Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 214, Decatur, Adams County, 10 September 1926 — Page 1

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I LINING SCHOOL I 10 BEGIN THIRD I rEAR SEPT. 20 ■ Splendid Course Jo Be Giv- ■ en in Community Stand- ■ ard Training School w classes to be B TAI <.HT ON MONDAYS B The Decatur Community S andard B' T’J n I! K s ’ announces ,b ** °P*‘ n ’, H r.g ft the f> rst semester of the third, ■ year of the school. on September 20, H a t 715 o’.io« Kat 'he Decatur | st hool building. where the school has, ■ held the past two years. The H enrollment of all students of the ■ school will >ake place at the Decatur ( ■ Central school building, Fr day even-) ■ ing. September 17, from 7-9 pm. The ■ .indents may procure their text books ■ a iso at that time and receive lesson* ■ assignments as the first lessons will ■ be taughl on the following Monday, H evening It any find it impossible to ■ emoll Friday evening, they may do ■ so on the to.lowing Saturday after- ■ noon and evening at the residence I of the dean Rev. Ralph W. Roose. 311 R South Winchester street, just one ■ half block south of Adatns street and I across the street from the EvangeliI cal church. To get a good start, it I is important to enroll previous to ■ the opening of the school. I Splendid Courses Selected I A splendid course of studies has I been selected and the very beat I teachers secured to teach ttie classes. ■ A very enthusiastic school is auticiI pau-d. The ministers are putting their best efforts into the school and are personally seeking to secure lhe largest possible enrollment from their membership and constituency. It is hoped the splendid enrollment of last year may be exceeded, and to this end a large number of new students are being solicited. The school will be advertised in the churches (COXTIXIED ON PAGE THREE) REV. LIGHT IS .PU<O£I Pastor Os Methodist Church Addresses High School Pupils This Morning , Th> Rev. Somerville Light. Pastor of the- Methodist Episcopal church of this city addressed tl.e Jiocatur high school pupils this morning in the first chapel exercises of the ytiar. Dr. Light's subject was “Law, Older and Patriotism." I Th, pupils listened intent'y to Dr. Light's tine addres and showed theirappreciation of his words at the close with a hqarty applause. Dr. Light used the ..ante text that he used in hit Sunday sermon, but 'te changed it to requirements of the high school pupils.' diss Dcssoloe Chester, boad of the* public schools’ music department, led, the singing. Stipe. Int'-hder.t Wort I’- 1 ’- man and Principal Kiick ma lea few Announcements pertaining to the school year. 1

National Gene Stratton-Porter Memorial Week Is Being Promoted Suggestion Made That A Tree Be Planted To Mrs. Porter's Memory “To Give Expression To The Universal Enthusiasm And Love In Which Her Memory Will Always Be Held ; New York Man Is Executive Secretary Os Committee Promoting Observance.

A movement has been started to hold a national memorial week for the late Gene Stratton Porter, beloved writer of nature stories, who formerly resided in Decatur an Adams countv. Mr. James McVicker, of New York, is the executive secretary of the comtnlttee promoting the observance. The following news item in regard to the proposed memorial week appeared today in the Indlanapo'is Star: "Governor Ed Jackson has been asked to participate in a national Movement for observation of a Gene Stratton Porter memorial week, beginning Sept. 26, in a letter from James McVicker, New York( executive

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Fifteen Girls, Mostly Brunettes, Remain In National Beauty Contest Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 10—(United Press.) — Fifteen girls, mostly brunette blue-eyed, but all exalted, today awaited the decision of 15 stern male judges that by night will make one of them "Miss America" of 1926. They are the five survivors from each division in the preliminary eliminations of the Atlantic City beaut? contest. The popular belief that gentlemen | prefer blondes is believed by the list of survivors. Ten have dark tresses. Most of them are blue eyed and they 'are we".matched in height. TO AWARD PUPILS FOR HIGH GRADES I — Central School To Award ‘ Buttons To Pupils High In Scholarship I A new system of teaching the pupils to strive for the highest possible school grades has been started at the Central school this year. The plan has been highly commended by Henry N. Sherwood, state superintendent of public instruction, and also by other educators in the state. All pupils in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades at Central who make at least five grades of A and do not fall below B in any other grade for a six week period, will receive an attractive button to wear. Pupils who do not make a sufficient number of A grades, but who do not fall be- " Tow TH''ln” any grade aHo'Ter . button to wear. The high honor badge has the word Leader printed on it. The second high honor has the name Digger. Any pupil who wears the Leader badge for four out of the six weeks periods during the present school year will receive a permanent award in , the form of an attractive pin Each ' pin for each grade at Central will be I different and will have a significant meaning. For instance, the permanent pin in the fifth grade will be In the form of a wreath, signifying that -.al scope. I In the sixth grade, the pin is a t.owell, signifying that the pupil is still building. The seventh grade pin is a burning light, signifying tiiat the ' pupil is beginning to see the light of higher education The eighth grade award is it gold key, signifying that the pupil has the key to the high school. I The plan was w’orked out by the Central school faculty and the pupils I and. already, all the pupils have endorsed the plan and have started to work for the awards. The list of awards will be published each six weeks. Pirates Beat Reds And Go Into Second Place Pittsburgh, Sept. 10. — (United Press) The Pirates went temporar ' ily into second place by defeating the Reds in the first game of a double 1 header here today 5-2.

> secretary of the committee promoting • the observance. I “Mr. McVicker suggested that e. cer- ’ oniony be held in ' hieh a tree be . planted to Mrs. Porter’s memory “to , give expression to the universal er.’htt- ■ siasm and love in which her memory ■ will always be held.’y “it is understood the matter will he ■ taken up with local persons interested in the movement and a fitting observ i ancc held. Governor Jackson indicat- d I he would be g’.ad to participate in any 1 such movement, but said as yet lie had ■ received no information from Individi uals in Indiana or Indianapolis as to t the program.” 1

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, September 10, 1926.

VALUABLE LOOT TAKEN IN MAIL TRAIN HOLD-UP Two Bandits Escape With Mail Valued At From $140,000 To $350,000 HOLD-UP OCCURS AT HARVEY, ILL. Chicago, Sept. 10. — (United Press) —Two bandits today held up a Grand Trunk mail train as it passed through Harvey Ills., a Chicago suburb, and escaped with registered mail variously valued between $140,000 and $350,000. The train robbers missed $250,000 in their haste. The bandits in some way concealed themselves on the train as it left Chicago and made their way to the mallear as the train entered Harvey. They overpowered the two mail clerks, seized the mail pouches, and leaped off the moving train. Automobile Waiting. An automobile was waiting for them with a confederate at the wheel. They climbed in and were whirled away before the train could be stop ped and an alarm sounded. The train was Grand Trunk No. 10, enroute from Chicago to Port Huron, Mich. The mail pouches contained money dispatched from the Fede:al Reserve bank of- Chicago and the First ational tank of Chicago to The First National tank of Harvey. Postal Inspector Grant B. Miller announced the mail was valued ,at .$140,000, but Chicago police were notified the loot NKs 'WWrth — Postal Inspector Miller ordered Mail Clerk John H. Kelly removed from the train at South Bend. Indi ana, where he was questioned. He told authorities in South Bend that he had managed to conceal one mail pouch containing a quarter .of a million dollars and this pouch has nowbeen found on the train, police reported. This pouch, it was said, had been dispatched to a bank at Valparaiso, Indiana. I Youth Charged With Mother Chi i.l l ■ i ■.” —Edward Williams 2’. was under ",r---rast here today charged with holding up hist own mother. The mother slapped his face during the holdup she said, but.three accomplices of the youth forced her to desist. A radio was the only loot taken the quartet. STUMP. WOOLLEN GIVE ADDRESSES Senatorial Candidates Speak At Statewide Rally Os Democrats Indianapolis, Inc., Sept. 10. —(United Press.)’—Democratic leaders of Indiana turned homeward today following the close of Ihe statewide rally held at party headquarters. Albert Stump, and Evans Woollen, senatorial nominees, attacked republican policies and campaign issues in addresses at the rally. Stump declared the financial plight of the farmer was due to the republican high protective tariff and high taxes. Stump assailed the stand of his republican opponent, Senator Watson, on the quesion of farm relief and said, “it is surprising that Senator Watson admits agriculture has been on the decline since 1909 and has only just now discovered it.” Woollen challenged statements made by republican campaign speakers that hard times followed the election of a democratic national administration. Plans for advisory committees of young men and young women for the campaign were completed at a conference of party workers with R. Earl Peters, state chairman. Chester K. Watson, Fort Wayne, was made chairman of the young men’s committee and Dick Heller, Decatur, was named secretary. /

On Trial * i A “ f * Colonel Thomas \V. Miller (right), accompanied by his attorney, is shown on his way to court. He was on trial ini New York on charges of con-) cpiracy while alien property custodian. | INSANE WOM AN IS CAPTURED I Woman Who Escaped From East Haven Caught Near Geneva By Town Marshal (Special to Daily Democrat) Geneva. Sept. 10.—After wandering; throughout this part of the state fori the last ten days, Mattie Straub, Who escaped from the East l Haven hos-j U’tal for the insane at Richmond,! was captured near Geneva last night! by liar’ Hollingsworth, Geneva town marshal. night las! I.igli: llnil a Woman terrorizing residents of the southeast' part of the county by screaming and yelling from a field near several farm houses. Officer Hollingsworth drove to thoi scene and. after an hour’s effort, he' captured the escaped inmate. Thei woman had wandered away front the asylum at Richmond almost two weeks ago and had been at large since that time. This morning, officer Hollingsworth turned the woman over to Fort Wayne officials, from which place she had been sent to the hospital.' She was returned to Richmond this afternoon. o FLOOD DAMAGE NEAR MILLION —. Lowlands Along Rivers In Indiana Are linundated; Streams Still Rising Indian&pclin. Ind., Sept. TO (United Press) -Lowlands along 'he Wabash and White rivers and otter streams in Southern ’mliana were illundated today with a further rise during the next two dnvs predicted by | weather bureau offic'a.s. Damage from the floods caused by | Wednesday night’s cloudburst in Central Indiana which sent rivers and creek* out of their banks was estimated at nearly $1,000,000. Repo: ts from Terre Haute indicated the damage in thai vicinity alone would reach $150,000 ierious crop damage was reputed to the Indiana farm bureau federation and rtilriads and Interurbans suff red heavily from washouts. Fair weather was predicted for today unless there is ’:i> liter heavy rain(t UIUTINIIED ON PAGE THREE)

CHANNEL SWIM RECORD BROKEN BY A FRENCHMAN : Georges Michel Svv ims I Across English Channel In 11 Hours, Six Minutes • •MISSES OWN GOAL BY EIGHT MINUTES St. Margaret’ Bay, Eng., Sept. 10 — (United Press)— Georges Michel, veteran French swimmer, broke the world’s record for swimnr ng the i | English channel here early today when he completed the crossing In I eleven hours and six minutes. "J’ai battu L’allemand." (I’ve beaten the German) were Michel’s first words as he staggered up the deserted beach. ,i Leaving Cape Gris Nez, France at 8:32 last night, Michel splashed ashore here at 7:38 am., conquering the channel within eight minutes of the goal he set for himself. With a broad grin covering his I face the new world's champion of I the newly popular sport, went rimmedia'Ply to “The Green Man.” a tavern, i and called for whiskey. Misses Goal 8 Minutes Michel lowered the record set Aug. | 30, by Ernst Vierkotter, a German, i who swam the channel in twelve I hours and forty-two minutes. Michel ! had hoped to arrive here by 7:30. He was eight minutes late. But he downed, on arrival, a big, . double Scotch whiskey at the Green I Man, apparently well satisfied, both | I with the swim and the drink. He off the heavy coat of 5 grease that covered his body in the bathroom at The Green Man. ate a I hearty breakfac and set out by automobile for Folkestone to register I witnesses c«rtifscations ot his time j at the French consulate. It was his eleventh attempt to J make the crossing. Though there were only a few at I the beach to greet Michel, the news I of his feat spread quickly and crowds I gathered. He was cheered uproarously upon leaving for Folkestone. Enroule to Folkestone, Michel told 1 ! his own story of the swim, declaring' that champagne helped him. TMMMNr wwMunnitif m tana five minutes.” he s*M. "1 was ill twice. About 1 a. m.. I became very seasick. Then at 3 a.m., I got I cramps and felt terribly cold. The sea was calm except the last two (tOXTIM ED <>V PAGE THREE) AUTO STOLEN j FROM FARMER Car Taken From Barn On H. Dirkson Farm Tues, day Night Not Found A 1924 model Ford sedan was stolen from the barn at the Henry Dirkson ‘ residence, four and one half miles northwest of Decatur, on the Fort Wayne rood, Tuesday night, and has not been located. The license plates lon the ear bore the number 244,050. The ear was not insured. Another Ford sedan, belonging to William C. Marker, residing a short distance south of Foil Wayne, on the peeatur-Fort Wayne road, was stolen the same night and was abandoned in front of the William Hobrock residence, a half-mile t’ronit he Dirkson home. It is believed that the same j party or parties stole both cars. It ;is the supposition that the thief or I thieves, as the case may be, stole the Marker car and drove to the Hobrock residence. Intending to take Mr. Hobrock's car, but probably did not find the Hobrock car to their liking and went on to the Dirkson home, taking Mr. Dirkson’s car. After stealing Mr. Dirkson’s car, the thieves evidently had returned to the Hobrock home and emptied five gallons of gasoline from a car which Mr. Hobrock had in his garage into the tank on the Dirk son car and drove away. Mr. Marker recovered his car the day after it was stolen.

Youth Shot To Death While Defending Girls From Attacks of Negroes Chester, Pa., Sept. 10. — (United; I Press.) —Posses of farmers and citlI zens today were scouring the countryside north of this city for the slayers of Walter Harden, 19 year-old youth who was shot to death defending two' girls from attack by two masked I negroes last night. Police were called by William Ham ' llton, a companion of Harden, who I escaped after a beating by the negroes' and ran to a farmhouse and telephoned this city. The two girls with Harden and Hamilton were driving on a lonely road near Bridgewater when the attack occurred. o l EXTENSION WORK WILL BF GIVEN I Teachers Os County Will Have Variety Os Classes x To Choose From Teachers in the schools of Adams county will have a variety of courses from which to choose in the regular extension work to be given each nion’h In connection with the regular county institutes this year, Clifton E. Striker, county superintendent of schools, announced today. The. classes will be conducted by instructors from Indiana and the Muncie branch of the Indiana State Normal. The courses to be taught in the extension work include: Teaching of I Geography: Hygiene; Short Stories; History, since 1870, and Supervision iof Elementary Curriculum. The latI ter is a graduate course. The subI ject of Readers Bible may be given, I also. Teachers may choose any one of the above named courses. The extension w'ork is open to the teachers in the schools at Decatur and Berne as well as those in the rural schools. The classes will be held on Saturday afternoons. Teachers are urged to nroll tomorrow at the insk'tute to be held at Monroe, but they may enroll as late as the following institute. i Legal Battle Over Valentino’s Will Looms Press.) —Possibility of a legal battle over the last will of Rudolph Valentino, involving between $500,000 and $2,000,000 was seen today following the retention of two Attorneys by Al- ! berto Gublielmi, brother of the dead film actor. The lawyers, Milton Cohen and It. E. Knickerbocker, he'd a conference today witli W. I. Gilbert, Valentino's former attorney, who lias already made public provisions of the will. “We will examine the will in detail and if it turns out to be unfair to Mr. Guglielmi and his sister, we will contest it." Cohen declared. o Fire Destroys M. E. Church. Kokomo. Ind., Sept. 10. - (United Press.) —The Methodist church at the town of Lincoln, north of Kokomo, was destroyed by tire of undetermined o’igin last night with a loss of $20,000. A bucket brigade prevented spread of the flames to other buildings.

One Billionaire, Several Hundred Millionaires Reside In This Country Wealthiest Man In America Resides In New York City: Next Richest Man Lives In Detroit; Millionaires Are Increasing Every Year. According To Report Os The Actuary Os 11. S. Treasury; Number Can Not Be Determined From Income Tax Returns.

By Joseph S. Washney United Pipes Staff Correspondent Washington, D. C. Sept. 10. - (Unit-' ed Press)--America has one Billionaire and nt least 11.000 ordinary mil lionaires" according to Joseph McCcj actuary of the U. S. Treasury. The wealthiest man in the country resides in New* York City McCoy told the United Press in an interview today. The next richest man lives in I Detroit while the third wealthiest per-[ aon lives “either in Detroit or Chicago | McCoy said he could not officially name tile wealthiest persons, but it . was understood that the Billionnaire | »

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RICHARD MERTON IS STAR WITNESS FOR GOVERNMENT German Tells Os Paying Large Sum For Return Os Property Seized By U.S. RETAINER FEE AND COMMISSION PAID New York, Sept. 10—(United Press)—With Richard Merton of Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, as its star witness, the government today wrote into the court records a remarkable story by which it expects to convict Harry M. Daugherty, former attorney general, and Thomas W. Miller, former alien property custodian, of conspiracy to defraud. Merton testified: That he agreed with either John T. King or Jesse Smith, both now deceased. to pay a $50,000 retainer fee and a commission of t ve or two and a half per cent, dependent on a time element, if they would secure return to him of $7,000,000 of property seized from German owners during the war. Given Cash And Bonds That ’he $7,000,000 was returned to him in cash and bonds at a champagne dinner at a New York hotel, after Miller had brought it here from Washington. D. C. That the following day he turned over to King liberty bonds to a total of $391,000. After Merton had told of the dinner and of King taking him to the National City Bank the following day to deposit the money he described his instructions to the bank to sign the receipts and forward them to the government at Washington. “That was just a detail." he said. “I had my money and the rest was none of my business." He and King then went to the offi(COVTI.M l:l> OV PAGE THREE) SEASON'S FIRST _FROST REPORTED Some Da in age Done To Garden Truck By Frost In Northeastern Indiana Kendallville, Ind.. Sep). 10.— (United Press.) Northeastern Indiana was visited by the first frost of the season early today and some damage was done to garden truck. It was the earliest frost here in years. At 7 o’clock this morning the temperature here stood at 46 degrees. Ripening of the* corn crop has been delayed by incessant rains and unless t warm weather continues for several weeks farmers will suffer heavy loss. Frost At Warsaw. Warsaw, Ind., Sept. 10. — (United Press.) —Farmers in the lowlands of Koseuisko county today reported the first frost of the season, some damage being done to tomatoes, mellons, peppers and other tender vines.

I is John D. Rockefeiier, with H»nry i Ford a close second Edsel Ford vies with the unnamed Chicagoan for third j place. “The number of nt.lllonaires can r< I longer be determined from income tax 1 returns”, McCoy said "The latest rej turns show only 74 persons m thl. j class, but that is because the tax is . evled on income and not n a--' rl i wea’tli. " Millionaires are n rea dug every year. Before the wa there w re only about 4,500 persons v. ith wealth i:t ex | cess of $1,000,000.

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