Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 216, Decatur, Adams County, 12 September 1925 — Page 1

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STBONG COURSE ISOFFEREDBY TRAINING SCHOOL Able Group Os Teachers Secured For Religious Education Classes OPENS SEPTEMBER 21 Large Increase In Enrollment Expected; Subjects Are Announced Th? officers of the Decatnr Conuniinity Standard Training School, which opens a week from Monday evening, September 21. have planned an unusually strong course and have heen successful in securing an able group of teachers. It is anticipated that there •111 be an incerase of 50 per cent in the enrollment. t The Publicity Committee, of which Henry it Heller is chairman, is visiting the surrounding rural churches and towns, presenting the unusual privileges the school affords and inviting them to semi representatives to the school The Pleasant Dale church of the Brelhern font a total of nine to the school last ffcar. They came distances of from seven to ten miles and nearly a'l of them were present at every session. It is believed every church sending her leadership and prospective teachers to this school in a short time will experience new life. The purpose of the school is as follows: “To provide instruction and training for all people of Decatur and vicinity who are interested in Christian leadership. It extends an invitation to all. whether pastor, superintendent, teacher, officer, scholar, parent, or persoanl worker.” The school meets promptly at 7:15 p. m. on Monday of each week at the Central school building. It Is impart- i ant that al! who desire to enroll should register at the first session. A fee of JI .00 per semester will be charged to cover necessary expenses, and that should be paid at time of registration The following course of study is announced for the year: First Semester From 7:15 to 8:05 p. m—A Study of the Pupil; The Message and Program of the Christian Religion; The Old Testament. From 8:40 to 9:30 p. m. —Young . People's Materials and Methods; Junior Department Administration; Relieions v’ditcat.ion in the Famt?”: Pi i-' mary Materials and Methods. | Second Semester Frofn 7:15 to 8:05 p. m. —The Pr'ncinles of Teaching; The Teaching Work of the Church; The New Testament. ' ! From 8:10 to 9:30 p. m. —Young People's Department Administration; 1 The Curriculum of Religions Educa- 1 tion; Training in Worship and the Devotion at Life; Adult Department, Administration The first semester begins Septem-, her 21 and closes December 7. The second semester begins February 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

PRESBYTERY TO MEET NEXT WEEK Pre - Presbyterial Conferences On Evangelism To Be Held At Bluffton The annual pre-Presbyterral conference on evangelism of the Fort Presbytery will be held at Rhiffton next Monday and Tuesday. The Rev. B. N. Covert, pastor of the I’resbyterian church of this city and moderator of the Fort Wayne Prosbytpry, wi’l deliver the opening address ot the Monday evening session. An interesting program he?, been announced by the Rev. T. R. Allston of Bluffton. AU Presbyterians of the °rt Wayne district have been invitp|t to attepd the open sessions. A business session will be held Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock, at which time a " reports will be made. OUter business will be disposed of ” the Tuesday afternoon session and e egate to the Synod will be electin present officers will remain fir chairs un#il the December feting, Rev. Covert said today.

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Berne Accident Victim To Be Buried Sunday Funeral services for Joseph T. Mil ler, Adams county farmer who was killed when a fVunsylvanla passenger train struck his automobile at the Main street crossing in Berne Friday morning, will be held from tbe Spring Hill church at 2 o’clock Sunday after noon The services will be conducted by Eli Blerle. —- 11 '■ — —o ■■ HAUCK SUB-LETS ROAD CONTRACTS % Arthur Zehr, Os Berne, Gets Contract For Green And Kiting- Roads Julius Haugk. who received the contracts for building the Ed Green road. Including South Winchester street, and the Ben Eiting road, including South Thirteenth street, has sublet his contracts to Arthur Zehr. of Borno. The roads will be improved with emulsifieid asphalt and will be the first roads in this county to be constructed of this material.' Mr. Zehr pf'ans to commence work immediately on the roads and hopes to have them completed this fall. The -Green road ‘improvement starts south of the Nickel Plate railroad tracks and extends south beyond the corporate limits of the city around the bend as the road and terminates at the intersection of state road number 21. The Eiting road starts at the Intersection of Monroe street and extends south on Thirteenth street, pant the Eiting farm, and terminates tit the cross roads where the Green roa4 terminates. The two roads will be improved by Washington township and the total cost is more than 140.000. — o

NEAL SMITH IS SENTENCED Former Decatur Man Gets 3-5 Y ear Term For Stealing Automobile Neal Smith. 34. former Decatur resident. was found guilty of grand larceny at Crown Point. Thursday; and sentenced tA serve from 3 to 5 years in the state penitentiary at Michigan City for stealing an automobile beiongiog to a-resideiii of -Kaw.MuM, last summer. Sephus Melchi, Decatur city policeman, attended the trial at Crown Point as a witness for the state. Smith was discovered at the home of his grandparents in this city on May, 4, in the act of dismantling the stolen automobile, bujt he made his escape before the offiicers could arrest him. The car was placed in a local garage until the owner could be determined. Smith was arrested in Hammond, June 27, and had been in jail at Crown Point since then until his trial Thursday. Smith entered a plea of not guilty when arraigned before Judge Miller in the circuit court at Crown Point. The state begun the introduction of evidence and officer Melchi and the owner of the stolen car testified. Smith then changed his plea to guilty and the court gave him a sentence. This is the fourth time Smith has been sentenced for stealing. He was sentenced once here and twice in Brown county. It is probable that he will be forced to serve most of the five-year sentence imposed upon him at Crown Point. During the absence of Officer Melchi, Frank Clingenpeel has been working on the night police force and night Policeman Clark has been on the day force. o ; — Hammer Bandit Beats Woman; Injures Husband Bulletin Indianapolis, Sept. 12. — (United Press.) —A hammer bandit, believed to be a negro, early today beat Mrs. Rachael Steffey, 19. into unconsciousness, injured her husband .and ransacked the home. The woman is expected to die. Steffey is not seriously hurt. Police believed the bandit was the same negro who had attacked half a dozen white women in Indianapolis in recent months.

ADMINISTRATION MANEUVERING IN MITCHELL AFFAIR President Seeks To Avoid Making A Martyr Os Air Officer MAKES COMPROMISE Coolidge Favors Inquiry Os Controversy And Approves Court Martial (By I.udwell Denny, United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, Sept. 12 —With the Mitchell aircraft controversy rapidly drifting beyond control of army and navy officials, the administration succeeded in getting the situation part'ally in hand today. Colonel Mitchell will be tried for insubordination paobably in San Antonio. But the administration is maneuvering to avoid making a martyr of hint The president has permitted Acting Secretary of War Davis to suggest an impartial inquiry of the whole a’rcra/lt controversy t,o counleract puh'Jc demand that the white house defend Mitchell. At the same time he has pacified the war and navy departments and general staff by approving unofficially th ecourtmartial of Mitchell. Discovery of Commander John Rodgers and crew of the lost naval plant PN 9 1 off Hawaiia has been reflected in fewer protests against aircraft administration Cowing into the white house. . Discuss New Plan Washington. Sept. 12 —Unified plan for the development of a national air policy were discussed with Secretary Hoover at a secret confernce here last night, attended by Secretary Wilbur. Assistant Secretary of War .Davis and representatives of commercial aviation enterprises, it was learned today - . Secretary Hoover declined to givo any of the plans discussed. He inUmated that the entire ptogram depents on every force concerned with AnJerirtin aviu|ion cpopleraiting on definite lines so that there is no cons ict on policies affecting all ——o Schooner Is Gripped In Ice In Far North Seattle, Wash., Sept. 12. —(United Press) —Picking up weak signals after other coast stations reported failure. the Seattle harbor radio today received meager details of a new Arctic ship peril. Early winter ice has gripped the 1.322 ton auxiliary schooner Baychimo of the Hudson Bay fleet off Hershel island in the Arctic ocean east of Point Barrow. Operators here said the message was relayed with difficulty by the steamer Oduna, reporting its position as 788 miles out of Cordova. BAPTISTS WILL MEET IN MUNCIE Annual Session Os Salamonie Baptist Association To Open Monday The eighty-fifth annual session of the Salamonie Baptist Association will be held at the First Baptist church in Muncie next Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday. This association is composed of the Baptist churches in this section of the state, including the First Baptist church of Decatur. Mr. C. E Bell, of Decatur, is moderator of the association. A strong program has been prepared for the session and a large attendance of delegates and visitors is expected. Several members of the Decatur church are planning to attend the serviced The session wj'l open with the Young Peoples’ meeting on Monday evening. R. Roy Henderson, of Montpelier, vice-moderator, will have charge of the opening meeting. The Rev. O. E. Miller, pastor of the First Baptist church of Decatur, will lead the devotions on Tuesday after noon. Following is the program for (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, September 12, 1925.

William Has His Own Ideas About Keeping Cool In Hot Weather Indianapolis. Sept 12 William Kelly, 71. of Robinson, 111, believes In fighting the devil with fire and has bis own ideas about keeping cool in hot weather Kelly came Into town to see th” slate fair. He was wearing a heavy overcoat and po'lce took him Into tow on a vagrnrey charg>. They found he was wearing three pairs of trousero and divested hl r of two pairs. Further search revealed thti* Kelly was a walking <aah register, and >i human waste paptr basket, and never likely to i.o \y ’Hout a match in an emergency. Searching througn the manv pocket i of h.'s three pairs of pants and the oven oat, the’turnkey foun 1 $250 in gold c> 'n, i>arly 2 ftoo ir i'-lies and enough yaper to fill a waste paper baskt’. SEVEN KILLED BY ACCIDENTS Five Deaths In State Result From Automobile Crashes Indianapolis, Sept. 12. — (United Press.) —Seven persons are dead in Indiana today from accidents Friday and during the night. Five of the deaths were caused by auto mishaps. Owen Foust, 58. was struck by an automobile near South Chicago and died from a fractured skull. Charles Collins, 55, died at Seymour from injuries received when his auto overturned. Deafness was held responsible for the death of Joseph Miller, 61. Adams county farmer, killed as his auto was struck by a passenger train at Berne. Charles Huston. 38, was fatally hurt in a crossing accident at South Bend. His auto was hit by an interurban car. Grace Kramer, 25. Lansing. 111., died in a hospital at Gary after her auto had plunged over a twenty foot embankment. While wrestling with a cousin, at Bedford, Edgar Davis. 15, broke his neck. | V Francis Monahan. 18, a painter, was electrocuted while working at a power sub-station of the Indiana Service corporation at Fort Wayne. ————o Man Falls From Bank Building But Alights An Back Os A Horse Wabash, Ind., Sept. 12. —(United Press) —Frank Nash. 54. a carpenter, owes his life tc-day to a horse which broke his fall from the First National bank building. Nash tripped on a wire and plunged from the wall of the building, striking the horse's back antj then rolling of to the brick pavement. o Seek New Theories For Murder of W.C.T.U. Head

Vinton, la., Sept. 12. — (United Press)—Authorities today concentrated their efforts upon an attempt to develop new theories and new motives in connection with the murder of Mrs. C. B. Cook, Benton county’s militant temperature crusader. Coroner C. L. Modlin admitted that he had developed no evidence pointing directly to the original theory that Mrs. Cook was slain by bootleggers or agents in revenge for camtheir agents in revenge for her campaigns against illicit liquor traffic. Possibility that the murder may have been committed by a lunatic or came as a result of hitter feeling between members and opponents of the K. K. , K., are now being investigated. Both ■ Mrs. Cook and her husband are said to have been connected with the klan. | The coroner's inquest has been con- ■ tinned until Monday to allow author,'itles sufficient time for further in- ' vestigation. o Epworth Leaguers To Give Program Sunday The members of the Epworth League of the Methodist church are working diligently on their program to be given Sunday evening at the church. The Leaguers will present to the public an excellent program, "By the Glow of the Camp Ftre.” Everybody is invited to attend. Weather Unsettled tonight and Sunday. Prob ably showers. Cooler in west ano north portions tonight.

ARSON CHARGE FILED AGAINST GEORGE MUMMA Decatur Man, Who Confessed To Burning Home, Faces Serious Charge CANNOT BE FOUND Sheriff Unable To Locate Mumma; Bond Is Fixed At $2,000 An affidavit chargeing George C. Mumma, of Decatur, with arson .was filed in the Adams circuit court iate Friday afternon by Newman T. Miller, state fire marshal Mumma is charged with burning his residence on Four teenth street on the morning of August 21, for the purpose of collecting his insurance. Sheriff John Baker has been unable to locate Mummaa since the afidavit was filed and it is said that he is out of the city. Mumma's bond has heen fixed at $2,000. Mumma made a confession to the fire marshal on August 26. admitting that he set fire to his house. Since then he has been at his home in this city. He never had been placed under arrest. The Mumma residence was destroyed by fire about 3 o'clock on the morning of Augitfit 21. while members of the family were away. Indications were that gasoline had been poured over the floors and furnishings of the house, as an explosion occured and the flames spread rapidly. Gasoline was found poured over contents of the ham, which was located near the house, but the city firemen succeeded in saving the barn. Mummaa, in his confession, said he used nearly 35 gallons of gasoline in starting the fire. He had renewed one insurance policy on h>s house and taken out another policy o nt he evening preceding the fire. Tire total insurance carried on the house, barn and contents was $3,500. U. S. Marines Enroute To Nicaragua Today Washington, Sept. 12. — (United Press) —At the request of President Solarzano, of Nicaragua, the American gunboats Tulsa and Denver are enroute from Panama to Bluefields and Carinto with 300 United States marines aboard, the state department announced today. Fearing uprisings, Solarzano requested tho return of marine- who were withdrawn from the country only a f® wweeks ago after years of residence at Managua, the capital. Grocery Stores Will Close For The Fair The following grocery stores will close on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon during fair week: Geo. Miller; Central Grocery; Star Grocery; F. V. Mills; Porter’s; Fisher & Harris; M. E. Hower; S. E. Hite and the Hoosier.

SCHOOL EXHIBIT DRAWS INTEREST Large Display Os Work Done In County Schools Expected At Fair The Adams county school exhibit at the Northern Indiana fair next week will be one of the chief features of the fair. Superintendent M F. Worthman, chairman of the school exhibit, said today that unusual interest was already apparent among the various schools and present predictions are that this year’s school exhibit will be the largest ever shown here. Clifton Striker, county school superintendent, issued the following statement this morning to the teachers of the county"Urge your pupils to bring their exhibits to the room under the main grandstand at the fair grounds not later than Tuesday night. Mr. Worthman will be in charge. Each pupil who enters an exhibit will be given a receipt so as to identify his property at the close of the fair.” "Clifton Striker, codpty superintendent." The school exhibit will be limited (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Hartford City Man Shot While Resisting Arrest Hartford City, Ind. Sept. 12—Shot while resisting a federal dry officer, Riley Lawson, 55, of Montpelier, lay wounded today In the Blackford county hospital. The officer was attempting to arrest Lawson when the latter made a move to draw a gun and was shot DECATUR YOUNG LADT DIES TODAT Miss Geraldine Brandyberry Victim Os Infantile Paralysis Miss Geraldine Brandyberry, 24. prominent young lady of this city, died at 3 o’clock this morning at the Adams County Memorial hospital, where she had been brought yesterday morning from Huntington. Death was due to infantile paralysis, with which she was stricken Tuesday morning in one of the Huntington city schools, where she was employed as instructor of music for the past two years. Miss Brandyberry left this city Monday evening to assume her duties as musical director in the Huntington public schools and was presumably in the best of health. She had been with friends all day and when she left De catur Monday evening she had no symptoms of any illness. The death Os Miss Hrandyberry was a great shock to Decatur and the entire community, which first learned of her illness yesterday morning whet) word was received by Miss Neva Brandyberry, her sister, that Miss Geraldine was seriously ill and was being brought to this city. Miss Brandyberry was prominent in (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) WINS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP

Nellie Brodbeck Gets Fourth Prize At State Fair Economics Schoo! Miss Nellie Brodbeck. daughter of Mrs. Anna Brodbeck. of Adams county, won a SSO scholarship to the Muncie Normal College at the state fair school of home economics this week. Miss Brodbeck won a free trip to the state fair school, which was conducted for the last two weeks by scoring the highest number of points in the contest held by the Adams county home economics clubs, on August 1. Four scholarships were awarded at the state fair home economics school this year, one to Puntltie university, two to the Terre Haute state normal, and one to the Muncie state normal, and out of the 95 girls in the school, Miss Brodbeck won fourth place. Three free trips to the state fair school next year were awarded, also. Honorable mention was given to twelve girls. The girls at the state fair schoolwere graded on class work, class records, general attitude and initiative. Several banquets were given by the girls at the state fair for the members of the state board of agriculture and for members of the state legis- i lature. Miss Helen Schneck, of Pleasant Mills, also attended the state fair school, she having attended the school last year as the Adams county representative and won a free scholarship to return this year. Miss Brodbeck was graduated from ' Decatur high school last spring and she expects to enter Muncie Normal on October 5. — o Magee Pleads Not Guilty Lijs Vegas. New Mex„ Sept. 12 — ■ Carl C. Magee, editor of the New Mexico State Tribune, a ScrippsHowarn paper, is under $1.0,000 bond today charged with murder awaiting the December session of the court. Magee late yesterday pleadd not guilty in connection with the shooting of John Lassiter before a justice of the peace here when formally arraigned. o CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat, Sept. $1.49 3-8; Dec $1.48 5-8; May $1.52 1-4. Corn, Sept. 96 1-8; Dec. 85 1-4; May 88 3-4. Oats, Sept. 39 3-8; Dec. 41 7-8; May 46.

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COMMANDER OF PN-9-1 TELLS OF LONG FLIGHT Gives Account Os Experiences Os Seaplane Crew, Adrift On Ocean FOOD GIVES OUT * Fail In Attempt To Land Near Ship When Fuel Runs Low Ry Commander John Rodgers Commander Seaplane PN-9-1 Honolulu, Sept. 12. — (United Press) —For the benefit of the interested public, I desire to make at this time a definite statement of facts in regard to the voyage of the PN-9-1. from San Francisco to iiawiliwili. Other statements heretfore published by the press are unauthorized by me. The PN-9-1 and No. 3 left San Francisco approximately at the same time one August 31, No. 3 leading by about 20 minutes. The PN-9-3 was not sighted by No 1 after departure. “We flew below the clouds during the night, the sky being thickly overcast and all destroyers were picked up as expected.

Gasoline Runs Short In the morning it became evident that the gasoline supply was running short. About noon we decided that our gasoline supply would carry us about mid way between tne Aroostook and Tanager. I therefore decided to land at the Aroostook, which is a fully equipped airplane tender. We still had plenty of gasoline to land, refuel and take off again for Honolulu. We received radio bearings from the Aroostook indicating that were were south of her and on reaching a point where I thought she would be visible and not being able to see her. we changed our course to approach on these bearings. Fuel Supply Exhausted. . It became evident that she would not be found on this course. I started to write a message which would give some clue to our whereabouts, but just then the gasoline gave outLieutenant Connell, who had the contacts, made a beautiful landing in the heavy swells, both engines being dead. Out of Communication. Due to a total expenditure of gasoline, we could not use the radio and were out of communication at twilight. We sailed before the wind, endeavoring to work the plane in toward the Hawaiian islands, hoping to make Oahu. We made fifty miles a day, that is an average of two miles an hour, though the plane appeared to be making much better speed. We cut the fabric from the lower wing and rigged a foresail. Weather conditions were moderate, although during the afternoon the seas were high. Get Still To Working. Our only concern was a question of water supply. We knew we could get along without food, of which we had small emergency rations. We were depending on a small water still for (conttnttfd nv two) STATE FAIR ' MAKES PROFIT Bofwpnn SIO,OOO And $20,000 Left After AH Expenses Are Paid Ind'anapolis, Ind, Sept 12 —The Indiana state fair which closed last night will show a profit of between SIO,OOO and $20,000, after aTI expenses are paid, E. J. Barker, secretarytreasurer of the state board of agriculture. estimated today. The final attendance figure was 202.680. which fell 2.427 short of the record established last year. Failure of the fair this year to beat the 1924 record was due to the ra’n on Thursday, which cut the attendance for the big day of the exhibition several thousand below the expected number. Exhibitors at the fair were busy today tearing down their stands and shipping their exhibits- Many of the exhibits will be taken to the Illinois state fair, which opens at Springfield Monday.