Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 12 July 1924 — Page 1

volume XXII. Number 166.

TO MME PLANS FOR ANOTHER CHAUTAUQUA - I Organization Meeting Will Be Held Monday Evening At 7:30 o’Clock A GREAT PROGRAM | Many Have Signed Guaran- * tee And To Take Tickets For Next Year A meefing of the officers and (D rector? and of the new and old guar-. antors of the Decatur Chautauqua, association wll be heid at 7:30. Ol .|od< Monday evening at the Deca-1 air Industrial Association rooms at which time plans and suggestions for next year’s Chautauqua will be brought up. Rev. H. W. Thompson, president of the local Chautauqua association has called the meet'ng and is desirous thst every one who is .nterested in the success of the chautauqua be in attendance. More than fifty people have already signed an agreement for securing the i Community Chautauqua next year and Dr. Fred Patterson is working diligently n securing pledges for tickets. He has secured pledges for several hundred tickets, including I those pledged at the closing session of the chautauqua here two weeks ago. Mr. Patterson also hopes to get 75 or more s gnatures on the guarantee for next year. At the meeting Monday evening plans will be discussed for organizing a local association to co operate with the central office at Indianapolis t and officers more than likely elected. The Central Community Chautauqua associaton is already booking taleni i for next year's program and many of the local guarantors have received information blanks asking for their opinions about the programs given here during the chautauqua. | The guarantors this year suffered a loss of 14.00 each hut most of them are willing to go ahead with the plans for next year and will endeavor to give Decatur a b gger and better chautauqua. Rev. Thompson 'fs a real enthusiast for the Community Chautauqua and he extends a special invitation to everyone interested to attend the Meeting .Monday night. — o Goes Into Bankruptcy; Has Only $1.50 In Cash Fw Wayne, July 12—W-th debts tMahng $129,606.72 and but $1.50 in «*h on hand. Perry A. Gandy, of Uen county, Aboite township, filed • petition in voluntary bankruptcy in th" I lilted States district court yesterday. The total assets listed by Mr Gandy, including his smoking stanl. wearing apparel, foot stool, M ' ron bedstead, a cot, one mattress •nd the Encyclopeda Britannica, only brings his worldly possessions " P ln h<l all of which he claims '"'■uptlon. Debt? aggregating $81,630,- howtre reared by’f .rst and iefidnd , uuT 1 ° n rea| eßtate - which •re " v '’'Tt Wavno and Cb'ct (;o i "’' l ,rust 'ptnpanlM. 'I he 9;.-' ." rN ' “ moun,l ”K to $,7.-' Sr> by lumber, grain Jll( ' 7 !"* a r ° ,utn bia City Gun 10 fr ° m Whom ' Mr ' Momoblle’A SBVer8 > the > ° n tracto ” jointly with '•otni.v.y „ f chiXah \ , ’ oneWß •" n-w gring "■l' tankmptcy proceedings. , J,. ’ <,in " Ih Wpll k’i<wn m this For «t Fires Spread • In California Today San'jln Bcr »‘C«) btHdul 7 JUl> ' toqim., . j "even California ' •w* Os a. r ’ y kai ’ ,le * tor y°«» thousUan l»ooo M ° f tlm,, erland. Mont b,ltl,n « th, iV” e " <a * ed * M '<'l«ed i ° i n ?u re " ° f ,oreHt land diX P t" b, i P * Ul ° , forester, to k Y < ’“ relegH, y "farted dl,l( ”«l m. » ° n,llllom acres adi Alrolas?' ’* rl0 ’”’1 '"ton •b* fir,’" . Wh * Ch n "" le flights over e P°rted flames lo f'b’b and rt * i ' apir ‘ K from (gulch "k! glgant? 200 h “ H «i«anti c torches.

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Erie Train Kills Five When Automobile Is Hackensack. N. J„ July 12. —Five persons were killed today when an Erie railroad train hit an auto near here. Andrew Bronelskl, 21, was the driv.er. He was instantly killed as were the four other occupants, Mrs. Julia Bronelski. 48; Mary Yovonipski, 10; Anna arid Michael Sikarsl, 6 and 7 years old. NursmioiT SESSION HERE Monthly Meeting Os District i One Held At Adams County Hospital Nurses from sixteen counties in j Northern Indiana comprising District Number One of the Indiana State Nurses Association, assembled In this city today at the Adams County Memorial hospital for their regular meeting. The meeting was presided over by i Miss Anna Holtman, superintendent ! of nurses at the Lutheran hospital, Ft. Wayne. Mrs. Clara Forester, registrar for the district association end who was sent as a delegate by the asoeiation to th > convention of the American Nurses association held last June at Detroit, gave an extended report of the convention. Fol- ' lowing the meeting the nurses were conducted through the hospital by . Miss Emille Uhrfltt. superintendent, end the highest praise ’for the ar-| rangement and facilities of the local institution was expressed. o, , Leaguers Left Today For National Meeting A delegation of 40 members of the ' Fort Wayne Walther League left Fort Wayne this afternoon at 4:52 j oY-Tbck Over »h<- Nickel Plate railroad ' |to attend the national convention of . the League at St. Paul. Minn., from i July 13 to 17 inclusive. Rev. Fred Wambsganss, pastor of P the Emmaus Lutheran church and , senior counsel of the local board, will | be the official representative of the i local organization. The delegation of 40 accompanying him will support him in a determined effort to bring the national meeting to this city next year. San Francisco. Cal., and Portland. Ore., will compete with Fort .Wayne for the honor of entertaining the 19025. | o— —— Death Os Brother A Shock To Mrs. Cowan — A telegram was received this morn-| ing by Mrs. James C. Cowan, of this city, announcing the sad news of the death of her brother, Phillip E. Carey, of Milwaukee. Wisconsin. The mes-> sage did not state the cause of the! death and the news camo as a very great shock to Mrs. Cowan. REV. LYONS HAD ' NARROW ESCAPE Erie Freight Catches Sedan And Carries It Down Railroad Track i A narrow escape from serious Injury wax experienced Thursday night about 10:30 o’clock when the Ford I sedan. In which they were filling, and belonging to Rev. D. M. Lyons, pastor of the Church of God. acconi | pan'ed by Dan Cook, was picked up .by an File freight train at the Wincheater street cross ng In the city and carried for quite a distance down | the track. I The fieight was switching In the local yards and the engine was backing up slowly to spot a car on a s de track. Falling to observe the train until It was upon h m. Rev. Lyons attempted to escape a collision by turning hla machine down the track. This was unsuccessful however and the machine was side-swiped by the freight car and dragged for a cons derab'e distance. Fortunately the train was running very slowly and was quickly stopped by the eng neer No injuries were recoN’ed by the <><• cupants aside from a rather severe jolting but two wheels of the sedan were demolished and other minor damages sustained.

ESCORTING PRESIDENT'S SON TO CHURCH r - 1 nOnSMmb’ B i ~.. »i ii - J _ - « The above picture shows funeral procession of Calvin Coo.idge, Jr., son of Pres dent and Mrs. Calvin Cool.dge, being escorted to the Congregational church at Northampton where funeral serv.ces were held Thursday.

TOW WALKS AT HOSPITAL Cement Walks Will Be Constructed At Adams County Memorial Hospital Kids will be received by the hospital trustees on Monday. August 4th for the construction of cement sidewalks in front and around the Adams County Memorial hospital. Plans and specifications are now on file in the County Auditor's office in the court bouse. It will be a year the last of July I since the Adams County Memorial hospital was formally dedicated and opened to the public and since that time it has enjoyed a wonderful patronage. Temporary board walks leading to ;the hospital were constructed last I year, giving the ground time to (settle so that when the cement walks .laid they would not crack or break. ' Within th* year » beautiful lawn has been grown in front and around 'the hospital and when the new I cement walks are constructed a more , attractive appearance will be given to | the beautiful building and grounds. Miss Emille Christ, superintendent lof the hospital will more than likely make her annual report of the operation of the hospital at the August 4th meeting. In view of the splendid patronage given the hospital there have been several months during the year when the income was within a few dollars of the expenses. An appropriation of less than SIO,OOO was made (or the first year’s operating expenses and as a working balance for the hospital and the Institution. Jone of the finest and best conducted 'in the state has made wonderful Strides during the first year. The people of Adams County would not be content to give up the beautiful hospital now. i The rooms in the hospital, the furnishings of which were donated by Individuals, clubs, lodges and sororities have been allotted to the donors and the bronxe plates giving the name of the giver have been placed on the doors. — German Maniac Confuses To Many Hideous Crimes Berlin. July ~i2~(Unlted Press, special to Dally Democrat!.—A brutal maniac moaning in u jail cell in Hanover. Germany today is accused by police of more than a score of, 1 "vampire murderers." In that they, say is the moat revolting series of crimes ever investigated. The man Is Frederick Z. Hermann, who Is specifically accused nf the murder of 22 boys whom he set on with hi K teeth, tearing their jugular veins while they slept. After the murders the nuin took the disrobed bodies of his victims quartered them anti carried them In sacks to the river. Lelne. where he weighted them with stones and threw them into the water. Gov. Bryan Likes The Democratic Platform Washington. July I!.—Governor Charles W. Bryan, democratic nominee for vice president, says he believes the platform adopted by the democrats In New York, "the most progressive written by any political party," will carry them to victory In November. Bryan was In Washington today, receiving friend* end visiting the party headquarters, enroute to his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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FOR DAVIS AND BRYAN New York. July 12 —John W. Davis will f t the needs of the proB gressive democratic party and will have the support of W lliam Gibbs McAdoo, the Cal fornian announced before sailing to Europe today. McAdoo pledged himself to work for the Davis-Bryan combination when he returns from his tr.p abroad early in September. Mr. and Mrs. McAdoo, their daughter. his secretary and political secretary, Brce Claggett, sailed on the Berengaria. LOCfiL MAH HIT BY STREET MB K. Roller red At Fort Wayne Last Evening As a result of being struck by an East L<»wis street car at and Lillie streets in Fort Wayne late yesterday afternoon. K. Roller Whittridge I 19-year-old substitute mail carrier, is believed to be at the point of death in the Methodist hospital. The injuries received consist of a fractured skull, crushed legs and internal injuries. The injured postman was carried to the hospital In the police emergency ambulance and for a time was in a semi-conscious condition, but later lapsed into toiifl unconsciousness. The motorman in charge | of the street car told the police that 1 Whittridge had walked in front of the car at the street intersection while sorting a quantity of mail in his hands. The young man is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Whittridge residing in Blue Creek township, two miles south of Pleasant Mills and is well known in this community. NEARLY TRAMPED TO DEATH BY BULL Calvin Liechty. Berne, Injured When Infuriated Animal Steps On Him J Berne. Ind., July It—(Special to I Dallv Democrat)— Calvin Liechty. > nge 55 years, residing on>> and one- - half miles northeast of Berne. wa« > probably fatally Injured late yesterday afternoon when he accidentally , fell and was trampled u|M>n about the . chest by a large hull. J Mr. Liechty was I aiding the animal 'with a rope attached to a nose-ring when it became fractions and In Its i efforts to eacape, broke the rope. While attempting to re-capture the i hull. Mr. Liechty lost his footing and fell on 'he ground directly In front of the Infuriated animal In such a position that it stepped on Mr. Liechty’s chest with It full weight. Physicians were summoned from Herne and while a detailed account of the injuries have not been ascertained. it Is known that serious Internal Injuries was received and that Mr. Liechty’s condition was consider rd extrremely serious last night. Weather Thunder showers thia afternoon or tonight; followed by generally fair Sunday; slightly cooler tonight.

WILL FIGHT THE INSANITY PLEA State Will Try To Prove That Leopold And Loeb Are Not Insane (United PreRH Service) Chicago. July 12 —(Special to Daly I Democrat)—With Dr. William O. Krohn, state’s al enist as instructor, four members of the state's attorney’s staff will take a ‘‘short course" in psychiarty, psychology, and medicines to prepare for the Leopold-Loeb murder trial. Robert E. Croye. state’s attorney, announced today. The four assistant state’s attorneys who will be in charge of the prosecut on of Nathan Leopold and Richard Lceb. confessed slayers of Robert Franks, will attend school two hours each day for ten days in order to compete intelligently w th the expert tistimony expected in behalf of the d< sense. The four asssistants are Joseph B Savage. Milton B. Smith, John Sarbaro and Bert Cronson. The defense, headed by Clarence Darrow, is building a plea of insanity through which they hope to save the youthful prisoners from the gallows More than a dozen distinguished altnists have examined the murderers for the defense. The r findings will be told from the witness stand. Fearing that the state’s lawyers will be stumped by the technical phraseology of the defense. Crowe decided upon the “school for alienists." Dr. Krohn, who also will testify for the state, will Instruct the attorneys in the language of the alienists. He will teach them the meaning of "dementia praecox," "moral imbecility." "defective endocrines," "diseased basal ganglia" "destructive complex" and many other medical terms certain to he used by the defense. ‘‘K. K. K." W:i- Branded On Back Os Minister Battle Creek. Mich., July 12.—The letters, "K. K. K." today were discovered branded on the back of Rev. Oren Van Loom, Berkley, Mich., pastor who was found here yesterday after being sought for nearly two weeks. Rev. Van latom lies in a hospital in a semi-conscious condition. He cun tell nothing of the branding or of the attach upon him - If there was an attack. The letters burned on his back were about two Inches high and two inches wide. They were discovered by a nurse while the pastor was being given a sponge hath. Dr. A. F. Kingsley verified the dlscoverey und suid the brandiac apparently had taken plu<e sine,. th>> minister's disappearam e. The Rev. Van loom had openly assailed the klan from his pulpit, O' ■ — WHO'S THE AUCTIONEER’ Kansas City, July 12 (t'nltod I'ress, Special To Dally Democrat I, - The federal gpvernmcnt will sell $250,000 worth of pre-war liquor at auction here Monday. The sal'’ will include 212 barrels of whiskey 20 barrels of brandy, five of gin. two or rum and two of alcohol. Failure of owners to pay high storage fees In government bonded warehouses was given as the •neson for the sale. Onlv owners of permits may bld _. i o — ---■- Real Estate Transfers Herman D. Bprunger etux to Velma May Keirns. ICO acres In French i township, for sl. |

Elk Members And Family To Hold Sunday Picnic The members of the Elks lodge and' their families will be entertained with a picnic In the near future, J probably the first Sunday in August. Plana arc be ng perfected by the committee in charge and the event will be an ail day affair in wh'ch every-1 body can enjoy. The picnic will be ( staged in some grove or farm near I the city. RUNNERSTAKE BIG VICTORY American Sorint Stars Win Additional V ictories At Olympic Games (United Press Service) Olymp'c Stadium, Colombes, France July 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) I —The names of a quartet of Atnerii can spr nt stars were emblazened in sport pages today following their record breaking performance in flier' , elimination heat of the 400 meters relay. The four stars, Frank Hussey, Al Leconey, Loren Murchison and Louis (’larks, clipped one full second from k . the record, rutin ng the distance in 41H seconds. It was vindication. In an earlier heat, the Brit sh relay team. Includ- .. ing the powerful Abrahams, snatched l_ the iecord from America by running' the distance in 42 flat. Holland res peated the feat. " When our runners tsmk the field 3 there were a few desultory cheers. When Muuichison cut loose. ' the _ cheers increased and as Al Leeonev t Lashed across the tape 14 yards # ahead of his French opponent, the } crowd sent up a roar of cheers for t the flying Yankee runners. „ The heat was intense for the sev- ? enth day of the Olympic contest. The stadium was a sea of moving fans as the 40.000 enthusiasts assembled i for the events. f Doctors rushed to and fro aiding persons who had collapsed from the heat. The distance runners said the ! course in front of the stadium was like a bake oven. Wide, the Swedisli # runner, collapsed in the 10,000 metres run and was carried away to the hoe- ( pital. Marchal, French runner, stag- ! gered drunkenly towards the f nish. t then collapsed a scant ten feet from tlie tape. He was taken to the hospital. r But withal record breaking perfor- , tnances were frequent. The first came , in the first attempt of the hop. H tep , r and jump. Brunette made the distance in 15.42 metres, establishing a , new Olympic record The Argentine record d d not stand long. ! Winter, the crack Australian. *n , his attempts, broke the new Olympic record for the event and also the old world’s record He made the distance In 15:62 metres. Paavo Nurmi, the Finnish star, i again showed his supremacy in the I long distance runs. He fin shed 500 metres ahead of h fellow country(Continued on Page* Five) K. OF P. OFFICER S TO BEINSTALLEB ) I —" - Ceremonies Will Be Held At Home On Thursday, , July 17th a .

' * J At h recent meeting nf the Knight < of Pythias h •!<! for the purpose of . electing officers of Keklonga lodge No. Kf> for the ensuing vear. th' 1 fol.lowing men were selected: Manter of Work ... Prank Mclntosh Chancellor Commander. Ered Hower Vice-chancellor Cover McClure Prelate Howard Weller Master at Arma .. Charles Brodheck Inner Guard Ed Horry Outer Guard Marlon llougland The following offeers will hold office until January 1, 1925: Keeper of Kecortls and Koala .. Joo Hunter Manter of Einance .. John R. Parrish t Master of Exchequer .. W. A. Ijower {Trustees: Ered 810-ser. Roy Mttmm'a. and A I>. Suttles. The newly elected officers Will ho installed appropriate ceremonies on I next Thursday evening. July I", at which time also three repreaantattven will he elected to attend the Grand J<odKe meeting. Keklongu Igulge now |has a membership of 305 members.

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ODDER MADE TO INVESTIGATE DELL DATES Public Service Commission Takes Formal Step In Rate Case TO FIX VALUATIONS Another Hearing Will Be Held In Indianapolis In September (United Press Service) Indianapolis. July 12—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The public service commission today issued its formal order instituting tlie invest gallon into the rates and service charges of the Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Tlie entire staff of invest gators on thu commiss on will be assigm-d to ( the probe. In addition to the rates . invest gation the commission will gat Her data for a hearing to set the valuation of the phone company's property. The- hearing to f x the valuation will not be heid until ear v in September but when the t me arrives the commission expects to be armed with plenty of data. "We arc- not going to make the mis(take the commiss on has made at times and go into a fight half prepared." one member of the comrniss on dechired today. The case in Marion county superior court asking that the charter of the Indiana Bell Telephone* Co., be annulled w 11 be prosecuted. Attorney General Leah said today. The compromise agreement reach ed with the company in federal court yesterday afternoon does not effect this su t according to s|tsh. Lesh set at rest reports that the commission would be called upon to ' pay costs amounting to $70,000 or more aw the result of Judge Page's ruling. Gov. Branch Spoke To The Republican Editors (United press Service) French Lick. Ind.. July 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —With adoption of resolutions and much of the oratory out of the way, members of the Indiana Republican Editorial association today took up consideration of plans for the coming campaign at the m d-summer meeting of the association here. Addressing a banquet of the editors last night. Governor Branch mapped out a plan of battle against the Indiana B<4l Telephone company Ln the rate increase fight. As a last resort. Branch said, the Viiblfv- gervicc commission will authorize another telephone company to enter the state to compete w.th th" Indiana Bell, or the legislature wl 1 Ih- called in extraordinary session to | puss a law wh'ch would make it impoaalMe for (he telephone company to entry rate questions into f«»«l»Twl court. — — —<x - Premier Os Euypt Shot And Wounded By Fanatic Uniio. Egypt. July 13-(Bpcei«l to Dully Democrat! — Znghlul Pasha, ptemier of Egypt, was shot and dun ■gerousLy wounded In a crowded rail way station here this morn ng. as he was about to enter a train for Alexandria. The premier was bidding good bye

'to friends when an unknown man. i who hud wormed h away through the luowd. suddenly drew » small automate pistol and opened fire. There was great excitement for a time aud when police arrived the premier was ly ng on the station floor with a bullet in hla right lung. Ho waa taken to hla home, where physiruns made a hasty exam nation and declared the premier's cond tion is "satisfactory." The man who fired the shots was set upon by the crowd and badly beaten before he was rescued by police anti taken to ja I o American Flyers Reached Constantinople Today Constantinople, July 12. The Atnerl--1 can 'round-the-world airplanes left i here at S am. for Bucharest. l Lad by Lieut. Lowell Smith, the i three big army planes circled over I Constantinople and then disappeared I to the west. The weather was favorably.