Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 136, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1926 — Page 1

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COUNTRY CLUB ANU GOLF FANS HOLD MEETING plans For Organization Os Club Discussed At Length Last Night WORK ON GROUNDS PROGRESSING NICELY \ crowd of sols and country club enthusiasts, which filled the front r , om of the Industrial Ajsociatfon [quarters last evening, began the ‘]g ns for organiaation of the Decatur country Club. Mr. G. T. Telford, who | S in charge of the work here, was ~r . ent and explained in more detail than heretofore the plans worked out by he and Mr. Paul Schulte, owner of the grounds, and now being carried out. The purchase of the property has brrn effected and much work done. a nine-hole course is now ready for ,| t - e n f the fans and work was started yesterday on the swimming pool. When completed, the club will bo one of the best in the middle west and will excel any in a town of this size in the entire country. Mr. Telford asked for the cooperation of the local people and stated that he beloved they had sufficiently proved their good faith to warrant this. General Discussion Held C. C. Schafer presided and asked the opinion on various questions of those present. As a result, the entirc'*proposition was thoroughly discussed and resulted in the appoint Ing of a committee which will plan a campaign for the securing of tnemhers, work out hv-laws and rules for control of the club and arrange all details. Their report will be made later at a meeting of those who have signed membership applications, nt which time opportunity will be given all members to express themselves. The motion, as carried last evening, included Mr. Scafer as a memher and the others named on thei executive committee and announced ’his morning are: J. H. Carmody. C E Peterson. J. T. Myers. C. E. Pell, E. G. Coverdale. Harold Kiasch. Charles Knapp. R J. Harting. J. F Arnold. J. W. Tyndall. L. C. Waring. W. A. Lower. Roy Archbold. W. A. Kleppcr, C. A. Dugan and J. H. Heller. A meeting will he called by Mr. Schafer soon. By-laws from other country clubs will be secured and changes made to suit the situation here. It is also probable that teams will be named to solicit members who will be admitted only upon invitation. Improvements at the club will include nine and eighteen-hole golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pool, comfortable chib house with dining room, sleeping apartments and a number of attractive homes. One of the questions discussed at length last evening was whether or not a family ticket should give privilege of the golf course to the children under age. It was the sense of the meeting that children should pay a nominal fee, which will be decided by the committee and members, eventually. It is the desire of Mr. Telford, and those investing their money in this enterprise, to make ’CONTINUED ON PACK SIX)

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i Prohibition Agent Samples Too Much “Evidence”; Pinched Hammond. Ind., June (United F’iCss.) - A ten-day jail sentence today lay ahead for Frank I Baitosz. prohibition investigator, found guilty of drunken driving. Baitosz said he sampled too heavily the bootleg booze he was securing as evidence for liquor CUSPS. MAKES REPORT ON PRESBHERY •) k C. I). Teeple Gives Report 1 On Annual Meeting At Baltimore, Md. 1). Teeple, of this city, returned , last night from Winona Lake, where L he made his report as a delegate from J this district to the annual meeting I of the Presbyterian church, held last •week at Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. ■ Teen'e attended the Presbytery as a . delegate from this district. ! The meeting at Win-ana yesterday laste dall day. Besides Mr. Teeple, the i Rev. It. N. Covert, Mrs. Teeple and • Mary Catherine Sc hug attended the , session. I o Two Girls Escape From Detention Home In Nighties Indianapolis, Ind.. June 9—(United Press)—Police searched today for Mary Bennett, 17. and Mary Nelson. 17. fugitives from the Indianapolis detention home. The two girls escaped clad only in night gowns. — o — 14 ENROLLED IN CORN CONTEST Adams County Farmers Enter Annual Five-Acre Corn Chib Contest According to information received from the county agent’s office yesterday, fourteen men in Adams county '| have enrolled in the five-acre corn I contest by taking membership in the I Indiana Corn Growers' Association, i The membership fee of fifty cents J entitles members to a news letter 'I published monthly and to the annual I report which contains information estimating the progress made by the I Soil and Crops Department at Purdue. I Enrollments in the contest will close ,' next week. Those who enroll in the five-acre CO ntest will keep labor records of the entire field in which the lot is located. The yield of the five acres is estimated by a representative of the Indiana Corn Growers Association at the time the corn irt matured ' . Those who have yields of one himdred bushels or more per acre wi ’ reC eive gold medals, those whose •| yields check more than I bushels will receive bronze medals. 7 i>i ... r W R- Schwartz, , Fred Blum, C. »»• Clyde Harden and Henry Coyne, are ■ S Ad— • IW Z ’I gold medals during the las

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GOV. PINCHOT CHARGES FRAUD IN THE PRIMARY Pennsylvania Governor Declares 7,000 Were Falsely Registered TESTIFIES IN PROBE OF PENNA. PRIMARY Washington June 9—Gilfird Pinehot, uneussessful dry candidate in the Pennsylvania primary charged at the opening of the senate primary investigation today that the e wat fraud in that election. Pinehot contended that 7,000 per sons were falsely registered in Pittsburg. The governor also claimed that the votes in the home town of secretray of treasury Mellon had been held up by the election committee. The committee was favorable to! f -nutor Pepper, incumbent, backed by Mr- lon. Pinehot said. Governor Pinehot who was the first witness called said that expenditures totalled about $160,000. This included both his personal expenses and general contributions to his campaign In addition there was $5,885 spent from the Pinehot Pittsburg office. O < Peters Maps Out Plans For Coming Campaign ;i Indianapolis, June 0. —. (United ; 1 Press)—R. Earl Peters, democratic j , state chairman, was at state head- ■ quarters here today mapping out j plans for the coming campaign. Peters said the state speakers’l bureau for the contest will be opened at an early date. He is planning to ask Senator Pat I Harrison, of Mississippi, E. T. Meredith, former secretary of agriculture, j and Senator Robinson of Arkansas Ito speak in Indiana during the I campaign. I BAND TO GIVE FINE PROGRAM : G. E. Band To Feature New i Selections In Concerts ' Friday And Saturday ; Many new musical selections will be featured by the General Electric, band in its free concerts to be held at the Water Works park, Friday and Saturday nights, in connection with < the formal opening of Decatur’s mun- ; icipal swimming pool. The band has ( been rehearsing daily for the occasion and musicians say that the band Hus year is the best one ever represented this city. There are more than 25 members of the General Electric musical organization and those who like band music are urged to attend the free con- ( certs both Friday and Saturday i nights of this week. The program will I change each night and will begin at 7:30 o’clock. A bathing suit and cap will be presented free to some person each night. Presentation tickets are being sold by employees of the General Electric works and the person who is declared the winner, will be entitled to the chioce of any bathing suit in the Vance and Linn clothing store. A cap will be presented with the bathing suit. . A , Concession stands will be erected in the park and refreshments will be sold. The swimming pool will be open each night. It was reported today that a delegation of Fort Wayne General Electric employees will attend the concerts on one of the two opening stands will go toward defraying theexpenses of the local General Electric band and fire department in their trip to the Firemen’s convention, to be held in Indianapolis. About 50 local people will make the trip to Indianapolis the latter part of this month.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, June 9, 1926.

Opponents i L/LM® : — — *1 - I F I / i x , r S* ■” 1 Senator Frank B. Willis, of < Ohio (top), will be opposed ill 1 his efforts for re-election by 1 Allee Poinerene, former Senator (below), who seeks the ' Democratic nomination. I ’ —— - ( 160 PUPILS TO : i GET DIPLOMAS Annual County Bth Grade Commencement To Be I Held At Berne Thursday i Mr. (’. A. Mumniart. president of | Huntington college, will deliver the ; address at the annual eight grade 1 commencement of the Adams county schools, to be held in the community auditorium at Berne Thursday morning. The program will start at 10 o’clock. The Berne symphony or.liest- 1 ra will furnish music for the program Clifton E. Striker, superintendent of the Adams county schools, will present diplomas to 160 pupils, entitling them to admission to high school next fall. Following is tli program for the coni meucement: Music, Berne symphony orchestra. Invocation, the Rev. U. R. Schroeder, of Berne. Music, Herne symphony orchestra. Class address. President C. A. Mummary, Huntington college. Presentation of diplomas, Clifton E. Striker, county superintendent. Music, Berne symphony orchestra. Benediction, the Rev. J. H. Arndt, of Herne. a— Claims Victory For Mrs. Owens In Florida Primary Miami. Fla.. June 9. — (United Press)—Mrs. James A. Carson, cam paign manager for Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen today claimed victory for her candidate in the democratic race for congress from tlie fourth Florida district. Almost complete returns in yesterday's primary from all sections of the district give Mrs. Owen, daughter of the late William J. Bryan a slight lead over William J. Sears, incumbent. In 36 precincts in Dado county out of 41 gave Mrs. Owen 2,800 and Sears 2,560. KNOW YOUR STATE INDIANA paid $144,726,119 for the privilege of self government in 1922. The cost of government In the state in 1912 was $49,720,200. These figures cover municipal, township, school, state and federal taxes.

CATHOLIC SCHOOL i COMMENCEMENT ! EXERCISES HELD Diplomas Awarded To Sth , Grade, High School And Commercial Graduates MONROEVILLE PASTOR DELIVERS ADDRESS Speaking before an audience which filled the auditorium of the Decatur Catholic high school, the Rev. (’. W. 1 Marr, pastor of St. Rose's Catholic I ’ church. Monroeville, delivered an ' eloquent address to the high school 1 and commercial graduatis of the St. > Joseph Catholic school at the annual commencement exercises held in this city lust evening. The speaker was introduced by the Rev. J. A. Seimetz, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church congregation. Father Seimetz also presented the Rev. Otto A. Peters, of Summitt, former assistant pastor of the local Catholic church and r< called the many fine tilings which Falter Pet ers did in the interest of the school, during liis six years residence here. Diplomas were awarded to twelve high school graduates: seven com-, mercial graduates and thirty-one eighth grade graduates. The diplo- , mas were presented to the graduates by Rev. Seimetz. Following the address and award- j ing of the diplomas, the twelve seniors staged a three act comedy, i entitled. "Aunt Sophronia at College" the plot being to have the boys im j personate as relatives of the girls in . order Io lie permitted to call on them. The play was amusing and the sen-■ ' jors played their parts well. Tile subject of Rev. Marr’s address i I was the purpose and service of life, j He said in part: “Life, is one tiling we all have in common and the things and the thoughts that interest most find a I place in the talk of life. Most people have the wish diversely colored , according to the quality of the - knowledge from which it springs to make the most of their lives. But , life is a hurry business averaging less than 60 summers and ttie most that many of us can do is by some sort, of intermittant intellectual moon(CONTINUED OX I’AGK SIX) ROAD CONTRACTS TO GE LET JULY 6 Bids To Be Received On Bridge Improvements Next Month, Also Bids for the Improvement of the Supie R Bowen road in St Marys township, the August Scheiman road in Preble township and the Breiner road in Kirkland township will be received by the county commissioners on Tuesday, July ® Each road ,ut-. provement is about one mile in length. The viewers’ i eports have been approved and the specifications for the three roads have been filed with the board by County Engineer; Dick Boell. Bids will also be received on July 6 for the bridge improvements, namely the Bowen Retaining wall in Washington township, the Buck bridge in Preble township and the Bozo No 2 bridge i:i Jefferson township. High waters damaged these bridges and an appropriation was made for their repair last year. Petition for Road A petition to Improve a road in Jefferson township under the name of the Mary J. Niblick was filed with the board. Engineer Dick Boch was ordered to draw plans and specifications for the improvement and repair of the Eicher bridge and for tho Nusbaunt and Leichtle bridges In Monroe township. The commissioners adjourned their session last evening after disposing of sueli business during the two days. **•

FOUR COACHES PILED OP NORTH OF DECATOR SOUTHBOUND PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILED AT 12:45 P.M.; INJURED BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL HERE; NONE OF INJURIES BELIEVED TO BE SERIOUS. At least seven persons were injured and a score more were badlv shaken up when the southbound passenger train No. 911, on the G. R. & I. division of the Pennsylvania railroad line was derailed five miles north of this city, at 12:45 o’clock this afternoon. The injured persons were brought to the Adams County .j..j — -- .■■■■.'.yf ( .| llor j a | Hospital, in this cilv.

Secretary Os State To Revoke Licenses Os Drunken Drivers Indianapolis, Ind., Juno 9 — (United Press) — Frederick Schorteineier, secretary of stute, today promised revocation of auto licenses of drunken drivers as fast as police can round them up. The licenses of two men were revoked by Schortemeler yesterday after a hearing. The action was taken under the auto license law passed by the legislature in 1925. <). ——— Paroled By Governor. Indianapolis, Ind., June 9. (United Press.)—Jack Hussey, of Newcastle, today was under parole by Governor Jackson from a sixty-day sentence on the state penal farm for vagrancy. A three months parole was granted Edward Reiter, of Montgomery county, for him to lie taken to tile sanitarium at Rockville for treatment. Reiter is serving a sentence for vehicle taking. REV. ATCHIN AK TO SPEAK HERE Independent Missionary In Holy Land To Lecture Here Friday Night The Rev. Vartan Atehinak. an independent missionary In the Holy will speak at the Baptist church in this city, Friday evening, at 7:3'1 o'clock. He will have stereoptican pictures of liis work and will bring a uie.ssage cincerning his thrilling »‘xperiences. Arrangincnts for bis coining hero were made through the Rev. Mr. Schroeder, of Berne, who highly recommends Mr. Atehinak and his message. Since he is working Independent- [ ly, his coming to tills city will commend itself to all who ate interested in any missionary wolk in nlble lan(ls - An article concerning the work says. “Under the auspices of this mission is conducted a h gli school and Bible training institute at Sehweifat. Mount Lebanon, where, for the past eighteen years, boys and girls anti young people—Armenians, Syrians. Egyptians, Greeks, etc find a home, ! and when graduated, they go out to live the life of love", A free will offering will be received which will go to Mr. Atehinak toward his work.

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Indianapolis. Ind.. June 9—(United p resß )_ Persons who insist on Haunt-, , ing the prohibition laws by drinking . liquor that flows into Indiana through , , bootleg channels are taking their lives in the'r hands. , This was the warning sounded to- * day by Jesse Dunwoody, chemist of r tlie city board of health. 1 Dunwoody spends most of his time r analyzing liquor that is sieved in po- ? lice reaids. The "Kick" is not worth i. tlie chance taken in drinking the li-

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in an anilnilanee. Il is thought that none of the injuries will prove serious. 'Hie injured: MRS. II 11. BRIEDE, Portland. Ind., deep cut in right leg, sprained ankle, and cut over left eye. T. M. BRESLEY, Kalamazoo, Mich., back sprained, right foot mantled 'MRS. W. F. PI’RSLEY. Farmland, Ind., thumb ami second finger on left hand badly cut, back sprained, right leg bruised. MRS. EVA BROOKS, (colored l, Newpoint. News. Va., left -ide badly bruised. MRS. WILLIAM DELLS. Grand Rapids. Mich.. internal injuries in stomach. S. A. BRANT, Madison. Wisconsin, right hip sprained ami bruised. E. IIIGGY, Columbus, Ohio, severe bruises. The train, in charge of conductor P MiCv. and engineer F. E. Nikolai, both of Fort Wayne, was running on time at.a speed estimated at 50 miles per hour. Il was due into Decatur at 12:55 p. m. The engineer stoppeil the train within the distance of four telegraph poles after the first truck left the rails. The train consisted of two steel baggage and mail coaches, one steel day coach and one wooden express coach, the latter being on the rear, of the train. There were approximately fifty passengers on the train. Although the cause of the accident has not been ascertained, it is the supposition that, the rails spread. Each of th,'four coaches and the locomotive tender left the rails, but none of them turned completely over. The three rear coaches left the rails on the right side and the tender ami coach immediately behind it went on the left side of the track. The locomotive was not derailed. About 150 yards of track was torn up. The grade at that point is about ten feet high. Calls were sent to this city for doctors and ambulances. As soon as first aid had been given the injured, they were bruglit to the hospital. A large crowd of spectators soon gathered at the scene of the wreck. Among the passengers on the train was the Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann, pastor of the Zion Reformed church in this city, who suffered a cut on his lip Miss Madallne Rohr, of Pine River. Minnesota, u cousin of Fred and Tena Schnrger. of this city, was on the train coming to this city for a visit. Passengers on the train stated that ICONTINI Kl> <>N V*OK »<*•

I quor, ho says. Analysis shows that some of the booze is worthy of the name "coroner's cocktails" became of the poison it contains and practically all is exceedingly detrimental to the health. The results of the tet made by Dunwoody are bo-ne out by dea’b from bad liquor and a' it r in Indianapolis ;.s shown hr lie.dtl statistics. Every year since the advent et ill , tional prohibition In 1919. line Im(COM'IMWI OS fIVK>

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