Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 28 August 1925 — Page 1

Vo |. XXIX. Number 201.

ANDERSON’S PAL HELD IN FORT WAYNE

ffICMTION OF CML MINES IS STARTED TODAY Miners In Hazeltown, Pa., * District First To Comply With Strike Order STRIKE OPENS MONDAY Anthracite Miners Ready To "Fight It Out” For Their Demands Philadelphia, August, 28 —Maintenance men employed in mines W ill remain at their posts dur,ng the period of the strike for Sept 1, according to an agreement reached by operators and mine representatives which met here tod*. Philadelphia, Aug. 2# Miners of the Hazktown, Pa., district were first Io comply with the general strike order for hnrd eoal miners issued by John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers. Miners in the district began removing their tools this afternoon. Removal of the mules from the mine was ordered. Attitude of the miners in the Mt. Carmel section, as expressed to the Vnited Press was “We are prepared to fight it out if it takes all winter." Orders were issued to cut down trolly service to the mines. Phiadelph'.a. Pa.. Auk. 28 - Strike • nf 158.000 anthracite mine workers has been formally called for midnight Monday, when the present t agreement with the operators expires The 325 local unions in the anthraf cite region today will receive the , strike order signed by John L. Lewis president of the Vnited Mine Workers. tomorrow and Sunday it will bo s lead at special meetings of the , union locals. On Monday afternoon the day shift. I comprising the bulk of workers w'll ■ lay down their tools and at midnight the str ke will be complete when the j night rhift stops work —unless some- : thing now entirety unforeseen causes postponment. Issuance of the strike call came at an unexpected moment. Ix-wis de(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) _o PHOTO MAY AID IK LOCATING SON Picture Printed In Daily Democrat Resembles Eric Coyne A picture published in the Daily Democrat this week may be the means °f locating the son ot an Adams county coup e. who has been absent from his home for more than a year. Henry toyne, a farmer residing on rural route No. 5, called at the Daily Democrat Office today and said that the P.cture of one of the men who were injured when a boiler of one of the excursion steamer Mackinaw exploded on the evening of August 18 greatly resmebled his son, Eric Coyne, who left home in April, 1924, and has not been heard from since. Mr. Coyne asked for information as to the proper person to write to resarding the identity of the persons killed and injured in the explosion, ‘■nd the desired information was given 'o him by a representative or tne t’aily Democrat. Mr. Coyne expects write to the manager of the comHany that owned the ship. About 45 persqns were killed in the c’-P osion and many others were badly 'Urned and injured. The particular Pcture published in the Dally Demof,at. last Tuesday showed two of the i 'ictims who were badly burned. The Picture was one furnished to the Daily Democrat by the International News Service Photo Servlse. When Eric left home he told his Patents he planned to work on a ship.

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I Shoots Man He Caught Stealing Gas From Auto Indianapolis, Aug. 28 — (Vnited Prosßl Clement Mansfield, 19. was shot and kdlled today when William Gleason, 44, fired at two men who were prowling about his auto parked in front of his home. The two men were draining the gasoline tank of the auto when Glea ron opened fire, police said. A siphon hose ami a, bucket containing a small amount of gasoline were found in Mansfield’s hands. The other man escaped. Gleason was slated on a murder charge pending investigation. MYERS STORE TO SELL SHOES New Line Added To Local Clothing Store; Electric Sign Erected Announcement was made this morning .by the John T. Myers Clothing company that they will open a shoe department for men and boys Saturday. A large new' sign, adverUsing clothing and shoes, was placed in front of the store this morning. The sign will be electrically illuminated and will be one of the largest electric signs in the county. Alva Nichols, who has been connected with the J. T. Myers company for several years, will be in charge of tfle shoe department. Mr. Nichols has had fifteen years experience in this Ine. The new department will handle J P. Smith. Portage dress and We-inburg work shoes, _The iuteijvr of Liu:..Ml era .glare luw. been changed considerably. The shoe department will be located on the balcony floor which has been bu'it re cently. Mr. Myers stated this morn ing that h,ls new department will be open for business Saturday morning. —_ o MRS. JOHNSON HURT Wife Os R. O. Johnson, Os Gary, Suffers Fractured Shoulder In An Auto Accident Gary. Ind.. Aug 28—Mrs. R. O. John son, city controller end wife of former Mayor Johnson, and Mrs. G. N. Heydron, member of the Gary board of safety, were recovering today from injuries suffered yesterday in an auto accident while on their way to the municipal league convention. Their auto turned over on a surve. Mrs. Johnson was thrown from the car and suffered a fractured shoulder and arm. Mrs. Hedron was badly bruised. o— ■ - ■ Real Estate Men End Convention Tonight Anderson, Ind.. Aug. 28 — Real estate men attending the annual convestuin of the Indiana Real Estate association were taken today for an inspection of the state reformatory at PendletonThe convention will close tonight with a banquet. Fort Wayne was favored in the race for the next meeting place. H. Mi- Dickman, Evansville, William Funkey, Jr., of Gary, and J. C. Shafer, of Anderson, were candidates for president Contract Let For Ditch In Kirkland Township The contract for constructing the Milton Girod ditch in Kirkland township. The contract price was 12,045. The ditch will be tiled with tile ranging in size from six to 14 inches. The ditch is one and 3-4 miles in length. Mr Colter w'l start work on the ditch next month. — o — Prospects Good For Early Maturity Os Corn Crop Chicago, Aug. 28 — rrospects for early maturity of the corn crop anti an 1 increase over last year's this district are favorable, but tlifljfn ing returns show lower yield <)f wheat and oats, according to September reports on business conditions by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, made public here today.

SORORITY FEEDS LOCAL ROTARIANS Tri Kappas Serve Dinner To Club At High School Building Last Night The members of the Tri Kappa Sorority served a dinner to the Rotarians at the high school building lust evening. the meal being prepared in the domestic science kitchen and served in the reception room of the high school. The sorority girls a'.so furnished the program during the evening. Miss I Fanny Hite, president of the organi- | * zation, acting as chairman. A number I of the girls dressed lu clever gypsy, costumes sung a group of songs and ! I paradoxes Mrs. Dan Tyndall and Mrs. , I Cecil Moser also sanfc dur.ng the . evening. The girls waited on table i and the following excellent menu was served; water melon cubes; Swiss veal steak and mushroom sauce; green beans; escal'.oped potatoes; stuffed tomaloe salad; celery; jelly; bread and butter sandwiches; apple p'.e-a-la-mode; Coffee and ice tea. The proceeds fromt he dinner will be used by the sorority in providing college scholarships, for Decatur girls who are graduated from school. Several scholarships have already been provided and the sorority hopes to send one or two young women to college next year. The regular business session of the club was held later in the evening, during which time M. F- Worthman superintendent of schools, submitted a number of boy's work activit.es to be carried out by the clffti during the ■wfnrer months. Mr.- -Wwlbinau urged the cooperation of all members la the •'back to school'' campaign now being made, and suggested that each individual encourage the boy or girl to complete his or her high school education ... —, —— o — Pupils Os Ruth Castle Give Recital Tonight Miss Ruth Castle, of this city, who is an instructor of the European School Music, of Fort Wayne will present her piano pupils at Geneva in a recrtal. at the Methodist church in that town, this evening at 3 ©'clock, the program offered will be interesting and the public iv cordially invited to attend. Miss Aileen Bliss, of Geneva. will play a violin solo, and Joseph Anderson, also of Geneva, will render a saxaphone solo. Miss Castle will play several selections on the pfano, also. Others who will take part in the program are Roscoe Bradford, Betty Kraner, Aleta Harlowe. Ruth Armstrong, Helen Deitsch. and Adeline Brown. Fire Causes $200,000 Loss In Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind., Aug 28—Flames early today swept the Knefler and Bates Cereal Products plant, causing loss estimated at $200,000. Falling bricks struck John Fox, a fireman, on the head. Injuring him severely. Half dozen other firemen were slightly hurt while battling the blaze. Twelve fire companies poured streams of water into the flaming structure for nearly two hours before the fire was checked Two machinists discovered the fire shortly after midnight in a pulverising vat on the second floor of the four story brick building. Before the first fire company arrived the flames had spread through the second story and were eating their way to the third floor. ♦ The second, third and foutrh stories were gutted. I-arge quantities of cereal products and valuable much nery were destroyed. Another section of the factory n ar. adjoining building was not damaged. - — Negro Is First Man To Be Executed In Kentucky Lexington. Ky.. Aug. 28— Ray Ross. 22, negro, the first man to die under Kentucky's new capital punishment law, was hanged here today for an attack on a nine year old girl. Ross had won two stays of execution.

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Aged Couple Penniless | When Fire Destroys Home Columbus, Ind.. Aug. 28.—(United Press) Mr. and Mres. Alonzo Taylbr. an aged couple living at Walesboro, near here, were left penniless when fire desiroyed their home. They lost all they had except the clothes they were wearing at the time. ANDREWS PLANS TO EDUCATE MEN WHO DRINK BOOZE I Prohibition Director Says Bootleg “Market” Is Easily Deceived CONTINUES INTERV IEW Bulletins Showing Amount Os. Poison Liquor Are Planned (United Press Service! Washington, Aug. 2 —General Lin- i coin C Andrews says the most surprising thing to him about men who patronize a bootlegger is their colossal gullibility. The new assistant secretary of she treasury was continuing an exclusive, authorized interview granted the United Press when he made the remark. Disliking exaggeration, he paused over the phrase. "Yes" he decided, "that’s it". Their co.ossal gullibility." To Educate Consumers Andrews, who was explaining for the first time his plans for enforcing prohibition, said he had in mind the Idea of educating consumers of "genuine Scotch whiskey" and other allegedly imported liquor. "We might let them know whut they are drinking", he proposed. Treasury bulletins, snowing howmuch of what the bootleggers sell is more or less poison and how little of it is genuine, may lie prepared and issued periodically. "It is amazing to me”, he continued, “how men who have common sense in other matters and would demand proofs of other claims where their health as well as their wealth is concerned, seem to accept without question the statements oi men they t-.uow to be criminals, violators -of their country's laws". Andrews hopes to work through the churches, the Y. M. C. A., and such (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) TO HOLD MISSION SERVICE SUNDAY A Magley Reformed Church To Have Annual Mission Festival The congregation of the Mag’.ey Reformed church will have its annual Mission Festival next Sunday. Three special services have been arranged. The morning service will begin at 10:30 o'clock anil the Rev. A. L. Scherry, of Orrville. Ohio, wi.l give a message in the English and the Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann, of Decatur.will speak in the German. The afternoon service will begin at 2:30 o'clock and the Rev. A. L. Scherry of Orrville, Ohio, Rev O. Scherry, of Vera Cruz, and the Rev. Fledderjohann of Decatur, will give tnree nnef artdresses. The evening service will begin at 7:30 and Dr. J. M. Danns, president of the Reformed Theological Seminary at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, will be the speaker. The general public is Invited to these services. There will be a special offering at all services. The only service that will be held at the 5 Zion Reformed chudch will be Sunday | school at 9:15- The entire membership is invited to attend the service at Magley. Weather Fair tonight and Saturday; somewhat warmer.

MRS. IDA SOVINE DIES AT HOSPITAL Wife Os Amos Sovine Succumbs to Dropsy And Brights Disease Mrs. Ida Sovine, ago 27 years, wife ; of Amos Sovine. died at the Adams County Memorial hospital at 12:10 .o’clock this afternoon. Death was due to Dropsy and Bright’s Disease. Mrs. Sovine had been ill for the las’ four months and had been at the hospital for two months. Ida Brunner Sovine was born in Monroe township, Adams county, July 1, 189&. She was a daughter of Lewis A. Brunner, who resided in I Monroe township. She was married |to Mr. Sovine six years ago next 1 October. They moved to Decatur last, ■ December, coming here from Lynn. I Mrs. Sovine is survived by her husI band: two children. Mildred Eleanor, age 3 years, and Glen, Jr , age four months; her father; four sisters, Mrs. Lilly Sapp, of near Berne, Mrs. Levina Mullen, of Van Wert, Ohio, Lydia and Delia Bi tinner, both at ; home; and four brothers. William. I Harvey. Albert and Clarence, all at home. Funeral arrangements have not been made. Q — PLANES CRASH IN AIR Military Inquest Begun After Two Army F'yers Fall To Death At Maywood, Illinois Chicago, Aug. 28 — A military inquest was started today into the death of two men killed last night when two United States army eirpianes collided in intd-alr 500 feet above the government flying field at May wood. Military authorities will attempt to determine whether the pilot of either plane was stunt flying when the crash occurred. The deal were Lieut. T. r. numw, pilot of one of the planes, and his passenger, William L. Heptig, member of the Chicago hoard of trade and a captain in the reserve air service. lieut. Robert W. Douglas, piloting the other plane alone, escaped miraculously. The nose of his machine clipped off the tail piece of Lieut. Smith's plan.'- when the latter suddenly plunged down in front of him but Douglas was able to glide to a sale landing. Both officers were returning here from Camp Grant where they had won prizes earlier in the day for expert flyingBodies Os Two Men Found Near Chicago Chicago, Aug. 28—Bodies of twp unidentified men with bullet holes in their heads were found today on a lonely road on the southwest side near Ashburn flying field. Apparently they were murdered and thrown from an automobile.. A suit case containing an aviator's uniform was found with them but flyers from the nearby field said they were not aviators. Only marks of identification were an "H" on the belt buckle of one amt an"S" in the coat of teh other. Both were middle aged and apparently Americans. Po’ice believe the double murder in another outcropping of the bootlegger. TO REOPEN INQUEST Investigation Os Mysterious Death Os Miss Cora Stallman To Be Resumed Monday Mattoon. 111., Aug. 28- — (United Press)—The lid mystery clamped over the death ot Miss Cora Stallman, found dead several weeks ago in a cistern on the farm of her sister, Mrs. Anna Seaman, is expected to be pried off next week. Definite da.te for the long delayed inquest Mas been set and investigation of the woman's suicide J or murder will begin at 9 o'clock next I Monday before a coroner’s jury. Character witnesses were called before the jury yesterday, several expressing their belief that the spinster teacher had been "queer" and growing "queerer.” The mystery grew out of the finding of the woman’s body propped against the side of the cistern.

' Bishop Fout Emphasizes i Great Need Os Education Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 28—The fit- ( Hire of the United Brethren church depends on maintaining schools fori the education of its youth, Bishop H. , H. Fout declared last night at the White River Valley conference. “Irf>t the modernists ard agnostics run their own schools and we will keep the faith alive in our schools,” ! ho said- "If we do not educate our ' youth properly we will perish.” 1 B.shop Fout endorsed the T<nnes--1 see anti-evolut:on law and paid • tribute to the fight of William Jen-j - nings Bryan in its support PRICE OF COAL ; IS DDE TO RISE b Local Dealers Predict An Upward Trend In Fuel Values Soon ' Probab'lities are that coal prices will be considerably higher in DecaI tur within a few weeks, duo to the' effect that the anthrasite coal strike t will have on the general market, I according to a prominent coal dealer t in thlls city. Soft coail prices will j rise with hard coal values, due to the fact that when one variety is hard , to get. there is a heavy run on the ' other type of coal. At present prices in Decatur have not changed and most dealers have fairly large supplies on hand. They urge the importance, however, of - laying in the winter supply now. bei cause when they have to obtain new > shipmrnts the prices will undoubted- - ly be higher. Prices already have begun to soar in other Indiana towns and <iti“s and > ft -is predicted that they will coni' tinue to advance for some time until i the demand becomes smaller. Local I coal trade has increased rapidly durt 'ing the last few weeks and one dealer , said that ne believed that at least ■ has of the Decatur residents had ( already put in most of their winter supply of coak ' Indianapolis, Ind , ’Aug. 28 —Bituminous coal prices advanced 25 to 50 t | cents a ton in Indianapolis today on I the prospect of a walkout of anthrai ett'e miners’ uexi week. Still further increases are probable. I retail dealers said. Little anthracite ' is used in Indianapolis. * I I A few companies have a little anth1 raclte in their yards but most of it ' has already Been sold. o Indianapolis Police To Show Courtesy To State Fair Visitors A supply of “Courtesy" stickers for . automobile windshields have been 'mailed to County Agent L. M. Bus. he,' Ito be distributed to Adams county I | citizens who attend the annual State fair at Indianapolis, September 7 to i 12 ’ The windshield stickers are issued , by the city of Indianapolis, signed by Mayor Sh ink, and entitle the driver , of the car to special courtesy from ( Indianapolis residents generally and ! from the Indianapolis police in particular. The words. "Indian i State Fair Visitor” appear across the top t o fthe sticker in large enough letters that the policemen may discern at a glance that the car contains out-of-town visitors. Mr. Busche has a large number of ! the stickers and will be glad to furnish them to residents of the county who call at his office for them. o 1 Zechiel Funeral Held ! At Culver This Afternoon i Mr and Mrs. John E. Nelson and i daughter, Miss Marcella, of this city, f and several persons from Monroe and t vicinity, went to Culver today to atI tend the funeral of Ransom Zechiel, s son of the Rev. and Mrs. S. I. Zehiel, t former residents of Monroe. The young man died at Indianapolis Wed- - nesday, following an operation for - appendicitis. Funeral services wfero r held from the Methodist church in ? Culver this afternoon. Rev. Zehiel, who was pastor of the Methodist ; church in Monroe for several years, t is pastor of the church in Walton at present.

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ALLEGED MEMBER OF CHAPMAN GANG IS UNDER ARREST Charles Murphy Arrested While Enroute To Aid Anderson Escape FAIL TO FIND "DUTCH’ Unsuccessful Search Made At Lake Webster For Ben Hance’s Slayer (United Press Service) Fort Wayne, Aug. 28 —Charles Murphy, alias Charles Farmer, a’leged member of the Gerald Chupman-George "Dutch” AnI derson gang of bandits, was arrested here today and is being quizzed by detectives regarding the whereabouts of Anderson, sought at Muncie for I the murder of Ben Hance and his wife. Murphy was arrested on information that he was enroute to a northern Ind'ana lake, to assist Anderson to escape from a hiding place. Murphy, unarmed, was found on the street here after he had made arrangements for a taxi to take him to Lake Webster. He was carrying S7OO in cash, believed by police to be for the purpose of replenishing Anderson's funds. Murphy refused to talk and refused to give any information as to Anderson or his own connection. He was ordered held until September 8. under $5,000 bond, on a charge of lettering. A search of Webster ake last night failed to locate Anderson. It was learned that a man answering a descript'on of Anderson was at the lake on Tuesday. Warsaw, Inti., Aug. 28—Kosciusko county and Fort Wayne police authorities, acting on a tiip from Fort Wayne, early today raided the Yedlov.banks hotel at Webster lake, near here, in search /if George "Dutch’’ Anderson. Anderson, the pal of Gerald Chapman, notorious outlaw, is wanted in Muncie for the slaving of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hance, who “squeaed" on Chapman. A Fort Wayng. woman who said she knew Anderson told authorities he was to meet another man at the hotel at Webster lake to get money. Anderson was not located. FUN FESTIVAL ENDS SATURDAY Crowds Continue To Attend Elks Indoor Fair Each Evening lotrge crowds continue to attend the Elks Fun Festival, which is being held on Liberty Way in this city this week. The big tent will be open tonight, Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, the Festival coming to a close with the presentation of two thousand dollars worth of merchandise tomorrow night. Several new stunts will lie added tonight and tomorrow, Walter Wilkinson, general chairman, announced today, and it is expected that a record breaking crowd will attend the last two days of the event. Miss Margaret Moran, of this city, took the lead last n’ght in the "Miss Adams County” popularity contest, with a total of 3, 275 Votes. Miss Helen Chronister is second with 3,150 votes, Margaret Miller is third in the contest with 2.00 votes and Esther McIntosh is fourth with 1,850 votes and Vera Schug is fifth with 1,550 votes. The contest will end Saturday n'ght with the presentation of the gifts to the two winners. The Elks dance will continue each evening from 10 until 12 p.m. at the K. of C. hall. Good mtbd« is promised and everybody Is invited to attend- , The dance is being run on the park : plan and no admission to the hall is charged.