Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 278, Decatur, Adams County, 24 November 1930 — Page 1

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MIS, RULES feANNOUNCED fil CORN SHOW ■ky Township To Be ■Presented at Big «^K>cv inl>er Event ■‘REDS H JIE EXPEC TED ami awards were antoday by the commit- ■ charge of the Adams ■ corn show which will j n Decatur the week ■December 8. It will be the K, annual corn show and of farmers and their children are expect■hattend during the week, pi ngrams are being arday ami night, and pr , li;nit< are aiding in the try Comity Agent The committee in Kiinchde. Avon Burk, chairth following men: To. Union township: Root township; Al'.l. Preble township: Y.iii'-y. Kirkland township: Heiman. Washington fcli’r otis Shifferly, St. Marys town ;iiip: Franklin Mazt- -< township: (1. R. Bier■trt township: Lee N“ii-Kkii.iiiil.-r. Wabash township: Hl. Jefferson township. show will be housed in Hill building, formerly by the Decatur fire de- ■ following rules have I>een shall furnish trays on display their corn. shown must have been in Adams county by »xhiblie of the 1930 crop. will be received after Monday, December s. and in place by 9 a. m. Tues9. mi • exhibit allowed to each E|.'' in each class, except 4-11 may be removed any December 13. and boys will exhibit in di\isions but the classes in will be the same.

will be macle as follows: , and Under in Length |K prize. $4; second, $3; third. I Byurth, $1; fifth, 50 cents. i 10 Ears Yellow Corn iEI Over 8-in. In Length U: pr,/e. $4; second. $3: third, } 10 Ears any Variety Other * Bthan Yellow, 8-in. and under prize, $4; second. $3; third, ' 10 Eais, any Variety Than •BftHow. Over 8-in. in Length IK' prize. $4; second, $3; third, Single Ear, Any Length, »■ any Variety prize, $1.50; second, $1: cents. stake prize of $1 in men n .'s divisions on 10 ear sampon PAGE FOUR) taSUSPECTS | HELU IN THEFT ftt Wayne Store Is Robof $6,600 in Cash I Sunday A. M. Hr" Wayne, Ind., Nov. 24—(UP) Wayne police today held Pl n "'" captured eight miles south Mlil'lwater. Mich., as suspects in robbery at the Pattersoncompany men’s clothing at Fort Wayne Sunday mornrobbers overpowered Triss in s, 60, night watchman at the and handcuffed him to a « door on the third floor of the before they blew open a the amount stolen, about oneof it W as in checks and the fa cash, receipts of Saturday's EE h - men worked quickly and esthe watchman said, indicatH| they were experienced bandits.

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Vol. XXVIII. No. 278.

New Head of U. S. Army F • *- [ w KiW.' '-v v ■.I x Uh l ShKK mb ' i ■ W d gw St a* ■I A Major-General MacArthur, now Chief-of-Staff of the United States Army, takes the oath of office, administered by Major-Gen. Edward A. Kreger. Judge Advocate-General of the Army, as Secretary of War Patrick Hurley looks on. The new head of the United States land Lighting forces succeeds General Charles P. Summerall, retired.

LOCAL WOMEN'S FATHER DIES Peter Stauffer, Retired Adams County Farmer Dies Suddenly Peter Stauffer, 66, father of Mrs. Thomas Cook and Mrs. William Hamma of this city, died at his home at 3310 Fairfield avenue, in Fort Wayne, Sunday morning at 8 o'clock. Death was due to a heart attack. Mr, Stauffer had visited Saturday niglit in Decatur, and left for his home in Fort Wayne at 7 o'clock Sunday morning, in good health. When he arrived at his home he dropped dead. The deceased was born in Monroe Township, Adams County. December 28, 1864, the son of David and Miriam Stauffer. He married Mary Sprunger, also of Adams county, and ten children were born to this union. Mrs. Thomas Cook and Mrs. William Hamma of Decatur; Mrs. W. G. Amstutz, Mrs. Rufus Baker of Portland: Mrs. E. G. Burnett of Indianapolis: Mrs. W. C. Murlin of Ravena, Ohio; and Palmer Stauffer of Glenn Dale, California. Surviving besides the widow and the children, are the following half brothers and half sisters: Dan, Menno, Amos and David of Berne, Al’CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

G.O.P, EXPENSES ARE ANNOUNCED State Chieftians Spend $90,000 In Recent Election, But Lose Indianapolis, Nov. 24 —(U.R) I’be Republican party of Indiana, though defeated in the November 4 election, spent nearly four times as much money in its campaign as did the victorious Democrats, according to reports filed with the Marion county clerk. The Democratic state committee spent $24,000 and the Republican body approximately $90,000, the reports .showed. The Republican report, prepared by Gaylord S. Morton, secretary to Governor Harry G. Leslie, showed that from November 15, 1928 to November 22, 1930, total disbursements were $105,471.39. There was indicated a deficit in addition to this amount of $19,586.79. Total expenditures { ro»i (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) —— 0 — — Faces Death Charge Winchester/Ind., Nov. 24.—(U.R) — Charges of manslaughter were expected to be filed in Randolph circuit court today against Herman Templin, 47, Muncie furniture salesman, driver of the car in which Thomas W- Miller, 45, prominent Muncie criminal lawyer, was killed at Winchester Sunday afternoon. .. . Coroner C. W. Hinshaw said he would prefer the charges afte. Sheriff Lee Briner placed lemphn in jail when he was "too drunk to talk.”

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Returns From Funeral Jacob J. Longenberger of Monroe returned Sunday evening from Newton Falls, Ohio, where he attended the funeral services held for his father, Williai.*. Longenberger who passed away at his home on I the Princetown road, Sunday evening. November 16. The funeral services were held Thursday afternoon Mr. Longenberger was past 98 years of age. When he was 74 he underwent a serious operation for the removal of gall stones, but he survived and lived nearly a quarter of a century more. Mrs. Longenberger passed away two years ago. Surviving are the children: Jacob J., of Monroe; Mrs. C. E. Shisler of Newton Falls,Ohio Albert of Buffalo, N. Y. Henry of Winter Haven, Florida; and Mrs. Mary Davis, who had been caring for her father. DRY PROBERS ARE RECALLED Wickersham Grout) Back In Conference After 10-Day Vacation Washington. Nov. 24.—(U.R)—The Wickersham law enforcement commission was recalled into session today after a 10-day recess to resume its prohibition deliberations at a time when both wet and dry organizations are mapping out intensive campaigns coincidental to the reopening of congress. With the commission expected to make a report of some kind to President Hoover before January 1 and both sides watching every development closely, it has become apparent the next few- weeks may see the prohibition controversy intensified perhaps more than ever before. One indication of this was the statement of Rep. LaGuardia, (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Veteran Publisher To Be Buried Tuesday A.M. Vincennes, Ind., Nov. 24. —(U.R) 1 — Thomas H. Adams, 90, veteran publisher who was active in the fight against the Ku Klux Klan and D. C. Stephenson, will beg iven funeral services from his home tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The former publisher cf the Vincennes Commercial died Saturday j afternoon from a complication of diseases. He had been in the I Hospital (or two days. | Adams reached the heighth of his | career in the gubernatorial campaign when he waged a vigorous fight for the governorship. In the primary he polled the third highest number of votes and his name was cheered in the republican party convention which ended with the nomination of Harry G. Leslie. He was born July 19, 1860, at Grand Rapids, O. At the age of 16 he became editor of the Edwardsport, Ind., Leader and in 1881 became publisher of the Vincennes Commercial. In failing health, he retired from active work a year ago and sold his interests. Mrs Ernest Cassel, a daughter, and a son, Chester W. Adams, publisher of Lombard, 111., survive. The body will be buried in Fariview cemetery at Vincennes.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, November 24, 1930.

MARTIN JABERG, EXPIRES AFTER WEEK'S ILLNESS Well-Known Former Auditor of County Dies at Lutheran Hospital PARALYSIS CHIEF CAUSE Martin Jaberg, 44, prominent business man and. former auditor of Adams county, died Sunday forenoon, November 23, 1930, at 11 o’clock at the Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne, following an illness of a week. Mr. Jaberg became ill a week ago Saturday night and was taken to the Lutheran hospital on the following Monday evening to receive treatment. He suffered paralysis and was in a critical condition for the last several days. Mr. Jaberg was prominent in business in this city for the last several years, beiing at present a (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) ADAMS COUNTY FARMER DIES Fred Augsburger, Prominent Monroe Township Farmer Expires Fred Augsburger, 85, prominent Monroe township farmer, died at his home near Berne Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Death resulted from infirmities and complications. Mr. Augsburger. was • widely known throughout the south part of the county. He was born in Switzerland, November 12, 1845, a son of Fred and Suzanne Augsburger. At the age of 19 Mr. Augsburger came to America and 43 years ago he moved to Monroe township, where lie spent the rest of his life. In early life Mr. Augsburger I married Anna Moser, who died eight years ago. Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Daniel Zudrcher of | Berne and a son, Dan Augsburger, who resides on the home farm. Thirteen grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren servive. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at the home at 1 o’clock and at 2 o'clock at the Mennonite church. Berne. Burial will be made at M.R.E. cemetery. n Fight Forest Flames Indianapolis, Nov. 24.—<U.R) —Superintendent Charles Guernsey, of the Clarke county state forest, with a crew of men, today was fighting a 400-acre forest fire which already has caused damage estimated at $25,000 in the wooded hills south of Seymour. When dispatching Guernsey and his men to the fire today, state forester Ralph Wilcox was told by the superintendent that 50 .acres were afire at Borden, Ind., and that several other fires were raging through the southern hill country. COLD WAVE IS HEADING EAST Snow Is Predicted For Middlewest; Temperature Will Drop Chicago, Nov. 24 —(UP) —The far west’s vagrant cold wave moved eastward today, bearing out in part the weather bureau's prediction of heavy snow falls and low temperatures for this week in the central states. Government weather observers forecast that rain, turning into snow, would fall today and tomorrow over a large portion of the middle west. Temperatures of many degrees below freezing were reported generally throughout the district today. Residents of the central plains district region westward from the Mississippi to Colorado, meantime, were digging out from drifts which in some sections reached a depth of 20 feet. Traffic in the Rockey mountain region, through which a blizzard swept for most of last week still (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Herman L. Conter Is Guest of Son, Here Herman L. Conter, Gary banker and comity treasurer-elect of Lake county, is in the city visiting with his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frame (’outer. Mr. ('outer was elected county treasurer at the November election. He will take office January 1, 1932. THREE DEAD IN GANG HOLD-DP Nervous Gunmen Fire Into Gang of Merrymakers At Road House Chicago, Nov. 24.—(U.R)—A third woman victim died today from bullet wounds received during a roadhouse robbery in which eght nervous bandits fired shot after shot from their sawed-off shot guns into a group of merrymakers. After killing tlie three p rsons and wounding two others, Hie bandits escaped witli less than s2no in loot. A loyal dog which sought to protect its master was at least partly r< sponsible for the veritable massacre. When the robbers began rifling the pockets of 15 patrons in Henry Goetz's suburban roadhouse, the dog, a great Dane, leaped at one of them. As the dog's t eth snapped together within inches of his throat, the startled bandit started firing into die crowd of merrymakers. James Mikus, a railroad policeman shot twice at the robbers. The lights went out; the bandits fired another volley and escap d. The patrons stampeded to the doors, trampling the dead and wounded. Whe norder was restored. Miss Barbara Lee, 22, and Miss Alice Ward, 29, entertainers, were, found to be dead. Miss Lee had been singing a sentimental song when (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) — NEW PASTOR AT LOCAL CHURCH Rev. Clifford Lanman Is Named Pastor of Christian Church Here Announcement was made today tliat Rev. Clifford Lanman of Bird's Eye, Indiana, widely known speaker and minister, has accepted the pastorate of the Christian church of this city, and will lake the pulpit Sunday, December 7. Rev. Lanman was selected from a number of applicants to succeed Rev. R. B. Hurt, former pastor of the church, who resigned a short time ago to accept "another position. He was highly recommended by the church officials of the state as an eloquent speaker and minister, and in addition to his preaching ability is a talented musician and singer. Rev. Lanman is a graduate of Butler University at Indianapolis and for the past two years has been preaching at. Franklin, Indiana. He has had varied experience in (he preaching profession and the local church members feel fortunate in securing his services. Rev. Lanman will move to this city on December 1, where he will make his home. o Would Stabalize Price Washington, Nov. 24. — (U.R) — Chairman Legge of tile Federal Farm Board today told the senate agricultural committee and repr - sentatives of farmers erganizationa that th ■ board could stabilize American wheat prices at 76 cents a bushel by its buying program, which already has brought 100,000,000 bushels of wheat under federal own? rship. Face Court Charges Lafayette, Ind., Nov. 24. — Three complaints against Burd 11 B. Baker and one against his son. Burdell W. Baker, in connection with the failure of the Farmers State Bank at Monticello, will be tried in Tippecanoe circuit court. A change of venue was granted by special Judge E. E. Pruitt, of Delphi, in White circuit court. The defendants are charged with receiving deposits when the bank was insolvent. The institution closed its doors last March,

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DEATH CLAIMS I J. B. MEIBERS — Prominent Decatur Business Man Dies Following Paralytic Stroke John B. Meibers. 73, life long restI dent of this city, and for more than 4n years auditor of the Schafer Hardware, died at his home on North Fifth street. Sunday evening at 6:35 o'clock from paralysis with which he suffered for several weeks. Seven weeks ago Mr. Meillers suffered a stroke of paralysis and had been bedfast since that time. His condition seemed to lie improving until ten days ago, when it became critical. Mr. Meibers was born in Decatur. March 6. 1857, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Meibers, both deceased. He spent bis entire life here, and was known to everyone as “Beecher” Meibers. lie was a member of St. Marys Catholic church. B. I‘. (). Elks and Moose lodges for many years. He was united in marriage 48 years ago to Olive Weimer, who survives together witli a daughter, Mrs. Janies Brown, and two grandchildren, Marjorie and Eileen Brown. Two sisters, Mrs. Ben Knapke, and Mrs. John Voglewede and a brother, John H. Bremerkamp also survive. One brother Frank preceded him in death. Funeral services •will be held Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock a' the St. Marys Catholic church with Father J. A. Seimetz, officiating. Burial will be made in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Indianaian Is Named Washington, Nov. 24.—(U.R) -Plans for speeding up and expanding parcel post mail service were announced by Postmast- r General Brown today, simultaneous with the appointment of Jess C. Harraman as director of parcel post. Harraman, a native of Indiana and a senior examiner of the interstate commerce commission for some years will take office December 1. As an expert in transportation problems, Brown said, he will consider methods o( expediting parcel post delivery. Brown said consideration was being given (o a readjustment of pared post rates to eliminate the less now incurred by the government in carrying this class of mail.

0 “Empty” Gun Is Fatal Ligcnier, Ind., Nov. 24 —(U.R) — An “empty" gun in the hands of Harold Hite, 16, caused death of I his sweetheart, Grace Fowler, 16, j at the youth's home in Ligonier I last night. The girl was killed instantly I when the charge from Hite's shotgun tore through her shoulder toward the heart. Hite was showing his guns to friends when lie picked up the shotgun he believed unloaded and pointed toward his sweetheart, in a joking effort to scare her, he told Coroner Herald Shew who investigated. Although Miss Fowler asked Hite to put the gun aside, he pulled the trigger, releasing the fatal charge. VALUATIONS ARE INCREASED Utilities Get Boost In Annual Rate Setting Decisions Indianapolis, Nov. 24. —(U.R) — General public utilities, telephone companies, building and loans and car equipment companies are the only propertis of the eleven on which valuation is set by the state tax commission to show an increase in 1930 over 1919, a tabulation made l>y the state tax board today disclosed. Valuation of telephone companies increased $27,120,650; general public utilities $156,955,663; pipe line companies $1,651,710, and building and loans $1,488,898 during the period from 1919 to 1930 the comparison showed. Steam railroad valuations dropped $104,425,145: electric roads $44,964,984; express companies $671,867; telegraph companies $1,644,092; sleeping car companies $214,593; pipe line companies $12,137,185, and banks $3,190,343.

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Former Auditor Dead I Martin Jaberg Well known citizen and former auditor of Adams county whoso death occurred Sunday morning. Mr. Jaberg was recently appointed an examiner on tile state board of| accounts. SCOUTMASTERS PLAN SCHOOL Training Course Will Be Held Here; Will Begin Tonight An elementary training course for scoutmasters and assistants will start this evening and will continue for three consecutive Monday evenings. The first session will be held In the Chamber of Commerce rooms on Madison street, this evening at 7 o’clock, and all scoirmasters and assistants are incited to participate in the course, which is the minimum course recommended by the depaftment '7ft" ' education of the national council. This is the first part of the elementary training and covers tenderfoot and second class work. The second part of the elementary course will be given after Christmas. The entire work will train a Scoutmaster to carry a troop for about a year and one half. This course will be conducted here by ■ C. It. Danielson, assistant Scout Executive.. An advanced training course for those who have completed the elementary work will be given in Fort Wayne after Christmas. 0

SEEK AID FOR PRISON GOODS Wardens, Boards Meet In Effort to Push Sale of Products Indainapolis, Nov. 24. — (U.R) — ■ Wardens and trustees of the state’s . penal institutions met with the gov-! einor and Attorney General James I I M. Ogden today to urge that im- . mediate legal steps to ,b ■ taken in I an effort to combat the appellate| court d cision prohibiting general' sale of prison made goods. It was pointed out that at least 3,000 inmates of institutions would be idle if prison workshops were closed. Ogden said he would file a mo- ' t!on for rehearing of the case in question and, if that failed, would fil > a petiticn to transfer it to the , supreme court. The case was brought by the Ove Gnatt Company of Laporte to enjoin sale of willow baskets made at the state reformatory. The court ' decision held that it is illegal to ‘ place large quantities cf prison ! products on the open market. ’ Ralph Howard, superintendent of 1 the penal farm; F. A. Miles, super- ! intendent of the reformatory, and Warden W. 11. Daly of the state ’ prison, were named as a committee to cooperate with Ogden in inspecting all proposed legislation . affecting prison labor. 0 > Two Die In Crash i Detroit, Nov. 24. — (U.R) —Two t men were killed today when a tri- . motored experimental plane being . tested at Ford airport caught lire . and crashed. Myron E. Zeller, 24, pilot. Dear- . born, and Carl Wenzel, 30, River . Rouge, mechanic, were the men killed.

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LESLIE MEETS DELEGATES IN STATE HOUSE Demands Are Placed In Governor’s Hands By Three Representatives I ANSWER IS GIVEN CROWD In<li:ina|x>lis, Nov. 21 (U.PJ Five hundred nnemnloved. ted l*v communist agitators, singed <*einonslrations at the citv h.ill, courthouse and statehouse lodav. Thcv paraded through downtown streets to the home of H. E. Davis, where an eviction order was said Io have been obtained by the land- ’ lord. Three speakers exhorted tlm crowd to of the Davis family. leaving a picket at the Davis home, the mob moved to the statehowe and from there, the leaders said, they would go to the city auditorium to await a conference with (he city council. At the city hall, they visited the mayor’s 'office, and then paraded around the courthouse, their line extending almost three blocks. Following the demonstration at (he city hall and courthouse and an impromptu paraxle through downtown streets, the body was received by Governor Harry G. Leslie in the statehouse rotunda. There. Theodore Lnesse. Robert Hicks and Kling, on behalf of the “council of unemployed.” presented a series of eight demands. They were: 1. No eviction of unemployed tenants for failure to pay rent. 2. No interruption of electric, telephone or water service at homes of unemployed because of failure to pay bills. 3. Free street car service for unemployed work-seekers. 4. Free transportation, food and books for children of unemployed workers attending school. 5. Repeal of vagrancy and garnishment laws. 6. Opening of public buildings for shelter of unemployed. 7. Abolition of fake charities. 8. Adoption of a workers’ un(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o

Sentenced to Death South B( nd, Ind.. Nov. 24.—(U.R) —Frank Scott, negro, was sentenced to die in the electric chair at I Indiana state prison by Judge otto 11. Dehlin, in St. Joseph superior court at South Bend today. He was found guilty by a jury last wek <n a charg > of murdering isani Hampton, negro, last July and d nth was recommended. Scott basefi his plea on the unwritten law. o Rabbit Supper Tonight A rabbit supper will be held at. 6:45 o’clock tonight at the Decatur Knights of Pythias home for all members of the lodge, Pythian Sis|te:a and oilier invited guests. Thirty rabbits have been captured by the supper committee headed by Roy Mumtna ami they will be served at tonight’s banquet FLOOD MENACES RIVER VALLEY Reservoir Break Destroys 2,000 Texas Homes; Rescuers at Work Corpus Christi, Tex., Nov. 21(U.Ri —Rescue parties plodded down 1 the fertil Nuec s river valley today In the wake of a wall of water, liberated by tlie breaking of a resevoir dam. which destroyed 2.000 1 homes, covered great areas of farm lands with mud and silt and killi-d hundreds of head of livestock. The bravery of a woman telephone operator, Mrs. Goldie Jenkins, 28, of Mathis, Tex., was believ--1 fd to have saved scores of lives. After notifying authorities, she n- : tnained nt her switchboard for ' hours, warning residents whose homos were in tlie path cf tlie flood. Deputy sheriffs, in automobiles, (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)