Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 93, Decatur, Adams County, 19 April 1926 — Page 1

I V() |. XXIV. Number 93.

TRACTOR UPSETS ON YOUNG FARMER

City Power Company Petitions For Lower Rates Here

I tin OFFICIALS I TAKE STEPS TO I CET REDUCTION I Proposed Reduction Affects Power Used After First 200 K. W. I PROPOSE TO LOWER I OTHER RATES SOON A petition asking lor authorI itv Io reduce the power rates of I the ('.itv Light and Power I plant was t iled today with the I Indiana Public Service comI mission al Indianapolis. Mayor George Krick. City II Altoriiev .1. Fred Fruchte. I Councilman O. 1.. Vance and I Superintendent M. .1. Mylott I motored to Indianapolis this I morning and presented the petiI lion to the commission at 2 I o’clock this afternoon. The petition asked that the rates Ihe reduced front three to two and I one-half cents per K- W. on all power I used after the 200 K. W. All other I rates remain unchanged. ' The present rates are 5 cents per K. W. for the first 200 K. W. and 3 cents for all power used over the first 200 K. W. A minimum charge of 50 cents per month for each motor is also charged. Will Save Manufacturers Much It is estimated that the reduced ■ rate will mean a saving of between SIO,OOO and $15,000 a year to the large power users in this city. The petition asked that the new rate become effective May, 1. 1926. The service commission was also petitioned to have their engineers and accountants make an inventory of the city plant, together with its (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o SCHOOL TO GIVE OPERETTA FRIDAY Senior Class Os Pleasant Mills High School to Sage “Polished Pebbles” The Pleasant Mills high school, under the auspices of the senior class of that school, will present an operetta entitled “Polished Pebbles,” at the Pleasant Mills high school auditorium, Friday night, to which the public is cordially invited. The operetta is one of the best of this season's musical operas and those having parts in it have been working faithfully for the last several weeks to make it a success. A complete program will be announced in a few days. Principal E. V. Shierling announced today. Miss Veronica Anker is coaching the pupils in the operetta and Miss Genevra Stick is accompanying pianist. Tickets are now on sale and may be secured from any of the Pleasant Mills school pupils or at the door on the night of the presentation. Following the operetta Friday night, Ute Pleasant Mills high school Alumni will have their annual banquet. All graduates of that school are cordially invited to attend the annual affair which promises to be one of the big events of the week. — Q I- s. c. Wants To Boost Rates On Bus Lines Indianapolis, April 19.—The Indiana Service corporation of Fort Wayne today petitioned the state public service commission for authority to abandon its bus line to Muncie and to taise its fares on other lines to three cents a mile. Three cent fares are asked on lines to Angola, Marion, Peru and adjacent cities. Th e corporation asserts it is costing approximately 20 cents a mile to operate motor buses earning from 5 io 7 cents a mile.

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Spencer Bank Bandit Faces Ten-Year Sentence Spencer, Ind.. April 19. (United Press.!—Raymond Powers, convicted of participation In the Spencer bank robbery in 1923, today faced u sentence of ten years imprisoment. Powers was found guilty by a jury in Owen county court after it had deliberated the evidence for eight hours. Powers claimed the testimony he hud given at trials of three other men now serving sentences for the robbery was a ISABELLE LEE DIES SATURDAY Former Adams County Woman Dies at M.E.Hospital In Fort Wayne Mrs. Isabelle I.ee, 62. of Fort Wayne, former resident of Adams county, died at the Methodist hospital in Fott Wayne at 7:30 o’clock Saturday evening, following an illness due to a complication of diseases. Mrs. Lee. known to most of her Adams county friends as Mrs. Belle Liby, had resided in Fort Wayne for the last eight years. She formerly resided near Preble. Surviving are two sons. Samuel Genks, of Butler, and I afe Swigart, of Decatur; one daughter, Mis. Homer Krick, of Fort Wayne; and two sisters. Funeral services will be held from the home of Mrs. Krick. 1152 Glascow avenue. Fort Wayne, at 1 o’clock and the auditorium of the Monmouth school at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afte - noon. The R»-v. Mr... Goodwin, pastor of the St. Paul M. R. church, in Fori Wayne, will officiate. Burial will be made in the Monmouth cemetery. 0 “After Six Days” To Be Shown Here A benefit picture show will be given at the Decatur High school auditorium on Friday evening. April 23. the picture being, “After Six Days." The teachers of the Magley and Preble schools are giving the play and the public Is asked to purchase tickets. Os a bibical nature, the play depicts events of the Old Testament from Adam and Eve to King Solomon's time. It also shows the burning of Sodom and Gomorrah, the turning of Lot’s wife into a pillar of sale, the Miracle of the Red Sea and other scenes based on the Bible.

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BACCALAUREATE SERVICES HELD SUNDAY NIGHT Commencement Week Activities Opened In Six High Schools Os County Baccalaureate services opened the commencement week activities at six high schools in Adams county last night. All of the services were well attended, as pastors and other speakers charged lhe graduates of the various high schools of the county to carry heavy burdens and do their work well as they stepped into the world to help shoulder responsibilities. The six high schools holding the services last night were: Pleasant Mills. Hartford, Kirkland. Monmouth, Geneva and Monroe. Commencements will be held at all these schools this week and schools will bo dismissed in the county next Friday. Interesting progrims have been planned by all the high schools for the closing week of the school year. The baccalaureate service for the Jefferson high school was held in the school building a week ago last night. The Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann. pastor of the Zion Reformed church of Decatur. preached the sermon. From 6 to 20 pupils will bo graduated in every high school in the county. Pageants, dinners, plays, operettas and parties arc* being planned in each of the schools. The Rev. F. A. Shipjey, pastor of the Pleasant Mills Methodist church, delivered the baccalaureate sermon for the Pleasant Mills high school class at lhe Baptist church, of that

(CONTINIED ON PAGE SIX, — O — LOCKJAW CAUSES DEATH OF CHILD Two-Year-Old Daughter Os Henry I. Teeple Dies Early This Morning Maxine Marie Teeple. 2-vear-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry 1. Teeple, residing two and one-third miles south of Pleasant Mills, died at her home at 1:15 o’clock this morning. following a short illness of lockjaw. The child tell recently and struck her head a hard blow'. However, she appeared to recover from the injury and was feeling well until Saturday. She could not open her mouth Saturday morning, but apparently did not feel badly. She was able to walk around Sunday afternoon, but took much worse Sunday evening, it is thought the injury to her head caused the lockjaw, since there were no other injuries on her body. The child was born October 17, 1923, at the family home in Blue Creek township. She is survived by her parents, Henry Irwin Teeple and Sarah Olivia Willis Teeple; two brothers, Harvey and Virgil Teeple, at home; and the following half-broth-ers and half-sisters: Irene Marsh, Rosalene Marsh, John Teeple. Oscar Teeple,. Albert Teeple, all of Adams county, Mrs. Laura Brown, of Lima, Ohio, Mrs. Mary Myers, of Fort Wayne, and Lillie Teeple, who resides with her brother John Teeple, southeast of Decatur. Funeral services will be held from the home at 1:30 o’clock and from the Methodist church in Pleasant Mills at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. F. A. Shipley, pastor, officiating. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. —• 0 Highway Robbery Charged Indianapolis, Ind., April 19 —(United Press.)— J.J. O'Fallon, 26, of Brook lyn, New York, and Preston Wilson, Indianapolis, were charged with highway robbery today for holding up a filling station attendant. They obtained a watch and S4O in cash.

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Newcastle Juvenile Officers Prevent A Cinderella Marriage Newcastle, Ind., April 19 (United Press I- Juvenile authorities today discouraged any attempts at Cinderella marriages in Newcastle. Jerry Butcher, 75, whose plans to wed Rosa Smith, 13, were nipped almost at the altar, was under arrest charged with contributing to delinquency. The Bride-elect was held for delinquency. The two were arrested when they applied to the County c erk for a license. o COL. WILLIAMS IS FOUND GUILTY U. S. Marine Corps Officer Convicted Os Charge Os Being Intoxicated San Diego. Cal., April 19. —(United Press)—Col. Alexander Williams, U. S. M. C., was found guilty by a marine court today of having been inl 1 i 61 ■ \ ' TJjlir y!■ - r / ALKKANPER. s WTLMAMgtoxicated at a hotel following a reception he gave General Smedley D. Butler, former head of the Philadelphia police. The findings of the court and the punishment, which was not revealed, will be immediately forwarded to Washington, D. C., for approval by the secretary of the navy. IT. S. Marine Base, San Diego, Cal.. April 19. —(United Press) —The out. come of Colonel Alexander Williams’ (CONTINUED ON PAGE. FIVE) T. BANQUET MONDAY Members Os Local Post To Hold Annual Social Gathering Members of the T. P. A. post in this city will hold their annual banquet next Monday evening, and the usual splendid occasion is anticipated. The committee is now working out a program of interest and the cards were mailed to members today, with a request for immediate return. The event will ,be held at the Knights of Columbus hall at 6 o’clock Monday evening and, after the toasts, there will be dancing and cards. The banquet committee is composed of C. H. Colter, R. J. Harting and C. E. Peterson, while W. A. Klepper and Avon Burk are in charge of the program. H. R. Moltz, president of the loca lorganization, will serve as toastmaster. Weather Fair tonight and Tuesday. Slowly rising temperature. Probably frost tonight in south portion. Mostly light.

JARDINE GIVES HIS APPROVAL OF NEW FARM BILL Secretary Os Agriculture Believes Tincher Bill Will Aid Farmers THINKS BILL WILL STABALIZE MARKETS Washington. April Ift — (United Press)—The Tincher bill, creating a federal farm board and appropriating $100,000,090 to aid farmers during* times of stress, was recommended today by Secretary of Agriculture Jardine before the house agriculture committee. “The bill ’’ Jardine said, “will give a real impetus to collective action, which, by general agreement, is prerequisite to agricultural progress in our modern system. It will mobilize farmers a credit resource adequate to let them go into the markets on even terms with all. “It will help every farmer who has to sell his produce in the fall for lack of resources to hold it over. “It will help to stabalize the market for all farm products, not merely for three or four. It will not conflict with the interests of dissimilar regions. ? “It does not propose any arificial disposition of he surplus as would lead to an aggravated situation later” _____ o Slight Quake In West San Diego. Cal., April 19.—(United Press)—A slight earthquake was felt here at 7:IS o'clock this morning. No damage was reported. PLAN TO TIGHTEN DRY LAW OFFERED Five-fold Plan To Strengthen Volstead Act Laid Before Committee By Paul R. Mallon, United Press Staff Correspondent Washington, April 19. —A five-fold plan to have the federal government tighten enforcement of the prohibition law was laid before the senate investigating committee today by Bishop James Cannon, Jr.,, of the Methodist Episcopal church south. In the name of 2,600,000 members of his church, Bishop Cannon detailed evils of the liquor traffic and attacked existing efforts of the present enforcement agencies to stamp it out in certain wet sections including New York,'New Jersey. Maryland and other states. Bishop Cannon’s plan was: “I—To secure effective enforcement, the work must be committed to those who believed that the prohibition law is a good law. “2—lt Is also insisted that adequate salaries should be paid to secure such men as are adequate to enforce so important and difficult law. “3 —Whatever number of men are necessary to properly enforce the law in any section of the country should be provided for that section. “4 —Th e government should appropriate whatever money may be necessary to enforce the law. “5 —More stringent penalties should be inflicted upon violators of the law.” —Q Woman Missing Since February Reappears Marion, Ind., April 19. — (United Press) —The long search for Mrs. Nannie Tetters, who disappeared from her homo in February, was ended today. Mrs. Tetters suddenly reappeared, saying she had been working in Indianapolis.

Fire And Autos Kill 11 Chicagoans Sunday Chicago, April 19—(United Press) —Fire and speeding motor cars over the week end, exacted a toll of 11 lives in Chicago. One flu-man was killed enroute to a fire in a tenement house where four persons were burned to death. Three others died from bums received in an explosion. Four motor car casualties sent the 1926 motor casualty toll to 215. MRS. EVA YOST EXPIRES TODAY Aged Woman Dies At Home Os Her Sister, Mrs. Barbara Coffee, Here Mrs. Eve Yost, 84, died at the home of her sisters, Mrs. Barbara Coffee, on South Third street, at 7 o’clock this morning Mrs. Yost had been in fairly good health and her death came after a half hour's illness this morning Cause of the death was given as infirmities. Mrs. Yost liad complained slightly last evening, but hail not been confined to her bed. Tliis morning she arose, but returned to bed and a physician was summoned, but death came at about 7 o'clock. Mrs. Eve Weiand Yost was born in Germany, October 22, 1842. She came with her parents to this country and settled in Pennsylvania whore she lived until three years ago. In 1923, Mrs. Yost came to this city to visit her relatives and decided to reside here. She had made her home at the Coffee residence, during her stay in this city. Three sons and one daughter, all living in Pennsylvania, survive. Three sisters. Mrs. Barbara Coffee and Mrs. Katrina Schaffer, of this city, and Mrs. Margaret Reiter, of Pennsylvania. and one brother, Simon Weiland, of Robinson, Illinois, and several grandchildren survive. Mrs. Yost was a member of the Catholic church and. during her visit in this city, she was a faithful attendant of St. Marys’ Catholic church. Funeral services have not been arragned awaiting the arrival of the children from Pennsylvania. It is thought, however, that after a short service in this city the remains will be sent to Pennsylvania to burial o PLANS FOR “BIRD DAY'' ANNOUNCED Noted Authority On Birds To Talk To Children Here Next Thursday The program for Decatur “Bird Day” has been arranged and Mr. Joseph 11. Dodson, president of the American Audubon society, has consented to give three lectures to the school children and, at 6:15 o’clock Thursday evening, will talke to the Rotarians. Mr. Dodson will arrive in the city Thursday morning. He will give illustrated lectures to the children and the programs will be held at the Cort theater. At 10 o’clock in the morning, the children of the South and North wards, the Riley schol and the Lutheran school are invited to the lecture. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Dodson will talk to the children of the St. Joseph Catholic schools. At 2:15 o’clock the children of the Central building will hear Mr. Dodson. Parents and adults who wish to attend one of the lectures are Invited to attend. Bird-life and habits of the song birds will be explained by Mr. Dodson. Within recent years, not only the children, but grown-ups ns well have taken much interest in the song-birds which visit the community during the spring and summer and Mr. Dodson is brought here to further instill that love for birds among the. children.

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KERMIT BOWEN IS INJURED IN ACCIDENT TODAY Lies For Half Hour With Scalding Water Pouring On His Body NEIGHBOR COMES TO HIS RESCUE Pinned beneath a tractor,, which had upset on him, Kermit Bowen, prominent young farmer of St. Marys township, was forced to lie for thirty minutes with scalding water from lhe radiator of lhe tractor pouring down upon him before another farmer in an adjoining field noticed the tractor upside down and came to his rescue. Mr. Bowen’s right shoulder, right arm. chest and hip were badly burned and his chest and hip were bruised, but no bones were broken. He may be injured Internally. The injured man was rescued by Wilbert Barton, a neighbor. Mr. Bartin did not see the accident happen, but he saw the tractor lying upside down at the spot where, shortly before, he had seen Mr. Bowen working with it, and he suspected that an accident had happened. Mr. Barton was able to pry the tractor up and removed Mr. Bowen from beneath the machine. He was then bronglit to a physician’s office in this city, where his injuries were dressed. Hitches Tractor To Disc Mr. Bowen, who is a son of Mrs. Susie R Bowen, trustee of St. Marys township, started to a field on bis mother s farm, which he operates, to disc this morning. The disc harrow had not been used since last fall (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ——— - "» ■ — PLEASANT MILLS GRADUATES TEN Commencement Wednesday Night; Interesting Events On Schedule Several interesting events have been planned for the closing week of the Pleasant Mills high school. The week's program has been announced by Principal E. V. Shierling. The week’s activities began last night With the Baccalaureate sermon, delivered at the Pleasant Mills Baptist church by the Rev. F. A. Shipley, pastor of the Methodist church. A commencement will be held at the Pleasant Mills high school auditorium Wednesday night. This year's commencement will he the ninth. There are 10 graduating pupils. They are: Dorothy Brunstrup, Flora Dague, Cecil Davison, Harry Johnson, Charles Agnes Spangler, Geraldine Steele. Editli Tague, Vera Tinkham, and Dorothy Ripley. The senior final examinations already have been held. Several interesting activities have been planned for this week. Commencement will be observed Wednesday night, with V. F. Schwalm, of Manchester college, .as the speaker. An orchestra has been secured and it will render a musical prgram durin gthe evening. Following the commencement address, a girls’ quartet will sing. County Superintendent Clifton E. Striker will then present the graduating members with diplomas. The benediction will be given by the Rev. F. A. Shipley. The instructors at the Pleasant Mills high school are E. V. Shierling, Genevra Stick, Veronica Anker and L. C. Wisner. o Building Large Aeroplane Hangars At Evansville ■ Evansville, Ind, April 19. — (United Press.)—Construction work is in progress on an aeroplane hangar to I house four planes for cmnmeieiul uso. • Ray Fortner, Evansville pilot, will i I put two planes in operation as soon as the hangar is completed.