Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 100, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1926 — Page 1

iVol XXIV. Number 100.

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MR. FREDERICK VISITS DECATUR I THIS MORNING ■Candidate For Senatorial ■ Nomination Outlines Policies In Interview Ikes rebellion J against G. 0. P. I Join. I>’< dei'ick, ol Koko- ■ lo . candidate for the Dtnio- ■ r:l tic nomination for the I nil- ■ Slate* senate, long term. Kjsited here todsiy on the last ■.., ol a motor tour which ex■cnds into nearly every county Kl the stale. ■ Although it was not learned until yesterday evening that Mr. Fredk w< aid appear here this morna public meeting was arranged ■nd a crowd of nearly one hundred ■ersons gathered at the Industrial iaiion rooms. However, on ■count of a confusion in his schedule. ■|r Frederick and his party were an late in arriving in this city and ■ was impossible to hold the meet- | Mr. Frederick, who is speaking in ■rotn three to six cities each day. to of Democratic workers, declares that there is every prospect an open rebellion on the part of voters against the Republican Raps Policy of Favorlsm I "The Republican patty leaders.’ ■aid Mr. Frederick, in an interview ■ten* this morning, "have been exspecial favors to those who ■were best able to keep them-in office the party policy has become of special favors to the many unequal opportunities for all. I “No government that is operated ■tin this principle can be satisfactory its people and the degree of unBrest and dissatisfaction that is so is the result of this deparfrom the fundamentals of life the principle of 'equal opporthey were expressed by Jefferson laying down for the Democratic ■unity for all; special privileges for ■ ttOXTINIED ON PAGE THREE* BANQUET HELD I BTT. P.A, POST ■Members Os Post X And Their Families Enjoy Annual Social Event I 'The annual banquet of Post X, ■T.P.A., was held last evening at the ■Knights of Columbus hall, more than ■one hundred people attending. An ■excellent chicken dinner was served ■by the Catholic Ladies of Columbia. ■The menu including fruit cocktail, ■the menu including fruit cocktail, ■olives and celery, roast chicken, potatoes, creamed peas, but■tered rolls, ice cream and coffee. I H. R. Moltz, president of the or■kanization. acted as chairman and, Rafter the guests were seated, turned ■the program over to R. J. Harting, of the entertainment com■mittee, who acted as toastmaster. | Words of welcome to the wives, ■sweethearts and friends of the mem■bers were extended by John Carmody. ■Dr. Fred Patterson wsa in charge of ■ the music and led in community sing- ■ 'ng. Mrs, Cecil Moser favored the ■crowd with two beautiful vocal num■bers, accompanied by Mrs. Carrie ■Haubold. A local orchestra played during ■ the evening and, following the ban- ■ nuet, Mr. Patterson again led in singB> n e and several of the members, in- ■ eluding T. M. Reid, C. C. Schafer, ■ French Q uinn ap(l R p gchmitt ■ were called on for short talks. Fol- ■ lowing the banquet, dancing and ■ cards were enjoyed. ■ Post Xof the T. P. A. has a mem- ■ berghip of more than one Hundred ■ a hd each year a banquet is held for ■ e members and their guests. J. S. | cterson ts secretary of the local ■ Post.

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Defends City ’ft. , w Mayor W. E. Dever, of Chicago, denied the Mid-West metropolis was crime ridden or that the police winked at violations of the Prohibition law, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Prohibition hearing. NO RELIEF FROM COLD EXPECTED Weather Bureau Forecasts Colder Temperatures For Wednesday Indianapolis, Ind., April 27 -(United Press)—No relief was in prospect today from the unseasonable spring weather which has delayed farming operations over the state and caused much discomfort to the urban population. * Cloudy and colder weather with probable rain in some portions was forecast for tonight and Wednesday will be fair and colder. The temperature in Indianapolis at 7 a. m„ was 43, nine degrees below normal. Weather bureau records showed that Monday was the coldest April 2(1 since 1919 and the second coldest since 1871 The maximum temperature was 5-, late in the afternoon. Cloudy weather prevented frost during the night in the vicinity of Indianapolis but Cambridge City reported a light frost. Spring weather is two weeks behind time in Indiana, weather bureau men said. — —o Another Bomb At Gary Gary, Ind., April 27—(United Press) —Another bombing in the price war between Gary dry cleanres was investigated by police today. A bomb was hurled into the plant of the Reliable Cleaners from a nearby elevated track. The explosion did several thousand dollars damage. MONROE H. S, GRADUATES 14 Prof. V. F. Schwalm, Os Manchester College, Delivers Address The annul Monroe high school commencement was held in the Methodist church at Monroe last night. The commencement address was delivered by Professor V. F. Schwalm, dean of Manchester Cd'.lege. The Monroe high school orchestra furnished music for the program. There were fourteen graduates, who received diplomas awarded by Cliffton E Stricker, county superintendent of schools. They were Clara B. Reppert, Harriet A. Mckean, Mildred M. Coppess, R. Creo Crist, Leia R. Balmer, Marion J. Martz, Carl H. Wbitenack. ’ m. Donald Hahnert, Harlen R. Osterman, George O. Smith, Ernest L. WHitcnack, Jesse B. Essex, Kenneth O. Kessler, and S. Everett Rice.

WETS AND DRYS MEET IN THREE PRIMARIES SOON First Test Os Balloting Strength Os Factions Comes Next Month INDIANA, OREGON AND PENNSYLVANIA VOTE Washington, April 27 — (United Press) Wets and drys will meet in three primaries next month in the first test of balloting strength since recent concentrated agitation over the Volstead act was begun. In Indiana next Tuesday. Pennsylvania May 18, and Oregon May 21. wet candidates are in the field against drys. The most important test will come in Pennsylvania Representative William S. Vare, wet candidate for the arid governor, Gifford Pinchot and Senator George Wharton Pepper, a milder dry. Vare has attempted to make the fefsue straight out "ber and winie” and information reaching politicians in Washington indicates that he has a strong chance to win the nomination. Outside the big race several congressmen are running on wet tickets. In Indiana the issue is less clearly drawn but Ward B. Hiner. Indianapolis business man. is running in the short term republican senatorial race on a wet platform against the present dry holder of the toga. Senator Arthur B. Robinson. William B. Curry, wet, is in the field for the democratic senatorial nomination. In the. sixth district of Indiana a woman wet. Esther Griffin White, is making a spirited race against Representative R. N. Elliott for the republican congressional nomination. Representative Johnson in the fifth Indiana district also has wet opposition. Senator Robert N. Stanfield of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE* JUNIOR PLAY IS WELL RECEIVED “The Whole Town’s Talking” Scores Big Hit; Second Appearance Tonight The Junior class play, “The Whole Town's Talking” played to a large and exceedingly well-pleased audience at the Decatur high school auditorium last night. It was the opening performance and every part was well played, the plot interesting and each act contained many laughs. The whole play was centered around the love affair of Ethel Simmons, a sweet young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Simmons, just home from a conservatory of music at Chicago anil Chester Binney, a partner of Mr. Simmons. The part of Ethel was very well played by Miss Martha Grant, while the part of Chester was taken by Edward Anderson, who played his difficult part of changing from a staid bachelor to a modern "Romeo" in a fine manner. Both Miss Grant and Mr. Anderson proved their ability and played their parts unusually well. Audience Shows Appreciation Miss Helen Dorwin, as Mrs. Henry Simmons, and Arthur Suttles, as Henry Simmons, were clever in their parts, and were ft he cause of many laughs from the appreciative audience. The part of Letty Lythe, the movie star who caused the whole town to talk, was well played by Miss Gretchen Schafer, and the part of her fiance was taken by Graden Dixon, who impersonated Donald Swift, a motion picture director. Robert Fris(CONTINt'ED ON PAGE TWO) O Berne People Attending Evangelical Conference Berne, April 27—The Rev. J. H. Arndt and- family, and E. M. Ray left today to attend the annual session of the Indiana conference of the Evangelical church, which opened at Culver yesterday.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, April 27, 1926.

Gary Man Kills His Pal During Argument Over Fifty Cents Gary, Ind., April 27. — (United Press* — Life comes cheap in Gary, police wi re convinced today. Anderson Creighton. 28, wis arresfesl on a charge of murder for tb p killing of his pal. Arthur Stone, 24. Stone was stabbed to death when the two quarreled over fifty cents. MRS. KING TO BE BURIED THURSDAY Funeral Services For WellKnown Woman To Be Held Thursday Morning Funeral services for Mrs. Lavina King, 74, who died suddenly yesterday afternoon following a heart attack. wi 1 be held from the home on Mercer avenue, at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning. The Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann, pastor of the Reformed church, will have charge. Burial will take place at the Decatur cemetery. Drake King was born in Crawford county, Ohio. February 7, 1852. She moved to this city when still a child and has always lived here. In her early life, she was united in marriage to John King, who preceded her in death in 1912. One son. Nolan King, of Mahoningtown, Pennsylvania, survives. Mrs. King was well-known in this city and has many friends who mourn her death. She has lived for many years with her grandson, Fred King, on Mercer avenue. Besides the grandson and son, one sister, Ruth WorkInger, of this county, and three brothers, William Drake and John Drake, of Adams county, anti Dorwin. whose residence is not known, survive. At the time of her death, Mrs. King was assisting in spring bouse cleaning at a residence on Seventh street. She had been in apparently good health, when suddenly she. dropped over. Death was almost instantaneous, Mrs. King was a member of the First Presbyterian church of this city. o Woman, 104, Takes Ride In Areoplane Piloted By Boy, 14 Indianapolis, Ind., April 27—(United Press) —Mrs. Mary Huffman. 104. had her first aeroplane ride here. Her five-year-old great grand daughter went with her on the flight. The plane was piloted by Farnham Parker, 14. said to be the world's youngest licensed aviator. RUSHING WORK ON NEW PARK Opening Os Sun Set Amusement Park Near City Nearing Completion Work is nearing completion on SunSet amusement park, being constructed by Dan Zeser, southeast of this city. The opening of the park has been set for Decoration Day. A large boulder, similar in size to the Gene Strutton Porte rmemorial, has been set up on a pedestal in the park and will be dedicated on the -opening day. Several cottages and a dancing pavilion already are under construction and Mr. Zeser announced that other amusements would be ready for the opening day. There will be a tea room and other stands and concessions, it was announced. The park is located three miles southeast of this city on the Pleasant Mills and Salem roads. The park will be public and it is said to be an ideal pl acfeor reunions and family picnics. Weather Rain tonight In east portion. Cloudy in west portion. Colder with temperature near freezing in north portion. Wednesday generally fair and colder. Winds becoming strong northwest tonight.

THREE TICKETS NOMINATED FOR BOYS' ELECTION Slates Chosen In Convention Held At Library Monday Afternoon ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR NEXT THURSDAY A regular political convention was held In this city Monday afternoon, between 3:30 and 4:30 o'clock at the Central school building, at which time candidates for the red, white and blue tickets were nominated for the junior city election, which will be held Thursday afternoon. The candidates on the successful ticket will serve in city ofifee on next Wednesday, designated as “Boys' day in citizenship," of boys' week. Attorney Henry Heller acted as chairman of the convention, assisted by W. Guy Brown, principal of the Central school The tickets nominated arc as follows: Red Ticket For mayor, Carl Gerber; councilman first ward, Carl Lose; councilman second ward, Sherman Koos; councilman third ward. James FiSher; coun-cilman-at-large, Jesse Sutton and Richard Wertzberger; olerk, Robert Hite; treasurer. Robert Kleinhenz. White Ticket For mayor, Arthur Krick: councilman, first ward, James Engeler; councilman second ward, George Harris; councilman third ward. Herald Gay; ’ councilman-at-large. Joseph Straub and Dan Schafer; clerk. Julius Baker; treasurer, Rudolph Brandyberry. Blue Ticket For mayor. Vattfon Snedeker; councilman first ward. Robert Brown; councilman second ward, Tom Voglewede; councilman third ward. Geo. Helm; councUman-at-alrge. Robert (CONTINI El* ON PAGE THREE* o -— COMMENCEMENT AT BERNE MAY 20 Plans Made For Other Activities; 34 Candidates For Diplomas Berne, April 27—The senior class of the Berne high school has selected the Rev. C. W. H. Sauerwein, pastor of the local Reformed church, to deliver the address at the annual baccalaureate service, to be held at the First Mennonite church, Sunday evening. May 16. The commencement week activities w-ill open with the annual juniorsenior reception on Tuesday evening. May 18. The commencement exercises will be held in the community auditorium on Thursday evening, May 20. The Rev. Arthur Folsom, pastor of the Plymouth Congregational church in Fort Wayne, will deliver the address. The annual alumni banquet will be held in the community auditorium on Friday evening. ' There are thirty-four candidates for diplomas. They tire: ’ Lucile Amstutz, Harman Bagley. Freeman Burkhalter, Kerm'th BaumJ gartner. Flora Egley, Henry Ehrsman, Elizabeth Habegger, Mildred Heller. Karl Hilty, Ruth Hilty. Lester Huser, ’ Blanche Lanning, EHvlra Lehman. Lawrence Lehman, Nova Lehman, Adolph Liechty, Norman Liechty, ' Elmer Liechty. Carl Luginbill, Viola Lusk. Agnes Mettler. Elma Moser, Adelina Neuenschwander, Ellison Neuenschwander, Josephine Reusser, Verdi Reusser, Opal Reynolds, Twylo ; Snyder, Willard Sprunger, Ruth Speicher, Waldo Stauffer, Pearl ' Steiner, Carl Stuckey. Earl eggKnow Your Own State r INDIANA is witnessing a tremendous industrial development in Hammond, East Gary, Michigan City, South Bend, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, Anderson, Muncie, Kokomo and Evansville.

Visits Decatur fc-1 John E. Frederick John E. Frederick, candidate for the democratic nomination for United States senate, long term, paid a visit to Decatur this Morning, while on the last leg of his campaign for the noni--1 inntion. Mr Frederick is a prominent manufacturer in Kokomo. FRANKLIN ROAD” HAS FEDERAL AID Federal Highway Officials Highly Favorable To Transcontinental Route The Federal highway officials are ' highly favorable toward the proposed Benjamin Franklin transcontinental highway, which will pass through De--1 catur, according to a letter received by the editor of the Daily Democrat from John 11. Williamson, of Findlay. Ohio, national president of the P.en- ' jamin Franklin Highway Association, who recently made a trip to Washington, I). C„ for a conference with the highway officials. Mr. Williamson states in 'his letter that he obtained practically everything that he went after. Have Federal Aid Here ( The letter says in part: “The Benjamin Franklin Highway is a Federal Aid road, with the exception of from the Ohio state line to Ottawa, Ohio; and from Finllay to Tiffin. Os course, this is strickly an Ohio problem, and all that it will take to get it on the Federal Aid System is a request from our Highway Department. 1 am very much surprised to find at Washington that the road from the Ohio state line through Decatur to Huntington was 1 marked for Federal Aid. "They readily recognize at Wash- ■ ington the thing that we have always 1 contended; that, because of the I grades, this would be the greatest military road in America. It has -only ' one hi 1. and that is very easy, having a gradual grade with no sharp turns, • at Cresson, Pennsylvania, where we cross the mountains. The National . Highway has eight and the Lincoln (COYI'iNI El* ON PAGE THHEK* Laborer Drinks Poison* In Indianapolis Factory Indianapolis, Ind., April 27—(United i Press)— -Deputy Cornoner h'linhouser - today investigated the suicide of Samuel Vice, 25, who committed suicide * by drinking poison at the link belt factory. Workers at the plant informed Funk- ■ houser that Vice's mother, Mrs. Eliza- , beth Justice, lives near Morristown. _o LESS THAN HALF I OF TAXES PAID 1 Only Five Days Remain For Payment Os Spring J Installment Less than half of the spring installment of taxes has been paid to the county treasurer. Only five days remain to pay the spring installment, The collectios up until this mornMonday, May 3, being the last day. ing amounted to about SIBI,OOO which is less than half of the total due in the spring. The total of the taxes for the year amounts to about $900,000.

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COMMISSION AWAITS REPLY FROM FRANCE Terms For Settlement Os Five Debts (io To President For Signature FRENCH ARE ASKED FOR BETTER TERMS (I’nlted Press Service) Washington, April 27. — The senate totlay virtually wiped off its unfinished business slate the pending World war debt settlements, sending five of the six to President Coolidge for signature, as the American debt commission waited for France’s reply to its demand for better terms for that country’s $ 1.:’.77,000,000 obligation. By Joseph Wasney. United Press Staff Correspondent Washington. April 27. —The American debt funding commission net today to receive France's answer to suggestions that it better its offer for funding the $4,377,000,001) war debt, but Ambassador Henri Berenger was not ready with his reply. The meeting lasted 15 minutes and adjourned subject to call when Berenger is ready to make a counter proposal. After the adjournment the democratic commissioners held an in(COXTINIED ON PAGE SIX* — O- — Watson And Graham Endorsed Bv Marion County Voters’ League Indianapolis, Ind.. April 27 (United Press) The Marion County Voters' League today sent out a slate for the republican primaries. The organization will support Watson for the long term nomination ami A. C. Graham, of South Bend, for the short term nomination, according to the statement of R F. McNay and William Royce, Jr., two officers of the league. COMMITTEES FOR HOME EXPOSITION Plans Going Forward For Better Homes Exposition Here May 17-22 France Confer, president of the Decatur Industrial Association, today announced the committees which will be in charge of the first annual Better Homes Exposition, to be held in this city, on Liberty Way, during the week of May 17 to 22. inclusive. The executive committee consists of Mayor George M. Krick, Cal E. Peterson. William Linn. C. C. Pumphrey, John Carmody. Avon Burk ami D4<’k Heller. These men will have direct charge of the exposition. E. B. Williamson, secretary of the Northern Indiana Fair, of this city,, has been appointed as general manager of the exposition, and is arranging everything for the big week. The regular finance committee of the association, headed by W. A. Lower, will have charge of the financial part of the exposition. Other standing committees ailso will be called on to assist in making the exposition a success. Among the, many features during the week will be displays by many of the leading manufacturers and stores of the city. All phases of the home will be emphasized in the exposition. Mr. Williamson stated this morning that a complete program for the week will be announced in the next few days. A pageant, commemorating the nlntieth Unniversary of the founding of Decatur, will be given during the week. , Admission to the tent will be Loe • ami there will be no charge for wit- ■ nessing the displays or exhibits. On i the closing night of the ex»o dion. t an Essex coach will be given away by * the association. Other features under t the tern wll be ountry stores and I bingo games.