Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 90, Decatur, Adams County, 15 April 1926 — Page 1

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■franklin road I BOOSTERS make I further plans ■permanent Organization f I Formed At Meeting Held E In Tiffin, Ohio ■TWELVE DECATUR I MEN AT MEETING El .1.-1.-Kation of twelve Decatur who attended the Denjamin Hit'v.ay national meeting H; Till'iri. Ohio, yesterday, fought ■ll,ll way home through a blinding ■ nmv siorm lan evening, in much r time, however, than did our ■ion,or ancestors who a hundred ago h> hi similar meetings to ■i.„uss plank roads and other means ■f providing .1 way for the oxen. I I Yesterday's session was a very ■nteresting one and resulted in a per ■nanent organization being made ■phh John If. Williamson, of Findlay. president; W. F. Wettling, ■ndiaiia. Pa., secretary; J. O. Conner. ■(Vabash. Indiana, vice-president, and ■ K. Daugherty, Indiana, Pa., treasur- [ I About sixty delegates attended the which was held at the ■ihahan hotel at 12 o'clock, noon HfUtnr luncheon, Mayor Dreitzler ttie visitors and urged Hhoi to return often and promised for tile proposed highway. Route Has Many Advantages i I Mr. Williamson, who was one of originators of the project, read report of what has been done up |Hr, date ami the permanent organTza was then effected. A constituHion, which will be published later, Hkas adopted after an hour's discus and it is expected that developments will come more rapidly from Htow on. I Thp highway extends from Atlantic ■City on the Atlantic coast to Sau on the Pacific coast and Btlremly has been established through ■etale organizations as far west as ■Omaha, Nebraska. Mr. Williamson Brill go to Washington next Monday ■to present the matter to the proper ■fdeeral authorities ind it is believed, ■from advices already at hand, that lOI.Vn.VIED ON PAGE TWO) HOLD TOWNSHIP $, S, CONVENTION Program For Washington Township Convention Here Sunday Announced A convention of the Washington township Sunday schools will lie held in the Christian church in this city noxt Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. ( Bierie, president of the Adams (minty Sunday School Association, will be the principal speaker at the convention. Mr. Bierie will speak 011 the subject, “America’s Greatest Peril.” 'oral solos will be given by Mrs. f • E. Bell and Miss Josephine Anderson, of this city. The program will open with a song service, led by Mr. Beery. Four-minue discussions on various topics vital to successful Sunday school work, will be held 'luring the afternoon. The program for the convention is as follows: Song Service—Led by W. F. Beery. Invocation—Rev. Thompson. Pour-Minute Discussions: — Modern Classification of Sunday School Classes —Rev. Loose. What Constitutes Religious Training—Rev. c. R. Smith. How to Interest the Boys—W. Guy Brown. How I Teach My Sunday School ( ass—Russel Owens. Trained Teachers—Clifton Striker, Superintendent of Adams county Public schools. Music— Presbyterian Sunday School. VtXa ' Solo— Mrs. C. E. Bell. Address— “America's Greatest Peril" B. c. Bierie, President County S. S. Association. al Sol °—Josephine Anderson. Benediction— Rev. o. E. Miller.

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Baccalaureate Service At Hartford Sunday ■ The baccalaureate service for the graduating class of the Hartford township high school, will he held in the Evangelical church at Linn Grove, Sunday evening. The Rev. Mr. Noll, pastor of (he I’nlted Brethren church of Portland, will deliver ihe sermon. The annual commencement exercises of the Hartford school will be held on Saturday night, April 24. TRIAL OF DUNKIRK GIRL IS STARTED Miss Thelma Wolf Being Tried At Portland For Murder Os Her Baby Portland, Ind., April 15.—Miss Thelma Wolf, 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wolf, of Dunkirk, went on trial before Judge R D. Wheat and a Jury- of 12 tnen in the Jay circuit court Wednesday charged with the murder of her infant baity daughter. The frozen body of the child was found in the back yard of the Wo’.fe home on the morning of March 5, last. The state is basing its case on Ihe story told by the defendant to County Coroner Ara C. Badders. of this city, prlar to her arrest and evidence was introduced by the state through testimony of Coroner Badders and Deputy Coroner E. C. Garber, of Dunkirk, to the effect that Miss Wo’.fe had said that the baby made a noise and moved after it was born. Cross-examination of Deputy Coroner Garber by Attorney G. T. Whiteaker for the defense brought out that the witness did not bear Miss Wolfe say that the child moved after birth and he also denied that a post-mortem examination had been made to determine whether the child had breathed after birth. When asked if it would have been possible for the child to have made a noise and then died immediately after it had been born, lie said that it was. * Glen Wolfe, 14-year-old student and brother of the defendant, was called to the witness stand by the state and told of finding the baby's body in the back yard of the family home. Corcner Badders told of the admission made to him by Miss Wolfe that it was her baby. He said Miss Wolfe signed a statement to ihe effect that the child had made a noise and moved after birth. The state completed its case late yesterday afternoon and the defendant was placed on the stand shortly before court adjourned for the day She told of the details leading up to the birth of the child, of having returned from Muncle on the night of last February 27 with some friends in a machine. She said she had been employed as elevator girl at the department store in Muncie. The defendant testified regarding the birth of the child. She admitted that she did not want her parents to know of the child's birth, but said she did attempt to call her mother when the child was born. She denied knowing of her condition prior to the birth of the baby and said when she signed the statement accorded to her by Coroner Badders, she was in a high nervous state and did not know what she was doing. Bell Telephone Company May Seek Higher Rates Indianapolis. April 15,-Offlcials of the Indiana Bell Telephone company are considering a petition for another rate increase or a request to the state tax board to reduce the assessment valuation of their property it was reported today. Curtis Rottgor, president of the Indiana Belle Telephone company conferred today with -John McCardle and Samuel Artman, members of the state public service commission and later sought an interview with Governor Jackson. . . , The company was recently granted a rate increase of approximately 5J50.000 a year and immediately after the rate increase the state tax boari boosted the assessment valuation of the Utility Bom $29,547,000 to $30,680,000. , , It i g understood additional rates are desired to overcome the increase in taxes.

TO ENFORCE DOG QUARANTINE HERE City Health Officer Orders All Dogs Muzzled Or Kept On Premises Dr. J. M. MEler, secretary of Ihe city board of health, today announced that the quarantine recently placed on all dogs in the state by tho state hoard of health, in an effort to prevent the spread of rabies and hydrophobia, will be'enforced in this city. Several cases of the diseases have iteen reported in the central and southern part of Indiana and several persons have contracted the diseases after being l/itten by dogs or cats. The quarantine provides for: First—The quarantining of all dogs on the premises of the owner, or the efficient muzzling of all dogs when not on the premises of the owner, or not in leash under control of the owner. Second —The killing of all dogs by Police officers. Sheriffs and Marshals ■ when found running at large without being muzzled, or under control. Third—That such quarantine and muzzling order be made effective for a period of ninety days from and after April 15. 1926. In addition to controlling, confining and muzzling all dogs, the State \ eterinariuu points out that an additional safeguard to dogs may lie had from the use of Anti-Rabie Vaccine. Such Vaccine, however, should only tie used by ami unde r the direction of a Veterinarian. The State Veterinarian also advises that all livestock which has been exposed to Rabies should be care/ully segregated and confined unlit sutticient time has elapsed to reasonably Insure safety from the disease. The county officials have taken no steps, so far, toward having the quarantine enforced throughout Adams county. In Wabash and Wabash county, the city and county health officers have announced that the quarantine will not lie enforced there iin.ess symptoms appear. A large supply of muzzles has been obtained by a local hardware store, it was stated today.

SEEKS AI9 IN LOCATING SON Adams County Farmer Asks Sheriff To Help Find Son Who Eloped Albert Suddujh, farmer., living south of Decatur, has asked Sheriff John Baker, of this city, and Sheriff Forrester McClain, of Wells county, to aid him in locating his son, Albert Sudduth, 19, who, he claims, eloped with Miss Mable Stettgel, 10, about two weeks ago. The father is anxious io learn if bis son and the girl are safe. lie slated that they left Decatur over two weeks ago in a 1916 Ford touring car and that he has not heard from them. As far as officials were able to learn, the father did not object to the marriage, but merely wishes to locate his son and wife. Officials infomed the father lhat it would be difficult to apprehend the couple as no charge could be filed against them, but that they would lend whatever assistance they could in helping locate the couple. —o —— Two More Republicans Want To Be Delegates Two names were filed late yesterday afternoo nas candidates for delegates to the republican state convention. Charles Burdg filed his name as a candidate in the first ward, Decatur, and Emma Butler filed her name as a candidate hi the second ward, Decatur. Y’esterday was the last day for filing delegate candidacies for either the democratic or republican convention. Eacfh party has a complete ticket in thfe field and the republican candidates have opposition in the two wards.

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For President! \ bllly~~s vn day j Billy Sunday, sensational revivalist, startled his Cincinnati, Ohio, audience by promising to run lor President it the major party candidates in 11)28 were FORMER DECATUR GIRL SUCCUMSS Katherine Grace Mills, 16, Os East Chicago, Dies In Gary Katherine Grace Mills, 16, of East Chicago, former resident of Decatur, died iitt the MfhoddsY 'hospital in Gary last Friday night. Death resulted from a two months’ illness of bronchitis and influenza. She was the daughter of Mrs. Jeanette Mills, of East Chicago. Miss Mills’ father, the Rev. L. C. Mills, was pastor of the Evangelical church in this city six or seven years ago, and he mysteriously disappeared during his pastorate here. Miss Mills was born in Fremont, 0., March 3. 1910. She was a senior in Ihe Washington high school of East Chicago at the time of her death. She is survived by her mother, a sister, Mrs. M. E. Kozacik, of East Chicago, and one brother, Edgar Mills, who is a member of ihe high school faculty in East Chicago. Funeral services, which were private, were held from the home Sunday evening. The remains were taken to Dayton, Ohio, for burial, Monday. , '

o Two New Officers Are Elected By Elks Lodge At the regular meeting of the Elks, held last evening, John Cartnody was elected esteemed loyal knight and Owen Davis was elected esteemed lecturing knight. They will be installed next week. The other new officers were installed last week and presided at the meeting last evening. A memorial service, honoring the memory of James Ellis, departed brother, was held last evening in connection with tile regular business meeting. PRESIDENT IS Hi: CUES TO SB Chief Executive Os U. S. Suffering From Slight Attack Os Indigestion Washington, April 15. — (United Press.)— Owing to a slight indisposi tion, President Coolidge cancelled shortly before noon the remainder of today’s engagements and retired to his chamber. White House attaches declared that the president is suffering only from a slight depression and the nature of his Illness is unknown until it is diagnosed by his physican. Subsequently physicians diagnosed the President’s indisposition as a slight attack of indigestion. Upon advise of his physician the president at noon retired to bed bed where he will stay until his condition is improved. Weather Fair tonight and tomorrow. Warmer.

TEACHERS PLAN TOUR FOR PUPILS Novel Closing-Day Program Is Planned For Preble And Magley Pupils Departing from the usual closingday routine and following their pre-1 cedent of last year, the Preble school ' children, under the direction of their teacher, Edward F. Jaberg, and the Magley school children, under the direction of their, teacher, Milton C. Werling, will spend the closing day In visiting various commercial industries and places of civic interest. Last year, Ihe children of these two schools had a very enjoyable and instructive tour and it proved to be so beneficial and enjoyable that the teachers decided to repeat the plan this year, visiting places not covered I In last year’s trip. In the evening of the closing day. 11 Messers. Jaberg and Werling will present a motion picture, “After Six Days," which is a complete review of, the Old Testament, at the Decatur, high school auditorium for all pupils of the public and parochial schools of Preble township. To help defray the expense of exhibiting this remarkable j picture, the public will be asked to, patronize the photoplay, announcement and details of which will appear soon. Steps From Curb Into Path Os Auto; Killed Booneville, Ind.. April 16. — (United Press)—Stepping, from the curb into the path of an automobile, Andrew Robinson,-73, was hit by the machine and killed last night. Witnesses said Marvin Fisher, driver of the auto, was not responsible for the accident. Imperial Wizard Os Klan Coming To Indiana Indianapolis, Ind , April 15. — (United Press)—Hiram VV. Evans, o(_ Washington, Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. was due here today to address members of the hooded order at a mass meeting tonight. The Imperial Wizard will talk on the World Court. JUNIOR GLASS TO STAGE PLAY D. H. S. Juniors To Present “The Whole Town’s Talking,” Soon The Junior class of the Decatur high school will present its annua', class play, "The Whole Town's Talking," at the high school auditorium, Monday and Tuesday nights, April 20 and 27. The play is being directed by Mrs. J. R. Blair and Miss Josephine Myers, class sponsor. The cast has been drilling for the last few weeks on the production. The play which has been selected for this year has met with unusual success when presented at other cities and towns. The Purdue University Studio Players presented the comedy a few weeks ago and it was declared one of the best shows ever presented in Lafayette. The Indianapolis Little Theatre Players also presented the show. Seats are now on sale for both nights of the production and may be secured from any member of the Junior class. Tickets are selling at 35 and 50 cents. One section will be reserved. Those who desire to attend are urged to secure their seats at once, owing loathe limited capacity of the auditorium. Tickets may be obtained for either night. o Stanley Coulter, Dean Os Men At Purdue, To Retire Lafayette, April 15— (United Press) —Stanley M, E. Coulter, dean of men at Purdue University since that office was created in 1919, will retire on July 1, it was announced today following a. meeting of the university trustees.

Three Men Foiled In Effort To Kidnap Woman Indianapolis, Ind., April if. (linked Press) Six squalls of police seurcheil for hours during thp night for three men who alipmpted to kidnap Mrs. Marie Brown as she was reinring home from a grocery store. A policeman beard the woman's screams as Ihe men tried to drag her into an unto and opened fire on them. The trio returned the fire. WANTSTROOPS LEFT IN HERRIN

Mayor Requests Commandant To Leave Guards In City Until After Election

Herrin, 111., April 15— (United Press) —Herrin today is quiet. But in an effort to maintain that quiet, local city officials have asked that the militia—which so far "has been tho only medium of bringing an abrupt end to the hate guns—remain on duty at least until after Tuesday’s election. .This request was made by Mayor Marshall McCormick to Lieutenant Colonel Robert Davis, commandant of the state guard troopers here and it was in turn sent to Adjutant General Black at Springfield. No action has been taken thus far. Fear New Outbreak It is pointed out there that elections have served for the background for the latest outbreak of the bitter feud which Tuesday caused the loss of six lives. Local officials say the renewed outburst of the Cued bad its inception last Sunday at a school house meeting. Several men were disarm cd and warrants have been issued for one man. Then came Tuesday and its bloodspattered balloting. Next Tuesday there is to be an alderinanic election here and city officials feel that if there is to be any other sort of an outburst it will come when the voters are gathered at the polls. Meanwhile Herrin today went about the routine plans of funerals and coroner's inquest.

Inquest is to be held on Friday and Coroner Bell is expected to be here late today to start the investigation in the Tuesday shooting. Slate's Attorney Arlie Boswell said he had made no plans for an investigation until further evidence was presented him. Illinois Murderer To Be Hanged Tomorrow Springfield, 111., April 15 —(United Press) —Emil Fricker, wealthy land owner of Clinton county, whose love for a single woman caused him to kill two men, must expiate liis crime on the gallows at Ed wards ville tomorrow. Governor I.en Small, acting on the recommendations of the slate board of pardons, today refused him executive clemency and Fricker will die at Edwardsville before the sun sinks tomorrow afternoon. Kentucky Rum Runners Held At Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind., April 15. —(United Press)- Two Kentucky rum runners were prisoners in the Marion county pail today, charged with transporting liuor, following a chase on the Michigan road north of Indianapolis, last night. The two men, Eugene Moorehead, 25, and Arda Birsig, 29, said they were taking the cargo of alcohol from Chicago to their home In Louisville. One hundred and twenty-five gallons were seized in the auto. o Indiana Limestone Company Incorporates Indianapolis, Ind., April 10 —(United Press) —Another step in the $40,000,000 limestone merger in southern Indiana was completed today. Articles of incorporation' were filed with the secretary of state for the Indiana Limestone Company of Bedford. The incorporators are Frank Whiting, Chicago, Augustus Didkson, Bedford, and Fred Bryan, Chicago.

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DRYS LAUNCH AN ATTACK ON CZAR OF PROHIBITION r Andrews And District Attorney Under Fire Since Their Utterances WETS CLOSE THEIR CASE AT HEARING Washington, Apr. 15 (I’nitcd Press) A move to oust Lincoln C. Andrews, prohibition czar and Federal District Attorney Kmory Buckner, New York, lor professing their opinions that legalized beer would aid prohibition enforcement is being seriously talked about toilay by drys on Capitol Hill. Drys contend that Andrews' sensational advocacy of 'legalizing beverages which are ‘•non-intoxicating in fact" meaning three or four per cent beer and Buckner's declaration that beer and light, wines should be perprove both officers Insufficiently sympathetic with prohibition. United Press is Informed that thousands of persons over the country wrale President Coolidge and members of congress asking Andrews removal after he had issued the order permitting sale of 3.75 per cent malt beer in drug stores. A prediction that Andrews' testimony means his end" as prohibition chief was made by Iteirresenta live Upshaw, democrat, Georgia, and noted reformer. The anil-saloon league has declined a statement on his testimony until it can scrutinize the record closely. Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, set upon Buckner in the senate late yesterday charging that some of Buckner's utterances constituted "treason" and some of them would “nullify the very charter under which we live ” Wets Close Case Washington, April 10 —Wets closed their case against prohibition before the senate inv - itigating committee with a final attack against the VoI(OONTI\UKn O.V I* A Gilt FIVE)

RUNAWAY TEAM CAUSES SCARE Berne Citizens (»et Thrills Os Old-Fashioned Runaway Monday Berne, April 15.—Berne citizens were treated to the thrills of an oldfashioned runaway Monday afternoon, when a team of horses belonging to Buck Parrish, local teamster, took flight and freed themselves from Mr. Parrish's control. Luckily, no one was injured, but considerable damage was done by the runaways. Mr. Parrish had stopped his wagon in front of the Arnold Simon second hand store and was holding the reins. Mr. Simon was bolding one of the horses by the bit. also. One of the horses had not been worked much and when it became frightened, the team started to run. They .ran east, swerved around the corner and started south toward the Main Street Pilling station. As they turned the corner, Mr. Partish leaped from the wrngon, just before the wagon bed was thrown off. At the filling station, the wagon struck Edwin Gilliom’s new Mash sedan and bent the bumper, A wrecking car in front of the filling station was barely missed. At the Chris Yoder home, a telephone pole parted the team, breaking the harness. The team was finally caught in the south end or town. County Clerk Is 11l John E. Nelson, cleark of the Adams circuit court, was forced to go home fro nihis office this morning on account of illness. A physician was called and lie ordered Mr. Nelson to remain in bed for forty-eight hours, at least. Mr. Nelson is threatened with an attack of pneumonia, the doctor stated.