Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1926 — Page 1

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Number 66.

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I LEAGUE decides JO INVITE U.S. TOCONFERENCE I league Os Nations Plans I Meeting To Consider I Reservations Os U. S. I OTHER NATIONS ARE I INVITED TO MEETING I By Henry Wood Pnns Staff Correspondent) <i?nP va. Mar. 18.—The League of Natioikt <oiiir. il today decided to inI vit elite United States and the nations i adhering to the permanent court of Internationa! jutsice to meet in confer- ’ e 3C e at Geneva. September 1, for the purpose of diufiing an agreement which would permit acceptance of the ’ United Stater senate’s reservations relative to American adherence to the court. Th ecouncil also convoked the League f Nations preliminary disarmament conference to meet in Geneva, May 17. Geneva, Mar 18— (Uniteel Press)— The League of Nations council today apirlnted a commission to consider reorganization of the council and the creation and distribution of new council, seats. The commission Mill meet in Geneva. May 10. to consider all candidates for council seats and will report thereon before assembly convene* in September. — o ■ — ■ To Give Free Tickets To I. U. Musical Show To Defeated Quintets Indianapolis, Ind.. Mar. 18. —(United Pressi-Teams entering the final fray in the state basket ball title race here tomorrow are without an inferiority complex. The Indiana University Club of Indiasnpolis offered, as a consolation prize, to defeated players, a block of seats for the "Jordan River Revue,” Indiana University Musical Comedy, showing here tomorrow night. Not one of the teams whh-h will Flay Friday morning and afternoon has admitted the possibility of defeat by accepting even conditionally the invitation. But the tickets will be waiting for the six teams who will have been put out of the running by that time. o ARMY OFFICER HANGED TODAY Lieut. John S. Thompson Executed For Murder Os Girl He Loved By Wiliam R. <1 nited Press Staff Correspondent) Manila. P. j„ Mar. 18.—Lieut. John s . Thompson, West Point graduate of 1923, and beau brummel of the army colony, was hanged at 5:24 a. m.. today in an abandoned barn-like structure back of the qaurtermaster supply house at Fort McKinley. 1 he old building in the half light of dawn, provided a wierd setting for the final act of a tragedy that began a few minutes after midnight on April 6, 1925, when Thompson fired five bullets into the breast of 16-year-o’.d Audrey Burleigh, step-daughter of Captain Hamilton P. Ca’.mes and favorite of the army social set. the son of Rev. Milton Thompson, of Astoria, N. Y„ was in ■ove with Audrey. He said he shot her because she would n;ot marry him. I Her last words. Thompson told the court which condemned him, were: “I love you.” -— o— Warsaw Woman, Weighing 550 Pounds, Is Dead Wansaw, Ind., Mar. 18. — (United ess) a. special coffin was ordered the burial of Mrs. Alice J. Btolken®rg, 61, weighing 550 pounds, who Uled here today from influenza.

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Twilight Commencement Likely To Be Held At I. U, I Bloomington, Ind., Mar. 18.—(United Press)—bean Paul McNutt, of the Indiana University Law School, today 1 headed the committee In charge of arrangements f>r the annual commencement in June. It. is probable that .a twilight commencement ceremony will be held in the football stadium the same as last year. The date for the commencement is June 9. but a change in arrangement.; may make It on June 7. JBEN HURS HOLD DISTRICT MEET s f|Mrs. Mary Artman Elected | To District Office At Meet- • ing In Fort Wayne t 3 The Ben Hur lodges of northern Indiana held their first semi-annual v Northern Dsltrict meeting at Fort Wayne, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. ? Mary E. Artman, of this city, repre- . sented the local lodge as delegate. There are 17 lodges in the northern district. The purpose of the meeting was to create a greater interest in the Ben Hur organization. Bea Hur is among the leading frar ternal insurance organizations, operating on the American Insurance experience table and claiming to be t more than 100 per cent solvent. The I meeting was well attended and the following officers were named for the 1 district: Chief, Charles Smith. Bluffton; Past chief. John Orr. Fort Wayne; Judge, Belle Rose, Garrett; Teacher. Mrs Mary Artman Decatur; scribe. XV. O. Treverton. Fort Wayne; captain, C. H. Wilcoxen. Fort Wayne; I inner gate keeper, Otto Via, Peru; Outer gate keeper. Laura Strain. 1 Fort Wayne; credential committee, ' Virginia Strain, Fort Wayne; boost- ! er committee. James Ross, Mrs. Edwar| Carr, Otto Via. The purpose of the booster com- ■ rnittee is to organize a similar com- > rnittee in each subordinate lodge in I order to increase memnership and ’ fraternal feeling and also to visit all . lodges in the district. The next district session will be held at BluffI ton in October. Several Decatur i members attended the meeting at Fort Wayne yesterday. o Fred E. Kolter To Seek Nomination For Trustee Fred E. Kolter, prominent business man of this city, announced today that he would be a candidate for the nomination for XV ashington township trustee, subject to the decision of the voters in the democratic primary. Mr. Kolter. was general manager of the Adams County Auto company until its sale a few weeks ago. He has been a resident of this city for many years and is wellknown in the community. Mr. Kolter stated this afternoon that he would make an active campaign for the office and would probaldy start i tn the next few days. _o Career Os Noted Rail wav Official Ends In Death Chicago. Mar. 18.—(United Press)— The dramatic career of Charles H. Finley, former president of the Chicago 1 and Northwestern railroad, is at an end 1 today, following his sudden death late 1 Wednesday, of pneumonia. ' Finley, who retired from the - presi- ’ deucy of the railroad last June, died i after a two days illness of pneumonia. INo funeral arrangements have been 1 made, as Mrs. Finley is enroute home 1 frem Sarasota, Fla., where she was I spending the winter. ■ I Beginning as a copy boy on a news- ' paper, Finley became a civil engineer and from that beginning worked through the successive stages of railreading to become president of the ' Chicago and Northwestern in 1918. He succeeded R. H Aish.ton as president « fthe road. I Since retiring from the railroad busiI nes slast year, Finley had been practic- • ing as a civil engineer in Chicago. , He was sixty years old and was born in Wilmington, Delaware.

TWO BOYS TIE FOR HIGH HONOR Harry Dailey And Robert Heller, Sophomores, Lead D. H. S. Honor Roll The honor roll of Decatur high ■school for the first six weeks of the second semester, released today by Principal Walter Krick, show; that two sophomore boys, Harry Dailey and Robert Heller, are tied for high honor;. Each of the boys made four grades of A Plus. Doris Peters, Helen Meyers and James Houk were tied for sen nd, with three grades of A Plus and one grade of A. There were twenty-four names on the high honor roll and twelve on the honor roll. Following are the names: High Honor Roll Harry Dailey—4 A plus. Robert Heller —4 A pill*. Doris Peters—3 A plus, 1 A. Helen Meyers—3 A phis, 1 A. James Houk —3 A plus, 1 A. John Johnson —2 A plus, 2 A. Ruth Clayson—2 A plus, 2 A. Josephine Archbold—2 A pltw, 2 A. Ixiwrence Pott;—2 A plus. 2 A. Ireta Fi*her —1 A plus, 3 A. Robert Frisinger—l A pint, 3 A. Mary Macy—l A plus, 3 A. Mildred Marchind —1 A plus, 3 A. Marcella Nelson —-1 A phis, 3 A. Harold Zwick —1 A plus, 3 A. Katharine Kauffman—l A plus. 3 A. Margaret Mills —1 A plus, 3 A. John Schieferntein—l A plus, 3 A. Josephine Smith —1 A plus. 3 A. Jeanette Youse—l A pins, 3 A. Evan Kek —4 A Doris Nelson—4 A. Helen Farr—4 A. Edna Belneke —4 A. . . Honor Roll Heretta Elzey—l A phis, 2 A, 1 B plus. Edna Haugk—l A plus. 2 A. 1 B plus. Leia Ret'fy, 1 A plup, 2 A. Helen Schroll—l A plus. 2 A. Miriam Parrish —1 A pin.-, 2 A. Emily Cramer—l A plus, 1 A. 2 A. Josephine Smith—l A plus, 2 A. Dick Castle—3 A, 1 B pluss. Betty Erwin —3 A, 1 B plus. Daniel Christen —3 A, 1 B plus. Ireta Shack’.ey—3 A, 1 B plus. Roland Parrish —3 A, 1 B plus. RETURN DF REV. LIGHT I!$ ASKED Methodist Church Adopts Resolution At Quarterly Conference The fourth quarterly conference of the First Methodist church of this city, held last evening, was the largest and best ever held here, according to reports of those in attendance. The annual report by the pastor. Dr. Somerville Light, sNowed improved conditions in every department and the church in a splendidly prosperous condition. The official board was elected and Dr. Light was authorized to select eight delegates to the annual North Indiana Conference, which will convene in Newcastle, beginning April 7. The program last evening included numerous details pertaining to the closing of the year's work and preliminary to the conference. An inspiring sermon was delivered by the Rev. XV. XV. Wiant, the district superintendent. At the conclusion of the meeting, a substantial cash gift was presented to Mr. John Burk, in appreciation of his excellent services as custodian of the church property the past year. Resolutions, sincere and genuine, urging the return of Dr. Light to this city, and Rev. Wiant as superintendent, were unanimously ’adopted as follows: — Ask Return of Dr. Light "To Rev. W. XV. Wiant, district superintendent of the Fort Wayne district of the North Indiana Conference ; | "The members of the Fourth Quarterly Conference of the First Methodist church of Decatur, Indiana, in session this 17th day of March. (CGXTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, March 18, 1926.

Will Fight 1 r . 9 V * j" £ ' 1 1 Joseph Leiter, administrator of the Leiter estate, will fight to retain the administrationship of the $50,000,000 left by the late Levi Z. Leiter, pioneer merchant of Chicago. WETS FOR BANQUETHERE Adams County Expected To Send 25 Persons To Democratic Meeting Tickets have arrived for the Eighth District Democratic banquet, to be held at Muncie, March 2lr. The tickets sell for SI.OO each and can be purchased at the Daily Democrat office. Adams county’s is 25, and it is thought that at least that many democratic workers will attend the meeting. The meeting has been called by James R. Fleming, eighth district chairman, and seveiul good speakers have been secured for that date. Plans are being made for several cars to go from Decatur to Muncie next Thursday for the meeting. Those who de-, sire to go are urged to get in touch with County Chairman Dan Tyndall at once The banquet will be held at the Delaware Hotel in Muncie at 6 o’clock, I Thursday night, March 25. ' Mother, 98, Attends Funeral Os Son, 70 ’ South Bend, Ind., Mar. 18. —(United Press)—A ninety-eight-year-old mother today prepared to- attend the funeral of her seventy-year-old son. t George Snider, 70, succumbed short--5 ly after his mother had passed her I ninety-eighth birthday. ST. MEL WINS I ' FIRST CONTEST I i Last Year’s National Catholic Champs Open Tournai ment With Victory >1 Chicago, Mar. 18.—(United Press)— I The National Catholic High School i bisketbal Itournament started at Loyr ola University today with 32 tetanus : from every part of the country, ent tered. Eleven first round games are : scheduled today and five tomorrow, i The tournament ends Sunday. i In the first game, St. Mel of Chi- ' cago, 1925 champs, defeated St Michael, of Union City, N. J., 29 to 17. . Scores of games played to- j 1 day include: ■| Cathedral High, Wichita, Kansas, 1 31; IjaSalle, Cumberland, Md., 14 Rockburst, Kansas City, Mo., 21; St. Thomas Academy, St. Paul, Minn., 17. St. Peter’s High, Fairmount, W. Va., ! 23; University High of Detroit, Mich., jWeather ■' Partly cloudy tonight and Friday. ' ( Somewhat colder tonight in north portion.

LIECHTY BEGINS HIS DEFENSE Prosecution Rests In Trial Os Ervin Liechty In Court Here The trial of Ervin Liechty, Blue Creek township young man, on a charge of criminally assaulting Miss Dorothy Kelsey, also of Blue Creek township, continued in circuit court today, with a large crowd of spectators in thp court room. The prosecution rested its case at noon today and Attorney R. C. Parrish, defense attorney, began calling witnesses to testify in behalf of his client. j The first witness called for the defence was Elmer Liechty, brother of the defendant. He was follewed ion the stand by Miss Fern Case, young Blue Creek township girl. Elmer Liechty and Mias Clase were alleged to have been with Ervin Liechty and Miss Kelsey on the night of the alleged attack. According to the story told by Mias Kelsey, Elmer Liechty was driving the automobile in which the two couples were riding. Miss Car>e testified that she did not hear Miss Kelsey cry .out during the time she and Ervin Liechty were out of the automobile that night and that -she did not kn-ow that any attack took place. Elmer Liechty told the same story, although both admitted that Ervin and Miss Kelsey left the car and walked down the road, I Indications are that the defense will not complete its case today. Subpoenas have been Issued for witnasses to appear tomorrow. The case likelyj will not go to the jury before late, Friday afternoon, at the earliest. _o Miss Eloise Lewton Undergoes Operation Miss Eloise Lewton, daughter of MrJ and Mrs. C. D. Lewdon, underwent an operation at the Adams County Memorial Hospital this morning for chronic appendicitis. Miss Lewton, who is a student at Western College at Ox-| ford, Ohio, was brought to this city last night and entered the hospital this morning. She is recovering nicely and in all probability, will be able to return to her studies within a few weeks. WILL HOLD GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE Protestant Churches Os City To Hold Union Service On April 2 Arrangements .are being made for. the annual Good Friday churoh service to be held in this city by the Protestant churches of Decatur. The service will be held at the First Meth-: odist church, starting .at 12 o’clock, noon, on Friday, April 2. Short addresses will be made by each] of the ministers. Each church will furnish special musical numbers, also. I The service will be concluded about I 3 o'clock. The program for the meeting will be .announced later. o Thirteen Vincennes Men Plead Not Guilty Today Terre Haute, Ind., Mar. 18. —(United, Press) —Thirteen of the 36 alleged, liquor law violators sought in a raid at Vincennes yesterday were arraigned toda ybefore U. S. Commissioner Randel. | All 13 entered n plea of not guilty and waived preliminary hearing. Only four had been able to furnish lb|ond this afternoon. M—o 'To Be Graduated From Manchester This Spring Among Adams county young people who will be gradauted from colleges and universities this coming spring is Miss Evangeline Steele, daughter of Jesse H. Steele, of Pleasant Mills. Miss Steele will be graduated from Manchester college in June. She is a graduate of Pleasant Mills high school and has attended Manchester college since her graduation from Pleasant Mills.

“Beer Hearings’’ Committee Postpones Its Decision ' Washington, Mar. 18. — (United Pre;?)- Tile special senate "beer bHarings" committee appointed to consider the plea of wets for extended Invent- [ gatlon of proposals for modification of the Volstead Act, today delayed Its decision. Upon application of Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, who, he said, was unable to be present, (’hiainnan Means i adjourned the meeting until tomorrow, i when a decision is expected. t o : CAST FOR PLAY : IS ANNOUNCED ) Names Os Characters For Mock Trial At I) H. S. Auditorium Made Public The cast of characters for the mock trial, "The Great Chicken Case,” to be staged In the high ! school auditorium Friday night by ■ the boys’ football team and girls' basketball team, was announced today. The entertainment will start at 8 o’clock. The proceeds to be deriv- . ed from the entertainment will be used in buying new equipment for the football team next fall. Plenty of fun is promised for all who attend the entertainment. The names of the characters in the case, j which are represented by the high school pupils, are the names of DeI catur persons. The managers of the entertainment announce that they will not be responsible for anything said about or by any characters on the stage. The names of the local persons were selected because those persons are known to be good sports and know how to take a joke. Those who have seen the rehearsals say [that it will be one of the best entertainments ever given here. Follow- , ing is the cast of characters: Judge Anderson Melvin Thomas Clerk Nelson Robert Frisinger Prosecuting Attorney (' L. Walters .... Robert Macklin Attorney Graham Don Leßrun Defense Attorney Dore Erwin Edward Anderson Defense Attorney Merriman Coach Marshall Sheriff Baker Joe Bebout Jesse James, foreman of the jury Robert Acker Prisoner Kennedy Frank Devor Prosecution witness Mrs. W. A. Lower Eleanor Pumphrey Prosecution Witness Doyle Johnson Basil Covault , Prosecution Witness Mrs. John Parrish Heretta Elzey Defense Witness Guy Brown Robert Strickler Defense Witness Miss Grace Cosfee Katherine Nichols Defense Witness James Blair Charles Brown The members of the jury are portrayed by H. Lankenau, C. Reynolds, . D. Bogner. B. Bell. H. Zwick. Mildred I and Lillian Worthman, Dorothy and Isabel Peterson, Delores Elzey and Violet Brickley. Condition Os C. .M. Weldy Reported Improved Today Word wais received today from Memphis. Tennessee, that C. M. Weldy, who has been seriously ill at the heme lof his son. Harry Weldy, was slightly improved today and that he had a I fighting chance to recover. Mr. Weii dy’s advanced age, it is thought, will hinder, to some extent, his probabllij ties of complete recover. ’Kirkland Juniors To Give ’ Play Friday And Saturday The Junior Class of the Kirkland high ischool will stage a home talent ■play entitled, "Because of Polly,” in the Kirkland high school auditorium Friday and Saturday nights. On Frida ynight, special music wi’Jl be furnished by Mr. Jphn Gilliom, banjo and guitar player. On Saturday night, the Wren, Ohio, high school orchestra will furnish music. The public is invited I to attend the play, Q Goshen Manufacturer Dies Goshen, Ind., Mar. 18. — (United Press) —Funeral arrangements were being made today for C. Bonham Bohn, 31, prominent Goshen manufacturer, who died suddenly at his biome ■ here. i Spohn had been 11 only a few days with ian attack of pneumonia.

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- MAY DIE BEFORE ' SON, PRESIDENT ' OF U.S. ARRIVES 8 [President Leaves Washing--8 ton Late This Afternoon For Home In Vermont « AGFA) COLONEL IS STILL CONSCIOUS Plymouth, Vt„ Mar. 18. I (United Press) Col. John C. Coolidge, inav die before his son. the President of the Unil- , ed States, can arrive here from Washington. Dr. Albert Cram, physician to the President’s father, told newspaper men this afternoon “ that Col. Coolidge had been i sinking rapidly in the preced- [ ing two or three hours and that , he would not be surprised at • anything within the next few . hours. L The family physician of Plymouth had been with his patient for six hours, during which time Col. Cool- , idge had grown much weaker. The colonel is conscious, Dr. Cram I told the United Press, and he knows us. He cannot talk, however. "Hp is not in pain, but I believe ( he knows the end is coming.” President Leaves Washington Washington. Mar. 18. —• (United Press) —President Coolidge will leave , for his birthplace, Plymouth, Vt., late ’ this afternoon. I The President will go by special train. The train probably will skirt New York and then push on north- # ward to White River Junction. Xt. The rest of the journey to the President’s home will be by auto. Tho President will be accompanied by Major Coupa). his private doctor, and by Attorney General Sargent, as well . as by members of the XVhite House entourage. 1 He will reach Plymouth in tho 1 early morning. Mrs. Coolidge also will accompany the party. —9 H. P. Crum In Race For Nomination For Trustee H. P. Crum, of Kirkland township, announced today that he would be a ’ candidate again this year for the democratic nomination for trustee of ■ Kirkland township. This is Mr. Crum's second race. STATE TO TAKE OVER NEW ROADS Approximately 1,000 Miles To Be Added To State Highway System Indianapolis. Ind., Mar. 18—(United Press)—The Indiana state highway commission today was completing plans for the addition of approximately 1,000 miles to the state highway system. Approval of the additions to the system was given by Governor Ed Jackson at a conference with commission members held Wednesday, and announcement of the project was made today. The new roads will be taken over by the state as soon as satisfactory arrangements can be completed with the commissioners in the counties . effected. With the additional 911.5 "miles of roads the highyay system in Indiana will be composed of 5,039.5 miles of highway. This means that the state ' is very near the seven percent maximum set by the government for I federal aid in any one state. The arrangements with the county commissioners will consist of the ob- ■ taining of right-of-way in the various counties and similar preliminaries. 1 All of the mileage to be added, it s was said, is included in the federal 1 approved additions which were ■ mapped out more than a year ago. ) i The roads which will be added to •the system include: Huntington to s Decatur and east. 33.5 miles; Alexandria to Portland, 37.5 miles.