Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 11 June 1926 — Page 1

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fear RENEWAL OF VIOLENCE AT HARTFORD CITY Sheriff Prepared To Appeal for State Militia If Trouble Is Renewed ITINERANT PREACHER CONTINUES MEETINGS Hartford City, Ind., June 11. — (United Press.) — Renewed j violence was feared by authorities here today as a consequence' of the religious strife stirred up ], y the preachings of L. J. King, evangelist of Toledo, (). An appeal will lie made to Governor Jackson for a detachment of state militia if there are further outbreaks, Sheriff Geo. Goodrich, of Blackford county, declared. u , King. who was beaten by a mob during open air services Wednesday night, was to be released from the hospital today. His followers insist that he con tiniie the meetings in spite of threats that he will not be permitted to preach again in Hartford City. King assumed a defiant attitude and denounced authorities who. he claimed, "left him to the mercy of the mob." The scene of the series of revival meetings was transferee.l from the city to a cow pasture four miles from town last night and service.; were held by R. C. Garner, of Muncie. King's assistant. Although a crowd of. several hundred curious spectators was attraited by the meeting, thete waff nn -dis turbances. •George Dale Must Serve ‘lO Days In Jail; Fined Indianapolis, .June 11. -George Dale, fiery Muncie publisher must pay a SSOO line and serve 90 days in jail for direct contempt of court, the supreme court ruled today. The higher tribunal upheld a de lision of tlie Delaware court finding him guilty of contempt. Consider Merger 01 Lutheran Conferences Philadelphia. June 11. Further consideration of the proposal to appoint a committee looking toward merge) with the United Lutheran conference occupied the executive sessions ot the Lutheran Augustana synod here today. The proposal was offered by Dr E. Clarence Miller of this city, secretary of the United Lutheran con ference. COLLEGE HEAD TO GIVE LECTURES H. K. Ober, President 01 Elizabethtown College,To Speak At Pleasant Dale A series of special lectures will I" given by H. K. Ober, president of Elizabethtown college. Elizabethtown. Penn., at the Pleasant Dale church, nine miles west of Decatur. The iu>t lecture will be given Friday*-evening. June 18. Lectures will be given on Saturday and Sunday evening and also Sunday morning and afternoon Subjects on which Mr. Ober will speak are, "Child rights,” on Friday evening; "Orange Blossoms," on Saturday evening; "Life's Investments nnd Life’s Mortgage*” on Sunday. A joint Sunday school convent i it will he held on Sunday morning and Mr. Ober wiill speak at 10:45 o'clock itt the morning, and at 1:45 o clock tit the afternoon. Members of the congregation are invited to bring their basket dinners on Sunday and spend 'be day at the church. Mr. Ober is a speaker of note and is a member of the Religious Education boa M of the church of the Brethren and his lectures will be of great in!West to those who attend.

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Rev. Ball Goes To Camp Meeting At Anderson The Rev K. A . HIUI ((| . Church of Go,| | n lhl „ ~l ly ai . ( . oni|)an . ,P ' l by his family, left lo day for And erson, where they will attend the annual International camp meeting O s the Church of God. The meeting will op°n next Sunday and continue in session until Sunday. June 20. The •Sunday school convention will be held tomorrow, on the camp meeting grounds. Several members of the local church are planning to attend the meeting Sunday and during next week. — o SWIMMING POOL TO OPEN TONIGHT Concert To Be Given By G. E. Band; Use Os Pool To Be Free The formal opening of Decatur's municipal swimming pool will lie held tonight, unless rain and inclement weather causes a postponement, it was announced this afternoon. A free band concert will be held tonight. Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, under the auspices of the General Electric hand ami fire department. The public is cordially invited to attend tlie concerts and also to make use of the poo), which is one of the finest in northern Indiana. No charges will be made for use of the pool, but no one will be permitted to use ii unless a health certificate is first filed with CoaoM Herbert Curtis, who has charge of the pool this summer. A bathing outfit will be presented by the General Electric band each nig he -PaM-ie-ifmliow le-L.ees may I* secured front General Electric employes for Id cents each or thre for 25 cents. Concession st a mis will lie erected at the park for the opening nights. A large crowd is expected to attend tlie opening tonight and a good time is assured. Tlie pool will lie open tonight and tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night tp all persons. Beginning next Monday, however, the schedule, recently announced, will be in effect. Violation of any of the rules of the pool will cause the violatr to forfeit all rights of the use of the pool, it was announced today. The baud concert will start tonight at 7:30 o’clock. — o Mrs. Artman Wins Honor In Ben Hur. Campaign Mary E. Artman. local representative of the Tribe of Ben Hur, lias been given the title of. "Million Maker,” for having helped to secure new members during Hie month of May, taking $1,337,400 isurance, tlie largest production since December. 1919. It was a special campaign in honor of John C. Snyder and his third anniversary as head officer of the society and its slogan was, "A Million i In May for the Chief." The June issue of the Chariot, official publica tion of Ben Hur. contains a large two-page group picture of the MilHon Makers and their Chief- Among the fraternal beneficial societies of , h e country, none has shown a more substantial growth than the tribe of Ben Hur. under Mr. Snyders leader ship The fifteenth biennial suprem month at the home office in iFordsville. __ —— o ~ ‘Decatur People To Attend Eucharistic Congress Several Adams county 'T oaT '->4 The event will be one of the largest gatherings ever held in Chica‘nd will be attended, it is estimated by more than one million visitors t n \l parts of the country. The Rev T s imetz. pastor of the St. Marys CaUoH church in this city, and X sire planning to attend the eonThe Erie railroad will run a .«« «« t he week.

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CONGRESSMAN IS I FINED BY JUSTICE John J. Gorman, Os Illinois, Fined $lO For Being Intoxicated Washington, June 11 — (United Press)- Representative John J. Gorman. republican, Illinois, was fined sio on a charge of being drunk and disorderly at Hyattville, Md„ near here during the nght, according to Mrs. Retta Morriss, justice of the peace of that town. A friend, Captain Howard Hunter, was fined SIOO I for allegedly driving a car while drunk. Gorman disagrees with the woman justices’ version of the fine, saying it was contempt of court after he had intervened for Hunter and sought a position to establish that Hunter was ' sober. The court proceedngs, he says 1 were irregular and he has appealed. Hyattsville authorities claim they were ready to release Gorman but that they were offended by observations about "hick cops.” Ralph Lee To Go On Trial On June 21 Franklin, Ind., June 11. Trial of Ralph Lee. for the murder of Abner Peek. Indianapolis grocer, was set today for June 21 in the Johnson county court. The date was set by Judge Miller with a provision that the Marion county council should appropriate | funds io pay fees of three Franklin atlorneys who will assist in the defense, before the time of trial. i Lee was handcuffed faring his ap 1 pcs ran re nmt-was enmiediat i4y taken back to the Indianapolis jail where ' lie has been held to prevent further jail break attempts. Peek was killed during an attempted holdup two years ago. — o Snow Falling In Canada Calgary. Alberta. June 11 (United Press) Snow which has fallen intermittency in this section of Alberta since Wednesday night continued today after a brief respite. Four inches was reported from some nearby sections yesterday but melted rapidly. The precipitation is badly needed for crops. Delbert Davis Promoted By General Electric Co. New York, June 11 — (United Press) —Appointment of Delbert Davis, former Fort Wayne man, as assistant Treasurer of the General Electric Company was announced here today. Davis was born in Fort Wayne and was formerly with the Fort Wayne works of the General Electric Company. He left there in 1909 to become General credit manager of tlie Schenectady plant. o 1 Presbyterian Church To Have Children’s Program Children's day program will be given at the Presbyterian church in this city Sunday evening, June 13, starting at 7:30 o’clock. A silver offering will be taken the money to be given to the Hoard of national missions for the establishment of Sunday schools in territory not under religious influence at present. Following is tlie program to be given: Song school Responsive reading Mrs. C. D. Teeple and the school. Song Dr. S. D. Beavers' class Prayer the Rev. B. N. Covert Scripture selection, Progressive class Prayer song Mrs. Lower’s class Recitation Jack Tricker Recitation Kathryn Knapp Music Elizabeth Peterson’s class Recitation Margaret Campbell Recitation Robert Magley g on g Esther Bigg’s class Offertory Mrs. Fred Smith Recitation Monroe Fuhrman Recitation Kathryn Engeler Recitation Marjory DeVoss Song Bobby Engeler Exercise Mrs. Horton’s class Recitation Martha Tricker Recitation Jimmie Beavr.-s Exercise Ina Noack’s clasis Exercise Betty Erwin’s Class Talk the Rev. B. N. Covert Pianist Mary K. Schug Choristers Elenor Pumphrey and Martha Grant.

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[Sunday School Convenion I To Be Held Next Sunday Attention Is again called to the Union amt Root townships .Sunday school convention, which will be held Sunday, June 13. tit the Unian Chap el church, northeast of Decatur. The program wi.'l begin at 2 o’clock and talks will be given by several well known men. NEW ASSISTANT PASTOR ASSIGNED The Rev. Joseph Hession Appointed To Decatur Catholic Church The appointment of Rev. Joseph Hession. of Lafayette, who was ordained to the priesthood on May 29. as assistant to the Rev. .1. A. Seimetz, rector of St. Mary's Catholic church in this city has been announced. The appointment is effective July 2 and lie will succeed the Rev. Francis Leibert. who has been serving as temporary assistant at the local parish for the past six weeks. Rev. Leibert has been appointed assistant to the Rev. Michael P. Lonen, rector of SS. Peter ami Paul’s Catholic church at Huntington. He will remain here until July 1 and will assume his newd titles on July 2. Before coming here. Rev. Leibert was assistant at St. Stanislaus church. East Chicago. Rt Rev. Bishop John F. Noll, of Fort Wayne, gave out the appoint mr-nts yesterday, the list including the assignment of four other newly ordained priests to assistant pastorates in the diocese. Rev. Hession is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. IlessiM. of Lafayette and is well known here having visited here several times. He attended Mount St. Mary Seminary. Cincinnati, with several Decatur young men who are studying for the priesthood. He is now acting as assistant to Rev. Louen. at Huntington. Among other appointments made by Bishop Noll were: the Rev. Charles J. Felten, of Gas City, assistant to the Rev. Joseph F. Delaney, rector of St. Patrick’s church, Fort Wayne; the Rev. Joseph Hammes, assistant at Crown Point, and the Rev. Valerian Karcz, assistant at Logansport. TO GIVE HOME TALENT PLAY St Agnes Dramatic Club To Give Two Performances Os Plav Sunday The public is invited to the home talent play. "Diamonds and Hearts," to be given Sunday evening, June 13. at the Catholic high school auditorium by the. members of the St. Agnes dramatic duh. In the afternoon, a matinee will he given (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE! — J. S. Peterson Leaves For T. P. A. Convention John S. Peterson left today for Philadelphia, as a delegate from Post X to the national convention of the Trav'.erre Ptotective Association. He went from here to Cincinnati where he will join the Indiana special enroute from Indianapolis and will be absent a week. Mr. Peterson, who is secretary of the local branch of the T. P. A., has represented his district for the past five or six years and his wide acquaintanceship among those who take an active interest in the work of the well known accident insurance organization. A splendid program has been arranged and the delegates will find time for considerable pleasure at the meeting. KNOW YOUR STATE INDIANA spent on her highways in 1925 the sum of $16,571.760.99 which represents 31 cents of every dollar collected hy the state from ,f s citi’K <■ —fee own taxable property

BRAZIL DECIDES TO QUIT LEAGUE • League of Nations Adjourns Session With Affairs In Troubled State Rio De Juniero, June 11 (United Press) — Brazil has determined to resign from the League of Nations, it wan revealed today in a cable sent by the government to Mello Franco, the Brazilian council member #t I Geneva. Geneva, June II —With Brazil al ready resigned from th® league of Nations council, Spain threatening to withdraw from the league, and all progress toward world disarmament blocked until September, members ot the council ill be arriving in their home capitals today and tomorrow to explain to their respective cabinets the painful happenings at Geneva. France told tlie conference yesterday that she could not disarm until her security had been guaranteed adequately. Sir Austin Chamberlin, the British foreign secretary, then re quested delay in consideration of French proposals to amend the league covenants to conform with the French idea of security. The council held that Brazil cannot resign before September when the assembly will be in session and prepared to elect a successor. Junior Band Not To Hold Practice Tonight The Junior band will not hold practice this evening, it was announced (his afternoon, owing to the opening 1 of the municipal swimming pool and the concert by the G. E. Band at the Water Works'’ The members of the Junior band will entertain their parents at the old gymnasium on First street, at S o'clock. Bill Os Exceptions Filed Bluffton, June 11. A bill of exception was filed in the Wells circuit court today in Hie case of August Kiser et al vs. Fred Gallemeler estate. A recent verdict held the will good in this court. o Garner’s Body Taken To Pennsylvania For Burial Anderson, Ind.. June 11 — (United Press) —Accompanied by bis sorrow ing widow, the body of Edward Garner, youthful bandit, was to be taken today to the home of his parents in Greencastle. Pa., for burial. Garner chose death by suicide in preference to life long imprisonment for the murder of Edward Clay. Anderson policeman. Garner’s 20 year old wife, held as an accomplice in some of his robberies, was released on her own recognizance so that she could accompany the body back to his old home. Buys Property Os Bankrupt Railroad Peoria, 111.. June 11.—George F. MeNear. Jr.. New York, today purchased the bankrupt Toledo. Peoria and Western railroad which operated 242 miles of track through central Illinois from Effner, Indiana, to Burlington, la., for $1,300,000. McNear Intends to reorganize the company and believes he can put Hie road on a basis. Out Os Work; Ends Life Indianapolis, Ind.. June 11. —(United Press.) — Failing to find work. Frank Lentz. 59. hanged himself al the home of a sister here late yesterday. The sister found the hotly a few minutes after his death. .—_ - —.'o —— Drowns In White River Indianapolis, Ind., June 11—(United Press) —White river today had claimed another victim here witli the drowning of Herbert Fisher, 16 year old newsboy. His drowning was the fourth accidental death here in four days. Freed of Manslaughter Charge Seymour, Ind.. June 11 —(United Press)—Howard Stark, 45, was cleared today of manslaughter charges for the death of Otto Arthur, who was fatally stabbed laist fall. The case against. Stark was dismissed when the State’s chief witness failed to testify at the prosecution had expected.

Bishop Maze Meets With ' Painful Accident Monday Bi.(hop VI. T. Maze, of Harrisburg. Pa., who spoke ai tlie rededicailon program of the Calvary Evangelical church east of this city last Sunday ■ and at the local Evangelical church I last Sunday night, met with a pain- I ful accident, Monday while travelling on train returning to his home from this city. One of his thumbs was , fractured and badly mashed in a Pull man car door. Bishop Maze will be under a doctor's care for several days — o | ■ TALKS GIVEN AT ROTAHV MEETING I France Conter And 11. F. 1 Ehinger Speak at Regular Meeting Os Club i France Conter gave an interesting ( ta'.k at the Rotary meeting last even- | ing. his being the Reserve Officers organization. Mr. Conter told , how reserve officers who served dur- | ing the war, were trying to be of ■ service now, and explained the pur- , pose of keeping the off Ker a in an organization Dore B. Erwin presented C. C. Pumphrey, president of the I club, with a ismall gavel made f’om i the Constitutional Elm at New Cory : den. Mr. Erwin also presented tlie ' Adams circuit court with a similar gavel last week. A talk on the service i rendered by the telephone industdy ’ was given by H F Ehinger. A number of Bluffton Rotarians attended the meeting last evening. 'Dickie Loeb Becomes 21 Years Old; Soends Birthday Behind Bars Joliet. 111.. Juno 11 (United Press) —Dickie Loch passed inlo the estate | of manhood today behind the prison bars that are to confine him for life The millionaire college boy who killed Bobby Franks and was spared from the gallows because of his youth became 21 years old today He was only 18 when, with Nathan Leopold Jr. lie kidnapped and murdered Bob- ; by Franks "for a thrill”. ( That was May 21. 1924. Dickie be- i came 19 years old on June 11 of that year—Just two weeks before his fate was placed in the hands of Judge John R. Caverly. And in sentencing Dickie and Nathan to life imprisonment, Judge Caverly explained that lie spared them from the galio because of their youth. Young Leopold is nearly a year older than Dickie but was still 19 when the famous murder case was heard. For Dickie his 21st birthday was not unlike other drab days in Hie state penitentiary. He had hopes that his mother and brothers would pay him a visit but a driving rain was falling outislde an dhe feared it might prevent them from coming. If they come down from their Chicago home. Dlckis will he relived of his prison duties for a few hours to meet them and fat the birthday delicacies that (hey promised. Local A. & P. Manager Receives Transfer Don il. Redding, who has been manager of (he Decatur store of the great Atlantic and Pacific Tea company for the last three years and nine months left today for Ninth Manchester to become the manager of the A. & P. store in that city. After July 1. Mr. Redding will ho manager of a new istore the A. & P. company is opening in Hartford City. Until July 1, Mr. Redding and family will maintain their home In this city. Mr. E. Harvy of Bluffton, has assumed his duties as manager of the local A. & l‘. store. He is married and has a family. They will move to this city. — . ■ o ■ - To Build New Library Lafayette. Ind., June 11.— (United Press.) — Plans were being made today for the construction of a new $100,900 public library here. The building will be the gift of Dr. and Mrs. Albert Wells, of Indianapolis, who formerly lived in Lafayete. 0 Alleged Mutder Caught Muncie. Ind.. June 11. — (United Press.)—After months of successful ■ evasion of detectives from Mansfield. ■ 0., Charles Shew, 38, was under ar- ■ rest here today. Shew is wanted for the killing ot Karl Luke at Mansfield.

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COST OF PRIMARY IN PENNSYLVANIA MOUNTINGRAPIDLY Joseph R. Grundy, G. O. P. Leader, Sa vs He Gave $408,000 To Pepper EVIDENCE SHOWS $1,330,000 SPENT Washinglon. June II (I’nil- <<! Press) The mounting cost ol the recent Pennsylvania primary reached 81,313,000 in evidence divulged to the special senate investigating committee today. Joseph I*. Grundy, prominent republican leader, (old the committee that the Philadelphia headquarters ol Senator George W. Peppet had expended about s(>l.'>.(MM). He said he personally had stood good for SIOB,OOO. The expenditures so far revealed comprise only a part of all that was spent. Under close examination hy Senator Jim Reed, democrat. Missouri, noted prosecutor. Grundy admitted that In- had "loaned’’ the Pepper organisation $300,000 outright; that he had contributed SIB,OOO and signed a joint note on the corn exchange hank with A. W. H. Folwell, for $90,000. “Where are you going to get the money hack?” asked Reed "Well. I have faith that the propio of Pennsylvania will make It up to me when all the contributions are in.” Grundy replied. sanl he bod received note'’ ami receipts from the treasury of the Pepper campaign committee for the 1 amounts he advanced. Grundy's admission of the amount he advanced lirought the total already revealed by witnesses before the committee of expenditures In the campaign to $1,150,000. Witnesses for Gifford Pinchot told the committee liis expenditures amounted to about $195,000. Senator George Wharton Pepper informed the committee his personal campaign expenditures amounted to $125,000. W. T. Mellon, nephew ot the Secretary of the Treasury, said that about $206,000 had been spent in Pepper's behalf in the western part of the state. William S Vare. successful candidate, filed a statement that he had contributed $71,000 to his campaign. Laroe Attendance At I. LI B'oomington. Ind . June 11.—(United P'eui An attendance of more than 1 600 at the summer session at Indiana Universit yw.as nredlced todav bv university officials. ResistrMion for tlie session was started this morning. RAINS END LONG DROUTH IN WEST Showers Os Inestimable Value to Crops In Middlewestern States Chicago. June 11.—(United Press.) -Rains yesterday and today over the grain states of the middlewest terminated a long drought in some localities and brought needed moisture to crops and pastures. Precipitation was heaviest in Illinois, a drenching rain falling, this morning in Chicago. lowa had general showers except in tlie northwest section. Nebraska also had light rains. Agricultural experts said the showers were just in time to save crops in many sections. Value of the rain to the farmers of the affected section, they said, was inestimable. Bahv Falls Into Tub Os Boiling Water; May Die IncHnnspoH . Ind J'"’" ’1 '’nt- l Pre s)— Lau May M 4. '■ ■< old fell into a tub of boiling at Hie home of her parents and was so ' badly burned physicians held lllt’e hope lor her recovery.

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