Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 80, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1926 — Page 1

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CHAPMAN LOSES FIGHT FOR NEW TRIAL

■ FINAL RUSH OF I MIOJTES IS I WHERE TODAY ■ y a nv Candidates ForNomi- ■ nation In Primary File ■ As Zero Hour Nears ■ T WO COMPLETE I TICKETS EXPECTED ■ \S th.- z<'M hour for filing declara- ■ tions for county Offices to be vote 1 ■ on May < approaches, aspirants of ■ both politic.tl parties were busy today ■ pi ns their <!«•• illations and forming ■ their lines tor the primary battle. To- ■ dav is the last day on which a candi- ■ l)a(P may file for county and joint ■ county offices. The date is fixed by H k»- ■ 1.. A Graham. republican county ■ chairman stated today that his party ■ would have a i .miplete ticket, with the ■ exception of a candidate for surveyor. ■ in the field. So far, there is one race ■ in the republican primary. Samuel ■ Butler and William Hawkins have ■ both filed for the office of sheriff. ■ Two Independent Candidates ■ In Union township, two candidates ■ tave filed their names as independent ■ candidates and have petitioned the ■ Adams circuit court and the election ■ commissioners, to place I heir names ■ on the official ballots November 2. ■ Todor tltis head. Frank Mclntosh is ■ seeking the office of Union township ■ tiustce, and ITeemont Bowers is seek- ■ ing the office of Union township as- ■ sensor I John T. Kelly, present county piosII Kiitor, has again filed foj. that office ■ in a democratic candidate. Dr, J C. ■ Craudstaff, of Preble, has. filed for I county coroner on tbe democratic tickH ft. Several other democrats who have II been contemplating running for varI ions offices may file late this afterI noon, it was learned. It was also learnII ed from a reliable source this afterI noon that Thurman Gottschalk, of f| Herne, would probably have compeH tition for the office of joint senator from Adams, Wells and Blackford counties, it is expected that a name ttONTIXUKn ON PAGE FIVE* MEASLES CAUSE SEVERAL DEATHS Heavy Epidemic Os The Disease Predicted For Indiana Next Winter Indianapolis, Ind-. April 3—(United Press) — The epidemic of measles, which has been sweeping Indiana this winter, is but the forerunner of an even greater epidemic next year, in the opinion of Dr William F. King, secretary of the state board of health. I>r, King told the United Press that the measle cycle Is about every eight or ten years and the last heavy epidemic which struck this state was in 1918," Phe health board head pointed out that while measles is not generally considered a serious disease, it has taken a very heavy toll of life in this state. King only recently completed a survey in Bioomington, where more than •6 children, the majority of them of P>e-school age have succumbed within the last two months. It was pointed out that when measles hits a small child bronchial pneumonia is a common complication. We physicians know practically nothing about the disease at this ’'me. King said. "However, reports have received recently have indicat'd that laboratories are now working •m a serum that promises to be successful. 11 such a serum is found, it will be )r ‘e of the big steps forward that the 11 dical profession has taken iu recent years.” Kmg declared that even with the rigid quarantine laws of the state, it 8 practically impossible to check the spread of the disease. He declared that one of the first - Sy ™ P ot measles is a slight cold . (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Three Trustees Os I. U. Begin New Terms Today Indianapolis, Ind., April 1!. i United Press.)—Three members of the board of trustees of Indiana University today entered upon another term as officials of the state school. Frank Hatfield, of Evansville, Charles Nelzer, of Fort Wayne, and Ira C. Batman, of Bloomington were reappointed to board posts upon the recommendation of President Wm. L. Bryan. A committee composed of B. J. Burris, of Muncie, John O. Chewing, of Evansville, and Dr. E. C. Elliott, of Purdue was named to Investigate school ventilation systems. o ADAMS COUNTY PIONEER DIES Mrs. Drusilla Mumma Expires At Home Os Daughter Here Last Night Mrs. Drusilla Mumma, 71, a pioneer resident of Adami county, and a highly esteemed resident of this city, died at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs. Robert Garard. 515 Jefferson street, at 10:40 o’clock last night. Mrs. Mumma had been suffering with diabetes for the last fourteen years, but the immediate cause of her death was a pulmunary adema. She had been in fairly good health all tills week and had not been confined to her bed. Mt?. Mumma was a member of a family of sixteen children, being a daughter of John and Mariah Brown. She was born in Root township, Adams -county, October 19, 1854. and spent her entire life in this county. On March 17, 1874. she was married -tn John JT Khmirna. who died October 20. 1924. Mr. and Mrs. Mumma celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on March 17, 1924. Niue children were born to this union, lour of whom are living. They’ are Mrs. Anna I,ewtcn, of Root township; Charles Mumma, of Fort Wayne; Mrs Mary Wilhelm, of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Josie Garard. of this city. The following children are deceased: Willard D„ Mrs. Cora Kern. Mrs. Clara Aber. Aurilda Victoria and Iva Ruth. John D. Aber, a grandchild, has made his home with his grandparents since he was a few days old. There are twen-ty-three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, thiee brothers and one sister survive, also. The brothers and sister are: Isaac Brown, of Oklahoma; Adam Brown, of Fort Wayne; John Brown, of Monreville; Mrs. Victoria Campbell, of Aashland. 0., Mrs. Amanda Miller, of Fort Wayne, and Clara Brown of this city. Mrs. Mumma was a member of the Pelasant Grove United Brethren church. She resided in Root township until she was nine years old, when she moved to Decatur. She had made her heme with Mr. and Mrs. Garard for the last few years. Funeral services will be held from the Evangelical church on Winchester street at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon. The Rev. R. W. Loose, pastor of the Evangelical church of this city, and the Rev. Thomas Weir, of Van Wert, Ohio, will have charge of the services. o T. R. Noll Is Candidate For Township Trustee T. R. Noll living south of Desatur announced today that he was a canidate for the democratic nomination for trustee of Washington township. Mr. Noll is tlie sixth candidate to enter the race for this nomination. Merger Os Bus Lines In Northern Indiana Proposed Indianapolis, Ind., April 3. (United Press) —A merger of the principal bus lines of northern Indiana with a value of $400,000 is proposed in a petition on file with the public service commission today. The lines involved in the merger are the Shore Line Motor Coach Company; Gary Railways Company; Farina’s Bus Line and the B. P. Shearon 'Company. All these lines radiate from Gary, Hammond, East Chicago and other northwestern Indiana cities. . Lines into Chicago also would be offered by the merged companies, it was pointed oui-

SIX SCHOOLS WIN PLACES IN PRELIMINARIES Decatur, Kirkland, Monroe, Monmouth, Berne And Jeft'erson Reach Finals LITERARY-MUSIC MEET HERE NEXT SATURDAY Six of the nine high schools in Adams county will be represented in the finals of the annual Adams county high school literary-music contests, to lie held here next Saturday night. Pupils from these six schools won firsts In the north and south preliminaries held at Berne end Kirkland last night, while the other three r.chcols failed to place contestants in the finals. . Berne high school, by winning first in six of tlie seven events in the preliminary at Berne last night, has tlie best chance of winning first honors in the final contests next week. The Berne contestants won every event at Berne last night with the exception of the piano solo, which was won by a Jefferscn township high school pupil. In the preliminary held at Kirkland high school. Decatur. Monmouth, Kirk-! land and Motitoe won firsts and will be represented in the finals. The contests last night were A-ll attended, in spite of the inclement weather. Kirkland Contests The winners at the Kirkland contests were as follows: Piano solo—Alta Chrisman (Kirkland.) Reading Margaret Moeller (Monmouth. Oration —Miss Doris Peters (Decatur). Vocal solo —Miss Josephine Anderson (Decatur). Orchestra—Monroe. Girls quartet —(Monmouth), composed of Irene Gerke. Helen Boehnke, Adella Berning and Della Boerger. There were no entries in tlia boys’ quartet contest. Tlie judges were: Professor Sheets, of Manchester Col(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) RELIGIOUS SECTS IN INDIA CLASH Shops Looted And Burned As Hindu And Moslem Sects Stage Riots Calcutta, India, April 3. — (United Press)—Mobs looted and burned shops today as the Hindu-Moslem riots of. yesterday were renewed. Troops are i patrolling the streets and machine' guns have been placed at strategic points in an effort to control the fanatically religious Indians. It is believed that today’s casualties exceed those of yesterday when it ■ was estimated that twenty persons were killed and 150 wounded. One hospital alone contains 85 of yesterday's casualties, ten of whom are likely to die. The wounded include the English deputy police comimssioner Bartley, Sergeant H. Davies of the European police and an English processor of Calcutta University. Early this morning a band of Moslems destryode a Hindu temple and destroyed an idol. The Hindus retaliated by firing a large Mosque. The riots spread to the Howrah Mill area. Around St. Colootla College and the Mechua Bazzar, ambulances were busy picking up injured rioters. The current riot began in the northern part of the city yesterday. In previous clashes between the religious sects the rioters have battled for hours before the police compelled them to stop. Thousands of persons have engaged in previous riots of this kind, one of which was immortalized in a short story by Kipling. Moslems usually jeer the Hindus on the latter’s Feast days and the Hindus reply in kind during Moslem Feasts. From taunts the trouble ily grows to blows.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, April 3, 1926.

Princess 11l [princess victoria] The third member of the English royal family to be stricken with influenza is Princess Victoria, sister of King George. Physicians feared pneumonia The Prince of Wales and Duke of York have recovered from their attacks.

SON VENTIO N TO BE HELD HERE Women’s Missionary Society Os Reformed C hurch To Meet In This City The fourth annual ((invention of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Fort Wayne classis of tlie Reformed church, will be held at the Zion Reformer church in this city, next Wednesday and Thursday, April 7 and S. Delegates number about fifty, from eight cities, exclusive of Decatur, are expected to attend and more than 150 are expected at the banquet to be served Wednesday Evening in the basement of the church. The Girls Missionary Guild of the local Reformed church, number twenty-five, will have charge of the banquet, which will be served at 6 o'clock. Delegates from Berne. Goshen, Fort Wayne, Huntington, Culver, Vera Cruz, Magley and Bluffton will be in attendance. Mrs. William Rippe. of Fort Wayne, president of the organization will preside at the meeting and an excellent program has been arranged, including an address by Mrs. Helen Baker, returned missionary from Japan, on “Girls Who are Different.” Conference work will (OVTIXIED ON PAGE THREE) o Rebekahs Will Hold District Meet Here A district meting of Rebekah lodges of Adams. Blackford and Wells counties will be held in the I. O. O. F., lodge rooms in this city Tuesday afternoon and evening. April 6. There will be a business session at 1:30 p. m. In the evening, at 7:30 the degree will be conferred on a large clas of candidates by the degree staff of Sylvia lodge No. 327 of Geneva. This staff is composed of thirtyseven members and is one of the best teams in the district. AU lodges of the district yvill be well represented and a lar&e number of out-of-town guests are expected. o —- Dykeman Is A Candidate P. B. Dykeman, living east of the city, announced today that he was a candidate for the democratic nomination for assessor of Union township. IVeat/ier Gennerally fair tonight and Sunday. Slightly colder tonight. Rising temperature Sunday in south portion.

EASTER SUNDAY TO RE OBSERVED HERETOMORROW Churches Throughout Adams County To Hold Special Services STYLE PARADE TO HAVE COLD RECEPTION Easter Sunday, with its solemn and glorious significance will be observed in all Decatur and Adams county churches tomorrow. Special services will be held and a general observance of the day will predominate the entire nation. An Easter high mass will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic church at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning, and the Protestant churches will have special services during the day. Most'churches, in connection with their other services, will hold Communion services. Most Communions will he held in the morning, while a few will be observed in the afternoon and evening. Special music will play a promnient part in most Easier services, according to the programs arranged by the local pastors. Other than from the religious standpoint, Easter Sunday is also designated as the spring style day and local stores report good business for the we&k. The weather man has not promised moderate weather, however, and those who venture out in their new spring clothes will be greeted with cold weather and possibly snow. Easter Sunday has been observed for more than 1900 years among Christians throughout the world. It is lull of significance to Christians, marking , the day ol th list’s ascension into Heaven. Al! Protestants. Catholics and Lutherans observe the day with special services, Communions and in other ways honor Christ and pledge anew their lives to Him. In the larger cities. Easter Sunday parades have become a custom among the people. After church services and during the remainder of the day, hundreds of persons promenade, displaying their spring clothes, but the small(COXTIXI ED ON VMiE THREE!

NEW MALT IS UNPALATABLE Milwaukeeans Have Their First Taste Os New 3 75 Per Cent Tonic By J. E. Halfert (United Press Staff Correspondent) Milwaukee, Wis„ April 3. —Milwauweeans have had their first teste of the 3.75 per cent malt tonic and it is almost unanimously agreed, according to a survey by the United Press, that it is a good tonic, but never will it be used as a beverage. Physicians, head nurses of hospitals, convalescing patients, former saloonkeepers, ministers, druggists, and numerous other persons, all were given a g'.ood size glass by .A United Press i representative and not one gave any hopes of it being used for beverage purposes. Wholesale druggists received 630 ■ cases of the tonic Friday and although they did not believe they would be able to dispense to retailers before today, managed to work overtime in view’ of the many orders and made deliveries late yesterday. Wherever the tonic was placed on sale there was a big demand for it. Cases were opened in a hurry and bottles displayed in every convenient place. The public started a buying stampede and most of the supply was gone with in a short time. The McDonald Drug Company, one of the first retail stores in the city to receive its supply, sold six eases of the 25 received, within 45 minutes. Officials of the company declared they did not believe the supply would last 24 hours. This big sale was reported despite the fact, no- advertising had been done as there had been no guarantee the tonic would be delivered un(CONTISUED ON I’AGE FIVE)

Work Is Resumed Bv Board And Filler Co. Manufacturing has again resumed at the local plant of the Indiana Board and Filler Company and practically the entire force is at work again. Due to lack of raw materia), the factory was shut down a few days this week, but operations started again Thursday and the force of employes is almost as large as formerly employed. Manufacturing at the local plant will continue and more than a dozen machines are bein goperated, although two were shipped to Vincennes, the general office of the company, this week. o BURN EFFIGY OF ISCARIOT Mexicans Destroy Images Os The Crucifiers Os The Saviour. By A. W. Folger (United Press Staff Correspondent) Mexico City, April 3. —Judas Iscariot was burued in ettigy throughout the city today and sometimes suffered the added indignity of being blown to hits by the explosion of firecrackers as he burued. The streets were thronged with gay crowds whi-h seemed to have inexhaustible applause for the tortures of Christ’s betrayer. The strange Easter rite is peculiar to Mexico and its origin is unknown. Sometimes Judas was only hanged but fire was the preferred means of expressing contempt and hatred. The effigies ranged in sibe from a few inches to 12 feet, most of them cardboard. They were grotesquely adorned with furicions nvoustaebios and cavernous mouths. Tlie effigies hung in the streets until tlie fire reached the firecrackers when Judas' arms and legs went flying. (Children screamed appreciation of lhe punishment. This rite commemorates of tlie Sabbado Degloria, which is tlie resurrection of Christ. The Mexicans advanced the date one day to shorten the period of mourning. —- o Radio Announcer Who Offended Robert Crowe Fined For “Radio Slander”) Chicago, April 3. —(United Press.) —Philip Friedlander, the radio announcer who brought a storm of protest from State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe when he announced that Crowe “and his pal," Charlie Barrett" were entering the Moulin Rouge case one evening, was fined $25 on a disorderly conduct charge for his act. Judge Centhel. in passing sentence, characterized the case as a “pioneer in radio slandering” and advocated legislation to cover the charge. Counsel for Friedlander announced ■an appeal would be made. Crowe said that he was sitting at his radio one evening when he heard his name pronounced as among the guests entering the Moulin Rouge. He immediately organized a raid on the place and arrested th© alleged offenders. Body Os M. V. Archbold To Be Returned To Decatur The remains of M. V. D. Archbold, i who died at Tampa. Florida, several weeks ago, will be returned to Decatur for burial, leaving Tampa on April 13, and will arrive in Decatur at 7 o'clock Thursday morning, April j 15 The remains will be taken to the ' home of Mary Catherine Archbold, on North Fifth street, where short funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon. Mr. Archbold was a former resident of this city. o Soviet Canned Goods Win Exposition Prizes Copenhagen, April 3. — (United ' Press) —For toothsomeness and skillful seasoning, the canned goods of the Soviet Republiic walked off with nine honorary diplomas at the International i Exposition of the Canning Industry hye. This triumph has greatly surprised the “tinned goods" experts of Europe who had not counted upon Bolshevik competition.

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ARCH BANDIT IS TO HANG EARLY NEXT TUESDAY Attorneys Are Denied Plea For New Trial On Lack Os Evidence COURT ORDER COURSE MAY BE TAKEN Hartford, Conn., April 3. — (United Press) —Attorneys for Gerald Chapman today were refused a hearing on their motion for a new trial. After a long conference between Judges Jennings and Marvin, which State’s Attorney Alcorn and Assistant United States Attorney General Cohen attended, it was decided that the new evidence presented did not warrant waiving the legal formalities and allowing the motion of the defense to be heard at once. Judge Jennings explained that the judge had received the petition but could not act on it because it was not technically before them and could not b? made returnable until tlie first Tuesday in May He said he would call on Governor Trumbull tonight and inform him there was no reason for granting a fourth reprieve to the bandit. This will mean, it was said, that Chapman must hang Tuesday unless his attorneys can obtain an injunction in some federal court staying the execution. Ray Wiley, associate counsel for the bandit has already prepared an application for such an injunction to use in an emergency and Chapman has signed it. His attorneys had hoped, however, that they would lie able to convince the superior court that the evidence warranted a new trial. They had uncovered much of it within the last few days. They held a long conference with the two judges, Alcorn and Cohen, this morning at which they presented their affidavits and argued their case. The judges, Cohen and Alcorn, then (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) LAST MANS CLUB AGAIN REDUCED 1 Death Claims One Os Four Remaining Members Os Famous Club Stillwater, Main., April 3. —(United Press)—Only three are left of the Last Man’s Club. With the death of Emil Graff, at St. Cloud. Florida, the hand of gallant Civil War veterans who formed perhaps the most lonesome club in the world, has dwindled to a trio of tattering old men. John S. Goff, of St. Paul; Charles Lockwood, of Chamberlain, S. D., and Peter Hall, of Atwater, Minn, are the last survivors of the thirty-four who | formed the club here nearly 42 years ago. A black diraped chair will be placed at the banquet table here July 21, when the three survivors will gather ! for their annual meeting. Mourning w'il ibe placed for other members of the famous First Minnesota, which j answered the call of President Lin- ' coin for volunteers. From the vault of the First National Bank will be taken the famous old bottle of rare Bergundy, placed there • in 1886. It is beihg kept to serve as a toast of the last survivor to his comrades. , Linton Man New Member Os Industrial Board i Indianapolis, Ind., April 3.—■(United > Press)-—Walter Wills, of Linton, will j succeed Henry Humrichouser of Ply--1 mouth, as a member of the state industrial board, it was announced today at the office of Governor Jacksoil. 1 Wills was supported for the appointb ment by miner, of the Linton district < and by bis county and distri.t republican organizations.