Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 16 January 1926 — Page 1

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CHRISTIANS ARE URGED TO LIVE TRUE TO CHRIST Fort Wayne Minister Delivers Powerful Sermon At Presbyterian Church TONIGHT IS REST | NIGHT IN REVIVAL A H seven co-operating churches hit the of attendance last night in th* two weeks’ revival The average attendance of membership was well over t hP (hl percent mark and the Rev- , P n ministers are hoping to in the average during the next 1 wr ek The response is fine at all churches, and as the ministers puter the last week of the revival ihev are hoping to move the attendance mark to the 100 percent ohimii. None of the churchefi will hold services tonight. Speaking to those especially who professed the Christian faith, the p,./ J. R. Sorensen, of Fort Wayne-1 challenged his adience to use the Christ that dwelt wUb’n them and live their lives in a fairway to Christ', in a powerful sermon delivered last night at the First Presbyterian church, which is holding a t p-o weeks’ revival in cooperation with six other Decatur churches. Rev. Sorensen put his questions I (t'r clly to his audience, which was J the largest one since the revival I started last Sunday. "Jesus lives in our hearts.” he said, "He doesn’t live in the song books, the church, nr the organ, but in our hearts. The big Christian question, then, is What sort of a life should 1 live if Christ lives in me? What is the consistent i Christian life? “God so made us different from antthing else on earth We liave ‘ the power Io think, to do sorrnetJißg. 1 he continued, "and God has made us| f if-conscious. with a power of will and has given us the ability to know right from wrong. We are made in God’s image.” the pastor continued. "God paid us a high compliment. Cod I 1 ves us and be has proved his love I He has shown that he wants to be oiu ftlead. In fact we won 1 saved tO| dV" in fellowship with God. ‘After God has paid us the many ICOVHNI ED ON PAGE THREE) MINE VICTIMS BURIED TODAY Work Os Burying Oklahoma Miners Gets UnDer Way; Toll Is 91 Wilburton, Okla., Jan. 16—(United Press) —The earth which has reluctantly given up the dead entrapped in the Degnan McConnell mine No. 21 Wednesday, was to receive the dead back today ami Sunday. While four, of the 91 victims were buried Friday, the real work of burial did not get under way until this morning. It is expected that this work will be completed Sunday. The mine surrendered two more bodies Friday night, leaving but three unaccounted sos. Os the 101 men entombed ten escaped alive from the mine. Fairmount, W. Va., Jan. 16—(United Press) —Twenty miners of the Jamison Coal company No. S mine I at Farmington, given up for dead for' nearly 20 hours, today are alive and uninjured. The total survivors of Thursday night’s disastrous explosion is 29, the death toll is 19. o Four Killed In Accidents At South Bend Yesterday South Bend, Ind., Jan. 16—(United Press) —Four persons are dead here today us the toll of two accidents late yesterday. Andres Sirck, 8, and Paul Lambert. 8, both of Mishawaka, were killed by a train on the grand trunk railroad. They were walking along the tracks nnd failed to hear the whistle in time to jump to safety. A New York Central train struck at auto at a crossing in. South Bend killing Oren Austin, 19, Frank Austia> 31, his brother, died a few hours later from his injuried.

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Negro Weilds Razor Tn Alack! On Physician; One Ear Is Severed * Ijifuyette, Ind,, Jan. 16. (United Press)—Charles Beatty, a negro, was a prisoner in (he Tippecanoe county jail today charged with attempting t<» I murder Dr. A c. A<kerman, Lafayoti - physician. | Mistaking Dr. Ackerman for n man against whom he had a grudge. Beatty set upon him with a razor and slashed .his face and arms, cutting off one ear. o WILL DEMAND FARM RELIEF ’lllinois Farmers To Con--1 duct Campaign For Special Legislation Chicago, Jan 16 Illinois farmers weie pledged today to campaign for immediate farm relief, demanding rpecial legislation to take care of the present problem of surplus corn. They were backed by’ the Illinois federation of labor and by the indrts--1 trial and banking resources of the '. state. The special conference called by Governor Len Small to discuss the problems of agriculture, adopted, resolutions favoring: 1— Speedy legislation by congress to provide adequate means of marketing the present corn surplus. 2— Expansion of the protective tariff to include agriculture and thus make it possible for the American farmer to got a price for his produce that is in line with the American cost l ,of living rather than a price based on world conditions. - 3—lmmediate devfelopmDnt of inland waterways as means to decrease transportation costs of the middlewestern crops. 14 —A petition to congress to banish discrimination in the pure food i laws against corn sugar and to enI courage wide spread use of corn | product* • '| At the request of Gpvernor Small, the conference avoided as much as possible any mention of specific measures or bills now before congress The idea of the meeting was to express certain broad generalities and . leave the details of the farmers’ war | for economic stability to the general I meeting of farm leaders from eleven middlewestern states, which is to meet at Des Moines, Jan. 28. o— Japanese Population Increasing Rapidly By Miies Vaughn < United Press Staff Correspondent) Tokyo, Jan. 16. — (United Press) — Every time the clock strikes a new hour, the population of Japan increases by eighty-five, and this growth in the number of Japanese has been going on for the past five years, since the last census was taken. The new census shows that in five ' years the population of Japan proper, ' not including the thickly populated possession of Korea, has grown by 3.773.651, being today 59,736.704. Title area of Japan is 148,756 square miles, approximately the size of the State of Montana, and with somewhere near the same relative mountainous 1 area. This gives a density of population of 400 per square mile, as compared with 36 to the square mile in the United States, 3 to a square mile in ' Canada and 2 in Australia. The only ' countries with a denser population are Belgium and England, neither country in any way mountainous For every hundred women in Japan (there are 101 men, a reversal of the population rule generally. | The big earthquake of 1923 took 'away from Tokyo the honor of being ‘ Japan’s biggest city. Osaka now outnumbering the Capital by 2,114,809 to 1,995,303. — o Peru Youth Chosen Editor Os Indiana Daily Student , Bloomington, Ind., Jan. 16. —(United Pres)—Paul F. Thompson, of Peru, today was chosen editor-in-chief of the Indiana Daily Student for the . second semester starting Feb. 2. 0 Woman Shoots Husband J I Chicago, Jan. 16— (United Press)— After a quarrel, Louis Schade, 34, tinsmith, was shot and killed by his wife, . Lilian, in their home early today. Mrs. ; Schade admitted the crime, insisting ‘that she shot in self-defense.

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Picture shows families of miners surrounding the main shall al Degan-Mc-C.onnell Mine No. 21. Wilburton, Okla.,

NEGRO EXECUTED AT STATE PRISON Indianapolis Colored Youth Electrocuted For Murder ! Os A While Man Michigan City, Ind., Jan. 16 —(United Press) -Edward Stewart. 25, an Indianapolis negro, went to his death in the electric chair at the stale prison | T<re"'eaily "to'JJF K'r she murder ofj Ralph Cirtiingham. a white mart. Stewart attacked and robbed Cunningham in Indianapolis a year ago. Cunningham died from bis injuries two days after the attack. Stewart, one of the ymmcest mon 1 ever executed in the death chamber here, was on the verge of collapse as he was led to the chair. Guards had to help him into the chair and support him while the straps were adjusted. The negro was placed in the chair at 12:09 a m.. and seven minutes later was officially pronounced dead. A jury in the Marion county crim-j inal cour t found Stewart guilty of first degree murder for Cunningham’s death 1 and he was sentenced to the electric ehair on October 1. No appeal for clemency was made to Governor Jackson by friends of the condemned man. Cunningham was found unconscious In his feed store in Indianapolis after I the robery and died without regaining consciousness. — o — To Discuss Organization Os Nazerine Mision Decatur residents who are interested in the organization of a Nazerine Mission are invited to attend a prayer meeting Io be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, at the home of Henry Huston. 810 South Fifteenth street.

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Many Claim SI.OOO Reward In Fifty Dollar Bank Robbery f’rinceton.Mnd.. Jan. 16. — (United (Pics 0 ) —Gibson county’s f'fty dollar bank robbery of yesterday has developed into a SI,OOO mizzle today. 1 Herschel Haley, Ralph Jenkins and Floyd Hopkins, members of a posse which captured Michael Broshear, 52. coal miner and held up and robbed the old state bank of Francisco of SSO are considered the best claimants of - the SI,OOO reward posted by the Gibson ' county banker’* laoteelive u*w.ialion. However, friends of Earl Freitzel. bank cashier say his delay in handing over the money and refusal of Ezro Hembree, taxi driver to aid the bandit’s escape, made the capture easy and that they should share in the re- , ward. Cardinal’s Condition Is Reported Unchanged Brussels, Jan. 16.-—(United Press) -Cardinal Mercier, world known churchman, is still fighting his battle against death. His condition today was unchanged from yesterday He i is very weak. | 0 Smallpox Epidemic Is Reported At South Bend South Bend, Ind., Jan. 16. —(United Press) —An order of the city board of health night classes in the public ' schools are suspended today to check the smallpox epidemic. To date twen-ty-eight cases have been reported. o Bank Case Continued The trial of the case of Levi W Kimmell vs. the Bank of Poneto, which opened in the Adams circuit court here last Monday, was continued Friday evening until Monday morning. Although the November (erm of court ended today, the trial will be continued during the vacation between the November and February terms of court.

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GOOD SHOWING IS MADE AT PURDUE Adams County Farmers Carry Away Share Os Honors At Conference Adams county made a creditable showing at the Agricultural Conference, held at Purdue University during this week) A total of thirteen Adamx. cftunU’ meu attended the conference and part of them carried away honors in club work and exhibits. M. A. Ripley. Blue Creek township farmer, won second on his exhibit of Manchu soybeans in section two. Calvin Steury. of Monroe township. who was the Adams county corn club champion, won second on his exhibit of ten ears and record, book in section two. Adams county received first honors in the Hoosier Ton Litter club work for the past year. The medals were awarded to feeders of ton litters at a banquet held during the week, and a total of twelve gold medals were awarded to Adams county farmers. This was the largest number of ton litters produced by any county in the state this year. Roy L. Price, tester for the Adams county cow testing association, received a check for S2O as a prize for having the second largest attendance of members of his association at the National Dairy show in Indianapolis a few months ago. County Agent L. M. Busche and the Adams county farmers have returned from the conference and they report that they had an enjoyable time and learned many valuable pointers about farming. A new record for attendance at the annual conference was set this year, final reports showed. A total of 2,205 visitors registered during the week. This figure breaks last year’s record by more than 200. Counties wining district honors in the att- ndance contest were Clinton. Marion De’.eware, Wayne and Vanderburgh.

Gov. Jackson Speaks To Newcastle Lions Club Newcastle ,Ind., Jan. 16. — (United Press) —Governor Ed Jackson will be the principal speaker at the charter night meeting of the Newcastle Lions club, it was announced today. Charter night will be observed Thursday of next week. — o Shot In Leg By Bandit Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 16. —(United Pi-ess) —Resisting a bandit who attempted to rob him at his home last night, James Oliver, 58, was wounded in the leg. The bandit escaped and is still at large today. Weather Fair tonight followed by increasing cloudiness Sunday. Somewhat warmer tonight, in east and south portions.

Teacher Arested On Charge Os Flogging High Schoo] Freshman Anderson, Ind.. Jan. 16. (United Press)- Court action was started today against Clautle Noland,-high school principal at Markleville, for a chastise merit udrqjnistered to Ward Gray, high school fresmhan. The boy’s father filed an affidavit against Noland charging that he tied the youth's hands, threw him on the floor and flogged him with a heavy rubber hose. Two physicians said the boy's body was a mass of welts and bruises when he was brought to them for treatment. - . —o PROHIBITION IS SIX YEARS OLD Eighteenth Amendment Starts Seventh Year Os Its Existence Today Washington, Jan. 16. (United Press) — Prohibition celebrated its sixth birthday today and entered the seventh year of its existence, very much aliv eas a national issue. Far from being disposed of. as many believed on Jan. 16, 1920, when the eighteenth amendment was proclaimed, the liquor question continues to agitate the nation. Wets and drys are constantly on the alert, the drys to defend their gains, the wets to push every advantage for modification of the law. Practical political observers return to Washington with reports that prohi- , bition is the solo national issue that at present interests the people. | The future of the nation's experi- ) ment in alcoholic ardity. is shrouded in doubt. Wets claim that the fall elections this year will be fought over the istie and result in the return of a modification congress. Drys scoff the idea, pointing to a recent 129-17 test vote in the house in their favor, although the anti-saloon league recently held a "crii sis convention." I Th.- federal government enters the seventh year with a completely rvamped enforcement machine com- ( mitted more aggressive policy than before under the direction of assistant secretary of the treasury IJncoln Andrews, of New York, a military man. drafted Into service from private life, i 1 to supplant federal prohibition com mlssioner Roy A. Haynes. A series of rum and extradition treat, i ies with foreign nations is being put . into force. President Coolidge has , pledged all available resources of the government for the fight and called on the states to asume their coneurrnt responsibility, some of whom have responded with drastic bone dry laws. I Volstead Is Pleased St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 16 —(United Press) —“No greater blessing has come to the American people in generations . than the law against the saloon," Andrew J Volstead, father of the prohibition enforcemeht law, declared today on this, its sixth birthday. “The national prohibition law.” he said, "has been in effect six years today. a short time in which to wipe out this age long evil. The effect it has produced has not met the expectations -of some—many hoped and predicted it would prove utterly disasterous, others expected it to accomplish the impossible. “In my opinion its effect has been all that is reasonable, in view of the bitter opposition of the entrenched liquor interests with their milions for carrying on the fights." — o Society Woman Sues Magazine For $500,000 For Using Her Picture St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 16—(United Press)—A photograph of Mrs. Ruth Wilk Plamondon, Chicago society, .woman, appearing in an advertise-: ment. in the "Butterick Quarterly" in ' an advertisement entitled the i i “Secrets of Fascinating Womanhood" [ is the basis of a $500,000 damage suit I | filed in the circuit court here against the Butterick Publishing company of New York. According to the suit the advertisement was that of a company known as the "Psychological Press.” 'which has St. Louis headquarters, i Mrs. Plainondon’s suit charged the ; picture—one of her in bridal costume I —was used without her authority, i She claims it has sauced her to be ; subject to public ridicule, contempt. • disgrace and has injured her name and reputation.

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'ACTION ON COAL RESOLUTIONSIS DEFERRED TODAY — Senate Delays Action On Plans To End Anthracite Coal Strike i PLAN TO RESUME DEBATES MONDAY Washington, DC., Jan. 16—(United Press) —Action on two coal resolut'ons—one to authorize the President to take whatever action is necessary to end the anthracite strike and another to authorize the President to take over the mines and operate them for the duration of the strike ■—was deferred by the senate today. The first resolution went to the calendar under the senate rule and debate will lie continued on Monday. The second resolution was referred to the interstate commerce committee as requested by Senator Copeland, author of the measure. — o Mid-Winter Forest Fire Is Raging In California Santa Barbara Calif. Jan 16.--(Unit-e.d Press)—A mid-winter forest fire was raging in the Santa Barbara national forest, 30 miles northwest of here today. More than 500 acres of woodlands have already been laid low by the flames. Hundreds of volunteers are fighting the blaze. o Manager Os Gallion Iron Works Is Dead Chicago, Jan. 16. —(United Press) — F. G. Martie. 60, of Columbus. Ohio, manager of the Calion Iron Works, Galion. Ohio, died in a hotel room hero today from a hemmorhage. A woman, giving her name as Mrs. Theresa Watson. 45. a widow, from Indianapolis, was taken from the room by police. The woman told police that site met Hartle at a railroad station here last night when she arrived here from LouTsvile. Following a round of entertainment Hartle complained of footing ill., she said. "I took him to a hotel and his condititon grew’ worse,” the woman said. “This morning he died.” Hotel officials were notified by the woman. Hartle is survived by a wife and two children. The woman was held pending an inquest o LUTHERANS TO SELECT PASTOR Local Congregation To Meet Sunday For Purnose Os Extending Call The congregation of the Zion Lutheran church, in this city, will meet Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock for the purpose of extending a call to a new pastor. The congregation has several ministers under consideration, it was stated, and a formal call will, in all probability, be extended to one of them. The congregation has been without a pastor for several weeks, since the Rev. A. W. Hinz resigned to accept a charge at Cleveland. Ohio. Rev. and Mrs. Hinz and family have already moved to their new home and, pending the appointment of a new pastor, the local congregation will be without a resident pastor. The new’ pastor will more than likely be invited to accept the local charge as soon as it is convenient for him to do so. | o 1 Farmer Fined For Selling Watered Milk Columbia, Ind.. Jan. 16. — (United Press) —Convicted in circuit court of ’ seling watered milk, Archie McEwen, | Bartholomew county farmer, was fined $5 and costs. The complaint was brought by F. A. ’ Pattan, state food and drug inspector/ o — •, November Term Ends ) The November term or t’.ra Adams . circuit com - closed today. ”"tc next i term, which v, T !>’• tin* Febrimi y . term, will open on Monday. F‘l’ nary ? 1. there being two weeks vacation i between terms.