Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 24 August 1926 — Page 1

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I [KANOS PA! I THEIR IMUTE I jo MOVIE STAR I Several Persons Injured in g Yrowd Gathered in Front S of Funeral Home 9 fl XERAF SERVICES ■ JIOND.D MORNING ■ Xew York. Aug. 24. - (United H P .«.! The public today was given ■ ■ chance to P“.v tribute to the mem B cr c of Htt'lolph Valentino, movie star. H diet! yesterday. I ■ Af . er a crowd which began formB iM at !■ a tn. bad grown to over 3,000 ■ ; and tiail gone so far beyond police B control that a window in the underH kiD , parlor was broken, those in B (lia rg t threw open the doors of the ■ funeral home to the people an hour H before the appointed time. ■ s-reral had been injured in the ■ crjwd. others had fainted. ■ York. Aug. 24.—(United Press ■ Tien and women came 'in a steadily- ■ ’ increasing stream to a funeral estab- ■ I lisiinient on Broadway where lay the H body of a man who. risen from obscurB itv, stiired the emotions and reachBl rd the hearts of more millions than. ■ perhaps, any man in theatrical his- ■ ten. I Rudolph Valentino, the great lover 1 of the screen, is dead, and a busy world stopped long enough in its | daily routine to pay him tribute. Yesterday this young Italian, who started life as a gardener and although he lived but 31 years became one of the greatest nw-llnn piQtnre, | idols of all time, died at a hospital iCO.NTIM KU ON PAGE SIX) VESTAL TO i« HERE THURSDAY Congressman from Eighth District to Attend Republican Meet Here * CSS _ ! n u jll meet in this city Thursday of this week, to complete their organization, L. A. Graham, minty republican chairman, announe ed today. Congressman Albert H. ' Vestal will be in the city Thursday to assist Mr. Graham in the organ- ' ilation work. | The republican meeting will be held at the Industrial rooms at 7:30 ' o'dock and Mr. Graham has urged that all candidates and precinct ’’orkers attend the meeting. | Plans will be made for the opening of the republican campaign in Adams county and it is probable that several meetings will be held during the coming campaign at various places in the county The chief purpose of the meeting I is to organle the county in prepara-' tion for the registration of voters the next four weeks. The new law reluites that voters either must register in Decatur during the month of September or else their registration must be signed by two voters of the Precinct. ' '

W. H. Taft Scores “Sob Sisters” In Discussion Os Crime Situation

Note:—The United Press •''day carries the second installment the exclusive interview granted by 'hiet Justice William Howard Taft, i ”’** United States supreme court 0 ’ arl D. Groat, Washington managr °f the United Press Assoc'aiions. t<roat interviewed the chief justice “?'* nJ I'® 1 '® on 'y H v lng exPresident ut •e Taft summer home at Pointe Au c . Quebec. In yesterday’s installent. Mr. T a ft discussed qerta u leg- i wus Beii crime question tuch Is creating intense interest the country. Today hel -Peaks of some of the .human ele- 1 ®ent s in the situation. •By Carl D. Groat, United Press p Staff Correspondent) v °Pyr:ght, 1926, by the United Press.i Copyright in -Canada. “authorized publication ip whole 1 p n . MH prohibited.) ointe Au Pic, Murray Bay, Quebec

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To Africa Bgr 1 I B 1 SMI •». w *• -.■* - jsewr William Hoover, director of the Sm thsouian Institution observatory, took Betty Jean Hoover with him ; when he left for a trip into wildest | Africa. Hoover will observe the sun I there. JUNIOR LEADERS” ARE APPOINTED I Three Young Ladies Art Appointed to Direct .Junior Chautauqua Mirs Esther Porter, of Salem. Indiana, and the Misses Lois Peterson . u»d Viwtn *ak»i H tM*ae*w■*'* : have charge of the Junior chatauqua in this cft> held here all next week. Miss Porter, who is an experienced instructress of Junior work, will arrive in this city Friday and she and the two local young ladles will meet al.' the Decatur children, contemplating entering the juaic- work, at the Decatur library. Saturday morning, at 9:30 o’clock. Miss Anker and Miss Peterson both have had considerable experience with ■ w . .H irJlng president of the local Chautauqua association. has been extremely fortu- ■ <i*«^ui l »,ar a—•.. 'A.-'. I next week. i .. The children's season tickets will entitle the holder to take part in the Junior work as well as attend all other sessions of the Chautauqua. The Junior program will start Saturday and .the adult program will begin Monday I o Boy Crawls Under Train; Both Legs Are Severed 1 Rochester, Ind. Aug. 24.— (United , P.ess) —Attempting to crawl beneath a freight train standing on a sidetrack in the Eiie yards here, Da'e Ault. 9. lost both legs when the train started. Physicians today held little hope i for his recovery. Lockhart Wins Race Charlotte, N. (’. Aug. 24. (United Press)—Tile 150 mile automobile race on the new Charlotte speedway for a purse of $5,000 was won by Frank Locltlu.it at an average speed of 120.54 miles pet hour. Frank Elliot was ' second.

Aug. 24,—(United Press) — W iliam Howard Taft, chief Justice of the United States supreme court and the nation’s only living ex-Presldent, has little fear of "maudlin sentimentality” of the "weakly emotional” who “belongs to the lunatic fringe of society” on the future of American' j justice. Mr. Taft, in an exclusive Interview with the United Press at his summer cottage here, discussed the crime situation and the difficulties which f confront the courts In coping with it —a question which now is drawing 1 the serious consideration of public i officials and private citizens. “It Is a common basis for com--1 plaint,” he said, "that the maudlin (CONTINUSU ON PA«F FIVE)

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REPORT TICKET SALE IS LARGE Many Persons Are Buying Season Tickets for Community Chautauqua Ticket sale for the Decatur Com-1 munity Chautauqua, which will be | held in this city next week commencing Monday, August 30, has | been larger than ever before. Jphn S ■ ; Peterson, chairman of the ticket com-' ; mittee, raid today. Mr. Peterson > urges that all persons having tickets! to settle for them at once, in order | that a complete checkup may be | made before the opening of the pro-; j gram nex* Monday night. Tickets have been placed on sale! iat all three Decatur banks; at thei i Peoples Restaura’nt, and at the Daily; Democrat office. They may be secur-' ed at $3.00 for adults and $1.50 for! children at any of the above men-, tioned places or from any of the local' business men. Season tickets admit the holder to! | all programs, both afternoon and j evening. The average cost to a sea : son ticket holder is less than 30' cents per session. VPeterson has asked that the [ few people holding tickets settle for ! same with him or with any of the I ticket distributors at once. _O Allen County Citizens Seek New State Highway Indianapolis, Ind., Aug 24. — (United l Press)—Headed by James Jackson. | brother of the Governor, a group of I Allen county citizens conferred late) with lhe mission in the ihterest of a propose 11 state highway from Fort Wayne, past . the hospital for the feeble minded It was indicted following the confer-1 ence that the commission might assume control of the highway in the i near future. Jackson is head of the institution. | — — o — Chicken Swallows Lost Beads | Hartsburg. 111., August 24.—(United | Press)—A strand of Indian heeds I lost by a daughter of Mrs. Lena ! JaJi'.'S'.." '-I recently in tiro gizzard of a chicken she was prepar i ing to cook. The heeds were missing I ".".I y-" ■ • ■> have been lost in the barn yard. WREN SCHOOLS TO BE LARGER One Rural School District and Part of Another to Be Transferred The board of education of Van j Wert county. Ohio, has approved the petitions asking for the transfer of one school district and part of another in Willshire township to the Wren village school district. The final date for the remonstrance to the transfer has been set for September 20. However. It is not considered likely that the transfer will be halted. as the petitions were signed by thirty-six out of the forty-three I qualified electors in th e affected ter- j ritory. Tl|e Wren school has ample facilities for caring for the inci’eased number of pupils, it is reported. The territory affected by tlie transfer is sections t'..:ee rm' t n. part of section nine and tile north half of section 16. Tlie whole district Included in the transfer is known as the colored school, and the rest of tlie territory is from the Center district. o No Official Cmmittee At Funeral of Senator Washington, Aug. 24.--(United Press) —For the first time in many years, a senator will not have at his funeral an official committee from the senate, when Senator Bert M. F'ernald, republican, Maine, is buried One of tlie last requests of Senator Fernaid, who died at his Maine home yesterday, was that no such committee be present.

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- Drinking in Another c ß»te and Coining Into Indiana Is Bootlegging Gary, Ind.. Aug. 24. — (United Press , A man who takes a drink of liquor I in another state and then comes into Indiana is a bootlegger, accord - ir.g to a ruling of Judge Greenlee on , record in the Gary city court today. He fined John Kelly S4O for taking I a drink in Illinois just before returnj ing to h s home in Gary. "It's illegal to bring liquor into this state even inside of you.’’ the j judge declared. o EMPLOYE OF LAUNDRY HURT Mrs. Sophia Smith Injured When Left Hand Is Caught in Ironer —,—!— | Sophia Smith, who has been employ- | od at the Decatur Laundry on Jefferl son stre t for the last several months. ! suffered a painful a.eident yesterday j afternoon when her left arm was I caught In a roller of an ironing machine and her hand was badly torn b> fore th > machine could be stopped. Mrs. Smith was working on the ironi ing machine when, suddenly, her hand I was caught between the rollers. Her i hand was badly bruised to the wrist. : but no bones were broken, it is not | thought that amputatii n will be necesi sary. Mrs. Smith was taken to the Adams County Mem. rial Hospital where her | wound was d eased. I’ is thought that. I unless some unforaeen complication i sets in. she will recover rapid’.y from ■ tb«r ai-widenf Her arm was him iitiiired ■ to any great extent above the wrist. | As s-aon as other employees saw the I accident, tlie machin was turned off, ’ and it is thought that had not this I been done, her entire arm would have I been diawn between the rollers. PREMIUM LISTS FOR FAIR READY Books May Be Obtained L- l>om Anv Bank k Co.; • Premium lists for the Great Northern Indiana fair, to be held in this city September I to 4 inclusive, were off the press today and ready for dis I tri’.iution. Persons desiring lists may obtain them fiom any bunk in tlie county, fioni tile fair lieaduarters in the Peoples I.iau and Trust Cbm pany building. f:om the county agent’s office or from the office of the Daily Democrat, Premiums this year will total several liundjed dollars mote than last • year's list, and Manager E. B. Williamson announced today that he expected many more entries in every (CO.VTIXI ED ON PACK SIX) ——o GENEVA WOMAN BREAKS HER ARM Mrs. Ernest Reichelderfer Hurt in Fall at Geneva Swimming Pool (Special to Daily Democat) Geneva. Ail?. 24. — Mrs. Ernest Reicheldeffer, of .Geneva, was painfu’lv injured Sunday afternoon when she slipped and fell on the steps leading from the batli house to the edge of the water at the Geneva swimming pool, east of town. Both bones in her right arm were fractured between* the wrist and elbow. Mrs. Reicheldeffer had been swimming in Rhe pool, but had left the water and gone to the bath house. Later she started back to the pool ♦o get her little daughter. Mary Frances. She slipped on the wet steps and, in falling, threw out her e.rms N) break the fall. She fell on her right arm, breaking the bones. Her husband is proprietor of the Hub Clothing store in Geneva.

DEMOCRATS TO PLAN CAMPAIGN [Candidates lor County and Township Offices to Meet Here Friday Night Democratic candidates fo’ county and township offices are urged to attend the meeting of all democratic candidates at Democratic headuarters Friday night, September 27. The meeting will be an important one and plans for the campaign in general and also for the registration of vo’era will be made. County Chairman Dick Heller announced today. The meeting will start at 7 o’clock, and all candidates are uiged to be present. A similar meeting of precinct com!t*eemen is being planned for September 8. A new democratic poll will be taken this year in each precinct, and plans for that will be discussed at the meeting of committeemen. The registration board will begin work September 4 and will continue in session at the office of County Auditor Martin Jaberg until the end of tlie month. All voters who were not registered in 1924; all persons who have changed their residence since 1924 and all persons who have changed their | name by marriage or divorce since 1924 are required to register this year I Others are already registered, according to the interpretation of the new law. _____—o Fort Wayne Woman ‘ Narrowly Escapes Death; Indianapolis, Ind. Aug. 24. —(Unit ed Press)-- Miraculously escaping death or injury in an auto bus crash here Mrs. Bernice Wilcox, of Fort Wayne, was recove, ing from shock here today. The auto she was driving collided with a Ims and the auto was overturned. With tlie bus rerting on top of the auto, she was pu led from the w reck age wit li only slight bruises. 0 — Richmond Youth Ends Life Richmond. Ind., Aug. 24 —(United Press) Authorities investigating the : death of George Uarilwovu, 19. today held to the theory of suicide. Tlie v ‘nt), was fiipini de; .1 in ;i garage near in his pocket. o 1 CORNERSTONE OF NEW CHURCH LAID i Plymouth United Brethren Erecting New Edifice; Rev. Dotson, Pastor The Plymouth Daily Democrat of Monday tells an interesting story of the laying of the cornerstone of the new United Brethren church of that prosperous city, which took place Sunday, August 22. The Rev. B. F. 1 Dotson, pastor of the United Brethren church of that city, is a former pastor of the local U. B. church, and it is largely due to bis effort that the fine new building is being constructed. Frank Aurand. of this city, is supervising the laying of all the brick in the new church, and the Plymouth newspaper praises his work very highly. Mr. Aurand has constructed several buildings in this city and , vicinity and has always done work meriting the highest praise. The ceremonies at Plymouth Sunday were attended by hundreds of 1 members of neighboring congrega- ; t ons, and it was said to be one of the largest gatherings of members of t'he i U. B. church held Nn northern Indiana for some time. Rev. Dotson has been in Plymouth for the last several years and the Plymouth paper praises him highly for ids work in that vicinity. Rev. Dotson has many friends in Decatur who congratulate him on his work, which has resulted In the construction of a fine new' church, at Plymouth. The new United Brethren church in this city was erected during Rev.. Dotson's pastorate here.

Death Weapon? ! ;/*** S \ —" —' William A. Wihten-r. of Philadelphia. is shown with the revolver that police believe is the one with which Rev. Edward Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills were killed in New Jersey. PLANS MABE FOR OPENING SCHOOLS All Schools in Decatur Open Sept. 7; Rural Rural Schools Sept. 6. With the opening of school only two weeks off. preparations have almost been completed by M F. Worthman. superintendent of the city schools, and those in charge of the St. Joseph Catholic school and t'he Lutheran paro | chia! school. All of the schools will epen on the same day. Tuesday, Sept ember. 7. Drug stores have received their an ntii'l supply of books, and are arranging their school book departments in anticipation of the heavy rush, which always occurs during the opening wee’-: of sell vol There have been very few changes in books this year. A few depa'tments have been changed ’ojnwl instances the same i>oo«s ‘Turt; ,-;i; -.■■ ■ he used again this year. Superintendent Worthman announe- i ed today that the school buildings had bee completely cleaned for the open- ( ing of school, after being idle for the three months summer vacation. Several small repairs were made necessary on some of the buildings and these have all been completed. < The same time schedule will be 1 used this year as the one used last i year, it was announced. The Central school bell will be used as a warning ' bell. ’ Several of the local teachers are away yet attending summer school at various places, but will arrrive in 1 Decatur during next week ready to begin the 1926-27 term, the day aftey Labor day. The teachers’ institute will ; be held this year in connection with • the Community Chautauqua next week. The rural schools tn the county wi!l open on Labor Day. Monday, Septem- 1 ber 6. Practically dl arrangements have been completed for the opening ' of the township schools, according to Clifton Striker, county superintendent of schools. o— Mrs. Robert Hendry Dies At Her Home in Ossian Mrs. Robert Hendry, 26. well known Ossian resident, died Sunday afternoon at her home in Ossian, following an illness of two years with diabetes. The deceased formerly was Miss Leasy Blue, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Blue, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Tocsin. She was born near Tocsin October 14, 1899. Surviving are the husband; one son. Robert, Jr., age 3 years; the parents, one sister, Mrs. Gray Lowrey, of Tocsin; and one brother. Owen Blue, of Fort Wayne. Funeral services were held at the Ossian United Brethren church at 4:30 o’clock this afternoon Burial was made in the Ossian ceme tery.

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MURDER PROBE IS THROWN INTO FEDERAL COURT Three Men Named As Slayers of Don R. Mellett in Suit Filed by Widow POLICE CHIEF IS DISMISSED Canton, Ohio. Aug. 24.—» (Fnited Press) — A suit for SIOO,OOO, naming three men as the slayers of Don R. Mellett, will he filed in Federal court at Cleveland this afternoon in behalf of Mrs. Florence E. Mellett the widow, Francis W. Paulson, her attorney, announced at noon before leaving the city today. Such a suit would have the effect of throwing the entire murder investigation into federal court. Lengel Is Dismissed Canton. O„ Aug. 24.—5. A. Lengel, a police officer here for 24 years and chief of the force until his suspension 30 days ago. is a civilian today, dismissed for ‘‘bungling’’ the Don R. Mellett murder investigation. Mayor S. M. Swarts, signed the order for his release late last night on the eve of Lengel's automatic return to office at expiration of his suspension period Safety Director Earl Hexamer will continue as acting head of the force. LengelT, ousting followed sal of two members of the civil service commission which reinstated Lengel when suspended by the Mayor once before. Lengel’s only apeal is to this commission, now comprised of Swarts’ appointees BRYANT SCHOOLS OPEN ON SEPT. 6 Personnel of Teaching Corps of IL S. and Grades Announced The schools at Bryant will’ open on Labor Day. September 6. The NfftrgW.tWM: x. r <».- K — ..... been announced as tollows- High school. J. C. L. Whiteman, principal; Paul Macklin, science; Mardy L. Logan. mathematics; Miss Sutherland, English and domestic science. Grades: Mary Miller, room one; Vivian Buckingham, room two; Frances Kessler, room three; Janies Logan. room four; Blanche Lefever, room five. Irma Huckriede will hav e charge of music and art in both high school and grades. The hack drivers are: L. G. Turner. Harry Butcher. Virgil Ford, Ernest Spencer. Clarence Grogg and J. W. Houser. School books will be sold in Bryant. The first day of school will be a full day and children from the country should bring their lunches. The orchestra will meet Monday afternoon and all members should bring their instruments with them on Monday morning. — o Man Dies in Dentist Chair Indianapolis. Aug. 24 — (United Press)—While a dentist stood over him extracting teeth an unidentified man, apparently about 50 years of age. died here today. At the time of death the man was under lhe Influence of nitrousoxide gas. It is believed that the man may have been named McGreggor. and that his home was in Gosport, Ind. Checks ou a Gosport bank were found on his person. o Alleged Forger Caught Rochester, Ind., Aug. 24. (United Press) —Local authorities today plann ed to seek the leturn f” m J,» 'k-' >n. Michigan, of Fred Uartmse t> set Charges of issuing friudu'ent checks. He is alleged to ha> wii ten w > thless checks for SB,OOO .m the First National Bank here.

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