Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 270, Decatur, Adams County, 14 November 1930 — Page 1

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MTTSCHALK RENAMED ON BUDGET GROUP

10UT535.000 |0 BE MAILED m MEMBERS ■ee Decatur Banks To Saving miik> December 1 ■clubs I START SOON J^pr, iximatel)’ i?35,00U will m Christmas savKfe>ck> io the people of by the three jKiir I a! hS. the first week . i was announcThis amount is ■> 'han the amount a year ago, but the savings of the community durvear. ■s; \ I '.Mil! V Bank will . ... "Il Thursday. DeHLj| I" about sls,i' \'iti nal Bank will on December 5, tu between SIO,OOO and Til" Peoples loan and will mail "becks Kstiio to approximately SB,.sunns Savings Clubs last December and paid in full at the presM. However, most of the allowing patrons week or so to get their paid in full so that they ■k?' Ute full Christmas ■in tin. to do their ChristAdams County Bank will K tieir patrons until Monday, Keitfer 24 in which to complete ■ livings accounts, and the Bank will give until ■rtlirisimas savings clubs will at al) three banks. The tit- First National Aank on December 1; at the County Bank on Deand at the Peoples Loan Mfrtyt i "Hiptiiiy. sometime durweek in December. Savings Clubs are Mig from year to year as Heckle of the community are the value of having a ■kt Christmas time. The year Is especially good the business depresspast year and the diffitwo of the local banks. BFwised the amount to be ■wi.at less than it would have B t.ew ■ lubs will start itnniedthe issuing of the ■» tn.i larger clubs are expectof the local banks.

■NHUSKERS ■EEKING TITLE fcu il World ChampionMps Contest Opens BV Norton, Kas. |Mh-. Kas., Nov. 14.—(U.R)—-Ae-by all the embellisha national sports event, -.vest champions contendiii the seventh annual championship” corn huskmicrophones were scatterthe field where the met in their test. PreparBBtere made to accomodate a IB ol ' 15,000 persons. - contestants was alminutes in which to demhis speed and skill. A jury Biei s was selected to weigh s - deduct for husks and silks ■I the ears of corn and name ■SO champion. a ] so w jn made for of corn left on the Scores will be figured acto the total number of husked and the condition EBcoi'n when it is delivered to r, l Holmes and Orville H both of Illinois, were favorwin the title, but were not to equal the all-time recFBBlnier Williams who husked in 80 minutes in the entreis were: jß as: C. J. Simon, Barber , J B and Lawrence House, SherGuy Simmons, Harlan ■TINUED on PAGE TWO)

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Vol. XXVIII. No. 270.

Antioch Revival Will Continue Next Week The revival meeting at the Antioch Church located 4 miles west and one-half mile south of Deca'ur. will continue through next week. Rev. I. C. ('alien. pastor of the church, announced ttxlay. I he meetings will begin at 7:30 o’clock each night during the week, hut ‘he Sunday evening service will begin at 1 o'clock, At the services Sunday morning and evening, a ladies quartette from the Fort Wayne Bible Training School will present a musical program. The public is invited to these meetings. PREMIER'S LIFE IS ENDANGERED

Japanese Ruler Victim of Nationalist Bullet; May Recover Tokio, Nov. 14. — dJ.R) —Premier Yuko Hamagnchi of Japan, seriously wounded by an assassin as he waited for a train in the Tokio railroad station, lay in the Imperial hospital today fighting for his life. Doctors believed that unless peritonitis set in, the premier would recover. The bullet, fired from a Mauser revolver, lodged in the left pelvis, severing the small intestine. Two blood transfusions were performed. The assailant was identified as Tomeo Sagoya, 23. member of the Nationalist society called Aikokusha. He was overpowered immediately after the shooting and taken to the Hibiya police station. The shooting was the second attempt on Premier Hamaguchi’s life within a year, and occurred in the central railroad station, scene of the assassination of Japan's only other untitled prime minister, Akashi Hara, who was stabbed to death- in 1921 rm be wtttr showt m board a train. Pemier Hamagnchi was waiting, in company with foreign Minister Kijuro Shidehara, Ambassador Sirota to Russia and other notables, for the morning train to take him to the grand military maneuvers. Suddenly the assassin, clad in a cheap cotton kimono, whipped out a revolver and fired. The premier j staggered back into the arms of his secretary, and was taken into the station master’s office for emergency treatment. Police overpowered Sagoya. Under questioning the youth said ho was from the Island of Nagasaki, in the south of Japan. He said he had hoped that by the death of the premier the present economic depression in the country might be relieved.

Yuko Hamaguchi was called by the emperor to form a cabinet after the resignation of Baron Tanaka as prime minister July 2, 1929. The new premier proved to be a popular and respected statesman with a reputation for honesty, although, despite his nickname of "The Lion," he has been criticized for lacking force. He has decided views on financial measures, and has conducted a regime of economy and retrenchment. He is CO years old and started his career as a lawyer. o Firemen Answer Call A roof fire which started from spares from the chimney slightly damaged the Harold McManama residence on Walnut street at 11:20 o’clock this forenoon. The local fire department was called and were able to save the house and furniture, keeping the total loss at. $5.00. The sparks front the chimney caught on the roof and the alarm was turned in a few minutes alter, and the fire was extinguished before anything was damaged except a portion of the roof. Miss Sellcmcyer Speaks Miss Esther Sellemeyer, a returned missionary from China, gave a fine address to the pupils of the Central school building today. Miss Sellemeyer addressed the seventh and eighth grades this morning at the regular chapel period, and the fifth and sixth grades this afterThe missionary told of her thrilling experiences in China and the events in the life of a missionary. Preceding the chapel program, the pupils united in singing. < n "‘ l " Christian Soldiers," led by the music supervisor, Miss Glady Schindler.

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THANKSGIVING SERVICE WILL RE HELD HERE Protestant Churches To Join In Union Program Wednesday, Nov. 26 REV. FERNTHEIL TO BE SPEAKER All Protestant churches of Decatur will join in an annual Thanksgiving service to be held Wednesday night, November 26 at 7:30 o’clock at the Zion Reformed church it was announced today l>v officials of the Decatur Ministerial association. The plan used here for a number of years of having each minister deliver a short sermon was abandon ed this year, because there are two Decatur churches without ministers at present. Rev. H. H. Ferntheil, pastor of the local Presbyterian church will deliver the Thanksgiving sermon at the Union meeting and members of all churches are invited to attend. Miss Gladys Schindler, supervisor of music in Decatur schools will have charge of the musical part of the evening’s program and special Thanksgiving numbers will he arranged. Having the Union meeting Wednesday night, will give each church an opportunty to hold individual services on Thanksgiving Day November 27, it was pointer! out. Several churches in the past have held early Thanksgiving day services and other special meetings. If any of these are held this year, the plans will be announced later by the church where the events will he held.

i —o Mrs. Walters Is 111 Mrs. Elija Walters aged Decatur woman and widow of Elija Walters, civil war veteran, was reported to be seriously ill at her home in the north part of Deatur today. Because of her advanced age, pltysicians indicated her illness was of a serious nature. o CORN YIELD SET AT 27 BUSHELS State Yield Shows Improvement Nov. 1, Reports Indicate Lafayette, Ind., Nov. 14. —(U.R) — The Indiana corn crop yield showed improvement on November 1, Purdue university reported today. The average yield was estimated at 27 bushels per acre, five bushels below last year’s average and about three-fourths of the average yield harvested during the last ten years. Corn acreage this year was greater than last, making the estimated production of 114,696,000 bushels 87 per cent of the 1929 production. Quality was reported good, but nubbins and worm damage in drought areas reduced the average percentage of merchantable corn. The acreage of soybeans for seed was greater this year than last, and the yield almost as high —l4 bushels to the acre. Estimated production for the state was 1,540,000 or 120,000 bushels above the 1929 production. Potatoes were reported with a yield of S 9 bushels, although only 80 bushels per acre were expected last month. The yield will be above the 10-year average with a total production of 4,984,000 bushels for the state. The apple harvest showed a crop larger than expected, according to the report. Production was 1,240,000 bushels, or 70,000 bushels more than last year. Pear production was 139,000 bushels, about 60 per cent of the 1929 crop. Milk production per cow and the percentage of cows milked are average, but the total milk production per farm of 86.4, pounds per day, is the second largest for November 1 since records have been kept. Last year’s mark was one-tenth of a pound higher. The percentage of hens and pullets laying was 15.9, considered high for this period of the year. The demand for farm labor decreased and the supply increased during October until there was but a single job for every 1.61 men out of farm work.

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Decatur. Indiana, Friday, November 14, 1930.

Bomb Injures Purdue Professor r ***** g I A • .-<7o*l •1 i £*• ' • ' •' • ' litta . . M W. F. Heiidergott. 54. in tractor in practical mechanics at Purdue University, was injured seriously when a bomb which had been plan'd in his automobile exploded as he stepped into the car in his garage at Lafayette, Ind. Photo shows demolished car and'wreck of garage.

BOMB VICTIM MAY RECOVER Purdue Professor Not to Be Quizzed By Investigators Today Lafayette, Ind., Nov. 14. —(U.R)— Investigation into the garage bombing in which William F. Heidergott, faculty member of Purdue university, was injured critically, wa's at a virtual standstill today. Authorities will not be permitted to queston Heiilergott for several days, attending physicians indicated. They believe tlieir patient may recover if not annoyed by investigators. The only clue on which authorities had to work, was the assorted pile of bomb materials found in the garage. They hoped to locate tlie stere at. which the material:; were sold, and thence to obtain information concerning tlie purchaser. No definite progress along this line had been made, however, they admitted, beyond establishing that materials were purchased elsewhere than Lafayette.

Gilson Building Razed The frame building a: the northeast corner of Madison and Third streets, owned by Martin Gilson was being razed today. Tlie building occupies a space about 22 feet Madison street and extends north 65 feet on Third street. Mr. Gilson stated that he probably would build a modern brick building on the site and that an announcement would be made the first of next week. Mr. Gilson has moved his shoe repair shop from the old building to the one owned by him at th? corner of Third and Monroe streets.

REVIVAL WILL CLOSE SUNOAT Three Services Planned For Evangelical Church; To Serve Dinner The revival at the First Evangelical church continues with goed interest. The sermons by the Rev. M. Herner are strong and interesting. He has had a capacity house about every night. Last night he spoke upon the old question: "What Shall I Then Do With Jesus?”, in a forceful manner, giving it a modern setting and application. Rev. Herner will preach again tonight at 7:15 o’clock, and Sunday, both morning and evening. Prof. Gerber, of Fort Wayne will spend Sunday at the First church. He will sing at the various services. There will be three services during the day. There will be a pot luck dinner at noon, followed by a praise and song service by Prof. Gerber at 2:30 o’clock, with a Young People’s service at 6:15 o'clock and the evening service at 7 o'clock. This will conclude the special evangelistic services.

German Cabinet Beaten Berlin, Nov. 14 —(UP) —The cabinet of Chancellor Heinrich Bruening was defeated today for the first time since the Reichstag elections when the budget committee passed a Communist motion envolving aid for the poor. The Reichstag is not in session. —— o BULLETIN Two notorious bandits, one of whom confessed to robbing Wilbur Porter, local garageman of $40.00 on Friday night, October 17, are in the Lima, Ohio and Van Wert, Ohio jails, according to word received , here today by Shsriff Harl HoUiagc. ' worth. I The names of the men were not | learned, but one of them, who is in J the Lima, Ohio jail, has signed a cworn statement confessing to the robbery of Porter. The other bandit has not confessed to the crime. Sheriff Hollingsworth and Porter : will no to Lima, Ohio Sunday to file chargee against the men and an attempt will be made to bring them ; to this county. — o HIGHER COURT AFFIRMS CASE — iLinn Grove Bank Not Allowed Offset On $12,000 Notes Bluffton. Nov. 14 —(Special)— County Clerk Victory Sharpe today received notice of an opinion by the appellate court affirming Judge A. W. Hamilton in a claim ease filed by the Bank of Linn Grove in which Judge Hamilton denied the Linn ' Grove bank's petition for an offset. The claim was on a rather complicated basis. According to attorneys in the case Dr. J. T. McKean, of Linn Grove, had purchased from the Wells County Bank notes in the sum of $12,000 and he alleged there had been an oral guaiantee on the note-, and further that ho had in ' I turn turned over the notes to the | Linn Grove bank, with a transfer of the oral guarantee. The Linn Grove bank sought to have an offset allowed on these notes on its indebtedl rtcss to the Wells County bank. The court held that there was no basis proven for the offset anu refused to allow it. Wins By 12 Votes Noblesville, Ind., ‘ —L. L. Shull, Republican, was de--1 dared elected state senator from Hamilton. Boone ami Tipton counties over Benjamin Rockey, Dcmo'lcrat, by 12 votes, in the canvassing board's report. The result did not alter the unofficial figures. No announcement has been made ’ by Rockey as to whether he would ' request a re-count. 1 League To'Give Play .~— ~ - The Emmanuel Walther League ; will present a thw-act comedy : "When a Feller Needs a Friend," : at the Emmanuel Lutheran church. ■ Saturday and Sunday nights, No- ■ vernber 22, and 23, both performI ances beginning at eight o’clock. The play had previously been I scheduled for an earlier date but. was postponed.

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TAX REDUCTION IS NOT LIKELY Senate Leaders Doubt If One Per Cent Cut Can Be Made Washington, Nov. 14. — (U.R) — Leaders gathering for the opening of congress next month seem to agree that the state of government finances will not permit continuation of the rne per cent reduction voted on taxes payable this year. In canvassing the financial situation, they also are expressing the hope that appropriations will be | field down as low as possible and are looking for means to relieve the unemployment situation. Both Senator David A. Reed, Pa., ranking Republican member of the finance committee, and Rep. Joseph W. Byrns, ranking Democrat on the house appropriations committee, discounted today the possibility of continuing the tax reduction. "My guess is that we are going to have a deficit even if the one per cent temporary reduction is abandoned,” Reed said. “That one per cent represents about $160,000,000 and claims for (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) * AUDITORIUM TO BE DEDICATED — Hartford Township High School Structure to Be Formally Opened The Hartford township high school auditorium and gymnasium located in the southern part of Adams county will be dedicated at a rPUliliv meeting next Friday night, November 21, at 7:30 o’clock, it was announced today by county school authorities. Roy P. Wisehart, state superintendent of public instruction will be the chief speaker. The addition to Hartford township high school was completed last year but the new structure never was dedicated. The ceremonies will start at 7:30 o'clock and the public is invited to hear Supt. Wisehart. The school is located directly south of Linn Grove and the new addition was built to accommodate the needs of the township, both as a place for meetings and as a basketball gymnasium. The auditorium also is used as an assembly room for the high school pupils. Sunday School Teachers To Hear State Officer Francis Schatter, assistant director of Religious Education for the Presbyterian Synod of Indiana will be the speaker at tlie regular teachers and officers meeting of the Presbyterian Sunday School to be held at the manse, Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Every officer and teacher of the Sunday School is requested to lie present. o AUTO UPSETS; GIRLS ESCAPE Automobile Badly Damaged Near Geneva As Car Overturns Geneva, Ind., Nov. 14—(Speciall —Four young ladies escaped injury near here last night when a Chrysler sedan in which they were riding hit loose gravel and turned into the ditch The ladies were Miss Lola Habegger, who was driving the car and Marcella Atz, Helen Atz, and Luella Hofstetter. Miss Hofstetter was slightly injured but the attending physician stated today her injuries were confined to shattered nerves. The accident happened one mile nori li of Geneva on the old state road at 10 o'clock Thursday night. The girls were returning to their homes, about 3 miles north of Geneva. when they struck loose gravel, skidded, and turned over in the ditch. The ear was badly wrecked and was take:: to a garage in Decatur for rapaii-. Miss Habegger, the driver is the u. "gitter of Charles Habegger, residing north of Geneva.

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Former Adams County Man Dies At Angola' John W. Smith, 74 former Monroe township farmer, died at the home of his brother. J. M. Smith at Angola. thursday morning at lb o’clock. Tlie deceased lived on a farm son'll of Monroe, known as the Beu Smith farm, for a number of years alter which he moved to Fairmont where lie operated a grocery store. He had been living with his brotine since 1928 when his wife died. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. The body will be taken to Fairmount, Saturday, and funeral services will lie held in the Methodist Episcopal church, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. HEARING HELD ON NEVIL CASE Local Attorneys Represent Mrs. Nevil In Collection Suit A representative of the state industrial board presided at a hearing held here Thursday in the effort of Mrs. Robert Nevil. Geneva, to collect 400 weeks compensation insurance for the death of Robert Nevil. Geneva, who at the time of his death was employed by A. G. Briggs Co. at Geneva. Defense attorneys James Murray of Indianapolis and A. C. Ball of LaCTosk, Wis, represented the insurance company at the hearing which lasted the entire day and D. B. Erwin and Nathan G. Nelson of this city represented the Nevil interests. Several physicians were among the witnesses called. Dr. Edwin Milostovich of LaCross Wis., and Dr. Alburger of Indianapolis testified for the defense in an effort to set up the fact that Nevil's death was not accidental. Dr. Rhamsey and Dr. C, P, Hiuqli-, man. Geneva, testified for tlie petitioners. The case has created much interest in the southern part of tlie county. The representative of the industrial board stated he would take the evidence of the iase under consideration and would rule on the matter shortly. o— KELLEY SPEAKS AT U.B.BANQUET Decatur Attorney Is Father And Son Banquet Speaker John T. Kelley delivered the principal address at the United Brethren Father and Son banquet wlr.K'h was held in the church basement, Thursday evening, for tlie men and boys of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Kelley gave a fine address, taking as his subject, "Character.” He gave a Roman illustration of a mother and her two sons whom she called "diamonds in the rough.” The banquet was prepared by the men of the church, and Roy Mamma had charge of the preparation of the 16 rabbits and the chickens which were served to the 65 fathers and sons present. During the evening's program, lames Hurst was recognized as the oldest man present at the banquet, and Billy Harvey was the youngest. Three generations of fathers and sons were also present, they being James, Jess, Arthur and Richard Paul Hurst. James Vance and Donald Bohnke (played a piano duet, and Rev. R. E. Vance and his sons, James and Junior, also played several selections on harmonicas. The program also included several piano selections played by Ivan Douglas. Investment House Closes Nashville Tenn., Nov. 14—(UP) — Caldwell and Company, a leading investment firm of tile couth, was in receivership today. The receivership was ordered by Federal Judge John J. Core on the petition of Fred Dean, a creditor, of Birmingham, Ala., Assets of the company are more than sufficient to meet its debts, but not sufficient to pay oliligations as they mature, reports filed with the court said. The receivership ordered climaxGeneral Smith previously had Tennessee financial interests. A committee of Nashville Bankers previously had been appointed to operate Caldwell and Company with approval of Governor E. R. Black of the sixth Federal reserve district.

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BERNE MAN IS OLDEST MEMBER OF COMMITTEE Has Charge of Expenditures of State Money; Is Important Post GROUP TO MEET SOON Indianapolis, Nov. 14.—<U.R) — Governor Harry G. Leslie today named members of the state budget committee which will draft and administer the Indiana budget for the next two years. Those named were Senator Byron Huff. Republican, Marttinsville; Senator Thurman A. Gottschalk, Democrat, Berne; Representative Samuel J. Farrell. Republican, Hartford City, and Representative 11. Curtis Bennett, Democrat, Dillsboro. Senator Gottschalk and Representative Farrell were holdover members from the last committee. Lawrence F. Orr, chief examiner of the state board of accounts, is a member of tlie body by authority of his office. Governor Leslie is an ex-officio member. It is the work of the group to recommend to the general assembly for passage, appropriations for the sttae institutions and departments. Tlie appointment of Senator Gottschalk, who represents Adams. Wells and Blackford counties in the state senate, gives him the most powerful position of any Democratic member of the senate. Gottschalk is senior member of tlie committee. Ths budget group recommend.; all state expenditures and the position places on Senator t’ottschalk the responsibility of placing into practice tlie economy plank of the Democratic platform. Adams county's senator has served i n the budget committee for six years and is regarded as the leading Democrat in tlie upper house. W. T. I’. Opens Meet Houston, Tex., Nov. 14.—(U.R) —AU preliminaries cleared away, tlie 56th annual convention of the National Womens' Christian Temperance Union was called to order in Hie city auditorium here today. Mrs. Ella A. Boole, of Evanston. 111., national president, presided. The executive session voted last night to hold countrywide sectional meetings just prior to the Democratic national convention in 1932 in the attempt to persuade the Democratic party to adopt a dry plank. LEIPSIC CHOIR TO SING HEBE Ohio M. E. Church Choir Plans To Give Program Here Sunday The Methodist Episcopal Church choir of Leipsic. Ohio, will present a sacred concert of music at the Methodist church in this ity, Sunday evening. The program will begin at 6:30 o'clock. The Rev. Mr. Moon, pastor of the Leipsic church is planning to be present at the concert, and W. E. Edwards, director of the choir will accompany the choir to tliis city, and will direct the singing. Approximately twenty members of the choir will come to this city Sunday, to present the musical program. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Edwards of Leipsic, Ohio, brother-in-law and sister of Mrs. A D. Suttles are memtiers of the choir, and the entire party will be entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Suttles at the home of Mrs. John Niblick Sunday evening. Kalver In Accident 1. A. Kalver of this city was one of the passengers in the interurban car which struck a large A. and P. truck, east of Indianapolis last evening. Mr. Kalver was in the smoker of the car and was thrown against tlie seat in front. His legs were bruised and his lip was ent. Tlie motorman on the car was injured as well as the driver of the truck.