Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1925 — Page 1

Vol. XXIII. Number 99.

BOYS’ WEEK OPENS IN DECATUR SUNDAY

SEN. WHEELER IS FOUND NOT OSILTY DY JURY Vindicated Os Charges Os Misusing His Senatorial Office ONE BALLOT TAKEN Wants One Os Witnesses Prosecuted For “Basely False Testimony” Great Kalis, Mont., April 25— While he was waiting for the jury to return its verdict, Senator Burton K. Wheeler was handed a telegram. He opened it and his face broke into a broad smile. "It s a girl," Wheeler announced. The telegram announced the arrival of the sixth child to the senator and his wife. The birth oc<tired in Washington. Great Falls, Mont., April 25 —Vindicated of charges that he had misused his senatorial office, Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana today isued a statement charging the "Daugherty gang", with production of false testimony for his ttial here. Wheeler was found hot guilty 0:1 the first ballot of the jury which sat through the eight day trial, .lust before the jury brought in its verdict Wheeier got word from Washington that a baby girl had been born to Mrs. Wheeler. “I shall not be satisfied until one of the principal witnesses hi the case is prosecuted for his basely Haise testimony." Wheeler said. "The department of justice, while protecting its fairness in the trial, brought a notorious witness here without giving an opportunity to check up on his character. Since he testified, however, abundant evidence has come into our possession connecting him with tinold Daugherty regime. "This acquittal proves my charge of a frame up by the department of (Continued on Page Six)

TWO KILLED IN TRAIN MISHAP Lewellyn Hissein And Son Die In Bluffton Train Crossing Accident Blufi'ton. April 25—(Special l<» Daily Democrat) —Lewellyn B. Hissein, 53, and his thirteen year old son, Jesse, residing a mile and a half north of Ossian in this county, were instantly killed, in this city, at 10:10 this morning when the truck in which they were riding was struck by a Clover Leaf freight train at the Bond street crossing. The two had been ala tile mill near this citv and were returning in their truck. A brakeman who saw the approaching truck attempted to warn them but they continued <>n to the track. The train crashed into them and hurled the truck about 40 feet. Both bodies were mangled. Physicians were summoned but both persons had been killed instantly. The bodies were taken to a, local undertaking establishment. Mr. Hissem formerly lived in Whitlye county, but moved to Ossian about fifteen years ago. Surviving the deceased are the wife, formerly Miss Pearl Oberholtzer of South Whitley, three sons and a brother and sister. Mrs. Hissem was notified that the two had been injured but was not told of the deaths until she arrived at the Bluffton Banner office. She the death of both her husband and was taken to the undertaking establishment where she was notified of son - She collapsed when told, but biter regained her consciousness.

DECATUR DAT] A DEMOCRAT

I Spanish - American • War 'Veterans Hold Encampment Lebanon, Ind., April 25. (fulled Preus.) — Approximately 15t) visitors gathered here today for an encampment of the Northern Indiana United Spanish-American 'War Veterans which will continue over Sunday. Local camps represented include those of Logansport, Marion, Anderson, Peru. Huntington. Muncie, Smith Bend, Gary, Hammond, Wabash, Ijii layette, Crawfordsville, and Noblesville. The meeting today will be concludI ed with a camp tire program. 'HOTTEST APRIL WEATHER EVER RECORDED HERE I Mid-west Is Held In Grasp Os Intense Mid-summer Heat Wave REPORT PROSTRATIONS i State Weather Forecaster Predicts Cooler Weather For Week-end The summer sun condtinues to smile down on Adams county, and all records for hot weahter lit April have been shattered the last twenty-four ■hours. Ijocal thermometers have reach- | e<| atf high as 89 degrees, while those it) neighboring towns and cities have reached 90 degrees. No heat prostrations have been reported in this county hut several have lieen reported in Indiana. The weather forecaster has predicted a cool spell that will be preceded bylocal thunder storms tonight. Indianapolis. April 25 Two persons were reported prostrated with heat today fol.owing the hottest April day Indiana has ever known. Ijeo Harney, a laborer, was overcome at Goshen. At Evansville Oscar Johnson, a negro, was stri< ken. Ail records for April heat since the local weather bureau was established were broken at 2:45 yesterday afternoon when the mercury climbed l 089.9. At Columbus, the government ther «mometer reached 95 and al Madison the weather husettu reported 95. In most sections of the state the temperature ranged from 87 to 92 degrees. Generally cooler weather is due today, according to the forecast.

COUNTY MUSIC TEST IS HELD Eleven Pupils Os Adams Countv High Schools Take Examination A special music examination for Adams county high school students, to determine whether or not they would receive high school credit for their musical talent was held at Geneva last Wednesday. County Superintendent E. S. Christen was in charge of the examination. No Decatur students were entered in the examinations. Eleven high school students from Berne. Monroe and Geneva were successful in the test. It was in the form of a concert, each student playing selections prescribed by the state and also selections of their own choosing. The judges for the examinations were: Mr. Bliss, Geneva; H. B. Hoffman, Berne; Miss Cordelia Reisen, Decatur. Those who successfully passed the tests were: Lester Lehman, Willard Baumgartner, Rolandos Leiehty, all of Berne; Miss Brenner, Aileen Bliss, Mabie Stewart. Chattel Chew, of Geneva; Lloyd Munro, of Hartford township; Harlan Osterman. Carl Whitnack' Beatrice Erp. of Monroe. ? These students will receive credit toward graduation in their respective schools.

PHOTO TAKEN JUST BEFORE JAPANESE BOAT SANK WITH 38 MEN ABOARD -.— The above photo was taken by «n passenger on the liner Homeric which reached the Japanese freighter Raifuku Marti before that vessel slid beneath the waves carrying with it the crew of thirty-eight men. Tills pic tun- was sent over the wire from New York to Chicago by the American Telegraph and Telephone company.

Schedule of Events For Boys’ Week M. F. Warthman, superintendent of schools, general chairman. Sunday. April 26—Boys’ Day in Churches Clarence E. Bell, chairman for day. St. Joe boys will attend church in a body at two o'clock. All other boys in city to attend their church Sunday school at 10:30 a m . or at hour set by pastor. Ministers will deliver talks to boys. Monday. April 27—Boys' Day in School and Evening at Home Charles J. Voglewcde. chairman for dry. Clark J. Lutz will talk to boys ot Catholic school at one o'clock. Charles N. Christen will tall: to boys at Central school at 2:30 o'clock. 1.. 1. lla'ltim-aFttier will talk to Loys ar the Lutheran school Tuesday, April 28—Boys' Day in Citizenrhip Henry B. Heller, chairman for day. Boy officials, elected on Red Ticket will "run" city government from , 2:30 to 3:30. Council session will be held and new legislation enacted. Wednesday, April 29—Boys’ Day in Athletics Hugh D. Hite, chairman, assisted by W. Guy Brown. Father Otto Peters and Bryce Thomas. Final try-outs in athletic (‘vents. including running high jump, pole vaulting, standing high and broad jump, shot) put. baseball throw, fifty, hundred and two twenty yard dashes. Climax of day—A "pickup" eighth grade team of boys will play Rotary baseball team at 4 o'clock. Thusday, April 30—Boys’ Day in Industry John Carmody, chairman for day. Boys of sth. 6th, 7th and Sth grades, all schools, meet at 'corner of Monroe and Firth streets at 2:30 prompt. Divided into groups they will visit the General Electric; Decatur Castings; Mntschler Packing plant; ('.overleaf Creamery; Citizens Telephone Exchange ami other places. Friday, May I—Boys' Loyalty and Health Day Dr. L. E. Somers, chairman for day. Boys of all schools, meet at corner of Monroe and Fifth streets a' 2:30 prompt. Parade, Boy Scouts drum corps hading. Troop will carry flag and banners. March from corner, south on Fifth to Adams; east on Adams I to Second street ;north on Second to Interurban station; west on Jackson i street to Third; south on Third to Monroe street; east on Monroe to Second ami south on Second street to court house French Quinn’wil give al three minute talk on Loyalty; Dr. C. C. Rayl a three minute talk on Health and Dr. Fred Patterson will lead in singing America. Saturday, May 2—Boys’ Day Out of Doors Arthur I). Suttles, ehairman for day. Boys and Rotarians meet at court house at 6:20 a.m. M: reh in body to Bellmont park. Assemble at lagoon at 6:30 for breakfast, which will be served by Boy Scouts. Three two minute talks by Col. Fred Geppert, John Carmody and Arthur Holthouse. Plans made to feed 250 to 300 boys.

Pansy Reynolds Dies At Richmond Hospital I Pansy Reynolds, age 30, former Decatur resident, died at the Eastern Hospital for the Insane at Richmond last night, according to word received here this morning. Miss Reynolds was a daughter of Clarence Reynolds of this city. She had been at the hospital for about a year. She is survived by her father, one brother, Herschell, of this city, and two sisters, who are at the hospital at present. o Mrs. Babe Ruth Has A Nervous Breakdown New York, April 25.—Babe Ruth, ill at St. Vincent's hospital, has been joined there by his wife. Mrs. Ruth, a constant visitor at the hospital, suffered a nervous breakdown yesterday and is now herself a patient. Mis. Ruth's condition is not serious and is attributed to worry over the Bambino’s illness. Both are exj pected to leave the hospital early in . May. Weather | Generally fair tonight and Sunday, except thunderstorms in south portion and possibly Sunday morning; I cooler.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, April 25, 1925.

ANDREW MEYER FUNERAL SUNDAY Funeral Al Reformed Church Sunday After noon For Aged Man Funeral services for Andrew Meyer age 90. who died yesterday morning, will be held from the home of Henry Meyer, on Derkes street, at 1:30 o'clock and from the Zion Reformed church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The services will bo conducted by the Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann. Burial will bo made in the East Salein cemetery. Mr. Meyer was a son of Conrad and Catharine Meyer, and was born in Canton Argan. Switzerland, June 28, 1834. He came to America with his mother, brother and sisters and lived in Union township until the death of his sister, af(er which he made his home with his nepew, Henry Meyer for 14 years. He was the last of his immediate family.

Pleasant Mills High School To Graduate 12 Three names were unintentionally omitted front the list of Pleasant Mills high school graduates, publish ed in the Daily Democrat Friday. The correct list of graduates is asfollows: William Herbert Hawkins. Cleo Huth Foor. Leatha Myrtle Clements, Eva Viola Carter. Helen A. Schenck. Leland Asa Ripley. Midge Celia Davis. Madge Cecil Davis. Kenneth Frederick Hahnert. Donald Dali Colter. Harold (lephart anil Ralph Evan t+nrtfh. The-commencement ex orrises will be held in the Methodist church at Pleasant Mills, Tuesd iy evening, April 28. o TRAINS CHANGE TIME ON MONDAY Pennsylvania Company Announces Several Important Changes Several important (hanges of time schedules are announced today by the Pennsylvania system of railroads, effective tomorrow and Monday. Only one time change directly effects pas 1 sengers leaving this city. Train num her 512, south bound, which formerly left Decatur every morning except Sunday at 6:55 a.m. will leave at 6:30 a.m. beginning Monday morning. This change has been made, ofti- < lais announce, in order to make connections with the Columbus division of the Pennsylvania system at Rishmond. Other changes at Richmond. especially those at Cincinnati

and Indianapolis, will not be affected Formerly, the morning train arrived too late to make connections w !th tile morning train for Columbus, but possible for passengers to leave here the present schedule wil make it possible for passengers to leave here and obtain trains on any of the main Pennsylvania branches out of Rich tnond. Another change made that affects summer vacationists is the train that leaves Rome City in the evenings. The train that formerly left Rome City bound for Fort Wayne at 5:24 p.m. will, tinder the new schedule leave Rome City at 4:11 p.m. and arrive in Fort Wayne at 5:55 p.m. These are the most important changes in this divicion and no other trains going through this city will be changed at present, it is announced. The new schedule that is published today does not mention the usual summer cottager's train from Fort Wayne to Rome City on Saturday evenings, and it is doubtful if that train will be run this year, x local authorities at the Pensylvania rail road say. However, this train never has been put on before the last of May, so the Railroad offlcia's may decide to run the cottager’s train at that time. At present no plans have been made

Geneva Woman Breaks Bone In Foot Friday Geffevn, April 25 (Special Io | Daily De'moetal) Mis Arch Haughton j met with a painful injury yesterddy when .-.he fractured a bone in one of her feet. Mrs. Haughton slipped* from the pavement into a small hole in the ground, twisting her ankle. Siusuffered much pain n.l forenoon and in the afternoon she went to a physician, and examination disclosed a fracture of a bone in the foot and a rupture of a blood vessel. The fool was placed in a cast and Mrs. Haugh .ton will be forced to walk on crutches for some time. INSPECTORS ARE SELECTED FOR i CITY PRIMARY Democratic City Chairman Makes Appointments For Election Boards ELECTION MAY 5 Other Election Officials Not Appointed Yet; Candidates Busy Inspectors for the primary election in this city May 5 are the only officials who have been selected as yet by Burt Mangold, democratic city chairman, it was announced this morning. Other democratic officials lor the primary election will be st--, lected the first of next week and an-: nounced Wednesday, Dr. Mangold (aid this morning. The inspectors, who are selected oy the party in control for the primtry. are as follows: First ward. A, Mva Nichols: first ward, B. Thomas Dowling; second ward. A. Arthur Suttles; second ward. B, Janies Hurst: third ward. A. France Confer; Hiird ward, B. John Starost. Judges, sheriffs and clerks will bo (elected evenly from each of the two najor patties by the two city chairmen nnd theit' precinct committeemen. These officials are selected for be primary election only, others being selected for the < Ity election next fall. Twenty absent voters applications tave been sent out by Mrs. Catherine ; Xauffman. city clerk, it was an-| nounced today. Os these, two have been returned. Residents of this city temporarily absent are entitled to absent voters’ applications any time I this week and they must be returned before the day of Hie primary elecItion, May 5. Up to noon today, no voters, who I will be absent from the city the day of election, had taken advantage of (Continued on page two) KLAN WILL AID IN PROSECUTION Resolution Passed Against Stephenson And His Aides (UNITED PRESS. SERVICE) Indianapolis, April 25. —Ku klux klansmen. of Indianapolis today demanded prosecution to the full extent of the law of D. C. Stephenson, former Indiana grand dragon of the hooded order, who is under indictment for murder in connection with the death of Madge Oberholtzer. Resolutions adopted by Marion county klan members of Klan No. 3, pledged moral and financial support if needed in the prosecution of Stephenson. Stephenson a long banished klansman is alleged to have brought shame upon himself through alleged acts of gross beastility, the resolution said. ‘‘ft has been alleged that he has I violated every tenet of decent citizenship and alleged to have defied the laws of God and man. i "We hereby condemn most bitter- | (Continued on Page Six)

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BOYS'DAY IN CHURCH OPENS WEEK'S PROGRAM Separate Celebration Planned For Each Day Os Next Week OBJECT IS EXPLAINED I‘ublic Invited To Take Part In Celebration Os Bovs’ Week “Boys — A Nation’s greatest j asset.” With this slogan before the ! public boys’ week will open in Decatur Sunday and will be carried out during the week of April 26 to May 2 with a sevenday program, as suggested by International Rotary. Tile program, which opens tomorrowin tin- churches, including special seeI mons and talks to (lie boys in every church in Decatur, lias for it object : Hie making of better citizens and the I focusing of public attention on the boys. However, the program is not being carried out with the purpose of exploiting the boy. not to .raise funds or not to give him a holiday. It is for the purpose of interesting everyone in boys and boys in themselves. M. F. Worthman. superintendent of schools and general chairman oi boys' week, together with bis com- : niiltees from the Rotary club. *n<l 1 with Hie assistance of the ministers, school principals and teachers and the public in gen-.-rul, has laid the ground in: the seven-tlay program. An outstanding event on the pro ' gram will ho on Tuesday, when the I boys will run the city, in the Junior election hold Thursday, the lied ticket headed by Frederick Schafer for mayor. won and these boys, together with the boys who are appointed to city offices, will be in charge of city affairs Tuesday afternoon. On Monday speakers will visit the schoo's and on Monday evening tlie (Continued On Page Five) STELLA SPADE DIED YESTERDAY Decatur Woman Succumbs At Hospital Following Stroke Os Apoplexy Mrs. Stella Spade, age 5.7 years, wife of Charles C. Spade, "17 Line street, died at the Adams County Memorial hospital at 3.30 o'clock Friday afternoon, following a week's illness’ of apoplexy. Mrs. Spade was stricken last Siturday morning and she was never able to see or speak after that except for a short time on Tuesday and again on Wednesday. She was found in an unconscious condition on a davenport in her home Saturday morning, by her husband, shortly after she was stricken. Mrs. Spade was born February 20. 1872. She was married three times, first to William Mclntyre, next to Thomas Wrighiiycton, and on January 12. 1916, she was married to Mr. Spade, it; Douglas, Arizona. Mr. Spade was in Hie army service for many years. He served in the SpanishAmerican war, the Philippine insurection and was in the service during the World war. Mr. and Mis. Spade came to Decatur from Arizona in 19J17. Mrs. Spide is survived by her husband and three children by her first husband. The children reside in Arizona. Mrs. Spade was a faithful member of the First Baptist church, having been converted and joined the church in Deceniber, 1923. She took a deep ’ interest in the missionary work. Funeral services will be held from the residence at 1:30 o'clock and from thh Baptist church ut 2 o’clock Monday afternoon. The Rev. F. D. Whitesell, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Jesse Moore, of Elkhart, will have charge of the funeral services.