Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1926 — Page 1

4. XXIV. Number Two.

GILLIOM MAKES RULING FAVORABLE TOOR.W. F.KING Can Re Removed Only By Hjfislative Impeachment Or Court Action GOVERNOR CAN NOT REMOVE AN OFFICER Mhnnnpolis. Ind., Jan. 2.—(United Pritts )—Court action or legislative ini f 1 ate the only paths open to ■tembers of the state board of heShb peeking to oust Dr. William F. King us secretary, us the result ut an handed down today by Attorney he neral Gilliom. Th- outstanding points in the opinion were: Th- slate constitution vests the poa- : er to remove officers only in the icgislatuie. Th' legislature did not vest the re- | nifvtal power in the appointing board. JBy.n tile governor, as chief eve, r tive. lacks power to remove an officer Itvith or without cause. Wl. lie the inquiry on which the opinio<'^a? based, was sent to Gilliom in E MMcition with a petition, asking the retnfjval of Dr. P. Victor Keene, who Is loading the fight against King, th" S'feon was taken as protecting King's yon. Hhne has called a special session of the board for Monday for the supposed purpose of considering the remor hl of Dr. King. -o—o Os U. S. Grain Crop In 1925 Less Than 1924 I Washington, Jan. 2. — (United Pros- 1 —- Despite increased prodne tion of grain in the United States in ■R*2S. the gross value of the crop was 1708,000.000 less than in 1924. the ■gfriculture department announced to ■ d *. v . i Ernie gross value of grain crops f ir | 1925 was $3,810.712.000 compared with 14.5 D ,716,000 the previous year. o Mayor-elect Os Fort Recovery, Ohio. Dies Fort Recovery. Ohio. Jan. 2-Mav sr-eli'ct Joe Passmas. well known resident of Fort Recovery, died at hi« home there at 11:15 o'clock last night. following an illness of infirmities of long duration. The deceased g hud been a resident of Fort Recover? f° r many yearn, having been engaged in the abstract business ther" fot|Ronie time. De was also a notary public. -was chosen mayor of I Fort Recovery on the democratic El|ret at the last city election. The deleased was 82 years of age. > Factional Fight Within ] U. S. Army Is Uncovered ■Washington, Jan. 2. — (United Press) —A wide spread factional fight whin the U. S Army, was uncovered today, following the death this morning of Major General William H. Hart, quartermaster general of the army. 'High officers of the quartermaster corps are said to have been involved in personal strife over the vacated position to a point where the discipline of the corps was jeopardized. — o DIES AT FORT WAYNE HOSPITAL Three-Year-Old Child of Mr. And Mrs. Richard Bleeke Dies Friday ■gßfe’noltl Bleeke, age three ami oneWt years. son of Mr. and Mrs. RichS ard Bleeke, of Union township, died at the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne, at 8 o’clock Friday evening. The child had been suffering from spinal meningitis for the last six months. The child is a grand son of Mr. and Mrs. William Bleeke and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Krueckeberg. Surviving are thepparents and two sisters, Flora and Eileen. Funeral services will be held from the Immanuel Lutheran church in UnLion township at 3 o’clock, (Sunt Time) Sunday afternoon. The Rev. Mr. Frosch will officiate. Burial will be] made in the church cemetery.

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TO! HIGHWAY SUfENDENT Coufrniissioners To M®ointment At ■ Next Week Wlw )un, y commissioners meetß w' ll be ,beir (lut y to aiw w county road superintenlaltbough there is not an itßP'Ugn being made by any I f °r the position, several I'’'* been mentioned in connß the appointement. TlJr term of Charles E. Magfrt superintendent, expire* new year. Rumors bav J least a half dozen personsflke to have the office andl p Pt it if they were appoiiß far as known, no one is Active campaign for the appf Tbe salary of the officel'er year. w who more than likely coni’he appointment if he vaA not come out with an opAt that he is a candidaAr. it is believed by his friAe would be inclined to aejit was tendered to him agjas been a good superinteAs far as known, bis sup-

eAe 700 miles of improved r<w county has been very sA Mr. Magley lives on a fAf Decatur and knows by oAhat the farmers demand iAf road repair. > Is of one or two men in tlfrt of the 'county have been n| in connection with the al. but no announcement blnade by them that they •Jdates for the place. No plications for the office are Ah the county auditor. Ity commissioners, at their tluary session, will also apJounty physician and one 3 the board of trustees of ■s County Memorial hos-

Decatur Ministers Are Working Togethei ** ; *• n BBr - W ■k - The members of the Decatur Ministerial Association and the churches which they represent are working together for the general spiritual uplift of the city and community. The seven Protestant churches represented in the Ministerial Association will hold simultaneous evan-elistic meetings, beginning on January 10 and continuing of at least two weeks. The ministers above and the hurches which they represent are: back row, left to right Rev R. W. Loose. Evangelical; Rev. O. E. Miller. Baptist: Rev. B. N. Covert, Presbyterian; Rev. C. R. Smith, United Brethren; Front row, left to right—Rev. Somerville Light. Methodist Episcopal; Rev. H. W. Ttiompson. Christian: and Rev. A R. Fledderjohann, Zion Reformed.

TO HOLD WIN MY CHUM SERVICES Epworth League Os Methodist Church to Hold Meetings All Next Week The Epworth League of the Methodist church will hold its annual Win My Chum services during the week of January 3 to 10. The services will start each evening atl 7:30 o’clock, with the exception of Sunday evening, when they will beginu at fi o’clock. The Leaguers are working very diligently to make this weekione of the most successful weeks th<j have ever had. The program for each evening is as follows; Monday, January 4: Is It Practicable to be a Christian? —speaker. Dr. John Horsley, an Epworth Worker from national headquarters, Chicago. 'Tuesday, January 5: Jesuji’ Interest in Olliers —speaker. Dr Horsley. Wednesday, January 6: How Jesus Viewed Friendships speaker, the Rev. F. A. Shipley, Pleasant Mills. Thursday, January 8: Jesus’ Call to Me —Mrs. Emma Daniel, speaker. Sunday, January It); Following Christ, Illustrated by the Pageant, “The Challenge of the Cross." The members of the Epworth League invite the public to attend these services. o MUST HAVE AUTO LICENSES FEB, 15 Deadline For Securing 1926 Plates Fixed By Secretary Os State Indianapolis. Ind., Jan. 2. —(United Press.)’ — Motorists of Indiana will have until February 15 to obtain their new 1026 automobile licenses, according to information given out today at the office of Secretary of State Frederick SchortemelerAfter that date any person found operating a car with a 1925 plate will be arrested. This is the same plan that has been followed in the past, officials In the secretary's office said. In making the announcement the officers of the department added that motorists are urged to purchase license plates as soon as possible in order to avoid the rush before the tim c limit expires. By purchasing the plates now motorists will avoid delay and the possible necessity of putting the car in the garage for several days. o Navy Deserter Surrenders -— ( Anderson, Ind., Jan. 2—Broken in health, almost starved and suffering from exposure, Charles Rice, 32, a self-admitted deserter from the U. S. Navy is held in jail here today awaiting word from the Navy department in Washington. The man surrendered to the Madison county sheriff yesterday.

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Sigma Nu Fraternity Closes Its Convention West Baden, Ind., Jan. 2— Oscar Palmonr of Atlanta, Ga., today headed the national organization of the Sigma Nu Fraternity, following the close of the twenty second bienniel convention here yesterday. Other officers elected were Orville Barnett. Columbia, Mo„ vice regent; John M. Robert. Chicago, grand treasurer; J. W. Esterline. Indianapolis. grand councilor; John C. Scott. Indianapolis, grand historian and Harry Frazer, Fort Screven, Ga., grand chaplain. ROTH FUNERAL HELD ON FRIDAY Mrs. Peter D. Roth, Os Monroe Townshin, Dies Os Pneumonia Wednesday Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon for Mrs. Peter D. Roth. 67, of Monroe township, who died Wednesday at her home, after a brief illness of pneumonia. Mrs. Roth’s son. David, preceded her, in death just nine days. The son died of the same disease. Mrs. Roth was born in Wayne county, Ohio, and came to Adams county with her family when still a child. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wtiwer, both of whom have preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband, Peter Roth, two sons, Menro and Noah Roth, of Decatur. and three daughters. Mrs. Fred Leichty, of Celina, Ohio; Mrs. Elmer Augsburger, of Lagrange and Mrs. Edward Beer, of Root township. One foster son and two sisters and two brothers also survive. One brother and one sister preceded Mre. Roth in death. Fall From High Chair Fatal To Frankfort Baby Frankfort. Ind., Jan. 2—Richard, the nine-months-ojd son of John Albitz. was dead today from injuries suffered when his three year old brother accidentally turned his high chair over. o Interurban Kills Man South Bend. Ind., Jan. 2—The St. Joseph conty coroner today investigated the death of Frank Beck, 58, of New Carlisle, killed when he was struck by an Interurban car near here. Members of the interurban crew said they found a bottle of liquor in his pocket. Weather Rain in south. Rain or snow in north portion tonight and Sunday. Warmer in south and central portions tonight. Washington, Jan. 2—Weather outlook for period Jan. 4 to 9 inclusive: Region of Great Lakes —Rains or snows the early part of the week and again the latter half. Temperatures near normal except for a moderate cold spell about the middle of the week.

RADIO TEST IS OF IMPORTANCE Music Broadcast In Great Britain Picked Up And Rebroadcast In U. S. New York, Jan. 2.—(United Press) —An experiment of far reaching importance in attempt to span tin* world by radio was partially successful last night when music broadcast from Great Britain was picked up here and rebroadcast back across the Atlantic in one-thirty-second ot a sec md. Nine of the largest radio stations in the United States hid combined to make rho espe+wnent successful. Likewise, scientists had gathered ct stations in Ceylon, Peru, Brazil. Havana. Japan and the Hawaiian Islands to record details of the test. The music was from Giro’s and Covent Garden in London, broadcast from station SXX in Daventry, on a 1.000 meter wave length, it was received first at Belfast Maine, and s.'tn to the Radio corporation of America at Van Cortland Park here on a 70 meter wave and from there to WJZ in Aeolian Hall. It was then rebroadcast. Soon af-< terwards messages arrived from london. saying that while strong statis interfered, wtih its clarity the music had been caught there. Eight stations in the United States which had (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREEj

LOCAL G. E. PLANT HAS RECORD YEAH More Than Half Million Motors Made Here; Production Increases More than a half million motors were manufactured at the Decatur works of the General Electric company during 1925, it was estimated today, in view of the weekly productions for the past several weeks. Production has been steadily increasing at the local plant and more than 10,000 motors have been manufactured weekly within the past few months. Approximately 460 persons are on the payroll of the local plant and, during -925, the total payroll will be around the $400,000 mark, including bonuses, which were issued during the year. A night force is still on duty at the local plant and the past year was one of the most successful and busiest in the history of the local plant. The outlook for 1926 is good and indications point to another record year. — o College Gymnasium Burns Mulberry, Ind., Jan. 2. — Offcials here are today investigating a fire which destroyed the gymnasium at Weidner Institute with a loss of approximtaely SIO,OOO. No one was injured in the blaze which started just before a basketball game was scheduled to get under way. The walla collapsed thirty minutes after the fire was discovered.

Buildings At Mouth Os Indiana Mine Are Burned Bicknell, Ind., Jan. 2—Buildings at the month of the Indian Creek Coal mine near here were destroyed by fire which broke out in the top of the Tipple early today. Loss from the fire was estimated at $75,000 by officials of the Consolidated Coal company which owns the property. Only four mon worn ut the mine when the blaze was discovered. Origin of the fire has not been determ.tned, Four ihundred and fifty men are employed at the Indian Creek mine PETITION TO SELL 740-ACRE FARM Sale Os Old Studabaker Farm, Just East Os Decatur, Asked By Trustees A petition to sell the Studabaker farm, composed of 740 acres and located in Washington township, just east of the city limits of Decatur, and valued at SIIO,OOO, was filed in the circuit court today by Mathias Kirsch and John W. Tyndall, trustees of the trust created by the late David Studabaker This is one of the largest farms in Adams coujnty and is composed of rich farming land. There are five sets of farm buildings on the farm. The late Judge David Studabaker died in May, 1904, leaving a will which provided that the farm be kept in trust for his son, David E. Studabaker, and the latter's children. David E. Studabaker 'died October 1, of last year, leaving as his heirs, his wife, Marion G. Studabaker, and three children. David B. Studabaker. Bobbie Rachel and Nancy Alice Studabaker, the latter two being minors. According! to the will of the elder Studabaker. the estate can not be divided among the heirs until the youngest is of age. It is proposed by the trustees to sell the farm and invest the proceeds in non-taxable bonds and | other securities. It is stated in the petition that the heirs are agreed that it would be best to sell the farm and invest the proceeds as mentioned above, h is pointed out that the taxes and other expenses of the farm has been more than s6.otto annually for the last few years and that that amount was in excess of the income off the land. The defendants named in the petition are David B. Studabaker and others. 0 SUGAR FACTORY TO CLOSE SOON Slicing To Be Finished Sunday Or Monday; Plant To Shut Down Wednesday The last car of beets arrived at the local sugar mill last night and was unloaded this morning, John Carmody, manager of the Decatur plant said today. Slicing will be completed tomorrow or Monday, local mill officials stated late today, and by Monday noon all beets to be sliced during this season in the Decatur factory will have been sent through the process of being made into sugar. Mr. Carmody said that the exact time of the closing of the campaign was still in doubt, but the entire factory will dose sometime Wednesday, he said. The local beet sugar campaign this year has been greatly hindered by w'eather conditions and the low test of the beets. The amount of beets arriving at the mill this season is greatly increased over other years, but the test of sugar in them is considerably lower. When the session first started, it was thought that a record production would be made. This hope was soon disillusioned when the first beets showed a poor test. Then, weather conditions forced the plant to close on two different occasions, because farmers were unable to get the beets to the factory. For several weeks, the condition of the ground made it impossible to haul the beets to Decatur. Weather has been ideal the last several weeks of the campaign and few farmers lost much on the early bad weather. The annual campaign’s closing Wednesday will mean the dismissal of about 150 men who ars employed by the company during the annual winter campaign.

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SENTENCE OF THOMPSON AND FORBES UPHELD Federal Court Os Appeals Sustains Action Os Lower Court In Case SENTENCES AND FINES MUST STAND Chicago, Jan. 2. — (United Press.) Ihe federal court of appeals today sustained the lower federal court in its conviction and the sentences imposed upon Charles R. Forbes and John W. Thompson. Col. Forbes, funner director of (lie Veterans' Bureau, and Thompion, millionaire St. Louis contractor, were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud tlie government in connection with the construction of veterans’ hospitals. They were given sentences of two years each in the Leavenworth penitentiary and lines and $l(),t>00 each. The court of appeals also refused to strike out the testimony of Elias H. Mortimer, star government witness in the ease, as petitioned by the defense attorneys. Attorneys for the two men plan to ask for a rehearing and if this is refused they are expected to take the ease to the United States supreme court. o Governor Jackson Returns From Visit In Washington Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 2. — Governor Ed. Jackson was back in Indianapolis today after a week in New York and Washington. At Washington the governor conferred with President Coolidge and other officials but said the visit to the President had no political significance. He will return to his desk at the state house Monday, where a report of the state finance committee on salary changes for stale officials awaits is consideration. Another problem Io come before him will he the petition for removal of Dr. T. Victor Keene, of Indianapolis, as a member of the state hoard of health. o__ Italian Cities Visited By Earthquake Friday Rome, Jan. 2 — Several Italian cities were visited by earthquakes on the New Year, but reports today indicate that the damage was very slight. Venice. Calabria, Milan. Bologna. Ravenna. Padova, Udine and Trieste reported feeling the shock, but not reports of casualties has been received here. o Shoots Self On Train Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 2—Coroner Robinson today attempted to establish a definite identification of the body of a man believed to bo F. Pimentel, of Philadelphia, who shot himself on a Pennsylvania train near Dunreith yesterday. Checks totalling $45,000 and $2,000 in cash were found on the body. o WOMAN SHOT BY JAY COUNTY MAN Farmer Fires On Auto Thinking It Contained Chicken Thieves Portland, Ind., Jan. 2. — (United Press) —Physicians in the Jay County hospital today were doubtful of the recovery of Mrs. Alta Friddle, 40, shot by James Cummins, an employee of the Jay county farm bureau. Cummins said he fired on a machine in which the woman was seated with an unknown male escort, thinking chicken thieves were in the car. Mrs. Friddle refused to name the man with her. 0 Two American Women Missionaries Reported Kidnapped In China Washington, Jan. 2—lt was reported here today that two American woman missionaries hud been kidnapped at Pochow. Anhwei Province. China and listed as missing three weeks.