Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 6 August 1925 — Page 1

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CHAUTAUQUA TICKET SALE OPENSFRIDAY To Handle Sales AUG. 31-SEPT. 5 DATES High Class Program> For Grown-ups And Children Arranged Preparations have been completed 0r launching the ticket sale for tre Community Chautauqua, to be held in this city, August 1 to September 5 John S. Peterson, general ticket chairman, announced today. Each presinct will have a chairman who wJil distribute tre tickets in ris locality Delivery of tickets to those who subscribed las year in order to Insure a chautauyua again this year, will begin tomorrow morning and all citizens of this community will have an opportunity to obtain tickets for what is predicted to be the greatest Chautauqua trat tris city has ever bad. The tickets will sell for $3.00 for adults and $1 50 for children. This entitles the owner to admission to all events during the week's program. A saving of more than half can be made on season ticket purchases, instead of paving single admission at each session. t The Rev. 11. W. Thompson, general chairman, and John S. PetPTSfffr. genera! ticket chairman, have selected two ticket chairmen for each ward. S. E. Black will have charge erf the distrtbut'on and sale of tickets in the first ward B, and the Rev. B. N. Covert will have charge of first ward A Roy E. Mumma has been selected as chairman of second ward B and Rev. Thompson of second ward A. E. W. Johnson will handle the sales in third ward 8.. and Raymond Harting will have charge of the distribution in the tdird ward A.More than enough tickets have been subscribed to insure a successful chautauqua, it was stated this morning. The county teachers institute also will be held in connection with the chauhpuqugt. wdidh means that more than 100 teacheis will attend each session It is probable that a considerably larger tent will be erected for the sessions this season. A first class program has been arrnaged by the committee in charge. The usual children's hour program will be carried out each morning, and many ood programs are in store for both grown-ups and children. The committee urges that everyone buy a reason ticket and attend all of the prorams. No war tax wiH be charged on the season tickets. INVESTIGATE WIRING SYSTEM Engineers Fail To Find Cause Ror Electrocution Os Lawrence Durbin Investigations at the home of Joel Durbin, near Pleasant Mills, have failed to disclose any defects in the wiring system which could have caused ’he electrocution of Mr. Durbin’s son Lawrence, two weeks ago. Mr. Durbin a young farmer, was electrocuted when he turned on an electric light in the garage at his home. Engineers from the Fort Wayne " orks of the General Electric company investigated the wiring system at the Durbin home and the transformer was taken to Fort Wayne where i’ was taken apart and thoroughly examined, but no defects were found, it is said. Mr. Durbin was not badly burned by the shock, the only burns le ing small sears on the thumb and lore finger of his left hand, but the coroner reported, after making an investigation, that death was due to electrocution.

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HONORED <*l*l THE VERY REV. DANIEL BYRNES Chicago.— The very Rev. Daniel Byrnes, director of organization of the Holy Name society, was made a Private Chamberlain of the Papal Household by His Holliness, Pope Pius the eleventh. Rt. Rev. Bishop Hoban, spiritual director of the Holy Name society, returned from Rome Tuesday. Aug. 4. and his eminence Cardinal Mundelin announced the honor that was conferred. Through Bishop Hoban his holiness also sent a special message of commendation to all the members of the Archdiocesan union of the Holy Name society, an organization that numbers over one hundred thousand members. Monsignor Byrnes is at present pastor of the Church of St. Agnes, Bluffton To Install Electric Traffic Sings Bluffton. Aug. 6.—The city counccjl has decided to place electric stop signs on three of the main corners of the city. The signals will be installed at the corners of Johnson and Market, Market ami Main, and Wiley and Main. SUNGAY SCHOOL TO HOLO PICNIC Pleasant Mills Baptist Sunday School To Hold Outing, Thursday, Aug. 13 The Sunday school of the Pleasant Mills Baptist church will hold a picnic in John Giesslers' grove, one mile south of Pleasant Mills on Thursday August 13. The committee in charge of the picnic has arrangd for swings teeter board, sack races, foot races, horse pitching, pole climbing and other forms of amusements, in addition there will be a program of adddesses, solos, and recitations Plentp of refreshments and music will be provided. The public is invited to attend the picnic. o — CINDERELLA RACE Public Welfare Department Starts Probe Os Method Through Which Browning Selected Heiress. New York. Aug. 6— (Lifted Press) —Commissioner Bid S. Color, dead of the department of public welfare today launched an official investigation into the Cinderella race by which Mary Spaz of Astoria, became heiress to the millions of Edward W. Browning. fifty-year-old realtor man. The commissioner began his inuqiry by arranging with District Attorney Richard Newton of Queens county for a conference, during which, he said, they would consider all available facts of the case. In a telephone conversation iyi’ h Commissioner Color, District Attorney Newton agreed that, murmurs of public criticism concerning the "Cinderella adoption" warranted subh an inquiry. Newton asked the commission if he thought all the criticism was merely gossip and Colod empratRally replied that he was convinced there was plenty of room for such criticism.

UNION LEADERS MAKE PLANS FOR GENERAL STRIKE Walkout Os Anthracite Coal Miners Scheduled For September 1 THREE COURSES OPEN Federal Or State Intervention And Resumption Os Parley Possible (United Press Service) Atlantic City, Aug. 6—Union leaders went ahead today with plans for a general strike of anthracite miners on September first. . A sub-committee was empowered to call the strike to close down ail hard coal mines when the existing wage agreement expires. Arrangements will be made with the operators for employment of maintainancel men should the owners desire such services in event ofsuspension. The miners leaders admit these plans are decidedly tentative. While they rfill not ask for resumption of wage negotiations, they expect further conservations with the owners through: First—Federal intervention. Second—State intervention. Third—A satisfactory >f|ky from Samuel D. Wariner to John L. Lewis’ •recent letter which would be tantamount to a request by the operators for a resumption of the conference here. BERNE TEACHING CORPSCOMPLETE E. W. .Jeffery Selected To Succeed A. M. Amstutz As Superintendent Berne, Aug. 6.—The teaching corps for the Berne schools for tne year 1925-26. has been completed and made public by the board of education. E. W. Jeffery, a native of Angola and for the last three years superintendent of the Selma high school, now taking post graduate work at Columbia University, has been employed to succeed W. A. Amstutz as superintendent of the schools. E. M. Webb, of Kokomo, at present a student in the University of Chicago, will succeed Miss Caroline Hirschy as principal of the high school. A year's leave of absence was granted to Miss Hirschy. recently in order to permit her to continue her work in Indiana University. J. J. Diltz will continue his duties as athletic coach and instructor in physical training. Mr. Diltz was highly successful with the local athletic teams last season, turning out •the best basketball team in the history of the school. The team won the county title in a tournament held at Decatur, in which all teams in the county, with the exception of Decatur, were entered. The other high school teachers are: F. M. D. Smith, of Dunkirk: Miss O. Pearl Reist of Marion College, a native of Canada; Miss Adelina Schrag of South Dakota; Maynard Hetrick, commercial instructor, of Cralgville; Edison Sprunger, manual training; Mrs. Elsie Andrews, of Decatur, teacher of Domestic Science; Mrs. Alva Glendenning of Geneva; art instructor: H B. Hoffman, music. The boaid does not decide which (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) _ o Ku Klux Klan Begin Gathering In Washington Washington. Aug.' 6. — (United Press.)—The advance guard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan began to assemble here today for their klonvocation and parade Saturday. The invisible order has been marshalling its forces in every state east of the Mississippi and about fifty thousand klansmen will be in the capital for the demonstration, according to claims by klan officials here.

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HONORED I r I it Hr FH r Kite i i KU wLDR. TRUMAN W. BROPHY Geneva. — Dr. Truman W. Brophy of Chicago was awarded the Miller prize for dental research at the open- ■ I ing of the annua! meeting of the International Dental federation here' i Monday. Aug. 3 Dr. Brophy was also made an honorary member of the Swiss Odoniological society. • newfirmls -- SELLING STOCK Large Number Os Shares In Provident Building & Loan Ass’n Are Sold The Provident Building and Loan Association, of Decatur, organized a I week ago, after completing plans which have been underway several 1 months, has now arraigned every detail and is offering stock to “those c? this community who desire to thus invest their earnings safely and in such manner as to aid this community". Although no particular effort has been made, a large number of the shares have already ben disposed of, the stock selling at par. Tlie capitol stock of the new company is $500,000 and as much of that amount as possible will be sold. A committe consisting of James Cowen president; H. B. Heller, secretary and 1 C. A. Dugan, C. S. Niblick and C. N. ' Christen, last evening completed the by laws which will be approved at a meeting of the entire board of directors to be held tonight "Economy will . be practised in every department, so that every dollar invested by you will work for you" says the first announcement. The purpose of the company is , outlined as follows: 1. — To encourage saving. 2. — To encourage every man to own his own home, paying for it as rent. 3. To encourage all to keep their ( money invested at home. The association is strictly a Home s organization, and wil be so maintain- , ed. ] The company has organized it is an- , nounced on the plan approved by the < banking department of the state and the one most successful in other ( states. Ten dollars saved each month ( will pay for twenty shares, paid up ( value of SI,OOO. It is the desire and the j opinion of those interested in the com- ( pany, that the Provident will be able j to assist a number of citizens in build- ( ing and owning ne homes. That is their main desire, they declare. ( o Van Wert Boxer Scores Another Knock-out Win Van Wert, Ohio.—Billy Evans, local ' colored fighter, knocked out Charlie Ward, of Toledo, in the third round of a main-go bout at Hickville, Tuesday night. Ward was stopped by a lf right cross, the same kind of a blow s that stopped Allman, in a recent bout ( here. . j Weather Indiana—Partly cloudy tonight and ; Friday; probably local thunder-show- .] era; not much change in temperature.

RUSSELL SCOTT MAY KNOW HIS FATE TONIGHT Jury Expected To Begin Deliberating On His Sanity Late Today STATE FINISHES CASE Defense Attorneys Dwell Upon Terrific Nervous Strain On Client Chicago, Aug. 6. —(United Press.) — The state today completed its effort to prove that Russell Scott is sane and should be hanged for the murder of Joseph Maurer. O'brien contrasted tre thorour examination and opportunity for observation of the defense alienists with the “brief and superficial examinations" of the state witnesses. Eloquently, O’Brien dwelt upon the terrific nervous strain imposed on Scott by his eleventh hour escape from hanging. He pictured Siott wincing at the hammer blows resounding through the jail corridors as carpenters errected the gallows. •'ls there any man who fought in the war who went through any strain greater than that?” he asked. "I say he is insane.” Russell evidenced more intense interest in the fight than in the taking of testimony. He was clean shaven (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) TEACHING CORPS ABOUT COMPLETE Plans For Opening Os City Schools Progressing Rapidly Preparations and plans for the reopening of Decatur schools September 8 have been progressing rapidly during the last few days, and Superintendent M. F. Worthman and his secretary, Miss Angie Firks, have been busy all this week completing the final arrangements. The school board will meet again next Monday night, after which time, Mr. Worthman said, a complete roster of teachers for the Decatur schools for the coming school year would be Announced. Specifications for the installation of a vaccuum pump in the high school and central buildings will be sent out to local plumbers this week. Bids will be received for the work at the next regular meeting of the school board next Monday night, August 10 at eight o’clock. At a recent board meeting, all school bills were allowed. Miss Ella Mutscbler asked for a leave of absence for one year, during which time she will travel in various parts of the United States and also attend school. Permission was granted for the leave and Miss Ivy Spangler was selected to take Miss Mutschler's place. Miss Spangler previously was taking the place of Miss Gladys Kern who had U two-year leave of absence. The leave has elapsed and Miss Kern will return to her previous position. During her absence Miss Kern was graduated from Northwestern college at Naperville, Illinois, where she received an A. B. degree. A few school vacancies, for which applications have been received, will be filled by the school board next Monday night, in connection with other (CONTINUED ON PACE TWO) o No New Principals In Wells County Schools Bluffton, Aug. 6. —J. D. French, superintendent of the Wells county schools, announced today that all of the principals of the high schools in Wells county last year will be back in their regular places this year. The teaching staffs in the county schools will undergo only slight changes. Miss Justine Baker, of Adams county has been employed to teach Latin at Lancaster high school.

“FINIS” I ....-w J 'Y.' * W J ? dfr ■■ CHARLES W. CLARK. Charles W. Clark, internationally ’ known as a baritone and teacher of voice culture, who dropped dead Mondy evening, August 3, as he sat beside his wife in the Parkway theater, Chicago, was known in this city. His wife, who suffered a stroke of apoplexy and died yithin two hours after his death, was an intimate friend of Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer, of this city, and was acquainted with several Decatur people. The double tragedy came while the famous baritone and his wife apprently were in robust health and the best of spirits. Electric Light Rates To Be Lowered In Wabash Wabash, Ind., Aug. 6. — (United Press.) —Electric light consumers of Wabash will get a ten per cent cut in rates the first of September. The decrease was made voluntarily by the Northern Indiana Light and Power company. AUTO OF A NEW TYPE INVENTED Machine Is Revolutionary In Design And Driven By New Kind Os Fuel Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 6 —An automobile revolutionary design, driven by a new and powerful brand of synthetic gasoline, is about to be offered to the public, was revealed to the United Press today, by a chemical engineer of national reputation, attending the convention here of the American chemical society. Financiers behind the project, which involves a $5,000,000 business merger, are not ready to make an official statement oftheir plans, but details of the proposed gigantic deal have be n laboratory gossip among technical men for months, according to this authortative informant. General Motors will install the sensational engine in their five makes of automobiles, according to the proposed scheme. The Dupont Company will make the new motor fuel in their vast laboratories out of raw materials, accumulated by the Standard Oil Company. Distribution will be effected by the nation wide chain of filling stations I of Standard oil and its affiliated con- | cerns. The new fuel, which is to be marketed under the name of "synthol” may be manufactured from pertoleum coal or lignite. Its action in the new motor designed for use is said to be more nearly like steam power than any internal combustion, engine yet devised. The gas in the cylinders at higher compression than used in an ordinary engine, expands without explosive force and hisses from the exhaust valves like escaping steam according to technicians who have watched the new fuel work. It is claimed that the new motor is (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)

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DEPARTMENT OF ! JUSTICE TAKES HAND IN PROBE Investigation Is Centering Around Disposal Os Surplus W ar Material REPORTS EXAMINED Authorities Seek To Determine If Government Has Been Defrauded Indianapolis, Aug. 6.— (United Press.) —Agents of the fed- | era! department of justice have taken a hand in the investigation of the Indiana State Highway Commission, Albert Ward, district attorney announced today. The investigation, it is underI stood, centers around the disi posal of surplus war materials I which were turned over to the iudi- ' ana highway body by the federal government. Reports of examiners of the Indiana State Board of Accounts on its investigation of the highway commission have been submitted to this office, Ward said. “The receipt and disposal of war materials by the highway commission are being investigated to determine whether there has been a violation of any federal law, or it the government ‘ has been defrauded in any manner." Copies of the report of the exam- , iners of the accounts board, it is understood. have been sent to the department of justice in Washington so H that federal authorities there may aid in the probe. i The report of the examiners, it was ■ said, charged that $8,000,000 worth of j wa materials which should have been • given the Indiana Highway Commission were sold for less than half a II million dollars. One Killed, Two Seriously Injured In Auto Accidents Vincennes. Aug. 6.—(United rPess.) —Two downstate auto accidents rave caused the death of a woman and the possible fatal injury of two men today. William Bailey, coal miner was in a hospital here with injuries which may cause his death and at Washington. R. W. Thrap. Chicago attorney, formerly of Washington, was given a slight chance for recovery by surgeons who performed an operation upon him following his severe injury in a crash near Wheatland. Mrs. Bailey was instantly killed in the accident which injured her in a collision near Bicknell between the Baley car and a miners' train on the Indianapolis and Vincennes railvay. o UNUSUAL HONOR PAID BANCROFT Body Os U. S. Ambassador Borne Through Japanese “Imperial Entrance” (United Press Service) Tokio, Aug. 6 — Japan today paid America’s dead ambassador. Edgar A. j Bancroft honors, such as heretofort I have been reserved only for the dead i of her own race. After funeral services in the little »wooden protestant catedral government officials escorted the body to the j station, where the “Imperial entrance i was used for the first time for any for--1 eigner”. Two companies of Japanese soldiers . were drawn up at attention on the . station platform as the plain oaken . casket was placed aboard a special . trin for Yokohma, where it will be . placed aboard the Japanese cruiser . Tama for its Journey to San Francisco Members of the diplomatic corps and American consulate general were ' the pallbearers atqi diplomats and ■ American colonists attending the services.