Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 26 April 1926 — Page 1

\lv, Number 99.

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■OUSE GRANTS | SIGHT OF WAY I ID FARM RELIEF ■ ■M I I] eaders Prepare Schedule | ■ To Permit Adjournment I By May 15 I Bl [JREE BILLS READY j I TO BE INTRODUCED BI Wa-hingi<>n. April 26 (I nited I 1 Farm relief legislation was iKiv-n a privileged status on the |K<ui-e program today as leaders pre IKared a >< hedtth' which they hope p.-irnit an adjournment of the |K>ssion by May 16. | I Thursday and Friday of this week IBhave been held open for the considIKralion of bills from the agriculture t Kommittee. Should the committee tHbe ready to proceed before this time [■towever, the progrttn will be ad- ' Bvanced. The committee will decide j when it will be able to proKeed with the three bills favorably i I The rules committee stands ready ■to grant a rule for consideration of ■lh< bills with debate limited to four ■hours. Without' passing upon the Bnieriis of any proposals, the agrieui■ture committee has voted to submit ■ three divergent relief measures to [■the house. I The Tincher bill which appropriat■ed prices of basic crops at their ■ world market quotations is proposed ■in a bid by Chairman Haugen. I The Curtis-Aswell bill which will ■also be submitted to the house, pt > ■vides $10,000,000 for administrative ■ work in a program by which farmers ■ would finance themselves through ■ national associations. I Tomorrow the house will consider ■ the Green bill, creating separate bur■caus of prohibition In. the treasury ■ department. Assistant Secretary An ■ drews told the senate beer commit ■ tee that enactment of this bill was ■ necessary for successful enforcement ■of prohibition. I NEGRO CHURCH | BURNED BY MOB I Whites Drive 100 Negroes From Their Homes; Ordered Not To Return Carteret, N. J., April 26 —(United ■ Press)—lncensed by the murder of ■ otje white man aud the stabbing of I another by negroes in a fight yester- ■ day, a mob of white men from CateI ret and nearby towns today burned ■. a negro church here and drove 100 I colored men, women and children I from their homes in the negro secI tion near the church. The ,crowd, in which many memI bers were masked with handker 1 I chiefs and armed with baseball bats I and clubs, escorted the negroes as I far as the border line of the adjoinI ing town of Woodbridge, where they | released them with directions not to I return to Carteret. Yesterday's shooting, in which I John Carroll, a local prize fighter, I was killed and Ralph Johnson, his I companion, was wounded, was said to have been the result of ill-feeling between whites and negroes, which bad been gradually developing because of the increasing number of negroes being employed in industrial Plants here. Police and firemen attempted to control the crowd but. could not After the church had been burned a, 'd the entire negro population around the building removed, memtCONTINIED ON PAGE SIX) Monroe Commencement To Be Held This Evening The annual commencement clses of the Monroe- high school will be held In the Methodist church at be awarded to fourteen pupils. The Monroe this evening. Diplomas will commencement address will be delivered by Prof. V. F. Schwalm, dean 01 Manchester College.

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Parking Lines On City Streets Are Repainted Another sign of spring was evidenced this'morning when the bus! news section of Decatur received Its annual spring street painting. Several painters wei,, busy most of today repainting the white parking lines on Second am! Monroe streets. Local p<« Ice officers have issued a warning that all autos parked on the streets of the business section must be paiked parallel to the curb and within the white line boundaries. The lines were first instituted several years ago when the parallel parking ordinance was made effective. Every spring the lines are repainted. 0. E. RALLY HELD AT U. B. CHURCH Dr.O.T. Deever. Os Dayton, Ohio. Delivers Principal Address Sunday The Christian Endeavor Rally at the United Brethren church yesterday was well attended and the program was exceptionally good. The Zanesville orchestra was present and rendered several selections and the Ladies Trio, of Indiana Central College, Indianapolis, rendered several appreciative numbers. Mrs. Lillian Cole, of Fort Wayne, a former missionary in the !’.• B. mission schools in New Mexico, gave a short address, and Dr. I. J. Good, nresident of Indiana Central College, Indianapolis, addressed the convention on the purpose. advantage, anil result of attending the Christian college and the denominational coilege. Dr. Good’s time was limited.Jiut hecreated sin h an intense interest that the pastor ad many others have made arrange ments for his return to the city when he can have an entire service. The main address of the afternoon was that of Dr. O. T. Deever, the general secretary of Christian Endeavor of the United Brethren church, of Dayton. Ohio, and his address was one that, interested the entire convention. Dr. Deever knows young life, because of his associations in the work for the past 12 years and his unique style of delivery', bis humorous stories together with his thoughts, gripped both young and old. At the close of the convention, the ments to the visiting delegations, local C. E. society served refreshEvan Kek is the group leader and had charge of the program, together with the Rev. ('. R. Smith, the conference director, who has been spending the entire past week in th? (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 Mrs. Lavina King Dies Suddenly This Afternoon Mrs. Lavina King, a fife-long resident of this county, dropped dead late this afternoon. Mrs. King was assisting in cleaning a .house on Seventh street when site suddenly fell over. Death was instant. Mrs' King resided on Mercer avenue with her grandson, Fred King, pressman at The Daily Democrat office. WINS PLACES IN COMMERCIAL TILT Decatur High School Pupils Win Three Thirds In District Contest Decatur high school pupils won three third places In the annual district commercial contest hel dat bort Wayne Saturday afternoon. The winners at Fort Wayne will go to Muncie May 7 for the annual state contest. Fourteen schools were represented In the contest Saturday. The Decatur entries won third in the penmanship contest, and in both shorthand contests. Considerable interest was shown in all the contests and the judging was close, according to those who represented the local school.

Process For Production Os “Talking” Movies Perfected Western Electric Company And Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc., Announce New Developments Which Are Expected To Revolutionize Motion Picture Industry; Operation Os Apparatus Os New Instrument Is Simple. Chicago, April 26 (t’niteii Press) Science at last has p< rt'cctcd the process of reproducing he human voice so that “movie fans" may hear ns well ns see the actors on the screen, according to the announcement just made by the Western Electric company and Warner Brothers Pictures Inc. 'I lie developments, which tire lhe result of years ol research, will revolutionize the presentation of —————————

motion pictures, according to engineers who evolved lite system. Experiments began several years ago hut not until now wore lhe results more than a most Inaccurate reproduction of sound. Reproduction Is True Perfection of the device, scientists say. will give to audiences all over the world the music of the greatest symphony orchestra, opera, theatre and vaudeville stars as true in music or voice itself. The aparatus by which combined films and sound records will be reproduced in motion picture theatres is as simple in operation as an ordinary motion picture projector. It represents combination and conversion to motion picture use three major research developments. This, it is explained, is the electrical system of recording perfectly the voices of actors grouped naturally in any scene. Perfection of the process by which orchestration and vocal cahracterizations in the picture ar* "broadcast’’ so that pach |>eron_ > n ’*“• audience hears the true tone of music or voice, is the second development. Loudness of the tones is so regulated by the third phase of the process. that, according to engineers, the illusion is given that sound emanates from the actors’ whose pictures appear on the screen. Guardians To Meet The board of guardians will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock at tha Library room. Members urged to be present.

JUNIOR CLASS PLAY TONIGHTi « —— Ticket Sale For. “The Whole Town’s Talking” Is Reported Heavy A large crowd is expected to at tend the first night's production of the luil'cr class play at the Decatur high school auditorium tonight, at 8 o’clock. The play, "The Whole Town's Talking.” is one of the best plays of the season and the ticket sale has been larger than for any similar production this year. Final rehearsal for the play was held yesterday afternoon, and those in charge of the play said today everything was in readiness for the first night’s presentation. Mrs. J. R. Blair is coaching the production and Miss Josephine Myers. Junior class sponsor, is assisting in the production. An orchestra composed of Margaret Haley. Vere Welker. Gordon Teeters and Richard Cattle will furnish the music. William Bell and Miles Baker will have charge of the stage both nights of the play. Tickets for the play may be obtained from any member of the Junior class or at the door tonight. The doors will open at 7:30 o’clock and the play will begin promptly at 8 o’clock. o Know Your Own State Indiana's population in 1925, according to federal estimates was 3.150.000; of these approximately 55 percent reside in cities and towns having a population of 2,000 or more. For thirty years the center of national population has been in South Central Indiana.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, April 26, 1926.

To Prison z David L. Marshall, the Philadelphia chiropractor, convicted of second degree murder in connection with lhe death of Miss Anna May Dietrich, was sent to Easter ll Penitentiary for from eleven to twenty years. ELECTION BOARD MEMBERS NAMED Dan Tyndall, Party Chairman, Announces List Os Democratic Members The democratic members of the precinct election boards, to serve during the primary election on May 4. were named today by Dan Tyndall, democratic chairman. The democrats will have the inspector, a judge, clerk and a sheriff, on each precinct board, while the republicans will have a judge, clerk aud sheriff. The democrats rate the inspector in each precinct by virtue of that party having cast the largest vote for secretary of state in this county in the lust election. The republican members of the election boards will be announced soon. They will be appointed by L. A. Graham, of this city, republican county chairman. Following are the names of the democratic members: East Union Inspector—Edwin Bauer. Judge Edwin Kruckeberg. Clerk—Otto Hoile Sheriff Gregg Knlttle. (CONTINUED ON PAGB. FIVE) EVANGELICALS OPEN MEETING Local Delegates Go To Annual Conference At Culver This Week The annual session of the Indiana Conference of the Evangelical church ' will convene at Culver, April 26 and continue until May 2. The conference includes Indiana and parts of Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio. Bishop M. T. Maze.D. D.,of Harrisburg, Pa., will preside during the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Weather Fair In south portion and Increasing cloudiness in north portion tonight; probably becoming unsettled Iby Tuesday. Not so cool tonight and in extreme south portion Tuesday.

AUTO ACCIDENTS TAKE TOLL OF 7 LIVES IN INDIANA Nineteen Other Persons Injured In Accidents Over Week-end TRAIN KILLS TWO MEN THIS MORNING Indianapolis, Ind, April 26 —(Unit-| ed Press) —Ante accidents took seven lives in Indiana and caused injury to nineteen other persons over the week-end anti tin to noon today. Claude Welsh. 36. and his father-in-law. Fd Woods, 55. were killed when their auto was hit this morning by a Pennsylvania freight train at Walton, near Logansport. Rose Kovcasics, 17. and Philip Vervnnk. 45, were killed when they were struck by automobiles at South Bend and Peter Muriel was badly Injured in a similar accident at Miisltawaka. Raymond Bailey. 20, was killed and three companions were injured when their auto was wrecked as they attempted to pass a parked car near Richmond. Muncie School Boy Killed John Guyer, IS. Muncie, high school senior, was kilted and a companion. Max Miller, was, hurt near Muncie. Guyer reached over and threw the throttle open. Miller, who was driving, lost control of the car and it was ditched. James Williamson. 52. a Morgan county farmer, was run down and killed by an auto during a severe rain sforip near Martinsville. Charles Williams, 78. was hit by a car and badly injured at Noblesville. Twelve persons were injured, four of them seriously, in auto accidents in Indianapolis over the weekend. Muncie, Ind., April 26. — (United Press) John Guyer. 18-yearohl high school boy, today bad paid with his life for a trick on a friend. Guyer was riding in an auto with Max Miller when he suddenly reached over and threw' the throttle wide open. Miller (last control of tha auto and (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

HARTFORD H. S. GRADUATES 1D Commencement Address Delivered Saturday Night By Rev. Henninger Ten pupils received diplomas at the annual commencement exercises of lhe Hartford township high school, held in the high school building last Saturday night. The commencement address was delivered by the Rev George Henninger, of Indianapolis, member of the board of trustees of the Anti-Saloon League. His topic was, “Fares, Please." E. S. Christen, prineiptr! of the school, presented the class to Clifton E. Striker, county superintendent of schools, who presented the diplomas to the graduates. Members of the graduating class were: Jessie Glendening, Goldie Reynolds. Gilbert Glendening. A. Lloyd Munro, Gordon Holloway. Claude Monee, Forrest Brunson, Donald Shoemaker, Harry Eckrote, Sylvanus Augsburger. Debs Back Home To Fight For Suffrage Terre Haute, Ind , April 26 —(United Press)—Eugene V. Debs was home today from his trip to Bermuda ready to fight for the right to vote. The noted socialist leader immediately on his return here plunged into a study of the law covering his case and intends to show that his conviction on charges of obstructing the world war draft did not deprive him of the right to vote in Indiana. Debs will carefully comply with all registration laws and then attempt denied the right to vote he will carlo vote here in November. If he Is ry his case to the highest ourt.

State Institute Os Parents To Be Held ludianapo is, Ind., April 26 —(United Press)-A state parents’ institute, lhe first of Its kind to be held In Indiana, opened today at the Indiana University Extension Center here. The institute is being conducted under the direction of the Indiana University extension division in cooperation wtb the Indiana Parent-Teacher Association. Ix tures and demonstrations on the care anti training of children will be given during the institute, which will be in session for three days. ASSISTANT TO REV. SEIMETZ The Rev. Francis Liebert, Os Gary, Serving As Temporary Assistant The Rev. Francis Liebert. of Gary, is acting as assistant to the Rev. J. A. Seimetz. rector of St. Mary's Catholic church, in this city. He will remain here for about six weeks, at which time a regular assistant will be appointed by the Rl. Rev. Bishop John F. Null, of Fort Wayne. A young priest will be appointed and he will be one of those who will be ordained to the priesthood in June. Father Seimetz does not know who the assistant will be here. Rev. Liebert is recovering from a severe illness, but volunteered to assist Falher Seimetz in his many Important duties until the regular assistant could be appointed. The vacancy filled by him yas caused by the transferring of the Rev. Theodore Fettig to St. Luke's at Gary. Father J’ettig served ’ak assistant pastor here since last February, taking the place of the Rev. Otto Peters, who was transferred to the pastorate at Summitt. Indiana. Father Leibert assisted at the services Sunday o Woman .Jumps From A Street Car To Save Dog; Skull Fractured Indianapolis, Ind., April 26 —(United Press)—Mrs Florence Perrott, 27. of Butler. Pa., lay unconscious with a fractured sknM in a hospital here today. She jumped in front of an interurban car to save her pet dog and was run down. The dog was not hurt. With her husband, William, she was hiking from St. Louis to her home in Pennsylvania at the time of the accident.

British Government Has Deficit Os $79,000,000 London. April 26 -(United Press) — Chancellor of the Exchequer Winston Churchill today presented his 1926 budget in the house of commons, announcing the existence of a $70,000,000 defeiit caused by lhe government subsidy to the coal industry. The chancellor announced the imposition of a five per cent tax on horse race betting and the discontinuance of the excess profits tax as soon as the legislation can be enacted. FREDERICK TO BE HERE TUESDAY Candidate For Democratic Nomination For Senator To Speak Here John E. Frederick, of Kokomo, can-

didate for the democratic nomination for United States senator, will make a public speech in Decatur about 10 o’clock Tuesday morning, according to a telegram received this afternoon by the Daily Democrat. Mr. Frederick will make a tour of the eighth district tomorrow and is expected to arrive in Decatur about 10 o'clock Dan Tyndall, democratic county chairman, was instructed to make proper arrangements for the meeting. This will be the first appearance of a senatorial candidate in Decatur during the present campaign.

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BELGIUM GETS 62 YEARS TO PAY $417,780,090 Settlement Plan Meets Little Opposition; Parties Join Forces TOTAL DEBT DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS Washington, April 26.—The $417,780,000 Belgium debt settlement was ratified by the senate late today without great opposition. Democrats joined the administration group in voting for ratifiaction. The vote was 55 for and 20 against ratification. The total is divided into two sections, the pre-armislice indebtedness of $171,780,000 and the postarmistice indebtedness of $243.009,ittm. both funded over a period of 62 years. The division is made to grant Belgium repayment of the pre-armislice indebtedness without interest. The post armistice indebtedness is to be repaid with interest averagng 3 per cent. French Terms Not Accepted Washington, April 26. French Ambassador Henri Berenger was requested today by th P American debt funding commission to revise his offer for settling France's $4,377,040,000 war debt to the United States. After the American commission had considered the French proposal for one hour and 45 minutes today. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon announced that although discussions were not com luded Beienger would be advised of the progress made and suggestions to make the proposal acceptable would be offered the ambassador. French To Pay England. Paris, April 26 (United Press.) A preliminary Franco Brit ish debt funding agreement has been reached (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) ABSENT VOTERS CASTING BALLOTS Total Os 49 Absent Voter’s Ballots Already Received By County Clerk A tutaJ of 4!) election ballots, 41 democratic and 8 republican, already have been received at the office ot County Clerk John E. Nelson. Fortyfive other ballots have been sent out to absent voters, making a total of 94 applications already received. Persons desiring to vote in the primary' evection May 4. who will not lie in their own precinct on that day, may apply for n ballot at the clerk s office until May 3, and can vote by absent voters' ballot. Considerable interest is being manifested in the <• tiling election and it is predicted that more absent voters' ballots will be received at the clerk's office than for several elections. Al! candidates are working hard this week, completing their campaigns, interest in the county democratic primary race for candidate for sheriff continues to hold sway. Several rumors were current Saturday that two of the candidates had withdrawn from the race, but these rumors were stoutly denied by the candidates. Each candidate averred that he was in the race to win. Other interest centers in the, various township trustee races on both •ickets. In Washington, township, there are six democratic candidates for trustee, and each has expressed his confidence that he will be the standard bearer next November. ——— ■■ -o Escaped Jail In 1920; Returned To His Cell Indianapolis. Ind., April 26—(United Press)—George Sayler, who with nineteen other prisoners escaped from the Marion county Jal in 1920, Is back in his cell here. He was captured near Birmingham, ■ Ala., and brought here to face a federal charge for the theft of an auto.