Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 240, Decatur, Adams County, 10 October 1925 — Page 1

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WASHINGTON WINS THIRD GAME, 4-3

I COLD WAVE IS I 6ENERALOVER I MIDDLE WEST I Eleven States Experience I Coldest October 10 In Nineteen Years I WARMER WEATHER EXPECTED SUNDAY (United Press Service) ( Chicago. Oct. 10—Many parts of thP midwest today experienced the coldest October 10 in 19 years. Sleet, snow and rain, riding a cold. ra w gale from the northwest, were c '„neral in eleven midwestern states, yesterday and during the night. Today's forecist indicated temper,tures would rise sufficiently by afternoon to thaw out numerous footbal field- which were reported crusted with frozen mud at dawn. Below Freezing In Chicago j Following almost 24 hours of rain, sleet and snow in Chicago, the temperature this morning had fallen to 30 degrees. The cold wave in many sections followed an unseasonable warm spell in which fruit trees and shrubs began budding for the second time. Heavy frosts nipped these signs of a second ■summer but did little or no damage to basic crops. Rains Cause Damage The rains that have been general in the corn and wheat belts during . the last three days have done more damage than the cold, farmers said. 1 The abundance of moisture has made the soil too damp for the seeding of winter wheat. Unless the rains let up there is a possibility that many farmers will not be able to plant their seed wheat early enough to give it a good start before freezing temperatures are here to stay. . Madison. Wis. reported a lot of 27 degrees; Des Moines. la., had 28 degrees; St. Paul, Minn.. 33; Springfield and Indianapolis, 31. * BBy dawn today the long arm of winter that came down out of the north had reached the Atlantic seaboard. reports from New York said. The city was spanked by a near blizzard as its thousands of workers struggled to work in heavy overcoats. Pittsburgh. Aibany and Boston experienced snow flurries. The temI perature dropped 24 degrees during the night at Philadelphia. PREPARING EOS CITY ELECTION Absent Voters May Apply l or Ballots Now; Printing Starts Next Week Applications for absent voter's ballots for the city election can be made now, Mrs. Catherine Kauffman, city clerk, stated today. Those desiring an absent voter's ballot should file their application with the city clerk in the city hall. According to law, the absent voters ballots can be mailed after October 19, ami all ballots must be returned not later than the afternoon of the election. So far. no applications for ballots have been made. Beginning Saturday, October 24, and continuing for one week or until October 31, those voters who will be out of the city on election day can vote an absent voter’s ballot at the city clerk's office. The voter must appear in person, make out the application and then cast his or her ballot. I be printing of the ballots will start sometime the last of next week. In the city election four years ago, more than 2.500 ballots were cast for mayor and. complying with the law . approximately 3.700 ballot; will Printed this year. The original ballots will be printed on white paper and will contain both Party tickets. Voters who are entitled to a vote in the city election, but who, on account of illness, will not e able to go to the polls, are urged ,0 take advantage of the absent voter s law and make application now, so that the ballots cap be mailed to

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Comer Taken To State Reformatory At Pendleton Roy Coiner, formerly of Roanoke, is now of the state reformatory at Pendleton, where he has been taken for safe keeping, pending his arraignment at Kokomo in the circuit court in January, on a charge of cashing a worthless money order. This action was taken on representation of the prosecuting attorney that Comer is an habitual criminal, that he lias been confined in the state reformatory and once served a sentence in the federal prison at Atlanta, (la., and that he has ben tried recently at Van Wert, Dliio. for the robbing of Mr. and Mrs. John Harmon, aged people, but obtained an acquittal. o SHRUBBERY IS BEING PLANTED Work Started On Beautification Os County Court House Lawn Work started yesterday on the beautifying of the court house lawn. The shrubbery for around the edge of; the lawn is being planted today andj that for the foundation was set Fri-j day. The beautifying was made possible by the recent gift of the Rev. Leonard Luckey, formerly of this city. When completed the court house lawn will be one of the most beautiful in the state- The plans call for more than S2OO worth of material for the beaut if i<spt ion ■ Several men have been employed to work on the lawn and it is expected that the entire project will be completed soon. o Decatur Men Return From World’s Series Raymond Harting. Hubert Schmitt. Norbert Holthouse and William Simpson returned last night from Pittsburgh, where they attended the two opening games of the world’s series between Washington Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates. The four men are divided in opinion as to the outcome of the series and seeing the two games failed to convert any of them from their previous belief. However, ail four admit that Pittsburgh has not been hitting as good as they should. The party stopped off at Bellvue. Ohio, where they were entertained by Elmo Smith, formerly of this city. They drove to the games arriving at Pittsburgh last Tuesday night. o (Passenger Train Plunges Into River; 15 Are Drowned Catanzaro. Italy. Oct. 10.— (United Press.) — A passenger train today plunged over a bridge into the wild current of the swollen Ponza river after flood waters had scattered the bridge supports. The disaster occurred on the Catanzara-Reggio line l»e---tween the Badolaw and Santa Catarina stations. One of the cars, filled with passj engers, was driven a half kilometer 'in the direction of the sea by the raging river. A complete check-up of casualties has not been made, but apparently 15 are dead and ten injured, some severely. o —— Future Conventions Os Legion Will Be Tamer Omaha Neb., Oct. 10. — (United Press.)—Future national conventions of the American Legion are to be tamer, officers and delegates of the organization declared as they left Omaha today for their homes after a strenuous five-day session here. Conventions hereafter wil be limited to three days and will consist almost entirely of business sessions, under resolutions adopted here. o bulletin Decatur high school’s Yellow Jackets were defeated in a football game with the Portland high school eleven at Portland this afternoon, 6-0. Portland scored a touchdown in the second quarter.

MISSIONARY MEETING ENDS Successful District Convention Held At Evangelical Church Here The annua! convention of the Fort Wayne district of the Women's Missionary Society of the Evangelical church, held at the Evangelical church in this city Thursday and Friday, came to a close with an interesting session last night. The convention was successful from every standpoint. Approximately 100 persons from other charges iu the district attended the sessions. The election of officers was held I yesterday. Mrs 1). O. Wise, of Celina, I Ohio, was elected secretary of Woman's Work, and Mrs. Henry Adler, of Decatur, was chosen secretary of Young Peoples Work. Mrs. Wise succeeds Mrs. (’. E. Hocker, of this city. The annual convention will be held in the Crescent Avenue church, Fort Wayne, next year. The exact date has not ben selected, but it likely will 1 ■ held during the middle or latter part | of October. Mrs. ('. B. Mass, of Elkhart, state ! president of the Evangelical Women's I Missionary Society, and the Rev. S. Berger, of Fort Wayne, presiding Elder of the district, attended the convention and gave talks. The Rev William Kensinger, a ntissianry ot Belgian Congo, was the prnicipal speaker at the convention. The Rev. D. O. | Wise, of Celina, Ohio, and the Rev. J. H. Arndt, of Berne, also attended the convention. The Fort Wayne district comprises fourteen charges. It extends as tar east as Dayton, Ohio, as far north as Kendallville, as far south in Indiana as Portland, and west to Huntington. A delicious supper was served in the absement of the church last night. o— Crown Point Man Is Sentenced To Death Crown Point. Ind.. Oct. 10. —-(United Press) —Peter Jankowski today faced death in the electric chair for the murder of Andy Hirtzt*. Indiana Harbor war veteran. The jury returned a verdict recommending the death penalty fifteen minutes after it received the case. Jack Watson, held with Jankowski for the murder, was sentenced to life imprisonment. Watson entered a plea of guilty and was a state witness against Jankowski. UNION LABOR PUNS BOYCOTT Federation Os Labor Announces Campaign Against Non-union Products Atlantic City, N J.. Oct. 10. — I United Press) —A nation-wide boycott on non-union products to eliminate child labor and obtain bettej working conditons will be launched by the American Federation of Labor, according to a decision of the federation in convent'on here. Behind the boycott would be the purchasing power of the four million members of the organization estimated at $8,000,0(10,000. The assistance ot women will be sought in making the boycott e«ective. Speakers at the convention today believed that this boycott, kept up for one year, would tend to drive out of business all who persist in employment of child labor and otherwihe violating union requirements. A moving lobby, going from one state to another, to secure legislation favorable to labor, was also discqssml. —o Mrs. Acker Buys Grocery From Husband’s Estate Mrs. Maude Acker, widow of Albert A. Acker, who died recently, has purchased the Ackbr grocery on North Second street from the estate and will reopen the store next Monday- ■ The Acker grocery is located at the junction of Second and Fifth streets.

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Sen. Capper Predicts Taxi Reduction in Next Congress' Chicago, Oct. 10.—(United Press) — Tax reductions may lie expected next congress. Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas believes. In an address to the Illinois chamber ' of commerce late yesterday, Senator Copper declared that the next congress would cut federal expenditures $350,000,000. He predicted that the maximum surtax would be reduced from 40 to 25 per cent, that the norma! tax would be eut to four per cent, with exemption for incomes under $4,000. All nuisance taxes probably will be wiped off the hooks and an effort will be made to do away with tax exempt securit'es. he said. o SUGAR FACTORY TO OPEN SOON Field Men To Meet Here Wednesday; Plant Opens Between Oct. 15-20 A meeting of the fieldmen of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company will be held in htis city next Wednesday. at which time matters pertaining to the opening of the 1925 campaign will be discussed. The fourteen fildmen wil atend the meeting and an all day session will be held. In all probability, the lifting of the sugar beets will commence about the middle of next week. The opening of the big mill in this city has been delayed. dtfe to the fact that the management was waiting on cooler weather. It takes several frosts to put the beets ' in good condition and farmers and 1 beet growers have been wishing for 1 cold and dear nights. The beets are in good condition, it 1 is said, and the prospects are bright • for a good yield. The mill will open sometime between the fifteenth and twentieth of the month, the exact date I being undecided. John Carmody, manager of the plant, stated-today. [ More than 10.000 acres of beets were I under cultivation this year and. in all , probability, the tonnage will be large. o— MRS. LANSDOWNE DIES - Mother Os The Late Zachary Lansdowne, Commander Os Shenani doah. Expires At Greenville, O. J . I. -I Greensville, 0., Oct. 10 —Mrs. ElizI abeth Lansdowne, mother of the late - Zachary Lansdowne, commander of the ili-fated Shenandoah, died at her home here today. She was 75 years old. Mrs. Lansdowne was stricken when notified of the death of her son whose funeral she was unable to ■ attend. Motion Asks Dismissal Os Rockefeller Suit Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 10—A motion asking dismissal of the suit of Harold McCormick to prevent his former wife from obtaining control of ' $7,500,000 of the trust fund establish--1 ed by her father. John D. Rockefeller, 1 was filed in federal Court here today. The motion was filed by attorneys ' for Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCor- ’ mick and the Equitable Trust company of New York. The action here today followed the ' dec’sion of the New York appe late 1 division of the supreme court yester- ' cay that the McCormick suit must he tried in that state. ) o Blast Wrecks Mill (UNITED PRESS SER VIC I’D Bedford, 0., Oct. 10—An explosion wrecked the corning mill of the Austin Mill works of Falls Junction, near here, today.. Surrounding communities, includ- ' ing Twinsburg, were rocked by the blast The plant manufactures blasting powder and other explosives for government and private use. One man was perhaps fatally hurt. I Cause of the explosion has not been determined. t — i Weather I Fair tonight with frost; not quite • so cold tn west and south portions; > Sunday increasing clodiness and warm- . er.

LOCAL FACTORIES I. RUNNING STRONG Vity Bower Plant Sets New Record For Amount Os Current Made In Day Proof that the industries and manufacturing plants in Decatur are enjoying u healthy growth in business is evidenced by the amount of electric power being used by them. Last Tuesday, more electric power was generated at the city plant than in any on<* day in the history of the plant. On this day. 19,720 kilowatts ( of power were generated. This Is , unusual for this time of the year, as ' the highest peak reached last year was 17,020. The General Electric plant in this city is the largest user of power, and on last Tuesday, when the 19,720 K. W. were manufactured, this company used 9.260 K W. or nearly half of the total manufactured A steady growth has been enjoyed by the city plant within the last four, years. On December 20, 1920. the peak load for that year was 7.490 K. VV.. as compared with the 19,720 K W. this year, an increase of more than two and one-half times M. J. Mylott, superintendent ot the city plant, stated that the manufacturing plants in this city were now consuming more than two-thirds of the total power manufactured and that he expected a heavier load at the plant during the months of December and January. — O — ; Bishop Brown Carries Fight To Federal Court New (Means La.. Oct. 19—(United Press)—Bishop William Montgomery i Brown today carried into the federal 1 court his fight against exclusion from ■ the Protestant Episcopal church for ■ heretical teachings. He applied for an injunction re- » straining the house of bishops from I deposing him as a prelate of the church. He had been summoned to appear at St. Paul’s church Monday for J sentence. Federal Judge Lottis H. Burns set Wednesday morning as the date for hearing on Brown's application. As Brown is to be sentenced Monday. teh injunction hearing probably .. will have no effect on the plans of the 3 house of bishops to eject him from his f seat. r BANKERS HOLD 1' '( COUNTY MEETING — t Young Men From Various Banks Have Charge Os Program Last Night s l About twenty-five Adams county f bankers gathered at the Catholic "school auditorium last night at the • regular monthly meeting of the Adams ' | County Bankers’ Association. The 3 young men of the various banks had ’ charge of the program, which was " I greatly enjoyed by all those attending. The American Institute of Banking ’.school which will open in this city in 3 (about two weeks, was discussed and I all bankers and employees in the coun--1 ty were invited to attend the school this year. It is expected that a record enrollment will be made this year. Several interesting courses have been planned, including commercial law. The law course will be open to all 1 interested persons in the county who ’.can qualify for the course. • A location for the school has not | yet been announced, but it is probable '.that the meetings will be held in the ’ new Catholic school building. Last • year, the classes were held in the ■ I Catholic school. Great interest has > been shown among the bankers toward I the banking school and it is expected t that most of them will enroll in some of the courses. Tile next meeting of the coufnty organization will lie held next month at Geneva. The exact date has not been ! arranged. All of the Decatur banks and most of the banks in other towns ■ ot the county were represented at the meeting last night.

SENATORS TAKE LEAD IN WORLO’S BASEBALL SERIES WORLD’S CHAMPS COME FROM BEHIND IN SIXTH AND SEVENTH INNINGS—MARBERRY RELIEVES FURGESON ON THE MOUND FOR SENATORS—GOSLIN GETS A HOME RUN. Innings 12345678 9—R H E Pirates 010 1 010 0 0-3 83 Senators 00100102 x-4 101 (United Press Service) Griffith’s Stadium, Washington, Oct. 10—The Washington Senators won the third game of the world’s series from Pittsburgh today, 4-3. It was a game filled with dramatic incidents, amazing situations, extraordinary playing—as wonderful and weird a world s series contest as will ever be seen.

Bticky Harris’ strategy in switching the lineup til the criti-. cal moment hi the seventh inning was responsible for the Senator's victory. Washington came from behind in this session. scored two runs and then held the Pirates safe. Alex Ferguson was taken out in the seventh to enable Leihold to hat and McNeeley to run. and the switch appeared to be just right when “Firpo” Marberry started mowing down thte Pirates. The fighting Bucaneers started hitting in the ninth and filled the bases, but failed to score. The official figures total attendance 36.495. Total receipts $146,507.43. Commission's share $21,913.95. Time of game 2 hours and 19 minutes. BATTING ORDER WASHINGTON PITTSBURGH Rice, cf Moore, 2b S. Harris. 2b Carey, cf Goslin. If Cuyler. rs Judge, lb Barnhart. If J. Harris, rs Traynor, 3b Myer. 3h Wright, ss Peck, ss Grantham, lb Ruel, c Smith, c Ferguson, p Kremer, p First Inning. Pittsburgh—Moore walked. Carey was hit by pitched ball. Cuyler fLed to Goslin. Barnhart hit into a double play. Peck to S. Harris to Judge. No hits, no runs, no errors. Washington—Rice out. Traynor to Grantham. S. Harris flied to Carey ■in deep center. Goslin fanned and went to second on an error. Arguments followed. Goslin returned to first. Judge popped to Grantham.' No runs, no hits, one error. Second Inning. Pittsburgh -Traynor hit to Harris and went to third when the ball went past Harris. Wright flied to Goslin. Traynor scored after catch. Grantham popped to Peck. Smith popped to Peck. One run, one hit. no errors. , Washington—J. Harris fanned. Mey- | er out. Moore to Grantham. Peek | was safe when Carey dropped an I easy fly and went to second before . Carey recovered ball. Ruel walked, I Furgeson fanned. No runs, no hits, one error. Third Inning. Kremer out on strikes. Moore foul- i ed to Ruel. Carey nut. Ruel to Judge. No runs, no hits, no errors, i Washington Rice singled past right. Haris sacrificed. Rice stopped at second. Goslin flied to Cuylor and Rice went to third after catch. Judge hit down the right field foul line for ( a double, scoring Rice. ,1. Harris was ■ safe on a low throw to first, but Judge was thrown out trying for the plite. Grantham to Smith. Error for Wright. One run, two hits, one error. Fourth Inning Pittsburgh—Cuylor doubled to left center Barnhart singled past Myers, ' Cuylor scoring and Barnhart reaching second on the throw in. Traynor walked. Wright out. Grantham . popped to Judge near the platei Smith was passed, filling bases. Kremer fanned. One run, two hits.

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no errors. Washington—Myer walked. Peck forced Myer at second. Peck died stealing. Ruel flied to Barnhart. No runs, not hits, no errors. Fifth Innning Pittsburgh—Moore fanned. Carey singled past second and made second base with a slide when Rice was slow in yielding the ball- Cuylor out. Carey to third. Barnhart fouled to Judge. No runs, one hit, no errors. Washington—Furgeson fanned. Rice beat out a hit to Kremer. 8. Harris , lined into a double play. Moore to Grantham. No runs, one hit. no errors. Sixth Inning Pittsburgh—Traynor flied to Rice. Wright beat out a hit to Peck. Peck made a bad throw to Judge and got an error. Grantham fanned. Smith singled to right. M right making third- Kremer singled past Harris. Wright scored. Moore walked. Carey fanned and was out at first. One run, two hits, one error. Washington—Gosiin hit a homer into the right field bleachers. Judge flied to Carey, who nearly lost the ball in the sun. J. Harris singled (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) LOT SALE IS : OPENED TODAY Building Sites In Hanna Addition Being Offered In Special Sale I The C. S. Kitche Company this mornling opened a "day and night sale" of I lots in the Hanna addition, in the ' northwest part of the city. Headquarters have been opened in the building formerly occupied by the Old Adams County Bank, corner of Second and Monroe streets, and a force of men are at work on the job of 'showing the lots. The grounds have 'been staked, the streets are marked, I the lots cleaned to look their best 'and much interest is being shown, j A feature is the fact that the (grounds are lighted np so that they lean be seen at night as well as in i day time. All who call at the downJtown office receive a free ticket and are told if they call at the tent on i the addition they will he given another. One of the best lots in the addition will be given away. The lots are offered at very low prices and on reasonable terms, payable by the month ami without interest or taxes 'until 1927. Judging from the way the isale started today, the lots will be disposed of in a few days. It is the hope of '1 wners that, in disposing |of the lots <t ■< signer considerably I below cost. 1.; n building will be stimulated. Banks Will Observe Discovery Day Monday The three banks in this city will be closed all day next Monday. Octo- . ber 12, in observance of Discovery ’ Day - ... .U