Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 19 February 1926 — Page 1

Vol. XXIV- Number 43.

VALPARAISO, GARY SWEPT BY FIRES

REPORT GIVES CLEAN BILL TO ALUMINUM FIRM Department Os Justice Ends Investigation Into Company’s Business RECOMMENDS THAT NO ACTION BE TAKEN Washington. Feb. 19-(Vnit-nl - A clean bill for fair legal biminefis health was civ, -fi the Aluminum Company of America controlled bv Seo nlnrv of the Treasury Mellon and his brother. R. B. Mellon, in a report of the department of justice, made public today. j The report made after six months' investigation by the department agents holds there is no foundation for the tour anti-trust complaints of the federal trade commission against the company. I It’s prices are not fixed in violation of the law. It is not hindering rompetitois from enlarging their business: it has not furnished defective material to consumers and is not responsible for delaying shipments of material, a copy of the report obtained by the United Press states. "By reason of the lack of evidence upon which to base a citation of contempt against the company or its officers and agents for violations of the decree of 1912. it is recommended that no action be taken by the department in this matter/’ the report concludes. , < The report will bo the storm center of the movement instituted by the senate by Senator Walsh, democrat. Montana, conductor of the oil ‘ scandal investigations "Tor a complete inquiry into the company’s aetlvi-j ties. On Monday when the senate reconvenes, the report will be official-1 ly submitted by Chairman Cummins of the senate judiciary committee. MHPO -4 Caravan Os Union Coal Miners Fails To Appear Evansville, Ind., Feb. 19. — (United Press) —Authorities in the pocket mining district who kept all night vigils last night on the look out for "a caravan of four hundred union miners from the southern Illinois coal field" were disgruntled today. No trace of the miners, who, according to rumors reaching here last night, were travelling in 100 automobiles, had been seen at any of the little towns along the Wabash river, which the caravan would have had to cross to enter Indiana. Heavy guards were thrown around the Sunnyside and Crescent mines here when the non-union men went to work today. o — — FORM NEW OIL FIRM AT BERNE Stock Being Sold In $75,000 Corporation; Owns Service Stations (Special to Daily Democrat) Herne, Feb. 19.—The Eastern Indiana O‘l company is being organized llere - A large amount of stock has been sold and the company seems assured. The new corporation will incorporate for $75,000 With $50,000 in < i nintnon stock and $25,000 in preferred. The company was started by Lester “lucky, of Berne, and W. D. Cross, Jr., 0 Geneva. They formed a partner--8 ‘P three years ago and today they °*n six service stations and bulk Plants. b m 1 * 113 Bre to a lubricating oil 1,1 storage plant in Berne as soon a suitable location can be found. e p ' an s also provide for the erec(.°n of a large, up-to-date service stabuilding for the Highway Service Station here.

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$10,00(1,000 • ■ ■! ■ ' fL' 1 ■ • B i v -SJ '“ v - . "JOHN V (LOCUM rSVLIt St* John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has offered $10,000,000 to establish a museum in Cairo, Egypt, as si treasure house for the I archeological relies recovered from the tomb of the ancient Egyptians.

COLD AND SNOW STRIKE COONTY Weather Man Plays Havoc With Predictions Os Early Spring Weather Following “true to form," the rej ports of weather forecasters in the middlewest. cold weather and snow struck Adams county and northern Indiana last night and played havoc •with all predictions of spring and warm weather for the remainder of I February. Snow began falling about 8 o'clock last night and today tills I city was covered witli about 3 inches 'of snow. The mercury dropped to about 20 degrees above zero, but today's sun aided in hoisting it back to about 35 degrees. It is not thought that the cold wave will last any length of I time, and advocates of an early spring are still optimistic. | Neighboting states received more of a set back than Indiana, there beKONTIMEO ON PAl.i: TWO) LATIN CONTEST TO BE HELD HERE County Contest To Be Held In This City, Friday, February 27 The Adams county high school Latin contest will be held in the Decatur higli school building, Friday morning. February 27, it was announced today. At (hat time pupils from every high school in the county will take an examination in Latin and two pupils from each o-f the four higli school classes will be chosen to represent tlie countyin tlie district contest to be held later. Frank Null, instructor of Latin in the Kirkland township high school, is the county chairman in charge of the contest. Every high school in the county will be represented in the contest.

University Dean Says Modern Youth Is Afraid Os Not Appearing Sophisticated Veteran Educator Says Young People Are Not Nearly As Naughtv As They VS ant Their Elders To Believe; Afraid Os Not Being Thought Wise; Most Os Their Escapades Not As Wild As Youths Relate Them. . — — —.... i

Chicago, Feb. 19.—(United Press.), — Modern youth is not nearly as naughty as some of young folk want their elders to believe according to Thomas Arkle Clark, veteran dean at the University of Illinois. “Modern youth is most desperately ( afraid of not being thought wise, ofi not appearing sophisticated." Dean. Clark told a woman's conference' here. Clark is familiarly known .as “Tommy" by thousands of uuniversity’ students who have home in with him during his 40 years in col-j

LOCAL PRIESTS IN AUTO WRECK Father Peters And Father Fettig Escape Injuries In Accident Today While making a sick call to the Phllbert Gase home northeast of the city this morning, the automobile in which the Rev. Otto A. Peters, retiring assistant pastor, and the Rev. Theodore Fetl’g, newly appointed assistant pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church, struck a deep rut in the road near the laickey school bouse and turned over. The two priests weer on their way to the Case home when the accident happened. The touting car turned over in the ditch. The road was covered with snow, making driving more difficult. The top of the car was broken off, the windshiied broken and the side of the car damaged. Father Peters was driving at a very moder- ' ate rate of speed, but when the car I hit the rut. which was covered with , snow, it swerved to one side and 1 turned over. Luckily, neither of the priests were injured. Father Peters receiving only a slight cut on the left wrist. Father Fettig has assumed his duties as assistant pastor of the local congregation, the official appointment becoming effective today. Father Peters, who has been assistant pastor here nearly six years, will leave tonight for Summitt. Indiana, where he has b en appointed pastor of the Catholic church there. He will receive his mail from the Waterloo, Ind., postoffice, rural route one. PASTOR GIVES TALK ON RADIO Rev. Thompson Makes Interesting Address At Meeting Os Rotarians The Rev. 11. W. Thompson, pastor of the First Christian church in this city, gave a delightful talk on radio at the regular meeting of the ' Rotary club last evening. Rev. Thompson, besides being an active church and community worker and a splendid pastor, is a radio fan and within the last two years has constincted several of the best receiving sets in the city. Radio, as he says, is his hobby and he is thrilled 1 with the accomplishments so far , I obtained. He explained how the | spoken word is broadcast and how, I through the sets, it was receit ed thousands of miles away. The Rotarians completed plans last evening for attending the district conference at Muncie next Monday and Tuesday, a majority of the club members are planning to attend. o Three Men Killed W hen Train Strikes Truck i Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 19—(Utyt- ) ed Press)—Three men were killed ’ and five others bruised and injured when a Northwestern railroad train i struck a truck here today. The dead ■ are A. H. Shockley. 53, Darlington: * Bernard McKenna. 31, and William ■ Gunderman, 46, both of Milwaukee. • H. M. Powell of Madison, was badly cut and bruised. '

lege work. ' “This fear of being considered tin--1 sophisticated leads many young folks to speak of their escapades, most of which are milder than they seem," Dean Clark said. I Clark said the day of the chaperon ’ is passing. “The chaperon is going. In many ’ places she is gone. But I believe the 1 chaperon idea even when it passes from many situations will have left modern young people with a set of 1 principles to which you will find they I will adhere." II

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, February 19, 1926.

Eye Os 4-Year-Old Girl Worth Only sl. Jury Decides • Wuul.epiuli, 111., Feb. 19.—(United Prers) A jury here decided the eye of a faur-year-old girl was • worth only one dollar. That sum was awarded to Lenora Kingsley, n w ten years old, whose eye was [ducked out six years ago by a roaster belonging to F. E. Wineckie. Judge Shurleff said a new trial would be granted upon rei qeut as the jury shatild have awarded the girl the $20,090 she asked or nothing at all. WANT DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME I 1 I Decatur Citizens Are Talk-i ing Pro And Con Regarding Matter Now Considerable talk has been current ‘ In Decatur lately regarding the possiJ bllity of having daylight savings time , this summer, beginning about the lat--1 ter part of April or the first of May L and extending throughout the summer. Many local persons are of the opinion • that such an ordinance should be tried I I his year. Several Indican cities and towns ’ have used the plan during the sum- ' mer months and persons in those - towns say that it is helpful in many “.ways. The plan is usually adopted by • the city council, following a petition 1 signed by the citizens, it was learned ■ today. Those who favor the hour early time for the summer months say that it is proved to be an asset wherever used. They say that the laborer get* an hour more of dayligt after worki ing hours and that business men get an hour more of recreation. Advocates of Ihe plan also say that the farmer is materially aided by an extra hour of light during the summer. Those antagonistic to the proposition say that it is not general enough and that not enough nearby towns and citie,s adopt the plan to warrant its r use here. They also declare that there 1 is a constant mixing up of time. i It is highly probable that a petition • will be circulated in the next lew . weeks in order to bring the question ? to a vote of the council. That body's i action on the matter, it issthought, I will be final on the question. — o Injuries Prove Fatal ■» _______ 1 Shelbyville, Ind., Feb. 19. — (United i Press)—lnjuries received more than -a week ago when the automobile in ■ which he was riding was struck by a 1 railroad train, today were blamed for the death of William Cushing, 65, who ’• died here last night. t V : 0 PRESIDENT IS ■ BETTER TODAY 1 _ ' Nation’s Executive Cancels i| Meetings And Remains In Bed, However 1 ~ i, Washington, Feb. 19. — (United y Press.) —Altirough his cold is better. President Coolidge cancelled his cabinet meeting scheduled for this mornj Ing, remaining in bed on the advice ■■ of his physician, J. F. Coupal. 1 Mr. Coolidge intends to get up this afternoon, however, to attend the, ’ semi-weekly press conference at 4 o’clock. ’ The president’s illness is just a “bad cold,” his secretary, Everett' Sunders, said today, after a ten min- . utes visit at the White House. The i president appears improves. Sanders f said, denying he has influenza. • Sanders took the president a huge stack of letters which he signed. . Mr. Coolidge's pulse and temperature are normal, Sanders said. p Weather Fair tonight. Slightly colder in ex- [ south portion. Saturday fair in f south portion increasing cloudiness in north portion. Slightly warmer.

BELIEVE DIXON WILL NOT RUN Democratic Chieftians In Quandary Over Senatorial Candidate Problem Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 19.—(United Press.) — Democratic chieftains are In a quandary today as they seek a senatorial candidate for the long term nomination. The continued silence of Lincoln Dixon, of North Vernon, has been taken by party leaders to mean that he has decided not to enter the race ’for the office and as a result tlie. chieftains are beginning to look elsewhere for a candidate. At a conference of the party leaders held yesterday the name of Arthur H. Greenwood, of Washington, representing the Second district in congress was prominently mentioned. It was pointed out that Greenwood has made an excellent record in his district and was aide to weather the republican landslide of 1924. Other men prominently mentioned at the conference were John E. Frederick. of Kokomo, president of the Indiana (’liamber of Commerce; Dr. Robert J. Aley. president of Butler college and Walter Myers, Indianapolis attorney. While the party leaders are seek-1 ing to obtain an organization candidate, Albert Stump, avowed candidate for the place began taking steps to discourage opposition. Stump has mailed letters to some 1.690 prominent democrats over the state enclosing petitions which he (tlivrixi HD ON PAGE TIIIU'.ID o LADDER FACTORY OFFICE ROBBED Safe Os Gerber Ladder Company Looted Second Time Within 2 Months For the second time within two months, robbers entered the office of the Gerber ladder factory, in the northwest part of this city last night, and broke open the safe, escaping with about SSO in cash. Entrance to the safe was made with the use of a sledge hammer and a coal chisel. It is not known when the robbery occurred, but local officers are of the opinion that it was done about midnight. No clues have been obtained and the robbers made their escape without benig detected. Tlie robbery was not discovered until this morning, when company officials went to the factory to start work. The safe is said to be practically ruined. because the door had been pried partly off in an effort to break the lock. About six weeks ago, robbers entered the same office and escaped with a small amount of loot. At that time, however, the safe was not locked and since then the officials have been careful about keeping the safe and factory locked. The lock on the safe seemed no barrier to the robbers and it is thought that the robbers were professionals. House Democrats Mav Oppose Dickinson Bill (• Washington, Feb. 19. — (United i Press) —An indication that democrats 'in the house might withdraw their support from the Dickinson farm relief bill was given today when Representative Oldfield, democrat, Arkansas, introduced the Robinson export corporation bill. The bill, as Oldfield presented it, was modified to include provision for a schedule of bounties to be paid to farm cooperative associations and other exporters. Mrs. Anna Noonan Dies At Home In Fort Wayne Mrs. Anna Noonan, 63, who was well known in this city, died at her home in Fort Wayne at 9:15 o'clock ! yesterday morning. Mrs. Noonan was a sister of Mrs. W. D. Kirby, former resident of this city and now of Cleveland, Ohio.

Strain Tells _ 4 ( t \ x v.ijrir'D I > • f r $ /ill $ • * k l <r-‘.T4X_S’ J-. “'SZ-dv'LXUKI ■ V "■■' ■■■ .-I Mayor Janies J. Walker, of New York, after a month in office, has been forced to take a vacation because of the strain of city affairs. lie collapsed) twice before consenting to leave his office for a few weeks.

CHICKEN THIEVES WORK IN COUNTY Between 25 And 30 Chickens Stolen From Gust Yake Farm Last Night Between 25 and 30 young Rhode Island Red chickens were stolen from the Gust Yake farm, about seven and } om-half miles southwest of Decatur, near Honduras, last night. Sheriff John Baker was notified of the theft this morning ami he made an investigation, but found no clues. The chickens were stolen after the 1 heavy snow last night as the tracks of the thieves were plainly visible this morning. The tracks appeared to be those of boys. There were three of them. Two had carried the chickens from the chicken house to an automobile at the side of the road, while the third member of the gang stood watch near the house. The poultry pen was not far from the house, but 1 members of the Yake family did not hear the thieves at work. The automobile had balloon tires, the tracks indicated. REV. CHAPMAN TO PREACH HERE Editor Os “Our Sunday Visitor” To Deliver Lenten Sermons Rev. Midhael Andrew Chapman, editor of “Our Sunday Visitor," the Catholic weekly published at Huntington, Indiana, will deliver the series of six sermons during the Lenten season at St. Mary's Catholic church in this city. The first of the weekly sermons will be given Tuesday evening, the services beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The congregation is delighted to learn that such an able and instructive speaker has been secured to' , deliver the Lenten sermons. Father | Chapman has prepared his series of, sermons under the classification of | ' “Sin and the Sorrowful Mysteries.” | The subjects for the six weeks are: | February 23 —"The Passion of Christ, the cure of sin." March 2—-“ The Agony in the garden, and the sin of Pride.” March 9 —“ The Scourging at the Pillar and the sin of impurity." March 16—" The Crowning with thorns and the sin of Envy.” March 23—" The carrying of the Cross and the sin of Sloth." March 30—“‘The Crucifixion and ! the sin of Gluttony.” The sermons will be instructive i j and members of the congregation are ', urged to hear each and every one of : them. Tonight, at 7 o’clock, the first t ■ of the Friday evening Lenten serm- • ons will he held, the services consist•jing of the Way of the Cross and | benediction.

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TWO FIREMEN ARE KILLED i LOSS IS Loss At Valparaiso Estimated At Between $500,000 And $750,000 ANOTHER FIREMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED Valparaiso, Feb. 19 (I'nited Press) Two men arc dead and a third is seriously injured in a hospital here this afternoon, following a fire which swept part of the business district today. The dead are Robert Bartholomew, 21. volunteer fire fighter, and Harry McNamara. Gary fireman, who was buried under the wreckage of Hie Kauffman building, one of those j swept bv flames. Claus Helmick. 35. is in a hospial with a fractured skull and little hope is held for his recovery. Two other Gary firemen. Lieut. Dick Brown and Oscar Billings, are hurt as the result of the collapse of a wall of fthe building which hurled them to tlie basement. The fire was brought under control after noon. Tlie loss is estimated at between $590,000 and $750,000. The fire started in the Farmers State Bank building at tlie corner of Washington street and Lincoln Way early today. The bank buil<»ing. a -three-story structure, was consumed ami the flames spread to tlie Kauffman building next door. At nnon. only the side and rear walls of the buildings were left standing. The Gary hose company arrived at 7:45 a m . in response for calls for aid. The company was able to save the Bellmont hotel, which was in the patli of the flames. $200,000 Loss At Gary Gary, Feb. 19 —(United Press) — Damage estimated at $209,990 resulted today from a fire which swept tlie Ogden building in tlie heart of Gary’s business district and for a time threatened to spread to other buildings. Tlie building, one of the largest in Gary, and containing more than 12 offices and shops, was destroyed. Every piece of fire equipment in Gary with exception of one company which had gone to Valparaiso to aid in a fire there, fought for several hours to prevent their spreading. The intensity of the blaze and the rapidity with which it spread made it necessary for fire officials to deny a second request from Valparaiso for more equipment. Other Blazes Evansville, Fell. 19 — (United Press) —Investigations were under way here to determine the origin of a fire, believed to have been started by a fire bug. which destroyed the | Standard Brick company plant here with a loss of $75,009. MORE BODIES STILL IN DEBRIS Few Victims Os Snow Avalanche Mav Not Be Recovered Until Snow Melts i Bingham Canyon. Utah. Feb. 19. — ' (United Press) —The litt’e mining town of Bingham today is ready to start work in earnest in an effort to clean up the debris left by the avai lanche of snow which swept down Wednesday morning. i Recovery of bodies buried under the tons of snow will be pushed forward ■ rapidly, though authorities expressed the fear that many of the bodies will I not be recovered until the spring rains melt the snow. ■ Forty bodies were reported recaver- > ed from the snow last night when resf cue work lias ceased and it is said t that by tonight all the bodies v.hicli - it will be possible to recover v.iil have - been brought out. The fi st .otup ete 1 st trch of the deb: ': will l>. completed tonght, it was said this morning.