Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 225, Decatur, Adams County, 23 September 1925 — Page 1

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PROVES THAT LANSDOWNE OPPOSED DIRIGIBLE TRIP

efforts made gy COMMANDER TO DELAY FLIGHT E ';a ln X du^V 8 l Postpone Trip MADE TWO ATTEMPTS Commandant Os Air Station 1 Sa vs Ship Was In Satisfactory Condition (United Press Service) Likeliurst. N. .1.. Sept. 23— Ulf trip of the Shenandoah on which the dirigible was wrecked was ordered hv the naw department against the efforts of | Commander Zachary L;msdowne. to have it postponed, it w.n shown hv documentary i evidence introduced at todav’s session of the naval inquiry inI io the Shenandoah disaster. Captain G. V,; 'Steele. of Marion. I Indiana, commandent of the Lake- | hurt station, presented correspond- | nice showing Lansdowne desired to put off the tight on the grounds that mooring and refueling facilities had not been tested. The correspondence showed that in Jane, when the flight was first ordered. Lansdowne asked for postponment. When he received orders for the flight, he telegraphed the bureau of ■ aeronautics August 4. that it would hi- impracticable to cover al! the l»au in the itinerary, und recommended postponment ugain. until the second week in September, on ac- | count of limited time for preparation ; at Scott field and Detroit. Pronounced Satisfactory takehurst. N. J.. Sept. 2.l—The trigible Shenandoah was in entirely satisfactory condition when she left the naval air station here on the cruise during which she was wrecked Captain George W- Steele, Jr., of Marion, In !, commandant of the a r station, testified today. He was the first witness before the third day’s session of the naval hoard of inquiry investigating the Shenandoah disaster. Inspection was in the jurisdiction of Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne, commander of the Shen- . andot.h, Steele said, but explained that he himself was "perfectly satisfied" with her condition. WOMUN PREACHER HOLDS INTEREST Large Audiences Attend Revival Services At Church Os God That the people of Decatur like to ,H ‘ir a woman preacher is shown by the ever growing interest and attendance at the Church of God re-'■'-d Ihe preaching is being done the Rev Mrs. John Massey, of Manon. Illinois. Mrs. Masesy holds 4er audience spell bound and brings i a message fli le(1 wlth power The ’’thject of her sermon last night was. lr *We to Meet Thy God.” The va hgel’.st uncovers sin and points (,u t the way to better living. The revival meetings will continue or the remainder of this week, at ast. |he public is cordially invited 0 attend the services. — -oG - R. & I. To Take Off Two Trains Soon nJ l ’ ) A. nOrtl i and &0,1,h bound mornnuns on the Grand Rapids and nil,'"' 1 , l,iviß,on of the Pennsylvania will T' Wh ‘ Ch Pass ,bro ”Kh this city ac be discontlc ued September 27, local' f ° * ord rocu;v -d at the trains wtr , R S,ld that the two is im ' b ® taken off because it Profit |lUSS ‘ blp t 0 operate them at a tween p" " ,K t 0 b ” 3 competition beA n F ° rt Wayne and R, cbmond. the local , tabl ® wll be iSBUed by comnanv " Bon of ,be Pennsylvania 5 soon ’ *t was announced).

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Arthur Sapp To Be Guest Os Rotarians Arthur 11. Sapp, of Huntington, first vice-president of Rotary International, will be the guest of the Decatur Rotarians at their regular luncheon meeting Thursday evening. Mr. Sapp was chairman of the Better ' Business Methods committee lust year and will deliver an addre s to th« local club on the work of the com- | mlttee. An interesting meeting is anticipated and every Rotarians is urged to attend. The meeting will start at 6:15 o'clock. D. H. S. JUNIORS HOLD ELECTION Joe Bebout, Football Captain, Elected President; Other Activities Joe Bebout was elected president of the Junior class of Decatur high i school at n meeting for the purpose' of reorganizing held this morning. Joe is also captain of the YellowJackets football team ami is promin ent in other athletic* at the local high school. Robert Acker, another football star, was elected vice-president. I Margaret Haley was selected as secretary of the Juniors and Gordon Teeters was elected treasurer. Miss Josephine Myers was sele< ted as class sponsor and guardian. Miss Myers was Junior guardian last year also. The reorganization of the Junior class leaves only the two underclasres without officers for the year, it is expected that the sophomores and freshmen will elect officers sometime this week or next. As soon us the classes have been organized, the Athletic Ascociation will be formed and a yell leader for this year will be elected. it is thought that the organization of the Athletic Ascociation will be held sometime next week. High School Activities All high school classes have been started after ten days of preliminary arrangement. All high school pupils are required to take public speaking this year and some trouble was had in arranging all of these classes. There are. at present, more than twentyclasses in public speaking. | Many of the pupils and teachers are planning on making the trip to South Bend Saturday to see the local high school football team play the South Bend aggregation. The team will make the trip in automobiles, leaving here Saturday morning Work has started on the first publication of the Ravelings and it is expected that issue number one. under the tutelage of Miss Monai But'er and her staff, will be published soon. It is the present plan to publish the Ravelings every two weeks during the school year. o Sen. Ralston Reported '* Slightly Improved Today Indianapolis, Sept. 23 — Senator •lat'iuei Ralston, who has been confined to his bed here for throe weeks, was reported very slightly improved today by Dr. John M. Cunningham, the senate's physician. | o Pays Both Ways Advertising has a two-fold payment plan. It not only pays the advertiser who uses space in the Daily Democrat, but the customer who takes advantage of the bargains and trades which merchants who advertises benefits through the lew prices and the high quality merchandise which the dealer is not afraid to advertise and quote trices on. Saturday Is Auto Day Advertise your week-end bargains in Thursday’s ami Friday's paper. Those who wish to take advantage of the bargains are urged to read these ads and then do their trading at the Decatur stores, t will pay both buyer and seller. The successful adveriser will vouch for this statement and the keen shopper trades with the merchant who advertises. Use the Daily Democrat in getting your message before 15,000 people. A daily circulation of 3,300 is guaranteed.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, September 23, 1925.

COL. MITCHELL SAYS FIGHT IS JUST STARTED Stops In Dallas, Texas, Enroute To Washington For Air Probe NEW TESTIFIES TODAY Postmaster General Heard By Aircraft Investigators < Unital Pres* SorvL* ) Dallas, Tex., Sept. 23.—“ The fight has just started. Out of the present embroglio will cornel a separate and better air ser-1 vice,” Colonel William Mitchell. I deposed air officer, predicted here today. Mitchell boarded an early ' train for St. Louis, enroute to Washington, where he is schedI tiled to appear before the presidential air board of inquiry Monday. Mitehell declared he was “well pleased’’ with the action of President Coolidge in setting in motion the inquiry. | “There are many things about the air service that the country needs enlightment on.’’ Mitchell said. He refused to comment on the testimony of Secretary of the Navy Wilbur and naval officers before the board yesterday. “1 have plenty to say. but arrangements have been made for me to tell it to an official board.- There has been comparatively little said to date, but there will be enough to set people thinking after 1 g*t to Washington.” By William J. McEvoy, < I ’. P. Staff • 'orr^pnndent» Washington, Sept- 23. — Now that the feasibility and efficacy of air mail service has been proven by the postoffice department the government Should make definite plans to lease existing routes to private companies, Postmaster General Harry New told the presidential aircraft board today. New pointed with pride to his department’s operation of the plane service and said it demonstrated that commercial aviation is a posibility. I Before New started his statement, Chairman Dwight W. Morrow announced that the board had decided to recall General Patrick and Admiral Moffett, heads of the army and . navy air branches, for further cross * examination. They probably will appear early next weak. At the outset of his remarks. New made it plain tint the postoffice department "has no place” in any difference existing between military and naval authorities over aviation. I Tracing the history of the air service, New told of the tmsuccessfhl at- , tempt to establish air rohtes from Washington to N“w York. Chicago to St. Louis and Chicago to the Twin Cities. He asciibed the failure of these routes to the short distance between terminals. He told of the establishment of the trans-continental system, with its lighted airway. iPuniinated landing befits and many other special facilifies. at a cost of $514,105. This service was put 'n operation July 1, 1921. —o —- -—- - — Millionaire Gambler Quiet About Kidnapping Chicago, Sept. 23 —“Hickory S im” Belford, millionaire gambler, left hts fashionable south side hotel suite today for “a trip out of town.” the circumstances of h s nocturnal encounter with four kidnaping bandits still unexplained. Police declared they believed “Hickory” had been kidnaped by “hard losers” in one of his recent bookmakng or dice game ventures and that he had paid them $5,000 for his release after they had forced him to drive them about the streets of the city all of Monday night. This fact, according to Police Captain John Higan, explained the gambler's unwillingness to lay his case before the autthorities and his sudden departure from Clvicago. If Belford Cost $5,000 it was his first important setback in the five years of spectacular gambling that have seen him rise from a shooter of “craps” in the streets of the west side, to be one of Chicago’s wealthiest “four horsemen" of chance. The kidnaping occurred Monday night as Belford and his wife were driving him from a theatre in their expensive automobile.

Autumn Is Here Indianapolis, Ind, Repl. 83— When the clock ticked off 7:44 i ni. today, autumn was officially inhered Into the central standard 'line zone. "1 can't say whither it will be a rood fall, or bad, cold or warm.” said J. H. Armington, of the weather bureau here. He explod-'' ■d the old theory about equinoxial dorms. • There never are any.” ho said'Hint’s a,l bunk," WILL OBSERVE AUTO SUNDAY Local M. E. Church To Join In District Observance Next Sunday Next Sunday, September 27. will be observed as Automobile Sunday in alii Methodist Episcopal churches in the Fort Wayne district of the Northern Indiana Conference. This is the beginning of the annual fall district campaign. The First Methodist church of this city will join in the observance. On Automobile Sunday, an effort will be made to have every automobile owned by members of the cjinrch ' at the church that day. All members, of the family are expected to ride to church in the car. also. The church night quarterly conferonce will be held at the First Methodist church here this evening. Dr.' W. W Wiant. district superintendent I will be present at the meeting, and the general membership of the church is urged to attend. 0 — Lexington Motor Company Faces Suit To Foreclose Indianapolis, Sept. 23 —Suit to foreqose a $1,500.00 mortgage against the Lexington Motor company of Connersv.lle. Ind. was on file in federal court today following entry of the complaint of the Central Trust company of New York, trustee for holders of Lexington first mortgage sinking fund gold bonds. The Lexington company failed to make semi-annual interest payments on bond issues fori 1924 and 1925, the suit charges. The Central Union Trust ts'so filed suit to foreclose mortgage of $1,000,000 on tne property of Anstean Engineering company at Connersville. o POULTRY SHOW WINS PRAISE Judge Os Exhibits At Local Fair Compliments Adams County People The poultry show at the Northern Indiana fair last week was one of the finest exhibits ever seen at a county fair and M'. A. Fonner. superintendent of the department has received many compliments on the show. Arthur W. Zimmer, cf Warsaw, who attended the show, stated in a letter received today. “The poultry dispfay -t the Adams couny fair under the direction of Mr. W. A. Fonner was one of high merit and far ahead of many of the larger fairs and shows Poultrymen, fanciers and farmers of this section are to be complimented on their ability to get together and exhibit of such numbers and quality, in poultry, together with an excellent display of waterfowl and a grand exhibit of Bronze turkeys." Mr. Zimmer acted as judge nt the poultry show, and knows fine poultry when ho sees it and was greatly impressed with the exhibit at the Northern Indiana fair. 0 Big Liner Floated • After Being Grounded London. Sept. 23—The big United' States liner George Washington.: grounded oft Bremen today while bound to Southampton and New York with a large American passenger) list, was refloated at 2:40 o'clock this afternoon and proceeded on her journey, according to announcement' from the United States lines offices here Weather Partly overcast tonight; probably showers In south and extreme east portion; Thursday fair. Not much change in temperature.

STATE TAX RATE FOR NEXT YEAR IS SET AT 28 CENTS Tax Board Promises ThreeCent Cut In Levy For Fiscal Year 1927 LEVIES NOT CHANGED Total Expenses For Year Total $14,011,506, Including Debt (t'nitrit Presß Service) Indianapolis, Sept. 23 Twenty-, eight cents state tax levy on every. 1 1100 was set today by the state tax I board for next year. ! John \V, Brown, chairman of the tax commission, said that a reduction I of three cents would be rqfade in the! levy for the 1927 fiscal year, providing no unforseen expense arises. The levies set in 1924 remained, the same with the exception of the teacher's retirement fund which i showed a gain of three mills. Brown pointed out that the expen- j ses for the ensuing year would be $4,011,506. This includes the state debt of $2,000,000- The receipts that will be derived from the state for the same year wi 1 amount to $15,436,246 | The result will be a balance in the treasury at the end of the 1925-26 t fiscal year of $524,740. The appropriations for the 1926-27 ( I vesr will total $12,038,852. The receipts collected from taxes and other sources will exceed $13,736,694. The balance in the treasury for 1927-28 flscaf year is expected to be : over $1,500,000. o — Posse On Heels Os Three Hold-up Bandits Torre Haute, Ind, Sept. 23—Cornered in a woods five miles south of Montrose, 111, three bandits who held up the cashier of the State bank at Jewett. 111. and escaped with SI,OOO to $1,500 late Tuesday, were expected to fall into the hands of their pursuers today. A posse of citizens headed by i Sheriff John Ryan and his deputies I have surrounded the woods to prevent escape of the bandits. The posse took up the chase immediately after the robbery in which the bandits cut the telephone wires leading iuto the bank muilding and tied Virgil Armer, the cashier, while they looted the place of all money in sight. o— Federal Agents Make Raid On Dope Ring Tampa, Fla.. Sept. 23. — (United Press) —Federal ag« nts captured eighteen,fl including ths alleged "king" and his aides of higher ups in a gigantic dope ring during the night, involving virtually all southern states and seized 1.000,000 worth of narcotics, which is only a small portion of what is expected to be taken, according to the agents. Q Anderson Mayor Resigns To Become City Manager Anderson. Ind., Sept. 23. —(United Press.) —Mayor Blanchard J. Horne today telegraphed his resignation as head of the city government from Fort Lauerdale, Fla., where he has accepted an appointment as city manager. Mayor Horne's term would have expired Dec. 31. “It is impossible to get home now," he wired. , A. J. Jones, city controller, will automatically become mayor when the resignation is effective, Oct. 1. o Logansport Man Found Guilty Os Embezzlement Ingansport. Ind.. Sept, 23.—(United Press) —Benjamin F. Shartz. 53, fomer Sunday school superintendent and | one of the first citizens of Ixigansport. I today faced a penalty of two to fouri teen years imprisonment following his conviction on a charge of embezzlement. Attorneys for the convicted man' i filed notice of appeal. The charges grew out of failure of ' the Fenton Investment company for $200,000 two years ago which swept away the funds of scores of Logansport residents, including many widows and aged couples. Shartz had been tried on the charge once before and the jury disagreed after an all night deliberation. Special Judge Raymond Springer of Connersville presided tn both trials of the man.

FARMER ELECTROCUTED NEAR WILLSHIRE. OHIO

Posse Gives Up Hunt For Alleged Slayers North Vernon, Ind., Sept. 23 —The country-wide man hunt for the slayers of Night Policeman Ed Fowler was ended last nigbt as armed posses di-banded, unsuccessful in their efforts to find Frank and Walter Wright, two Indianapolis youths. Membets of the posses held themselves In readiness for another s< arch, however. If trace is found of the boys, who are accused of murdering the po'iceman when he accosted them on the streets Sunday might. o TRAINING SCHOOL ATTRACTING MANY Sixteen Churches In City And Country Represented In Enrollment A check up on the enrollment in the Community Standard Training School, which opened. Monday evening, has been made by the officials of the school, showing the number of students enrolled from the different churches of this city and of the rural community. A total of 104 persons were present Monday evening and 99 of them were formally enrolled in the school as students. Forty-five of the students were enrolled last year while the other 54 are new students. Practically all who enro led will attend regularly and receive credit, it is believed, it is estimated that about 25 more will enroll before the school term is far under way. A large number of young people are Included in the student body. The Rev. R. W. ls>ose, fiastor of the Evangelical church, who is dean of the school, announced today that students who wish to enroll will receive credit for attendance at the first meeting last Monday, if they will call at his home. 324 Winchester street, phone 700. before next Sunday, se< ure their text books and get their lesson assignments for next Monday evening. If a student misses more than two sessions, no credit will be given. The Rev. O. E. Miller, pastor of the Baptist church, led the Chapel service last Monday night. Great enthusiasm waa manifested in the school. Sixteen Churches Represented Sixteen churches are represented in the enrollment, nine of which are rural churches. The city enrollment is as follows: Zion Reformed. 18; Evangelical, 14; Methodist Episcopal, 1.1; Christian. 8; Presbyterian, 6; United Brethren, 5; Baptist, 2; Total 66. The rural church enrollment is as follows: Pleasant Dale, 11; Calvary Evangelical, 5; St Pauls Christian Union. 4; Beulab M. E.. 3: Union Chapel U. 8.. 3; Mt. Pleasant M. E„ 2; Washington M. E.. 2: Bobo Radical U. B„ 2; Pleasant Mills M. E„ 1; total, 33. The Pleasant Dale church of the Brethren is about eight miles from Decatur. Some of their members travel a distance of 12 miles or a round-trip of 24 miles to attend the Training School here and they did not miss a night last year. There were nine students from that church of about 125 members last winter and this year 11 are enrolled. Students from Clark's Chapel M. E., Bobo M E„ Magley Reformed, anil the Pleasant Mills Baptist churches are expected to enroll. Some of the city churches are working hard to bring their enrollment up to a more proportional basis. o— U. S. Congressman Takes Part Os British Red Bulletin Columbus, Neb., Sept. 23.— (United Press) —Congressman Edgar Howard, Nebraskan democrat, today declined to participate in the Washington interparliamentary union conference because Sharpurji Saklatvala, British communist delegate, has been refused admisssiou to the United States Howard declared that by attending i the conference he would be approving tacitly, the action of Secretary of Stat< l Kellogg in barring 'he communist from this country. Saklatvala, the congressman said is a “modern, liberty-loving Patricl Henry"

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FRED MORRISON FATALLY INJURED TUESDAYEVENING Gets Shock While On Pole Trying To Refuse A Transformer WIFE SEES ACCIDENT Pulmotor From Decatur Fire Department Used In Effort To Save Life Fred Morrison, age 17, n farmer residing two miles south of Willshire. Ohio, was electrocuted last night about 6:30 o'clock while he was attempting to refuse a transformer on a light pole near his house. Mr. Morrison came home about 6 o'clock and. on discovering that the transformer was out of order, he got a ladder and was making an effort to lix it. Mrs. Morrison was bolding the ladder when she heard a sudden groan Mr. Morrison did not fall to the eto'tnd. It is not known what wires he came in contact with. He was taken down off the idder and the pit - motor from the Decatur fire department was hurried to the home lin an effort to revive the man. After working for some time it was found Impossible to revive Mr. Morrison and the Willshire county coroner pronounced hint dead. Funeral services have not yet been definitely arranged. o — Gold Teeth Save Man Arrested As Anderson Suspect Seymour, Sept 23—Three gold teeth saved J. H. Pierce, packing house workman at Freetown, near here, who was arrested as George Anderson, noted bandit. Pierce answered all descriptions of Anderson —squint of eyes, smiles, scat's and even the wa. k—but he had 100 much gold in his mouth. Work at the canting factory was suspended when it was reported that Anderson had been arrested o Administration Tax Bill To Have Right Os Way Washington. Sept. 23. — (United Press.) —The administration tax reduction bill will be given absolute priority when congress meets and should be passed by the house before the Christmas holidays, Representative John Q. Nilson. Connecticut, republican, majority floor leader of the house, said today, following a conference with President Coolidge. FRENCH HERE TO SETTLE DEBT Commission Arrives In America To Arrange Payment Os War Debt By Carl D. Groat. (U P Staff Corrv*'pon<lent) New York, Sept. 23.—The French debt commission arrived in America today to arrange payment of approximately $4.200,000,000 owed the United States government as a result of war loans and accrued interest. Headed by Finance Minister Joseph Caillaux. the commission was met at Quarantine by Garrard Bigelow Winston, under secretary of the treasury, and secretary of the American debt funding commission; Myron T. Her- | rick. American ambassador to France, i and Emile Dasschner, French am- | bassador to the United States, together with other American and French officials. Arrangements bad been made tor quick transportation of the commission to Washington in a private car and the first conference on the debt problem are scheduled to begin tomorrow morning. It is generally believed by both French and American financial authorities that a satisfactory settlement of the issue will have been reached by the end of the week.