Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 229, Decatur, Adams County, 27 September 1930 — Page 1

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At Men’s Congress €. B 1 gaaßF ■ .... Si to Prof. J. Raymond Sdiiitz Prof. Schutz contest from Man Chester collet:,.. He will deliver the afternoon address at the i Men's congress to be held in Decatur at the Zion Reformed church. lOCAIRJSTOR RESIGNS POST U. B. Hurt Will Preach Last Sermon at Christian Church Sunday R v. R B. H.trt. pastor of the ic ; i eal Christian church for the past ' wo yean, tendered his resignation 1 today and will preach his final ser-1 mon at the church SuiuX.yi. ! Septeml>er 28. Rev. ami Mrs. Hint! will leave duting the coming week I for their new home at Livingston, lernessee, where Rev. Hurt has accepted th ■ [mstorate of the Chris-: 'tian church. Rev. Hurt is a graduate of Lytu h 1 ’ burg College, Virginia, where he i received his A. B. degre ■■. For the. past two yeais he has been working on his B. I), degree at Butler University, Indianapolis, and lias had charge of the local church, preaching at the Sunday and Wed I nesday services. Rev. and Mrs. Hurt will leave for Livingston 'his week and will take | up their new duties at once. Rev. I Hurt will teach several courses it, I Chi .tian Education in the Living slon Academy, and at the sant 1 time will serve the Christian chur.l. of that place, as pastor. The Aea d my is operated by the Home Department of the I’niteil Christian Missionary Society and Rev. Hut" will serve under the Home Depart j ment in his teaching operations I while serving the Livingston church • as its pastor. Rev. and Mrs. Hurt have become popular with the members of their congregation and have made many triends in this city during their two years here, who wish them sue-, cess in their new home. The services Sunday at the local Christian Church will be the final appearance for Rev. Hurt. The Sunday morning service will be the annual Rally Day and Promotion Day of the year. o ■. Plane Washed Ashore Conneaut. 0.. Sept. 27 —(UP) — Wreakabe of a Cnrtis Robin plam believed to be the one in which ) l.ietit. Willard Parker, world war ace, and William J. McNulty, Coluni bus business man, disappeared after leaving Cleveland airport Wednesday morning, was washed up on the shore of Lake Erie mar here this morning. No bodies were to be found with the wreckage. — o Manufacturer Ends Life Indianapolis, Sept. 27. —(U.R) —-Albert G. Snider, 51. president of the Hide, Leatfie;' and Belting Company, committed suicide today. He was believed despondent over ill health. Two Critically Hurt Huntington,,lnd.. Sept. 27. TI.R) . -W. N. Harding Jr., 48. and Donald Graham, 60, both of Indianap- ; oils, were injured critically in an auto accident near Huntington on > state road 24. For more than an , hour Graham was trapped in the ( wreckage of the machine, which 1 had crashed into a water-filled 1 ditch, and Harding held his head;, above water to prevent drowning. 11

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SOCIETY RIANS WEEK’S DRIVE FOR MEMBERS — Holy N a in e Society to Start Sunday With Goal Set at 500 UATHOLK MEN TO BE SOLICITED ... _ | A rally for members in the Holy Name Society of the St. Mary's ' .Catholic church will l>egin Sunday and continue for one week, plans for the drive being made at a meet ng held at the K. of C. hall. I last evening. C. .1. Voglewede presided as general chairman of the meeting and H. F. Ehinger was named chairman of the membership drive.! C. J. Carroll was named chairman! I of the music committee. All the men of St. Mary’s Parish} will ’iw asked to join the Holy Name soc ety, one of the oldest Catholic organizations in the , hurch. The society had its origin in 1274 and was established in 'he I'nited states later. The first society was organized here 14 ! vears ago. It s planned to merge the other ocieth s with the Holy Name ! organization, having two divisions,; ! one for adults and one for juniors. | Communion Sunday, when members of the society receive Holy | ; Communion ’n a body will be on 1 'h' * econd Sunday of the month.! The goal for members is set ■it 500. Mr. Ehinger stated and an. j invitation is extended to every man In the parish to join. SbUcft i tors have been appointed for the! drive and they will make a can- J vass. beginning Sunday and continuing throughout the week. The solicitors named today are: Frank Barthel. Elmo Smith, Lawrence Voglewede, Andy Foos, John ! Col, hin. Hugh Holthouse, L. H. Kleinhenz. William Schumaker, Barney Wertzberger, Ed Berling, Fred Colchin. M. J. Mylott, Joseph Kortenber. George Appleman. Clem Kortenber, Frank Schmitz, Paul Briede, Raymond Kohne, James Murphy. Adrian Wemhoff, Francis Costello, Bert Gage, JosI enh Brennen, John Alberding, Sr., I .... i (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) BEET LIFTING STARTS MONDAY Local Factory to Open Second W eek of October, Report The work of lifting beets for the nineteenth annual sugar making campaign of the Holland St. Loui • Sugar company will begin Monday. H. C. Olson, superintendent of the local plant stated today. The factory will open sometime between October 8 and 10th. depending on the completion of the installation of a new cassette conveyor. Indications are that the 1930 harvest will lie a good one. offi- ! e’als of the company stated today. ! More than 8.000 acres of beets will be harvested and tests show (he beets to be in good condition and it is expected that the sugar content will be gbod. The run is expected to be up to average or a little better. Some of the beets in the Paulding, Ohio, territory will be converted to the Decatur miil, Mr. Olson stated. About 40 men have been put to work preparatory to opening (he mill and Mr. Olson stated that when the factory was operating that approximately 225 men will be employed in the mill. There will be two 12-hour shifts. Between 800 and 900 acres of beets are planted in Adams county this year, fieldmen for the company state. This is an increase over a year ago. . Good tonnage is expected from the beets this year and several hundred thousand dollars will be paid to growers for the product; The top price for lieets this year, depending on sugar content and conditions provided for in the contract is $8.25 delivered at the plant. The price for beets delivered by the grower at the stations | is $7.50 per ton.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, September 27, 1930.

Washington School To Have Party October 2 The members of the Washington Township school will sponsor a box social, pie supper, and carnival at the school building located five miles west of Decatur, Thursday night. October 2. A program has been arranged and entertainment will be furnished for young and old. Auctions, and contests will lie the main features of the evening, and several local musicians have been engaged ! to provide music. "Peck" Arnold and Roy Schickman, Kirkland young men. have been secured as; auctioneers for the evening. Miss Elizabeth Leyse, teacher of the school, will lie in charge of the affair. The program will begin at 8 o’clock, and the public is urged I to attend and enjoy the event with pupils and patrons. MEN'S CONGRESS BECKONS MANY - .. Fort Wayne Classis Reformed Men’s Congress to Be Held Several hundred Reformed church men, members of that faith from all towns and cities! ■ of northern Indiana will gather here Sunday morning for the sixth annual Reformed; Men’s Congress which will be i held at the Zion Reformed church all day. Two widely known speak--1 ers will deliver the chief addresses | of the day. Dr. Josias Friedli, prose sor of historical theology at MlnT.sion House college. Plymouth, Wis., will speak at the morning meeting 'on “The Man And His Church.’’ Following the noon dinner which will be served at tlie church, the business session will be held. Various committees will report and officers for the year will he chosen. Edwin E. Pass of Fort Wayne is president of the organization at present. The afternoon address will be delivered by Pi of. J. Raymond Schultz of Manchester college. The subject of the afternoon address will be “What Is Wrong And Why.’’) Both speakers have great repuI tations as speakers and their subjects are of interest to all people. It is the first time the local churchmen ever have acted as hosts to tile Fort Wayne Classis Men’s Congtess. The meeting will open at 10 o'clock Sunday morning and will adjourn late Sunday afternoon. The Rev. R. A. Worthman, pastor of tlie Salem Reformed church will give the opening irtvocation. Strange Nomenclature Indianapolis. Sept. 27. —(U.R)— The strangest coincident of nomenclature in Indianapolis, remained a coincident to the grave, with deatli of Charles Schakel and Charlee Schakel, both retired railroad men, both born in Germany, and both widowed five years ago when their wives, named Wilhelmina. succumbed. Tlie elder Charles Schakel, 80 years of age, and his 69-year-old junior, in no way related, died witli in 24 hours of each othei Funeral services for both men will be held Monday. HAZEL GROVES RETURNS HOME Lake County Treasurer Says Amnesia Caused His Disappearance East Chicago. Sept. 27 —(UP) — Hazel K. Groves, Lake County treasurer and president of the American state bank of East Chicago, who disappeared from his home two weeks ago, droye up in front of his residence today, allegedly suffering from Amnesia. Groves said lie was Unable to tell where he bad spent the two weeks :■ Financial affairs of both the Lake County treasury and the bank, were said to be in good condition. The bank was closed a day after , Groves disappeared and was exam ined by state banking examinets. The county records were being audited by investigators from the board of accounts.

DRY FORCES TO ' AVOID HOMES Woodcock Says Wine for Home Consumption Not Bothered ( Washington. Sept. 27.—(U.R) Federal prohibition forces have no! intention of interfering with the, manufacture of wine in tht> home I ■ for home consumption, Prohibition 1 Director Amos W. W. Woodcock ( said today. Woodcock explained that tlie ! law permits the manufacture of w-ine in the home for home use if ■ not intoxicating in fact. ( “There is practically no way to ( obtain evidence of wine making in the home unless there is a sale," he said. "The legal d'fiicultles of proving that wine is I intoxicating in fact are also great.” BULLETIN Merion Cricket Club, Ardmore, Pa„ Sept. 26.—(U.R) —Bobby Jones won his fourth major golf title of the National amateur championship B and 7 over Eugene Homans of Englewood, New Jersey. Nine Are Arrested In Goshen Liquor Raids Goshen, Ind., Sept. 27. — (U.R) — Nine persons were under arrest to-j day on liquor charges as tlie result ' of a raid on tlie building directly across the street from the courthouse. Charles F. Carringer, owner of the building, in which liquor and s roulette wheel were found by federal agents, was taken into custody. Federal officers were told that Carringer "owns half the’ town" when they asked that he be jailed pending arrangement for bond, but they made their point good ami took him to South Bend Tlie Goshen Gun Club was raided when officers learned that clay pig. ons weien't the only attraction, anil Benny F. Williams, proprietor, arrested. CHAIN THEORY RULED AGAINST Goodrich Telephone Concerns Must Be Listed As Single Units Indianapolis, Sept. 27. (U.R) Public se rvi c e commissioners struck a blow at the chain theory of valuation when they adopted an order yesterday declaring the Miami-Wabash County Telephone Company a utility. The company is one of the properties controlled ' by former Governor James P. Goodrich. Tlie order, written by Commissioner Frank Singleton, said that each local property involved must be handled as a separate account and the annual reports tiled separately. EJingkton pointed out that this gives rate payers an opportunity to secure a rate bearing without appraisal of the properties in both counties. The order also required that a definite sum be srt up as a depreciation reserve. Issuance of $162,000 worth of stock to cover purchase of exchanges at Twelve Mile, Mexico, Denver and Lafontaine was approved, TJie Sellersburg Water Company was granted permission to issue securities to construct a $27,750 plant and lease it to the town of Sellersburg. Purchase of the Liberty Gas. Light, and Fuel Company by the Interstate Public Service Company, an Insull corporation, was approved. Will Broadcast Series New York, Sept. 27 —(UP) —Tim World Series will go on the air again this year, the National Broadcasting company announced today ' ab! %ilng final permission from commissioner K. M. Landis. The broadcast will go over an NBC t?|as||To-Coast network. Graham Macnamee ’rill be at the microphone.

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THELMA MYERS, FIRE VICTIM, DIES OF BURNS Girl Residing South of Decatur Succumbs to Severe Burns FUNERAL TO BE MONDAY Miss Thelma Myers. IG. who was severely burned when a live-gallon can of kerosene exploded as she attempted to build a tire in the kitchen range, early Thursday morning, died at her home, 2 miles south of this city, FTiday. Death was caused by serious burns she suffered to het face, arms, and body. Miss Myers’ clothing ignited when the kerosene exploded, burn :ng her body. Tlie girl ran from the house, the interior of which was also in flames, into tlie back yard where le r father and brother tore the clothing from her body and poured wafer on her to ex tinguish the fire. Since tlie accident she has been in a critical con liition and little hope had been held for her recovery. The girl was born in Betne. I November 2, 1914. the daughter of Moses and Bertha Tumbleson-My-I ers. both of whom survive. The family resided at Berne until ten years ago when’tliey moved to this city. For tlie past year they have resided on the Johanna Brown faun in Washington township. Surviving are the parents, and five brothers, Dwight Myers and (Howard Myers, both of this city, I Elmer, Paul, and Ralph My: rs. al ! home, and a sister, Edith Myers, at home. A grandmother, Mrs. Jane Myers of Warren, Ohio, also survives. Miss Myers attended tlie local schools until a year ago, when it became necessary for her to remain at home. She was not a church member. Imt attended the Church of God at Willshire, Ohio, for many years. The remains were taken to the Black Funeral Parlor immediately following deatli where they will be kept until 7 o’clock tonight. Friends may view the remains at th? Myers home from 7 o’clock tonight until tlie funeral. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Mt. Hope Methodist Episcopal church, in Blue Creek township. Rev. Ona Troutner, pastor of the Church of God at Willshire, Ohio, will officiate and burial will be made in the Mt. Hope cemetery. Symons Against Chain Operation of Banks Indianapolis, Sept. 27 —(UP) — A trend in banking circles, apparently leading toward chain operations. was opposed by Luther F. Symons, state banking commissioner, addressing tlie Indianapolis optimist eluli yesterday. “We must use every means in our power to fight the tendency toward diair banking." Symons said, "On the other hand, we should have fewer banks, combining tlie small ones .into larger and more stable institutions. To Continue Probe Indianapolis, Sept. 27 —(UP) — Continued investigation of alleged corruption and crime in Indianapolis was ordered by Jerry Kinney, chief of police, today. "The situation lias not been cleaned up," Kenney said. “Even though I had 100 more men, I doubt that I could keep pace with developments." The attempt to clean up Indianapolis, allegedly "wide-open” to lawlessness, started a week ago with arrest of IS policemen accused of conspiracy to violate the prohibition law. :—o Offices Close Tuesday The offices of the Recorder and Clerk In the Court House will be closed at 11:30 o’clock Tuesday noon and remain closed Tuesday afternoon to get out the quarterly report. Those having any business in either of these offices are notified to take care of it before Tuesday afternoon.

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I To Spt*ak Here J 1,-1 I > ■ _ a Aoi Dr. Josias Friedli Dr. Friedli will deliver the morning address at the Men’s Congress to be held here Sunday at the Reformed church. Tomorrow’s address will mark Dr. FriedIt’s first visit to Decatur. CLOCKS TURN BACK TONIGHT Daylight Saving Time Ends At Midnight; Churches Change Time in Decatur backs up an hour at midnight tonight and the entire city will operate on central standard time again starting Sunday. Church programs are scheduled for central standard: time and unless the church announcements state otherwise all morning services will operate on tlie regular new time. Lisal factories will start operation Monday morning on the slow time and school classes also will turn Inick to legal time. Decatur ha.s operated on the fast schedule s nee last April and the city ordinance makes the hour-fast time in force here each summer from tlie last Saturday in April to the last Saturday hi September. Each year there is considerable agitation to repeal the fast time ordinance, but the opposition usually dies a natural death before a vote is taken. PROHIBITION FAR IN FRONT G. O. P. Action Brings Issue Out In November Campaign Washington, Sept. 27. —(U.R) — Prohibition had been forced still further to the front today as an irrepressible issue, in the opinion of many politicians here, through the action of the New’ York Republican state convention in declaring for repeal of the 18th amendment. It raises the possibility of the party being torn between two powerful wings oYer this issue, which is attaining proportions no ixilitical question lias since the slavery battle. As was to be expected, drys minimized the New’ York development or took refuge In silence, while anti-prohibitionists magnified it. The only dry leader who publicly attached any significance to the action was a Democratic former secretary of the navy, Josephus Daniels. North Carolina publisher, who said “a million dry Democrats who voted for President Hoover in 1928 because they believed he would be militant for the dry cause are disappointed because he was silent as the New York Republi'ican, convention declared for repeal.’’ President Hoover during his presidential campaign declared himself against repeal of the 18th amendment. He left his position as to the Volstead act open, to be determined by the results of the law enforcement commission’s investigation. The commission has been working more than a year. It is expected to make recommendations to congress next December regarding prohibition enforcement. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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COLD WEATHER FOLLOWS GALE; SEVERAL DEAD Lake Michigan Scene ol Severe Storm Taking Toll of Lives MANY SHIPS BELIEVED LOST Chicago, Sept. 27. — <U.R) — Gales, driving rain storms, snows and cold lashed and frosted the Great Lakes and central states today, taking a heavy toll of life, sinking at least two ships and giving the section its first taste of winder. » fIISI At least three persons, and probably seven, were drowned when the stone barge Salvor, with II men and women aboard, sank off Muskegon in Lake Michigan. Seven of tlie crew were saved by heroic efforts of coast guards or were washed ashore, alive, saved by their life belts. Five men were missing and believed lost. Two of them were last seen, as darkness fell last night, clinging to a bit of wreckage, tossing about in the wind swept lake. Risking their own lives to do so, ('apt. Charles H. Mohr and his crew of tlie steamer William Nelson rescued the entire crew of seven men aboard the lumber schooner Our Son, which disappear (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o BOLLETIN Indianapolis Pept 27—(UP) —A 2c drop in gasoline prices in Indiana will be made Monday by the Standard Oil Company, it was announced today. . o BULLETIN Chicago, Sept. 27—(U.R)—Jimmie Risk, Montpelier, Ind., won the national amateur horse shoe pitching title in the men’s singles here today when competing in the first annual tourney sponsored by the American Horse Shoe Pitching association. Milton Tate. Moline, and Harry Bergal, captured second and third place respectively in the event. — , ... . 0 BULLETIN Fort Wayne, Sept. 27 —(U.R) — Raymond Smith, 19. messenger for the Fort Wayne Printing company, was robbed of a $2,932 pay roll just after he left the First and Tri State National Bank and Trust company for the printing company today. A man confronted Smith with a revolver, took the satchel containing the money, from him, and ran down an alley to a blue coupe where a confederate was waiting. The license plate of the bandit’s auto was upside down, witnesses said. WHEATPRICES DOWN FARTHER Values Fall off' Again on Board of Trade; New Announcement Chicago, Sept. 27. —(U.R) —Wheat prices crashed % to 2'4 cents at the opening of trading on tlie Chicago board of trade today after tlie unexpected announcement that soviet Russia and all other foreign governments would Ih> barred hereafter from selling short. Coupled with board announce- t . ment was news that Russia has chartered a large fleet of vessels to carry wheat abroad. It was more than the already weak market could stand and prices tumbled. Commission house buyers and shorts covering up came to the rescue of the falling market 20 minutes after with enough buying . orders to push the price back up about one cent but the market remained weak and unsteady. Liverpool collapsed when loans liquidated and the market ran into stop loss orders. Corn followed wheat down the scale. September wheat, a few minutes after the opening, touched 75 cents, the lowest mark since Sep- . temlier 1906. September opened at 75% and . went to 75*,£ from a previous close of 76%. December was off 1% at 79. March dropped 2*i to 82 and May sold at 85, off 1%.