Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 58, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1926 — Page 1

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jeath toll in SISRSTER MW REACH THIRTY is SSZ «sw: jjinia. Following Blast \l I entombed men are believed dead ! Kales, w. Vu„ Mar. 9.— H'niteil Press.)—All the miners in shaft number r> of j the Crab Oivhard Improvement company are believed dead. Eight bodies were found at t ), e foot of the shaft when rescuers broke through the 30-foot , of debris. Veteran miners un.l slate police (ten pointed out that there is practically no chance that the men remaining in the shaft are alive. They are variously numbered as lit to 20. . Ten bodies have been found in staft number five and one man renew,l w ohti hOtte TH A ROW LNUt cneil with 40 others from shaft no. 2. , died last night. While veteran miners expressed tlie belief that the men entombed are not alive, officials of the Crab Orchard , f.nnnany here tefuse to rive up hope for their rescue. Two Shafts Wrecked. Eceles, W. Va., Mar. (United Press.)—Two shafts of the (’rah Orchard Improvement company were wrecked daring the night by an explosion which sent clouds of poisonous gas spiraling from the mine. One man is known to have been killed. Twenty-seven miners are believed still entombed in number ftre shaft, while forty have been rescued from number six. The fate of the imprisoned men is yet unknown. The dead man remain untdenified. Since Hie explosion seems to have been concentrated in the number five shaft, little hope was held out today that the twenty-seven men entombed wire alive. HOT TOWNSHIP VETERAN IS DEAD Jonas Cline, Veteran Os Civil War, Dies Os Pneumonia, Monday Night Jonas Cline, veteran of the Civil , war and life-long resident of Root township, died at his farm home last t night, at 5:30 o'clock, following a two weeks' illness of pneumonia. Mr. I Cline was 80 years of age and, until j about a year igo, he had always been active in the agricultural profession. Last March, Mr. Cline sustained a broken hip when he fell, and was in a serious condition for several months, hut last September he was again able *° around end. until two weeks ago. he appeared in fairly good health. Mr. Cline was the oldest living resilient of Root township, and knew practically everyone in his community, all M whom were listed as his friends. Jonas Cline, was born in Root town* ■bip in 1545. He was the son of Jacob anil Barbara Cline .natives of Pennsyl-, vania. n e was educated in the Ad tms county common schools In November, Mr. ('line joined the Union forces) ani * tool< Part in eight niaior battles' and several scrimmages. After the; "<ir. lie returned to Adams county and' m 1873, he was married to Nancy Rice, I who survives j. One child was born to this union, ‘ ary Oiine, who Is now Mrs, Charles • aglev Mr. and Mrs. Magley have' re-iciecl with Mr. Cline ion his farm ™ Ke at >d Mr. agley has assisted „ n ' ollf Licting the farm. One brother, c°rge It. Cline, of this city, survives, also. •hiring hi s 80 years, Mr. Cline has e . eii( * s w ith hundreds of per- ; otts in Adams county, who are grievlo hear of his death. He was a m ter of the Methodist Episcopal ChllTc h of this city. Hinerai set-vises will be held Thurstnl atternoon from the home in Root 1 ien - iP ’ Witll ev ' Somerville Rt m chargey Burial will take ce 111 the DeJatur cemetery.

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I. 11. Opens Final Drive To Raise Memorial Fund Ftlnomlngton, lnd„ Mar. !). t United Prune) —PI ins were going forward today for the opening of Ihe final intensive effort in the campaign to raisetint),non memorial fund among students of Indiuna University. Charles Milas, of Port Wayne, and Miss Esther Freeman, of South Bend, have been named to conduct the drive on the rumpus. A few weeks ago the students agreed t > raise sim),oOU if the nlumnt would pledge an additional $50,000 to the $l.(iu0,00o memorial fund. HOOVER COMES WESTTO SPEAK Secretary Os Commerce Visits Chicago To Expound Coolidge’s Views Chicago, March 9—(United Press) —The voice of the Coolidge administration will lie extended to nonplushed middlewestern voters tonight. Secretary of Commerce Hoover arrived here today to lie the principal speaker ..fore the annual John Erickson Day banquet, the major preliminary republican get-together of Chit ago politics. He is expected to stress the wisdom of the Coolidge economic program and perhaps touch upon administrative stand in foreign affairs, which is one of the commanding issues before the middlewestern voters this spring. While Hoover's visit here cannot be interpreted as an attempt of the administration to counteract anti-j administration sentiment aroused by ant i i oui t seinttors. it,is tin- signal for series of visits to the agriculture belt by administration leaders. The President has asserted he will have no part in the primary campaigns of the senators seeking re-J nomination. Therefore Hoover s visit, cannot be used as a stroke in be-j half of Senator McKinley of Illinois (CONTINUED t)X PAGE FIVE) Locomotive Tire Falls On Man; Injuries Fatal Elkhart, Ind.. Mar. 9. — (United Press) —Herman Perry, 22. is dead here today from injuries sustained when a steel locomotive tire which he was attempting to move, fell on him. The ac blent occurred in the New York Central yards, where Perry was employed. His chest was crushed and his skull fractured. The tire weighed 1 1,500 pounds. BODIES OF TWINS FOUND IN LOCKER Infant Boys, Week Old, Found Wrapped In Satchel In Railroad Station Streator, HIT Mar. 9. — (United Pre.su)_Hodies of twin boys, infants, not m.ore than a week old when they died, were found wrapped in a satchel , in a locker at the railroad station and turned over to Coroner Lysten Howe today for investigation. I The gruesome discovery was made ' when the stench of the Imdies attractled the station agent and the locker ' was forced open. | Inside the locker was found a large ! black satchel. It was opened and dis- ‘ closed the two little bodies, wrapped in .cloth and apparently suffocated to their deaths at least three weeks ago. Examination of the bodies indicated they had been no more than one week old when they were stuffed into the suit case to die. There were no marks of Identification on the satchel and authorities are at a loss to explain the apparent double murder. There has been no record of the birth of twin boys in Streator which might correspond with the discovery. The bodieo were taken to the coroner's office and an inquest held. The 1 verdict stated merely that the infants ha (leoiiie to their death “from un ‘known causes.’ ’

GEORGE H. MILLER CITY COUNCILMAN CALLED BY DEATH Prominent Young Businessman Dies At Hospital This Morning MENINGITIS IS CAUSE OF DEATH George H. Miller. 20, prominent' young business man of this city, and -city councilman, died at the Adams i County Memorial Hospital at 9:40 j o’clock this morning. Mr. Miller had been rushed there at 9:15 ' o’clock this morning to undergo an operation for meningitis. He had j been Hi for about a week and his condition became serious Sunday. He ' ‘ | had been unconscious for the last several hours, and attending physicians, after a consultation, decided to operate this morning. Mr. Miller was taken to the hospital this morning and, at the time of his death, was awaiting the arrival of a surgeon who was to assist in the operation. He continued to grow weaker and death c-ume before the operation could bo performed. Native of Decatur George 11. Miller was born in Decatur, February 27, 1900. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Miller. Mr. Miller received his education in j tlie Decatur public schools. Several years ago. he was married to Mary Erharl. To this union was born one child, Marjorie, who, with the mother. survives to mourn the death. Bes.yles his father and mother, two brothers, Ed an 1 Elmer, both of this j city, and one sister, Mrs. Walter Deltseh, of Celina, survive. One brother. Ralph, died several (CONTINUED on page FOUR I SCOUTS TO HOLD BANOUETTOHICHT Rev. Fettig To Be Honored Guest; To Give Entertainment Thursday The Decatur troop of Boy Scouts of America will hold a banquet in the Industrial rooms at 6 o'clock this evening in honor of the Rev. Theodore V. Fettig, new assistant pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church. Rev. Fettig was very active in Boy Scout activities in Fort Wayne, where he was stationed before being assigned to the local parish, recently. He assisted the Scouts in their I organization work while in Fort Wayne. In addition to Rev. Fettig, the following persons will be guests of the Scouts at. the banquet tonight: the members of the Seout committee of the Rotary club, namely, E. W. Lankenau, C. C. Pumphrey. T. J. Durkin, It. J. Halting and Avon Burk.i M. F. Worthman, superintendent of | the city schools; A. R Holthouse, president of the Rotary (lull, France Conter, president of the Industrial Association; and W. Guy Brown, principal of the Central school. Speaking and singing will, be on the program and Scoutmaster Bryce Thomas will preside as toastmaster. The Scouts are selling tickets for the entertainment to be given under their auspices at the high school auditorium next Thursday night, March 11, by C. Lawrence Abbott. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) Macßeadv Postpones His Attempt for Altitude Record McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, Mar. 9_( United Press) —Due to atmospheri cconditions land low visibility, Lieut. John T. Macßeady this afternoon postponed his proposed flight to recapture the world's altitude record. “1 will attempt the flight at the first! avorabie opportunity,” Macßeady said. | 'announcing the postponement. “Weather conditions permitting, the flight will be made tomorrow,” he said.

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Councilman Dies ..... •■•vjMj GEORGE H. MILLER George H. Miller, prominent young businessman of this city and a member of the city council, died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital this morning. LEAGUE ABANDONS SESSIONS TODAY | Statesmen Permitted To Seek Private Agreements On Conflicting Claims Geneva, Mar. 9. — (United Press)— The League of Nations council and assembly abandoned their sessions t/> permit the various statesmen to seek private agreement on the conflicting claims of Germany, Poland, Spain and Brazil to permanent council membership. Although it is certain the council crisis cannot lie solved until Hrland or .some ether representative of the French {jivernment arrives in Geneva. The Delegates today launched an effn!r t<> effect a compromise on the basis of immediate election of Germany to the council and subsequent election of Spain and Brazil. Peru Man Must Spend Five Days In Jail For Stealing Postoftice Funds South Bend. Ind.. Mar. 9.—(United , Press)—Carl J. Becker, 27, Peru, must j serve five days in the (jaunty jail to “see what jail looks like, and then be ' placed on probation for one year.” This wa sthe sentence imposed today by Judge Slick of the federal receipts at Peru. Becker also was fined $5.00.' Becker confessed to using most cf the money he obtained, to meet obligations of a professional football team. He did isay, however, that he gave a friend SIOO to engage in rum running, but denied he received any prof ts. o Berne Young Man Fined For Issuing Bad Checks Maynard Brewster, Berne young man pleadpd guilty to a charge of Issuing | a fraudulent check, when arraigned jin court before Squire Charles W. ; McLaugihin. at Portland, Sunday, and was fined $25 and costs, amounting to $40.40. Willis Sprunger, of Berne, the young man's brother-in-law, stayed the fine. / | Brewster was taken into custody late Sunday afternoon at his home in Berne, by Edward Lope, Portland police chief. It was alleged that the young man had issued a fraudulent check against O. H. Uable, of Portland, and several other Portland citizens. Most of the checks were written for $5, and were cashed in Portland ; a week ago last Saturday. Junior Accountant Named Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 9 —(United p resß ) —Ernest Diller, of Indianapolis today was appointed as junior accountant to the public service commission. Diller took up his duties at once. | Weather I Increasing cloudiness tonight and Wednesday. Slightly warmer in south'west portion tonight.

BRIAND ACCEPTS TASK OF FORMING NEW GOVERNMENT Veteran French Politician Seeks Ministry To Succeed Himself POSSESSES LARGE AMOUNT OF PRESTIGE Paris, Mar. 9. —(United Press) — Aristide Hrland today -accepted I’resl- I dent Douniergue’s Invitation to form a French government. After three days of surly declaratioivi that lie would not take the responsibility of forming a government to succeed himself because he attributed his defeat to short sighted, petty polities, Briand urged to seek a new ministry within an hour of the issuance of the invitation by President Dtmmergue. Briand again comes to the biggest joti in France handicapped by liis t>4 years but possessed of prestige such as no other French politician could i claim at this moment. If he succeeds in Paris, the politicians expect him to apply his great powers of conciliation at Geneva to untangle the unhappy league of nations from the mixture of cla ms and threats which tlireate tno disrupt it with regard to membership ou Ihe league council. Briand will tell President Doumergue tonight Whether or not he can succeed in the task of forming a cabinet. He announced, following his aeceptance. that be did .so especially because of Ihe situation at Geneva. Briand offered Joseph Uaillanx the ministry of finance in his new cabinet. It is believed that (’aillatix will accept. ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE MEETS Members Os League ConI sider Reply To Gilliom’s Criticism Os Shumaker — Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 9 —(United Press) —Members of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League today gathered behind locked doors to consider the adviseability of replying to Attorney General Gilliom’s denouncement of Edward S. Shumaker, superintendent of the league. Gilliom attacked Shumaker for the latter’s criticism of the state supreme court in his annual report which was made public a short time ago. I Just before the session convened the trustees received a letter from Gilliom demanding that they immediately inform him whether they indi- ! vidnally accepted the responsibility for Shumaker’s statements. He asked that the trustees make known their stand to him prior to March 15. The letter said that failure to reply would be accepted by the attornew general as an acceptance of the responsibility. It is understood that the members of the league are determined to strike back at Gilliom’s threat to take steps to “protect the dignity of the court” with a statement supporting the assertions made in Shumaker's report. Shumaker, who had planned a trip to Washington to attend tlie quarterly meeting of the league’s national executive committee, postponed this trip in order to attend today’s ses(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Daily Democrat Needs Hundred Pounds Os Rags The Daily Democrat needs ,one hun--1 dred pounds of good, clean rags, suitable for wiping type and presses. Muslins and soft materials are wanted. | Seven cents per pound will be paid for the right kind. Do not bring flannels, underwear, curtain goods and the • like. Only clean rags will be accepted. Bring them in o.t once.

Epidemic Os Rabies Grips This State Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 9.-- (United I’ressi —Indiana is In the grip of an epideml- of rubies, according to a warning Issued today by Dr. William F.- King, bead of the state board of health. In Issuing the warning, King said that five cases of the disease have been Identified from heads of dogs sent to Jhe laboratory within the last week. Since October 1, «eventy-nlne cases of the disease have been treated at the istute laboratory, It was declared. GLENN FRYER LOSES FIGHT Youthful Swindler Os Fort Wayne Must Serve 10Year Term In Prison Chicago, Mar. 9.—(United Tress.) — Glenn Fryer, youthful swindler of Fort Wayne, Ind., has lost his fight to avoid a ten-year prison term for using the mails to defraud. Judge Evan A. Evans of the United States court of appea.s Monday affirmed the prison sentence and an SB,OOO fine imposed by Federal Judge Robert C. Bultzell of Indianapolis, before whom Fryer was tried and found guilty. During the time that lie operated extensively in tlie middlewest, Fryer was declared to have realized a small fortune from a mail order scheme by which women were defrauded. Fryer's profits were known to have been at least $200,000. Out witting federal authorities who attempted to pmsecue him. Fryer in two years sold thousands of small lamps, represented to he of good value but found by the purchasers to lie little more than worthless. ; Fourth Degree Knights Os Columbus Hold Banquet About thirty-two members of the Fourth Degree council of the Knights of Columbus enjoyed a banquet and program at the Knights of Columbus hall la.st evening. Guests were l-.ee Hindman, Mathew C. Drennian and William Keane, of Fort Wayne, who told of plans for the exemplifying of the Fourth degree in Fort Wayne next fall. The Rev. J. A. Seimelz made a short talk and other members of the council were called on during file -evening. The Fourth degree assembly has about forty members and it is expected that there will be several candidates to join the class next OcI tober. WILL GIVE PLAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT Junior Class Os Pleasant Mills High School To Stage Three-act Comedy The junior class of the Pleasant Mills high school will present a home talent play in the high school audij torium Wednesday evening, March 10. The title of the play is, “When a Feller Needs a Friend.” The play is a three-act comedy. The action takes place in New York City on a Friday morning iu November, 1919, The play will start at 8 o’clock. The characters, in the order of their appearance, are: Tom Denker, an artist Merle Foor Bob Mills, a magazine -writer Elmer Ehrsam Mrs. Reese, their landlady Lovina Ehrsam Jerry Smith, just returned from “Over There” Gerald Vizard Liz, Mrs. Reese’s stepdaughter. .. Marie Taguo “Bing” Dickson, Liz's steady Vilas Feasel William Denker, Tom’s uncle Nimrod McCullough Alice King, Tom's aunt Velma Lautzenheisei : Elaine Lynne, Miss King's ward ' i Helen Masters • | Angela Scott. Bob’s fiancee Opal Sherburr

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ROUNDHOUSE AND LOCOMOTIVES AT FRANKFORT BURN Entire Shops Threatened By Flames Late This Afternoon LOSS EXPECTED TO REACH $750,000 Frankfort, Ind., March !). (United Press) Fanned by high winds, flames this afternoon, threatened complete destruction of (he new half million dollar roundhouse of the Clover Leaf railroad here, together with a large number of locomotives stored in the building. Every piece of fire fighting °auipmont in Frankfort litis been called out to battle the flames. It was estimated that the loss would reach at leust $750,000, as all of the machinery in the building will be a total loss. The exact number of locomotives in the building when the fire started was not known. On P official of the railroad declared that the fire originated from an explosion of a welding outfit, hut this could not be verified. The flames were still raging at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon and it seemed that the entire set of Clover l*oaf shops were doomed. ; o Chicago Police Seek Elwood, Indiana Youths Chicago, Mar. 9. -(United Press.)— Police today started searching for Miss Jessie Fotch. 17. a high school girl, and Ross Caldwell. 24, who disappeared front their homes at Elwood, 1 Indiana. November to. i/teat authorities were notified by Elwood officials that the couple was here. C. M.T. C. QUOTA IS FIXED AT 12 Adams County Expected To Send Dozen To Camp: County Chairman Named Clifton E. Strieker, of Decatur, has Been appointed Adams County chairman of the Indiana campaign to enroll 1,500 voting men for the Citizens’ Military Training Camp, to be held at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, July 15 to August 13. The appointment was made by Felix M. McWhirt--1 er, of Indianapolis. Indiana, civilian aide to the Secretary of War. Adams county’s quota has been fixed at 12. Mr. Strieker is well known in this county as the county superintendent of schools, and was formerly Monroe high school principal. He is very active in Boys' and Girls’ club in the community. Mr. Strieker today announced that ihe is ready to receive applications from now on. and invited public sup- ' | port to the end that Adams county j will be adequately represented this 1 year. 1 Approximately 8.000 Indiana men • have taken advantage of the govern- ! | ment’s offer of a month of military r training under the supervision of specially selected army officers. These r camps combine military training, some schooling in citizenship, and 1 enough organized sport to keep the men in good physical condition. They 1 are conducted under the national defense act of 1920 with a view to pro--1 viding qualified young men with an opportunity to get army life expere ience without enlisting for a long term of service. The government '1 provides free transportation from j home to camp, and free board, outer h| clothing, medical attention and tra n I ing for ail men accepted. ■rj Tlie main purpose of these '•••■nipa I is to help instill bettm- c'ti-ensbip i:i -s the youth of the country and tbej | are deserving of assistance- on the u part of all good 'tiiizeua.