Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1926 — Page 1

V( ,l. XXIV, Number 33.

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th rill will not reach vote IV WEDNESDAY ’;S"» i!'“ “ » Week, Indications Are <FNATE TO hold U)NG DAILY SESSIONS WMhinßton. Feb. 8-(UnIUM Brest. Despite eleven hour daily «o«aion» of the which b««in today, qenutor Smoot. Utah, republican. " ..wen up hope of Inning the UmWMroaon t.,x bill by Wednen- , nigb« as scheduled and now does Ut expert to dispose of it before the M .l of the week. The upset in plans was caused by the interjection of the majority remt on the internal revenue bureau investigation into the proceedings. Host of Saturday was devoted to retidint' the minority report, by I s,nator Ernest. Kentucky republican. Immediately after Senator Couzens. \fi.hiean republican who was chalrI nan of the committee, notified the . fnl tn he would reply to Ernest. prokd»b' today. - Co« ,r Conntv Democrats Adopt Primary Platform Chieairo. Feb. 8. (United Press.)-— (haling of Governor I.en Small and MdiAcntion or repeal of the Volstead; vt nre the principal planks in the phtform adopted by the Cook county tenocratic convention for the April primaries. ,> The Democrats, in convention last I writing, declared Small has no right ‘ to continue In office in view of the Ming of th<> courts, that the cover jnr owed the state more than $1 006.Wo. This sum represents interest on lUte funds Small is alleged to have withheld from the treasury while he was the state treasurer. The Volstead act has failed, the convent ion held. , \ o— - Trai"inir School To Open Semester Tonight The first session of the second semester of the Community Training Srhool will be held at the Central school building this evening. Students, are asSed to meet at the school building at 7 o’clock for enrollment. —o TWO DIE IN FIDE AT VINCENNES Loss In Blaze Placed At Between $200,000 And $250,000; Probe Cause Vincennes, Ind., Feb. 8. — (United ITess) Etta Thornton, 21, the second victim of the fire in thi Burchfield department store fire, die din a hospital p arly today from her burns. Mrs. Asa Henry. 45, died Saturday night, a few hours after the fire. The estimated loss to the William Burchfield Company, the Walker Hardware company, The Indiana Bell Telephone Company and others is placed at between $200,000 and $250,000. I he fir? started in the basement of the department store and spread with “ueh rapidity that many clerks and shoppers were trapped on the second "°° r and forced to leap from windows f or their lives. The Burchfield company has been ln litigation for several years and foay not be rebuilt. S, 'ss Thornto nwas a book keeper ln ’he department store. Investigation Started Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. B.—(United ress)—lnvestigators from the arson ‘apartment of the state fire marahall’s ° ce today were to go to Vincennes conduct an investigation of Satur- “ $300,000 fire. Request for the Investigation catne rom officials at Vincennes yesterday m 3 larry Steiner > first deputy fire ar! -all saii j investigators would be “ent at once.

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Known as the blond Valentine 'of Europe, Andre Matloni wealthy Bohemian, has conn ts. America Io go into the mov icS. He's pn all-around athleh t and an atilo race driver of note FEEBLEMINDED WOMEN POISONED Inmate Os Hosnitai Foi Feeble Minded Feeds Rat Poison To Other Inmates Kankakee. 111., Feb 8. — (Unitec Press*.) Mrs. Aihm Tinas. of-Chicago inmate of the Illinois state hospitn for the insane here, attempted to kil five other feeble minded women h? feeding them rat poison. Dr. W. O Stoker, superintendent, admitted to day. Mrs. Mary Roberts. s*. oru> o the victims, died, and the others arc in a serious condition. The woman found a can of pash rat killer in the basement of the home. She poured the poison int< another receptacle and took it to tin ward she shared with five othet women. Mrs. Haas told the women that th< poison was candy, and urged them t< share it with her. The five readilj assented. A few moments later thej became violently ill. Dr. Stoker said the affair occurret Saturday night, but he kept it t secret pending investigation. Witt the death of Mrs. Roberts yesterdaj the story crept out. Two employes of the institution are under detention charged with negligence in permitting the rat poison to be within reach o the inmates. Mrs. Haas is also undei guard. While she said she took some of the poison, she has shown no sigr of illness. Dr. Stoker is trying t< determine a motive for the act. Fairchild Taken To Hospital For Insane Huntington. Ind.. Feb. 8. — (Unitec Dress.)—Charles Fairchild, found not guilty last week of the murder ol Andrew Strouse, today was V 1 be tak en to the hospital for the criminal in sane at the state hospital at Michigar ■ City. The defense for Fairchild was built on a plea of insanity. Judge Kenney ordered him to the insane hospital or ’ the testimony of physicians that he i was still mentally unbalanced. o G. E. Harmony Boys To Broadcast This Evening The G. E. Harmony Boys, a danct orchestra composed of employes ol the local plant of the General Elec ■ trie company, will broadcast a progrnn this evening from radio statior WOWO. Fort Wayne. The orchestr: will be on the air for one hour, be ginning at 8:15 o'clock. There wil i be solo numbers in addition to danct i selection*. —————— Weather Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday Probably some rain or snow in norti i portion beginning late tonight or Tues i day. Not much change in tempera titre.

SEEK TO STOP FORMATION OF BIG FOOD TROST Government Files Suit To Prevent Formation Os Food Products Firm MERGER VIOLATES ANTI TRUST LAWS Baltimore, Md., Fob. S—(United Press)—The government today filed suit in federal court here to restrain the formation of the two billion dollar Ward Food Products Corporation, articles of incorporation of which were filed here ten days ago. The government’s complaint charges the merger violates the Sherman anti-trust laws. Defendants named are: Ward Food Products Uorporation: The Ward Baking Corporation: Ward O Baking Company; The General Bakj, ing Corporation; The General Baking K> Company; The Continental Baking ,- Cot|>oration; The Uniled Bakeries >(. Corporation; Wm. A. Ward, Howard P, B. Ward. William Dieninger. Paul 11. Helms, J. W. Rumbough, B. E. Patterson. George C. Barber and George B Smith. The action follows months of invesItigation by the department of justice of developments in the baking and related industries, in which special attention has geon given the several mergers that have taken place therer in. These investigations arc alleged bv the department in its brief to hav« developed facts which In the opinion d of the department evidence a clear o.(intention on rtro part T>f those roll jsnonslble for mergers eventually to 11 j bring together the merged companies iv i under the control* of one gigantic 1. O- ! n >f To Ronnrf On Senatorial Contest Next Wednesday y Washington. Feb. 8. — (United e Press) —The sub comnUtteo which has •° investigated the election contest of IP Daniel F. Steck. democrat, against >r j Senator Brookhart, republican, lowa, i probably will meet Wednesday morn1C ing to draft its report, chairman Ernst ° of the committee, announced today. ■ v Ernst desires to complete the re■v port in time to bring the issue before the senate as soon as the tax bill is passed. a , Indications are that the sub-commit-tee report will favor Steck, but the y outcome on the senate floor is doubt* ,S ful. a, o ! BERNE INSTITUTE ” HELD SATURDAY Large Crowds Attend All e Three Sessions Os Farm Institute d The farmers institute hold at Berne t Saturday drew the largest attendance ( of any of the Institutes hold in the n county this year. There was about 150 persons present at the forenoon It session, about 250 at the afternoon v sessio nand more than 5(10 a tthe n evening session. The institute was e held in the community auditorium. Maurice Douglas and Mrs. R. A. Ogg, who spoke at the othe rinstitutes in the county last week, delivered lectures at the Berne meeting. Several "musical numbers were interspersed in :e the program. Addresses were made >f at the evening session by T. A. Gottc- schalk, state representative from Adm ams and Wells county, and L. M. n Busche, county agent. Motion pica titres were shown during the evening e- session, also. • 11 Prizes were awarded to the winning ■e exhibits of corn, pastries and bread. There was a large number of exhibits “ in all classes. More than 100 memberships for the institute next yea rwere secured Saty. urday. Officers elected for next year’s h institute were: Frank Habegger. presis- dent; John D. Mason, vice-president; a- John Soldner, secretary and Rufup Huser, treasurer.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, February 8, 1926.

Nicholas Miller Is Buried This Morning Funeral services were held for Nh iiolas Miller, well known Decatur clti- , zen, whose death occurred early FrlI day morning, folowing a short illness with pneumonia and heart trouble. The services were in charge of the Rev. Julius Seimetz. assisted by Father I I .-lers and Father Arnold J. Wilbert, of Fort Wayne. The active pall bearers from the fourth degree of the Knights of Columbus were: Messrs. Dyonls Schmitt. M. J. Mylott, G. N. ( Christen, W. A. Krtibler. .1. S. Col•.cbln and Dan M. Niblick. Honorary I pall bearers were old friends of the 1 deceased. Will P. Schrock, 11. L. Con--1 ter, of Gary, 1., (’. Waring, Henry 1 Schulte, U G. Filing ham. of Fort ■ ( .Wuyne, and .1. 11. Heller. Interment was made at the St. Joseph cemetery. Delinquent tax SALE HELD TODAY I — ; Only Three Pieces Os I’roperty Sold By County ’ . Treasurer i Ono of the smallest sales of props erty for delinquent taxes in the history of the county was held this morning by County Treasurer Louies , Kleine, in the corridor of the court I house, Fred Sehurger acting as aucI tioneor. I Only throe pieces of property were sold for taxes. With the exception of ,a dozen small tracts ol land in French I township, only six descriptions wore , listed for sale. When the list of prop- , erties on which delinquent taxes were P duo wore first advertised, fortv four properties were listed. A maioritv of , these were paid during the past three 4 w’eeks and consequently were not of- , sered for rale. The Charles Trenary title was purchased h)’ Fred Bloemker, the Loren Wtight title by Glen Miller and John , J. and Emma Myers title was purchased by Joe Kintz. I The property titles whieh did not , sell this morning will bo offered for , sale by the county treasurer until sold, t 0 ;ROBBERS ENTER I STORE AT GENEVA ? Cash Totalling $11.39 Stolen From Schlosser Bros. Cream Station • (Special to Daily Democrat) Geneva, Feb. 8. —The Schlosser Brothers’ cream station here was entered by thieves sometime Sunday . night and cash totalling $11.39 was taken, according to a check-up made by Peter Coffman, manager of the station. The thieves evidently had unlocked the rear door with a skeleton [ key and then locked the door again after entering the building. After removing the cash from a money drawer in the front part of the building, the thief or thieves left through the front door. Two checks were left in the money drawer. Emerson Mann, who lives in the rooms above the cream station, stated i that he did not hea rthe thieves at work. Il is necessary to slam the front > - door to make the night lock catch and ' it Is thought the thieves were acquainted with this fact as they set ’ the night lock so that it would not ' lock. Local talent is blamed for the robbery. The robbery did not occur Saturday night, Mr. Coffman said, be- ' cause he was in the station Sunday and the front door was locked at that time. o Bank At Southport Robbed Saturday Night ; Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 8. —(United —a statewide search was in i progress today for the two unmasked bandits who held up the State Bank > of South port, near Indianapolis, Sat- . urday night and escaped with SI,OOO i in cash. . While the two bandits entered the bank a confederate remained outside ( i in an auto with the engine running t for a quick getaway.

WOULD PREVENT ADHERENCE TO WORLD COURT Supreme Court Asked To Restrain Kellogg From Carrying Out Steps PETITION TO BE CONSIDERED MAR. 1 Washington, Feb. 8. — (United Press.) - The United Sfutos supreme court today was asked Io restrain Secretary of State Kellogg from carrying out steps to complete American adherence to the World Court. Benjamin Catchings, Washington lawyer, filed a petition asking that Kellogg be restrained because the court protocol, if adhered to. will create a tribunal higher than the supreme court itself ami will delegate sovereign powers from this government to the court in violation of the constitution. The petition will bo submitted to the court at its next open session Monday, March 1., Catchings said. Woman Wants To Soring Trap When Her Father’s Murderer Is Executed Jacksonville, Ills., Feb. 8. — (United Press) —Mrs. Moore Heriford wants to spring the trap when her father's murdore is hanged next Saturday. The condemned man, Alva C.rimmoft, is to pnv the death penalty Saturday, hnless Governor Small intervenes, lie was convicted of slaying Mrs. Ileriford’s father. William Steele, a merchant at NogluOiuUk-. *‘T am more than anxious to "on Grimmett get the rope,’' Mrs. Hertford said today. "'lf I could do the work mvself ] would get all the more revenge.” Mrs. Heriford has obtained permission to witness the execution. Eartbouake Shocks Arc Recorded At St. Louis St. Louis. Mo.. Feb. 8. — (United Press) — Severe earthquake shock;’, lasting ovef a one and one-half minute period, were recorded on the seismograph at St. Ijouis University toI day. The shocks were first noticeable at 9:32 a. m„ and re-occurred at 11 a. m., the most sever coming at 9:32 a. m. The earthquake was estimated at 3,300 miles from here but the direction could not be judged. o AUTO LICENSE DEADLINE NEAR Little More Than Half Os Cars In Adams County Have New License Plates With only one week remaining in which to obtain automobile licenses for 1926, a heavy rush is expected at the local license issuing bureau at the Graham and Walters building. Slightly more than half of the passenger automobiles in Adams county have been licensed for 192 G, according to the report this morning. It is estimated that there are 3,500 passenger automobiles in Adams county and, of this number, 2.028 have discarded Uro®-aid numbers for new ones. There are 335 trucks in the county and of this number 189 have obtained new licenses. After midnight next Sunday, it is a violation of the law to operate a motor vehicle with 1925 license plates and state motor police have been authorized to strictly enforce the law*. The local bureau at present has 968 passenger licenses on hand, so there will be a shortage of about 500 for some time. Those people who are planning on using their cars before spring are advised to get their i numbers at once so they will not i hav e to wait until the next shipment arrives.

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r The long drawn mil contest over the lowa Senatorial elec-' ’llion is nearing the end. withi ' the odds seeming to favor’ Daniel F. Steck. Democrat, over Senator Smith \V. Brookharl.

GIVES RESULTS OF CANCER STUDY I . University Professor Says Disease Is Heredity, Not Contagious Chicago. Fob. 8 (T’nlted Press)>- , Alter 16 years of studj' and expert- . mentation during which she used J 50,000 mice, Prof. Maude Slyo of the' > University of Chicago is convinced that cancer is hereditary, and that it is not a germ disease. The disease |s not contagious, her experiment? show. Professor Slyo. started her experiments in 1910 with two mice. She ’ grafted a bit of tumorous growth into the bodies of the mice and found l , that the offspring inherited the dis- ■ ease. In an effort to prove her theory ' that the disease is not germ origin. ’ Professor Slye many times has placed perfectly healthy mice in the same cages with diseased ones. Instead of • contracting the disease by propin- • quity. the mice remained healthy, she t said. This, she said, proves that canI cer is not a germ disease. As further evidence against the germ theory she pointed out that cancer does not necessarily interfere with the production of the. young. “Tumor growth,” she said, "is re-, I I tarded by reproduction. In hundreds . of cases it has been found that 1 breast cancer has been slowed up by maternity.” • 0 Hohn I). Andrews Is 111 With Pneumonia 1 John D. Andrews, well known De- ' c-atur citizen and a veteran of the Spanish-American War, is seriously ill . with pneumonia in a hospital at Enid, Oklahoma, according to word received today b.v his daughter, Mrs. Enoch Eady, of this city. Mr. Andrews went ' to Oklahoma several weeks ago to > > spend the winter and spring with relatives. i' 0 - , Goshen College Music Professor Is Dead Goshen, Ind., Feb. 8. — (United ' Press.) —Students of Goshen college * today mourned the death of Prof. John Brunk. 53. head of the depart- ’ ment of music at the college. 1 He had been a member of the ’ faculty for twenty years, k — o k , Isaac Nelson Dies > Here This Afternoon j > hsaac Nelson, 66, died at the home -of his son-in-law, B. C. Hoagland, on r Ninth street, at 3:30 o’clock this aft ternoon, following an illness of sevt eraJ weeks duration of heart trouble J A widow survives.

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ITROOPS PROTECT NEGRO ON TRIAL FOR AN ASSAULT Mob Tries To Force Way Into Court House At Georgetown, Deleware WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS TORN DOWN BY CROWD Georgetown. Del., Feb. K (Dinted Press) Gas bombs filled will) tear gas were hurled by Delaware Iroons to prevent a mob from forcing its wtiv into the court house here ■>l the noon recess at the trial of H«rry Butler, negro, charged with assaulting a 12-year-old white gid. Thu mnh attempted to break down the wire entanglements around the court house and the officers in command ordered the soldiers to put on their gas masks. A few seconds Inter parts of the fence gave way and the soTdiers started throwing bombs. A smoke screen around the court house wns set off and the soldiers foucht th emob back info the street A man said to be from the vicinity where the girl who was attacked | lived was said to be responsible. A crowd assembled back of the court house when recess was taken. Twenty-five tear gas bomhs were tossed into the crowd. o Mr«. Sarah E. Beam Dies At Goshen Saturday Mrs. Sarah E. Bean. 89. widow of William Beane, who for forty years edited the Goshen Democrat and was recognized as one of the ablest of the pioneer Indiana newspapermen, died at th.- home of her son in Goshen. Sat- | urday. She was quite well known here, having visited her daughter, Mrs. Louisa Studabaker. here on several occasions. Her husband died in 1894 and since that time the Goshen Democrat has been published by a son, Joseph A. Brane. CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE SHOWS GAIN Anproximately 10,000 More Seals Sold In County This Year Than Last ■ An increase of probably 10,000 seals over last year’s sale. Is the record made by the committee in charge of the sale of tuberculosis Christmas Seals in Adams county this year, according to the preliminary report made this morning by W. City Brown, in charge of the seal distribution. Several persons ii> the county to whom seals were sent have not yet reported and so the final complete report will not be made for a few days yet. Mr. Brown urges that all those who have seals and money belonging to the association return them at once so that a complete and accurate check may be made the latter part of this week. The total sale to date in Adams county is 60.252. Last year the total sale wns 55,680. Mr Brown said today th.'U the final report would probably total 65 000 seals sold in the county. The response in this county was fine, according to Mr. Brown, and the sale was larger this year than anypreceding year, exclusive of the war time period, during which time a few more were sold. The report will be sent to the state association the last of this week. The Adams county Tuberculosis society has been doing a great work, according to reports from all parts of the county, and the money which has been derived from the sale of Christ- ( mas seals and health bonds will be used to continue the county program, which includes the aiding of time inflicted with the disease and also in I correcting the health of under nourished child) en in schools. I