Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1926 — Page 1

Vol. XXIV- Number 35.

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(IMMELL GETS ffiIGT AGAINST SANK GF PONETO Wells County Contractor Gets Judgment For $25,000 In Trial Here «30 000 ASKED ? ’ IN COMPLAINT A verdict awarding $25,000 to the j®ntiff was returned at 4 o’clock this morning by the Jury in the trial of the ease of Uvi W Kimmell vs. the Bank of Poneto, a Welle county ( . as e which was tried in the Adams circuit court here. A scaled verdict wa s returned after ten hours’ deliberation, anil it was read in court at 9 o’clock this morning. Mr. Kimmell, a Wells county building contractor, brought suit against the hank for $30,000, alleged to be due on deposits he made in the bank. The trial was one of tHe most hard fought in the history of the local court and rivaled the famous typhoid fever ease from Fort Wayne, which was tried here last summer, in length.. The trial just ended lasted for about 21 days. Deposited $165,000 In Bank Mr. Kimmell filed his suit on July 25. 1923. He alleged, in his complaint. that he had $265.97 on deposit in the bank on July 12, 1920. and that between that time and May 1. 1923, he deposited a total of $164,J 9075 in the bank. He alleged further that he had checked out all but $30,000 of the total amount deposited and that that amount was still owed him by the bank. He stated that he had demanded payment of $30,000 from the bank, but rfw banlr officials refused to pay him. Later, the bank filed a cross-com-plaint against Mr. Kimmell, alleging that he had overdrawn his account for $3,000 and the bank demanded judgment for $3,600. Cancelled Checks Missing In the trial. Mr. Kimmell proved ■ his deposits of approximately $165,000. The burden of proving the iCIIMIMHU OX PAGE SIX) —« o Old Mason Is Dead Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 10. — (I’nited Press) —Franklin P. Ross, 93, one of the oldest Masons in Indiana, is dead at the home of a daughter here. He joined the lodge at Dillsboro, Dearborn county, in 1954. TO ENTER MUSIC MEMORY CONTEST Decatur Schools To Be Represented In District Contest At Muncie The Decatur schools will be the only contestant in the county mucic memory contest, which will be held I here in the next few days to select, representatives for the district meeting at Muncie, March 23, at which time all contestants from the counties of the eighth congressional district will compete for the honor of attending the state meet at Indianapolis, March 27. Miss Ruth Cook, instructor of music in the Decatur public schools, is in charge of the contest in this county and she also will accompany the winners to the district meet aud io the state meet if the local school l is successful. Tryouts will be held and the five best pupils from each school will, try out for the ten best in Decatur. Three pupils also will be selected from the high school. This team of thirteen, pupils will represent! the county at the district meeting at | Muncie. Miss Cook stated that she had already found several good contestants and that this county would be well represented. The music memory contest is Saining in, popularity in Indiana each year and a spirited contest is Promised at the distitict meetings uud also at the state contest at Indianapolis, March 27.

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I Annual North Ward Play To Be Given On April 9 The annual North Ward operetta will l>e given In the Decatur high school auditorium on Friday evening, April 9. It was announced today. The title of the play to be given this year is “The Magic Wood," a humorous operetta for children, written by May N. Blahe. Each year, the pupils of the North Word school present an operetta which is unusually well staged for children of their ages. The children have begun rehearsals for this year's production, under the dire lion of the teachers of the North Ward school. FRANCO REACHES ; BUENOS AIRES — Spanish Birdman Successfully Completes 6,300 Mile Flight Today By J. B. Powers (United Press Staff Correspondent ) Buenos Aires, Felt. 10. —Commander Ramon Franco, Spanish bfrdman today stli'eessfully completed his 6.300 mile .flight from Huelva. Spain, reaching i here at 12:20 p. m He was wildly greeted by the entire city. His flying time from Montevido, where he started at 12 o’clock (Uruguary time) was one hour and 20 minutes. Franco established a world’s record in his flight which started Jan. 22. No -other aviator had completed a SpainArgentine flight. His journey took him to the Canaries. Cape Verde Islands, Fernando Noronha, Pernambuco, Rio de Janiero and Montevido. In ntf the jrmrnev Fnwrrn suffered--no serious mishap, though at Rio he had minor trouble with fire in his motor, subsequent to landing, while previously he hail had an insignificant dificulty with his propeller. Prohibition Branded As “Farce” By Lew Shank Richmond. Ind., Feb. 10. — ( United Press) — Prohibition today stands branded as a “farce” by Samuel Lewis Shank, former mayor of Indianapolis. In an address before the Rotary Club here, Shank also made a plea to take “all judges out of politics.” o Boulder Crashes Down Hill Into Interurban Car| I East Liverpool, Ohio. Feb. 10. — i (United Press.) — Loosened by the | heavy snow fall, a huge boulder crash- ’ ed down a hillside into an interurban car here today, injuring five men seriously and terrorizing fifteen others. The occupants of the car were employes of the Steubenville, East Liverpool and Beaver Valley Traction company and were being transported to the car barns when the avalanche occurred. DEMOCRATS TO MEET THURSDAY Editors To Convene For Mid-winter Meeting At Indianapolis Indianapolis. Ind., Feb. 10. —(United Press)—lnterest of Indiana democrats centeerd on Indianapolis today as preparations were completed for the midI winter meeting of the state democratic reditorLl association. I John C. Gorman, of Princeton, president of the association, was due iu Indianapolis today to confer with other officers of the association. ' An attendance of five hundred is expected at the banquet at the Claypool i hotel tomorrow night. Business sessions of the association will be held 'Friday. Chief interest in the meeting centers in chance of .prospective candidates for the senatorial nominations coming j put with announcements of intention ; to enter the race. I The central committee has also been « called by Walter Chambers, state i chairman, to meet during the session, i

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Above is pictured the Spanish aviators who today completed a 6.500 , mile flight front Spain to Buenos Aires. The picture was taken just before I the aviators left Spain on their long flight. Commander Franco is standing; in the cockpit of his plane. I

Triplets And Twins Are Born To Couple Within 12 Months Virginia. 111.. Felt. 10.—The mother of triplets less than a year ago. Mrs. Leslie Hobbs. 30 years old, Tuesday gave birth to twins. ...J-’lu: lli>l>U*. i'amily. li.it numbering nine children, have heen increased five within the last months. The triplets, born to Mrs. Hobbs. January 30. 1925. are living and the twins are hoth expected live. RECEIVE AWARDS IN PENMANSHIP Seventh And Eighth Grade Pupils Show Marked Improvement In Writing Awards in the penmanship depart- ' ment of the Central school have been made for the semester recently closed and practically all pupils in the seventh and eighth grades have! made marked improvement in that department, according to Miss Grace Coffee, supervisor of penmanship at the Central school. A local ruling, making it compulsory for all eighth grade pupils to obtain an improvement certificate before entering high school, has aided greatly in making the department more efficient. Penmanship is not taught as an acredited subject in the local high school, but several high school pupils are taking work from Miss Coffee after regular school hours and are showing considerable interest in the subject. Three Central school pupils received high school certificates for their marked improvement in Palmer Method penmanship. They are Doris, Nelson. Anna E. Winnes and Doris! Mumma. Seventeen pupils received final certificates. They are Dora, Shosenberg. Berniece DeVpss, Ruby j Reinhard. Bernadine Schraluka, Wilhelmina Schnitz, Irene Andrews, Mary Mclntosh, Crystal Roop, Rolland Ladd. Nellie Johnston, Frances Schultz, Vivian Acker. Stanley Green, Kathryn Aurand. Kathryn Archbold.' (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O Steve’s Stomach Was Too Weak For Water; He Kept Wine Handy Hammond, Ind., Feb. 10. — (United Press) —A weak stomach, .so weak that it could not stand water, was given as the reason for the possession of 200 'gallons of wine by Steve Hursty iu court here. Today Steve was under suspended sentence with a heavy fine to pay. 1

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, February 10, 1926.

SPRING WHEAT UNCERTAIN CROP County Agent Gives Advice To Farmers Who Are Considering It L. M. Buschc. County Agent A number of farmers have been asking the advisability of sowing spring wheat in ground intended for| winter wheat last fall, but which was not sown due to the unfavorable weather. Although some spring, wheat has been grown in Adams county. it is a very uncertain crop. It has been developed under northern conditions and accordingly Is not adapted to tlio seasons we have here. In order to determine its possibilities. Purdue has carried out several tests, not only at Lafayette but at several experiment fields over the state. The average yield of spring wheat at for seven years, 1908-1914. was 9 8 bushels per acre and only two years of this period saw i the yield above 15 bushels. For four ! years out of the seven, the yield was; under 5 bushels. One year it was a total failure. In order to produce good yields of spring wheat there must be a. combination of favorable factors such as adapted varieties, early planting on very rich soil, and an exceptionally cool, moist season. Unless spring wheat can be seeded by April 1, it had better not be sown at all. This makes it very uncertain, since weather conditions do not often permit of! its being sown at that time. Spring wheat is also subject to blight and scab, more so than is win-| ter wheat. In the experience of the writer, spring wheat is subject to shriveling of the grain during the hot weather. I Preparation for the crop should he the same as for oats. Rate of seeding is the same as for winter wheat. | —__—. — o I Town Os Beech Grove May Change Government Beech Grove. Ind.. Feb. 10. — (United Press) —A change of the form of government of the town of Beech Grove was in prospect today because of tlie town board’s drastic regulation of busses operating on Beech Grove streets. Indignant because of the board orders rsetricting bus service, citizens begat! circulating petitions to incorporate the town as a fifth class city and abolish the present administration. Weather Fair tonight and Thursday but some cloudiness. Slightly warmer Thursday.

GAS COMPANY NAMED IN BIG UTILITY MERGER Company Furnishing Gas In This Citv Joins In $45,000,000 Combine 25 COUNTIES SERVE!) BY BOTH COMPANIES Indianapolis. Ind., Feb. 10. — (United Press)) — Tlie Indiana public service commission was asked today to approve a $45,000,000 merger of the Nor-1 thorn Indiana Gas and Electric company and the Northern Indiana Public Service company by the Samuel instill interests which control both utilities. The petition proposing the merger Itointed out that both companies serve! the same general territory, which includes 25 counties in northern Indiana with a population of 560.000. The great industrial district bordering Lake Michigan would he served with gas and electricity by the one proposed company. The number of communities affected would be 119. including Decatur, Blttffi ton, Hammond. East Chicago. Lafay-i ptte, Transport. Valparaiso. Plymouth. I Crawfordsville, Frankfort. Wabash and I Peru. i The advantages cited in the petition are physical interconnections with ' a minimum of difficulty, centralized , generation of electrical energy, en-1 haneed credit, increased available capital. economic strengthening of com- . munities affected, and diversified busi-j ness. Tlie Northern Indiana Public Ser-, vice company, until recently, was called the,Calumet Gas and Electric company. The combined properties would be operate das the Northern In--dlana Public Service company. Common and preferred stock of the <<(>vn\i i:i» ox run: sixi o CHURCH TO HOLD ELECTION TONIGHT I Evangelical Church to Name Trustee And Sunday School Superintendent In connection with the services at the Evangelical church in the city this evening, there will be an election lof a superintendent of the Sunday , school to fill Jhe vacancy caused by i the removal from the city of the present superintendent, L. L. Baum- | gartner. There will also be the election of a trustee to fill the vacancy in the board, caused by the removal of Mr. Baumgartner. The service will begin at 7:15 o’clock. The pastor will preach a sermon, especially for those recently saved, and there will follow the prayler groups, and the election. These , mid week services are the continuaI tion policy of the recent evangelis- | tic campaign and every member . and friend is urged to be present. J The women of the Ladies’ Aid are especially asked to be at the service this evening, at the close of which the organization will have a short business session to determine just bow they will furnish meals for the delegates next Tuesday and Wednesday to the Sunday School Institute, which will be held in this church. Minister Opposes A House-To-House Drive For Church Members Des Moines. lowa, Feb. 10.' —(United Press.) —The sins of the world can not be atoned “by a house to house campaign,” declared the Rev. H. O. Meyer of the Calvary Baptist church, 1 in announcing his opposition to a city wide drive for church membership. Rev. Meyer’s announcement brought on the prospects of a fresh “modern-ist-fundamentalist” controversy. He said “membership drives were chil- ■ dren of modernism.” Protestant churches of Des Moines had agreed to join forces in a per-' sonal visitation campaign to increase church membership.

Mrs. Elvira English Dies At Indianapolis Mrs. Elvira English, 94. died Sunday at her home, 2735 College avenue, Indianapolis, Micro she lived with her daughters. She was one of the pioneers of the capital city, having resided’, there eighty-seven years and watched the hamlet of a few hundred grow to u prosperous city. Mr. English died eighteen years ago. Surviving, are Henry, a son; Mrs. Frank Keegart and | Misses Julia anud Frances, all of Indianapolis. Tlie family is well known here, having been frequent visitors at the Bollman home several years ago. SNOW STORM STRIKES EAST Nine Deaths Reported In Middlewestern and North Atlantic States (United Press Service) Now York. Fob. 10. —Middlowosfnrn and north Atlantic states were in the paTTi of a blizzard today and heavy snows brought a coat of white to a quarter of tlie country. Nine deaths have boon attributed to the storm. New York. Feb. 10.—(United Press) | , —With great mounds of snow from ; last week’s blizzard still heaped in , the city's side streets. New York was, . visited overnight by another heavy ■ snow fall. | Ofllco-goors waded through fiveinch depths. Low temperatures and , I moderate winds accompanied the, i storm. A call for five thousand men tn aid j ( in clearing the streets was issued j early with prospects that ton thousand would Iu- needed before noon. One death, that of an elevated railroad track walker, was attributed to tlie storm. Chicago. Feb. 10.— (United Press.) —Traffic was slowed tip here today by a heavy overnight snow that i reached a depth of six inches in many ! parts of the city. The weather was moderate and the storm brought little suffering. Washington, Feb. 10. — (United | Press.) — The national capital today dug itself out from under an eight- ■ inch blanket of snow that covered it I during tlie night, the heaviest snow • fall of the winter. A thousand men ■ witli tractors, plows and shovels were put to work to keep the streets open and prevent stopping of the street car service, whose underground power system is hampered by snow. Dies At Aire Os 102 Tipton, Ind.. Feb. 10. — (United Press) —Mrs. Margaret Tyner, 102, said to have been tlie oldest woman in central Indiana, is dead at the home of a daughter here today. The aged woman, who was born in ; Kentucky, came from a family noted, for its longevity. TO PAY TRIBUTE I 1 TO LINCOLN HERE City Schools To Hold Programs In Observance Os Emancipator’s Birthday Lincoln’s birthday, February 12. will be observed at all public schools in Decatur, Superintendent M. F.. Worthmanf announced today. E'ach i room will devote from a half hour to | an hour in paying tribute to the Civil war president and special pro-! grams have been arranged at the. Central school and high school. ! French Quinn lias been asked to deliver an address at the Central school and a special program is being planned for there, Friday. The ■ program will be given in place of the regular Friday chapel. A special Lincoln chapel program will also be given at the high school. | Each ward school will observe the day in a fitting way. Washington’s ( birthday, February 22, also will be observed, but complete plans for that day have not yet been I announced.

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YOUNG SENATOR MAKES PLEA FOR INHERITANCE TAX Tells Senate That Wealth Is Running Riot; Giant Mergers Unhindered DECLARES ESTATES TAX IS NECESSARY Washington. Feb. 10 (United Press)- ‘‘Republican leaders hnv« misinterpreted the result of the last eleelion to !>c an order signed in blank by the Anierietin peop'e which thev may fill in at the dictates of ilie great interests of this connSenator Robert M. T,aFnileHe. Wisconsin renublican. told Hie senate today in pleading for an inheritance fax. “Wealth, arroeant in its power, is running riot.” the young senator said. 1 “The commissions created to regulate ntonopo’y and to emit its abuses ore being packed with individuals who are opposed to tlie regulation of monopoly. “Gigantic mergers are on foot. I Thev are being formed without check ; or hindrance hr the d»>nartment of justice, federal trade commission or I congress. “An important part of giving wealth what it wants is the repeal of the estates tax. The estates tax proI vides a means of reaching the for- ! tunes augmented by war which escane taxation by evasion or clover i manipulation.” - Cmde Ci*o<«ii’" O” Dun<' c ? Highway To Be Eliminated Gary, Tnd.. Feb. 10.—(United Press) — Work will begin hero soon on tlie last project designed to protect motorists on the Dunes Highway, it was learned today. Tlie Miller grade crossing in this I city is to lie eliminated by the city of Gary and state highway officials are planning work on a grade separation at Baileytown. o Mayor Walker, Os New York City, Is 111 Albany. N. Y., Feb. 10. — (United Press)—Mayor Janies J. Walker of New York City, who is ill here, passed a very comfortable night, his secretary told the United Press at 8 a. m.. . today. 0 SUNDRY SCHOOLS HOLD INSTITUTE — —— Program For Session. To Be Held At Evangelical Church. Announced The Indiana Conference of the I Evangelical church is planning, throughout the state, a series of Sunday School Institutes. These institutes are planned especially around the new emphasis being placed upon religious education, seeking to make more thoroughally efficient the religious educational program of each school. The importance of trained teachers and the schools training their youth to ‘each will be stressed. Decatur will be one of the cities that i will be favored with this institute, [ and the Evangelical schools in the i following charges will send delegates Jto this institute: Berne. Ridgeville, I Portland, Portland circuit. Linn •I 'Grove and Calvary. Other cities favored wih institutes J are Louisville. Ky.; Mr. Carmel, 11l : ['Brazil. Ind.; Logansport; HuntingI ton; Dayton and Van Wert. Ohio; , I Kendallville, Ind.. Mishawaka. BremJen and South Bend. J The faculty in charge of the insti- , tutes consists of the Rev. E. W. Prae- | tortus, the General Secretary of the Sunday Schools of tlie Evangelical church, and the Rev. D. O. Wise, the , president of the board of Sunday schools of lite Indiana conference. ( These institutes, while tlfey may (COXTINI ED OX PAGE THREE)