Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 68, Decatur, Adams County, 20 March 1926 — Page 1

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COMMODORES MEET C. C. H. S. TONIGHT

four quintets left IN RUNNING FOR STATE TITLE Martinsville, Evansville, Bedford And Marion play in Semi-finals MARTINSVILLE AND MARION FAVORITES Martinsville defeated Bedford in a thrilling overtime contest in the first semi-final game *•**• af ‘ ternoon. 28 25. The score was tied at 23 all at the end of the regular playing period. Imlinnapolis, Mar. 20 (I nite<| Press) History repeated itself here this afternoon when a iiiightv Martinsville team and a fighting Bedford team look the floor for the first semi-final game of the 1926 basketball tourney. Just two years ago this afternoon on the same floor and at the same hour, these two teams clashed in a battle that practically cinched the title for Martinsville. 'lliis afternoon Martinsville is the favorite while two years ago Bedford was favored. If history continues to repeat Bedford will win this game, but the dopesters say this cannot happen. Just one hour later, at 3 o'clock, two teams that, for the first time will be tasting the thrill of playing in the semi-finals, will take the floor. Evansville, the boytj jtJu* rsttie to ftidianapolis as the result of one upset won their way into +he finals with another over turn of the venerable old bucket and then crashed the gates of fame by dropping Frankfort, the 1925 champions, will face Marion. The giants present one of the most talked of teams that, ever stalked on a basketball tourney flror. Backed by a record and with the advantage of not having been forced to extend thus far, the giants are the favorites. However, it is conceded that Evansville, under the masterful direction of Mark Wakefield, has worked itself into such a frenzy that anything is possible. Dope favors Marion. Circumstances and that something which is known as a fighting heait, are in favor of Evansville Bears. It may be a one-sided victorj' for Evansville or an equally onesided win for Marion. However, everything points to a hard battle with Just the breadth of a hair or a sinyle toul goal determining between victor and vanquished. And with this situation, one that Rites the bans of the state more to talk of than anything in the history of Hoosier tournaments —the teams lined up for the next to the last battles of the year. Tonight the field will have been narrowed from 719 starters to 2 and before 9 o'clock only one team will be left after the battle of the sur»i»al of the fittest. Girl Missing Three Days Indianapolis. lnd.,~Mar. 20.—(United Press,>— Frantic relatives and police today conducted a city wide search for Cecil Kramer, 19, who disappeared on her way to work three days ago. WOULD PREVENT "KID" MARRIAGES Chicago Judge Tells Os His I‘lan For “Marriage Commissioners” By Bert M. Demby, Chi?™' P '. Staff Correspondent) Chicago, Mar. 20.—(United Press.) American cities would have "marcomnits!,loner9" to prevent hasty , ’ marriages if Judge Harry A ■'“wis had his way. J “ (,Be Lewis, who admits he is openly disgusted" with present (CONTINUED ON PAGES FIVES)

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John W. McKean Seriously' 111 At Home In Bluffton I John W. McKean, 93, for many years one of the best known citizens , of this county, but for some time i past a resident nt Bluffton, is ser--1 iously ill with a complication of ailments and his recovery is doubtful. He has )>een in poor health several ’ years, but during this winter had been feeling fairly good until two weeks ago when he became ill and has gradually declined since. o I MANY CHILDREN TO BE CONFIRMED — Confirmation Services To Be Held In Lutheran Churches Palm Sunday II Names of the boys and girls who will • be confirmed in Lutheran churches in I this. vicinity, exclusive of Decatur, on > I Palm Sunday, were announced today. i Examination of those to be confirmed - will take pkace at most churches next I Sunday. The Rev. Pau! Schultz, pan- ( tor cf the Decatur Lutheran church, - announced this morning that c,?nfirmar tlon at the -local church would not (take place until some time in June. '| The Hat of other nearby churches » includes: • Ho'y Trinity Church, Fort Wayne road —Karl Wynekun. pastor: Marie I'erning. Lillian Wynekan, Regina Trier. Mildred II dlrnann, Ida Gerke. • Flat Rock church— August Gerken. ? past ar: Walter Gerken, Carl Grotrain, 5 1 Fred Hoffman. Ott.a Knipstein. Oscar iKoenemann. Flora Franke, Mildred ’jFlßnke. Lucille Gick, Ixniisa Bou|rU St. Mark’s church. Voder —C. H. \ Schhenep. pastor: Donald Springe, Ln- - ther Dittmer. Oscar Springer, Willis i ’ Spring) r, Marie Springer. St. Paul's church, Preble —R. G. Gaiser, pastor: Arthur Hartmann St. Peter’s church. Root township— I I a. Moeller, pastor: Edwin Schammerlih. Carl Bns-dck, Herbert Bussick. ( Elmer Gerke, F.-Uher Fuelling. JUildred , Poerger, Lnella Fuelling. Zion's church. Friedham—Ernest I Erzeben. Clarence Stoppenhagen. Hari old Stoppenhagen. Arnold Scheufflann, I Edgar Nuerge. Wilhelm Roembke, Alvia Stoppenhagen, Arnold Doehr Imann, Richard Butt k, Theodore BulteJ meter, Mildred Bauermeister, Arrine j Droege, Velma Fuhrmann, Elli Bultef nieier, Velina Buuck. I St. John's church, St. Johns — R. r Truelzsch. pastor: Oskar Schuler, Er--1 win Doehrmann, Nora Berning. Verine ■- Bultetneier, Florenia Koenemiin, Alvina h Schroeder. Mildred Zwick. Arwada e Witte, Lillian Kaiser. r -o CANADIANS WILL ■ BE INTERVIEWED a Persons Familiar With Situi ation In Canada To Attend “Beer Hearings” Washington, Mar. 20. — (United Press) —A half dozen Canadians fa miliar with the Canadian local option system of liquor distributing, will be e called before the senate "beer heari. Ings” committee about April 1, Senae tor Bruce Maryland, wet democrat and advocate of the Canadian system, announced today. The witnesses will explain their system, offer statistics on drunkenness, crimt. bootlegging and speak | directly upon the Bruce constitutionk al amendment which would permit • cities and counties throughout this country to determine whether they wish to be wet or dry. ® "1 think some such compromise off<rs hte solution we must, reach." Buce said. "The Volstead act is not enforceable. Where the majority of people want liquor they rhould have ) it and where they don’t want it, r- liquor would be forbidden. y The proposal also calls for governl ment distribution in communities who want liquor under restrictions s similar to the Canadian system, it Other educators, clergymen and (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIA)

COL COOLIDGE IS LAID TO REST IN VERMONT HILLS President, Wife And Son Battle Way Through Snowstorm To Funeral COFFIN LOADED WITH FLOWERS Plymouth, Vt„ .Mar. 20. (United Press) —President Coplidge won his: way through a blinding snow storm U' I hix old home today to bury his father In a snow covered New England cemetery. The president, Mrs. Coolidge and their eon, John, arrived from Woodst.ock at ll:4o a. nr. today, after a trying j lurney, the last half in open sleighs, with the wind-blown snow lashing their faces. They went immediately to the little white house of their father, deeded to the president by the SO-year-old Vermonter a few days before he died, last Thuisday night, to view the old man's .face for the last time. The body lay in a simple grey coffin. dressed in black, and the weather, lined face was calm. The coffin was loaded with flowers, from the White H use greeneries. It I 'il.iy in the parlor of the home, adjoin- ' ing the sitting room in which the man ■ swore his son in as president of the United Plates- nearly three years ago. Plymouth. Vt„ Mar. 20.—(United • Press) —John Calvin Coolidge was I buried today in the frozen side of one . of the hills of his native Vermont. His son. Calvin, chief ex utive of ffle TWexP-rswrw.-np+Tormeff a son's <1 ONTIM El> ON Plow FIVE) l o ARCTIC FLIGHT PLANES DAMAGED i _ Both Planes Wrecked In Trial Flights; Trip To Pole Is Postponed Fairbanks, Alaska. Mar. 20. -(Unit- . ed Press.)--With both planes of the , Detroit Arctic expedition badly dam- . aged in trial flights, the attempt to cross the North Pole, by air may be postponed indefinitely, or even abandoned. it was predicted her e today. Thursday the one-motor craft. Alasj kan, suffered a smashed landing gear, J when pilot Ben Eielson and Captain * Ceorge H. Wilkins were landing after a test flight. Yesterday the triple motor plane. Detroiter, sustained a worse mishap in a similar attempt to land, after its first trial trip in the air. I Will Not Abandon Trip. Detroit, Mich., Mar. 20. — (United Press.) —Damaging ot the two planes of the Detroit Arctic expedition at Fairbanks, Alaska, will not cause an abandonment of the project flight across the polar ice cap this spring, H. G. McCarroll, assistant manager of the expedition, told the United 1 Press today. 1 RETURNS TONIGHT! a - Arrangements have been complet- ’ ed with the United Press for the *■ Daily Democrat to receive the results of the Decatur-Fort Wayne 1 basketball game at Chicago tonight 1 as quickly as the game is played. A leased telephone wire has been { secured betwen Dcatcr and Indianapolis, and th game will be relayed ’ from Chicago to Indianapolis by B another leased wire. Calls will ' . come to the Daily Democrat each . S five minutes during the game. ’ The results of this game and also t of the state basketball tourney final f game at Indianapolis will be broadR cast to the street through a special phone arrangement installed by Harvey Stevens, of the Indiana Elec, trie Company, of this city. The en- „ tire town is invited to come to the s Daily Democrat office and receive these returns. Both the state game j and the Fort Wayne-Decatur Catholic games will start at 8 o'clock.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, March 20, 1926.

New Councilman I I HERMAN M. GILLIG Herman M. Gillig was appointive! city councilman, ala meeting of the city council last night, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George H. Miller. Mr. Gillig is manager of the American Security conipany "CHICKENTHIEF" IS FOUND GUILTY Mock Trial Held By I). H. S. Football Team Provides Much Amusement Found guilty of "chicken stealing" "Coach Kennedy" of the local high school was sentenced to "be forced to eat six eggs, two roosters, one hen. one pullet and may the Lord have mercy on your stomach." at the mock trial "The Great Chicken Case" held at the local high school auditorium last night. Frank DeVor played the role of the defendant. Coach Kennedy. A large crowd attended the play and the proceeds will go to the high school footbail team to enable them to purchase new uniforms next fall. I The jury, which was composed of local high school pupils, was out only a few minutes. Local people were personified by high school pupils and til— entire “ease” was interesting and entertaining. "Local attorneys" battled with each other over the "case" and when it went to the jury, the entire audience was kept in an uproar unit the final decision. o ——— G. E. Plant To Work On Five-day Schedule Here Beginning today, the local plant of the General Electric company will operate on a five-day schedule for the next few weeks. E W. Lankenau. manager of the local plant, stated today that the company was behind with shipments and. until it catches up, the local plant will be operated only five days each week. The entire working force of approximately 450 persons, will be kept on the pay roll, Mr. Lankenau said. It it believed that the five-day schedule will be in effect only four or five weeks. Confederate Veteran Who Never Surrendered Shelbina. Mo., Mar. 20. — (United Press)— Thotigh the Civil War was ended more than sixty years ago, Missouri chums tlie distinction of having a Confederate veteran who has never surrendered. A. R. Bibbons of Shelbina, declares that after peace was declared the Southern army failed to muster him out and he was never required to swear alleginnce' to the federal government. 0 _ BULLETIN Omaha. Neb., Mar. 20—(By U. P.) —Frank Carter, maniac sniper was found guilty of the double murder, committed here during the reign of terror, and i was sentenced to die in the electric chair. Weather Fair tonight. Somewhat colder in extreme south portion. Sunday fair, j Rising temperature. Warmer in west and north portion.

HERMAN GILLIG ELECTED MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL Named Bv Council To Fill Vacancy Caused By Death Os George H. Miller DR. THOMAS PLACED ON HEALTH BOARD Herman M. Gillig. well-known business man of this city and manager of the American Security company, was elected a member of the Decatur, city council last evening, to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofj George H. Miller. Mr. Gillig. when informed of his selection, stated that he would accept the position. The voting was done by secret ballot. Mr. Gillig receiving three votes and A. D. Suttles, well-known citizen, receiving one vote. Mayor George Krick stated this morning that Mr. Gillig would take Mr. Miller's place on all committees and would also take the chairmanship of the water works committee, formerly held by Mr. Miller. Mr. Gillig wilf have three years and nine months of Mr. Miller's unexpired term to serve, Mr. Miller having taken office on January 1. 1926. The next regular meeting of the council will be held on April 6 and. previous to that date. Mr. Gillig will take bis oatli of office and work with the committees in planning the work already under way. Mr. Gillig is a director of the Peoples Loan and Trust company also, and is well qualified to act as city councilman. Dr. Thomas Appointed Dr P. B Thomas has been appointed a member of the city health (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) WETS HOLD BIG LEAD IN POLLS Majority Os Newspaper Polls On Prohibition Question Close Today (Copyright, 192 G, by United Press) New York. Mar. 20.—(United Press) —As the majority of newspaper polls on prohibition closed today, those who have expressed a desire for the legalized sale of light wines and beer or for the repeal of prohibition laws ' seem assured of a 50 to 1 lead over those who have voted their satisfac- ' tion with the existing situation. Some of the more than 425 news--1 papers which have participated in the ' largest unofficial referendum in a pubH lie question ever held in this country, will continue their polls and it may ’ be weeks before all of the returns are in. But the more important polls end ’ today and the number of votes has 1 been decreasing daily. The United Press today compiled figures form 42 newspapers in as many cities, well distributed as to both geography and population. The I totals of this tabulation, as revised to 11 a. m., today shows 79,469 for p oI hlbition and 799.494 for changes. ■ -o—- --: Chris Helmrich Enters r Democratic Primary Race s 'Chris Helmrich announced today - that he was a candidate tor the dem»L cratic nomination for assessor in Kirk- - land township, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary, Tuesday, May 4. I STATE TOURNAMENT I J I - -- . - 1 "'FRIDAY AFTERNOON North Vernon, 34; Hilsboro, 23. ? Frankfort, 48; Aurora, 9. | Evaneville, 35: Newcastle, 29. e l FRIDAY NIGHT Central, Fort Wayne, 33; Franklin - 26. Marion, 49; Nappanee, 26. SATURDAY MORNING II Martinsville, 24; Logansport, 20. Bedford, 24; North Vernon, 22. t Evansville, 32; Frankfort, 25. Marion, 50; Central, Fort Wayne, 26

Search Started For Danville, Indiana, Man Shelbyville, Ind,, Mar. 20. (United Press.) —Authorities here today were continuing their search for Alfred J. Major, of Danville, Ind., who formerly lived In this city. Major, the Shelby county officials were notified, disappeared from his Danville home a few days ago and it Is thought he might have come here. Relatives here and in Danville have been unable to assign a reason for the disappearance. GAS STORAGE TANK EXPLODES — Terrific Blast Wrecks Building In Brooklyn; Workmen Escape Death Brooklyn. N. Y„ Mar. 20.—(United Press)—A terrific explosion occurred in a two-story frame bulilding immedi-i ately adjoining a large gas storeg tank of the Brooklyn Union Gas Company here today The building Immediately burst into flames. Ten or twelve men were said to have been at work in the pumping station whe nthe explosion occurred but all escaped safely. A second blast of much less violence knocked out a brick sidewall of the structure, showering debris over fifty men at work nearby but injuring no one. While firemen poured great streams of water over the gas tank in an effort to prevent this exploding, the fumes* at the top of the outlet pipe on the I huge container caught fire and a thin streak of flame shot steadily into the air. The evT.looion blow Yfre YOOT from i frame building and shook the neigh-J borhood. Men and women ran from their homes with their children and hastily gathered belongings. Police ordered all families out of dwellings and other structures in the vicinity when it appeared the gas tank might explode. Such was the force of the explosion that a large piece of steel —a section of a fly wheel, was blown two blocks. ’ narrowly missing a passing automobile as it crashed to the pavement. By darin gwork, however, firemen extinguished the blaze. They the x n entered the wreckage and announced that there was nu trace ,of any victims and it was the belief that no one had been 1 killed or injured. The bursting of a ' boiler in the building which housed ■ the gas pumping station for the gas ' tank is given as the cause for the ext plosion. Five firemen were killed in ' an explosion in the isame pumping • plant during a fire several years ago. i LIECHTY CASE GOES TO JURY 1 Jurors Begin Deliberations 1 On Fate Os Young Man At 2 o’clock The case of the state vs. Ervin Liech- ’ ty, Blue Creek township young man. who is charged with rape, went to the jury in the Adams circuit court at 2 o'clock this afternoon. A verdict was not expected before late this ai’terj noon. ' The arguments in the case were givy en this morning and the jury was in- ' struefed immediately after the noon recess. The attack was'alleged to have been made on Miss Dorothy Kelsey, , 15, of Blue Creek township. o-

J Rev. Whitesell To Teach In Seminary In Texas C. E. Peterson has received ti letter from Rev. F. D. Whitesell, former pastor of the Baptist church of this city, stating that he had received an invitation to teach in Southern Senib' inary at Dallas, Texas, for six weeks this coming summer. The letter stated that Rev. Whitesell had accepted the invitation. He also said that he had just successfully completed a revival at a nearby church. Mrs ! Whitesell is assisting Rev. Whitesell 6. in teaching his classes.

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DECATUR AND FORT WAYNE WIN IN TOURNAMENT Commodores Beat Cincinnati By Sensational Comeback, 24 To 19 C. C. H. S. DEFEATS CALVART HALL, 19-11 By virtue of their victories in games played this morning, the I Decatur Catholic high school | Commodores and the Central ' Catholic high school team of Fort Wayne, time honored rivals. will meet tonight til X o’clock in the third round ol the National Catholic Interscholasticj basketball tournament. being played at Loyola University, Chicago. The winner of this game likely will he the favorite to win the tounament. Decatur defeated St. Xaviers high of Cincinnati, Ohio, this morning. 2419. and Fort Wayne won from Calvart Hall, Baltimore. Maryland. 19-11. Fans Backing Teams There will be about IM Decatur I fans on hands tonight to back the | Commodores in their battle with C. .C. A total of 76 persons have gone Ito Chicago over the Erie railroad ■ since Tuesday and many fans have driven to the Windy City. Fort Wayne has a large delegation of rooti ers at the tournament, also, and the old time rivalry between the two schools Is sure to be in evidence tonight. Smith, floor guard for the Commo- ‘ dorTs? w/ntfek TnsC nlghf' wtfh- the J flu, and was unable to play in the 'game with St. Xaviers this morning j and it is not known whether or not ' he will be able to get into the game tonight. He had fever of 103 last night. Voglewede played floor guard in the game his morning and put UP a tight fight. The winner of the game tonight will play in the second semifinal game Sunday. Ijoyol'.t University Gym. Chicago, March 20.—(United Press) —Catholic high, of Decatur, Indiana, came up from behind t)O grab off a sensational victory from St. Xavier's, of Cincinnati, by the score of 24 to 19, in the second round of the National Catholic basketball interscholastic tournament , held here today. Decatur trailed the whole game, but i by sinking six baskets In the last three : minutes, they triumphed. Meyers and ■ Mylott each sank five field goals for the winners. Decatur scored twelve field goals to seven scored by St. , Xavier's. Lineups and summary: Cincinnati (19) EG FT PF Stout (RF) 0 1 n Gundling (LF) 1 6 11 Goede (C) -1 t) ; Egbers (RGt 0- 0 0 Shevlin (LG) 2 1 2 Hick (LF) 2 2 0 Decatur (24) J Meyers (RF) 5 0 1 Wemhcff (LF) 1 0 2 ’ Mylott (C) 5 0 2 > Voglewede (RG) 0 0 1 ’ Gass (LG) 1 0 1 Referee —Graef. Umpires—Griffin and Serfling.

ASSESSORS TO MEET TUESDAY Representative Os State Tax Board To Attend Meeting In This City County Assessor William Zimmerman has been informed th it James Showalter, representative of the state board of tax commissioners, will he In the city next Tuesday for a meeting with the township awessons and their deputies. Mr. Showalter will | check up the work already done by the assessors and w:.l suggest changes, (CONTI N I ’KU ON PAGE FIVE)