Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1926 — Page 1

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IS. CAN NOT INTERFERE IN Mexican affair Coolidge Rules That Gov-i ernnient Has No Authority to Interfere TROUBLE CALLED purely’ DOMESTIC | Paul Sniith’c N. Y„ Aug. 17 U nited Press) — Hie United. States government cannot inter ; sere in the church and slate controversy in Mexico, President Coolidge ruled today. His spokesman declared unconditionally. that under no circumstances would this government have authority to interest itself in such purely domestic problems. Only one complaint of seizure of American property has been made to 1 the state department, Mr. Coolidge’s I spokesman said, and the American government has promised to make immediate adjustment of that one The administration will certify, however, the spokesman declared that this government will do what 1 it ran to see our claims respected. I By A. W. Folger (Special to Daily Democrat) Mexico City, Aug. 17. —(United Prevsi—American ourists arriving I here said that when they crossed the I border immigration and revenue authorities lifted up the seats in cats, took d wn births and sounded Opera search-, ing for arms and ammunition. The arrest of a group of Miwlcan plotters at San Diego has created excitement in official end Catholic eir- < cies although the Government has not i yet made any official statement ah rut i the arrests. It is known, however, that : the government was pleased by the action of American offn lais * ■ Ac irditig to information obtained from Government sources, watch will i be maintained on certain houses ( throughout the federal district in 1 which the n'“hoHt!os believe meetings I oi an anti-governmc; t character are The episcopate has issued a statement saying that Archbishop Mora I rus prohibited the faithful from enter ing churches in Marida. Yucatan, 1 where the municipal authorities appcinted communists as part of an "anti Catholic comi dttee” to take charge of the churches. People there are now worshiping in parks and public squares. San Diego. Aug, 17.—(United Press) —Federal authorities here believe that (tovriMKo ox t'Ata: six) HERTHA MICHAEL CALEB BY DEATH Sister of Two Decatur Women Dies at Hospital In Fort Wayne Mrs. Bertha Micheal. 35. of Fort Mayne, a sister ot Mrs. Blanche Drake *ud Mrs. Eva .Manlier, of Decatur, died at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Mayne, at 8 o’clock Monday evening, following an illness of Bright’s disea<e She had been a patient at the hospital for the last ten days She was the wife of Lawrence Michael. M s. Micheal was a member of the first Methodist church and of Shiloh fhapter, No. 141, Order of the Eastern Star in Fort Wayne. Surviving are the husband; three sisters. Mrs. Eva Mauller and Mrs. I’lanche Diake of Decatur, and Mrs. Aniamia Hinds, of Elwood; her father, John A Smith, of Columbus. Indiana, funeral services will be held at the home, 822 West Creighton avenue, at - o clock Wednesday afternoon, the Rt 'v. c. B. Croxali officiating. Burial "itl be made in the Decatur cemetery. Phe funeral party is expected to arrtv e at the local cemetery at 4 o’clock. T he casket will be opened at the cemetery for Decatur ft lends.

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Employees and Patrons Routed from Postoffice As Tear Gas Is Released Portland. Aug. 17.—Employees and patrons of the Portland postoffice made a hurried exit from the building | Monday morning, shorty after 8 o'clock, when a dense eland of yellow I gas filled the building. Large tears were streaming down their cheeks as they ran from the building Investigation discic ed the fact that a large jar of mustard gas. w-hicb Is a part of the government protection against robbciles. had been upset and released in the vault of the post office When | Dr. Milton T. Jay, postmaster, closed the vault yesterday morning, he heard a thud Inside the vault, A few minutes I later, teats began to roll down his cheeks. He opened the vault door and | the gas t. Led out in a large cloud. It was necesary to vacate the building tor two hours while it was aired out. STORM DEFEATS MISS CANNON Girl Making Good Progress in Channel Swtm When Forced Out Cape Gris Nez, France, Aug. 17— (United Press) —Lillian Cannon will I make another attempt to swim the ] English channel. thy wpek d'/p4tel her experience early today when a ■ heavy electrical storm broke out of the darkness above the channel and I compelled her to abandon a promising effort after two and one-half hours in the water. Cape Gris Nez, France, Aug 17.— (United Press) —Battered by a terrific storm. Miss Lillian Cannon, of Baltimore, was forced ab.-rmlon aw attempt to swim the English channel] early today, after she had been in' the water two and a half hours, fighting her way toward the English shore. Starting at 12:55 am., Miss Cannon was forced to give up the effort at 3:25 am Bitterly disappointed, the American g'rl still voiced determination to seek again to conquer the channel after the unsuccessful conclusion of her brave attempt. “I am ready to try again this sea Hie Auienrau .lai. 1 progress at the getaway, and by 2:15 was three miles off shore There she found heavy seas running. Then the storm broke, old seamen here describe it as the most violent electrical stortn in years. Strong winds swept over the darkened waters and threw up great white capped waves which race’d out of tlie night. Torrential rain fell accompanied by thuyder and lightning, and stringing hail came on the wfndy guests. The wind blew the escort tug from its course, sweeping it rapidly Joward Calais. It was impossible to keep near the swimmer. Miss Cannon still fought on through the waves and the storm. The captain of the tug at first declared that he was afraid to continue, and then that it was impossible to continue. All on the eraft; urged Miss Cannon to come aboafd. It was not until after she had struggled in the stormy waters for more than an hour after the storm broke that she f nally agreed to give up She had covered three and one half miles. So intense was the storm that practically all aboard the tug were forced below decks, many of them seasick. The tug. the Alsace, then proceeded to Boulogne. The start had been made in a calm sea. although a slight rain was faring. The water was unusually warm, and conditions were considered most favorable. Prof. Burhop Accepts Presidency of Concordia Professor William C. Bprshop, of Fort Wayne, will be installed as president of Concordia College, September, 12. Mr. Burhop notified the boa-d at trustees, Monday that he would accept the position. He succeeds the late Dr. Mai tin Luecke. whose death occurred last April. Mr. Burhop served as dean of the college for the several years and is'one of the capable educators in the Lutheran synod.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, August 17, 1926.

STATE HIGHWAYS TO BE REMARKED — [New Markers To Be Pur-1 chased for State and Federal Roads — In preparation for the renumber-j ing of all state highways this ’fall i the maintenance division of the state highway department Monday received bids for providing 39,300 metal I load markers and danger and warnling signs to be placed on tile loads' ■when the renumbering is completed. 1 Road markers will have a white background with black- numerals and let | teis while the warning and danger I signs will have a yellow background with black figures and letters. The division received bids for two i kinds of road markers. One type is for the United States highways, stale roads which have been designated as links In (lie federal roads, j These markers will be in the shape j of the federal shield. Across the I face of the marker will be the word. ‘ Indiana,” followed by the' inscription. “U. S.‘ and the number' of the highway. Thi other type will . be for the remaining state roads | Thebe markers will be in the shape |of the state of Indiana add will | contain nothing but the number of] the highway. Indiana will be traversed bv ten federal highways. Among them are: | United States highway No. 40 now j (known as state road No. 3, the National road, between the Ohio line east of Richmond and the Illinois line west of Terre Haute); United I States highway No. 24 (now state) road No. 7), from Ohio line to Illinois I line through Fort Wayne, huntington, Wabash, Peru. Logafsport, Monti-1 ’cello and KenHahd. UnlTed States I I highway No. 31. from Ohio line to ■ Illinois line through Fort Waine. Columbia City, Warsaw, Plymouth,] Wanatah, Valparaiso and Dyer; United States-highway No. 20, across the state through Angola. Lagrange, Elk hart, Soutli Bend. New Carlisle, Michigan City, Gary, East Chicago and Whiting; United States highway No. 27 from West College Corner to Lake George (now state roads No. 21 and No. 13,i through Liberty. Richmond. Winchester, Portland, Decatur, Fort Wive. Garrett. Auburn. Waterloo. .. J. In corformity with the federal designations the renumbering of state highways will follow a system by which east and west roads w.ill bear even numbers and north and south highays odd numbers. Tile work of renumbering is under way under the direction of A. H H nkle, superintendent of th* main tcnance division. WANTS 0. S IN WORLD COURT • Coolidge Administration Hopes League Will Accept America Paul- Smith’s, N. Y., Aug. 17— (United Press)—The Coolidge adm'nistrat'on hopes that the league as nations will accept American membership in the world court on the drastic conditions laid down by congress. While only four of the forty-eight members have signified their approval »of American entrance. Secretary of State »Ke logg. a summer White House !-ai-st. f -els that if the United States waits long enough, it can be admitted. “I am confident of the final outcome,:' Kellogg said in a conference with newspapermen, “but it probably will tfke a long time.” Kellogg seemed discourged, however. over the small numbar of league members who want America in the court. All four approvals came from minor countries. Uruguay having consented to American entrance just before the secretary left Wash- • ington. Kellogg said that most of the countries ate withholding their decision until the league conference at Geneva next month, when American entrance will be the moat rtAnt subect of discussion.

Deposed Chief «■ < V, _ S. A., Lengel. who was chief of police at Canton. Ohio, at the the time of the murder o' Don Mellett. editor of tlie Canton Daily News, was deposed shortly after the investigation of the murder started It was charged that Lengel refused to aid in the investigation. He lias a libel suit pend ing against the Canton Daily News, as a result of an editorial published bv Mellett. attacking the city police department for alleged inefficiency. MENNONITESTO MEET IN BERNE General Conference of the 1 1 Church to Be Held in •’ Adams County I Beine. Aug 17.—The twenty fourth I session cf the General Conference as the Mennonlte church, comprising the Mennonites of the Eastern, Middle Western. Pacific, Northern and Canadian district conferences, will be held in Berne during the week of August 22 to 29, It is estimated that there will be 5(10 delega(es and representatives here on Sunday. August 29, which is the c using day. and it is believed that there will be approximately 1,000 visitors here far tlie meeting that day. The sessions v, ill be held 'in the i Menm nite church <>f Beene to get things in readines for the largest conference that Berne lias ever entertained. Lodging and breakfast will be provided in the homes of local Mennonites Dinner and supper will ba.se,ved t.) the conference guests dai'y in the community auditorium building at 25 cents per meal. The conference will open Sunday morning. August 22. with an English sermon by the president. H. J. Krehbiel, and a German sermon by the vicepresident. P. P. We tel. The Sunday school convention will be lied during the afternoon and evening, next Sunday,. There will be services every morning, afternoon and evening dur-, ing the conference. TROPIC STORM HITS NEW YORK Heavy Damage Caused In Metropolitan Area; One Man Killed New York. Aug. 17 -(United Pre-s) ■ —Tropic storms which in two districts were described as of cyc’onic character caused heavy dan. ige over tlie New York metropo itan area last n glit. Tlie minor cyclones were reported at Ridgefield, N. J., and Glen Cove and Sea Cliff, L. 1.. witnesses report ed the descent of a waterspout and a wall of water comparable to a tidal wave. One man was Rille I and another reported missing during the storm, six • persons are known to have been injured. Thirty five houses, a church and a lumber yatd weie destroyed, property damage was estimated at lialf a million dollars. The storm lasted for more than three hours and the rainfall in places was nearly an inch avid a half.

VERNON SMITH “ KILLED BY AUTO Man Under Bond in Local Court Fatally Hurt at Celina, Ohio Vernon “Tommy" Smith, 34. of Fort Wayne, a rae • horse jockey, was fatally Injured Monday when he was run over by an automobile at the fairground- in Celina. Ohio. Smith was under bond to appear In the Adams Circuit court here during I the September term of court to face | a charge of larceny. He was arrested | by Sheriff Baker last spring on a | charge of stealing chickens from the Gus Vake farm In Adams county. Smith went to Celina last Sunday intending to ride in the races to be held at the Celina fair this week ! He was laying on the ground behind an automobile belonging to Fred Smith, a Celina Merchant. When Fred Smith returned to his car, he did not see the jockey lying behind his car and lie backed his machine over the man’s liody. Another motorist hailed Mr. Smith as he was starting to drive away, and informed him that he had run over a man. The jocky was found | losing about in agony. He was taken | to a hospital in Celina where he died I few hours later. Friends at the race track -said the man had complained of i being ill and it coni I not be learned if he had become stricken and fell I over, or if he was only sleeping on the ground. He is survived by hie parents; his widow. Opal, and one child. PG. E. Band to Give Concert At Willshire The merchants of Willshire. Oh.j, have t-iiiphived Ujc Decatur General Electric . ontpany’s band to give a public concert at Willshire Thursday night, of this week. The concert will be given in the city palk. The public is cordially invited to enjoy the music. o —— George Ade In Hospital Chicago. Aug. 17. — (United Press) George Ade. the famous Hoosier humorist was in St. Luke’s hospital here today, but his condition is not serious, it was said. , Tell them I’m just here for a general overhauling, Ade said. Q. \ ■' ****“ District Meet Wednesday A meeting of the Twelfth district democrats will be held in Fort Wayne Wednesday, at Democratic headquarters. Evans Woolen and Albert Stump, of Indianapolis, candidates for United States senator, will be the principal speakers at the meeting Every county in the district will be represented. OFFICERS NAMED BY LOAN ASS’N ‘.lames Cowan Re-elected President of Provident Building & Loan Ass’n. Jamies Cowan was reelected president of the Provident Building & Loan Association at the reyulai meeting of the board of directors held la-a evening. J. L. Kocher was chosen vicepresident. E W. Johnson, treasurer, and 11. H. Heller, secreday. As provided in the tesolution adopted at the annual meet’ng of the stock holders, the fifteen members of the board of directors were designated by lot for one, two and three year members, resulting as follows: Oneyear Janies Cowan. J. H. Heller, E. W. Johnson. E. W. Lankenau and L. C. Waring, two years J. H. Carmody, C. N. Christen, C. A. Dugan. H. B. Heller and George M. Krick. Three years W. A. Klepper. J. L. Kocligr. E. L Lenhart, R E. Muninia and J. W. Tyndall. The company which organized a year ago. has made splendid progress declared a six per cent divident and has financed the building of fourteen liouses Tlie stock can still be purchased and it is tlie desire to increase the amount during the next few months so that the bt siness can be increased for the next twelve months. >

Sam Shamp Completes 1 25 Years Service with Clover Leaf Division Samuel Shamp has completed twen-ty-five years service with the Clover leaf division of the Nickle Plate railroad and has been notified of his admission to the Veteran's Association, an organization composed solely of men who had a quarter century employment with th< coi.ipany. They holi' their annual meeting at Cedar Point, ' Ohio. September 4. and Sam is plann-' ing to attend this year. War Veteran Seriously 111 John M. Blossom, Civil War veter-1 | an and former resident cf this city, is i seriously ill at the soldiers’ home in I Dayton. Ohio. Mr. Blossom suffered a stroke of paralysis several years ago | and liis present illness is due partial.y to the misfortune and partially to seniI llty. L. R Blossom, of this city, is a brother to him. SEES MRS. MILLS IN PASTOR'S LAP I Former Domestic In Rev. j 1 Hall’s Home Tells Os Couple’s Intimacy I Somerville N. J.—The intimacy between the Rev. Dr. Ha l and Mrs Mills i was described today by Barbara Tough j formerly a domestic in the pastor’s | home. Testifying in the preliminary exami- ’ j antion cf Willie Stevens and Henry I Carpenter, who. with Mrs. Hall, are! I charged with the murder of the Clergyi man and hi< choir sweetheart. Mrs. I ' Tough said that a few months before] ‘] the double murder she had seen Mrs. I Mills sitting in Rev Mills lap in the] church study. Nurses To Hold Meeting September 11 ———• Nurses of district number one ot the Indiana state nurses assosiation will meet in Fort Wayne on September 11. ‘ The meeting will be held at the nurses ' home at the Lutherat. hospital. Nurses from this part cf the state will atend ■ and an Interesting p ogram is being prepared, including a report by Mrs. the American heaitn corigrr BH - —o — Two Elephants From Sells-Floto Circus At Large in Forests Granbrook. B. C.. Aug. 17 —(United Press)—Charlie and Myrtle, escaped elephants of the Sells-Floto circus, have eluded capture and are roaming the forests, still muted by airplane. | Tyaces of the pair, marked by uprooted trees and broken brush, have been found. Tillie, the third runaway, has been recaptured by Indians. Z_o Boy’s Death Sentence Commuted Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 17 — (United Press,—The plea of extreme youthfulness made by Donald Ringer, convicted murderer before the state board of pardons yesterday, today resulted in commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment , o Bomb Wrecks Tenament. Brooklyn. N. Y.. August 17.—U. P.) A bomb placed on the top floor of a six-family tenament early today shattered walls and ceilings and threw eight members of the family of Binanti Sebastian from their beds. No one was hurt.

Marriage Problem Is Increasing In Seriousness, According To Statistics

By Julian Snyder (United Press' Staff Correspondent) Washington, Aug. 17.—The marriage problem is increasing in seriousness ' iu the United States, within proportion , of martial failures raising steadily,; according to statistics compiled by tht United Press today from commerce* department reports. in 1925. one couple landed in the divorce court for every six who visited marriage license bureaus. The num her of marriages declined and the number of divorces increased. In 26 states and the district of Col-

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LOUIS MAZER IS LINKED IN PLOT ON EDITOR'S LIFE Canton Underworld Char- ’ acter Reported Readv to “Spill Everything’’ READY TO TALK TO OBTAIN NARCOTICS Oeveland, Aug. 17.— (United Press) — Louis Mazer, Canton underworld character charged with the murder of Don R. Mel-' lilt, was identified here today by Steve Kascalk as the man who drove him from Massilion i to Canton when plans were being made to "beat up" the slain editor. “That’s the man who drove the ear that held Pat McDermott and me from Massilon to Canton.” said Kascalk pointing out Mazer among the officials who had silently awaited the identification here. | Mazer, who was accused of the murder in a warrant sworn out at Canton last night, following his arrest earlier in the day on a charge of conspiracy, was unsteady from i lack of usual narcotics as he was ' marched from the county jail to the federal building. After nis identification by Kascalk. known as the "mystery witness” ] when the murder investigation started. Mazer was allowed to talk a few minutes with his aged parents. Cleveland. 0.. Aug. 17—Louis Maz--1 er. Canton underworld habitue I charged with the murder of Don R. 'Mellett, is readji to "spill everything" to satisfy his appetite for narcotics, according to reports today from the i county jail where he is held. “Give me one pill and I'll spill I everything/' Maiyr pfead.ed' fdli|ow'- ! ing a night of confinement, it was | learned from one of his jailers, a deputy sheriff. . Canton, O. Aug 17.—(United Press) I —Louise Mazer. Canton underworld character, held by federal authorities in Cleveland, was charged with the ' murder of Don R. Mellett. publisher of the Ca-»on Daily News, in a warrant sworn o'.it here last night. crime was commit tea m»»i • month ago on a charge other than suspicion. Mazer was taken yesterday with Carl Studer, an associate, on charges erf conspiracy to v.olate the (<’O*Tl\VKn ON PA«K SIX) FARMER DIES AT HOSPITAL Joseph Bebington, ol Blue Creek Township, Dies Here This Morning Joseph Bedington. a farmer living in Blue Creek township, near the Ind-iana-Ohio state line, died at tlie Adams county Memorial Hospital abaut 9 o'clock this morning. He had been rushed to this city this morning and was in the hospital only about 15 minutes before death occured. The body was taken to Willshire, Ohio, to tlie undertak.ng parlor of that place, and will be taken to the li me tonight No funeral arrangements have yet been made.

umbia divorces increased 3.222 over the 1924 total. During the same period, these states reported 5.245 fewer mai- | riages than in 1924. A total of 59.463 divorces were granted in 1924. and 62.685 in 1925 Marriages declined from a total of 39(1,610 in 1924 to 385.365 in 1925 The average Increase in div rees weie Lotlisiua. 8.1 ler cent; Maine. 0.4 per cent; Maryland. 3 p.r cent: I Massachusetts. 12 2 per ent. New Hampshire. 2.4 per cent; Rhode Iland, 23 1 per cent and Vermont. 4.2 per cent.

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