Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 56, Decatur, Adams County, 6 March 1926 — Page 1

Vol. XXD- Number 56.

KIRKLAND AND BERNE MEET IN FINALS

GOVERNMENT of PREMIER 881 AND RESIGNS TODAY Chamber Os French Deputies Defeats Government’s Financial Project situation GRAVE b IN FRANCE NOW By A. h. Bradford, .r I 1 Staff ri «pondent) Paris, Mar, «. The Briand governm°nt f<'U today. Premier Briand resigned following ■ui all nigh* session of the chamber of deputies whj>h culminated in defeat for the government on the sales ta-: danse of the financial project by a vote of 274 to 221. The government was in a minority of 53. The adverse vote ignored Briand's angry warning that catastrophe threatened France if the money bill were delayed. Within an hour the cabinet’s resignation had been received and accepted by President Doumergue and Briand, the "man of Ixtcarno" had announced lie would not go to Geneva to h< Ip elect Germany to the I-eague of Nations in pursuance to the agreements reached last autumn on Lake Miegiore. Besneched by President Doumergtte, Briand said he might leave for Geneva tonight, but merely to participate in the preliminary "TxicarnolAe" conference scheduled for Sunday, the day before the league formally meets. Taunted toward dawn by the socialists because ho did not make each clause of the financial -project a onestion of confidence as it came to n vote. P.riand angrily warned the? chamber of the catastrophic potentialities of the situation and then conferred with the finance commission, where It was decided to make the sales tax a question of confidence and thus put full responsibility on the chamber. » When the vote was announced shortly after G a. m„ the deputies who had stood with the aged statesman rose, crying: 'Vive Briand.” , Franco has now about reached the end of her rope. Briand who was considered to represent the last French hope for solvency without a major political operation. was defeated when everyone expected him to win. SAFES IN LOCAL FACTORY ROBBED About $lO Taken From Safes In Decatur Foundry & Machine Co. Plant Robbers broke into the office of the Decatur Foundry and Machine company, on Elm street, sometime last night and robbed the two safes in the office of about $lO in cash and an old revolver. The robbery was not discovered until the office w-as opened this morning, AlUvougii there are no definite indications as to how the robbers entered the building, it is believed they entered the basement and came up into the office. There were tw-o safes in the office, one belonging to the company and the other to Erastus Fritanger, one lof the proprietors of the °omiMny. The doors to both safes ''ere open, but the drawers inside were otlted. The robbers used files or ( usels in forcing the drawers open, •'r Fritzinger's safe was badly dambUt tlle com Pany's safe was- not aniaged to any great extent. No paTh * erS n “ iß<J ' nR h' om either safe, '‘'though many had been scattered nt the floor. Mr. Fritzinger had an , revo ' ver and a few old coins, that , S ° ne tllrau gh a fire, in his safe, w ' th6y were taken. A few dollars 'e taken from the company's safe. VB J‘ ef of Po Hce Melcfai made an inigation this morning and questioncinu 6 ' €ral Str,an sers found in the vita th ° r * he faetor y- but no clues as e guilty parties were obtained.

DECATUR DAILY’ DEMOCRAT

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• Tired of the monotony of housework, Mrs. Rose Neigran, twenty-two, of New York, opened a gas jet, took her two babies i into her arms and awaited the • end. All were dead when neighi bors broke in.

COMMISSIONERS TO RECEIVE BIDS To Let Contracts For Supplying Election Booths And Road Graders The cainty commissioners will receive bids at their next regular meeting on Tuesday, April G, for supplying, election Itooths and boxes and road grader? and for wiring the rooms and hall-ways in the county infirmary. In several of the precincts the ballot boxes have been broken and need ret pair and bills will be receTVed for tfie furnishing of the material and making the boxes. Alternate bids will be received by the board on road graders, the option being given to purchase one or more graders. The hallways and many of the rooms in the county infirmary are not wired for electric lights and the commissioners will receive bids for doing the work at their next session. Plans and specifications for the different jobs are on file in the county auditor's office. Large Crowd Attends Last Gift Distribution One of the largest crowds that have ever attended a gift distribution of the Decatur merchants was present for the awarding of gifts today. This was the last gift day for the present, at least, the merchants having decided to abandon the plan at a meeting this week. The gifts were awarded today as follows: SIOO coupon booß. Fred Heckman; $75 coupon book, Mrs. Will Schrock; SSO coupon book, Adrian Lenhart; SSO coupon book, Otto Fuelling; $25’ coupon book. Mrs. F. Rawley; $25 coupon book, Charles Kitson; $25 coupon book. Mrs. Mary C. Miller; sls coupon book, John Morgan; $lO coupon book. Mrs. Clyde Fugate; $5 in cash, Leo Yager; $5 in cash. I Jennie Bauman; $5 in cash. Edith Bucher; $5 in cash, Mrs. Dee Fryback; $p in cash. John Wlsehaupt. o- ■ REVIVAL WILL OPEN MARCH 11 Evangelist From Colorado To Preach In Services At Antioch Church A series of revival meetings will be held at the Antioch church, southwest of Decatur, beginning March 11 and continuing until March 28, inclusive. The services will begin at 7:30 o’clock each evening and Evangelist N. W. Rich of Rocky Ford, Colorado, will deliver the addresses. Students from the Bible Training School of Fort Wayne will render . special music every Saturday and Sun- . day evening and the Rev. William Hy- . gema, the pastor, will be in charge of i the services. The public is invited to , attend.

BIEBERSTIME IS STILL AT LARGE Jail Breaker Eludes Officers In Chase Friday; Seen Near His Home Lloyd Bieberstine, jail breaker and fugitive from justice, evaded officers and deputies in a rha.se which started at about 11 o'clock Friday morning and continued until about 8:30 o'clock last evening. loafer in the day, deputies were sworn in. and visits were made to the farm home where Bieberstine lives, but without success as the jail breaker saw them coming and made his escape. Sheriff Baker and his deputy returned to Decatur at about 9 o’clock last night, but before leaving, deputized a delegation cf nine men who said they would go to the Bieberstine home and try to capture him. They visited his place of residence at midnight, but Bieberstine could not be found. Bieberstlne was seen at a distance during the chase in the afternoon, but kept in the lend about a half mile all the time and as the officers did not wish to shoot him, he was able to make his escape. He was chased along the Wabash river and through the fields ami woods. He went back home at about dusk and ate lunch, it was said, and then started .out again and has not been seen. Bieberstine escaped from the county jail in this city last'Wednesday when th n sheriff left Jhe door open while ho went to get the prisoners' dinner. He ’ is awaiting trial' on nine counts for forgery and has been unable to fiynish bond. He has been arrested several times for writing fraudulent checks and has been tried on several charges. BEGIN FILING DECLARATIONS Six Candidates For Nomination Have Filed Declarations With Clerk Candidates have started to file their official notices with County, Clerk John E. Nelson and, up to noon today four democrats and two republicans had filed declarations. Friday was the first day for candidates to file their official declarations. Those who have filed are.j Abraham Bagley. Berne, for the democratic nomination for county sur-| veyor; Irving G. Kerr, Monroe, democratic candidate for county treasur-j er: Ernest J. Worthman, Preble, democratic candidate for trustee of Preble township; Ira Wagoner. Monroe. democratic candidate for trustee of Monroe township; Samuel Jj j Fogle, republican, candidate for trus-' tee of Jefferson township: David E. Bollinger, republican, candidate for. trustee of St. Marys township. Louis Keller, of Eleventh street, Decatur, is the fourth candidate to ' announce that he is a candidate for' the democratic nomination for trus-1 tpe of Washington township. Mr. Keller announced this morning that he would seek the nomination. Candidates have thirty days in which to file their declarations with the county clerk. No name can be placed on the ballot unless the candidate has filed his declaration with the county clerk within the period fixed by law. Pete Amspaugh, well-known business man of this city, today entered the race for the democratic nomination for sheriff and will make an active campaign. He has a wide acquaint-1 ance over the county and is a native of this township. For a number of years, Mr. Amspaugh was connected with the Lee hardware store as a salesman and visited every part of the county. The race for sheriff will no doubt be one of the interesting ones of the coming primary, and a half dozen are now entered. Fred Harmon, farmer in Union township, announced this afternoon that he would be a candidate for the democratic nomination for trustee of Union township. Two other candidates have already announced.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, March 6, 1926.

Move Made To Dismiss Charges Against Earl Klinck And Earl (Jentry Indianapolis, Ind., Mir. C —(United Press) A move was to be made in criminal court today to dismiss charges of con ipiracy to commit a felony pending against Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry. The charges resulted from the abduction and death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer, for which D. C. Stephenson was convicted of murder and sentenced t.o life imprisonment. The jury which convicted Stephenson found Klinck and Gentry, his aids, not guilty of murder and this is the basis for the motion to dismiss the remaining charges, TO DRILL SECOND OIL WELL SOON Another Well To Be Put Down On Runyon Farm In BlueCreekTownship Plans are being made to drill another oil well on the Eugene Runyon farm in Blue (’reek township anil the rig has already been moved to the new location. Drilling will start Monday, W. H. Laughrey stated this morning. The well drilled two weeks ago is being pumped and is producing a fuse flow of oil. it was stated. It wil be 1 necessary to drill down about 1,15'1 feet before the new well it shot, it was stated. TOURNEY SCORES At Bluffton—Union Center, 31; Rock Creek, 29. At Bluffton—Bluffton, 54; Petroleum, 7. At Indianapolis—Shortridge (Indianapolis) 21; Manual (Indpls.) 19. At Vincennes—Vincennes 51, Deck-: ■ er 17. I At Charlottesville—Mt. Comfort, 47 Eden 17. At Peru —Deedsvllle 25; Peru 16At Bedford—West Baden 26: Heltonville 18. At Martinsville—Martinsville 36: Monrovia 20. At New Albany—Corydon 49; Borden 15. At Lafayette—West Point 13; Battle Ground 10. At Newcastle — Newcastle, 37; Knightstown 23. At Warsaw—Warsaw 24fl Silver Lake 18. At Kendallville —Kendallville, 19; Ligonier 16. At Vetdersburg—Wallace 32; West Lebanon 15. At Owensville—Princeton 21; F*Branch 13. At Frankfort — Scircleville 411 Jackson Township 14. { At Rochester —Akron 31; Pulaski, , 19. At Terre Haute — Tech. (Terre Haute), 26; West Terre Haute, 5. At Laporte—Michigan City, 24; Westville, 17. At Muncie—Muncie, 35; Albany, 13. At Greensburg—North Vernon, 29; Greensburg, 23. At Marion—Fairmont. 43; Upland, 21’ | At Kokomo —Kokomo, 75; Jackson township, 17. At Indianapolis—West Newton, 24; Lawrence, 23. At Mishawaka—South Bend, 27; Lakeville, 12. | (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Sale Os Business Lots Not Completed The deal for the purchase of the uptown business lots, reported in prog- ' ress several days ago, has not beeg closed and the (owners have not received word from the prospective pur. chasers. The local real estate man who is representing the owners has not received word when the purchasers will be here, but it is thought that the negotiations will be completed next week. Weather Rain tonight and Sunday. Warmer tonight. Much colder Sunday. Strong shifting winds.

FIRE DESTROYS HOTEL; TWO DIE Several Other Guests Injured In Blaze At Hotel In Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Neb., Mar. 6. — (United Press)—Two men were burned to death and several other guests were • injured in a fire which damaged the ■ Commercial Hotel in South Omaha, early today. The dead': John and Bill Daley, brothers, employes of the Omaha stockVards. Bill Daley lost his life in an effort to save his brother, firemen said. Bill was awakened and went to John’s room across the hall to awaken his • brother. John apparently had become overcome by .smoke. Pill tried to carry him from the room, but apparently was overcome jnst as he reached the idioor for firemen found that the door ' was blocked by their bodies. The fire fighters were forced to break down the door to get to the bodies. Fire At Toledo Toledo. Ohio, Mar. 6. — (United Press) —Two aged men were burned to death, four persons were rescued and 17 were made homeless when fire swept a rooming house in the downtown section today. The dead are: Shank*. 72; Rieney, 75. Both men perished while trying to fight their way oqt to the street. An aged couple and two children were carried to safety. MEETING HELD BY ASSESSORS Results Os First Week’s Work Compared; Good Start Is Made The township assessors met this morning with County Assesor William Zimmerman and turned in their reports for the first week’s work. All of the assessors, except ty Hartford township and Berne, had filed reports at noon. A good start was made by the assessors, but at press time the averages had not been compiled. 1 Mr. Zimmerman had the assessors to list all of the assessments in the downships and then <pmpare them with their own assessments. He stressed the point that the assessments should be somewhere near equal, but as only a very few assessments were covered dur- , ing the first week, the totals could not be taken as the basis for future work. The assessors will meet in another two weeks and turn in their reports to the county assessor, who compiles the totals and reports to the state tax commissioners. | o I Montpelier Store Looted 1 Os $2,000 In Merchandise Robbers broke into the Arnold and Purman general store in Montpelier last night and carried away merchandise valued at $2,000. The robbers I gained entrance through a rear window and the merchandise was carried out through that opening. o Tocsin Telephone Company Seeks Increase In Rates Indianapolis, March G — (United Press) —The Tocsin Telephone company. of Wells county, today j.atiHoned the Publie Service Cominis sion for a rate increase, asking schedules to be doubled accordingly. — o Grocery Store Burns Evansville, Ind., Mar. 6. — (United Press.) —Fire of undetermined origin last night caused damage estimated at $50,000 to a Piggly-Wiggly grocery store in the downtown section. Firemen prevented spread oT the blaze.

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"• -V - Mrs. Belle Wilen. of New York, (above) asks, “How Come?” in j response to cabled dispatches that Dr. Charles H. Wilen is engaged to wed Suzanne Lenglen. I | "He’s already my husband,” de-' | dares Mrs, Wilen. .

TO HOLD DEBATE | SUNDAY EVENING Seniors And .Juniors Os Decatur Catholic High School To Meet The .seniors and juniors of the Decatur Catholic high school will hold a debate in the auditorium of the new school building Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The question will be. ‘'Resolved that: "The Eighteenth Amendment should be repealed.’" Those who will take the affirmative are, Beraadine Christen. Anna Miintangh, William Holthouse and Arthur Voglewede, al-' ternate. Those wk) have the negative' side of the question are, Cedric Voglewede, Dick Miller, Theodore Knapke and Fred Connell, alternate. The public Is invited to the debate. 1 There will be no admission charge. I Last Monday, the debating team of the Decatur Catholic high school won in a contest with the Central Catholic high school of Fort Wayne. The debate which was scheduled be--1 tween the two schools for Sunday, was cancelled and the one between the i two local teams was arranged. o Debtor Entitled To An Exemption Os S6OO From Creditor, Court Holds Fort Wayne, Ind., Mar. 6.—(United Press) —An Indiana debtor is entitled to an exemption of S6OO from his cred- • itor, according to a ruling by Judge Ryan in supericr court here today. The ruling Is regarded as reversing the garnishee law of the last legislature which provided no exemption. Judge Ryan's decisian was given in the case of Collin Moody, sued by an I auto company. o PLAGUE BREAKS I OUT; MANY DIE I I Total Os 1,143 Deaths In Week Reported By United Provinces Allahabad, British India, Mar. 6.— (United Press.—Epidemic plague has broken out in the united provinces. ■ It was announced officially that 1.-' 143 persons died in a week in Agra and Oudh. There were 419 deaths in the town of Azamgarh. Plague is seasonal here. It occurs coincident with the approach of hot weather. Agra and Oudh, formerly known as the northwest provinces, now are the united provinces. Allahabad, "The | City of God," is the capital, famous i for its fairs, the chief trade center in central Hindustan and a sacred • city for Hindus, who visit it as pilgrims.

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KIRKLAND IS FIRST TO WIN WAY TO FINALS Kangeroos Defeat .letterson; Berne Beats Decatur In Great Game HARTFORD FALLS BEFORE BERNE FIVE SCORES OF TOURNEY GAMES Friday Night Berne, 18; Monmouth, 13. Jefferson, 25; Monroe, 22 (overtime). Saturday Morning Kirkland, 19; Geneva, 17. Hartford, 8; Pleasant Mills. 6. Berne, 22; Decatur, 17. Saturday Afternoon Kirkland, 26; Jefferson, 11. Berne, 31; Hartford, 20. Berne high school's Fighting Five qualified to meet Kirkland in the final game of the I Decatur sectional tournament tonight by defeating Hartford township. 31-20. in the second semi-final game this afternoon. I Kirkland had qualified for the final game by beating Jefferson lin the first semi-final contest. 26-11. The final game will start at X o’clock tonight. The Hartford township Gorillas started strong in their game with the Berne Fighting Five and took a lead of 5-2, but Ellenberger made two field goals in rapid succession 1 to put Berne ahead and the lead remained in the Fighting Five’s possession during the remainder of the half. Both teams started with their regular lineups on the floor. Captain Monee, of Hartford, who has been j sick dining the last few days, starred for Hartford during the first half, while Ellenberger and Bagley played best for Berne. Ellenberger , made three field goals and Bagley ! two during the half. Kirkland township high school’s Kangaroos were the first to qualify for the final game in the sectional baskteball tournament here this afternoon. when they defeated the scrappy Jefferson township quintet, 26-11. It was the first game of the afternoon. The game was slow and void of many thrills. Kirkland was out in front at the half, 13-3. The Kangaroos maintained their lead during the second half and Coach Null used his substitutes during much of the contest, saving his regulars for (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) TO STAGE TWO PLAYS MONDAY Dramatic Department Os Woman’s Club To Furnish Entertainment The regular meeting of the Womans Club will be held in the high school auditorium Monday night, at 7:45 o’clock. Following the regular business meeting, committees from the Dramatic department will present I two one-act plays, “Blackberryin'.” Iby Howard F. Smith, and ‘‘The Rector.” by Rachel Crothers. The scene of the first play is laid iu the weighing station on the Whitmore farm. The characters are: Phila Miss Ruth Frisinger Dorcas Mrs. Martin Van Alsberg Mrs. Waste Miss Eva Acker j Mrs. Granger Mrs. M. A. Frisinger i Mrs, Whitmore. Mrs. John Peterson Mrs. Peterson is chairman of the committee and Mrs. Van Alsberg is directing the play. The scene of the second play “The Rector,” is laid in the living room of the village rector. The characters are: 1 The Rector Mrs. James Cowan > Mrs. Lemmingworth Mrs Dan Niblick ■ Margaret. Miss Kathryn Dorwiu ( Aurelia Trimball Miss Marcel's Kern Mrs. Munsey .. Miss Margaret Zwick Janie, the maid . Mrs. C. O. Porter 1 Victoria Miss Helen Swearingen The play is being given under the direction of Mrs. Porter.