Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 235, Decatur, Adams County, 5 October 1926 — Page 1

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I TV. R. C. Holds District Convention Here

I delegates are I PRESENT FROM I EIGHT CITIES I Mayor Krick Gives Address Os Welcome; Decatur Woman Named President I DINNER SERVED AT I CHRISTIAN CHURCH Delegates from eight cities S were present today at the tvvenfl tv-ninth annual convention ot I the Eighth district of the WoI men’s Relief Corps, held in the I Yeoman Hall in this citv. The I cities represented were Marion. I Hartford City, Monthlies. Cofl liimbia Citv. Bluffton, Fort I Wayne. South Whitley and Defl catur. . The following department officers fl were present at the convention: fl Grace Ifoffmey'er, of Indianapolis, fl president; Bertha Machlan. of Fort fl Wayne, senior vice-president. Comfl rade Robin and Comrade. Chronister fl and the army nurse. Mrs. Smith, fl were present, also. Mayor George Krick delivered -the fl welcome address this morning. The fl response was given by Bertha Twi< fl bell, of Montpelier. Decatur Woman Honored Ida Chronister, of Decatur, was fl elected district president. Other ’ ■ officers elected were: Nettie Biller, Bof Bluffton, senior vice-president; I Ettie Bickle. of Fort Wayne, treasur- ■ er; Cassie Clark, of Fort Wayne, in I specter; Alice Dechart, of Bluffton, I ass stant inspector; \ Lydia Holder- ■ baum. of Columbia City, was elected I delegate to the National Convention I Emma Helm, of Decatur, was named I alternate delegate. Dinner was served to the visitors I at the Christian church at noon. t o The rer-i'ar w ? .« meeting of the Elks lodge will be held Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the home. Beginning with this week meetings will be held every Wednesday night. Mem bers ate asked to take notice of the fall and winter schedule which will be in force from now until June Beaten and Robbed by Thug Indianapolis, Ind. Oct. s.—(United Pres." I Beaten and robbed by a thug who found him i nhis plumbing shop, Chas. Aneshaensel, 68, was in a ser- : ious condition today with a fractured skull. Q BLOW-OUTCAUSE OF AUTO ACCIDENT . ♦ Three Decatur Men Escape Serious Injury In Wreck On Fort Wayne Road three Decatur young men escaped serious injury when the car in which they were returning from Fort Wayne kidded and turned ovei neat the Nine M.le house on the F >rt Wayne road. lat ® yesterday afternoon. Gerald Mylott. F. R. Sowers and Donald Hower were enroute to this city in Mr. flower s roadster. A tire on the car blew out and the car swerved and, before Mr. Hower could stop it, it ran to the side of the ‘cd and turned complete.y over. None °f the occupants were thrown out of the car and the car rested right side U P after the turn. Mr. Sower received minor injuries, "as considerably shaken up and received a tew minor cuts and bruises. Mi- Hower was not injured. The car "as driven on into Decatur ■ where it "as taken to a local garage for repairs

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Vol. XXIV. Number 235.

Romance Os ‘Peaches’ And Prince Charming Hits Rocks

I “Cinderella Girl” And Her Wealthy, 59-Year-Old Husband, Edward W. Brownipg, Separte; Peaches And Her Mother Go To Secluded Cottage In New Jersey While Brow ning Returns To His Batchelor I Quarters; Separation Called Only Temporary. New fork. Oct. s.—(United Press.(—Romance has gone on a vacation from the love ffest ot Frances (Peaches! Browning, the Cinderella Girl” and Edward W Browning, her 59-year-old. wealthy prince charming. Peaches has gone with her mother to a seculded cottage in New JerI sey. i Li

Browqing has gone back to his i batchelor quarters in an exclusive - hotel. Apartment It Released. The apartment, where the two have , lived what they told everyone was an , ideal domestic lite, has been released. It was last Saturday that the rift in the romance became so wide that a “vacation” began. Peaches, whose coming and going had been always in the big, blue auto-1 mobile ot expensive foreign make. | summoned a Plebian taxicab and in it she rode away Browning then drove off in the big I blue automobile. Rumors went around and today came! confirmation z Our separation is only temporary,"! was the statement which Browning I authorized his secretary to issue for I him "Mrs Browning is tired.” Then, Browning had re leased the apartment out at Kew . Gardens. After much search Peaches and her mothai were tumid. “The reason will have to come from | Mr. Browning." Peaches said, just a | bit defiantly, when she confirmed that ‘ she was on a marriage vacation. “And he will have to* say for how long our separation will be.” Mrs. Heenan, mother of Peaches, said she coukl "neither affirm or deny the reports of the separation.” Inquiry developed that the Brown-; ings had not only left their Kew Gard ens apartment, but had previously given up theii lease on the old estate ' -WtjrbOt*. N’ew York. ; while the elaborate dream castle > which Bi owning announced he would build for his Cinderella on a Long Island real estate development, still, is in blue print form. Body Os Murdered Man Found Hanging In Box Car Steubenville, O.i Oct. Bv —(United Press) —Authorities today began an effort to identify the body of a middle aged man found hanging in a box car i on a siding of the Pennsylvania rail-1 road here. The man had been murdered and his , body hung in the car, coroner A L. Bell declared after finding the head beaten and the feet'bound. The murder occurred ten days or two weeks ago, authorities said. COMMISSIONERS AWARD CONTRACT Supplies Purchased For County Infirmary; Bridges Reported Safe . The county commissioners, in session this afternoon, awarded contracts ' for furnishing supplies at the county ■ Infirmary. Ifhe Central grocery was thr,ee cents low on the grocery bid, ' $161.27 being the bid. Fisher and Har- ' ris’ bid was $161.30. Fisher and Har- > ris was low on the tobacco bid and ali so for salt. I The contract for dry goods was • awarded to Niblick and company. Miller’s bakerv received the contract for i, furnishing bread at 9 cents per loaf, i- The commissioners signed the bonds i. on the George MeCvne road in French r townshl j this astern on. t This morning, the commissioners Ini' spected bridges and roads and report-ed-that all bridges were safe.

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Indianapolis Police Are Ordered To Make City A 9 o’Clock Town Indianapolis, Oct. s—(United Press I The duty of making Indianapolis a 9 o'clock town was thrust upon police today. The city council passed an ordnance requiring ail boys and girls under 17 to be off the streets after 9 o’clock unless accompanied I by their parents. oAe councilman opposed the curfew regulation, asserting it was drastic. A boy or girl violating the ordiI nance is subject to a fine ot SSO. o MORE FAMILIES ARE POISONED — Three Families In Decatur ; Suffer From Ptomaine Poisoning In Two Days Members of two more families in Decatur have been po soned by food during the last two days, it became known today, following the report that three members of the Weber family, on North Fourth street, were poisoned Sunday evening. The three children of John Irelan, i city policeman, were seriously ill Sunday afternoon, they being afflicted with ptomaine poisoning All were reported to be out of danger today. They are Thurman, trge ’3; Thelma -.i.r • tMKi , Last night, about 8 o’clock, Mr. and Mrs. Oren Brunner and their three children, residing on Winchester street, became ill and it was found that they were suffering from (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) COL. ROOSEVELT SNUBS ROBINSON Cancels Address With Indiana Senator At Evansville; Probe Is Cause Evansville. Ind . Oct. 5. —Cancellation by Colonel Theo lore Roosevelt, son of the distinguished president, of an address at a meeu’ig here in company with Arthur R. Robinson, Saturday night, on the very eve of the meeting, has thrown local fPjntbl.can forces into turmoil and confusion The incident is expected to have demoralizing effect th’oughout the en- • tire state. The effect is not lessened, by a story in Monday nironmg's Chicago Tribune that Colonel fit. isevelt, supposed to have been too ill Io speak here with ( Mr. Robinson Saturday night, was in , Chicago Sunday on hiu way up to Min- ! nesota for a strenuous speaking compaign. It is understood here that the Colonel’s real reason f r cancelling hie engagement with Mr. Robinson here was the announcement of the probe ( committee ot the Indiana Republican editorial association that there are Impending “astounding revelations ’ beiring on Republican c.fflce ho'ders and ’ candidates and, especially, on methods followed by the Watson—Robinson machine, which has the party in a throt-tled-hold throughout the state. The probe comnii'tee is headed by (CONTINUED ON PAUE TWO)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, October 5, 1926.

Hits A Homer ’Suggt***—■•»<••«.. A i ?*'* . A--1 < wflBT i 1 " Wo ‘i iUf* f Bv LdL Wy ..f ; ** HAINES "■ 11 I Jess Haines, St. Louis pitcher, slamed out a home run into the right field bleachers in the fourth inning of today’s game with the New York Yankees in the Woyld Series, scoring Thevenow ahead ot him. This was the first time that a pitchet h hit a home tun in a World Series since 1920, when Jim Bagley, of Cleveland, accomplished the feat. This was the only homer made by Haines so far this year. It gave his team a 3-0 lead. plaFfor forty - HOURS DEVOTION Catholics In This City Arrange For Annual Service Oct. 30-3! And Nov. I The annual Forty Hours Devotion service will be held at St. Mary's 1 Catholic church on October 30, 31, and Nov. 1. Rev. Father F. (’. Brunswick, of Sedalia, ivio., a rmssionaiy. will be in charge of the services, which open on Saturday. Rev J \. Seinietz, pastor of St. .Mary's Catholic liurch announced today that the blessing of the statue of St. Francis vonld take place Sunday afternoon, daring the prayer hour service, beginning at 2:30 o’clock. The ordei of St. Francis was formed in the ocal pari h during the mission a few years ago. New members will also be invested in the order at the service Sunday. MISSIONARY IS HELD BY BANDITS Woman Known Here Captured In China; Esther , Selleineyer Is Safe Although several missionaries in China have been captured by Chinese bandits, Decatur friends and relatives of Miss Esther Sellemeyer, former Decatur girl and a missionary from the Decatur Reformed church, are not alarmed about her safety for the reasoh that Miss Sellemeyer has been stationed for some time at the missionary camp at Shenchofn, Hunan Province, China. Shenchofn ds an interior point and away from thb bandits. The missionaries who were captured by the bandits were traveling from Mt. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOURI

EXPLOSION IN TENNESSEE IRON < MINE KILLS 28 I Comrades Brave Poison Gas To Reach Victims; Five Escape Alive SEVERAL BODIES ARE RECOVERED Rockwood, Tenn., Oct. 5— (United comrades tit' 2X miners, believed dead inj the wrecked Roane Iron Com-, pany’s coal mine, braved poison gas at the risk of their lives today to reach the victims. Federal nine inspector officials said it was hardly possible that any of the men in the mine at the time of the explosion yesterday could‘he | alive. The total number of dead today stood definitely at 28. There were 33 men in the mine when the explosion occurred. Only five escaped alive. Rescue workers today discovered three additional bodies. One was identified as that of Clarence C. Stevens, who had crawled 1,000 feet, having escaped the force of the explosion only to fall a victim of afterdamp. The other two bodes were so 1 badly magled that they could not be identified. The scene of the search for bodies was In i rocky valley in the big smoky mountains of Eastern Tennessee. Gathered about the foot ot the great bluff into wh ch the Roane company has driven its mine for more than three miles, were the families of the victims. The rescue crews, working ceaselessly, were weary and sickened by, gas. They disregarded the orders of | cautious officials and searched the mine, despite the menace of black damp —the total gas that sweeps through the mine levels in the wake of an explosion. mint rs were injured, two critically, No one is missing. Many of the victims were killed outright, whils the others succumbed (CONTINUED ON PACK TWO) M.E. MISSIONARY SOCIETIES MEET Delegates From Four States Open Convention At Fort Wayne Today A three-day convention of the northwestern branch of the Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodi t Episcopal church opened in Fort Wayne this afternoon’ Several Decatur! Methodists plan to attend the convention. Nearly 1,200 delegates from Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois were expected to be present when the convention opened. Mrs. M. E. How-er and Mrs. Delton Passwat°r are the delegates to the convention from Decatur church The convention was to open at 2:30 o’clock at the Wayr e Street M. E. church. Bishop William F. McDowell, of Washington, D. C„ was to conduct the service of the holy communion. The Rev. W. W. Wiant, district superintendent, of Fort Wayne, gave the opening prayer. Bishop Frederick B. Fisher, of India, will ueliver the principal address tonight. Twenty foreign missionaries, who are in this country on furlough, will attend the convention. All sessions of the convention will be held in the Wayne Street church. Rtshop McDowell will speak tonight at 6:30 o'clock in the recreational hall of the Plymouth C , 'ngr r, gational thuich, at a banquet meeting of 500 men, conipiising the men's clubs of several Fort Wayne churches.

JESS HAINES WINS OWN GAME WITH A HOME RON Ist. louis pitcher slams ball into STANDS WITH ONE MAN ON IN FOURTH INNING; HUGGINS USES THREE HURLERS IN EFFORT TO STOP, SLUGGING CARDINALS: RAIN HALTS GAME FOR SEVERAL MINUTES IN THIRD INNING. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9—R. H. E. N.Y. ..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 5 1 ST.L . 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 OX-4 8 0 Rafteries: For New York, Reuther, Shawkee, Thomas and Severeid; for St. Louis, Haines and O'Farrell. St. Louis, Oct. s—(United Press) —Returning to a stark mad ' baseball town and a rain soaked infield, the St. Louis Cards got the jump on the New York Yankees when they won the third game of the world series here this afternoon, 4-0. The vaunted pitching strength of the National League

TO GIVE RILEY DAY PROGRAM Decatur Schools To Honor Beloved Hoosier Poet Next Thursday A Riley Day program will be given at the Decatur higb school building, Thursday afternoon and evening, thei day being the anniversary of the birth | •of the beloved Hoosier poet. The progiam is given under the auspices of the grades of the Central? North and South Wards" and the Riley build- ' ing. Mr. Calvin Power will recite poems and furnish the program, including a taTk on Riley. A charge of 25 cents for adults will be made. Further details of the program will be announced Wednesday. X To Be Given Wednesday The committee in < Large of the arrangements for the card party and dance to be given by the Catholic Ladies Social Club at the Catholic high school auditorium Wednesday is completing plans for ui most enjoyable evening. Refreshments consisting of chicken noodle soup, and assortment of sandwiches, cake, pier, ice-cream, coffee etc., will be served in the dining room, beginning at 7 o’clock. Bingo, Five Hundred, Rhum and Bridge will be played in the auditorium. beginning at 7:30 o’clock. At 10, o’clock, the floor will be cleared for dancing. The public is cordially in-, vited to attend. Mrs. C. S. Clark is the general chairman o REVIVAL IS IN ITS LAST WEEK Membets and Public Invited To Attend Services At Baptist Church The Baptist church is on the second and last week of "the revival meeting. Both the pastor and evangelist urge the members and the public to avail themselves of the opportunity of attending and enjoying the services. The subject of tonight’s message will be: “Sin, its Curse and its Cure.’’ Wednesday night: “A Flock of Doves”, and Thursday night the subject will ! be: "Sixteen Million Reasons Why 1 Believe In the Second Coming of ’ i Christ.” , | Plans are being made for a great. I special mass meeting for men and women,next Sunday afternoon, when t the evangelist will speak on the sub(CO.VU.MED ON PAGE THHEE)

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| champs pulled them through when Jess Haines, a right hander, let the hard hitting Yankees down with five scattered hits I and shut them out completely. Haines not only pitched a beautiful game, hut he surprised his manager and all his friends by hitting a home run | in the fourth inning that scored Thevenow ahead of him and broke up the ball game. I St Louis Yankees Douthit, cf Combs, cf I Southworth, rs Koenig, ss s. Hornsby, 2b Ruth If Bottomley, lb Meusel, rs Bell, 3b Gehrig, lb Hafey, lb Lazzeri, 2b O'Farrell, c Dugan, 3b Thevenow, ss Severeld, c Haines, p Reuther, p First Inning New York—Combs flied out. Koenig fanned. Ruth was out, Hornsby to Bottomley. No runs, no hits and no * errors. St Louis-- Douthit flied to Meusel. * v.rwmnir m. ,» '»i wEiiiw,"' Hornsvy flied to Lazzeri and Southw r orth was almost doubled off first but made it back. Bottomley was out, Lazzeri to Gehrig. No runs, one / hit, no errors. Second Inning New York —Meusel flied to Southworth. Lazzeri fanned. Gehrig flied to Hafey. No runs, no hits and no errors. St. Louis—Bell fanned. Hafey doubled down the foul line. O’Farrell was out, Lazzeri to Gehrig. Hafey stopped at third. TJievenow lined to (CONTINVED ON PAGE THREE) I O FARMER FOUND DEAD IN FIELD William .1. Edwards, Blue Creek Township Farmer, Dies Suddenly William J. Edwards, 76, well-known I farmer residing in Blue Creek township, Adams county, died suddenly Monday forenoon while engaged in cutting corn in a field on his farm. His lifeless body w - as found about 11:30 o’clock Monday forenoon. A physician, who was called immediately, by apoplexy. Mr. Edwards had been in his usual good health. He went to the field to 1 cut corn about 9:15 o'clock yesterday morning. Shortly after 11 o'clock, . Mrs. Edwards became uneasy about 1 her husband, as he had intended to 1 return to the house before that time, f She went to the homes of neighbors land, failing to f'nd him there, she • went to the corn field, where she 1 found his lifeless body. A physician 4 1 was summoned, immediately, but Mr. ■ Edwards had been dead for two hours (CONTINVED ON PAGE TWO*

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