Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 114, Decatur, Adams County, 13 May 1931 — Page 1

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im SCHOOL : : ®FF NAMED; ISATES ARE SET ' ns — Downs SoloctAs Principal of I I Local School sM’^KIJMWATEn B>1;A lor llif Decatur 1931 -~-ition Bible School ’C]B| ■tMMi completed, it was today. At a rem® Icrlim* "I Ibe fieneral Her Hev. A. R. Fledwas re-appointed Li| n t (,r the school, and I ]; ||. Ferntheil was ‘A Hi treasurer. \ Bn. ; 'runk w. Downs was chos- , J Ipriji ipal of the school to sueft; M o K. Miller, who now a t Mitchell. Mrs. Downs HB dssisic 1 hy an able staff i,wether with a group I actants. . i will open Monday. E, | and continue for four There will be three dettlKfns this year: the kinderprimary and junior. The Kermi iate department will be K) U i d this year, however, if Kt Stended every year and K, to complete the full course. &r till lie taken care of. will include the ages of three and Edial: years to six years. This nd Karthem will he in two sections it! ■thM’- Herman Myers anil Mrs. Ktoll Cole as teachers, and with • KBliiuinr assistants: Esther Bernadine Kolter. and Mary Madel- {. Hv.nlalo. department will 818 the ages 6,7 and 8. Mrs. * Linn will have charge *• ■ tin department with Kill h a| Bckli . Virginia Miller and Sara Bne Kauffman as assistants, department will in■de i 1"- H and 12 year old pu■g.ars Downs the principal of will also have charge of ■bMepartmen: with Bernadine V Braltika and Alice Vance as assismusic department of the ■hail will l>e tinder the able ■rectian of Miss Della Sellemeyer. ' ■CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) — o loimittee Is Named ■lb Choose Butler Head Boil inapolis, May 18 —(UP)—A to'choose a new presiBnt fir liuiler University, to sucRed 1 r. Robert J. Aley, who reslgn- ■ Msterday, was appointed last ■girt y Hilton U. Brown, president ■ the Board of trustees. ■ Bro it expected to be able to anRwm their choice at commence- ■»■ exercises June 15. ■ Tift committee is composed of ■town; Will G. Irwin, Columbus: ■Ms \V. Johnson, Indianapolis; Rhhur V. Brown, Indianapolis, and e L Goodwin, Oreensburg, ■ Dr. Uey, upon announcement ol R* ft rement to “write, travel and ■Wj donated his residence at 52b ■Milton Drive, to the university Rf permanent abode for Butler Relents. liMN PLANS [ SPECIAL MEET Rporial Service Will Be Beld May 24; Others To Be Invited _ ntlal arrangements have been ■letert for the memorial service B 1 will ' be held Sunday, May B 1b:45 o’clock (DST) in the B Methodist Episcopal church. service will be sponsored by Hpeeatur post American Legion, Dee Fryback is the chair- ■ A Region Arlington Military t ial service will be conducted. H. Franklin, pastor of the list Episcopal church will an address for the program. Patriotic organizations are t 0 Join the Legion in this ial program, and a special l°n is extended to the Grand the Republic, the Spanish an War Weterans, and the 1 s Relief Corps.

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1 o Bow at Court Miss Virginia Dawes, daughter of the Hon. Charles G. Dawes, American Ambassador to Great Britain, and Mrs. Dawes, who will make her bow before King George and Queen Mary at the first court of the season May 19 at Buckingham palace in London. Mvs. Dawes has nominated 20 American women for presentation at two courts on May 19 and 20. CHICAGO GRAFT STORY TO JURY Grand Jury Hears of Shortage In Treasury And Final Efforts Chicago, May 13. —<U.R) — Testi.inouy concerning an alleged midnight meeting of city officials to make up a $40,000 city treasury deficit, was reported in the hands of the special grand jury investigating Chicago's financial affairs. Louis Golan, an insurance agent, and Robert Perbohner member of the board of local improvements, appeared before the session yesterday and were said to have substantiated the story of Richard Wolfle, former commissioner of public works, who told the jury of tlie alleged shortage and the meeting. Lewis Myers, president of the school board, told the jury that he did not attend the meeting, nor did he contribute $5,000 for reduction of the deficit, as reported. The jury adjourned with the statement that “the evidence thus far presented is not sucli as to warrant action by the jury at this time. Later evidence may develop additional facts and then the jury will (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) 1,800 WORKMEN IN WALK-OUT Steel Workers Give 30 Per Cent. Wags Cut As Principal Cause Mansfield, 0., May 13 —<U.R) — Wage reductions totaling 30 per cent in one year were declared responsible for the walkout of 1,800 employes of the Empire Steel Corporation here today as strike leaders prepared a list ol demands to submit to corporation officials. Less than 12 hours after their unexpected walkout, the strikeis had organized to combat repeated wage reductions in this section. They plan to unionize steel workers at the plant. Empire steel is, an open shop corporation. Although the strike, which started last night when corporation officials announced a 15 per cent wage cut, was conducted in an orderly manner, it was reported todgy that the cororation had posted guards on (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Treasurer Makes Report Claude Mounsey. Welle county treasurer estimates that the delinquent taxes in his county will tola about $35,000 this spring. The total amount of taxes collected the May installment was $419,313.17. One of the largest items in the delinquent list was the tax on the Niemann furniture company amounting to $3,259.16.

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MASONS HOLD DINNER-MEET Fort Wayne Men Chief Speakers at Ass air Held In This City Another successful banquet-meet-ing of the Masonic Blue lodge was held last evening the program being one of the most interesting of the series. A dinner was served by the Eastern Star ladies after which Rev. Harry Ferntheil, acting as toastmaster, introduced Frank j Stouder of Fort Wayne ( who in turn presented about a dozen visitors frent that city and Cal Peterson presented several guests from Ossian. Tlie principal address was made by Hon, Samuel Jackson of Fort Wayne who stressed the duty of every member of every lodge to show his loyalty to his country during these times of subnormal conditions. His subject was loyalty and he handled it in a manner to Inspire every one. He urged loyalty to God; to the government and to one's self. Mrs. Dan H. Tyndall and Dr. Fred Patterson sang two beautiful duets, with Mrs. Avon Burk at the piano and tlie Scottish Rite quartette composed of Dave Erwin, Samuel Geake, Mrry Russell and Rodney Briedenstein delighted the crowd with several songs. The regular business session of the lodge followed. A special meeting of the lodge will be held Friday evening of this week at which time tlie third degree will be given a candidate, the Ossian degree team putting on the work. o Joe Cook Divorced New York, May 13 —(UP)—Joe Cook considered hy many f» i»e Broadway's most versatile comedian was divorced from his wife, Beatriie, on April 15 in Newark N. J., it was reported today. The djvorce proceedings were conducted with the utmost secrecy. BIBLE CONTEST DATE IS SET Washington Township Elimination Meet To Be Held Monday The Washington township Sunday School Bible memory and story telling contest will be held at the Presbyterian church in this city, Monday evening. May 18, at 8 o’clock (DST) it was announced today. One winner in the story telling, and one in the Bible memory division will be chosen to represent Washington township in the county contest which will be held at the Monroe Methodist Episcopal church Sunday, May 24. At that time representatives from the 12 townships in Adams county will compete for county honors. Contestants from the Protestant churches of this city, the Washington M. E. church j St. Paul Christian Union, and Antioch Mennonite Brethren in Christ Churches will enter the preliminary contest Monday night. In addition to the contest, the regular business of the Sunday School Association will be transacted, bud officers for the coming vear will be elected. Initiation Is Postponed The Knights of Columbus initiation has. been postponed to Sunday May 31, D. M. Niblick, grand knight of the Decatur council stated today. The initiation will be a joint affair between Decatur, Fort Wayne and Huntington lodges and it is expected that a class or 35 candidates will receive the degrees. The initiation will be held at the K. of C. hall in this city and a state degree team will confer the work. Q To Celebrate Feast The feast of the Ascension will be celebrated in the Catholic church Thursday. It is a Toly day of obligation and one of the principle feast days of the year. The Ascension of Christ into Heaven is celebrated on this day and masses at the St. Mary’s Catholic church will be held at five, seven-thirty and nine o’clock in the morning.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 13, 1931.

Baby Health Station To Be Held Friday The Adams County Baby Health station will he conducted in tlie Publio Library, Friday, May 15. The station will open at 9 o’clock Friday morning and remain open until 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Dr. Dorothy Teal and Miss Nancy Gibbs of tlie State Board of Health will conduct the free examination of the babies, and suggest treatment to the family physician of eaclt child. Mothers of all children under tlie age of three, in the county, are invited to Bring their children to this health station. A large number of babies have been examined each month at the station, many babies being returned from time to time to note the progress and growth made. Many new babies are requested to be brought to lie examined this month. A committee from the Psi lota Xi sorority will have charge of the clerical work, CHILD PLAY TO BE PRESENTED South Ward Pupils To Give Public Performance Thursday Eve. The pupils of the South Ward school will present their annual school play at Decatur high school auditorium, Thursday night at 8 o’clock, (DST). The production chosen this year is “The Land of Dreams Gome True,’’ an operetta in three acts. Admission to the play will be 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. The play promises to be one of the finest given in recent years, and will be of interest to both old and young. The story of the play centers about Betty, the character depicted by Margaret Hoffman, who, while a group of children are enjoying a holiday, searches for magic berries, which, she explains, when eaten by mortals enables them to enter the Land of Dreams Come True. The three children who eat the berries with Betty and are transported to Dream land are Bob, Betty and Paul, the parts taken by James Christen,' Maxine Bailer and Robert Porter, respectively. Some of the characters who entertain the children in the strange land are Mother Goose, the Old Woman that Lived In a Shoe, 80-Peep, Jack Horner, Queen of Hearts, Boy Blue, Miss Muffet, Son John, Jill. Jack, Contrary Mary, Nimble Jack, and the Giant. A large number of the pupils will take part in the choruses, including the Playmate chorus. Blue Bells, Roses, Daisies, Clocks and Negroes. MAY PUBLISH INDIANA ACTS Attorney General Files New Write To Permit 1931 Publication Indianapolis, May 13. — fll.R) —A writ of prohibition to prevent enforcement of a restraining order issued in Marion circuit court to halt publication of the 1931 legislative acts > was expected to be filed in the state supreme court today, Attorney General James M. Ogden announced. Frank Mayr, Jr., secretary of state, was expected to point out in the writ that the circuit court order interferes with the constitutional duties of the secretary of state. Tlie order was issued in connection with the muddle that has resulted since investigation of house bill 6, a bus and truck regulatory measure, alleged to have been passed as a part of a conspiracy, o Finds Freak Mushroom Simon Moore of Blouiitsville, Indiana who is visiting the Breiner family here hunted mushrooms yesterday and found a freak. It is evidently a specie of mushroom, is 8% inches high, 17 inches around and weighs one pound and 14% ounces. It is red in. color and displayed in the window at this office with several smaller and similar ones found by Mr. McGill, has attracted much attention today.

ENUMERATION IS COMPLETED Superintendent Striker Files Annual Count of School Children Today Adams county lias an Increase j of 12 school children between the ages ,of 6 and 21 over a year ago, according to an enumeration report filed today by Clifton E. Striker, county superintendent. I The present enumeration at all I school children in Adams county is i 6,022, as compared with 6,010 for last year. The enumeration was taken by the township trustees and appointed clerks from April 10 to May 1, and the final report was filed today by Mr. Striker with the state superintendent of public instruction. * The total enumeration for Decatur is 1,314; Berne, 478; Blue Creek, 256; French, 292; Hartford 252; Jefferson, 220; Kirkland, 303; Monroe, 625; Preble, 313; Root, 341; St. Marys, 252; Union 300; [Wabash, 608; Washington, 468. Increases were found in the following towns and, townships: Berne, 10; Blue Creek, 19; French 11; Jefferson, 18; Monroe, 33; St. Marys, 16. Losses were noted in Decatur, 32; Hartford, 2; Kirkland, 4; Preble, 6; Root, 9; Union, 5; Wabash 23; Washington, 14. Only Two Negroes According to the enumeration report there are only two negro children of school age in Adams county. They are both girls and are included in the Blue Creek township report. The report shows there are 3,133 white boys and 2,887 white girls, and 2 negro girls of school age. 4,939 Attend School Os the 6,022 children in Adams i county, 4,939 are attending school; 851 are regularly employed: 282 are not regularly employed, and 50 are physically disabled. There are 24 crippled children, 5 deaf, and 21 otherwise disabled children in Adams county. DACCALAUREATE TO DE SUNDAY Decatur Seniors Will Hear Address by Rev. M. W. Sunderman The baccalaureate service for the 1931 graduating glass of the Decatur high school will he held at the Methodist Episcopal church, Sunday, May 17, at 7:30 o’clock. The Rev. Harry H. Ferntheil, president of the Ministerial Association will preside. The address for the service will he given by the Rev. M. W. Sunderman, pastor of the Evangelical church in Decatur. Following is the program: Organ U. eludo- Selection. Mrs. Avon Burk Processional, the Graduating Class Mrs. Avon Bulk Doxology—Congregation standing. Invocation Rev. R. E. Vance Hymn—“ Lead On, Oh King Eternal/’ Congregation Scripture, Hebrews 1:1-12 Rev. B. H. Franklin Anthem —“Follow Me" —Petrie Girls Chorus of M. E. Church Prayer Rev. C. R. Lanntan Announcements. Hymn—“ Faith of Our Fathers" Congregation Sermon —“Tlie Unchanging Christ in a Changing World” Rev. M. W. Sunderman Anthem —“Now tlie Day Is Over" —Wilson Girls Chorus of M. E. Church Benediction Rev. A. B. Brown Recessional ( The Graduating CJass ’ Mrs. Burk Organ Postlude —Selected Mrs. Avon Burk ■ ' -- ...... O - - Miss Helen Lower To Teach At Port Jarvis Word was received here today that Miss Helen Lower, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lower of this city who for the last five years has been superintendent of the Kindergarten department of the Lowville, New York schools, lias accepted a similar position at Port Jervis N. Y„ efective next September. Miss Lower was named to the position from a list of 200 applicants. The Port Jervis kindergarten department is regarded as one of the model schools for children in the east.

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CONDITIONS ARE TENSE IN MINING AREA Miners Walk Out; National Guardsmen Patrol Kentucky Region UNREST IS INCREASING Harlan, Ky„ May 13.—(U.R)>—The ■ unemployed situation in Harlan I county grew desperate today as imen continued to walk out, leaving ■ | the mines idle or nearly so, and I national guardsmen patrolled the southeastern Kentucky coal fields i on two fronts. The 400 troops which previously had been concentrated on Evarts, hotbed of the violence which has claimed five lives, was divided and half of them sent to Cawood, another small mining town southeast lof Harland, the county seat. The | military also was guarding another j mine today, bringing to three the total now under its supervision. Another incident climaxed an otherwise comparatively calm day 'at Evarts yesterday, when a mob of men attempted to stop a miner and his truckload of furniture and necessitated calling troopers to establish order. Meanwhile, Harlan county coal operators met in executive session to discuss the wholesale walkouts at nearly all of the mines and to find means of breaking the deadlock between mine owners and unI employed union men. Colonel Daniel M. Carrell, in command of the troops here t refus(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Oil Tank Explodes Oklahoma City, Okla. May 13 — (UP)—A huge oil storage tank in the heart of the Capitol Hill residential section exploded today, menacing a thickly populated disttrict and oil wells with tire. The fire destroyed a home and spread to three other tanks in the storage tank battery on the Phillips petroleum company's Mcßeth lease. o Plan Establishment of Birth Control Clinic Washington, May 13. —(U.R) — A birtli control clinic in tlie nation's capital will be organized in the immediate future, Margaret Sanger, leading birth control advocate, revealed last night following a speech. It was said that Mrs. Willa Murray, director of social service at Gallinger Hospital, had taken preliminary steps for establishment of the clinic. It is expected to he in operation by July 1. POPE TO ISSUE NEW DOCUMENT “Rerum Novarum" Will Be Re-issued; Deals With Capitol-Labor Vatican City, May 13. — ;U.R> — Pope Pius XI is expected shortly to issue one of the most important social documents of his eventful reign. The document will be an encyclical on the relations of capital and labor. It will set forth again principles of tlie famous "rerum novarum’’ encyclical issued by Leo XIII on the same subject, and will express the church's views on new problems arisen since then. Tlie encyclical will be made public in the principal languages, in addition to Latin. On Friday, the 40th anniversary of tlie issuance of tlie rerum novarum encyclical, the pope will broadcast a radio address in which (CONTINUED ON PACKS SIX) Blackmer Receives Stay Washington, May 13 — (UP) — Harry M. Blackner, oil man now in France, whose sentence to pay a fine of $60,000 for contempt of court growing out of the federal oil investigation recently was upheld hy the District of Columbia Appellate court, today was granted a stay ol' mandate pending appeal to the supreme court.

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Blossom Queen ' '•' 1 f|pj: >. Jane Filstrup (above), is attractively portrayed amid tlie blossoms over which site will rule at the annual Michigan Blossom Festival held at St. Joseph, Mich. fete lias become a yearly event in Michigan, thousands of persons attending. FRANCE NAMES NEW PRESIDENT First Baliot Fails to Give A Clear Majority; Start Second BULLETIN Versailles, May 13—(UP)—Aristide Briand, foreign minister, acting in concert with the cabinet, announced today that he was withdrawing his candidacy for president of the republic. BULLETIN Verrailles, France May 13—(UP) —Paul Doumer, president of the senate, was elected 13th president of France by Parliament meeting as a national assembly in the palace here today. Doumer, at 74, becomes the oldest president ever to hold office in France. His election on the second ballot was assured when Aristide Briand, foreign minister and his principal rival announced his wthdrawal. Versailles, France, May 13 (U.R) —The senate and chamber of France, sitting as a national assemljiy, voted today for the 13th president of the republic. Tlie first ballot disclosed a close contest between Aristide Briand, the famous foreign minister, and Paul Doumer, president of tlie senate. Doumer had 442 votes and Briand 4ul. Neither had a clear majority, as required by the constitution, and a second ballot was necessary. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIXI Plan Regular Meeting Tlie Adams County Holiness Asso elation will hold its regular meeting next Sunday afternoon, May i7 in Monroe, at 2 o’clock, central standard time, if tlie weather permits the meeting will be Held in the tabernacle, if not, in the Friends church at Monroe. Rev. A. A. Lower of Van Wert Ohio, will lit* the speaker, and Miss June Kessler, also of Van Wert, will have charge of the singing. Babe Is Stillborn A stillborn baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Vonis, Patterson street, at the Adams County Memorial Hospital at 11:30 o'clock today. Funertil services will be held Thursday morning in the Decatur Cemetery, with Rev. R. E. Vance, pastor of the United Brethren church officiating. The infant was tlie second daughter in the family and is survived by its parents and sister. The mother is in a serious condition at the local hospital.

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MARTIAL LAW FAILS TO STOP REBEL GROUPS I Monasteries Burned As Vandals Continue Their Wild Scenes MANY NATIVES LEAVE COUNTRY BULLETIN Ruelva. Spain, May 13—(U.R) —The Franciscan monks abandoned their historic monastery of Larabida today and the republican flag was hoisted on it. Mtidrid. Mtiy 13 -<U.R> FrighU’iH’d inhabiltints of m-iirly a score »>! cities and towns fled into tlie countrv[side today, terrorized by tlie [continued violence of antireligious mobs whose fanatical vandalism martial law [failed to check. Three persons were killed and five wounded at Cordova when civil guards repulsed ati attack hy la mob on the San Cayetano church. Two of the wounded were | civil guardsmen. Martial law j prevailed, but numbers of the frightened populace fled. In the south, the exodus of panic-stricken refugees was particularly great. Hundreds, many of I them prominent persons, sought to escape over the border to Gibraltar. A crowd assembled on the main highway l>etween San Roque and Li.nea. They came in automobiles and afoot from Malaga, Cadiz Seville, Jerez and other cities and towns where convents, churches and other religious buildings had been sacked and burned in the past three days of anti-re-ligious riots which broke out in Madrid. Soldiers stopped the refugees, however, and ordered them,, to return. Strict enforcement of martial law maintained order in Madrid. Army engineers with machine guns and an armored car from tlie Alcala barracks were stationed at the Bank of Spain, in the Plaza Cioeles, the most important public square in the capital. Nora* was permitted to approach the square. Traffic in the vicinity was paralyzed. The extention of martial law to no fewer than 11 eitips failed to quell the uprisings. At Alicante, where several religious Imildings (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Awaits Funeral Message Mrs. Roy Archbold, sister of Clar ence Naehtrieb. who died at his home in Dalian. Texas yesterday of a heart attack, was awaiting word today relative to tlie funeral arrangements. Her brother Khbmt Naehtrieb. Toledo , left yesterday for Dallas. He will make the' trip front Chicago to Dallas by plane. Mr. Naehtrieb was a prominent business man of Dallas and recently retired from the automobile business having been state distributor for the Nash automobile. DEFENDS WAR VETS IN TALK Weimer Says Disabled Veterans Fight Uphill For All Aid Indianapolis, May 13—(UP)—Disabled world war veterans are fighting uphill struggles to obtain relief (’apt. Herman W. Weimer National commander of the Disabled American Veterann of the World War. said in an aduress here. The Nation’s leading weekly magazines and other powerful influences, including officials of the treasury, attempt to balk all measures to bring aid to crippled ex-service men. Weimer charged. lie presented an outline of a propo«ul to go before congress seeking payment of the remaining portion of bonuses to widows and orphans of war victims. “1 have been (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)