Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 252, Decatur, Adams County, 24 October 1925 — Page 1

Vo l XXIII. Number 252.

I CYCLONE SWEEPS PERSIAN hULF. CLAIMING 1000 LIVES

I FORTY vessels I REPORTED SIM I DOEING DISASTER I Great Chaos Prevails In Stricken Ports; Disaster Worst Known There I MOST OF VICTIMS are pearl fishers |l| H’. I’. Staff Correspondent) Ktinichi. India, Oct. 24—A I irinlic cyclone lias swept the I Persian gulf, bringing the , I W() rst disaster within living I memory, in these parts. Forty vessels are reported to I luive been sunk and more than I i.tiOO lives lost, according to I early dispatches here. R The greatest chaos prevails in I stricken ports along the I gulf, according to advices from ■ Bahrain. Because of the reported extent of I the disaster, first details of death I and destruction were conflicting. Most of the men who perished = I were pearl fishers whose fleets put out some time ago from the Bahrain islands. Rescue boats reported plowing their way through many floating corpses. St. Johns. N. F., Oct. 24—A terrific gale swept the northeast coast of Xewfoundand dpring the night. Reports reaching here indicated that many fishing vessels were unable to weather the storm with resultdnt Joss of life. - Dr. Rice In Charge Os Epidemic At Reformatory Indianapolis, Oct. 24 —Dr. Thurman Rice, of the state board of health, has been placed in charge of the situation growing out of an epidemic of typhoid fever at the state reformatory at Pendleton, it was learned today. Superintendent Miles said she situation is no longer alarming and that I only three inmates now have the disease. Terrible overcrowding results from the fact that the prison has only 648 cells to house 1,579 prisoners. making the threat of an epidemic always possible, persons familiar ' 'll the situation said. The disease was brought to the institution by a new Inmate who was a typhoid "carrier.” Hospital facilities a tthe reformatory are limited and Miles said strictest economy was necessary before limited appropriations made by the last legislature for the reforma CHILD HAS TACK IN HIS WINDPIPE Two-year-old Son Os Mr. And Mrs. Otto Hoile Taken To Toledo Today Paul Hoile. 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hoile, of Root township, "as taken to Toledo. Ohio, today, in . ...hopes that specialists in that city may he able to remove a carpet tack from his windpipe. The tack was located in the child’s windpipe, beneath the fourth rib, by means of an X-ray examination yesterday. Ihe tack has been in the child's windpipe since last spring, his par"nta believe. He fell from a chair last spring and after he was picked up he complained of his throat hurting. Since that day, lie has breathed with difficulty and eont'nually comPlaned of his throat hurting. He has been treated by a physician, but he seemed to receive no relief. It is thought that the child bud a tack in his mouth when he fell from the chair, and that he swallowed the tack, due to the excitement and jar of the fall. The child is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. William Schamerloh, of this city.

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Candidate For Mayor In Warsaw Declared Ineligible Warsaw, Ind., Oct. 24. —(United Press)—Dr. Angus C. McDonald, democratic candidate for mayor here, was declared ineligible and his name was stricken from the list by Judge U W. Royce in the Kosciusko circuit court. Royce ruled the certificate of candidacy was not legally filed. This leaves but one candidate in the field. John Hausman, republican, to be voted on Nov. 3. , o THREE PRECINCT MEETINGS HELD Enthusiastic Meetings Held In Different Parts Os City By Democrats Three democratic precinct meetings were held last night, at which 1 time the various candidates for city! offices presented their platform and ’urged the cooperation of all voters. The meetings were all enthusiastic gatherings and will be continued in the various precincts until after the city election, November 3. A Second ward meeting was held at the Phil Macklin home on First street last night, and it was well, attended by the ladies of the A precinct of the Second ward. Several of the democratic candidates were present at the meeting and gave short talks. Two democratic meetings were held in the west part of the c*ty last I niilit. Mrs. George Wemhoff enter-! taiped the voters of B precinct of' he Third ward. The largest gather- j ing of voters assembled this year was entertained fft the Wemhoff home. Several democratic candidates and others interested in the coming election gave interesting talks. A meeting of Second ward democrats was held at the Lewis Gehrig, home on Seventh street. A good crowd also attended this meeting and short talks were made. Several meetings are scheduled for next (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o —-— — Two Planes Collide 1,000 Feet In The Air San Diego. Cal., Oct. 24. —(United Press) —Colliding while flying -at an tltitude of 1,000 feet, two p’enes dropped into the seat at Ocean Side today. Three men swam ashore, but a third •ould lie seen clinging to the plane unable to swim. A boat Immediately >ut off from shore to rescue him. TASK OF PICKING JURY UNFINISHED Two Weeks Spent In Futile Effort To Name Jurors To Try Stephenson Noblesville. Ind., Oct. 24.—(United Press.l—With two weeks of unsuccessful efforts to secure a jury tor the Oberholtzer murder trial, the Hamilton county court stood adjdurned until Monday. The end of the long conflict between state and defense attorneys over selection of the men who will hear the evidence on which the state hopes to convict D. C. Stephenson, Earl Klenck and Earl Gentry of the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer is not yet in sight. Twenty-three men were examined during the Friday session and there was no definite progress toward completing the panel. Once the opposing attorneys seemed on the verge of an agreement, but the state challenged one man and the questioning of talesmen was resumed. The effort to pick a jury has already lasted longer than the famous struggle in the case of Governor McCray | in the Marion county criminal court . two years ago. If a jury is not completed by the | middle of next week, the record established in the trial of Don Roberts, Terre Haute politician, several years ago, will be broken.

SUGAR FACTORY STAHTS GRIND First Os 1925 Sugar Expected To Be Produced Sunday; 125 Men on Hand At 6 o'clock this morning the whistle sounded and the anual campaign of the local factory of the Holland-St. laiuis Beet Sugar company swung into full working force. About 125 men were on hand to begin the day shift, and 125 more will report at 11 o'clock tonlight for the night shift. The local factory wil run twentyfour hourp each day for the next 60 or 7# days, at which time it is expected that all beets on hand will have been converted into sugar. This year's run wil be slightly shorter than last year. but a larger force is being used and it Is predicted tlia tmore sugar wil be turne dou,t. First Sugar Tomorrow The beets' are arriving in good shape and the work of unloading and weighing started several days a go. The first 1925 sugar will be produced some time tomorrow afternoon, John Carmody, factory manager, stated this morn- . I ing. The laborers are placed as the , beets progress and by tomorrow af|ternoon, every man will be In his proper place. A large force of men started to work at the sugar factory several weeks ago, ami the complete payroll for the Decatur factory includes more than 3(to names. After the machinery was started this morning, it will not be , 'stopped, except for unforeseen causes, i until the entire campaign is completed some time during the latter part of December or the first of January. Machinery In Good Condition Beets will be hauled and shipped into the local yards for the next several weeks,and wil) be stored there unI til ready for the trip through the mill, i during which time they are ground, | cooked and convened into sugar. lx>c|al factory officials say that the machinery is all in first class condition. Plenty of workers have been obtained and only a few more will be , hired during the entire it was stated this morning. Visitors will be admitted only with the consent of officials. it was said today. RADIO LISTENERS ORGANIZE LEAGUE Decatur And Adams County Asked To Join National Association Decatur and Adams county radio fans have been invited to become affiliated with the National Broadcast L steners League, an organization composed of listeners-ln from all : parts of the country, for the purpose of bettering the radio reception. H. A. Luckey, of Indianapolis, who was instrumental in starting the i Broadcast Listeners Association of i Indianapolis the parents organization of the National Broadcast Listeners League, was in Decatur today, con- ' ferring with various radio fans, including George Wemhoff. president of the Adams County Radio Club. It is likely that a meeting of the Adams County Radio Club will be called in the near future and the proposition of affiliation with the Broadcast Listeners League voted upon There will be no charge for affiliation, as ' the League is not organized for profit. Mr. Luckey has been called to Washington for a conference with Herbert Hoover. secretary of commerce, on November 9. at which time the secretary will confer with Mr. Luckey regarding the National Broadcast Listeners LeagueThe Broadcast Listeners’ Association of Indianapolis staged a big radio show in Indianapolis last month, and it was declared tq. be one 1 of the biggest shows of its kind ever staged, comparing favorably with the New York Radio show. Mr. Luckey 'was at the head of the movement which started the show. The event will he made an annual affair,. Mr. Luckey is anxious that the Broadcast Listeners’ Association of Decatur be formed before he goes to .Washington forth econference with I Secretary Hoover on November 9. Already, similar organizations have been formed in various parts of Indi-j ant. Ohio and other states. Portland and Fort Wayne are joining the, national league, It is said.

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Body Os S-51 Victim Is Identified Today Newport, A. I„ Oct. 24. (United Press) One of two bodies recovered yesterday from the sunken hull of the submarine 8-51 today was identified us that of Lieutenant ‘Junior grade) James Hurley Haselden. Jr., of Dillon. S. Two other bodies have not been Identified. TEACHERS CLOSE STATE MEETING Three-day Convention Ends With New Record For Attendance Indianapolis. Oct. 24 — (United I ress)—The three-day convention of the Indiana Teachers' association came to a close here today after one □f the largest meetings in the history of the organization. It was estimated that at least 14.000 Hoosier educators attended the -meetings which opened Thursday mroning. William A. McAndrews, superintendent of the Chicago public schools, was to deliver the principal address at the dosing meeting. At las night’s session, Benjamin Burris, of Muncie, and W. P. Dearing of Oakland City, retiring president, were named a committee to incorporate the organization under the laws of the state of Indiana. Albert A. Wiggam, author and editor. In an address before the association. declared that fhere has been a decline in the American standard of intelligence during the last few years. Wiggam declared that America is "merely joy riding into the jungle of ■rime by allowing criminals a better chance to reproduce their breed than we do good citizens.” 0 • C. S. NIBLICK IS SERIOUSLY ILL Members Os Local Banker’s Family Called To His Bedside In Gary J. G. Niblick received a telephone message this morning from Dr. J. S. Niblick, of Indiana Harbor, stating that his father. C S. Niblick, president of the Old Adams County Hank of this city, who is a patient at the Mercy hospital at Gary, passed a very bad night and asked him to see that the other members of the family were notified to come at once. Mr. Niblick left here on the 10 o'clock interurban car, accompanied by the Misses Charlotte and Margaret Niblick, for Fort Wayne where they hoped to catcli the Manhattan Flyer at 11:30 a. in. Mrs. Perry Gandy, another daughter, of West of Fort Wayne,' was notified to meet them at Fort Wayne am! accompany them also. Mr. Niblick went to Indiana Harbor for treatment several weeks ago and was take nto the Gary hospital and an operation was performed. Mrs. Niblick hastened to Gary Tuesday nightafter being notified that an operation had been performed. —o Schneider Cup Races Postponed Due To Rain Baltimore. Md., Oct. 24. — (Unitel Press.) — The Schneider cup race, scheduled for this afternoon, was postponed this morning because of 'rain. Officials decided it would be too great a risk for the flyers to participate in the competition in th e rti'n. Forty Hours Devotion To Open Friday. Oct. 30 Forty hoik's devotion wii open at the St. Mary’s Catholic church Friday evening, October 30. The services will continue over to Sunday and on Sunday evening the solemn closing of the services will be held. Announcements pertaining to the services and the time for hold'ng the services during the three days wil be made at masses tomorrow. Weather Rain tonight.. Colder in west and south portions; Sunday mostly fair. Washington, Oct. 24. — (United Press) —Weather outlook for period Oct 26 to 31 inclusive: Region of Great Lakes: Rains or snow Monday or Tuesday and again ■ the latter part of the week; frequent alternations in temperature.

LIBRARIANS END! TRI-STATEMEET Decatur Women Attend Sessions Held In Fort Wayne; Elect Officers Mrs. John Niblick and Mrs. Mary E’ey. trustees of the Decatur public library, and Miss Annette Moses, lihraran. have returned from Fort Wayne, where they attended the tristate meeting of-librarians and trustees of Indiana. Ohio and Michigan, which opened Tuesday and c'psed yesterday. Separate meetings were held by the librarians and the library trustees during the convention and the sessions were highly beneficial to those who attended. Joint sessions were held each evening Mrs. Niblick, who is president of the board of trustees of the Decatur library, served as a delegate- Indiana had the largest attendance ever registered at one of the tri-state meetings. There were 303 present from Indiana, and more than half were trustees. A dinner for the trustees was held at the Anthony hotel. Among the speakers was Mrs. Frank J. Sheehan, of Gary, newly elected president of the Indiana Federation of Clubs. Officers were elected by the three state library associations at the closing session yesterday. The Indiana officers are: President—O. C. Davis, of the Hammond public library. Vice-president — Nellie M. Coats. Indianapolis publ'<c library. Secretary—Ethel G. Baker. South Bend pubic library Treasurer—Katherine Frazee. Seymour public library Representative to the American Library Association council —Carrie E. Scott. Indianapolis public library. No arrangements for another joint meeting of the three state organizations for 1926 were made at the sessions yesterday. The Indiana State Library association will hold its annual meeting in Indianapolis, the date for which has not been announc'd. The next meeting of the Michigan state librarians will probably be hdld at Manistee next June, it was announced. The Ohio librari(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o W. C. T. U. HOLDS STATE MEETING Mrs. Stanley Re-elected State President; Body Opposes “Defense Day” Opposition to a national Defense n,.y sves expressed at the annual state convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union held at Connersville this week. It was urged that the Defense Day he turned into a "War Prevention Day." z A movement to "create a prohibition conscience" was launched by Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley, president of the state union. During her address she said in part: “We must create a prohibition conscience in the liearts of our people that will stimulate national pride and demand enforcement of law, and drive the rum runners and the'r patrons to either get on the water wagon or get off this continent. Let the masses know that prohibition, in spite of poor enforcement, is the miracle of the age, and that it is becoming increasingly popular with each returning day. This must be done to save civilization, and what must be done can be done; by the grace of God tile W. C. T. IT. of Indiana will help do it!” Mrs. Stanley attacked the state board of pardons, which, she said, "undo the work of the courts and grant partions to criminals who have staiidy become adjusted to prison regulations, anti send them back on society to add to the burden of enforcement officials and danger to the community. Until this power is curtailed or removed absolutely from the board of pardons, and the criminal world Is made to know that it must pay the penalty for violation of the law. we will have hold thieves and criminals" Mrs. Stanley, who has served as state president of the W. C T. U. for ♦he last fiv’e years, was re-erected president. Other officers elected were: Mrs. Ida Mix of Kokomo, vicepresident; Miss Mary Woodward, of Fountain City, corresponding secre--1 tary; Mrs. Mary Donnell of Greens (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

GREEK FORCES DISREGARD ORDER TO STOP FIGHTING

Baby Found In Sack In Sewer At Evansville ' Evansville, Ind., Oct. 24. (United - Pressl —Securely tied up in a guYiny • sack, a baby girl three or four days 1 old was found alive in u sewer here * last night. Physicians say it will live. The • balx- and sack were lying in about I three inches of water and though the bug wus saturated, the child was only ' slightly wet ♦ A passerby heard cries (Coining from ■ the sewer. SUNDAY SCHOOLS ;| END CONVENTION E. C. Bierie, of Berne, Elect--1 ed President Os County Organization r Th.- annual Adams County Sunday School convention closed at Herne last night after a successful series of i meetings. The convention opened Thursday evening in the M. E. Church at Monroe. Sessions were held in the Evangelical church in Berne Friday morning and afternoon and the dosi ing session was held in the First Men nonite church of Berne. E. Bierie, of Berne, was elected president of the county association t Henry B. Heller, of Decatur, and the ■ Rev. Jesse Byerly were elected vice- . presidents. Miss Ida Sprunger, of Berne, was re-elected secretary and - treasurer. About 90 persons attended the Fel- > lowship banquet held in the Commu- - nity Auditorium at 6 o’clock yesterday > evning. Talks were given by C. L. ■ Walters, of Decatur; Keneth Shoe- • maker, of Geneva: H G. Rowe, stip- - erintendent of the young peoples’ di- . vision of the state Sunday school as- ■ sociation; and Miss Nellie Young, superintendent of the childrens' division of the state association. The principal addresses at the closing session of the convention were given by Mr. Rowe and Miss Young. o Bandits Get $20,00(1 From Bank In Illinois Elgin. 111., Oct. 24 (United Press) I —Four bandits armed with shot guns today held up the West McHenry bank and secured $20,000 in gold, silver ami bills. , While two of the gang stood outI side, the other two men entered the . hank and al the point o, gua» foiit-d . the president and cashier to open th. I vault. The money was taken from , the vault. TAX-PAYING RUSH f UNDER WAY HERE ■ About SIOO,OOO Os Fall In- , stallment Paid So Far; t Nov. 2 Last Day to Pay t . The annual tax paying rush was on , at the county treasurer's office today ' Although exact totals were not avail ’ able today, it is thought that about r SIOO 000 of the fall installment has t been paid so far. Monday, November 2 is the last day for the payment of ♦ the November taxes without the ten • per cent., penalty being added and 1 the next week will see a steady rush ’ at the treasurer's office. County Treasurer Louies Kleine and his 1 deputy. Miss Anna Smith, were tak ■ ing care of the business today, a o Kansas Author Lauds ! Rockefeller Foundation * Chicago, Oct. 24. (United Press) — Establishment of the Rockfeller foundation has made John I) Rockfeller, the most useful citizen of all time. r E. W. Howe, Kansas author, declared 1 in an address hero last night. . I “The Rockfeller foundation." Howe said, "has released to the world vast I quantities of information otherwise unobtainable and Mr. Rockfeller's ' beneficienee in establishing it has put him at the head of the list of ‘world's most useful men.' ”

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ARMIES REMAIN ON BULGAR SOIL DESPITE WARNING Uncon firmed Reports Picture Greeks Advancing And Shelling Town LEAGUE OF NATIONS MEETS MONDAY (C. P Stuff Correspondent) Greek forces today remained on Bulgar soil, despite League of Nations warning to withdraw behind their own frontiers. London press reports thus far unconfirmed, pictured them even as advancing last night and again shelling the hard hit border town of Pet rich, while Sofia advices told of an alleged movement of Greek troops Irom Saloniki to reinforce the border region. One report was Athens had ordered its troops to stop advancing. Gteece will participate in the league of Nations council del.beritions Monday when an effort is to be mad,- to end the trouble and start fixing responsibility for the bolder hostilities. But Premier Pangalos asserts that his forces w.ll hold the occupied Bvlgar territory until Bulgaria yields to the Greek reparation demands. Sofia advices pictured hundreds of peasants fleeing from their humble dwellings near the border, while the Bulgar government accuses the Greeks not only of having shelled open towns but also of having killed a handful of women children, other civilians and soldiers. x Crops and cattle were seized, Sofia charges. Meantime, irregulars—the comitadji of the mountain districts, were reported taking advantage of the unrest and uncertainty to plunder and terrorize the border districts.* London, Oct. 24. — (United Press.) Greece is not only holding fast to territory she occupied in Bulgaria but is determined to kepe her grip on the region and not evacuate before the League of Nations council has handed down its decision on the . Greco-Bulgar conflict, according to United Press advices from Athens late today. A decision on the question of evacuation can be taken in the Monday council session at Paris, but it is also possible that <his decision would have to await an investigation on the spot by a council committee. o — Laurel Auto Races Are Postponed Today Baltimore, Md., Oct. 24 — The $25,000 automobile racing classic at the Laurel speedway was postponed because of ran, officials announced. BENEFIT PICTURE SHOW TO BE GIVEN “Havoc” To Be Shown Here By American Legion And Women s Relief Corps Members of the American Legion and W. R. C. of tis city have obtained the Cort Theater tor next Tuesday ami Wednesday, at which time they wil present Hie famous William Fox motion picture product" "i Havoc." Tickets are being sold at 2t) anil 115 cents each by members of the two organizations. Proceeds from the show will go to the two organizations for their general fund). The motion picture is one • of the big movie successes of the ■ year. It is a story of the American I people, especially the women, after the World War. The public is cordially invited to t patronize the show during the two s nights in this city and everyone ts s guaranteed a good evening's entert tai’nment Tickets can be obtained s from members or a tte door next Tuesday and Wednesday nights.