Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 119, Decatur, Adams County, 19 May 1926 — Page 1

■Vol. XXIV. Number 119.

ADAMS COUNTY MAN KILLED IN STORM

|CITY TO EXTEND WATER MAINS ON SEVERAL STREETS! Intensions Will Be Made In North And South Parts Os City W inchester street ■pavement is opposed 9 The city water mains will be ex■pndi'd in the south and north parts ■ r the city, the council in regular Kcssion last evening ordering the ■xtension of six-inch litres on Mercer Hvenue, from their present terminus ■o the Alva Nichols property, near L city limits: on High street to the Kty limits or to the Cloverleaf ■ailroad tracks, and on Dierkes and ■fibers streets to Washington street ■n the north part of the city. The Extensions will cover approximately Kjx blocks and the new improveKiients will cost about |5.000. Objections Are Filed I Objections were filed by property Ewners to the improvement on ■Winchester street, including that Kart on both sides of the main road. Khich will be improved by the town ■hip. The improvement, as petitioned ■or, also asked that a curb and ■ement sidewalk be constructed along ■he street. More than 25 property ■nvners signed the remonstrances, ■hey setting out Several objections to ■he proposed improvement. The ■natter was referred to the street anil Kewer committee. The township Kiowever will proceed with the im■piuvemcnt of the street from the Kotilh side of the Nickel Plate tracks. Eouth around the curve and then west ■o state road 21. ImffrovtemenTs Adopted I The engineer’s plans for the imEirovement of Eighth street, south of ■Monroe to Adams street, were filed approved. The plans for a new ■sidewalk on Walnut street were also ■filed and adopted and June 15 fixed ■as the date on which objections to ■the proposed improvements would ■he heard by the council. Eighth ■street will be improved with brick (Continird on ru:tt fivki i -oSWIMMING POOL ROLES ADOPTED ■ Council Drafts Tentative Rules And Schedule Os Hours Rules and a tentative schedule of ■ hours for using the new city swim- ■ tiling pool, at Water Works park, ■ were adopted by the city council last ■ evening. The pool will be supervised ■by Herbert L. Curtis, new athletic ■ instructor of the Decatur public ■ schools, the school board employing ■ his services during the ni,onths of ■ June, July and August. Health certificates must be obtain■ed by every person who wishes to I use the pool. During the month of June, the pool I will not be opened in the mornings. ■ Athletic events will be held during ■ the month under the direction of Mr. I Curtis. The schedule of hours for June is only tentative and may be changed as conditions arise. The pool may be used on Sundays from 12:30 p. m. until 5:30 p. m. It W >H be closed in the morning and evenings. From 12:30 p. m. to 5:30 P- m. on week daya, school children up to 13 years of age will be entitled to use the pool. From 6:15 p. m. to a P- m. the public can use it. Following are rules and schedule of hours and a copy of the health certificate which must be filled out by a doctor: “In order to promote the health and welfare of the citizens of Decatur in reference to the Decatur swimming pool the following rules and regulations governing the privileges of the swimming pool were adopted. (However ew rules wil be added and old rules modified when (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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FIXES PISTOL TBAP FOB THIEVES; SHOT STBIKES HIS BROTHER Chicago, May 19—(United Press) —John P.ogy today is the seriously wounded victim of his own brother’s IngFnulty. Walter Bogy having read of recent I'.epre.'.aJons on private garages, devised and ejected a set of controls which fired a pistol directly at anyone opening the garage door. John was the first to enter the garage and received the charge in the body. Man Backs Auto Out Os Garage On To Young Child Indianapolis, Ind., May 19 (United Press) —The two-year-old daughter of D. W. Silver was in a critical condition today with injuries suffered when her father ran her down while backing out of the garage. COUNCIL ORDERS TRAFFIC SIGNS New Traffic Ordinance Being Drafted For Passage At Early Date Traffic "STOP" signs, to be placed at street intersections on Adams. Second and Winchester stieets, and on Merer avenue, were ordered by the council in sesion last evening. An ordinance, regulating all traffic on these streets is now being prepared by the council and will be passed in *tee near future, it was s»M. The observance of the present stop signals at the corner of Second and Monroe streets and at Five points, will still remain in force, it was said. It is the plan of the committee, to make the principle streets, namely. Second, Monroe, Adams, and Winchester and Mercer avenue, through streets, with the exception of observing the stop signals now in force. Stop signs will be placed on the streets at all intersections leading into these principle thoroughfares. The ordinance is being drafted by the committee, with the assistance of the ciy attorney, and will be brought up for action next month, it is believed. o Local Pythians To Be On The Air Thursday The dramatic team of the Decatur lodge of Knights of Pythias will broadcast the play, “Damon and Pythias,” from radio station. WO WO. Fort Wayne, Thursday night. The program will begin at 7:15 o clock. Radio fans in Decatur and throughout the state and surrounding communities have been invited to listen in on the presentation. Dore B. Erwin, of this city, a past Grand Chancellor Commander of the lodge in Indiana, will make a short speech :n explanation of the play. PLANS MADE FOR SCHOOL EXHIBITS Public Schools Arrange For Display Os Work Next Thursday Plans were completed last night at a meeting of public school principals, for the public school exhibit which wil be held in this city, at all schools Thursday afternoon and night, May 27. Each school will have an exhibit, showing work done by each pupil during the school year. Guides will be on hand at each building to take the guests through the various rooms. Each school principal will be in charge of on? school. The art and manual training exhibits will be held at the high school. School patrons are urged to attend their own school exhibit first and then attend the general exhibit at the high (CONTINUED ON PAGB. FIVK)

R. EARL PETERS NEW CHAIRMAN OF DEMOCRATS Fort Wayne Attorney Elected Chairman Os State Democratic Committee MRS. FLYNN NAMED VICE-CHAIRMAN AGAIN Indianapolis, Ind., May 19— (United Press)- It. Earl Peters, Fort. Wayne attorney, today was elected democratic state chairman to succeed Walter Chambers, of Newcastle. The selection was made by district chairmen at an organization meeting here. Peters heads the twelfth district organization. Election of Peters as state chairman was an u r :.ct of politic il done, E. B. Crowe, of Bedford, h.-.ving been understood to be slated 'or the chairmanship. Mrs. A. P. Flynn, of Logansport, was unanimously re-elected vicechairman. Selection of a secretary for the state committee to succeed Miss Gertrude Fanning McHughes, resigned, was postponed until June 2, the date of the state convention. It is expected the new chairman will be authorized to name the secretary. The ta.k of naming a treasurer 1o succeed Bowman Elder of Indianapolis was also left up to the convention. The first vote for state chairman was 7-5 in favor of Peters. His final selection was Ijy a unanimous vote. With~~one exception Crowes’ support came from di.- tricts comprising the southern half of the. state. Up to the time the chairmen went into session it was understood that Crowe had enough votes to win him the chairmanship.

TD TRY FLIGHT TO SOUTH POLE Lieut. Byrd, Who Flew To North Pole, To Attempt Southern Flight Green Harbor, Spitzenbergen, May 19—(United Press)—Lieutenant Commander Richard. Byrd, United States navy, who flew to the north pole and back by airplane, will attempt a flight to the south pole, he announced here today. He will start from New York by ship, the middle of September. Byrd will use two Fokker planes for the flight. He will attempt to reach Framheim, which was used by Captain Roald Amundsen as a base for bis expedition when he visited the south pole and will start his flight from there. Floyd Bennett, who accompanied Byrd as pilot on his dash to the north pole, will pilot one of the planes while Byrent Balehem, a Norwegian, probably will pilot the other. A Norwegian Ice pilot also will be taken to the base at Framheim. Flags For Decorating Graves Have Arrived The flags for decorating the graves of soldiers in Decatur cemeteries on Decoration day have arrived, it was learned today, and may be secured at the Teeple & Peterson clothing store. Those who are entitled to flags are asked to please call for them so that those in charge will know whether additional ones should be ordered. o— G. A. R. Selects Gary For 1927 Encampment Fort Wayne, Ind., May 19 —(United Press)—The Indiana department of the Grand Army of the Republic today selected Gary for its 1927 encampment. The steel city won out over South Bend. Bf.oomingtpn and Anderson in the balloting for the honor.

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Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Drinks Poison Because Sweetheart Broke Date Sho’byville, Ind.. May 19 (United Pi ess) — Despondent because her youthful sweetheart broke a date with her and took another girl to an ice cream parlor, Lulu Caines, 15. drank poison and died late yesterday. For four hours after taking the poison she kept her act a secret and then she informed her parents it was too late for medical attention to help her. BUSINESS TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED Dayton, Ohio, Man to Speak to Decatur Business Men Friday Night All arrangements have been completed by the Decatur Industrial Association for the meeting to be given at the Industrial rooms on Friday. .May 21. at 7 o’clock. L. H. Huisch. of Dayton, Ohio, one of the

foremost advocates of better retailing in the country, will be the speaker. Questions of vital interest to merchants will be discussed by Mr. Buisch, who has had not only a notable career on the speaking platform. but also practical experience in retail stores. It is said that he will explain, among other things, how closer co-operation and better organization make for better business; how proper service increases trade; the need and value of training salespeople; and other subjects of paramount importance in the business world today. SCORE INJURED IN TRAIN WRECK Speeding Passengei) Train' Crashes Into Freight At St. Paul St. Paul. Minn., May 19—(United Press)— Roaring into the city at a high speed—in an attempt to make up lost time a Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha passenger (rain ploughed into a Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul freight train today and was wrecked. A score of passengers, hurled from their berths in the sleeping cars were injured but hospital attendants said no one was injured seriously. The passenger train, running between Omaha and St. Paul was more than an hour late in arriving here ad orders had been given for the train to have a right of way, officials of the road said. As the speeding train approached the business section of the city, the long freight train started crossing the passenger train tracks. The train crew on the passenger train did not 1 see the freight train in sufficient time to prevent the crash. Most of those Injured were in the Pnllmant sections. Weather ' Fair tonight and Thursday. Slightly cooler tonight.

VARE WINS IN PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARY VOTE Wet Candidate Nominated For Senator By Republicans; Big Plurality ADMINISTRATION CANDIDATE BEATEN Philadelphia. May 19 (I nilid Press) William S. Vare, republican leader of Pennsylvania who promised beer tint! ligh wines by 1928, was leading his nearest dry opponent for the republican senatorial nomination hv 118,176 this afternoon witli only 1,952 election districts missing out of a total of 8,281 in lhe entire state. The tabulation: Vare —545,810 Pepper —427,634 Pinchot-270,498. Philadelphia. May 19 — Pennsylvania republicans today were on record in favor of light wines and beer through a primary election which incidentally brought a rebuff to the national administration. William S. Vare. political leader of Philadelphia, who told his supporters that a republican congress in 1928 would modify the Volstead act if he wore elected, seemed to have been chosen reipubtican candidate by about 75,000 plurality, as the count in the republican primary stood early today. He ran strong in Philadelphia with a 226 060 plurality!' Pepper made bis campaign on support of the Coolidge administration with the most active support Secretary of the Treasury Mellon has ever given a candidate in his home state but ho went down in defeat with Governor Gifford Pinchot, driest of drys, and a Rooseveltian figure. Pinchot seemed hopelessly beaten.

BANDS TO GIVE BENEFIT CONCERT General Electric And Junior Bands To Give Joint Program May 26 The General Electric band and the Decatur Junior band will give a joint concert at the Decatur high school auditorium next Wednesday night. May 26. at 7:30 o’clock. The concert will be a benefit program, the proceeds to be used Io buy uniforms for the bands. Both bands have been working hard for the concert, and they deserve the patronage of the entire community. The General Electric hand has already appeared on a few occasions, and the Junior band has played in the city on one or two occasions. Both were organized last winter and have been holding semi weekly practices. Admission to the concert will be 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. The public is cordially invited to attend. No seats will be reserved. The complete program for both hands will be announced later. o Runaway Automobile Causes Damage Suit Kalamazoo, Mich., May 18—(United Press).—Proof. Justine H. Bacon, of Kalamazoo College won a damage award of $1,775 from C. H. Snashall, owner of an automobile which “ran away" after being parked and crashed into Bacon as he stooi. on a street corner., — o Two Men Held After Seizure Os Morphine Indianapolis. Ind., May 19—(United Press)--Joe Dillon, prize fighter, and James Longmire were he’d in jail today, following seizure of 300 grains of morphine in Dillon’s home. Federal agents assert Dillon financed a dope ring opprated by Longmire.

— — - OPEN-AIR MERCHANTS MI ST KEEP STORE ON Ist STBEET HEREAFTER The council in session last night moved that all street hawkers, concessioners, balljhooers, stands and the old-fashioned fakers, be confined to First street or the east end of Madison street. Second street and the court house corners wll be barred to those who make their living selling articles under the red-fire light at night or those who sell "patents” during the day and travel at. night. Stands will not bo permitted on Second street or at the court house corners. The council is planning to pass an ordinance regulating the use of streets nnd. in the meantime, the police, on council orders, will see that no one uses the main street or the court house corners as a sales stand. SCARLET FEVER CASE REPORTED Rudy Bowman Family \ ictims; Refused To Keep The Quarantine Members of the Rudy Bowman faini’y, living on Mercer avenue, east of the hospital, are victims of the scarlet fever and. last night, at the regular meeting of the council, City Health Officer J. M. Miller, informed I the council that certain members of the family refused to keep the quarantine. Dr. Miller was given permission to employ men to guard the house day and night in order to enforce the quarantine. This morning. Dr Miller and Police Chief Melchi visited the Bowman home and it was agreed that Mr. Bowman and the entire family would observe the quarantine if food was provided by the city. The city agreed to teed the family and guards will not be placed at the home unless the quarantine is broken. This Is the only case of scarlet fever reported in the city and health officers fear a spread of the disease unless the quarantine is observed. Hartford Citv Youth Unsuccessful In Three Attempts At Suicide Hartford City. Ind.. May 19 —(United Press)—Paul Ward, 19-year-old Hartford City youth, lived today after three unsuccessful attempts at suicide. Quick medical attention thwarted bis attempts to die by taking CC AC. Shortly after being discharged from the hospital where he was treated to counteract the effects of the iodine, Ward threw himself in front of tm automobile. The auto swerved and missed hitting him. Relatives know no reason for ids desire to die. o GEORGE NESBIT GETS LIFE TERM Troy, Ohio, Man Pleads Guilty To Second Degree Mu|der Os Wife Troy, 0., May 19.—(United Press) -George Nesbit, Ohio State University graduate who confessed killing his wife, Francis Nesbit, during a "red rage" pleaded guilty to second degree murder today was sentenced to life imprisonment. Mrs Nesbit was beaten to death last September and Nesbit helped detectives hunt the slayer for three weeks before he broke down and confessed he slew his wife when she nagged him about his lack of business ability. Mrs. Nesbit was former girls’ tennis champion of Ohio State. The murder and subsequent developments composed one of the most remarkable homicide cases in the history of the state.

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WILLIAM ARNOLD FARMER, KILLED BY LIGHTNING Otto Bieberick, Another Farmer, Seriously Injured During Storm MI CH PROPERTY IS DAMAGED BY WIND William Arnold, 52. prominent Kirkland township farmer, was killed, and Otto Bieherieh, also of Kirkland township, was pain-f-iW injured about 7:30 o’clock last evening when one of the most severe wind and electrical storms in the history of Adam-t county swept through Kirkland and Preble townships, raging for more than a half hour. Mr. Arnold was plowing with his tractor in a field on his farm, about 7 miles soithwest of Decatur. when a bolt of lightning struck and killed him instantly. Mr. Arnold’s lifeless body was discovered. still upright in the seat of the tractor, by his sons, Kenneth and Vernon, and his hired man. Francis Helmrich, who had left the field and taken shelter from the storm in the barn. Mr. Arnold was working late in an effort to get as much plowing done ns possible, evidently not noticing | that the storm was rapidly approaching. His two sons and hired man heard the crash of lightning and immediately looked toward Mr. Arnold. The tractor stopped isirauitaneous with the crash of thunder. The three hurried to the tractor, but Mr. Arnold wns dead when they arrived. The bolt of lightning bad struck Mr. Arnold at the Muse of the skull and travelled down his spine, leaving bis body near his kli)*ys and jttmpng to the iron seat of the fractor. His back was badly burned by the bolt Struck By Windmill Mr. Bleberlcb was stilick by a windmill. which toppled over as a result of the severe windstorm. Mr. Bieberich, bis wife and sou had been In ttfe barn completing their work when the (< ONTIN I Ell ON PAGE SIX) W, E. D. STOKES DIES IN EAST Wealthy Retired Capitalist Succumbs To Attack Os Pneumonia New York, May 19 (United Press) —W. E D Stokes, wealthy retired capitalist, died here today. He had been ill several days from double pneumonia. Stokes gained a nation-wide attention a few years ago through lhe sensational divorce action involving him and bls wife. Helen Blwood Stokes, former Denver. Colo., beauty. Stokes was in b's 74th year. The illness which kept him to his bed was not believed of a critical nature although the hotel magnate had been in ill health for years. Stokes' son, W. E D. Stokes, Jr., was with him when he died. Tentative plans set lhe date for the funeral as Saturday. » Stokes was 54 years old when he married Helen Elwood in 1919. She was 24. The disparity in ages may have led to the divorce battles which attracted nation wide attention. o—— —-— Cold Summer Forecast Ridiculed By Expert Ann Arbor, Mich., May 18—•(United Press).—Predictions that the summer of 1926 wil be exceptionally cold are ridiculed by Prof. William J. Hnsaey, • director of the University of Michigan i Observatory, who asserts it is imposcible to forecast weather ceuditfo’is • months in advance. A inuuuctt Indies ) that the earth is wi»i‘.ed with r co d s summer every 39 year! is a "myth, he e said. Thirty-nine years ago, be said we had an exceptionally warm summer.