Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 219, Decatur, Adams County, 16 September 1926 — Page 1

wEAT H E R Unsettled tonight .nd Friday with Io thunderstorms. ni ght In east * n,r “' unions and in ex uetne north portions Friday.

DAIRY DAY PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 19

ARREST OF MRS. MCPHERSON IS SET FOR FRIDAY Followers Os Evangelist Hold All-Night Prayer Vigil At Temple KEYES PLANS TO END investigation soon Los Angeles, Sept. 16. (United Press) Action may be taken tomorrow in the case of Aimee Semple McPherson, the Los Angeles evangelist whose kidnapping was sensational for weeks. District Attorney Keyes said today. "I am not going to arrest Mrs. McPherson today." he announced. “But my investigation probably will close by tomorrow, when action will be taken.” Reports that warrants already had i been issued were denied by the district attorney as he resumed his questioning this morning of various witnesses and principals in the case. The evangel st, her mother. Mrs I Minnie Kennedy, and several other temple workers were to appear at the district attorney's office and explain their parts in what the prosecution terms a “conspiracy of deception.” The conspiracy in which the evangelist is declared to have participated concerns alleged manufacture of false evidence in connection with the investigation of her famous kdnapping story. Thp evangelist, it is charged, conspired with Miss Bernice Norris, lawyer's secretary, and Mrs. Lorias Wiseman, of San Francisco, to produce fake kidnappers and a mythical woman to pose as occupant of a cottag® at. Carmel with Kenneth G. Ormiston during Mrs. McPherson's disappears ace last May. Jca Watts, Long Beach oil fiel 1 worker, alleged by Miss Morris to have posed as “Steve” one of Mrs McPherson's self-as rrted kidnappers, also was to be grilled by the prose- — ■ ... Watts has admitted he was the man whose photograph was taken by Miss Morris and identified by Mrs -McPherson as that of the kidnapper . ‘ Steve.” He denied, however, all knowledge of the alleged scheme to hiauiitait lire evidence.' District Attorney Keyes’ office today was protected by a special guard. His home was guarded during the night by special officers. Log Angeles. Sept. 16 While newspaper headlines proclaimed "arrest of Aimee set for Fn day,” 1.000 loyal followers of Aimee Semple McPherson prayed for her all night in Angelas Temple. The famous evangelist may be arrested in connection with new developenu nts in her disappearance case, officials sa'd today. A capacity audience at the temple iCtIMIMKI) ON PAGE TWO! 10 FIX STATE TAX RATE SOON Governor, Tax Board And Auditor To Fix Rate At Conference Next Week < Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 16. — (United Press.) —Members of the state tax board today were preparing to take up consideraion of the new state levy next week. The rate for next year will be finally settled at a conference of Governor Jackson with the board and Lewis Bowman, state auditor, next week. It i 8 predicted that the present rate of 28 cents will ue reduced 4 or 5 cents. Governor Jackson in his campaign for election pledged a material reduction in the levy after the state debt had been paid. The last of the debt was wiped out at the close of the last fiscal year on June 30. . *

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Vol. XXIV. Number 219.

Court Holds Sesqui Centennial Violated Blue Laws Os 1791 Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 16—(United Press) —Tlie commonwealth of Pennsylvania today won its court fight to prevent .operation of commercialized features at the Sesqui Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia on Sundays. The Dauphin county court granted a writ of quo-warranto against the Sesqui on the grounds It had violated the blue laws of 1794 and had there fore usurped its character rights. Counsel for the Sesqul-Centennial has announced an appeal to the supreme court would he filed. Attends Undertakers’ Meet S. E. Black, of this city, motored to New Albany yesterday where he attended a state meting of Indiana undertakers, The tneeti-g was addressed by Prof. Albert Wor.-ham, of Chicago who spoke on ‘De-n-Surgery," ®ud Clifford Askins, cf Indianapolis, who -poke cn the subject. “Better Embalming.” o QUARTET TO PLAY AT FLOWER SHOW Decatur Ladies Saxaphone Quartet To Play At Fort Wayne Friday Night The Decatur Ladies' Saxaphone Quartet, composed cf idllian and Mildred Worthman. Violet Squires and Mrs. George Sfluir, -. have been ask■d to play during a program to be given Fiiday night at the Foit Wayne Power show, which is being held in that city this week. lUe aUL.P* vaible reputation since it was organ ized ->everal months ago and, under the leadership of J. C. Cafaro, it Iras played on several occasions. The Fort Wayne Ladies' saxaphone band also will give a concert at the flowet show. The Decatur quartet is said to be om- cf the best in the state. Miss Mildred Worthman play baritone; Miss Lillian Worthman, tenor; Miss Violet Squires, alto and Mrs. George Squires, soprano. The Decatur ladies also will play in the Ftirt Wayne hand. —„ o Sen. McKinley Continues M J. •• ement Martinsville, Ind.. Sep:. 16. - l United P.ess) A light impr vement in the condltii n of Senator William B. McKinley of Illinois was reported today by Dr. R. 11. Egbert, his physician. “The Senator's condition was definitely on tlie up-grade late ye terday”, said Dr. Egbert, “He spent a very comfortable night and this morning his condition was again encouraging. “He seemed to ba gaining strength but it is impassible at. this time to predict the out come of his illness New Chevrolet Dealers Arrive In This City The Imperial Chevrolet Sales will occupy the new building which Julius Haugh is erecting on North Third street. The owners of th e new Chevrolet sales company are J. R. Moncrief and Theo. L. Richey, ol Greenfield. Ind. Both men have arrived in th e city and have opened a temporary sales room in the KleenRile Auto Laundry establishment, on North Third street. Mr. Moncrief drove through from Flint, Mich., last night with a new car and Mr. Richey catne through today. Mr. Moncrief will make this city ills home and his partner will join him after January 1. Mr. Richey is now county clerk of Hancock county. Three Decatur Rotarians Go To Columbia Citv Today James Cowan, Herman Yager and J. F. Arnold went to Columbia City this afternoon to attend a district Rotary meeting which will be held at Tri Lakes. The Rotary clubs in district two will be the guests of Columbia City and District Governor Will Barr, of Bluffton, will attend.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, September 16, 1926.

To Plant Forest Os 10,000 Trees In Memory Os Author

State Os New York To Plant Forest In Memory Os Mrs. Gene Stratton Porter, Widely Known Writer, Who Formerly Resided In Decatur And Adams County, As That State’s Part In A National Gene Stratton Porter Memorial Week, Beginning September 26.

A forest of ten thousand trees is to be planted in the state of i Xi w York as a memorial to Ila* late Gene Stratton Porter, one of 1 most beloved and esteemed citizens who ever called Decatur and Adilins county their home. The forest will be planted in the

MRS. F. BOERGER EXPIRES TODAY ! I Well Known Woman Dies At Home North Os Decatur This Morning Mrs. Fred Boerger, 70, well known resident of the Fuelling church community. north of Decatur, died at her home just north of Adams county i in Alien county, at 11:30 o'clock this morning. Death was due to a complication of <k ; ,seases. Mrs. Boerger had been ill for some time. > The husband, three daughters and one son survive. Funeral services will be held at th® home at 1:30 o'clock and at the Fuelling Lutheran church, of which the deceased was a member, at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Burial 1 will be made in the church cemetery. o i , Berne Man Pleads Guilty To Reckless Driving Charge *fiern?7'Si pt. '*TlT—Arnett 'Stauffer, who pleaded not guiltv ta a charge of ! reckless driving wmn arrainged in » ccuit befote a local pustice of the j peace last Monday, (hanged his plea i to guilty yesterday and was fined $lO.10. Stauffer pleaded guilty tv chaigvst , of prov ke and driving an automobile i , without a license last Monday, and j was fined on both ccunts. 5 o X jOtto Holte Ships Seed Wheat To Culver Otto Hoile, we.l-knuwn farmer living north of the city, today shipped ) a oii.antity of certified Purkoff seed - '•■■ ■ . ver. Ind. The seed is tor winter; , wheat. Last year. Mr. Ilolle planted; nine bushels of this variety and ob tained 290 bushels, an average of 38 and two-thirds bushels to the acre. l — o I RADIO STATION i INCREASES POWER 1 ’ Station WHB.J In Fort Wayne Increases Power ’ To 500 Waits r Fort Wayne will have another powerful radio station in operation this 1 winter, according to an announce- ' ment made today. Station WOWO, 1 owned and operated by the Main Auto ‘ Supply company, which was operated under 500 watts power last winter, 1 will be on tlie air again this tall alter undergoing extensive improve--1 ments and changes. Station WHBJ, which wit i sold last spring by the 1 Lauer Auto company to the Keen 1 Serviic . y.,Uni, is being rebuilt and 1 will broadcast under 500 watts power < this year, also. This station used 1 only 50 watts power in the past. 9 The wave-lengths of the two eta- *' tlons will not be changed this fall. f Station WOWO will broadcast the Dempsey-Tunney fight on September 23, and the world's series baseball ) games, play by play, but probably j will not be on the air regularily until sometime during the latter part of f. October. 8 Station WHBJ plans to join a hooky up of several metropolitan stations in ■i broadcasting programs from the largt est cities of tlie country, it is said. It a is hoped that this station will be ready -, to start broadca'sting within a month or two.

Forest Preserve of New York as that I state's contribution to the observance lof a national Gene Stratton Porter I Memorial Week, commenc ng September 26. I The following news item concerning the plan to plant the memorial forest appeared in the September 13 * issue of the Adirondacks Enterprise, at Saranac Lake. New York: "Albany, Sept. 13 — Conservajiton Ci mmissioner Alexander MacDonald w 11 plant a memorial forest of ten thousand trees in the Forest Preserve as New York State's contribution to the observance of a national Gene Stratton Porter Memorial Week commencing September 26. "On August 30, Janies McViikar, executive secretary of the National Gene Stratton-Porter Memorial Week Committee wrote a letter to Governor Alfred E. Smith asking if it would be possible for him to undertake a tree planting ceremony during the period of the National Memorial Week, in view of the eminence which tlis famous authoress achieved as an arboriculturist. The matter was referred to Conservation Commissioner I MacDonald who will select a suitable [tract in the Forest Preserve and plant thereon ten thousand trees. 1 "As the state constitution prohibits , the cutting of any timber in the state Forest Preserve this forest will stand as a permanent memorial to Gene Stratton-Porter. Such a forest was planted in the spring of 1925 in memory of Clara Barton, founder and first president of the American Red Cross Society, in the Adirondack 1 Forest Preserve.” • o SHUMAKER RAPS SUPREME COURT Anti-Saloon League Superintendent Again Attacks Evansville. Ind., Sept. 16. 'I nited Pass.) —A bitter attack on the Indi ana state supreme court was launch- | ed here today by Dr. E. S. Shumaker, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league. The court “allows too many technicalities to enter into liquor law 1 violation cases, thereby killing them.” Dr. Shumaker declared, addressing the annua! Indiana conference' of the Methodist church. Dr. Shumaker is already awaiting action on contempt of court proceedings brought against him by Attorney General Gillium as a result of his criticism of the supreme court in his last annual report as league superintendent. “The supreme court of Indiana is more deply enmeshd iti dating with technicalities in liquor cases than any other state in the union,” Dr. Shu maker declared. “It has now become a battle of wits between lawyers in the various courts of the country rather than the property functioning of the moral issue," the state dry chief continued. — o -■— Aviator Charged With Smuggling Aliens Into Michigan In Airplane Detrot, Mich.. Sept. 16—(United Press) — Charged with smuggling aliesn into Michigan by airplane from Ontario, Virgil Simmons, 29, until recently manager of the Packard av.ation field here, was In custody of I federal immigration officials today. I In addition to Simntons, authorit.es arrested Lewis Stewart of an autoniobile alleged to have been held in readiness to transport from the field Joseph Kenetty, 28, and Lajos Kias, 23. both ot Hungarian nationality, who also were taken into custody.

FLOOD DAMAGE IN MIDDLE-WEST NEAR $12,000,000 At Least Twenty Deaths Attributed To Drenching Rains In Several States KANSAS AND ILLINOIS GREATEST SUFFERERS By United Press Drenching rains which have brought flood conditions to many sections of the middle-west have caused more than $12,000,000 damage, and resulted in deaths of at least 20 persons, it was disclosed today in a United Press survey. Kansas and Illinois suffered the most serious damage from the floods. Each of these states was damaged about 15.000.000 and the flooded conditions still prevail. The same states have reported five fatalities each as result of the storm. Trains over the entire area are being delated as mu. h ar, seven am' eight hours Many washouts have been reported and numerous fast trains from the west are being rerouted intcChicago. In addition to heavy damage report ed in Illinois and Kansas, considerable property damage hat 1 een reported i> Missouri. Nebraska. lowa. Wisconsin. These states reported several fatalities as result of high waters. Flood <■' n.lilh ns today continued to menace certain parts of Illinois. The Illinois river is reported running bank high in many of the Lowlands thr waler has overflowed the banks. Dang?- Minimized In Indiana Indianapolis. Tnrt. Wept 16. —(United Press) —Danger of further flood damage in southern Indiana as a re suit of rains which f II la. t night vas •ninimt'icd today by the bi. al wehther bureau. The fall of flood waters in the Wabash and White rivers may he somewhat delayed because of the rains and there may be a slight rais in White river again, according to J. H. Arming ton, weather bureau meteorologist The rai.;s were not heavy .-nourh to send stream's ttik>c : rg the"lowUmlH as did the cloudburst of a week ag< which cost al least $1 000,(.00 prop rtv datnage in Indiana. The west fork of White river is Ulus' to be the most effected by the O s ■ ' injuries Prove- Fata' Martinsville, Ind., Sept. 16. —(United Ih'ess) —Injuties received when he caught his hand in a pulley at a flour mill here had terminated fatally today for George Maegerlein. 61. O —-I—MONROE CHURCH HAS NEW PASTOR * I. Friends Church Made A Station; Rev. Ralph Lawrence Is New Pastor (Special to Daily Democrat) Monroe, Sept. 16. Ralph Lawrence, of Columbus, Ohio, has accepted a cal! to the Friends chinch at Monroe, it was announced todav. The Monroe church w hich has been a member of a circuit with the Pleas;.nt Valley church for several years, has been made a station, also and will have preaching services every Sunday morning and evening. Rev. Ignvrence is a young man and is a graduate of the Cleveland Bible School. He preache I a trial sermon in the local church seme time ago and grdatly pleased the audience. Rev. Lawrence will succeed the Rev. Grant Whitenark, who has lecided to enter evangelistic work. Rev Whitenack hast been pastor of the local church for the last three and one-half years and has been very succesful with his work He plans to maintain his residence in Monroe while carrying on his evangelistic work. The Pleasant Valley church, located three m’les southeast of Monroe, has been placed on a circuit with another church and will have a new pastor, also.

[ Aviator Races Through Clouds Only To Find W ife Killed Instead Os Injured Vin.ennes, Ind.. Sept. 16.— (United Press) —A broken heart and realization that his race th-ough the clouds had been in vain came today to Lieut. Wright Vermilya, U. S. Army aviator, who made a spectacular flight from Little Rock, Aik., in response to a telegram that his young wife had been injured in an automobile crash at Brazil. Vermilya, recognized as one of the Army’s stellar pilots, daringly avoidthe army flying field at Belleville, 111., where he was to have changed planes, instead he took a shorter route. By avoiding Belleville he missed a second telegram advising him that his wife had been instantly killed instead of “injured.” He did not know cf his wasted efforts until he lauded here last night. NAVAL RAI IN SCHOOLS PLANNED Decatur Schools Asked To Participate In National Observance, Oct. 27 Schools in Decatur have been asked to participate in a national “Navy Day”. October 27. The day y.ill be observed by schools throughout the country. Tlie significance of the day will to two fold, it being tlie birthday of Theodore Roosevelt and, also, is the day set aside to explain and instruct citizens in the working- of the United States Navy. Supei intendent M. F. Worthman stated today that each school in Deca tur would observe the day with an appropriate program. The programs will lie about an hour in length and the patrons of the various schools wil. be invited to attend. The programs will include the sing ing of patroitic songs and a short talk on the Navy and the naval program n the United States. Thousands of schools already have replied to the questionaiie sent out, recently, that they will participate in the observance of the day. ■ —— ——o-— Four Men-EiscApe From County .Jail At Goshen Goshen, Ind., Sept. 16.—(United Press) —In the second Jail delivery at the Elkhart county jail within a , ... . . The who psciippd were Thonias Young, charged with murder for the killing of Louis Kieidler, South Bend Druggist, in a holdup; Louis Bowman and Russell Randall, facing charges of stealing an auto, and Roy Mertz. ——o Geneva Man Has Auto Accident Near Berne Paul Shoemaker, of Geneva, escaped serious injury Wednesday morning when his automobile was wrecked on the Limberlost Trail, between Berne and Geneva. Mr. Shoemaker was enroute from his home to the Dunbar Furniture factory at Berne, where he is employed. The steering arm on his car broke, causing the car to turn over in the ditch at the side of the road. The car was badly wrecked, but Mr. Shoemaker escaped with only a few bruises. o— — Battalion Os Mexican Infantry Annihilated Nogales, Ariz., Sept. 16.— (United Press)—A battalion of Mexican infantry was almost entirely annihilated by warring Yaqui Indians lying in ambush neai Bicum. Sonora. Mexico, according to advices here today. Five thousand Mexicali troops, reported being routed from Chihuahua to the scene of the Yaqui uprising through the United States via El Paso and Nogales, where expected to pass through here today or tomorrow. French Liner In Collision Paris. Sept. 16 —(United Press) — I The French line's trans-Atlantic liner ’ Vavoie, with'many Americans aboard was in collision with a cargo boat. , but escaped without serious injury, the French line announced today.

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ORGANIZATION COMPLETED FOR BIG EVENT HERE Cloverleaf Creameries Plan Open House At Plant Here; Features Planned BARBECUE ONE OF MANY FREE FEATURES Cooperating with the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., of this city, and other industries interested in dairying, the businessmen of Decatur will join in giving a program in observance of Dairy Day, in Decatur, Tuesday, October 19. An organization was completed at a meeting of business men held last evening at the Decatur Industrial Association rooms, J. H. Heller, being elected general chairman. Other officers elected were John T. Myers, treasurer, and A. R. Holthouse, secretary, and they wene authorized to select the chairmen and members of the different committees required to arrange the details for the day. On this day. the Cloverleaf Creameries will formally open its model plant to the public and the company’s fieldmen and cream patrons from all over the teiritory will be invited to attend the event. A program of interest to farmers and those interested in the dairy business will be given at the Creamery and the tentative plans call for the awarding of two pure-bred bulls and other prizes. Several thousand people are expected to attend. The daily industry and its affiliated enterprises in this county have grown to great proportions over a period of ten years and the business men of this city wish to stress the importance this industry now holds in the community and also in appreciation of what the industry has done for the farmers in providing a ready and splendid market for dairy products With this thought in view, everything to be arranged for the day will be free. To Hold A Barbecue Besides the program which the "Ciov ei leaf 'Creainei - - plant, it is planned to hold a barbecue, and sandwiches and coffee will be served to the guests. Music will be furnished by bands and arrangements are being complet- ■ ■ <e-r A wan’ and prizes will be given free anu everyodt- will b t > made ij»feel that they are welcome. According to plans already under way. tlie program will be an all-day affair, that is, a general invitation will be extended to the farmers to come here and spend the day with their families as the guests of Decatur business men. The barbecue wil! be one of th,, features of the day and an expert chef will be secured to prepare the steers. Coffee will also be served. Speakers of note in the dairy business will be secured to address the fieldmen and farmers who attend the (COM'IMED ON PAGE FOUR) ORATORS TO OPEN TOUR NEXT WEEK Democratic Candidates And Orators To Take To Field In Full Force Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 16 -('mt- ' ed Press) —Candidates and orators of ’ the democratic party will take the field in full force next week for the ' final offensive of the campaign, R. 1 Earl Peters, state chairman, au- » nouticed today. ’ Active speak’ng campaign will be s stalled Monday by senatorial, congressional, state and local candidates, Peters said. Some of the leading party orators fn the country will come to Indiana to r join in the campaign, which will 1 continue until election day, accord- . ing to Peters. Names of the outside speakers ami their dates will be announced later.

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