Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1926 — Page 1

Vol. XXIV- Number 127.

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RELEASE OF U.S. CITIZENS HELD IN MEXICO DEMANDED X'. S. Ambassador Sends I rgcnt Note To Mexican Foreign Office —— WORD FROM BANDITS ANXIOUSLY AWAITED Washington, May 28. — (United n r pss) U. S. Ambassador .lames R. Bheffiel‘l at Mexico City lias addressed an urgent note to the Mexican foreign office asking the authorities continue active steps to obtain prompt release of American citizens held by Mexican bandits and to apprehend and punish the guilty par ties, the state department announced today. ’ Mexico City. May 28.—Americans here anxiously awaited word today whether Mexican bandits who kidnaped .1. W. Shanklin. American citizen. carried out their threat to execute him at 6 o’clock last night unless ransoms were given. I "We refused to send the $20,000 demanded by bandits,’’ O. M. Brown, local representative of El Potrero ranch, where Shanklin was employed. told the United Press. Senator Caetna Schanez, former, major of Atoyac, which is nearby, is waiting rear the bandits’ headuarters to hear what their final ultimatum will lie and to learn whether Shanklin has been killed. The bandits are reported to be encamped about two miles from pie El Potrero ranch, in the state of Vera t'rnr.. from which Sluuikdia-was abducted. Esperda Florez, a Mexican servant, who was with him when he was captured, has returned to the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) - John G. Hoffman Is Reported Improved Word was received this afternoon that the condition of John (1. Hoffman, who is confined to the Adams County Memorial Hospital, suffering with blood poisoning, is considerably improved. Rumors, current in this city recently, that Mr. Hoffman had suffered a relapse were unfounded. o TO HOLD JOINT S. S. CONVENTION — Schools Os Kirkland And Preble Townships To Meet Next Sunday The joint convention of the Kirkland and Preble township Sunday schools will lie held in the Magley Reformed church, one and one-half miles north of Magley, next Sunday i afternoon and evening. The afternoon session will start at 1:30 o’clock and the evening session at 7:30 o’clock. Speakers on the proAram include the Rev. B. N. Covert and Mr. C L. Walters, of Decatur; the Rev. H. ,1. Kiser and Mrs. Porter of Craigvilie. Special music will be Provided. Following is the program for the convention: Afternoon Session Prelude. Invocation. Song—Pleasant Dale Sunday school. Address, "Needs of the Sunday school, ’’ Mrs. Porter, of Craigvilie. Song—Girls’ choir of Magley Sunday school.. Address, "Echoes from the Birmingham Convention,” the Rev. B. N. Covert, of Decatur. S-ong—Beulah Sunday ■chooi. Offering, Election of officers. Announcements. Song —» Honduras Sunday school. Benediction Evening Session 1 Prelude. Song service—audience. Invocation — August Schlickman. Song—Beulah Sunday school. Address, "s oc i a i Life of the young People in the Sunday school,” —the Rev. "• J. Kiser Song—Magley Nen’s cl »hts. Address—Mr. C. L. Walters, Decatur. Vocal solo—Miss Ireta Shoaf. Benediction.

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I urns Editor w * II HI I tM ■-if L A ■ ... Winston Churchill, British Clitmccllor of the Exchequer, lias been appointed editor of Hie British Gazelle, the official Government newspaper, which was placed into circulation with non-union printers when Hie general strike paralyzed Hie newspapers. Scotland Yard detectives surrounded the Morning Post building in which Hie printing was done. EXPEOfMEDIcT TWINS TO LIVE Girl Babies Who Share Same Body Are Gaining One Pound Per Day South BeniT, InTT May ’??—TTnTt’ed Press) The amazing Medich twins —born joined together and termed by many as a monstrosity—today gave every indication tfeey would continue living. Since birth of the two girls, who share one body although they have separate hearts, lungs, heads, legs and arms, thev have gained one pound a day. At the hospital today it was said they were showing continued growth ami were gaining strength thropgh the artificial feeding process which is being used. The mother, Mrs. Nicholas Medich. wife of a small wage earner—is improving at tier home. Alter becoming unconscious when told of the condition of her two nearly born chilkontinii:i> ON PAGE FOVB) Decatur Musician To Play At Mav Festival Cornelius Durkins, well-known musician of this city will play at the May Festival to be given at the Shrine Temple, Fort Wayne, this evening. A large number of people will participate and Mr. Durkin is one of four musicians who were selected Io play the saxophone. CHURCH TO HOLD MEMORIALSUNDAY Deceased Members Os The United Brethren Church To Be Honored ■■ The United Brethren church of this city will held memorial services for the deceased members of the church, at the regular- services Sunday morning. 10:30 o’clock. Special music will be given, and the pastor will bring a special message for the occasion. The floral decorations will be in memory of the members who died during their membership with the local church Roll call will be made of all members who died during the past years. A special floral piece is being’ provided for the 9 members who have died during the year. Folowing the services, a number of the Sunday school scholars will be taken to the cemetery where they will place flowers on the graves o former members of the church. AU who may have flowers are asked to bring them to the services Sunday.

MANY ENTER TON LITTER CONTEST Several Adams County Fanners Have Good Prospects For Ton Litters A good many of Adam county’s pigs will he given a chance to make hogs of themselves this summer if the number of farmers who are nominating litters to compete In the Hoosier Ton Litter Club is any indication. On last Tuesday,s a nominating committee consisting of H. P. Schmitt, Wm. I.inn ami the county agent, visited a number of farmers in the northern part of Adams county and inspected the prospective ton litters. According to the rules of the duh, the committee shall see that all pigs on the farm are properly ear marked so that any litter may be identified. A number of fine prospects were seen by the nominating committee. John Blakey, Otto Hoile and Fred Dleeke, all of Union township, each nominated one litter, the first being a litter of nine purebred Duroc-s, the second consisting of thirteen pure bred Chester Whites, and the third a litter of ten cross-bred, Poland China-Chester Whites. Hen S. Colter, of St. Marys township, nominated a litter of nine purebred Chester Whites. J. F. Rupert, of Monroe township, entered a Niter of nine pure bred Spotted Polands. E. W. Busehe nominated two litters of eight purebred Dnrocs. Fred Busehe nominal ed one litter of eight purebred Dnrocs. John E. Heimann, is trying his ability with ten purebred Dnrocs and Carl Noll will try for the ton litter with nine purebred Chester Whites. The last four men reside id Washington •4 ■“ ■■!«,,- ■ .. Another nominating committee Is working in the south part of Adams county today, visiting other contes tants who will nominate litters. Ac cording to indications. Adams county farmers will again take one of the leading places in the Hoosier Ton Utter Club competition in Indiana.

WOMEN GUESTS OF ROTARIANS Members Os Rotary Chib Entertain Wives And Sweethearts at Dinner The Rotarians entertained their wives and sweethearts at a dinner and program given at the K. of P. home last evening. Ninety-two persons were seated for tli’e dinner which was served by the Pythian Sisters. The tables were neaL|y arranged and decorated with spring flowers and roses and roses were given to the women as favors. Following the dinner, a musical program was given by Dr. Fred Patterson. Mrs. Cecile Moser and Mrs. Carrie Haubold. A feature of the evening’s program was the entertainment given by Master Ralph Wolfe, the boy actor of Fort Wayne. Music was furnished during the din ner hour by a selected seven-piece orchestra and, later in the evening, for dancing. A feature of the evening's program was tile entertainment provided byMaster Ralph Wolfe. The little fellow sang a number of songs and recited a speech or two, and greatly pleased the crowd. He has a smile worth a million dollars, a sweet voice and away all his own in giving his program and the crowd was enthusiastic over his clever stunts. Ralph is just a little past six years of age and he created a warm spot in the hearts of the men and women who heard him. His mother was the accompanist at the piano and an able tutor in teaching Ralph his songs and recitations. Guests besides the club members were Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Pumphrey, of Delaware, Ohio, and Miss Mildred Butler, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. James Cowan were chairmen of the committee which arranged the program and looked after the decorations. C. C. Pumphrey, president of the club, presided as toastmaster.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, May 28, 1926

To Hold Memorial Service At Spring Hill Church A memorial service will he held al the Spring Hill church, near Monroe. Sunday afternoon, under the auspices of the war veterans of that community. The service will open at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Harry W. Thompson, pastor of the Christian church of this city, will deliver thP principal address. His subject will be, ,’Yonr Country.” TO BE ORDAINED TO PRIESTHOOD Father Hessions, Known Here, To Be Ordained At Lafayette Sunday Mr. and Mrs. T, J. Durkin and daughter. Naomi, and Mr. and Mrs. Dynois Schmitt will motor to Lafayette tomorrow and remain over Hie week end. On Sunday, they will attend the mass to be celebrated by the Rev. Father Joseph Hessions, who will be ordained to the priesthood tomorrow by Rt. Rev. Bishop John F. Noll of Fort Wayne. He will say his first mass Sunday. Father Hessions is known here having visited in the city at the Durkin home. Sim ion Schmitt. Ambrose Kohne and Gerald Durkin, seminarians ut Mt. St. Marys Seminary, at which place Father Hession completed his studies, will also attend the services. Thomas Burkin. Jr., u student at St. Joseph College, Rensselaer, will also attend the services on Sunday. Following the ordination ceremonies tomorrow. Bishop Noll will make his appointments, including the appointing of a regular assistant to the Rev. Father J. A. Seimetz. pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic church in this city. Father Leiberi, of Gary, is now acting assistant at the local Catholic parish. o War Veteran Shoots Self Through Head

Whiting. Ind.. May 28.—(United Press)- A military funeral was planned today for Kenneth Alexander, 25-year-old war veteran who shot himself through the head. While his wife and four-year-old datißiiter were trying to effect a reconciliation with him. Alexander drove them from the house and turned a revolver against himself. War illness which had unbalanced his mind was held responsible for the suicide. o-Post-office To Be Closed All Day Next Monday The Decatur post-office will be closed all day Monday. May 31, in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no city or rural free deliveries on that day. o — RACE HORSES ARE POISONED Four Thoroughbreds Victims Os Poison Plot At Aurora, 111., Track Aurora, 111-, May 28.- (United p resg )_Turf fans of the nation today were shocked by the expose of a poison plot in which two men confessed poisoning four thoroughbreds entered in the Illinois handicap, feature race on Thursday’s horse racing program at the Aurora track. The expose, it was believed, may endanger the turf sport in this area. First indication of the poison plot came a few minutes before the horse* were to have beejt called to the post for the day's feature race. A brief announcement Ithaft (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) IVecrthcr Fair tonight and probably Saturday. Slightly warmer south portion tonight.

MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM READY Services Planned Here To Honor Deceased Soldiers Next Sunday The program for the Memorial Day service to he held in this city Sunday afternoon, was announced today by the committee In charge. The program, which is to be held on the court house lawn, will be preceded by a march to the river bridge on Monroe street, where a short service will be held in memory of the deceased sailors. The line of march will form on Liberty Way at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon. The marchers will precede north on Second street to Mon roe street, and east on Monroe street to the river bridge. Following the service at tile bridge, they will go west to Fourth street, south to Adams street, east to Second otreet ami north to Liberty Way. The service at the bridge will consist of: Service by W. R. ('. Song — First and last stanzas ol "Nearer My God to Thee.” Prayer by minister. Salute by tiring squad. Taps. The program for the service on the court house lawn, which will start at 2:30 o’clock, is: Service by W. R. C. Song—Audience. Salute- Firing squad. Song "America,” by audience. Prayer by minister. Song by sixth grade children. Address by tile Rev. (). E. Miller pastor of the Baptist church. Song Mrs. Dan Tyndall. Address —Mr. ('. 1- Walters. Song "Star Spangled Banner'’ The audienvao—Benediction. Committees will visit the different cemeteries during the forenoon and decorate the graves of soldiers and sailors. Persons intere. ted in decor ating graves are asked to meet at the American Legion hall at 9 o'clock Sunday morning.

GRADE SCHOOL GRADUATES 36 Central School Promotes Large Class; “Deeds And Misdeeds” Out Thiityisix pujt’ls completed their work in the Central grade school with the close of school yesterday and wi.l be eligible to enter high school next fall. Twenty pupils were graduated by the Central school at the close Bf the first semester |ast winter and most of them have com pleted one semester’s work in high school. A large per cent of those graduated this spring expect to enter liigh school next fall, it is said. The annual. "Deeds and Misdeeds," published by the Central s<hool, went on sale today. The hook is attractive, containing pictures and stories of the pupils and school activities. It consists of twenty-eight pages and the cover, which is an imitation grey leat’ier. Copies of the book may be obtained from W. Guy Brown, principal. at the Central school building. Following is a list of the pupils graduated from Central this spring: Catherine Andrews, Irene Andrews. Catherine Archbold, Cleora Baker, Dorothy Christen, Merle Chrisman. Mildred Debolt, Bernice William Drummond, Paul Fugate, Nedra Glancy, Harold Gay, Car| Gerber, Russell Grant, David Heller, Harry Hebhle, Nellie Johnson, Marie Kolter. Rudolph Kiess, Alice Lake, Rolland Ladd, Clara E. Mamma, Madgeline Miller, Mary Mclntosh. George Roop, Mae Stogdi|l. Dora Shosenburg. Wilhelmina Sebnitz, Robert Shraluka. Eag Smith, Harold Strickler, Gladys Tecpie, Gladys Teems, Elizabeth Wisner, Robert Wisner, Forest Zimmetman. 0 Farmer Killed By Lightninq Madisonville. Ky., May 28. —(United Press)—John March, 47. a farmer was r,truck by lightning and instantly killed when he drove his horse beneath the shelter of a tree in an electrical storm last night.

Hits at Reds -A <. * - . Sidney Webb, former British Cabinet memlM»r and one of Hie Empire's greatest labor leaders, told his cohorts that the talk aitoiit a revolution in England was nonsense, “Certainly Hie trade unions do not waul it," lie declared. D. V. B. S. OPENS NEXT TUESDAY Purpose Os School Explained: Bible Taken As Basis Os Teaching The Daily Vacation Bible school, which opens here on June 1. is one nf many thousand being conducted in the cities, hamlets and rural section-, of America during the vacation of the public school children. Each, word of the name has a significance.! The term "Daily” meaas that the children receive instruction every day for five days a week a four weeks' course in religious thought and exprea.+ion Much of the know- i ledge that the child lias learned in ; Sunday school is forgotten during the week between Sundays. The teaching of the D. V. B. S. giveu today reinforces and reviews the teach- i ing of yesterday before it has an op- ■ portunity to escape f»>m the mind. < These daily lessons add 50 hours of religious instruction to the amount already giveu. A Vocation school is all that the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) —o Firemen Called To Home Os Mrs. Cleo Ward Today Firemen were called to the residence of Mrs. Cleo Ward, in the west part of the city, about 10:30 o'clock this morning, where a defective chimney had caused a small blaze The fire was quickly extinguised. ’the loss was estimated to be al*out sls or S2O which is totally covered by Insurance. The property is owned by the Decatur lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose. THREE SLAYERS ARE EXECUTED State Os Kentucky Exacts Supreme Penalty From Three Men Today Stale Prison, Eddyville, Ky., May 28—(United Press)-Three men paid the extreme penalty in the electric chair here today. They were Elisah Sloan, 28, Perry County; Edward LaJre, 27, Louisville and John Baker, a Louisville negro. Sloan was excuted first. He was pronounced dead at 12:56 A. M. He had been convicted of murdering a Physician. Lake was next to die, at 1:11 A M. He was convicted of slaying his wife and another woman. The last to die was the negro. Raker, Also convicted of murdering his wife. Ife was pronounced dead at 1.25 A. M.

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PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY ENTERED BY 53 PERSONS 'Two Men Plead Guilty In Connection With Vincennes Liquor King CASES SET FOR TRIAL IN JUNE Indianapolis. May 28.—Eighty-three persons were arraigned is f<-h-ral court today on Indictments returned by ihe federal grand Jury during its May session. Fifty-three of I bos,, arraigned, plead not guilty, anil 30 entered please of guilty. Fifty-two persons were arraigned in Ni" Vincennes liquor ease. Two of them entered pleas of guilty. Albert King, alleged bootlegger, was given 90 days in jail, an I Robert Wilson, proprietor Os a road house nt Vincennes, was sentenced to serve lwo years in the Leavenworth federal prison. Trial of those pleading not guilty was set for June 21 and 22, at Terre Haute. Pleas of not guilty were entered by seven persons miner iadidment of counterfeiting, foilowing discovery of a counterfeiting plant at Universal, near Clinton. They will be tried in federal court at Terre Haute al the term starting June 22. ———-———— I). 11. S. Commencement To Be Held This Evening The annual commencement! rxereiscs of Decatur high' M bond will be held in the high school auditorium this evening. Diplomas will be awarded to thirty-eight pupils, con- ■ stituting the smallest graduating class the loisil high school has had for several years The commencement address will be delivered by Mr. H. A. Hartman, superintendent of the city schools at ‘-oluey. Ohio, ami a former superintendent of the Decatur schools. The annual senior reception will be held in the high school gymnasium limned lately fidlowing the commencement. The public is cordially invited to attend the com--1 mencenient. . o ~ TICKET SELECTED BY REPUBLICANS Sherwood Loses Nomination For Superintendent Ol Public Instruction Indianapolis, Ind . May 28. — (I nited Press. I — The republican state ticket for the fall campaign whs com plt-te today following completion of balloting at lite state cosventlon Thursday. Party leaders described the convention as the moat harmonious and successful in the history of the republican organization is Indiana. Tlie platform drawn up by the resolutions coni mil tee went throughwithout a word of dissent from the floor and while spirited contests developed for some of the nominations th,, balloting was not tinged with acrimony. Four nominations were imide by acclamation, the candidates being unopposed. They were: Frederick Scliortemeler, secretary of state, Lewis Bowman, state auditor: Grace UrlLhns) treasurer of state; and! Julius Travis, judge of the supreme court ft om the fifth district. In the hottest contest of the convention. Charles Miller, of Goshen, defeated Dr. Henry N, Sherwood for ’ the nomination for superintendent of l (CONTINUED ON I'AGE THREE,

KNOW YOUR STATS INDIANA gives employ men. to 4.529 in the manufacture of tobacco products, which hove an approximate iinnual value of $11,597,000.