Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 246, Decatur, Adams County, 17 October 1925 — Page 1

Vol. XXIII. Number 246.

INDIANA PAYS FINAL HONOR TO RALSTON

“LOVERS' LA NE" BANDIT SOUGHT IN WISCONSIN Murder Near Kenosha Resembles Slaying Os Fort Wayne Couple DETECTIVE FROM FORT WAYNE JOINS SEARCH Kenosha. Wis.. Oct, 17.—(United Pressi- Search for a moron-bandit. b believed responsible sot several "lovers’ lane" holdups in the middlewest.was started today in connection with the double murder of pretty Madeline Latimer and her sweetheart. Janies Soars. The young couple was slain in Sears’ automobile early Tlntyaday as it was parked along a lovers’ lane near Kenosha. Just as local tuthoritles felt they had exhausted every possible clew in their investigation of the double slaying. Walter Kavanaugh. Fort Wayne. Ind., detective, arrived by airplane to aid in the search. Kavanaugh wes sent here because of the similarity of the murder here with the slaying of Howard Fischer and Katherine Harbers. near Fort Wayne, on May 6 of this year. Preys On “Spooners" it was revealed in the investigation hy the Fort Wayne authorities that tne "bicycle bandit" laid in wait along roads used hy “spooning couples" and would approach them and demand their cash and jewelry, threatening them with exposure if they resisted. Fearing such exposure, the victims failed to enter complaints, it is believed. and as the result the man was tide to continue his banditry unmolested by the law. Sheriff Frank Willems expressed the opinion that Sears was shot first and that Miss Latimer fainted when she saw her lovnr in the seat. Th>- murder then deliberately placed the muzzle of the revolver to the forehead of the girl and fired, ending her lite, so as to avoid detection. o_ — Printing Course Added To Muncie High School Muncie, Ind. Oct. 17—A printing extension course, which it is believed will serve as a model for the coun try, has been added to the vocational course at the local high school. The course was added at the request of the local branch of the International Typographical Union of America. At the present the course is open only to apprentices and journeymen emp'oyed in local printing offices, but may lie opened to all students of th'' school next year. ■ o MASS MEETING TO DE HELD OCT. 25 Decatur Lutherans To Conduct Drive For Valparaiso University Placards have been placed in various business houses of town announcing a mass meting of Lutheran workers for October 25 in the interect of Valparaiso University. The chairman of the Fort Wayne district, F. J. Galimeyer. has been active in organizing the congregations of the district. Chairmen have been named in the various Lutheran congregations in this district to as- ' Ist in the campaign to be carried on the week of November 29, with the Purpose of ra'tsing 2883.900 for the endowment and rehabilitation of Valparaiso university. Vslinaraiso uhir versity was taken over » members of the Lutheran church. The intention is to develop ft into a school of higher learning of high educational standards. Oscar Lankenau has been appointpd chairman of the local congregalion- The Rev. Arthur W. Hinz is the pastor.

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Wabash College Glee Club Planning Tour Crawfordsville, Ind.. Oct. 17—The J Wabash college glee cub has been [selected and the directors are beginIning plans for the animal tour of‘the j organ eation. The glee club will sing in the national contests to be held in Chicago In February. WILL DEDICATE BUILDING SENDAI Interesting Program To Be Held In New Catholic School Building | I The dedicat’on of the new St . I Joseph Catholic school building, dedicated ’ To God and Country." will take place at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the school building, corner Fourth and Monroe streets, Rt. Rev. John F Noll, bishop of the Catholic diocese of Fort Wayne, officiating. An interesting programi has been arranged for the afternoon [ and the public is invited to attend. Following the dedicatory services, the Catholic high school orchestra j will give a selection, “How-do you I do." followed by a song of greeting | by the chorus. Arthur Voglewede, a senior In the high school, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J Voglewede. will extend words of welcome to the honored guests and visitors The orchestra will then give another selection, followed by a musical recitation by Miss Rosemary Smith. The Rev. J. A. Seimetz. pastor of the St. Mary's Catholic church, will introduce the speakers and other guests who will be seated on the stage in the auditorium. The Rev. Louis A. Tieman, pastor of Sacred Heart church. Cincinnati, Ohio, will deliver the principal address of the afternoon. A musical program by the orchestra and chorus will follow. Dinner At Noon At noon, the women of the parish will serve a chicken dinner in the rooms of the old school building on Madison and Fifth streets. Serving wll begin at about 12 o’clock and the public is invited to attend. In the morn*ng. Bishop Noll will confirm a class of boys and girts at the St. Mary's Catholic church, the services beginning at 9:45 o clock. This is Bishop Noll’s first visit to since his ordination Jast Janet FALL VEGETABLES ON LOCAL MARKET Groceries Well-stocked With Cabbage; Apples Appear In Large Quantities There were a lot of cabbage heads lin Lpwn today. In other words. Decatur grocers wpre well-stocked with cabbage. Most of the stores were selling cabbage at two and one-half cents per pound, with better prices where a large quantity was taken. Apples are beginning to make their appearance on the local market in large quantities, also. Prices of $145 and $1.48 cents per bushel basket prevail in most instances. Carload lots will be received by local stores within the next few days anil fnany different varieties will be on the market. Other fall fruits and vegetables could be found on the local market in large quantities today. Carrots were selling tor five cents per pound; potatoes for 98 cents per bushel; celery five cents per bunch; onions, three pounds for 25 cents; bananas. 7 1-2 cents per pound; and grape fruit, twt» for 25 cents. There was some nice cauliflower on the market, also. — —o Yeggs Get $150,000 In Postage Stamps Sheboygan. Wis., Oct. 17. Yeggs ’ lotted the postoffice here today and escaped with stamps valued at $150,000 postmaster Kant|fe announced this as- ■ ternoon. The robbers forced the watchman to unlock the stamp doors ami then burned their way through three doors to obtain the loot. •

New School Building To Be Dedicated Sunday > HI * Appropriate ceremonies will be held Sunday afternoon when (he new Catholic school building, corner of Fourth and Monroe streets, is dedicated. Ihe building was erected at a total cost of approximately $300,000. The Rt. Rev. John F. Noil. Bishop of Ute Catholic diocese of Fort Wayne, will be charge of the dedication.

FARMS DECREASE IN NUMBER IN U. S. Agricultural America Undergoes Profound Changes In Past Five Years Washington. Oct 17. — (United Press) —Agricultural America in the past five years has undergone profound changes, resulting in a loss in the total number of farms under cultivation, according to the 19217 farm census, results of which were anounced by the census bureau today. z The total number of farms in the United States at the present time was placed at 6.372.608, compared with 6.448.343 in 1920, a decrease of 75,735 farms, or 1.2 per cent of the total. The bare figures, however, do not tell the story of farm abandonments and the sub-division of great ranches into smaller units which has disguised the extent of the decline. Abandonments were greater in the south than elsewhere. The wsl con; pensated somewhat for this loss by timing in an increase but this increase was at the expense of great ranches and ranges, which were cut up into smaller units without increase of acreage. The general trend, it is. shown, has been toward more intensive operation wltli the small true and poultry farm replacing the larger acreage where diversified farming has been the practice. The ravages of the boll-weevil in the cotton states and the migration of negro farm workers were reported, it was stated, for the decline in the number of farms in the south. The number of ranches along the Pacific slopes increased 31,413 in the five year period, it was shown. —o— Thieves Loot Pi Beta Phi Sorority House At I. U-; Get $2,000 Bloomington. Ind. Oct. 17—Thieves ’noted the chapter of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority at Indiana university here last night and escaped with fur clothing and jewelry worth $2,000. There was no one in the chapter house at the time, the girls being at a dance on the eve of the SyracuseIndiana football game. Six fur coats, four other coats and several articles of jewelry were stolen. —o — President’s Father Has Attack Os Neuralgia Bulletin Plymouth, Vt„ Oct. 17. — (United Press) —Colonel John ('. Coolidge, father of the president, is confined tp his home here with an attack of neuralgia. Early this week the colonel complained of a stiff neck. At first he paid little attentiori to the ailment, but his condition was such yesterday that Dr. Arthur L. Chute was summoned from Boston.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, October 17, 1925.

MISSIONARY TO SPEAK The Rev. William G. Kensinger To Deliver Two Addresses At Evangelical Church Sunday. The Rev. William G. Kensinger, a returned missionary from Congo. Africa, will speak at the Evangelical church in this city, Sunday. l>oth at the morning and evening service. The subjects of his addresses will be “Black Means Black.” and "The Missionary Consciousness in Congoland.” Rev. Kensinger recently addressed the Missionary convention, which was held in this city, and greatly impressed his audiences with nis vivid messages of the natives of Africa and their response to the Gospel. The public is cordially invited to hear these messages at 10:15 a, m. and 7 p. m. WALTER HUGHES IS BACK IN JAIL Hartford City Man Arrested Second Time In Fight Over County Office Hartford City, Ind.. Oct. 17 — i Walter Hugnes, democrat. who stubbornly refuses to give up the office of county auditor on order of the state supreme court, is back in jail today facing charges of usurping a public office. Hughes was arrested and placed in jail yesterday on a warrant sworn out by Ruth Werber, republican, he'd by the supreme court to be the rightful county auditor. , He secured his release on bond and after a few hours of liberty was rearrested on a second warrant and spent the night in jal. The court has set no bond on the second warrant and both democratic and republican politicians are awaitng Hughes' release as a signal to renew the fight. For the few hours that Hughes was fiee, Blackford county had two auditors. Leaving the jail, Hughes went to the auditor’s office, took off , his coat and went to work. | Miss Werber, who had assumed 1 the office as soon as Hughes was , arrested, continued to work in the same room. The contest over the office has been in the courts for two tears. The supreme court held Miss Werber the winner and this week denied Hughes’ petition for a rehearing Three Accidental Deaths Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 17. (United Press.)— Three persons were dead today from accidental causes. Frank Minor, 64. and Rowlie Dame, 62. died fro minjuries received when they were struck by automobiles. Infection in a wound caused by : stepping on a rusty nail ended in the death of Robert Salenbert, 36. Weather Fair tonight and slightly colder in extreme south portion. Generally fair Sunday, somewhat warmer in as- , ternoou.

SCHOOLS WILL HAVE VACATION Teachers In Decatur And Countv Schools To Attend State Meeting AU teachers in the Decatur public schools and a large number of county school teachers will leave next Wednesday afternoon for Indianapolis, where they will attend the annual statz> teacli”ffs meetpng being held I in that city during the remainder of the week. The city schools will be dismissed Wednesday noon for the remainder of the week and the dsmissal of counly schools is left optional to the teachers. The teachers of Adams county are urged to attend the state meeting, especially because the Northeastern Indiana Teachers Association cancelled its fall meeting, which is usually held at Fort Wayne. Many special meetings for each school department will be held during the three-dty session at Indianapolis and much valuable information is always obtained by the teach- ' ers. Most of the national soroities have planned luncheons in Indianapo’is this week to accomodate their members who teach school, in various places in Indiana. | All city superintendents in various Indiana towns and cities will attend the meetings, and principals, teachers and supply teachers have been urged to attend this year. It is ex- , petted that, a record number will attend the sessions. Most Indianapolis hotels report an overflow of rese.rvations for this coming week. —o Yellow Jackets Playing Columbia City Here Today 1 s The Decatur high school Yellow Jackets and the Columbia City footi ball team met on a muddy gridiron i on Ahr’s Field this afternoon. The : I teams appeared to be evenly match- ’ ed before the game. Streamers of the colors of the two I h,gh schools were fastened to the i lamp posts along Second street this ■ morning by the Misses Helen Farr. Eleanor Pumphrey, Mary Macy and i Kathryn Nichols and Cheer Leader . Billy Bell. The D. H. S. colors are ■ Purple and Gold and the Columbia I City colors are Blue and Gold. FOOTBALL SCORES Army. 13; Notre Dame, 0 (first half). Ohio. 6; Columbia, 0 (half). Pennsylvania, 13; Yale, 0 (half). Cornell. 21; Rutgers, 0 (quarter). Oberlin, 0; Mt. Union, 0 (half) O' Robbers Get $13,000 From Minnesota Bank New Brighton. Minn., Oct. 17. — (United Press.) —Three bandits robbed the First State bank of New Brighton today, escaping with $13,000.

Plymouth Plans To Build Municipal Skating Pond Plymouth, Ind., Oct. 17- Plans for the construction of a municipul skating pond In (’antennal park aro under consideration. by the council and chamber of commerce here. Indications are that tlte council will take favorable action on the proposal at its next session. MAKES REPORT ON| CLUBS IN DISTRICT Retiring Chairman Os District Federation Sends Report To This City Mrs. Charges C. Deam. of Bluffton, retiring chairman of the Eighth distr ct of the Indiana Federation of Clubs, has forwarded her report on the district to the clubs in the different cities in the district. The district Includes Six counties. The report, which :s of interest to all dub women of th“ city, is as follows: “The retiring chairman of the Eighth district, which consists of s x counties, is pleased to report 56 laid up memberships in the District Federation The Randolph County Federation consists of 20 clubs, three of which are federated with the District and three with the State. "The Jay County Federation was organized this year, anil has a membership of 16 clubs, four of which are federated with the District. “The Wells County Federation has evolved this year from a City Federation to a County Federation of 24 clubs, nearly half of which are rural c übs. Os these 23 are federated with the District two Wdh the state and one with the General Federation. “The Federate Club of Clubs of Muncie and Delaware county has a membership of 33 clubs. Os these, thrteen are federated with the District. twelve with the State and two with the General Federation. “The Madison County Federation consists of 11 clubs, ten of which are federated with the District. “Adams county has not yet organized, but there is reason to think it will in the near future. Three of their clubs are Federated with the District ami two wiih the Stale. “The counties usually hold two regular meetings a year, with called meetings when necessary. The district chairman attended six county conventions, besides speaking to numerous clubs and township gatherings. “We found the club women of the district most willing to help carry out the policy of the state. Individual clubs and coupty chairman seemed to feel the need of a closer touch with the present organization We believe that some arrangement whereby state officers and heads of state department! Could-have par’, sonal touch with county conventions or other large club gatherings, would be an excellent means of acquainting clubs w<th the worth and magnitude of our State Federation and would result in a greater number of State Federated Clubs. Perhaps the Club institutes and itineraries of state, speakers to the various county con-, ventions will solve the problem. “At the district convention held in Bluffton April 22, the subjects of I Mental Health. Nutrition in the Home I ami Memorial Trees were consider- ' ed. Much inspiration was received I from the address and personal touch lof our state president. Mrs. O. M. Pittinger. “The district federate)) met its quota for the Fauntleroy Mind, bought The. Life of Lincoln’ by- Chas. Moores for the general federation headquarters, and assisted individual-j iy and collectively in entertaining) the biennial counc'l at West Baden. “The hospitality fund received by the d'.strict chairman amounted to $52 50. Os this the c übs of Randolph county gave $4 50, of Adams county SIOOO. of Madison county $23 00, of Wells county $ll.OO and of Delaware county $4 00. Delaware county reported that they had sent $26 20 direct to the state officials making a total of $78.70 from the Eighth district. “We have tried to faithfully pro(CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

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SENATOR'S BODY IS BURIED NEAR LEBANON TODAY Many Os Nation’s Leaders Attend Funeral Services This Afternoon PRIVATE SERVICES HELD THIS MORNING (United PreM) Lebanon, Oct. 17.—The body of Senator Samuel Ralston was laid to rest late today in the cemetery of his old home town. Gathered with many of the . nation’s leaders, members of the deceased senator’s family heard Rev. Jean Milner, Presbyterian minister, conduct brief funeral services in the Ralston home at Indianapolis before noon today. Thirteen U. S. Senators and many state officials attended the services immediately after the funeral portage came to this city. In front of tlie alter of the chttrch where he had worshipped for years the casket was placed, while a second and public service was held. Later the casket was opened for an hour while friends filed by. Brief rites were pronounced before burial. o Payroll Bandits Get $45,000 From I. IL C. Chicago, Oct,. 17 —Four bandits executed a payroll robbery at the West Pullman works of the International Harvester company today, escaping in a sedan with $45,000. Police said they believed ft wHs an “inside job,” as the bandits must have hidden in the plant all night. Two of them wore black masks. One of the bandits stood guard over five men and two girl office employes with a shotgun while the others picked up the money. Wilkes-Barre, Pa . Oct. 17 —Three armed bandits today escaped with a $14,800 payroll of the West Knitting mid at Plymouth. Clarence West, one of the mill officials, was stopped by the bandits, who were in a machine carrying a New Jersey license. Free Lectures To Be Given At Pleasant Dale A free lecture will be given at the Pleasant Dale church on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, October 21 and 22. beginning at 7 o’clock. The Rev. R. H. Miller, who has spent the summer touring Europe wltli the She rwood Eddy party, will speak on the condition of things in Europe as lie found then) on his tours. Mr. Miller, who is the pastor of the Walnut Street Church of Brethren in North Manchester, is a man of ability and will bring a real message. ANDERSON PULLS ROBBERY IN SOUTH Man Who Held Un Bank In West Virginia Believed To Be “Dutch” Huntington. W. Va„ Oct, 17—This town hasn’t enjoyed a bank robbery since Jesse James called in the 80's. But yesterday a bandit as good as Jesse ever was. dropped in at the I Guyandotte bank He was “Dutch" 1 Xnderson. boon comrade of Gerald Chapman, bandit de luxe. With two apprentice helpers, Dutch" flashed a pistol find helped himself io $7,000. He asked for SBO,OOO but the polite cashier was unable to serve that on short order. So “Dutch” bowed out and departed hurriedly in the usual high powered car. Police say they have drawn a net over the neighborhood. They think “Dutch" wi’l get tangled in ft. Police say the bandit’s description tallied on all points with that of Chapman's partner. The bank cashier. who claims to have seen Anderson, was positive the bandit w'as he.