Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 19 April 1935 — Page 1

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Vol. XXXIII. No. 94.

Star Found Guilty ” *' Ji&v JSBESr - Stella Riddell Talbot, star actress in the days of silent films, faces a five-year prison term after being found guilty in St. Louis on charge^of manslaughter i in connection with the fatal shooti ing of her friend. Albert Frankenstein. last Christmas Day. TAKE ENTRIES IN CORN CLUB Five-Acre Corn Club Enrollments Are Being Taken In County / — Enrollments in the Five-Acre • Own Club in Adams county are now being received by County agent Archbold and Walter Peek. Albert Ewell. Wm. Boerger. Otto Hoile. Victor Bleeke. Otto I). Bieberich, John E. Heiman, John Schenck. Henry Aschleman, BenJ. D. Mazelin, Franklin Mazelin. L. A. Ripley. Ralph S. Myers. Harvey Ineichen and Carl Amstutz, of the Adams County Crop Improvement Association, who are cooperating in this work with the extension department of Purdue University and the Indiana Corn Growers’ Association. Enrollment closes June 15. Last year five corn growers of this county finished the contest out of a total of 342 completing the work in the state. The highest official yield of 102.2 bushels per acre in Adams county in 1934 was grown by Donald Burkhart of Monroe township. To each corn grower who produces 100 bushels of corn per acre the Indiana Corn Growers' Association awards a gold medal and enrolls the contestant in the Indiana Hundred Bushel Club. Silver medals are awarded for yields of 1 85 to 100 bushels and bronze medals for 75 to 85 bushel yields. In Adams county one gold medal and two bronze medals were awarded last year. Any corn grower who has five ’i or more acres in corn can qualify for the Five-Acre Corn Club by becoming a member of the Indiana Corn Growers’ Association. At harvest time the extension department furnishes judges to inspect i and check yields of contestants, 'i Applications for membership should jbe made to the county agent. J Each contestant is furnished with a report blank in which a , record of plowing, seed bed preparation, kind of seed used, fertilization and cultivation are kept dur- • ing the season. The annual report of the association, sent to all members, Includes a summary of the i five-acre work in the state, gold medal winners, reports of the program at the annual meeting and the state and international shows. Those enrolled in the contest from Adams county last year were as i follows: Lawrence Blum, Donald ‘ Burkhart, Enoch P. Habegger, . Otto Hoile, and Benj. D. Mazelin. One Name Omitted ! From Nominee List In the list of nominees for offices ; of the B. P- O. Elka lodge, the name i of Andrew Appsl-T.an was uninten- ■ tionally omitted ae candidate for I the office of trustee. The election 1 will be held VVedn.wl'iy, May 8. ?I with new officers to assum ’ their . duties in June.

REPORTS SHOW INCREASES IN CITY BUSINESS Quarterly Reports Are Made By City Light, Water Departments The quarterly reports of the electric and water departments of the City Plant show increases in business and profits for the first three months of 1935. In the electric department net earnings are listed at $11,925.39, ' compared with $6,516.06 for the three months in 1934. The water; department had net revenues of $1,638.60, compared with $1,135.95 for the 1934 quarter. The electric department showed ; increases in commercial i commercial power and currents for other utilities during the quarter. The gain in business amounted to more than $6,000 for the three months, large gains being made in January and February. The water department showed a business increase of more tlian S6OO for the quarter. The increased business is a reflection of general conditions in this city. The power load used by industry is heavier than for sev-| eral years and residence lighting I consumption is also upward. In the distribution of the 25 per cent dividend from the Old Adams ■ County Bank, the city received $13,807.73. The first of the year the city, including the electric and water departments and other funds.. exclusive of the Barret law funds. ■ had $53,120.30 tied up in banks. . The recent distribution reduced . this total under $40,000. The following credits were made by Miss Mary McKean, auditor for ’ the utility: general fund, $453.20; ! special street fund, $183.50; elec-j (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) PUN SERVICES FOR GMNIATES Jefferson Township Baccalaureate, Commencement Exercises Set Complete ©rograme for baccalau- ■ reate and commencement exercises for the senior class of the Jefferson • township high school were announc- ' 1 ed today. The bac nlaurtate services will 1 be held at 7:30 p. m. Sunday at the Mt. Carmel church. Graduation ex-i ercises will be held at the Jefferson j ■' high scho.l auditorium Friday evening. April 26. 1 The complete programs follow: I Baccalaureate r March. Betty Ann Pyle Invocation Rev - Kunce ’ Music Sing into the Lord ’ ’ Mixed chorus Sermon Rev. Frank Johnson 1 Mimic "Savior Breathe an ’ evening Blessing” Girls Sextet. Benediction Rev - Klince Commencement ’ March . Betty Ann Pyle 1 Invocation ... Rev- Yahl Music, piano duet IMuline McGaugh and Dale DeArmond. ‘Salutation Naomi Reef Music, vocal solo Ralph Bollenbacher Address . Kenneth Shoemaker Music vocal duet Alberto Brewster and Augusta Morningstar ‘ Validictory Josephine Walter Presentation of class Prin. R- S. Steiner ' Presentation of diplomas Supt. C. E. Striker ' Benediction Rev ' ahl Class Roll Floyd Baker, Chalmer Bollen- ' bacher, Evelyn Fetters, Raymond Hu y, Clyde Ray, Naomi Reef. Glen Sipe. Josephine Walters, Robert Weist, Patricia Whitacre. t Regular Legion I Meeting Monday The regular meeting of Adams ■ post number 43 of the American Lei gion will be held at the hall on South Second street Monday evening ut 8 o’cloclk. All members are urged to be present.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, April 19, 1935.

METHODIST CHURCH , CANTATA SUNDAY Easter Cantata Will Be Presented In Decatur M. E> Church Sunday Night The Easter Cantata, "The Conquering King” by Jra Wilson will i be given by the choir at the Deca- ■ tur Methodist Episcopal church on i Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock, under the direction of W. F. Beery, with Mrs. A. D. Suttles as organist. The (program is as follows: Orgxn Prelude. Praise and Prayer Cantata, Part 1. 1. "Silent. The Sleeping Town”. 2. "Why Weepest Thou?” 3. "Christ Is Risen”. The Easter story according to St. John. Cantata. Part 2. 4. “There ,1s A green Hill Far Awuy.” Solo by Mrs. Walter Krick. 5. ‘"Ride On In Majesty”. 6. "Litt Up Your Heads." 7. "Christ Ari se." Benediction and postlude. SET CALENDAR OF COURT TERM j Number of Criminal And Civil Cases To Be Tried This Term I A number of criminal and civil cases have been set for trial in the Adams circuit court during the last few days by Judge Huber M. De- 1 I Voss. The regular procedure of filling the court docket on the first two’ or three days of the new term has not been followed this year. Other cases which have been set for trial through the agreement of attorneys published dur-’ ing the last several weeks. The i April term began Monday. April 8. i The latest eases set for trial are: i Lewis Schindler, charged with; I child neglect, set for trial on May! 17. Howard Parr. Jr., charged with grand larceny, set for trial on I May 24. Johy Townsend, charged with; petit larceny, set for trial on May 24. Henry R. Anspaugh and Edward S. Anspaugh, charged with embezzlement of farm property. set| for trial on May 24. Ollie C. Chronister, charged with | wwriting fraudulent checks, set forj trial on May 22. Ernest Anapaugh. charged with child neglect, set for trial on May 22. Willis A. Fonner, charged with practicing barbering without a ; license, set so rtrial on May 16. Obed Gilliom, Ralph Gilliom, Mr. Bertsch, charged with arson, set for trial on May 17. Cicil suits set for trial are: Ralph Bentz vs. City of Decatur, collection of back salary, set for trial May 23. Defendants rtiled to answer on or before April 23. Delaware County National Bank vs. Gene and Harry Levin, collection of note, set for trial May 3. — o Kentucky Youth Dies By Hanging Smithland. Kentucky. April 19 — (UP)—(With words of contempt for his accusors on his Ups, William Debod. 22, of Paducah, died by the hangman’s noose in the courtyard of the jail here today. Deboe, convicted of attacking Mrs. Marjorie Johnson, of luka, a storekeeper’s wife, a year ago, stepped boldly to the scaffold before a crowd of 1,500 and talked for 59 minutes before the rope was placed his neck. He denied that he was guilty of rape.

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NEW DIRECTORS ARE SELECTED Rotary Club Elects Five Directors To Take Office On July 1 The Decatur Rotary club, in regular weekly meeting Thursday evening at the Rice hotel, elected new directors to serve from July 1. 1935 to July 1. 1936. • The five men elected Thursday are Rev. C. M. Prugh, Leo Kirsch. James Elberson, Roscoe Glendenning and Pete Reynolds. Club officers will be selected from these directors. Rev. Prugh pastor of the Zion Reformed church, gave an imI pressive lecture, illustrated by slides, of the Passion Play. Rev. Prugh obtained the slides during his trip to Europe last! summer. After completing work ; at Heidelberg University in Ger-1 many to obtain a Doctor of Theology degree. Rev. Prugh witnessed ; the Passion Play at Oberammergau. The slides shown by Rev. Prugh depicted several scenes from the I ‘ play as presented by a huge cast J i in a mammoth theater, erected in I 1930. The speaker quoted passages from the Scriptures while j .showing the various slides. j Interesting reports of the year's i ! activities were given by the secj retary, Rev. Prugh. The treasur-1 I er’s report, prepared by Harold ; McMillen, club treasurer, was read by President Bryce Thomas. Pete Reynolds, general chairi man of lhe Youth Week observ- ■ ance, spoke briefly, outlining the : plans arranged by the general i committee for the observance in I Decatur, which will be held April ;27 to May 4, inclusive. The observance this year is sponsored | j jointly by the Woman’s club and ! Rotary chib. ‘ Miss Zulu Porter, high school ■ student, entertained tl.e members | with two cornet solos. NEW OFFICERS I ARE INSTALLED I Central Parent-Teachers Hold Final Meeting Thursday The final meeting of the Central' Parent-Teachers association for the present school year was held Thursday evening at the school. Mrs. Charles Knapp, the president, had charge of the meeting. Mrs. C. O. Porter, the secretary, gave an interesting report of the district P. T. A. which was held at Anderson recently. Officers were installed for the coming year as follows: Mrs. C. O. Porter, president; P. B. Thomas, vice-president; Miss Electa Oliver, secretary, and Mrs. Joe Hunter, treasurer. Lowell Smith, chairman of the program committee, took charge of the meeting and the following program was presented: trumpet duet, by Lawrence Rash and Arthur Brown; Hawaiian guitar solo by Ruby Miller, saxophone solo by Roberta Coffelt, Hawaiian guitar selection by Donald Lee, and accordion and saxophone duet by Marjorie Miller and Kathleen Fryback. Bryce Thomas, principal of the Central school, was the speaker for the evening. His subject was "Safeguarding the Child from Physical Harm.” He gave statistics for the past ten years which showed an increase in deaths by automobile accidents yearly. He also told what the schools and (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) I

CARTER GLASS TO FIGHT NEW BANKING BILL Senator Glass Opens Determined Fight On Bank Law C hanges Washington. Apr. 19. —<U.R>—Senator Carter Glass, stubborn foe of new deal banking reform, opened a determined fight today on Presl-' dent Roosevelt s banking bill. In bringing the measure before the senate sub-committee of the committee on banking and currency, Glass was in a strategic position to chamion conservative banking through against the administration reform bill. The house banking and currency ' committee agreed last night in ap- ■ proving the bill for house consideration to leave it intact. Glass wants ! to split it into two sections to be i considered separately. The banking battle has become a , perennial one in congress. Coni gress appeared to have consider- ' able senate support in opposing radical changes in the present! banking structure. President Roosevelt wants the ' bill enacted as drawn. He failed to win Glass over by a personal . appeal. The Virginia "unreconstructed rebel" wrote much of the : present reserve bank act. He holds fast in opposition to propos i ed changes. The bill is drawn under three I titles. Glass wants title two.' I which he charges would create a I 'central government bank by sub- 1 ) tenlige. divorced from titles one ; and three. Title <-ne provides for (making ’ the federal deposit insurance plan permanent. Three contains more ’ or less routine banking act amend ments. Glass hopes to defeat the j central bank plan by considering ■ I it separately. Senate leaders predicted that <te- i ; spite Glass' opposition the measure would come through the com-1 j inittee mill in one piece. They be-; lieved the sub-committee headed by Glass could be expected in the; final test to support the adminis-; ; tration viewpoint. o Plan Final Session Os Pastors Classes i 1 The final session of the pastor’s 1 1 I classes for pro. arat ry members ; will be held in the Decatur Metho-; i dist Episcopal church Saturday at 1:00 P- M. About 50 children have ; , ibe n enrolled in th-e three classes, with an avenige attendance of about forty. All who are expecting to be i; received into full menvie-rship in i the chura’i on Easter Sunday morning must attend this last class with- i out fail. c Bobo M. E. Church Will Give Cantata Sunday An Easter cantata, “Christ, the Victor” will be presented at the , Bobo Methodist church Sunday , night at 7:30 o’clock, under fili-e direct!: n of Mrs. Violet Myers of | this city. Mrs- Oscar Geisel will be] the ipianist. j, Members of the choir who will] sing the Easter selections are: sopranos, Mrs. Maud« Chronister. Mrs. Gladys Tirmbleson. Mrs. Nellie , Cottrell, Mrs. Beatrice Daniels, MrsLucy Koos, Mabel Sprunger, Ida Mae Cottrell, Mary Koos, Rosanna Rouch, Glenda Rouch and Ethel Bunner; altos. Myrtle Clem'intk. Mrs. Gladys Rouch, Mrs. Dessiel Johnson, Mrs. Ruth Daniels, Irene] Cottrell, Gertrude Tumbleeon and; Victoria Springer; tenors. Clnrence Chronister, Cloyce Rouch. Leland Sheets; bass. Clifford Death. Edward Koos and Robert Swoveland.

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“Typical Consumer’’ i A ' , I i ft i Il 1 . r “ it / it * — C v i J ■ I "Miss Typical Consumer of 1935” was the title given Miss Verna Long, above, of the Bronx. N. Y.. at the National Alliance of Arts Industry at the Rockefeller Center. INTANGIBLE WARNING GIVEN County Assessor Warns Stamps Must Be Bought By May 15 Several (pointers on the taxation of intangible property w re given today by Ernest VV rthman county assessor who warned that persons failing to comply with the state law | may lie faced later with penalties I equal to four times the amount of the tax. The attorney genenal has rendered an ci inion that intangibles, such a>3 stocks and bonds in foreign or out .f the state corporations must have stamps affixed before May 15. The intangibles tox must (be paid annually on what their value was ] on March 1Notes, mortgages and chattels must be stamped within 10 days of | their execution or the anniversary :f their execution. Churches, lodges and cemetery associations loaning inaney to a person or persons must pay the intangibles tax. Notes which are not worth their face value todny should be revalued and taxed according to a rate approved by the state board of tax ccmmissioners. The intangibles rate is 25 cents on each SIOO. If the property is not stamped on the time specified bylaw a penalty equal to four times the amount of the tax plus the stamips will be charged. The samps may be obtained at (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ■ 0 Berne Man Suffers From Rare Malady A disease first believed to be intermittent fever has Deen diagnosed as the rare Hodkins disease, which is the cauSe of the illness of Victor Price, 24, son of Mrs. Martial Price of Berne. Victor Price has been ill for several weeks. H 3 was taken to Fort 'Wayne clinic where his case was diagnosed. He is suffering little pain and sleeps well He is, however i weakening fast bemuse of recurring (periods of high fever. The malady, very unusual and rare] is said to affect the glands of the body tissue. Specialists at the •clinic ore reported to have said that they have experienced only three cases of this disease and that it is extremely serious.

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ALL CHURCHES HOLD SERVICE AS OBSERVANCE Business Is Generally Suspended During The Three Hours "Render therefore to Caesar thn things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s"—Mark 12:17. Industry, .business and the schools paused for three hours this afternoon in the annual Good Friday custom to "render unto God. the things that are God’s.” Schools were dismissed all day. City and county offices were closed this afternoon. The majority of the business houses were locked from 12 o'clock until 3 o’clock. As the citizens of Decatur halted in their toil for “Caesar” special union Protestant services were held at the Zion Reformed church from 12 o'clock until 3 o'clock. The Catholics likewise marked Christ's passion on the Cross by commemorating the Three Hours with special services at the St. Mary's Catholic church. The Zion Lutheran church will hold Good Friday services tonight. The Three Hours represents the time Christ spent on the cross at a "place called Calvary but in Hebrew Golgotha" 1,935 years ago. “And when the sixth hour was come there wtfS" darkness over the whole earth until the ninth hour. "And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, 'Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthani.’ Which is. being interpreted. My God, my God. why Tiast thou forsaken me? “And one running and tilling a sponge with vinegar, and putting it upon a reed, gave Him to drink saying, Stay, let us see if Elias come to take Him down. "And Jesus having cried out with a loud voice, gave up the ghost. "And the veil of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the I bottom.” —St. Mark 16; 33 to 38. The Protestant ministers used as the theme for their services the seven last saying of Chrit as found in the first four books of the new ] Testament. Special music was furnished by eacli of the participating churches. Each church furnishfifl 20 minutes of the three-hour services. The complete program for the union services was: 12:00-12:10 —Organ prelude “Procession to Calvary", Stainer • Miss Lulu Gerber. 12:10-12:30—"Father forgive them for they know not what they do,” Rev. M. W. Sundermann. Trio "The Christ of the Cross” —Misses Madeline Spahr, Martha Jane Linn, Mrs. Francis Eady. Hymn by the congregation, j 12:30-12:50 —“Today thou shall be I (.CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ADOLF HITLER TO STATE PLAN German Nazi Leader Will State Declaration Os Policies Berlin, April 19 —(UP) — Adolf Hitler prepared today to give his birthday present to the world —a declaration of his views on theStresa conference and the League council’s condemnation of his treaty violation. Following up a verbal (protest to Great Britain and Italy against the league council vote, Hitler intends tomorrow, icn the occasion of ihte 46th birthday, to declare his views. 't was indicated unofficially today that regardless of the strength of his protest against the course which the allied nations of Great Britain, France and Italy are taking over German re-armament, Hitler would not bar the way to further negotiation. ] i But it w)is learned that during the | council meeting, when its vote J might have bee foreseen, the gov- ] ernment Informally submitted to J the French and -Italian kovernment J a series of questions conlerning the , ] Danubian conference at . i Rome. J Hitler continued to prepare for j his conscript army. First details of 1 (.CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)