returns from Tuesday's primary . showed that LaFollette had been ( swept into office by ail indicated majority of 120,000 votes, carrying with him the progressive slate. The outcome was so conclusive that Gov. Walter J. Kohler’s managers conceded defoat today. At that time, the Kohler group still hoped against hope that LaFollette's majority would be reduced by returns from the larger cities but the trend did not change. LaFollette’s lead grew to 91,000 when 2,111 out of 2,826 precints were counted. They gave LaFollette 273,426 and Konler 182,281 votes. Milwaukee county, where Gov. Kohler made his most determined campaign, gave LaFollette an Indicated majority of 15,000 ln 279 1 out of 473 precincts. The vote was (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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Shares Millions Mary Fahrney of Oak Park, 111., who recently dangled for two hours in a tangled parachute in her first attempt to leap from a plane, will inherit a large share of her uncle's $6,000,000 estate. TRUST UIVESADURESS C.E.Dannenfelser of Fort VVavne Speaks To Lions Club C. W. Dannenfeleer, trust officer of the Old National Bank, Fort Wayne, was the chief speaker at the regular luncheon-meeting of Decatur Lions club at the Christiau church dining hall last night. The subject of the address was “Settling Estates and Execution of Wills.” The speaker held his audience throughout the instructive talk and many important facts concerning the work of a trust officer of a hank were disclosed. Tom McKernan of the bond department of the Old National bank also was a guest of the club. Albert Scheumann was chairman of the speakers’ committee. o Exports Show Decrease Washington, Sept. 17. — <U,R) —A decline of $80,564,000 in exports for August, this year, as compared with August, 1929, was revealed today ln commerce department figures which placed the total United States exports for August at $300,000,000 and imports at $217,000,000. Imports in August a year ago were valued at $369,358,000. Exports in August, 1929, aggregated $380,564,000. o Attendant Is Kidnaped Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 17.—(U.R) countryside in a search for a filling station attendant whose name they did not know but who was reported kidnapped from his station early this morning. A youth, whose name was Withheld, said he drove into the station just as the attendant was called from his office and hurled uucerimoniously into the rear seat of a large sedan. He immediately drove to police headquarters and searching parties were formed.

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UPTON ENTRY LEADING WHEN SAIL TUMBLES Enterprise Continues Course And Wins Third Straight Race HOPES FADE FOR VICTORY Aboard V. S. S. Kane- by radio. Sept. 17 (U.R) Calamity donat'd Sir Thomas I,ipton's bin ehallen«er for the America’s cup today, when Shamrock V was eliminated from t lie third race ot tile series bv a spectacular accident to her rigging. Forty-five minutes after a beautiful start, in which for the first time her skipper, Ted Heard, had succeeded in outjockeying Harold S. Vanderbilt, skipper of Enterprise, her towering mainsail came sweeping down from the peak, burying her crew under folds of white canvas and putting an end to her day’s aspirations. Enterprise, going about on a port tack, went on, to cover the 30-mile course and thus, under the rules, take the third straight contest. Enterprise needed only to loaf around the course, finishing within the five and a half hour time limit, to establish cred t for a victory. The accident was similar to that which befell Resolute in the first race of the 1920 series, which was credited to Shamrock. The accident virtually destroyed all remaining hope of Sir Thomas Lipton’s backers for lifting the America's cup. Until the mishap, due probably to her main block pulling out at the peak, Shamrock V had put up her best showing of the series. She went out in front of Enterprise at the start, through Captain Heard's remarkable piece of seamanship one minute before the boats went over the line. As the big boats went footing it to windward, carrying all the headsails permissible by good navigation. Shamrock took a two-boat-length lead, and held to the weather berth until Vanderbilt, astern, swung over on a port tack and went wide of the challenger. Enterprise had gained some of her lost distance in the first half hour, but was still behind when spectators on the coast guard vessels leading the parade of pleasure yachts were startled to see Sharn(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Murder Trial Continues Sullivan, Ind., Sept. 17—(UP) — Presentation of evidence by the state continued as the second day of the prosecution of Oacie Brunimett on a charge of first degree murder in the death of William “Ah'' White, opened in Sullivan court today. The prosecution was expected to rest its case shortly after noon today. WILL EXAMINE BABIES FRIDAY Monthly Health Station to Be Conducted Here In Library Rooms The County Baby Health Station, which has been conducted in this city for the last year, will bo held in the first floor rooms of the Decatur Library on Friday, Septemhr 19, from 9 o’clock in the morning to 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Dr Dorothy Teal and Miss Nancy Gibbs of the Child Hygiene Division of the State Board of Health, assisted by the members of the Psi lota XI Sorority, will be in charge. Mothers of the county are invitid to bring their babies up to three years of age, for a free physical examination. Tlie primary purpose of the station is to assist mothers “to keep well babies well." Should tinexamination indicate medical treatment. the mother will he referred to her physician. No one will be telephoned or given a scheduled time this month, but it is hoped that a large number of mothers will respond to this invitation. Tlie doctor is anxious that babies should tie returned from month to month so that weight and progress may be checked.