Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 28 January 1926 — Page 1

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ANNUAL meet of INDUSTRIAL Ass'N MONDAY ((annuel Arranged For Meeting At Pythian Home; Tickets Being Sold viFCTJON OF NEW directors planned plans ar.’ heins made for I,lfi an " , U H ntpellnß anti banquet of the De<.alllr Industrial Aviation. to be held ‘i nday evening. Feblliary 1. at the Kuigbts of Pythias home on Third annual report of Secretary jnnee conter, including a resume of the activities carried out by the association during the year, will be made M d other matters will be discussed. Mr T a Coleman, of the extension department of Purdue University, will be the principal speaker. Tickets for the banquet are now being sold by william Linn and members »h) have not yet secured one are asked to call at th® Vance and Linn store and get one not later than Saturday. as reservations for the dinner ntt9t 'be made by that date. RJ. Harting will serve the dinner. Avon Burk, president of the Decatur Industrial Association, is confined to hi- home with a sever ecold, but it is expected that he will be able to attend the annual meeting and preside during the program. Mr. Burk will more than likely have a message or speak on activities of interest to ipemh»rs of the association. Three now dlr.-cto . will be elected for this year, the other six holding over, and it is thought that the elec tinn of these directors will take place at the Monday meeting. A nominating committee will more than likely be appointed by President Burk in the meantime Every member of tho nssocistion is urged to attend the annual meeting and banquet, as matters of importance to the association and of interest to the community will be brought up at the meeting. SENIORS TO GIVE PLAY NEXT WEEK D. H. S. Seniors To Present “The Arrival Os Kitty” February 2 And 3 Rehearsals are being held each day for the class play, “The Arrival of Kitty." to be presented by the seniors of Decatur high school at the high school auditorium, February 2 and 3. The play is being presented under the direction of Mrs. J. 11. Blair, who has assisted in coaching plays for the local high school for several years, and Miss Blanche McCrory, senior class guardian. Tickets are already on sale and predictions are that this year’s production will be one of the best ever produced by a local high school class. Miss Josephine Anderson is business manager for the play. Miss Anderson and Hubert Myers are property managers and Harry Heuer is stage manager. Several specialty stunts are being planned for between the acts of the show. Miss Ruth Johnson will play several selections on the piano and Miss Josephine Anderslon will sing several solos. Seats for the production will not be reserved and tickets *lll be good for either night. The plot of the play is an interestlog story of modern life and it de’elops into a love story, which ends *ell after many exciting and clever entanglements. The cast is hard at ’•'oik perfecting their parts and those ,n charge state that those in the play already prepared for dress renearsals. Tickets may be obtained from any s t * le senior class of the high ’ a an<i those in charge advise the y Purchase as only a limited num*lll be sold each night to insure embody attending, a good seat

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

New Superintendent Os State Highway Equipment Imiianapolis, Ind., Jan. 28.—(United Press)—The position of superintendent of the equipment division of the state high way commission will be assumed Monday by Omer Mafiloe of Cambridge City, it was announced today. Munloe will succeed Earl Crawford, commission member, who took ovey the work temporarily when Harvey Shafer resigned last summer.

QUINN IS’HEAD OF UMBERLOST TRAIL PROJECT Decatur Man Elected President Os Gem? Stratton Porter Memorial Ass’n ADOPT ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION The Gene Stratton-Porter Mentor ial Association, which will urge the Improvement of Trail in memory of the gifted authoress, was (permanently organised yesterday and articles of incorporation adopted at a meeting of a number of interested citizens from all along the proposed line, at the law office cf Martin H. Luecke. in Fort Wayne. French Quinn, of this city, origin ator of the Idea, was elected president: M. IL Luecke. vice-president; If. E. Bodine. Fort Wayne, secretary and J. Ross McCulloch, Fort Wayne, treasurer. It was an enthusiastic, idealistic, but intensely practical meeting anil for proceeding with the work included a decision to hold meetings in each community. The expenses have been taken cars of through the Hoosier Automobile Association for marking the road and otherwise improving the highway. The object of the corporation will be the perpetuating of the ideals of Gene Stratton Porter as expressed in her various writings and the impetus she gave to the study and love of nature and also to encourage the honoring of northeastern Indiana’s points of historical interest. This will be done through the beautification. location and construction of a highway running from Limberlost cabin south at Geneva to Limberlost cabin north on the banks of Sylvan lake at Rome City. The incorporators are Cal Kunkle, Monmouth: J. 1> Briggs., Geneva; John H. Heller. D&atur; C. H. Kimmel, Kendallville* Ira E. Young, Laotto; O. L Vance, Decatur; Walter Weinhoff, Carl C. Pumphrey, Decatur; W. D. Cross. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE, o—————0 ————— Hanna, Indiana, Bov Gets Carnegia Medal Hanna, Ind., Jan. 28. — (United Press) —Kennard Dudgeon, 15-year-old farm youth, today was notified of his award of a Carnegie hero medal for bravery in saving the life of William Jahns, his employer. Dudgeon, rushed into a burning barn and dragged out the unconscious form of his employer two minutes before the roof of the building collapsed.

TRAINING SCHOOL TO OPEN FEB, 8 Opening Os Second Semes- ‘ ter Os School Is Deferred One Week The Community Standard Training School has deferred the opening of the second semester from February 1 to February 8. Letters are being sent to all students, calling attention to the opening date and urging each member of the school to bring new members with them. Indications are that the enrollment will exceed that of the fall term. The school is prepared to take care of 125 students. Each church will profit in proportion to the number of students it has in training.

, 1 11 KA.CLITG OXSTPRICT AT TO

David A. Marshall. Philadelphia chiropractor, gi ing details of how he dismembered the body oi Anna May Dietrich. Norwood, Pa., girl, to ofTici I’s. At the left is a court stenographer; next is Marshall and a countv detective; right. District AMorney Taylor. Io whom confession was made.

WILL DISCUSS FRANKLIN ROUTE Decatur To Send Four Delegates To Meeting At Wabash Next Tuesday Decatur has been asked to send four delegates to a meeting of the Benjamin F.anklin Highway Association. to be held at the Indiana Hotel, at Wabash. Indiana, at 6:15 o’clock next Tuesday evening. A dinner wi'l be served and Mr. Williamjbn, of Findlay. Ohio, will bring to the meeting a report of the Work to date and the plans for continuing the work. The fact that the road has been designated as a federal highway is encouraging to those interested, and it is believed the highway will become one of the most poptila! in the country ami it i'S to be the shortest east and west route in America. W. A. ijower, president of the local association for the Franklin highway, will name the delegates to the Wabash meeting

BRAVE STORM TO ATTEND REVIVALS Many Persons Disregard Snow And Cold To Attend Church Services Many people in Decatur braved the storm last night and attended the three reviva Imeetings being held at the Methodist, Evangelical and United Brethren churches. Good meetings were reported at all three churches and they all announced meetings for tonight. Interesting sermons were delivered and special features I epaid all those who braved the weather to attend church. Music was a feature of all the programs. The three churches will continue with their services throughout this wek and will announce later when the revivals will terminate. Evangelical Church A fair sized crowd attended the Wednesday night meeting at the Evangelical church and listened to an interesting sermon delivered by the Rev. R. W. Loose, pastor of that church. The meeting will start at 7:30 tonight. Friday night will be officers roll call night and a complete roll call of officers of all organizations of the church will be called. Rev. Loose took as his text last night. Matthew, 7:21,—“N0t everyone (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) — O Hodoo Pursues Child Huntsville, Ind., Jan. 28. — (United Press)—Alva Miller avowed today that a hoodo is pursuing his nine-months-old son. The child was badly hurt when Mill--1 er's auto overturned on a country road. A few minutes after being taken home the child fell from a bed and was knocked unconscious and suffered a deep cut on the head.

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Confesses to Brutal Murder of Girl

Crossing Accident Is Fata! To Young Boy, Indianapolis. Ind.. Jan. 28. —(United Pres-s) —A four-year-old boy is dead, his father in a hospital seriously injured and bis mother badly hurt, today. following a crossing accident near here. Jack Isovell, 4. was almost instantly killed when the truck in which he was riding with his parents was struck by a Vandalia train. t'hizzie Ijovell and Charlotte, his mother, also were injured. CREW OF TRAMP i STEAMER SAVED Crew Os Liner President Roosevelt Rescue Men After Long Fight New York. Jan. 28.--■( United Press) —After live life boats had been crushed like chips and two of tl.eir fellows had perished in the four days' light of the liner President Roosevelt to rescue hungering ami suffering sailors from the crippled British tramp steamer Antinoe, a rescue boat of volunteers headed by first officer Robert Miller, of New York, early today took the last oi the men off. Twelve had been snatched from the ship yesterday- The other 13, including the captain, were finally taken off in the moonlight just before dawn as the storm gods rested from their fury. It was Miller's second venture in 24 hours to get off haggard, weakened mates from the tramp. The men on the Antinoe were on the verge of perishing from hunger. MINERS AWAIT NEW PROPOSALS Representatives Os Miners Put Next Move Un To Operators Philadelphia, Jan. 28 — (United Press)—Miners I'qpreSentatives feeling that, they have taken the initiative in the present conference to end the anthracite coal srike. now intend to sit back and await any new proposal which operators may make, they indicated today as the conferees met for the afternoor. session. The mine owners said they had nothing new' to propose. , Reichstag Gives Vote Os Confidence To Luther Berlin, Jan. 28—(United Press) — The Reichstag, facing the certainty of dissolution and the loss of pay if it overthrew Chancellor Luther’s new cabinet today, voted confidence in Ms regima. Weather Fair tonight and probably Friday. Rising temperature Friday and in northwest portion tonight.

’BELGIUM HONORS DEAD CARDINAL Funeral Held Today For Cardinal Mercier: Buried With Hallowed Dead Brussels. Jan. 28. —(United ITess) — Belgium honored today with a national funeral its loved Cardinal Mercier and Royalty mingled with peasant in doing him homage. i Through thoroughfares black with I mourning folk, their heads bared, pass-' ed bis casket to the tolling of the chimes of Saint Giifiiile church. Within Ute edifice where in war, days his defiant proclamations to the; Belgian populace against the German masters were read, the Cardinal s body j was placed in state among a noble | company of mourners ami with the impressive rites of the church he served in peace and war. Belgium took its leave of him before his body went again to Malines to lie with the hallowed dead in a crypt beneath the altar of th? Medieval Cathedral. MERCURYTAKES SUDDEN PLUNGE Temperature Falls To 6 Below Zero; Snow Drifts Block Highways Decatur greeted one of the coldest days of the year this morning when it awakened to find the mercury at six below zero. At 6 o’clock last night, the thermometer registered about 3 degrees below freezing and at S o’clock this morning the thermometer at the Peoples lx>an and Trust company building was between the 5 and 6 i mark. The sudden change was forecast by th,e state weather bureau yesterday, but none of the bureaus predicted such a drastic change. Most forecasts predicted a drop to near the zero mark. The wind which accompanied the snow the last two days, has played havoc with roads in this community, most of them being blocked by large snow- . drifts. Aerials for radio receiving sets and tree branches also were torn down during a violent wind storm late last ’ night and most of the roads leading into Decatur were almost impassable I early this morning: Township and county organizations began the task of digging through the drifts and, by noon today, most of the roads were reported passable. Many people living in nearby towns and working in Decatur were several hours late in ar- ' riving at work today because of the F (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) S .0 a “Love Bandit” Sought Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 28. —(United Press) —A ‘lovd bandit" who slipped from a polled trap yesterday after he ■. seized and kissed Mrs. Lulu Kentworajthy, was at large in Indianapolis to- | day.

I Four Appeallate Court .Judges Seek Re-election Indianapolis, hid., Jan. 28. —(United Press) —Four judges of the Indiana Appeallate court whose terms expire this .’year have announced their candidacies for re-nomination at the republican state convention next May. They are Charles Remby, Indianapolis; Solom Enloe, Ijnville; Alonzo Nichols, Winchester, and Willis McMahan, Crown Point.

COURT ENEMIES PLAN TO CARRY ‘ FIGHT TO PEOPLE I rreconciliahles Overwhelmingly Defeated As Senate Adopts Resolution PROPOSAL PASSED BY VOTE OF 76-17 By Paul R. Mallon (United Press Staff I'orrespomlcnO Washington. Jan. 28. Although overwhelmingly defeated when the senate adopted the resolution for American participation in the World Court, irreconciliables promised today to carry their fight to the people next November, when 33 senators come up for reelection. Twenty-eight of’the 33. whose seats are soon to he decided again,, voted in favor of the Swanson court resolution. Seven of these are democrats and 21 republicans. The final action on the Swanson court resolution with its five reservations was taken last night just before 4 p m., by a vote of 76 to 17. The 17 who voted against the resolution, included 14 republican senators. Borah. Brookhart, Fernaid. Frazier. Harreld, Johnson. lafollette, Moses, Pine. Nye, Robinson, of Indiana. Schall. Watson, and Williams; two democrats. Belase and Roe dos Missouri, and one farmer, I* A. Shipstead. Senator Dili Washington. Democrat, was paired aaginst the resolution but was not present to vote. Ratification of the suggestions first made by the late President Harding three years ago followed on of the bitterest parliamentary struggles in the history of the senate. The fight has been carried on almost continuously since December 15 and was marked by invocation of the cloture rule Monday by a coalition of administration Republicans and League of Nations Deirtocrats. Under terms of the resolution as adopted. President Coolidge now will submit to the forty-seven nations who (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o — - —- —- Triple Murderer Is Convicted By Jury Stephensville, Tex., Jan. 28 — (United press) —F. M. Snow, confessed triple murderer was found guilty of murdering his step-son, Bernie Connally, by a jury which returned a death penalty verdict at 9 am., today. Snow was charged with shooting and decapitating Connally. He is also charged with the murder of his wife and mother-in-law. o OPEN DEBATE ON TAX BILL Chairman Smoot of Finance Committee Demands Passage Os Bill By Feb. 10 Washington, Jan. 28. — (United Press.) —Senate debate on the $352,661,000 federal tax reduction bill was opened today by Chairman Smoot of the finance committee, with the demand that the measure be passed by Feb. 10. "Immediate consideration and speedy disposition,” was asked by the Utah senator and administration financial expert, who spoke at length giving reasons for his committee’s action in revising the measure passed by the house, which provided only $330,000,000 reduction.

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MUCH SUFFERING IS REPORTED OVER MIO WEST STATES Unheralded Cold Wave, Accompanied By Blizzard, Strikes Indiana TRAFFIC BLOCKED BY SNOW DRIFTS Chicago. Jan. 2S - (United Press) Relief may be expected tomorrow from the sub-zero weather which today gripped the northwest and part of the micldlcwest. causing at least three deaths, intense suffering, many fires and some disruption of train schedules. ’ The cold wave lifted a bit today anti started eastward, the weather bureau said. Duluth, Minn . reported 30 degrees below’ zero. In St. Patil it was 18 below; Wisconsin points reported from 12 to 15 below and the Chicago area reported temperatures ranging from zero to 11 below. At Salt Sto. Marie, Mich., the thermometer fell to 20 below. The bitter cold claimed one life in Chicago, one in Milwaukee and one in St. Paul. Milwaukee and St. Paul reported trains and busses behind schedule. Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 28—An unheralded cold wave, accompanied by a blizzard, in some parts of the state, swept over Indiana last night, carrying temperatures down to the zero mark, early today. Tiiroughout northern Indiana the temperature hovtered around zero or dropped below, while in Indianapolis a low of zero was recorded at 8 o'clock this morning. In southern Indiana the temperature ranged from 12 to 16 above. The worst blizzard in many years swept Delaware county during the night, causing injury of three persons in an auto accident,. An auto in which Harold Kingery, riding was blown against a telephone Charles Cook and Blair Taylor were (COM'INI ED ON PAGE THREE) PRINCE HURT IN FALL FROM HORSE Prince Os Wales Sustains Fracture Os Left Collar Bone Today London, Jan. 28. — (United Press.) — The Prince of Wales sustained a fracture of the left collar bone today while hunting in Leicestershire, and was taken to London tor treatment. The accident was the culmination of a series of riding mishaps sustained by the prince in the past two years. Only yesterday ho was thrown fiom his favorite horse, "Oh Dewr” when the animal died after a jump. The accident, while causing much regret, also aroused feeling among his fellow countrymen that should the injury not prove worse than th* mere fracture, it would at least serve to keep him off the horses for the remainder of the season. It was recalled that previous accidents caused much protest and alarm for the safety of the heir to the Brit--1 ish throne, since be is a persistent huntsman. Today’s accident occurred while the pi Ince was following the Fernie hounds. o ■ Long Lost Son Returns Indianapolis, Ind., Jan 28. — (United Press) —Happiness reigmd today in the home of Mrs. Margaret Murray Long for the first time in many years. Her son. Francis Murray, 16. who disappeared from an orphanage where his widowed mother had left h'm as a baby, returned home front Houston, Texas. Located in Houston, after long ‘search, the youth was recovoiin,’, from au acident in which lit lost It lit his