Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 27 February 1926 — Page 1

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SECTIONAL TOURNEY SCHEDULE DRAWN

TROOPS IN COAL AREA REDOUBLE THEIR VIGILANCE Reports of Preparations for March Os Union Men On Non-l'nion Mines Heard PROBABLE SETTLEMEN PrOI'BI.E RUMORED Evansville. Ind.. Feb. 27. i d niled Press) National guard rows stationed in Evansville Ambled their vigilance tot lav ! as reports of preparations foF 1 inarch of union men on non-, ! unioll workers again spread, throughout the southern Indi-, •ma coal district. ‘ Though th*' reports were without. 1 definite verification, Major L. A. ; Harriman, commanding the militia I j Hits, placed sulficient credence in' the reports to have hi* men sleepp fully clothed in the armory here. j . Another report filtered through • the mining region to the effect that : f union men and operators were near I an understanding that would end the i nrks of turmoil and uncertainty. This report was without confirma- ! tion either from operators or mine I union officials. The only definite development in i the situation was the calling of a I buss meeting of miners to bo held I at Booneville Sunday afternoon. I'nion leaders gave every assur-j : lire that the meeting would be con-, ducted without disorders. Major Hirriman was to confer with his stif today on whether to send ! flwdnmeu to Booneville to keep an *ye on the gathering. . If there is nothing in the nett few ( f days to disturb the peace that has I reigned throughout the region since arrival of the troops, there is every Mention that they will be withdrawn at an early date. , Major Harriman said he had no initnutions from Adjutant General Kershner at Indianapolis indicating! the date of withdrawal. Olto Hess, Famous Southpaw, Is Dead Dayton. 0.. Feb. 27. —(United Press! -Otto Hess, famous southpaw pitch- « of the Boston Braves and Cleve- ' land Indians, died at Tucson, Ariz.. yesterday, relatives here learned today. He is to be taken to Cleveland I for burial. I, Us. PUPILS TO HOLD DEBATES School To Debate Prohibition Question With C. C. H. S. Os Fort Wayne The Decatur Catholic high school debating team, composed of six local Pupils, has scheduled two debates "jth Central Catholic high of Fort "ayne. one to he held in Fort Wayne, Monday night, Marrh 1, and one to do held jn Decatur, Sunday, March 6. , The local team has been divided into ,w ° s *ctions. negative and affirmalive' The affirmative team compospd of Bernadine Christen. Anna Murtaugh and William Holthouse ’ih represent the local high school at Fort Wayne while the negative : ,ea m. consisting of Cedric Vogle**de, Dick Miller and Theodore, ’ n »Pke, will represent the school in| *»» Decatur meet. , floestion to be discussed is Resolved, That the Eighteenth Amend ment Should Be Appealed.” ' 0 charge will be made at the debate ait(l ,|,e Public is invited to attend. Ministerial Association 10 Meet Monday Morning members of the Decatur Minimal Association will meet for their H( BU . ar m<>n thly business session on morni ng at 9:30 o’clock in pX° 1(I Adams County Bank. The D»Pe Thom P sou is to give a; in J On subject, "The Preacher I “ Modern Age.” 1

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... 1 The fate of Mrs. Theresa Siciliano. charged with the murder of pretty Marie Nicolini in New York, hangs on her claim that she was having her hair bobbed at the time of the murder, while Miss Nicolini was known to be in a distant part of the ! city. Mrs. Siciliano is charged by* police with killing the girl 1 because she was too friendly with her husband. Mrs. Siciliano is the mother of three, i children.

TEACHER GOES ON TRIAL IN CHURCH i 1 Paly me ra, Indiana, TeacherAthlete Being Tried For “Unbecoming Conduct” Palmyra, Ind., Feb. 27. — (United Press)— Practically every man, woman and child in this quiet little town. I situated high above the Ohio river in southwestern Indiana, flocked to the Church of Christ here today to hear the evidence submitted against W. Clyde Martin, 40, teacher, fanner and athlete, charged with “conduct unbecoming a Christian." Martin, who plays on an independent basketball team, operates a community theatre and believes that a . “dean mind and strong body are just as essential to Christianity as regular church going." The man who startled this community by backing a high school basketball. football and baseball team when he was high school principal, declares that, regardless of the church court, he is gcing "to carry on." — _o Telephone Rates Are Increased In Lebanon Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 27. —(I nited Press.)—Lebanon today faced an increase in telephone rates following' the granting of a petition of the. Lebanon Telephone company for a twenty-five per cent increase, by the public service commission. Under the new rates the charge of' individual business telephone will be! $3 per month and on individual residence phone $2 per month. — o ~ W.C.T.U.TOHOLD I -COUNTY MEETING I County Institute To Be Held At Geneva Next Friday, March 5 The county institute of the Womens’ Christian Temperance Union will be held at Geneva, next Friday, March 5 at the Methodist church. Mrs. Eliza- < beth Stanley, state president, will be in attendance land will address the convention. An interesting program is being arranged for the institute and members of the Union in this city are planning ito attend. Local women will be on the program. Details will be published next week.

ASSESSORS BEGIN WORKONTUESDAY Annual Task Os Assessing Personal Property In County Now At Hand — The annual assessment of personal property will start in Adams county next Tuesday. All township assessors and their assistants will meet in this city Monday with County Assessor . William Zimmerman. to receive their supplies and instructions for their work. Last year, the personal property assessment ’of Adams county amounted to 17,225,000. The system, of assessing personal! property at the market value will be| used this year. It was used in 19251 and proved to be the best method The assessing will continue for several weeks until the work has been entirely completed. Monday Is First Day Monday is the first day for filing of mortgage exemptions in the office cf County Auditor Martin Jaberg They may be filed until May 2. No person can get more than SI,OOO exemption. A person must have tiio title of real estate in his own name in order to get exemption. A purchaser on contract can not get one. An exemption of not more than 50 pes cent is allowed. 'No Further News From Hunt Or His Young Bride Local police officials today had received no further news iu regard to the search for Everett Earl Hunt, alleged forger and auto thief, who left (here last Saturday with liis bride, Esitber Fa>*‘ Ktugh, Decatur high school [senior. The two Muncie detectives and Jesse Rice, proprietor of the Murray hotel in this city, who wont to Dowagiac, Michigan, yesterday' in hopes of getting some clue to the whereabouts of the couple, have not 1 returned. Communist Leader In Chicago Is Sentenced East Chicago. Ind., Feb. 27. —(United Press.) —William Simmons, alleged Chicago communist leader today faced a sentence of six months on the penal farm and a tine of S2OO. FOURQUINTETS LEFT IN RUNNING Geneva, Petroleum, Bowser And Patterson-Fletcher Left In Berne Tournev (Special to Daily Democrat) Berne, Feb. 27.—Four teams were left in the running in the annual Berne independent basketball tournament at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon. Tlte Bowser and Pattersoni Fletcher teams, of Fort Wayne, Geneva and Petroleum were scheduled to fight it out for the right to enter the final game for the championship tonight. Bowser met Geneva at 2:15 | o’clock in the first semi-final game, and the Petroleum and PattersonFletcher quintets were to meet one hour later. The final game will be played at 8:30 o’clock tonight. In the games played this morning. Geneva defeated the First Evangelical church team, of Fort \yayne, 2815, and Petroleum downed the Anthony Wayne institute team, winners of last year’s tournament, in an overtime game, 27-26. The score of the Petroleum-Anthony Wayne game was tied at 25-all at the end of the regular playing period. In the first game this afternoon, the PattersonFletcher five defeated Monroe, 39-11. Following are the scores of all games played up to this morning: Preble, 16; Berne, 32. ! Geneva, 33; Decatur, 24. First Evangelical of Fort Wayne, 54; Linn Grove, 15. i Petroleum, 31; Kirkland, 27. Columbia City, 22; Anthony Wayne Institute, 62. Monroe, 22; Bluffton, 18. Patterson-Fletcher, of Fort Wayne 35; Muncie Retz, 27. Bowser, Fort. Wayne, 31; Berne, 26.

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' He-Man From Texas Plains Want To Marry * A Girl In Windy City Chicago. Feb. 27.—(United Press.) — Here iu a (ity of 3,000.000 souls there should be a girl willing to marry a he man from the plains, thought John T.Jer, a Texas cowboy—address R. F. D. No. 4, Camp V, McGregor, Texas. And so Tyler wrote the following letter received at the Chicago detective bureau: "I am witting to you in regard to a wife. I am a lonely Texas cowboy and owner of 17 sections of Texas glass land, well stocked with cattle. I am 5 feel, S inches tall. 30 years' I old. have blue eyes and dark hair. 1| will be very glad if you can find some' one who would be willing to become the wife of a Texas cowboy.” SENATE PASSES NEW FARM BILL Agricultural Appropriation Bill Passes; Larger Than House Bill Washington, t’eb. 27. — (United Pres The agricultural appropriation bill for the fiscal year of 1927 j was passed by the senate today, carry-' Ing $129,404,968 or $2,891,940 more than as passed by the house. Washington, Feb. 27. — (United! Press)—The Senate today approved the pepper amendment to the agricultural transportation bill making available $6,000,000 for the control and eradication of bovine tuberculosis. The house provides only $4,103,000 for the purpose. , —o CREEKS. RIVERS GO ON RAMPAGE Streams In Ohio And Pennsylvania Cause Heavy Damage Columbus, Ohio., Fob. 27. —(United Press)—Creeks and rivers in Ohio and Pennsylvania have gone on their usual pre-spring rampage causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. In Franklin, Penna., today, one of the worst floods in the history of the upper Allegheny river district drove hundreds of families from their homes, inundated several factories and took a toll of $500,000 damage. o Operetta To Be Given Next Monday Evening s The Music Department of the I Woman’s Club will present the oper- , etta "Sylvia," in the Decatur high - school auditorium next Monday eve- - ning, starting at 8 o'clock. Tickets - are being sold by members of the I department and those who do not ■ obtain tickets may pay at the door. ) The operetta is being given under i the direction of Mrs. L. A. Holt- , house. Following is tha cast of ■ characters: • Sir Bertram de Lacey (The Count , Poet) Mrs. May Holthou.se Prince Tobbytum, a man of consequence Miss Della Sellemeyer ■ William, an honest farmer Mrs. Golda Coffee - Robin, a country lad Miss Marjorie May Svlvia. betrothed to de Lacey Miss Ruth Cook 1 Betty, betrothed to William N ' Miss Margaret Niblick > Arabeile. a lady in waiting at I court Mrs. Stella Coverdale i Araminta. her sister Mrs. Leia Gerber 1 Polly. Molly, Dolly—farmer’s daughters—Miss Florence Haney, Miss Katharine Kocher, Miss Angie I Firks. Chorus, Farm Lads—Marjorie May. Helen Haubold, Mildred Akey, Charlotte Niblick, Kathryn Nichols, Mary Macy. Farm Lasses — Florence Haney, Angie Firks. Kathryn Kocher, Josephine Anderson. Ina Peterson, Mary Suttles. ', Pianist Mrs. Frances Burk. 8 Weather Mostly fair tonight and Sunday. . Slowly rising temperature Sunday.

OSWALDRYANIN SENATOBIA! RACE Anderson War Veteran Enters ‘Republican Race Against Sen. Robinson Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 27. — (United Press.) -Important developments were in the air today in Indiana's senatorial primary situation. Oswald Ryan, of Anderson, announced his candidacy for the republican short term nomination. He will oppose Senator Robinson, who filed ! his petition as a candidate with the secretary of state yesterday. Ryan, who has been an active figure in state legion circles, will have the backing of the anti-Watson faction of the republican party. His announcement pledged full support to President Coolidge and called for an agricultural policy to insure farm capita! the same return as capital in industry. No candidate has yet been brought ■out by the anti-Watson men to oppose Senator Watson for the long 'term nomination but several names ' are under consideration. On the democratic side of the ' fence, Frank Dailey, former United States district attorney, informed Walter Chambers, state chairman. I that he would not be a candidate for the long term nomination. Chambers and other leaders, it is understood, will turn to L. Ert Slack, also a former district attorney, and seek his entry into the race. Two candidates, Albert Stump, of Indianapolis, and William Rooker, of Noblesville, have already announced for the long term race. Evans Woollens. Indianapolis hanker. is seeking the short term nomination us Ibo democratic party. 0 ■— —— Three Killed By Trains Near Gary In Three Days Gary, Ind., Feb. 27.—(United Press.) —The third victim of train accidents in the Calumet district within two days succumbed today to his injuries in a hospital at Hammond. Julius Hoff, 25. the victim, stepped from behind a freight train and was run down by a passenger train near Hammond late yesterday. _— o JUDGE HOIDS EDITOR'S FATE Court Takes Blasphemy Case Under Advisement Until Next Tuesday Brockton, Mass., Feb. 27 —(United Press) —The fate of Anthony Bimba and Massachusetts’ 229-year-old blasphemy law is now in the hands of’ r Judge King. I Final arguments were completed Jat 12:30 o'clock today and Judge , King took the case under advise-! ment. He announced lie would make' known his decision Tuesday. j Bimba came to New England "to I create propaganda for the destruc- . tion of our government.” Prosecutor Ruben said today in the state’s closing argument in the blasphemy trial , of the Brooklyn eduactor. Musician Gets $15,500 For Injuries Suffered In Theatre At Chicago Chicago, Feb. 27.—(United Press.) —Miss Garnett Arrick, 28. Logaus- . port, Ind., musician, has been awarded a $15,500 damage verdict against ; the United Theaters corporation. Miss Arrick testified that she fell through a trap door while playing in the t Stratford theater here in 1921, fracturing her arm, and since that time ' she has been unable to play her harp. o Bus Service Between Gary And Lafayette Is Assured Indianapolis, Ind.. Feb. 27. —(Unit- • ed Press.) —The Gary Railways company today was preparing to inaugurate bus service between Gary and Lafayette as the result of an order • issued by the public service commission late yesterday.

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King Alfonso of Spain has announced plans to visit the United States, South America and Cuba late next year.

FARM HOUSE BURNS FRIDAY Earl Farlow Home South Os Berne Comnletely Destroyed By Fire The farm residence of Earl Farlow. two and one-half miles south of Perne. was completely destroyed byfire early Friday morning. Mr. Farlow was awakened by smoke in his room. lie immediately called the Berne telephone operator, who called the Berne fire chief and assistant chief. The volunteer firemen were notified and all hurried to the Farlowhome with the fire fighting apparatus The firemen had difficulty in getting through the mud lane leading to the Farlow home and when they ( reached the house the flames had gained great headway and it was impossible for the firemen to save the house or the summer house, which adjoined. Surrounding buildings were saved, however. The origin of the fire is a mystery. o To Up Filing Os Income Tax Reports Indianapolis. Ind., Feb. 27. —(United Press.) —The Indiana division of | the internal revenue division today j took steps to speed up the filing of ' income tax reports by Indiana resii dents. Bert Thurman, collector of internal revenue said that the returns must I be filed on or before March 15, as I usual. Very few returns have been i filed to date, it was said, because the I taxpayers were waiting passage of ; the new law which made material i changes. FOUR KILLED BY LIMITED TRAIN Twentieth Century Limited Smashes Into Auto Near Rochester, N. Y. Rochester, N. Y.. Feb. 27 —(United Press) — The Twentieth Century Limited took a toll of four lives, all residents of Rochester early today, when an automobile, of which they were occupants, was smashed to pieces by the second section of the famous train on the New York Cen tral railroad. The dead: Glenn L. Smith, 41, proprietor ol ■ the Quality Lunch on Main streel I and his wife, Mrs. Augusta Smith • 33 years old; Roy J. Betteridge. 31 - j years old and Dewey Ernest, aboui I 25 years old.

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PARINGS FOR H.S.BASKETBALL PLAY ARE MADE Nine Teams Enter In Tourney To Be Held In Decatur Next Week-end PLAY OPENS ON FRIDAY EVENING The official schedule for the Decatur sectional tourney, in chart form, may be found on the sport page of the Daily Democrat this evening. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 27. (United Press) Final preparaI lions were completed today tor ' Indiana’s annual three weeks battle lor the high school basketball title of the state. Schedules for the sectional tourneys in 61 cities of the I state next Friday and Saturday were drawn by officials of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Nearly seven hundred teams will 1 start in the sectionals next Friday. ! On March 13 the sixty-four sectional victors will battle it out in eight regional centers. On March 19 and 20 the sixteen regional winners will enter the finals in Indianapolis. Schedules for the regionals and )CONTIMT.I» ON I’AOK FIVK> 0 'Widow Os Noted French Writer To Marrv A Butler Paris, Feb. 27—(United Press.) - The widow of the renowned French , writer. Anatole France, is soon to , marry a butler, according to announcement today. . i Madam France, herself a domestic before she became the wife ol the French “immortal” will take as her second husband a man employed by Mme. Decallavet, the widow of anI other French writer. J The romance of the France’s sprang 1 from gratitude. Madame Fiance, a splendid cook and housekeeper, r.urs'led France during an illness and so [won his affections that ho made her ’|hiH bride. o LOCAL FIDDLERS ARE CHAMPIONS Decatur Old Fiddlers \\ in Title Os State Champs; To Broadcast Soon The Decatur Old Fiddlers’ team, composed of Colonel Foreman, at the i guitar; John McClure, violin; Bill i Ruckman. violin, and Delma Ruck- * man, piano, managed by Leland ', Franks, won first place in an old I fiddlers contest held at Fort Wayne last night under the auspices of radio broadcasting station WOWO. The local team will be known as state champions and will broadcast an entertainment from WOWO in the near future. Fred T. Schurger. 'of this city, acts as official caller for the team. The local men went to Fort Wayne yesterday and competed with more j than 25 teams from all parts of I Northern Indiana. They were given a grade of A plus, the highest received by any of the competitors. Mr. Franks stated that those in charge j of the contest said that the local y fiddlers ranked about third or fourth I in the country. hi —; —7° ~ y Columbia City Couple °j Found Dead In Home e ’• Columbia ’ City. Ind., Feb. 27. — (United Press.)—Local authorities today began an investigation of the >f death of H. L. Foster. 75. and hTs R wife, who were found dead in their 1, home here. II It is believed the couple died from it asphixiatiou from gas generated by a coke stove.