Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 5 February 1926 — Page 1

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SENATE REFUSES TO LAY ASIDE TAX BILL

I STORMS cause I DISTRESS AND I death IN EAST B ” I Terrific Storms Pass Out To I Sea After Spending I Fury On Land I toll is NEAR i I thirty deaths ■ I I S >» York. Feb. 5.-(Unlted Press.) ■ -The terrific storms which for 24 ■ bflliri A hipped the eastern seaboard I f 1(n Georgia to Maine. Is passing out ■ |, ISP;I , leaving in its wake death nnd dirtresr. Although the fury of the blizzard 4s spent coastal shipping still is imperilled. hundreds of cities nnd villages are banked with snow and continued cold causes acute discomfort along the north Atlantic. Close to thirty deaths are attributed to the storm. Os these eight came at sea nhen towering waves assailed i three helpless barges. Nine persons , died from accident and exposure in the metropolitan area and several , others in nearby districts. Eight workmen died and eleven were injur ed when a factory building at New Britain. Conn., collapsed from the weight of snow on its roof. Several epics of the sea were written as coast guards and volunteers rescued those aboard craft left to the mercy of the waves. Three men were snatched from death a moment before a barge gave way at Ashbury Park, N. J., two of them only to die on the way to shore. Marshall Is Indicted «_r.. On Manslaughter Charge Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 5. - (United ! Press) Three indictments charging E murder, voluntary manslaughter and ! involuntary manslaughter, were returned by the grand jury here today against David Marshall, confessed slayer of Tnua May Dietrich, following refusal of Marshall’s appeal ft>r bail at a habeas corpus hearing before Judge Davh. MINING COAL IS DANGEROUS WORK One Miners Lost Life For Every 175,000 Tons Os Coal Mined In Indiana Indianapolis, Feh. C. — (United Press)—The coal which is mined in Indiana, and which is burned in furnaces and stoves of the state, was won from the earth by the life blood of miners, according to statistics in the report of Albert C. Dally, stale mine inspector. While Indiana ha.s been exceedingly fortunate in regard to mine disasters the danger which is always present in the underground workings is Plainly shown by the fact that for every 175,182 tons of coal mined in 1925, one miner lost his lite. Daily's report shows that during ii*-5. 101 miners paid the supreme penalty tn their efforts to obtain for tbe people of the state, fuel with which to keep warm in the winter. During 1925, the mines of the state Produced a total of 17,693,409 tons of foal. Dally pointed out. This production was 1,514,033 tons le “’ than during the year of 1924. However, the toil of life taken in "fining was considerably greater due r” t * le u '" van mine disaster in which 62 miners were killed. , Had it not been for this single dis"Bt«r, which claimed more, than onea'f of the victims for the entire year, "dianas record would have been remarkably low, DuUly declared. '°r their extremely dangerous work * 19,839 men employed as miners in “* state received a total of $28,250,»<).05 during the year, th e reports in Ual >y's office shows. The report also shows that of the of 17,693,409 tons of coal mined Indiana consumers pur’CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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Extra! Male Flappers To Go In For Colored Shoes; Nude Shade Best Chicago, Feb. 6.—(United Press)Mule flappers will go In for colored shoes Ibis spring, with a nude shade taking first honors, shoe dealers here announced. The nude shade has been brought out in California and Florida, and by spring wiH have invaded the rest of the country, the dealers claim. Outing shoes trimmed in red and green also will be in vogue, according to the forecast. Other colors will be introduced as the weather warms up. NICHOLAS MILLER DIES AT HOSPITAL Prominent Decatur Citizen Succumbs To Illness Os Pneumonia Today Nicholas F. Miller. 63. prominent Decatur citizen, died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital at 12:20 o’clock this morning, after a brief Tlness of pneumonia. Mr. Miller was taken to the hospital Tuesday morning and had been in a serious condition since that time, lie was able! to be around last Sunday, but bo’ came ill Monday night and on the following day his condition became serious. Ho was in a semi conscious condition early last evening and was J thought to have been slightly im-| proved earlier In the evening, but later he lapsed into unconsciousness and died this morning. Nicholas Francis Miller was born in Decatur in August, 1862. He lived his entire life In Decatur. He was the ~rm rtp John and Elizabeth Wfiib ers Miller, in early life. Mr. Miller was married to Elizabeth Johns, who preceded him in death many years ago. One ton. William, died in 1906. Mr. Miller, for many years, was a barber, conducting a shop in the old Burt House, and later in the Murray Hotel. A few years ago, he retired because of ill health and he never resumed his work. For the last several years Mr. Miller has resided at the home of hj» sister, Mrs. Christcna Niblick, and his nephew, Jesse G Niblick, on North Second street. He was a member of the St. Marys Catholic church and was always a worker for all progressive movements in Decatur. He was a charter member of the Decatur Knights of Columbus and a member of the Fourth degree of that organization. He also was a charter member of the Decatur chapter of the Elks and was always an active member of that organization. He is survived by his ssister, Mrs. Christena Niblick, and a brother, C. P. Miller, of Toledo, Ohio. Several brothers and sisters have, preceded • him In death. Several other distant relatives also survive. Funeral services will be held from the St. Mary's Catholic church, Monday mornjng, at 9 o’clock, the Rev. J. A. Seimetz officiating. Burial will take place in the St. Joseph Catholic cemetery west of Decatur. o — - Famous Lew Wallace Study Bequeathed To City Os Crawfordsville Crawfordsville, Ind., Feh. s.—(United Press.)—The famous Dew Wallace study together with $125,000 maintenance fund was bequeathed the city of Crawfordsville in the will of HenryLane Wallace, son of General Lew Wallace, author of "Beu Hur" and other hooks. Most of the estate valued at more than $1,000,000 was bequeathed to Lew Wallace Jr., of Rye, N. Y„ son of Henry Lane Wallace, at whose home the latter died. o — Thaws And Floods Are Damaging Highways Seymour, Ind., Feb. 5. — (United Press) —The freezes and thaws of the last few days have damaged the roads of Jackson county seriously and high water is adding to the trouble. Heavy traffic has been banned but in spit of this the surface of the highways are breaking in many places, it wag said.

PROHIDITION TO GO ON TRIAL IN OFFICIAL INQUIRY Senate Judiciary Committee to Begin Investigation Os Problem, Feb. 24 TO INTERVIEW ALL CLASSES OF PEOPLE By Paul R. Mallon i United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington. Feb. 5-Prohibition will go on trial before a jury of the senate judiciary committee about Feb. 24. in the most extensive official inquiry since inauguaration of the law, Senator Edge, New Jersey, republican and leader of the congressional beer bloc, announced today. Nearly 100 witnesses, including educators, preachers, lawyers, physicians, legislators and leaders of social uplift from all parts of the country will furnish the information upon which the i wets plan to base the! rplea for 2.75 ’ beer. Highest officials of the government in charge of prohibition enforcement al-'.y will be summoned to tell how the law is working out. Chicago. Feb. 5. —(United Press) — Episcopal church laymen of this area are engaged in a spirited exchange of "uiguments over the Volstead act, some |demanding modification and others "urging uncompromising enforcement of the dry laws. The tempest was started by the expression of the Protestant i Episcopal church Temperance Society for modification of the Volstead oct. i‘ — o Hardware To Enlarge Plant At Elkhart I _ ' Elkhart, Ind., Feb. 5. — (United Press) —Plans were under way here ' today to carry out the proposal of the I . •* Chicago Hardware < ompany to enlarge its plant here. The work will 1 cost approximately $60,000, it was said. One hundred and fifty additional men will be given employment when the addition is completed. WARNS AGAINST EUROPEAN SEED ) » County Agent Advises Farmers Against Buying Imported Clover Seed By L. M. Busche, County Agent. According to reports, a large 1 amount of European red clover seed is finding its way to the United States ’ this winter, probably brought about by the shortage of seed here and the 1 very attractive price it brings. It is said that several large shipments arrived iu Indiana during the month of 1 Decembez. Purdue's tests show definitely that red clover seed from southern Europe absolutely should not be sown, since it winter kills very easily, not being adapted to our hard winters. Circular 114. free for the asking at the county agent’s office, explains in detail how the test was carried out and gives the results with Italian, ’ German, Hungarian, French, Bohemian and Chilean strains. The following letter, just received from Director G I- Christie, of Purdue, is enlightening. The letter follows: •Dear Mr. Busche:—The problem of seeding the clover crop in Indiana is prominently before Indiana farmers. ’ The proper seed to purchase is also ‘ receiving careful consideration. Be- ' cause of the small supply of domestic seed, some foreign seed is being offered for sale In some cases, deal- . (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) i House Os Commons Vote > Confidence In Government < i London, Feb. s.—(United Press.)— By a vote of 299 to 112 the house of t commons voted confidence in the - government unemployment policy, t defeating a labor amendment to the reply to the king's speech.

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Rumors of a budding romance between John Coolidge and Miss Florence Trumbull are being revived with announcement that the young lady’s parents. Governor and Mrs. Trumbull, of Connecticut, have been invited to visit President and Mrs. Coolidge at the White House. Young Coolidge was the guest of the Trumbull’s last Easter.

ROTARIANS TO MEET IN MUNCIE I Several Members Os Local Chib To Attend District Conference, Feb. 22-23 Plans for attending the district conference of Indiana Rotary clubs at Muncie. February 22 and 23. where made by the Decatur Rotarians at their regular luncheon meeting last evening. About 30 or 3* Rotarians are planning to attend the conference. Several will take their wives and special entertainments will be given for them. Tlje Decatur club will support the candjdacy of Will R. Barr, of Bluffton. for the district governorship, the local club being the first club in the state to endorse his candidacy. Wai WemhofT talked on community service and Hubert Schmitt talked on the meat business at the meeting , last evening. To Test Law Regarding Sale Os Jamica Ginger Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 5. — (United Press) —Sale of Jamaica Ginger in Indiana will face its legal test in the , supreme court, it was announced today. Attorneys for Harry J. Simpson, soft ( drink merchant, said his sentence of , thirty days in jail and the fine of SIOO would be appealed. A federal agent had told the lower court that Simpson had sold him some Jamaica Ginger and that he had "almost become intoxicated.” Bennett said the agent mixed the ginger with another beverage. o— Decatur Young Men To Broadcast From Cincinnati The Students Choir of St. Mary's Seminary .Cincinnati, Ohio, will broadcast from station WLW, between 4:00 and 5:00 p. m„ Sunday, February 7. Ambrose Kohne, Gerald Durkin and 1 Simeon Schmitt, Decatur young men, ; are members of the Choir. Weather i Partly cloudy in south portion. Mostly cloudy in north to- > night ahd Saturday. Probably some rain Saturday.

DATES SELECTED FOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CONTESTS —— r —— April 9 Is Date For LiteraryMusic Contests, At Decatur High School TRACK MEET ON APRIL 17 OR 24 The annual Adams county high school literary and music contests will be held in the Decatur high school auditorium on Friday night, April 9. according to a decision reached at a meeting of the committee in charge, held at the home off Clifton Striker) county superintendent of schools, lust night). The annual track and field meet will be held in Decatur either on Saturday, April 14. or Saturday. April 24-. The preliminary contests for the north and south half of the county to pick the contestants lor the finals of the literary and music contests, will be held at the Kirkland township nnd Berne high schools, on Frdiay, April 2. Berne-GensVa Hosts Last Year The literary and music contests were held in Berne last year and the track and field meet was held at Geneva, so the committee decided to hold the events in the northern half of the county this year. In the preliminaries of the literary and music contests, one contestant will be chosen in each event to represent the northern and southern half of the county in the finals. No preliminaries will be held in the track and field events. The loving cup.anil silver shield, given to the school scoring the highest number of points In the track and field meet and in the literary-music contests last year, respectively, will be awarded to the winning schools again this year. Medals will be awarded to the individual point winners in each contest. Geneva won the track and field meet last year and Berne finished first in the liter-ary-music events. The committee decided to charge (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) — O —• SARGENT ISSUES GAG RULE ORDERS Attorney General Tells U. S. Marshalls To Cite Cases In Courts Alone Washington, Feb. 5. — (United Press) —Attorney General Sargent today extended his gag ride to United States district attorneys and United States marshalls. Letters were sent out instructing jusive department officials in the field to cite their cases in court and not 'through the newspapers. The rule against publicity has been in effect at the justice department lor some time. Under the present plan, any information regarding the legal machinery of the government must be given out 'personally by Sargent. o , Representative Madden Collapses In House Washington, Feb. 5. — (United Press) —Representative Madden, Illinois, republican, chairman of the house 'apropriations committee, collapsed in the house today and was carried from the building. Madden's physician attending him, tiered him taken home in an ambulance, after discovering the legislator had a temperature of 103. o A. J. Lewton To Make Race For Trustee Again A. J. Lewton, wel-known Root township farmer, who Is serving his first, iterm as trustee of that township, today announced that he will be a candidate for the nomination for re-election, subject to the decision of the democratic voters in the primary election next May.

Man Pours Gasoline Over Mother-in-law And Sets Fire To Her I Brooklyn, N- Y., Feb. fi.—(United Press.) — Because she wouldn't give J him the key to the cellar, Vincent Cnntansa today poured gasoline over liis mother in law, Mrs. Concetta Gonnusa, 70. and sot fire to her. When police arrived Mrs. Gennusa's clothes were in flames' und her grand children were attempting to put out out the blaze. Patrolman Charles Haight rolled Mrs. Gennusa in bed clothing and she was taken to a hospital where her condition is said to be critical. MAKES REPORT ON COW TESTING Tester’s Figures Show That Monroe Township Herd Led During January Osia Von Gunten. Monroe township farmer, swept into the lead in the Adams County Cow Testing Association for the month of January when his herd of seven Holstein cows produced an average of 36.7 pounds butterfat, according to the final records of Roy L. Price, tester. Mr. Von Gunten led his nearest competitor, Sol Mosser, by nearly 5 , pounds per cow. the average of the latt£Fs herd of purebred Jerseys being 31.9 pounds for 13 cows, one of which was dry. A large part of the honor due Mr. Von Gunten was brought about by the record of "Blacky," whose butterfat production for the month was 83.5 pounds. This hardworking matron gave Von Gunten. for his good feed and good care, 2,937 pounds of milk, testing 4.1 per cent butler fat. The third high herd was fed by Carl E. Amstutz, of Jefferson township, the average being 31.8 pounds. E. 11. Kruetzman, of Kirkland township, was fourth with 30.3 pounds average, while Burkhart Lehman, of Monroe township was fifth with 29.8 pounds. The next five ranking members are named in order: Jacob .1. Schwartz C. P. Steury, David J. Mazelin, Dan D. Schwartz and Eli C. Stucky. "Maxine,” who was second high individual cow last year in the entire association, was second high cow for the month of January, with 76.5 pounds fat- She is owned by David J. Mazelin, of Monroe township. Jacob J. Schwartz owns the cows that landed the next two places with averages of 70.5 and 66.5 pounds, respectively. Feeders of the next six liigh cows are listed in order: Sol Mosser, Carl IJ. Amstutz, Sol Mosser, Dan Steury. Noah Rich and Burkhart Lehman. Eighty-four of the two hundred fifteen cow's tested produced more than one pound of butterfat each day. Seven "boarders” were sent the hard and thorny way toward the butcher's block during the month, because they refused to come «I> to their own ers’ demands. It surely appears, from the monthly reports submitted by Mr. Price, that the Association presents no life of luxury and ease, of mind to the scrub cow who refuses to pay for her board and care. o Highway Superintendent Is Indicted For Forgery Princeton, Ind., Feb. 5. — (United Press)— Pickney S. Armstrong, Gibson county highway superintendent and former Joint Senator, today was free under SI,OOO bond on charges of forgery. Armstrong voluntarily appeared in circuit court yesterday, when he learned he had been indicted by the county grand jury. It is charged that Armstrong forged the name of his brother-in-law to four notes for $5,000 each. 0 _ To Enlarge Summer School At Purdue Lafayette, Ind., Feb. 5. — (United .Press) —Plans were under way here today to increase the size of the Purdue summer school by the addition -of several new courses. • It. is planned to increase the enrollment of the summer school by at least 500, it was said.

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RESOLUTION TO TAKE UP STRIKE PROBLEM FAILS Eastern Senators Claim Fuel Condition On Atlantic Coast Is Serious PRESSURE APPLIED TO TAX MEASURE Washinsrton, Feb. s.—(United Press.) —The senate refused by a vote of 48 to 28 today to lay aside the tax bill for consideration of the Copeland resolution calling upon President Coolidge to summon the striking anthracite miners and coal operators to the White House for a mediation conference. "Mr. Coolidge could nettle this strike in two hours if he set himself to the task," Senator Copeland. New York democrat, author of the resolution said in demanding a vote. Copeland and Senators Edwards, New Jersey, declared fuel conditions along the Atlantic seaboard have been accentuated within the last few days by snowstorms which hav H paralyzed traffic and prevented deliveries of substitute coal and coke. Edwards said schools were closing .in his state and that coni could not be bought. Washington. Feb. 5. (United Press.) —Senator Smoot, Republican. Utah, in charge of the $352,000,000 federal tax reduction bill, was prepared to begin tonight to apply the pressure of night sessions on uppoa ents if no more progress is made on the bill today than yesterday. "I should prefer not to ren..rt t<i tuglu sessions, but I promised the epontry that the bill would b,, passed by niie senate not later than Feb. 10," said Smoot. "I am determined the bill shall be passed by that time.” Sinoot expects the fight over publicity of income tax returns to be over before recess is taken tonight, which would leave only one highly controversial point for disposal inheritance and gift tax repeal or retention. JACKSONCOMING TO FORT WAYNE Governor To Be Guest Os Honor At Lincoln Banquet Next Thursday Indianapolis. Ind.. Feb. s—(United5 —(United Press) — Governor Jackson, other state officials and republican leaders, are to be guests of lienor next Thursday evening at the Lincoln republican banquet at Fort. Wayne, it was announced today. The meeting will he a love feast for the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth district will be held. Gaylor S. Morton, deputy state auditor, has arranged for a special Pullman car from Indianapolis. Accompanying Jackson will be Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom, State Auditor Lew S. Bowman. Secretary of State Frederick E. Schortemejer, and members of he supreme and appellate courts. o Bride Os Two Days Is Attacked While Husband Is Absent Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 5. —(United Press) —Chester Jackson today sat at the bedside of his 21-year-old wife of two days and vowed vengeance on the 1 man who forced an entrance to the couple's newly furnished home and attacked the woman. Returning from work yesterday, Jackson found his wife bound, gagged 1 find unconscious on the floor of the house. 1 When revived she said that respond- > ing to a knock on the door, she was • met by a "large, burly man” who i forced his wuy into the house.. He attacked her, h atin- her nto tineon- - sciousuess t Some moiuy, which the bride bad secreted in her stocking, was missing.