Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1926 — Page 1

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BREAK IN G.O.P. TEMPORARILY AVERTED

■ COUNTKT CLUB I MEMBERSHIP IS I ABOVE 150 MARK B Total <>f 153 Applications ■ Received By 1 o’clock I This Afternoon I SOLICITORS HOPE 9 TO OBTAIN 200 H Country Clute Members HM Full., wing ar* th* nsm- <»f p> r M ...n »h>> have w!gn*d at-|*li< at -n---for n» mb*-r*hlp in tiro- IK. at'ir j Mi Country Club iilnce th* li-t of lao Mi «a< publlsh'-d In th* Itaily !>• iii.« ■ -rat. Frtetay: M IJoyd Ahr. I. B Butler. It It M Butler. Kermit F Bowen. K J N Fri'kr. Fred FvHeakamp. 1.. A M| liraham. Herman Oiilig. I» J H Harklea*. Hr Flank !x»»e. hr I H xi Milter. Joseph !.. M< Connell. H F|i M< Connell. R K Mi Conn' ll M lu- Janie* O. Neptune. .1 G Nib H Ink Fred T. Schurger. A J H Smith <’ R Smith, hick Tonn-I HH |.r Bryce Thomae. Forest K \ j ! B KB Wllltamaon. M B At 1 o'clock thin afternoon th" B number of appjlt a'ion' &•? memtei B| >hif ’he Becatnr Conn rv Club had Bi reached 153. this Inrlnding nnlv >h, Bl return'd duly signed and anompan B kd hr a sobatantial (tayment B Indication* nr* that hv night thBl rumter will be at teas' 17* and hv B S'Xt 'Vr-k win reach the coveted B mtmter of JM. It ha« been a .plenj B did display of Yteratur lovalty and B ha» surprised Mr C. T Telford Mr B Ttetela’ Henry and the ether* .«”• r I B e«t*d financially In th* project of J B providing the finest cowtttrv club in ■ th. noddle west for thia communit* M Rushing Work O" Link* ■ The work will rn forward even i Ml wore rapidly next week and hv the M middle of Atecwat. the g'df placer- ■ will te u«ing lhe eighteen hole coirr-e M la the meantime. Mr Telford expectMi to begin other work Including InM provementa to the club hou«» ’h-‘ ■ s«imniing pool. tenni» court" and ■ other thinca which hpil proiidM amusement for all m-mter« ■ The team captain. n»*» la*’ *v.-n tag to report and each «ald he still had a number of people to see Som it oMTiktU) o.x rm* rot at VARIOUS PESTS ATTACK PLANTS • 11 Bugs And Plant Diseases Appear To Like Adams County Field Insects of valrou* kind*. •»• ( a* number of plant disea**" app’--* to like Adam* county a* a fl*''* in which to work, according t" ’he num her and dlverwily of inqulrl •'» j "d by the county agent during th> last few day" From ration* corner, of the county.- farmer, and town" | >Wute hare Imuired | ut (•-•ji'sS *ve cucumber bug" mIM « ' -d r<»en p cotton* maple - M|BMiL^ ulli v»rk"i» -. > tnade: lOucumber and with mixture ntndc- tip cr gypxutn a id one part calciotn ui " Oyp->um r lay obtain- •> yards while the calcium arsenate can 1 ' he purchased al drug etores. The pt' I>aration la superior to lime i.t that ila less harmful to the foliage c • Potato Bugs; Spray with solution three pounds of ursenate of lea' l u >r| f Hty gallons of water, in making small amounts use ten level uuispootmful (COXTIKIUED ON PAGE THRF.Et ufti- — , c — wer Dr. Somers To Return feFrom East Next Wednesday Word has been received here th- 1 Dr L. E Somers, who has been in N’t « York taking medical work, will r e 11,1,! •' to this city Wednesday. Dr. Somers w has been away from his office fm ,wo weeks.

DECATUJ ? DAILY DEMOCRAT ' " ' IM ”iiW.tPAPRR IN ADtMA CO INTI

Vol. XXIV. Number 151.

I rgeb Further Probe Os Indianapolis Police Force indianapoli*. Ind j Hft . *• Fre»«| — fi'Kiniti)' iidii(x>n for * fi’rtter grand Jury tnrr. (tralklo th* Indianapoli" p<>U<- department was mad* to Judge rnllig* | n rrlmin al court today by a yrand Jury wbkh comph-trd Ha t.rm and .uhmmed a final report. "Korn* m-mbat* of the police r.me hat* an epted bribe* from .tirmai* Md prt'tecied them from Inbri-r-m* • n th**.'* tn uwful occult . ti» • DISCOVER PLOT TO WRECK TRAIN Officers (ai ard Train Carry* ing Aimer McPherson Back To Ixis Angeles Almkihl (xiltlcii Slate Limited Niland. CaL June 2f> (I'niletl j I’n-ws) Atilhnrilien accompany, i in# Aimer Scinplc McHtcrwin I and her party <»n the return to ilxwt Anui-lcs today received rei nortw of a plot to blow up the i train. A* a result, a Mtccial engine was ordered out to natml the Irttt'ks in front of the train from Yuma into IxmAnuilc*. Officer" with »a«eil off »hot gun* | are riding la rad-oad motor rar* , ahead of the engin.. and the Routh-' i *rn Pacific ha* a*nt m»-n ahead to guard the train Coa«iderable eacii-went xra* raa*-i ed aboard the train by ’he report; < whiih started from a letter received' i 'a which there *ra« a threat that the i I rrwte wn« tirdw bteww a*. • — The «end*r"« name wa* not di-; I Vulged Two Shack* O*eevere<f Ibuigla*. Ari*.. June !<—tl’altodj i pgr..)- A* Aim** S*mpi* McPher j -on. California evaag*ll«t. left none ten to return to lc* Ant*!**. «earrh in? perll*e discovered two «hack» la the de«ert. both pnrtlv answering the desctij’ti o ’' o f that in wh t .he wa« held prisoner. One shack. mile* north*a«t ofj here, was found bv L.* Angde* detectives It Uon American rail, hoa ever, ahd Mt* MePhereaa Informed, nt the dlMWVtrv said "he wa* erruln she had b.eu held captive Ini M.-xi.'O Tne oth-r «hack wa* localj rd almost eiwtly where .he said .he had b~n held It wa. found hv a party heudid by IVputr I S Marshat T. L 8lm» Foot print, tef away from the .hack Pte«er cnata of thfootprint, have teen taken sad will be .ent to U»" Angele, to be com I parct with the ev««*lW | Ixm.l authortt... had previotw.r| abandoned th* forth" .hack detlaring ih«.- f-t . .1 »o confirmation of ihr evan eeli.t'. »tory. that after telng kM napp« d five week, ago .he had teen , held In Mexico for ransom ,

acker company RECEIVES PRIZE n _ i icker’s C'pinml Russel ACKeri Company Mins M <• Award At f <»rt -tr-e Acker rement nm<>an> of '■«>' ‘ r \ducted b> Kt-I , ■■ «'cs. Ham Acker of thls ' prite ~ Fort '..’avn* In r. , angemeu' anal .t>u week Th * 1 lhl * i nrlaa ol j* oo ved a <a»h priae <« ractiven*"". _ -he inmth had a gUMMf A ’ ' ( I all varietlea of Wed ba' ' , ......uf..—' '>• re displayed. Inclo-ed In * ~e The Judg-a coitipllttentml u. her company very high'y f-r n><* has conducted a Oment Xr >» i™ w “ yn, ‘ „... going tli.-ro from this city. he wa- a-sociat'-'l In bn h h!" father. Sam Acker, who con , ls tt Similar bu»ine*< here. |

FATHER SEIMETZ TO BE MM 111 SERVICE SUNDAY Sacerdotal Siher Jul ilcc Os Local Prie<t To Be OliM , ncd Tomon ou BISHOP NOLL TO ATTEND SEIVICE Ike silver jalife* «f be Ret j Fatter Julius k teittett. rector of | SL Mary's Cetritl* rbnrrb will tel I utimrved in tte fltt’ng »nd i apresstte manner Handay wth lb* «■> lebratten I cf a Jubilee high uu-a •* •: 3 o'clock and a pitblit- tecept «w to h* acetirde.l j the pastor in the **■ aint la the audl-1 tor him of the tathoiic ..h*"' building > Th* oilemn high ma»«. C> ram ITpi ' ■vropo (In th* pr**»ace of tb lU*hop) I will be attend’d bt the H. R> •. lU.luit> John F Noll of t'mt Wayt* »nd a number of <*»t’»fto»a prb da. Th-; •artifice of the Hu •• W.ll be c* i-lmt . ed by Rev. Seitwei. atlewd* I by tte i He*. Thoma" M Ci-wroi rset.ir of the 1 Cathedral nt te Immatwlali tooep j tlon. Fort Ws»we a- «rrh pt test; tte I Rev Jo«e,di Watch desoSl. of hon-u ’ Io RUhrp Noll: the Rev Jo- eph Met I metg pastor ■< *• Fatt‘rh‘ church I Cheste.-toa. a sepheo- of tte sailarla. I deaitMi of the mol tte R.r intoi A. refers, who wa* recent y transferred .'mm the local parish, there he ! nerved *l* years a. t*«l*tani will te | master of eeremoni--* Tht *e 'oral I •eminarian* will al ’ a«"l» la the I trv, K3m* r !v > Anile* K<*htic ■ ftlmetin ff hm’tt and GeraM Burkin | After* Art Dvc«rat*i «. Th» Kusta.laute khaEb hifa te*n I hc'iotifkllv de«-nra>’-f fbr the aervteMtj wPh ftewerw. cantftea ate vt, if lights | aid »p*ctal singing wll he nderedli bv the tenter choir i.agmente 1 by tte ‘ ladle* of th- Hr Marx'" ch”’ •* chlir 1 Mrs I A llolthoaw will pb tte nt gan in tte abwence «•( the Si r*r who U attending «wmtne* . howl V noon I a him In-on arid te •erred fm I ((•hop 1 iiinriM i n in rxi.t rit mi CRACK TRAIN HITS FREIGHT Fast Passenger Train *!ows Into Wreckage of Freight; Three Killed Klng*'nn. R I Jun* H -Tnilte , Pres, i The crack New Yor". New Haren and Hartford trakL the Cape '’odder, crashed into the wrectage of i freight train a mile sod a h if .<*t I tt here today Th* boiler of the freight engine tad blown up n few minm •< p*»riously. killing three members of 'he T»*W.

Several of the cars of 'he freight had l*een derailed ami the 'gpross ( engine plowed Into them go ng off • I I th<. ''-I d”* 11 1 -lU' l ’ em- » hankmeni. Two members of tl •- erew • of the passenger engine wi re in jttfed The three members id the freight I crew kllle'l wcro Engineer W .1 Moulton. fireman John J Mnlvan y and head brakeman George C. II thway. The cause of the boiler exptoelw was t not know. Nearly a score of pas.enget, were • injur-M when the sleeper tur >ed on i its side but none was serious y hurt report m h<*r« xahl , Ambulances and phvriclan were .)s,-;l from Kingston andJVes erly. Tutts Over Twle* ' d J'”te 2G.—'Unitti,. 'te*Md.’on ma l of _ I pr KNOW YOUR STATE |i ts-niANA smokers inhal-d from I ‘I! about 175.500.0* cigar* tur I |ng 1820. | m

Iteeaiur, Indiana. Saturday, June 26, |®26,

| Twenty-five Yearn In PrimlhiMMl ~| The Rev. Julius A. Seimetg Hu- "iii-i riliit.il tulvrr jubilee of Ihr Rev. Julius A. S iuh lx. rvclor «»f SI. Mury's CaillMilic thiinlt hi Ihtw city, will hr ohwrrv* ctl Sunday morning with u solemn high mtiM. (>»rtm Fpfacop**. . (in tin prewncr of lit*- lnsho|>). A |ml>li«- nxv|ilton will Im’ Im hl in lilt- (‘..•ilholif m hottl building Sunday cm iiing. also.

380 DROWNED IN FLOOD IN MEXICO Gomez Hi'er Overflow* Bank*. BrinuiiiK Disaxter To Hundred* Os People l-eon. (luasjuato. M*x.. Jun* 2C I <United Fleas.(— Three hundred and, , eighty seven bodies have been fwewv- , red from the fi<*"l devastated area «4 this city, and th« surrounding cowa-i try«lde and member* nf relief part.' le. seanhlng the ruins of home* tie. day believed many others were "till i buried In the mud brought down by, the raging Gomes river. It «•« said many person, were swept downstream with the flood and, worker* teller* the bndtea may never' te recovered. In many places entire families were' buried in the collapse of mud bOMM.I Authorities predlctetl the losses in . ommerce agriculture and industry will reach seven million pesos. EXPECT NONE TO i SEEK NEW TRIALS Men Convicted In Vincennes Booze Case Expected To Serve Their Sentences Vlr*ennes. Ind.. Jure 2G.—~iUnited Pros*)—lndlcntltm. here today were that none of tlte men sentenced in the Vincennes I'-oOle vase in Federal court at T-rre Haute would seek new trials. Attorneys for Hoy Chambers. Knox county Sheriff facing two years imprisonment. were given permission to file u bill <>i exceptions in Federal court. It was considered probable, however that the bill would not be filed. Chamiiers was making preparations to quit his office to start serving ills sentence He is expected to resign within a few- days and commissioners of Knox county will name his successor. —o—-"-."th Send Man Cnwi 2G. — (United GoJn^.itdi, 28. of S'”'.’! 1 res*.l kgC’d- J".' 11 tOeuinil wa rt">w near Middlebury, while n-uun-Clmrlea Walker, a companion, was rrested for Intoxication. The bout n which tit" two men were fishing jverturned. Walker was saved by i mother fisherman »MSI

Local Youth Arrested For Allen County Sheriff Willis WMtoabetiN*. n*ra««t 1 yonng man was arrested Friday *’*• Uln« By SU»erir Baker and fWpify j Sin-tiff Hower and turm-d over to the sheriff of Allen rouwty. who look l>>m |to Kort Wayae last night It I* ai> , to«e<| that Whittmbrrger sold ar automobile tn a Fort Warne man | without furnishing a title •« It is said that the car had be.n *<<>' . <t< by someone. WATERMELONS ON MART HERE Southern Melons Make Fir*t Appearance Os Season; Prices High '[ Watermelon* made their appe trance of the season on the local tear--1 kef today. A few choice melons w re displayed In the windows of wo (downtown grocery stores this ffl »rnj Inc. The prices ranged Trott; S 9 I rents up The tn lons were shir ped lin from southern stales Canteloupes have been on sal- here for the lust tew weeks and the ’prices have dropped during the last I few days. They were quoted oduv as as cheap as three nice meloi s for twenty-five cents Ixu-al stores have a plentifv- supply of stew peas, new potatoes, peaches, plums, carrots, cabbage and other vegetables. Kadishe. were scarce on the market here today ' I There was a small supply of celet v also. ‘I Strawberries are still plentiful, al 1 though a rain Is needed to prolnm the season. Gooseberries are plent I l ful this year. also, and loci I store 1 • have a large supply. t> 1> — ~ 1 Former Decatur Residents Figure In Auto M reel '■ Word was received today that Mi * and Mrs. E. Ft. Newton ind thel ' three daughters, and Mrs. F. la'viibiss. formerly of this city, partic x pated in a serious wreck I’st Sunda' They were returning from church ar. were near their home, -hree mile from Pontiac, Michigan whein avoid a coUVdon with another oa d | ,Mr. Newton. wHp was a I swerved his Marmnn -t • - ■■ ,b>ioly ov» i ii.ml bruised. Mrs. New ton was caught between tie ear an ban her arm broken tn ‘" c P “ . She was taken to the h-spite later to her home where the U levering, as at. all the othtrs. "wsnmmius vtiiwii wskiwaaahm

| Tu« Mre k lkd In ( Slain*. Al < htragci ® I- ' *1 kkWoal ’■■ ■t gWd te?* -d MBmM BMi MBHbMI tanaortllie art** ill h ago*** I . ,s»*» of || » I | mb flMtWi i tte*’ m Mb *mi| Utewfia MMMI *4N* j ! aM 1 MMW Ml fu »•♦* w•*whhk I 118 Bhtßt **"rtß*» •ttw*h b. tettehtag STATE HIRHWAY NORTH IS CLOSED New (mi Os Tar Brins Plated On Road; Second Street PaUng Completed I MNflB VMM IB* •• •** I tr IB a, •**•* ••• •** W*B| Ifh• MW • f •* •• | | M *B tW* I of tke *««>4 B*** 1 breU sos W* i I weal ••*!' lof • Ik MB* M M<»b lt Till* I btM *1)1 Mnl W* r***94*<*4 b* «L t* laf* lb** *t»MMi*f Tb* r«sa4 •<l*II b* bwrdl f« •*«*f>l •**h« wbll* Ibe 1 w* l®f> 4t***iß< ’• I* l * ■I lY.ffl« tetween I hi. rMy a»d felt ' Wt.ya* teke the r*Mrte ttrnMbl . j 11'a. Ute or tte River road through! IN* Tbr r«wtte U r*f*»n*4 18l » b< th* belief H lb* !«•». Bltb«*iirb g. roar hi nee*«r« at thia end of « inud street, telng rlo-ed for paving , r | 110-t at tte traffic oxer the Pne mad | "Il •ihltMt tte rote west pa*t the O*r-I r ler ladder fhgtary ta th* first mte| r janla. north, then north to th* river' i -nad Other, are (inn* to PreMe and, .} hen north New ffavinfl Cotnaieted t The n-w paving on North ’te-'and _ .' street ha* teen completed and w.ll* b* open (« trsffb’ *<mw probah jr hv, nw ruir Edn* Haugk To Take Nurse’s Training Course I I — Ml** Kiln. Ilnutk. daughter of Mr. ' and Mr* Jnlhi" ll.ttrk. of tb'» rity ' and a m-mter nf thl* year'* graduating rla*« of nwatar high arhool. has i liei-n .dmlitcd to the Robert W laing Hospital mure*' training school, al Indianapolis. Miss Haugh will not te permitted to begin h-r course of study -* until she reaihes th* ago of eighteen ■■ year., which will te in November. ffb»! r will tahe a four-yoar cour** There I* » alwaet a long list of applicant* for i* adml’tlon to the ten. Hospital arhool * each year, and to be one of thnve cho i iten for admission h con.id-red an honor The m-holaatlc slantling of tte * applirant In high arhool Is the f*r»t ' t thing considered. Mint Haugk stood well toward the top nf th* honor roll of lk> .fur high m hoo' r TO GIVE CULLING R, DEMONSTRATION County Agent To Demoni stratc Method Os Culling »F« Poultry Tuesday At 1:30 o'clock next Tuesday afternoon. a poultry culling demonstration k will te conducted ut Rudo'ph Muck's farm near FreWhelm. by I. M Bnache. , r ' county agent. Those interestad are inJ. vlted to attend and learn the nips ~| |y difficult, but -.ictuuny - U'- l'C.' y. whereby loafeti may te ibstingnlslu'd -d from the good layers Mr. liu'ick ■ e8 flock 01 50 or 6« whit- Plymouth h-n---to will be indh’idaully tnsi— ted and ul ord in being tel” ’'’ r ila'-s pre -.J', un.dl- BP ’ ,en " ayS ZTwinr th” ’’ p 7” bl kept of egs-i produced by culls an t good layer*. „ , ' x sample of the standard 1 urdue ~z x masl. will be on display. An «• ■;. mTKrit , I rx*-t'je best way to treat ten* tor lice a’HO Will be given.

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WATSON MOTION ON FARM RELIEF j 1 IS WITHDRAWN ( ourtrs* Shoan Tn C«wl* idgr: U ay Open Fur ' 'Hr On Adminiwinli jn Hill MKSI RE ( ERTAIN TO BE l»l 11 WED Waaliintflnn. June (I nilrd I’n-v’t 11m* lltrvMl'nnt <»!■ n |<vali <rf llw 11 ti»’w-l nw’b tt Wa|wntt-M«*Nan *inu ”f fl"" 1 rrltuMuan (wtrlv fmnt k-wtlrr* •hqi <4 Um While llottwr ««« iti nt|w*mnlv •mtwdlbxl over '«lny with ■ xiflntx ft< l*rrwi* ilctil ( awtlult!*' teaatwe Wat” a rwpwHiraa. Indi «aa vim n«w tetter of 'te f«rw» I asaftat ■ lllbdf*W bl* WwMk4l •• tb* . •h-*li wi»«M hkt* f****Ot * | i I a mim th* <’«w*h*lf» t.r* t»l>*l **wt..i*d la 'h* F*** ' ainetemewt to tte canperwllv* tarn* I Mi j Tte art tel tahM wtetl.».b»y a« a mwttwy tn Mr rtebdg* al thiwch it P xtrtwaHv nteaMl tb* aamnw—-— I Watttaau*. J-** J* - (FwH.4 ' Pre..! The flKnrr nf*a*d la th* r* ' twbllcaa te"* bv tte ; Wat"naM<Narv te*ah from th* •»* mmlstratina on farm twite !*«»•>• Ilnn todax the proportions .of aa iar ipicw' Roo” ***” “f *|4H i Withia aa tear after Prc«i4*nt iCaoUda* hxd a«ked at tte Whl<* ' Hosw a .b* * for tte Fe*« ' • roro tn tte d -f*a'*d ftaug*” v*terdav tenaii* Jam*" F Wats’*, r*I pnMn .a Indiana, acting floor l*ad | er of the gnirtet In tte wuat* move’! veteran** lc*isla*tet I That wo’iM prevent ere* <ip>>n the Coolidge plan embodied ■ She Few* •nhntitul* M.gkt Cauae Break Extrnd’-d d->tc. chiefly from I democratic aWv-P'rVentM • ' I upon Watson'" motion .»*« ”»* * h Interest Os Wa.hinpon ** .hHher the revolting X up »•• • Mick by it" grw" *"d p«»« *"• - - rilrert !»♦"••• k non mot UNI or •▼*n • within the party now and << .imim • i» ' DECATURWUMEN TO TOUR EUROPE Misses Naomi Durkin And Josephine Malley 1 o Sail Next Tuesdav , Mlaa Josephine Malley »«d M * * Naomi Durkta. of thl* d’Y- ,e 1 ' Xu- f- " 'teten. N - - f- n Where they wll leave Tuesday. <•" the steamship llremen. for an evtended t uir »f Europe They will land at Queenstown. Ireland and -l"-nd eral day* touring 'hat country. I After leaving Ireland, th* two liron tur ladle, will Jala the John E Maloney tnur at Ixmdon England, and w ill . tour Eng'aiid. t rance and Italy. go to Germany for several day*. The trip Include, nine weeks n touring In the foreign lands and Ml‘- . sea Malley and Durkin will return tn Ameri a on the same ship. Th* ” re * " men. leaving Germany late in AtW”»» * and arriving In this country some time in September. i- The trip abroad will be Mist* U-ir-r kin' flrut 'otv-- ct ’".ir-v AThS I*'-. J xtui'.t’' 1 3W»mi "« " ' J<o spend a great I* "”‘lr tint.in Ireland ami Germany. - — t- Angola Man Loses Life c-l In Effort To Save Book- , Angola. Ind.. Jun.- IT.- ' Ptev.G-An attempt to save hi.* h ■ arv a. ftre swept his h()nu ‘ n ‘ ’ ’’ coat th- life of Frank A 'un*. GO lust "vlum* was overcome bv -ni’ke while cartyinu hook- I' 1 ' 1 " ’ ami died a few hours later. v:wsmia> l

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