Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 113, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1926 — Page 1

C XXIV. Number 113.

BRITISH STRIKE CALLED OFF TODAY

tBB-VALE MINE I AT SULLIVAN IS RUINED BY FIRE ■aid To Be Most DisasterI our Fire In History of Indiana Mining Is 0 LIVES LOST Irhree Men In Mine When Fire Starts Make Safe Escape ■ Sullivan. Ind, Majy 12—(United •r'.s-')- One of the most disastrous ■Line conflagrations in the history of ■ ( 'jana was imprisoned in the depths Hf the Ebb-Vale mine, three miles ■out.li of here at 5 o'clock this morn■g when efforts to extinguish it ■roved unavailing and the shafts ■ere ordered sealed by John Boyles, ■erre Haute, superintendent of the ■iin» :■ Fiames from the burning shaft shot ■& feet in the air, buckling the steel ■upports of the tipple and destroying ■>e tipple guides. ■ One hundred miners, volunteers ■om all tiie mines surrounding Sulli■in. worked frantically from mid■ght on when the fire broke out tin■il 5 o’clock this morning when the ■haft was ordered sealed. I Three men were in the mine when gtlhe fire started. It was first discovered when f antes Jutted from the ■nine shaft and the men cculd not lie ■otified. Fear for their safety was ■faded when they appeared on top ■tier a climb up the stair# of the ■an-way about 300 feet distant from ■he flaming shaft. I The Vincennes fire <|epartm,enl ■cached the scene of the fire at 3 ■’clock one-half hour after the Sullivan fire department pump had broken and waged a fruitless battle ■gainst the revived flames. Five ■undred feet of hose were dispatch(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 7 PER CENT OF WHEAT DAMAGED Abandoned Area Not As Large As Winter Reports Indicated This Year Lafayette, Ind., May 12. —Only seven Per cent of the acreage of winter wheat sown last fall in Indiana was so badly damaged by the severe winter that it has been abandoned, according to the May crop report just issued by M. M. Justin, agricultural statistician for the Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station and the Department of Agriculture. This is much lower than lias been generally anticipated because of the unusual weather of the fall and winter. Reports May 1 indicated that 1.635.000 of the 1,774,000 acres seeded last fall would lie harvested. However, the general condition of the wheat crop is 78 per cent normal, which is six points above last month and four above last year, though two points below the ten year average. The forecast tor production from the out■ook May 1 is 23,552,000 bushels compared to 25,636,000 last year and the five year average of 28,384.000 bushels. Considerable differences in abandonment were found in adjoining coun(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) —— O —t Police Fail To Find Trace of Youthful Bandits Richmond, Ind.., May 12—(United Press)—Police of cities in eastern Indiana today had fouud no trace of the three young bandits who robbed the Jacksen township bank at Pershing of $2,000. Phe bandit car sped east on the national road after the robbery and Richmond police were on the watch for it but the trio left the road before reaching Richmond Viliam Martin, cashier, and Dr. A. It-. Ehle, vice-president, were forced t° lie on the floor while the robbers ■ entered the vault and took the money.

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Indicted Jr ■ Harry M. Daugherty, I’. S. Attorney General in the Harding administration, was indicted by a New York grand jury on a charge of splitting a $391.000 fee ptiid in a case settled by former Alien Property Custodian Thomas \V. Miller and John T. King, Connecticut G. O. I*, boss, who were also named in the true bill. SCHWARUHERD - LEADS IN TEST Cows Average 39.6 Pounds Os Butterfat For The One-month Period Eight pure bred Holstein cows in the Jacob J. Schwartz herd led the Cow Testing Association of twentysix herds during tile month of April in herd average, the cows producing on the average at 39-6 pounds of butterfat during the thirty days Second honors went to a herd of five Hoisteins belonging to Orton Wheeler, of Wabash township, their average being 38 pounds. Thirteen pure bred Jerseys in the Sol Mosser herd, averaged 35.1 pounds. Other herds are listen as follows: Carl E. Amstutz, eleven cows, 34 8 pounds; Noah Rich. (( ONTINI El) OX PAGE THREE) Dunbar Band To Open Its Concert Season At Berne The first concert of the season will be given Thursday evening at Berne by the Dunbar band. The band is composed of 28 musicians this year and it is booked to play at several fairs and other attractions during the summer and fall. The band will play again at the International Auto Races on May 31. The public is invited to hear the concert Thursday evening. AMUNDSEN TRIO IT NORTH POLE Flight in Dirigible Is Successful According to News Dispatches Oslo, Norway, May 12. — (United Press)—For the first time ii) history, a dirigible lias flown over the north pole. At 1 a. m., according to advices here, the Norge, carrying the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile polar expedition, reader over the "top of the world. Thus the names of Lincoln Ellsworth, American; Captain Roa.d Amundsen, Norwegian, and Commander Nobile, Italian and their crew were added to those of Admiral Peary and Matt Hensen and to Commander Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett, as the only men who have ever seen the north pole. Up to the time the pole was passed, no land had been sighted—only a vast expanse of polar ice, according to the advices reaching here. From there today the Norge is believed to be proceeding westward, flying over a region heretofore unexplored and in which Amundsen and his companions hope ■~7ToNTINVE^»^ AGK THREE)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 12, 1926.

i LUTHER CABINET RESIGNS TODAY — ■■ , — N - Resignation Follows A Lack Os Confidence Vote In Reichstag Berlin, May 12 —(United Press) — hTe cabinet of Chancellor Hans Luther of Germany resigned today after the reichstag had voted a lack of confidence in his administration. The no confidence motion carried in the reichstag by a vote of 176 to 146 with 103 abstaining. Thereafter by a rising vote the reichstag approved President Von Hindenburg's proposal to create a unifoim national flag. Socialists and communists opposed the proposal. After passing the vote of lack of confidence, the reichstag adjourned until late Friday. The Prussian state , government this afternoon outlined the fascist conspiracy alleged directed toward a putsch. After Chanqpllor Luther’s resignation, according to the statement, Hindenburg was to have appointed a cab.net of “experts” which would have failed to obtain the reichstag's confidence. Then the reichstag would have been dissolved and power turned over to th« army and ‘ Fatherlandish” or extreme nation alist organizations. The Luther cabinet took office in January 1925. Recently it came under fire as a result of the program of President Von Hindenburg involving the establishment of a uniform flag for Germany. Today whpn the session of the reichstag opened two votes of lack of confidence were moved u.nd were defeated. Then. Jbe .democrats offered a third motion and it carried. In Luther's cabinet Dr. Gustav Stresseinann. foreign minister shared with Luther public attention, on account of his part in the negotiations in the Locarno treaty and in the recent efforts of Germany to the (CONTINUED ON PAGB. FIVE) PROCRAM GIVEN AT SOUTH WARD Parent - Teachers Club Is Entertained By Fine Program Today An interesting meeting of the Par-ent-Teachers Club was held at the South Ward school at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon, where a fine program was given by the pupils of that school. Mrs. Giles Porter, president of the local club, issued invitations to all the school patrons and a good sized crowd attended. The pupils and patrons were both included in the interesting program which lasted about an hour. The program was as follows: Group of Songs Third and Fourth Grades A reading demonstration Second grade Violin solo Virginia Miller Drum corps Central Building Vocal solo Mrs. Ed. Engeler Piano solo Mrs. Fred Smith Group of songs Third and fourth grades oBen Hurs Gather At Gary For Meeting Today * Gary, Ind., May 12—(United Press) Three cities loomed as contestants today for the 1927 Ben Hur congress as the state convention opened for a tw’o-day session. Indianapolis, Terre Haute and Kendallville are expected to make a bid, for next year’s meeting. Nearly 200 delegates were here for the opening of the convention with Mayor Williams of Gary and A. E. Tinkham of Hammond, welcoming them to the Calumet region. — o Elks Meetings Tonight The regular meeting of the Elks lodge will be held this evening at the home. Members are urged to be present.

The Old World Is Experiencing A Tumultous Spring Revolution broke out in Poland today. Revolutionists were raided in Berlin a few hours before the moment. selected to launch a putsch, The Belgian cabinet has just been voted out of office. Britain began settlement today of the greatest industrial struggle of modern times. The German government today was defeated on u confidence motion in the reichstag and has lesigned. The sequence of disturbing events began in March when Germany unexpectedly failed on admission to the League of Nations during a stormy Geneva I session. French governments have been on the verge of defeat since Jan. 19, and occasionally defeats have overtaken them. MORE ROADS TO BE IMPROVED IN : ADAMS COUNTY Work Will Begin In Few ‘ Weeks; Contracts Have Been Awarded I ~ 11. SOME WORK STARTED I - Other Bids To Be Received In Next Commissioners Meeting In June Bids for the construction of two I more macadam roads in Adams county will be received by the county commissioners in session next month. The bids will be received on June 8. The two roads which will be improved are the Robert Schwartz road, in Monroe township, which includes ' the improving of several streets in the town of Herne and the Charles Bohnke road Improvement in Root township. Contracts have been awarded for five other roads to he improved with stone this summer, they being the Porter road in St. Marys township; the David Habegger road In Monroe and Bluecreek townships; the Gerber road in Wabash township; the Fetters road in Jefferson township and the Boerger road in Root township. These roads will be improved this summer. Three other roads will likely be im- . proved this year, they being the Bowen road in St. Mary’s township; the Scheiman road in Preble township and the Breiner road in Kirkland township. Bids for the construction of these roads will be received in July or August. The McCune road improvement iu French township will also be made this summer, making eleven road (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) COUNT NOSES IN PROBABLE VOTE Farm Bloc Leaders Say Haugen Bill Is 30 Votes Short Radical changes in the $375,000 Haugen price stabilization bill were made by its sponsors today in an effort to hold vote of seven democrats. The changes will be presented in the form of amendments tomorrow, when i consideration of the bill is resumed. The changes were decided on at conferences last night and today at the office of Representative Haugen, republican, lowa, attended by northwestern representatives. - By Paul R. Mallon, (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Washington, May 12. — Farm bloc chieftains counted noses in the house today upon the politically important (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Weather Fair tonight and Thursday. Not much change in temperature.

ENUMERATION OF PUPILS IS MADE Superintendent Striker Says Report Shows A Decline In Total Number Totals for the annual school enumeration which were compiled today by County Superintendent of Schools Clifton Striker, show a loss of 62 in the number of children of school age in the county as compared with the total of u year ago. The enumeration shows a total of 6.245 children as compared with 6.307 a year ago. Losses were made in French. Hartford, Jefferson, Kirkland, Monroe, Preble, St. Marys and Washington townships ami in the city of Decatur. Gains were shown In the other townships and in the; town of Berne. Wabash township ‘ showed a gain, du«> to the fafct the school city at Geneva was consolidated with the township. The children in Geneva are listed in with Wabash township. The census shows that there are 3,276 males and 2,969 females of school age in the county. Os this number 4 958 children are attending school. A total of 1,203 children are employed. The enumeration by the townships follow: Blue Creek. 284; French, 280; Hartford, 307; Jefferson, 244; Kirkland, 334; Monroe, 649; Preble, 293; Root, 362: St. Marys, 286; Union, 303; Wabash, 622; Washington, 441; Heine, 450; Decatur. 1390. The enumeration has shown a loss within the last few years. Several years ago the number of school children in the county was about 6.500. — — o Sign Company Incorporates Indianapolis, Ind., May 12. —(United Press) —Articles of incorporation were filed at the secretary of state's office by the United-Rueth Sign Service Company, of Hammond, with a capital stock of $5,000. The Incorporators were Leo. Ivo and E. Frances Rueth, all of Hammond. REVEREND MARR TO SPEAK HERE St Rose Catholic Church Pastor To Deliver Commencement Talk Rev. Charles Marr, pastor of St. Rose’s Catholic church. Monroeville, has been selected as the commencement speaker for the exercises of the St. Joseph Catholic school in this city. The exercises will be held in the auditorium of the new school building and a program will be given in connection with (lie commencement. The exact date of the commencement, lias not. yet been selected, hut it is thought that it will be held about the middle of June, or possibly a few days before. A class of twelve boys and girls will be graduated from the high school this year. Seven will he graduated from the commercial department and thirty-one will be graduated from the eighth grade. The eighth gjrade graduates are, Gerald Gage, Bernard Wemhoff, Herman Keller, George Harris, Lawrence Beckmeyer, Hubert Gase, Fred Mylott, George Foos, Leo Coyne, Arthur Loshe, Anthony Murphy, ; William Klepper, John Schmitt. Raymond Heiman, Leo Schultz, Helen Voglewede, Frances Wolpert. Mary Fisher, Bernice Sorg. Virginia Keller, Mary Neptune, Rosemary Holthouse. Viola Schmitz, Edith Lengrich, Catherine Fritzinger, Margaret Lichtle, Mary Schumacher, Helen Colchin, Uernar(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Mrs. Lower Honored Mrs. W. A. Lower, of this city, was elected secretary of the Eighth District Republican committee at the organization meeting at Muncie yesterday. Mrs. Lower will act as secretary for the coming state and district campaign.

85 Years Old $ I© .n ® |i MWIfS I ' HOT/ME? Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes celebrated his I eighty-fifth birthday recently, 'proud that he has not missed a session of the court since his appointment twenty-four years ago. YEAR BOOK TO BE READY SOON Annual Publication Already In Hands of Printers At Indianapolis Indianapolis. May 12. — (United Press.) —An interesting story of the great business of governing a state is contained In the annual year hook of the State of Indiana, compiled and published by the legislative bureau under the direction of Governor Ed Jackson. Tiie year book is now on the press and will be ready for distribution soon, according to Charles Kettleborough. director of the bureau. Complete reports of thirty-nine de partments, boards and commissions are contained in tiie book with reports of forty-eight sub-divisions of tiie major departments. Inasmuch as die State, directly ot indirectly, controls every kind of business, tiie year book will carry (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Tribute Paid To Spanish Airmen On Hazardous Trip Mappari, Island of Luzon, P.- 1., May 12 —(United Press) —A celebration here in honor of Captains Loriga and Galarza, Spanish airmen who have almost completed their Madrid to Manila flight, lasted the entire night. Tiie fliers probably will hop off tomorrow morning for Manilla. o RUTH ESTERLINE DIES IN OHIO Former Adams County Resident Died Last Saturday At Osborn Mrs. Ruth G. Esterline, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel G. Williams of Blue Creek township died at 4:30 p. m. Saturday, May 3, 1926 at her home at Osborn, Ohio. Burial was made in Fairfield cemetery, Monday, May 10, at 2:30 p. m. Services were held from the Presbyterian church at Osborn. She was born October 23, 1895. Mrs. Esterline leaves her husband. Harry K.; two sons, Harry Edwin, age 10, James Osborn past 2 years and one daughter, Marguerite, age five years. Besides she leaves a mother and father. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Williams of Adams county, and three brothers, Harry of Fort Wayne, Lee of Indianapolis and Frank of Toledo, and one sister, Callie Mae ot Fort Wayne. A baby two and one-half weeks old was burled Thursday. May 6. A host of friends and other relatives mourn their loss.

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NEWS IS SPREAD THROUGH ENTIRE GREAT BRITAIN Miners Refuse to Go Back To Work, Report Says OTHERS TO RETURN Settlement Affects More Than Three Million English Laborers London, May 12 (I'nited Press) 'Hie general strike has been ended but the coal strike will go on, it was announced, eight and one-half days after the general strike became effective. Withdrawal of the general strike order was announced after a meeting at Premier Baldwin’s residence, 10 Downing street between members of the government and representatives of the trades union council. A. J. Cook, secretary of the miners' federation, soon afterward told the United Preus that the coal strike would continue. It is presumed that negotiations to end the coal strike will begin at once. “There is no change in the situation as far as we are concerned,” Cook said. “There will l> ( > no resumption of work by the miners until a delegate conference has been called.” As a crowd milled about in front ■ of Number 10 Downing street —where for several hour# a conference hnd been under way between representatives of the trades union council. Premier Baldwin and members of the cabinet—negotiators within brought to a dose the industrial war which for nine days has gripped the British nation. It was a dramatic announcement .CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 REPUBLICANS PICK LEADERS Cartwright Renamed Leader of Eighth District Republicans at Meet Indianapolis, Ind., May 12 —(United Press) — Republican district chairmen selected at district meetings throughout the state yesterday gathered here today to complete the party organization. Clyde A. Walb, of Lagrange, was assured of re-election as chairman of the state central committee. Harry Fenton, Indianapolis, was slated for re-election as secretary of the committee and John Moorman of Knox was expected to be renamed treasurer. Friends of Mrs. Vivian T. Wheatcraft were working for her election as vice chairman. Mrs. Wheatcraft resigned from that position to become woman manager for the Watson campaign. Plan.-, will also be made at today's session for the republican state convention on May 28. Tentative arrangements call for Senator Watson to serve as temporary chairman and deliver the keynote address with Governor Jackson acting as pertnan- < CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) O Board Os Health Minutes To Remain With Secretary Indiuiiapolis, May 12. — (United Press.) —Minutes of the State Board of Hcnltb must remain in tiie custody of the secretary, who is authorized to prepare them, and no other member can usurp this right, according to an opinion submitted to Dr. William F. King, secretray of the board, I today by Attornpv tie neral I Arthur i L. Gillioni. The minutes, however, must receive | approval of the board, he said. In recent months several disputes have 1 arisen over the minutes and members have tried to substitute their own.