Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 226, Decatur, Adams County, 24 September 1926 — Page 1

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B GENETUNNEY ■ CROWNED CHAMP I OF HEAVYWEIGHTS "Fighting Marine” Wins Title From Dempsey By Wide Decision FALLEN C H A M P IS DISAPPOINTED ■ By Henry L. Farrell, ■ if P Staff Correspondent) Philadelphia. Sept. 24.—There : is a new heavyweight champion ■ of the world. / Gene Tunney, formerly of the United States marines, as is known in every spot on the globe where wires reach, won the heavyweight championship of ■S the world and the richest prize in the sporting world when he was awarded a ten-round decision over Jack Dempsey here last 4 night. * •f In these more modern days of the H prize ting since Tex Rickard started ■ offering millions of dollars to fighters. B it has been the opinion of those close k to the game that the heavyweight title 8 never would be passed on a decision. But the title passed last nigfit before a crowd of 130,000 spectators and there was not one voice of protest from the largest crowd that ever saw an athletic contest in the United States. Tunney won eight of the ten rounds by a mile. Two might have been awarded to Dempsey only through the courtesy that might be conceded to I a champion. * • If two ham and eggers 1144 i>etiu I fighting, the first and fourth rounds, in ? which Dempsey made his best show- | ing. would have been called even rounds. And thejb vZere the only rounds in which Dempsey looked like the champion who murdered Jess Willard, stoppeu Carpentier with ease and outslugged Firpo in what the old timers called a ‘ backroom fight." The description of the fight was probably the easiest to write since the oid days of John L. Sullivan, the original Jack Dempsey and Jack s McAuliffe. Dempsey, as he always has fought. • . -t,.p ~l smc«. Toledo, Dempsey found an opponent who could not be slopped with his right and left body punches. Tunney was hurt several times and was in danger as many times but he always came back and was forcing Dempsey back with punches that didn't knock him but that wore j him down. The actions of the passing champion dining the first few seconds of each round after th P first showed the way things were going. Jack rushed, almost leaped, from his corner at the first bell to carry Tunney clear across the ring with the momentum of his charge. He looked like the Dempsey of Toledo for a .moment, and like a real tI'ONTINI Hl> ON PAUS EIGHT) a oSOPHOMORES OF D.H.S. ORGANIZE Robert Passwater Elected President; Floyd Gibson Is ('lass Guardian At an organization meeting of the Sophmore class of the Decatur high school thiij morning. Robert Passwaters was elected president to lead the c'ass through the 1926-27 school year. was chosen vicepresident; John Engle was elected secretary, and Don Koos was elected treasurer. Floyd Gibson, Instructor of manual training ’.vast-selected as class guardian for the year. The Sophtnores planned several activities and Mr. Gibson urged them to cooperate in the securing of high grades. All classes at the local high school have been organized now with the exception of yi eFreshmen class, and they will probably select their officers in th* next few days.

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Nelson Ends First 20 Days Os His Bread And Water Jail Sentence Tekamah. Neb. 8 pt. 24 —(United Presrl— Thomas Nelson completed the first 20 days of his bread and water ' jail sentence here last night and was given a light breakfast today Nelson is serving the first and last 20 days of a 60 day sentence imposed by county Judge Oiville Chatt for viol&tin* the prohibition laws on bread and water. “I’m feeling all right but am weak I and hungry,” Nelson told sheriff W. D. Smith this morning when a tray bearing poached eggs, sliced tomatoes and «oftee was brought to his cell. Nelson’s diet will be restricted to soft foodi until tomorrow when h's unstinted fare will be resumed. o ; BOTH PARTIES ARE PREPARING FOR CAMPAIGN Campaign Managers of Both Parties Set Their Gears In Motion NEW YORK PICKS CANDIDATES MONDAY By F aul R. Mallon (United Pres Staff Correspondent) Washington. D Sept. 24 —(United Press) —Finiß formalities in the .election of sixty-six republican and dems\iatic senatorial candidates' will be completed with the New York choice of a democratic senatoiial can Mttmlav. Campaign managers of both parties set their geais in motion here today fur opening of the mil campaign. Senator McNary, Republican, Oregon, returned .from a republican managerial pow wow in Chicago to rally speakers to the stand, including manycabinet officers of the-administration. Senator Gerry, Rhoode Island, chairman of the democratic senatorial cam paign committee held a conference with Senator Bayard democrat Delaware, to at?ange opening of the Demo-c’-ati • - here, i This activity is the direct result of the promised closing of the primary campaigns. At that time New York '*** v- -e.. ■ w V/.i: !i- 1 t Tii'l to oppose Senate 1 . Wadsworth, Repub (< OVUM KI) ON I’AGK SEVEN) RICHARD EGWIN TELLS OF STORM Nephew Os Decatur Men Gives Graphic Account Os Florida Hurricane Richard Erwin, of Fort Wayne, SiTTT of the late Richard Erwin, former Decatur man. was at Miami, Florida, when the disastrous hurricane swept that city and other sections of southern Florida last Saturday. Mr. Erwin is a nephew of Dore B. and Dan hl. Erwin, of this city. He tell in a letter to relatives at Fort Wayne, about a 15-hour-flattie which he fought to save the home of his brother, David, who is in Fort Wayne at present. His letter is as follows: "Monday, Sept. 20. "Dear Folks: ”1 hope you haven’t worried much about this terrible calamity and 1 ' wonder if my wire got there,-assur--1 ing you I am all Tight and that the ' house is still on Its feet. 1 . "You may live to be a hundred and perhaps never see the equal of this storm. It started about 9 p. m. Friday and continued all night and until 2 p. m. Saturday, it' you think a 130-mile gale isn't fast, just put your hand out and it will nearly tear It off. “I was home, for warning had been given and I was prepared. I took the rugs up, pulled everything to the center of the rooms, nailed the front doors. after the wind had blown open several times and established a regui CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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-X 11 X Illi* . TO HOLD CHURCH CONFERENCE HERE Christian Churches Os Adams Count'. To Hold An nual County Meeting The annual county conference of nit-.n county will be held at the First Christian chinch in this 'city Saturday. There will be two sessions, one starting at 10 a. tn., and the otljer at 1:30 p. tn. Dr. A. L. Martin, of LaFountain, district evang<-l!*t of the Christian churches, will attend the conference. In his party, wliTsh will consist of four persons, will be a missionary from the Belgian Congo, in Africa. The whole work of the church, both misionary and local, will be discussed at the conference. It is important that a large per cent of the member--1 ship of the churches attend the conference. There afe only two Chris- ' tian churches in Adams county, the local church and the one at Maple Drove, southeast of Monroe COUNTY W.C. I. U. ELECTS OFFICERS Mrs. E. Hocker, Os De--1 citur Re-elected President; 2 Addresses Given Mrs. E. Hocker, of Decatur, was re-elected president of the Adams I County Women's Christian Tempert ance Union at the county meeting held in the Reformed church at Berne, I Thursday. A large number of temper- : ance workers from all parts of the - county attended the meeting. The De- ' catur union had the largest representation present. i Other officers elected at the meet- • ing were: Mrs. Hester Vorhees, of • Geneva, vice-preshi^.d; Mrs. Grace t Knipe, of Geneva, corresponding and i recording secretary; Mrs. B. J. Kice, Decatur, treasurer. Mrs. Rice has been (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, September 21, 1926.

CAROS WIN FLAG] New York, Sept. 24.—The St. ] Louis Cardinals cinched the National League baseball cham- . i pionship for the season here' I this afternoon by defeating the, I New York Giants, 6-4, while the, Cincinnati Reds were losing the I first game of their double-head-ier with the Philadelphia club. .... - ' 'HIX-araL inais can lose their t.vU fcn.ffnF 5 j ing games and still finish ahead lof the Cincinnati club. CincinInati was leading 6-4 in the seventh inning of their second game with Philadelphia this I afternoon. I RELIEF HIND TOTALS $6.88 - First Report On Donations ‘ Being Received Here I 5 ' Is Made Today Tile first report of donations to .the Florida relief fund being raised here I by the Red Cross was made today. I by Miss Anna Winnes, county chairman. Contributions removed from i I 'boxes in Decalin amounted to $6.88. No reports have been received from I (the other town ov. r the country.: ■ Following it a list of the contributors so far: :M. ,1. Wertzberger and wile ... $1 HO I M. Moyer 1-00 3 W, B. Erwin :tml wife 200 3 Loose Change .1 Total 1 - —o Man Drives Auto Into Open Elevator Shaft ! Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 24 —(UnitI ed Press) —Little hope was held today for the recovery of Clark Mousa, 29, f i who drove an auto into an open eleva ; tor shaft at an auto sale-- ornp-ny’s 1, building here. The auto turned o\er as it dropped ’ 15 feet and Mousa was pinned beneath I the machine.

ERWIN SPEAKS ! TO ROTARIANS Decatur Attorney Discusses ’ Making Os Wills; Mr. Schulte Is Present I Dore B. Erwin, local attorney, gave an instructive talk on the making of Decati" - Rotary club last evening. Mr. (•Irwin told of instances where the testator evaded his own purpose bj trying to say too much in the will He aso explained the Indiana law and its relation to wills and disposiI tion of property following death. Paul Schulte, of Chicago, owner of the Decatur Country club grounds, was a guest at the luncheon and stated that plans were ready for the remodel ing of th° c'nb bouse and the build- ' ing of a dancing hall in connection i with building. Mr. Schulte has been in the city for a few days, during which time a couple of new oil wells I have been shot on bis properties east of the city. “MISS X" AND MARTIN HELD Two Important Witnesses In Aimee McPherson Case Are Arrested i San Francisco, Sept. 24. (United Press.) —"Tlie mysterious Mr. Martin" and "Miss X", regarded as vital links 'in the chain of evidence through which Los Angeles county hopes to prove Aimea Semple McPherson, noted evangelist, guilty of tampering with the machinery of justice, were under arrest today in San Francisco. "Mr, Martin” is Harry Melosh, x 35, Los Angeles clothing salesman, "Miss X" Is Mrs. Babe Daniels, 20, of Chi cage They told authorities they were led into the McPherson plot on the promise of the famous evangelist that they would never be in newt of money for (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)

lack’s Wife Savs He Will Regain His Title Within A Few Months Alliance, p., Sept. 24. — (United Press)—-There w*ll be no peace In Iho Dempsey family until Jack Dempsey is again heavyweight ehampion of th 4 - world. Mrs. Jack Dempsey is not beaten. "Jack will regain the championship within a few months. ' Mrs. Jack FEs telle Taylor) assure 1 interviewers in her compai tment c i the Penney!va nia limited bound for Philadelphia a it sti pped here early today. Dempsey was hea'en last night be cause he, was "given something" before the fight, Mis. Dempsey said, and because She was not .here to take care of him. "i don't know- wh.it it was but I would stake my life on it that some thing was given him before he went into, the ring. If he rights Tunney a gain you can bet I will be with him right up to the time he goes into the ring." TORNADO STRIKES NORTHERN OHIO: DAMAGE IS HIGH Storm Follows Nearly The Same Path As Followed By 1921 Windstorm TWO KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED Sandusky. O. Sept. 24.—(United Pi'ess) —A tornado blowing out of the west in nearly the -a>ae path aS that followed by the Great 1924 windstorm left a trail of debris- ami shattered houses in south Erie county today. Some estimates placed the damage as high as $lin),000. The stoim, which followed heavyrains that flooded lowlands and dam I aged crops to the* extent of thou ands of dollars, claimed cue life at Huron. O . and sent three persons to hospitals l«’O of whom were Injured seriously. Houses were demolished, trees blown over and wires tdhi down. Eiie and Columbiana counties were swept at almost the same time by two tornadoes traveling northeast to lake Erie. One chi d was killed near East Liverpool. Scores of persons were slightly injured. Houses were wrecked and r ' ■■**'?*;';***■«"- r iwwiirnin CHEER LEADERS NAMED AT D.H.S. William B e 11, Geraldine Hower And Harriet Wallace Are Elected William Hell, Geraldine JI wer and Harriet Wallace were elected cheer Leaders for the Decatur high school al the first pep meeting of the year held this morning in place of chapel exeicises. ’ Preceding the meeting Coach Herbert CurHs—aud Ralph Tyndall gave talks to the student body explaining what was expected of them if they expected, their teams to win in athletic confe-'s this year. “Bid" Bell was cheer leader last year and he handle !) Lite “howling" ■mob in fine fashion, lie was considerably hadieapped in the tryouts this znorning because*of a broken s in sus taiued in football practice some time ago. but he led several yells and satis fied the pupils that they had made a good selection. Geraldine How er w,.s assistant cheer leader last year and is very well qualified for the place she holds this swrtson. Miss Wa'lace, the new leader selected proved to be a valuable addition to the staff of cheer leaders and demonstrated her ability this morning. Miss Wallace is a sophomore and will be a valuable aid to successful athletics at tile local t. bool for three years. Plans were made for a pep session; the day before the first home foot-' ball ggme, which will be announced I at a later date.

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SERUM RUSHED 11 TO FLORIDA TO COMBAT DISEASE Disrupted Sanitation System And Decomposed Bodies Increase Danger LIST OF KNOWN DEAD STANDS AT 364 Miami, Sept. 24. (United Press) Race rioting broke out in devastated Miami today. Two marines, who caught two negroes in the act of loota More in the colored section of the city, were wounded 1 anti only the arrival of 60 police officers with riot guns, 2.> deputy sheriffs and two companies of state militia prevented more casualties. Armed forces rushed to the district, ordered all on the streets into houses and posted guards at corners. J. I). Allen anti E. 1.. Melbourne, marines from the Key West base on relief duty tv te, were seriously wounded. The negro looters also were shot. (By; United Press) While Miami and surrounding (owns in the area devastated by the West .Indian hurricane entered upon their seventh day' of re-habilitation, physio ians and surgeons concentrated their efforts today to prevent an outbreak 1 of pestilence. Typhoid and tetanus serum is being rushed to the storm stricken area by’boiit. alfTAtlne-’ anti Wain. So tar only a few isolated cases of disease have been reported but the badly disrupted sanitation system presents an ominous threat, physicians declare. Wholesale evacuations of towns in the Evetglades is under way. State troopers ordered those who had survived the hurricane al Moorhaven to I iepart immediately as badly decomposed bodies of victims increased the dangers of an epidemic. As soldiers on flatboats picked their I way througli the treacherous and flooded glades to ascertain the fate of isolated towns, officials after a survey of the stoim area, issued the following figures Known dead, '<64. Injured. 2,000. Property loss $200,000,000. Losses covered by in tirance, $15,000.000. Needed for rehabilitation work. $4,icovi'lM i:t» o' pvt-r: sf.vex) Airplane (’rashes Near Aionsville; Three Hurt Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 24—N'uited Press) —Speeding from Miami to Chicago with pictures of the Florida hurricane area, an aeroplane crashed last night near Zionsville, injuring the three occupants. R. W. Mack. 3i). the pilot, and Murif 11, Kinsley, 30, and Piercy Wood 24, protographers for the Chicago I Tribune, were brought to a hospital here after the crash. Their condition was not regarded as serious today. JUNIOR BAND IN CONCERT TONIGHT Decatur Band Goes To Willshire, Ohio, To Play Free Conceit The Decatur Junior Band will go to Wiltshire. Ohio tonight to give a free concert for the people of that town and community. The members of the b«nd are asked to meet at the Industtial Association rooms al 7 o'clock, prompt, this evening They will be taken/o Wi 1 hire in automobiles The conceit will be from 8 to 9 o’clock. L-teve: il Decaltir resident a>e planning I tc hear the concert a. Wi I lii'e. Prof. I J Mi Cats: . of l o t Waym .lire- tor | of the band, will accompany the band tonight.

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