Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1926 — Page 1

Vol. XXIV- Nuntber Eight.

EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN OPENS SUNDAY

storms claim HEAVY TOLL ih eastern states Rain, Snow And Sleet Sweep Over Eastern Section Os Country; 12 Dead MUCH SUFFERING IS LEFT IN WAKE X.w York. .lan. 9—(Vnite.l p res s) Kain, snow and sleet sw<pt the eastern section of tlw country early today, leaving a (l II of al least a dozen lives, numerous injured and much suffering. , , , fhp scope of the storm extended even inin the sunny south where there was a general snowfall The heaviest fall in that section of the country was recorded at ('lay, Ala.. w hcre there was two inches. In Atlanta, house tops, lawns, and trees glistened with snow for the frst time in several years and the in, r, uiy dropped to 21. Gradual rises in temperature to about 40 was predicted for today anti Sunday. Four were killed at Newport. Mich, when their automobile was struck by a Detroit-Toledo interurban ru during a blinding know storm Ohio was blanketed by five inches of snow. As the wind and sleet howled through the streets of New York, thousands battled their way to work in four inches of snow and the fall was scheduled to continue throughout the day. One 13 year old girl died of heart failure, resulting from over exertion while coasting. Indianapolis, Jan. 9— The heaviest snow of the winter covered most sections of Indiana today. The Indianapolis snow reached a depth of four inches early this morning and the fall continued inIfOVONIED OX P4GE FIVE) 0 New Deputy Sheriff Arrested For Intoxication Mt Vernon. Ind , Jan. 9—Carrying his newly acquired commission as deputy sheriff in one hand and gesticulating wildly with the other. I-awrence Fif»r proceeded to “tell the world 1 ' how good the liquor was that he had just drank. Sheriff Rowe who appointed him, signed an affidavit for his arrest. He paid a fine of $lO and costs and was immediately relieved of his new job. It was short and sweet.’’ Fifer said. SENIORS WORKING ON CLASS PLAY ‘ The Arrival Os Kitty” Is Title Os Comedy To Be Given Feb. 1 And 2 —— The Arrival of Kitty,” is the title of the play to be presented by the enior class of the Decatur high school ebruary 1 and 2, it was announced to- | J .' The play was written by Norman Swartout, noted play writer. It IS a thre «-act comedy, cleverly written, an said to be one of the best of the season. T here will be nine seniors in the ast and work already has started on * production, which will be given f ’ r ‘he public high school auditorium. 88 Blanch McCrory, senior class “rdtan and Mrs. J. R. Blair, will j Ve cllar 8e of directing the play. year ’ P rese nt seniors preone P f A F ' Ull Houße >” an d “ was 0 ‘he best home-talent productions ca r bere - Several of last year’s Ml appear again this year in the Var >ous roles. an J CI ' Pt Sale tor lbe P‘ a y W HI begin who Wa3 annonr| ced. and those tn h., ar !. plann ‘ n S to attend are urged not h ,' eil t * clfets ea rly, so they will who w SaPP ° inted ’ Last year ’ nlany able t ° D | B<l t 0 Bee the play v ' ere un ‘ canaei? '° 80 because °f the limited of eha y ° f Ule auditoriura - The cast Ular acters will be made public soon.

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Accused 1 • * * V / t l&OBfcR?. JCOTT 1 Robert Scott, sought for months after his brother, Russell, charged he killed a Chicago clerk for whose murder Russell was convicted, finally has been found in San Quentin, Calif., penitentiary, serving time lor robbery. He probably will be returned to Chicago and tried for murder. MUSIC SECTION TO GIVE PROGRAM Department Os Woman’s Club To Present ‘‘A Midsumpier Night” Monday The Music Department of the Woman’s Club will present the cantata, “A Midsummer Night,” by Paul Bliss, at the regular meeting of the club Monday evening. The meet ng will not be held until 8:30 o'clock, because of the evangelistic services being held at the various churches. Proceeding the cantata, Mrs. Clyde Noble will play “Northern Dance,” by Alberto Janos, and Mi.ss Ruth Mayer will play "Ein Rendevotts,” by Poldini. The characters of “A Midsummer Night.” are: Spirit of Silence of the Night, soptano; Spirit of Storm, mezzo soprano; and Spirit of Danger, alto: Chorus, Stars and Fireflies, Shadows. Storm-Fiends, Raindrops, Birds and Sunbeams. Those who will take part in the program are: Sopranos. Mrs. Mae Holthouse, Mies Mildred Akey and Mrs. Cecile Moser; Mezzo-sopranos. Mrs. Ruby Lamiman, Miss Florence Haney, Mrs. Golda Coffee, Miss Della Se'.lemeyer: Altos, Mrs. Ed Engeler, Mrs. J. Q Neptune, Mrs. Clarence Bell, Mrs. Cal Peterson; Pianist, Mrs. Georgia Contes ; Soloists, Mis. Hotlhouse. Mrs. Neptune, Miss Akey and Mrs. Moser. All members of the club are urged to attend. HEAVIEST SHOW OF SEASON HERE Near Blizzard Starts Friday Afternoon And Continues Through Night Snow, of almost the blizzard variety, began falling in this community at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon and in a few hours the entire county and northern part of the state was wrapped in a white blanket several inches deep The .snow continued most of the night and t-his morning the flurries continued. Early today, the city snow shovel was put into action and downtown merchants were busy most of the morning sweeping the snow from their walks in preparation for thi safternoon’s trade. The present snow is the heaviest that has fallen this year and indications are that the snow will continue to fall until a depth of several inches is reached. Roads are quickly being snowed under, but no deep drifts have, been reported in the county.

MELLON'S NAME BROUGHT INTO INVESTIGATION Attorney General Sargent Questioned Further About > ‘‘Aluminum Trust” SARGENT CHALLENGES SEN. WALSH’S METHODS Washington. Jan. 9. (United Press)- The name of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon today was brought into the Walsh investigation of government delay in prosecuting the A'uminum Company of America. Senator Walsh, conducting the senate judiciary committee hearing, closely questioned Attorney eGneral Sargent on how and when he heard of Mellon's connection with the socalled "aluminum trust." Sargent said he had not heard of the trust until asked about it several months after he took office. Walsh first asked him if it was true that he had so little interest in the case that it had entirely slipped his mind. "1 had just come into office and I did many things about that time,’’ Sargent said. Sargent challenged Walsh's method of questioning, demanding to know what he was try'ng to do. Walsh examined Sargent closely regarding any effort that the department of justjee had made to obtain evidence fiom the federal trade commission on which it based its antitrust report against the company. o Motorist Cleared Os Manslaughter Charges Indianapolis, lml„ Jan. 9—(United Press)- John Ferguson was cleared today of manslaughter charges for the death of three men killed when his auto was wrecked here nearly a year ago. A jury in Marion county criminal court found him not guilty after being out less than half an hour.

BOOST RITCHIE FOR PRESIDENCY Maryland Governor Confers With Illinois Democratic Leaders Chicago, Jan. 9.—(United Press) — With the enthusiastic cheers for his advocacy of state’s rights still ringing in his ears, Governor Albert C. Ritchie, of Maryland, today conferred with leading Illinois democrats on the presidential campaign of 1928. It is expected here that Ritchie will be a candidate for the democratic nomination for president, and it is understood he is anxious for a declaration from George Brennan, democratic boss of Illinois, who is said to be pledged to Governor Al Smith of New York. Among the callers on Richie today were Brennan, former Governor Dunne, Mayor Dever and other powerful democrats. Ritchie and his party plan to stay here until Sunday, thus giving leading democrats from other mid-wes-ter states an opportunity to talk with the Maryland executive. Ritchie, speaking at the Jackson Day dinner, attacked the growing cen tralization of government in Washing, ton. He urged a return of cetrain powers to the state. The matter of prohibition should be left to the states, Ritchie declared. “To over centralization is largely do the modern notion that law, instead of being a syste into protect life, liberty and propertly, is rather a scheme for social control, intended to secure the moral well being individual and generally to secure it by forcing on all the people what some of the people think their wbll being requires," Ritchie said. “No law is a law until it is enforced,” Ritchie said, pointing out the prohibition amendment. The dry law is not effective because the great majority of the people do not believe in it, he declared. Prohibition has broken down, Ritchie, asserted.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, January 9, 1026.

IFIRE IN RESTAURANT Blaze At Andrews Restaurant On Liberty Way Laet Night Causes $l5O Damage I Fire caused damage estimated at $l5O at the Andrews restaurant on Liberty Way about 8 o'clock last night. The fire started In the attic ever the kitchen in the rear of the building, presumably from a defective chimney. The restaurant had been closed by True Andrews, proprietor, more than an hour before the fire was discovered. The blaze was confined to the rear of the building, although considerable damage was done in other parts by smoke. The fire was extinguished by the city firemen. The restaurant will be closed for a few' days while the building is being ’•epaired. The building is owned by John Niblick. MINERS TO HOLD MASS MEETING Union Miners And Officials To Close Unionization Campaign Sunday Princeton. Jan,, 9 —(United Press) A monster mass meeting of union miners, miners officials and interested persons will behold here tomorrow to close the campaign for complete unionization of the southern Indiana coal fields it was said today. Officials of districts number 11 (COXTIXI RD »»X PAGE FIXE) KLAN OPPOSED BY DEMOCRATS Party Leaders In State Rally Behind Stand Os Marion County Organ Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 9 —(United Press) — Indiana democrats today were rallying behind the Marion county party organization in its stand against (lie Ku Klux Klan and the direct primary system. Indications are that following the endorsement of the stand of the county organization by Thomas Taggar, the party ntay include in its platform for this year the four points stressed by the Marion county leaders. The four important policies endorsed by the Indianapolis leaders: I—Repeal of the direct primary law and return to convention system. —Repeal of the absent voters law. 3— Opposition to the Ku Klux Klan on the ground that discritnmination against citizens because of race or religion is contrary to the provisions of the constitution. 4— Revision of the tariff downward o Net Tourneys Assigned Anderson, Ind., Jan. 9.— United Press) —Eight regional and 64 sectional centers for the state basketball tournaments were designated today by the state high school athletic association. The sectionals will be held on March 5 and 6 and the regional on March 13. The regional assignments are: Fort Wayne—winets at Bluffton. Auburn, Columbia City, Decatur, Fort Wayne, Kendallville, LaGrange and Warsaw. At Kokomo —Winners at Portland, Royal Center, Peru, North Manchester, Marion, Kokomo, Huntington and Flora. The sectional assignments included: at Bluffton —8 teams from Wells county; at Decatur —8 teams from Adams county; at Portland — two teams from Blackford county and 7 from Jay county. Weather Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Not much change in temperature.

RUMORS FLY AS OPERATORS ANO MINERS MEET Delegates At Conference Withhold Public From Their Confidence RUMORS LACK CONFIRMATION New York, Jan. 9 — (United Press) —Carefully withholding the publie from their confidence, the anthracite operators and miners' representatives prepared to meet in afternoon session today as a flood of conflicting rumors poured over the peace negotiations., The rumors for the most part lacking confirmation, were more obtimistlc than usual. They included: 1 — A report that the full membership of the anthracite operators conference would be summoned to confer again with the six operators in the negotiations at the union league club. Since these men met Tuesday and passed a resolution upholding the course of their representatives. Another -meeting tnigtt mean that the operators were willing to yield somewhat in their demand for arbitration. 2— A statement by two of the miners delegation that some hope of ending the anthracite strike had developed in the sessions of the past two days. Such a statement made tCOXTISUED OX PAGE FIV E) o—. State School Fund Is Apportioned To Counties Adams county will get $20,282.94 from the state school fund, according to the apportionment announced today by the state hoard of education. The apportionment is based in the number of children of school age in the county, and each county will receive $3.21 for each enumerated child. .Wells county will receive $18,14113 and Blackford county gets $12,690.26. 0 ■

AUTOS COLLIDE DURING STORM Cars Driven By Carl Gass And Garth Hoover Crash At Street Corner An automobile accident occurred in this city last night in which both cars were damaged considerably, but none of the occupants were injured. The E. F. Gass car, driven by Carl Gass, and the Garth Hoover car collided at the corner of Sixth and Monroe streets at about 6:30 o’clock. Mr. Gass, with two other occupants, was driving west on Monroe street, and Mr. Hoover was coming east. Mr. Hoover started to turn the corner at Sixth street and the Gass car, after making an effort to avoid striking the Hoover car. struck it head-on. The fronts of both cars were damaged. The Gass car struck a fire hydrant in front of the Dr. Roy Archbold home after glancing off of the Hoover car. Mr. Gass’ ear was damaged the worst, having a front axel broken, fender smashed, wheel bent and light broken. The Hoover car suffered some slight damages, including a demolished front fender. It was the only accident of any consequence last night. The blinding snow made it difficult to drive, but it packed quickly and caused no serious accidents. — o 'Newcastle Mayor To Seek Seat In Congress Newcastle. Ind., Jan. 9 —(United p rea s) — j. L. Watkins, elected mayor of Newcastle on an independent ticket sometime ago, will be a candidate for the republican nominatl|on as repi'esentaltlve tn qongrjees from the sixth district, it became known today. Watkins will oppose Richard Elliott of Connersville, republican incumbent in the race.

U.S.Rum? Bah! • / ar |aKpk'’ louis par >rarnriE R Louis Parinenticr, official J liquor taster for the Quebec I j Liquor Commission, sampled some “Scotch" and “Cham-1 pajjuc” in a New York night chib, and said it was enough to "kill a goat." He then left for France to get some real I “hard stuff" to restore his sense of taste. drleenesends - DEFIANT ANSWER Leader Os Insurgents On Health Board Writes To Gov. Jackson — Indianapolis. Ind., Jan. 9—(United Press) —Dr. T. Victor Keene, leader , of the insurgent faction of the state board of health, today sent a defiant answer to Governor Jackson's demand for his resignation. I Keene replied by letter to the govI ernor's request that the insurgents either make peace with Dr. William King, board secretary, or get out. > “Efficiency cannot be restored in' the department as long as Dr. King takes the attitude that he will not i be governed by orders of the board,' Dr. Keene wrote. He reiterated the intention of the three insurgents to meet Monday to try Dr. King for alleged irregularities in his administration. o Andy Smith’s Ashes To Be Scattered Over Grid Field At California U. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 9. — (United Press) —Andy Smith's ashes will be consigned to the winds and scattered over the field of h’s last achievements, the Memorial Stadium of the University of California, at Berkeley, Calif. This was made known today when the contents of a codicle to Smith's will, made since be entered the hospital, here was disclosed. In the todide, Smith generally outlined his own funeral arrangements and set aside SIO,OOO from his estate to provide two scolarships for members of the football squad at the University of California to he known as “The Andrew Latham Smith Scholarships." 0 GAME WARDEN FILES CHARGES Adams Co. Man Charged With Illegal Possession Os Raccoon John J Hendricks, who resides in the south pert of Adams county, was arrested this morning on three affidavits charging him with illegal possession of fur-bearing animals. He entered a plea of not guilty in each case and was released on bond of SSO in each case. The three affidavits, which were identical, were filed by Marion L. Neeley, state game warden. It is alleged in each affidavit that Mr. Hendricks had in his possession on November 9, 1925, one raccoon, without having a permit from the superintendent of fisheries and game.

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SEVEN CHURCHES CO-OPERATING IN REVIVAL SERVICES Entire City Asked To Join In Two Weeks Os Simultaneous Meetings OPENING SERVICES ON SUNDAY MORNING Beginning with the morning worship hour tomorrow, seven Decatur Protestant church will open the Simultaneous Evangelistic campaign, with feature meetings each night for the next two weeks. Final plans have been made and the seven cooperating churches are awaiting the time of the opening of what they are confident will be the largest series of meetings of ' this kind ever held in Decatur. "Eveiy Decatur citizen in church 'every night” is the slogan with which 1 the seven inirr’sters are working. The ' cooperating churches are the Methodist Episcopal, Evangelical. Christian, Reformed. Baptist. United Brethren and Presbyterian. It is predicted that every church will be filled each night. The meetings will start at 7:30 o'clock and will last about one hour. City To Co-operate. Lodges, social dubs and other ac- | tivities in Decatur will cease each i night during the church services and the entire city has promised cooperation. which will make the meetings a success from every standpoint, it is expected. Several churches will have special song leaders and frequently, a minister from a nearby city will occupy the pulpits, it was announced today. The local pastors, however, will have charge of their own elm relies : during the meetings. All church I members are urged to attend and ' bring as many other persons as they i can. It is estimated that more than 1,500 people will aid in opening the meetings tomorrow morning The same subject will be used in ! every cooperating church tomorrow, (COXTIXI ED OX PAGE TWIt) o 80-Year-Old Man Faces Wife Desertion Charge Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 9—(l nited Press) —Robert Blair. 80 year old Civil war veteran, was behind the bars of the city jail today charged with wife desertion. “She married me for my money and my government pension." he said, answering the accusations of his wife, whom he married three years ago. OFFICERS NAMES BY PREBLE BANK 'Tenth Annual Meeting Os ' Stockholders Held At Bank On Thursday The stockholders of the Farmers State Bank of Preble, held their tenth annual meeting in the banking room. Thursday afternoon. The meeting was presided over by the president, Albert Reppert. After hearing the report of the past year's business, the stockholders proceeded to ballot on a board of directors for the new year. One change was made cn the board, Theodore Ewell being elected to take the place of August Conrad, retiring. The board is composed of the following members; Albert Reppert, William Meyer, John Hoffman, John Miller. Benedict Liniger, Charles Arnold and Theodore Ewell. ' After the meeting of the stock['holders was adjourned the new board of directors held a meeting ! and elected the officers, William ■■ Meyer taking Mr. Reppert’s place as . i president, and Mr. Reppert taking ; Mr. Meyer's place as vice-president. . C. R. Smith was reappo n’e’l cashier, i and Noah Arnold as assistant This bank has enjoyed a good • patronage since it was organized and the past year was no exception.