Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 248, Decatur, Adams County, 20 October 1926 — Page 1

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lAnother . I STORM WRECKS I 300 HOUSES IN I HAVANA TODAY I Cities In Southern Florida Prepare To Battle Another Hurricane I CENTER OF STORM I IS NEAR KEY WEST Havana, Cuba, Oct. 20.— I (United Press) — A hurricane I wrecked between 200 and 300 I houses in Havana today and I passed beyond the city at 11 ■\a.in. More than half the trees in I town were blown over or partI|y uprooted; telephone, tele-' I graph and power lines were J I paralyzed and streets were I strewn with plate glass by the I wind. It is not known that any were I killed. Expected To Strike Soon Washington, Oct. 20 — (United Pres. i—The center of the hwicane which swept Cuba this morning is expected to pass near Key West and increasng intensity of the winds there indicates the stotm will strike wih full force within a few hours, according t<w n*lsages received by the navy here today from the commandant of the Seventh Naval district at Key West. . The brotneter had fallen to 51.42 at 1 pm. and the wind was HMiuft east northeast with a velocity of 55 [ miles an hour All possible precautions have been taken, the commandanil reported. He urged all naval stations to listen for emergency low power transmissions from Key West on 40 met- ' ers if the regular wireless station failed. ■ ■’ -■■ " ■ ■ dark clouds, a drlxzling rain and fall- 1 ing barometers spurred citizens here ' on preparations to combat the tropical hurricane expected to strike here tonight. X _ Ships are remaining in port pend- ' ing outcome of- the gales’ threat. Miami Is Prepared Miami, Fla., Oct. 20.—Miami, lifting its head from the. ruins of the recent tropical hurricane which took , a toll of 400 lives in the storm swept area, today was feverishly making plans to battle the new gale expected tonight. All available police have been ordered for continuous duty and many (CONTINIED ON PAGE SIX) _O ASSENT VOTERS BALLOT IS CAST Riley Chrisman Is First Person To Cast Ballot In Election Here . The first absent voters ballot has been received at the office of the county clerk, it was learned this morning. Riley Chrisman was the first voter to return his ballot by mail, according to the absent voters' law. Fifty ballots have been sent out on application, it was announced at the clerk’s office today. Persons, who will not be in their voting precinct on election day can vote in person *from October 23 to October 30 at the clerk’s office, the 'aw states. All ballots, how-ever, must be mailed out, then the person voting may return the ballot in person. Absent voter’s applications will be received until October 30, at the clerk’s office/ and the ballots will be delivered on November 2 to the voting precincts. When the absent voters ballots are teceived at the polls, the inspector announces the voters at the door of the polls, and these votes may be challenged similar to the* method used in. challenging regular voters. MS' ' . • -

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Hurricane Due To Strike Florida Late Today

Additional Reductions In Local Tax Levies Ordered Indianapolis, Oct. 20. — (United I ress) —Additional reductions in loca' tax levies were provided for in ordei/ of the state tax board on file here today. The tax board reduced the Miami Ccunty toad repair fund from 15 to 10 cents but changed no other levies In the county. No change was made in the Monti'►ebllo civil city levy but the White county levy was cut tive cents and a three cent reduction was made in the levy cf Union township. White county. —■ —■ oSTUMP TO BE HERE MONDAY Senatorial Candidate To Speak At Court House Monday Afternoon The announcement this week tha’ Albert Stump, Democratic long-term senatorial candidate, would in Decatu: next Monday afternoon at 4., o’clock at the court house, has been received throughout the county favor-ab-y. according to word received at Democratic headquarters in this city. Mr. Stump will arrive in IX eatur Monday af.ernoon. at 3:30 o'clock, and will speak at the couit hcu-e at 4 o'clock. He will be the only speaker of the afternoon and a'i voters are urged to attend the meeting. Mr. Stump has l»een attracting large crowds every place, especially since it has heeft conceded lately that he has the upper hand on hi.-, opponent. Mr. Stump is a native cf the northern part of Indian’, and was a farmer until he was 21 years of age. Later, he taught ochocl and then attended the Indiana University Law School. After completing aw school, he began the prac- ' tice of law in Indianapolis. Mr. Stump will have a real message for the men and women of Adants county and everyone is cordial-1 Iv invited to attend Uie nieeVtllg Monday afternoon. —. —oSTATE BALLOTS • ARE RECEIVED ’Adams County Gets 14,161 Ballots; Four Tickets On State Ballot County Clerk John E. Nelson returned from Indianapolis yesterday with Adams county’s allotment of state ballots for the coming election. The total received by Adams county is 14.161. Tliesh ballots include one s.ate ticket and a separate ballot on the four amendments, on which the voters are to vote yes or no. The state ballot contains four party tickets. They are, in order of appearance, Republican, Democrat, Socialist, Prohibition. A circle appears at the top of each party’s list of candidates in which a voter can make an "X” to vote the straight ticket. Sample state, county and township ballots will be posted at the election polls on " election day, according to law, and other samples will be posted at the court house and other prominent places throughout the county. Seeks Aid In Securing Right Os Way For Road Cliff Sinoff, district superintendent for the state highway commission, was here this morning, asking that the assistance of the local Industrial Association be given towards securing right of ways on the state road, No. 27, from here to Monroe, so that the -contract for improvement can be let early in the year. A meeting will be held soon to discuss the proposition and to ascertain the feeling of farm owners along the rout.

DAIRY DAY IS PRONOUNCED A GREAT SUCCESS Crowd Os 5,500 Visitors Leave City Tuesday Night Completely Pleased EVENING PROGRAM SPOILED BY RAIN More than 5,500 visitors left Decatur last night, tired but completely pleased over the big Dairy Day celebration held all day yesterday, in this city. All were of the opinion that Dairy Day was a big success and not one single visitor reported any mistreatment to the committee. The night program scheduled for the court house square last night was 'called off because of the inclement weather, but the rest of the program went through In fine order, pleasing everyone. The various committees functioned perfectly and 4he large crowd was kept busy from early morning until rain stopped the program at 6 o'clock last night. Proflram Given At Creamery The program at the Creamery yesterday afternoon was attended by several thousand, and most of the visitors visited the Creamery buildings and were treated to ice-cream and presented with souvenirs. Rube Wilkins was platform manager during the entire celebration and he kept the crowd in a continuous uproar teeiweeu speeches and musical numbers. Many persons stayed over last night and the local stores remained open, all reporting a good business. Two dances were held in the city and both were well attended, it was said today. After the program at the Creameryplant on Winchester street, the crowd disbanded, most of the people coming to the business section -s.f the city, been held. The barbecue at noon was a complete success. The entire amount of prepared food was consumed and it was necessary to replenish the stock to feed all the people. All local restaurants were crowded to capacity for more than two hours yesterday noon, and the barbecue tent was still feeding the crowd when the z program was started at the Creamery. —o Elks To Hold Regular Meeting This Evening There will he a regular meeting of the Elks lodge at the Home on North Third street at 8 o’clock this evening. All members of the order are urged to attend. TO HOLO COUNTY S.S. CONVENTION Adams County Sunday Schools To Hold Annual Convention Oct. 28-29* The annual Adams County Sunday School convention will be held Thursday and Friday, October 28 and 29. The convention will open with a session in the First M. E. church of Decatur, at 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening. There will be* three sessions held in Linn Grove Friday. The Fridaf morning session will be held in the Christian church of Linn Grove, beginnng at 9:30 o’clock, while the afternoon and evening sessions will be held in the Evangelical church of Linn Grove, beginning at 2 and 7:30 o'clock, respectively. The principal speakers during the convention will be Miss Nellie C. Young, of Indianapolis, state superintendent of the Children’s Division, and E. T. Albertson, general secretary of the Indiana Council of Religious Education. They will speak at each of the four sessions of the convention. Another feature of the (CONTINLISD ON PAGE TWO)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, October 20, 1926.

Teacher Charged With Beating Young Pupil Into Insensibility South Bend Ind , Oct. 20. —(United Press)—Charged with beating Russell Moorehouse, 10, into insensibility, Martin Galbreath, 32, teacher in the Stuckey school near here, must face charges of assault and battery ou a minor in court here. The charges were filed by the boy's mother who claims GtJbrearh acc-ped her of trying to escape punishment when he' was out of school several days because so sickness. It is claimed Galbreath struck the lad in the mouth with his list and beat him across the back until he fell unconscious to tne floor. Trial date was set for Friday. DECATUR PRAISED BY COL. ROBBINS Vice-President Os Erie Compliments City On Dairy Day Celebration "How do you do it? This is one of the finest demonstrations of community effort I ever have seitn. The Decatur men are a bunch of hustlers and deserve credit for putting on such a splendid pFogram.” is the way Col. F. G Robbins, vice-president of the Erie Railroad, expressed him elf about Dairy Day. held in Decatur yesterday. Cel. Robbins and other executives of the Erie were guests of the Cloverleaf Creameries and the Decatur business men yesterday and they thoroughly enjoyed the program Col. Robbins delivered one of the principal addresses at the program given in the afternoon at the Creamery building, his address follows: "Tile Merchants of Decatur have invited us all here today to be theii guests. They have arranged a program which is interesting and educational They have stated that this is Free Daii y !).»>• Th- re i a i, -i .' it 'Free' is to attract M hiany a’. p®»-' sible because the tendency, cf us al! is to indulge in that which is Free. Then they have, ut addition to appealing to our Scotch proc ivities. utilized the feminine so. inula of attaining theidesires by appealing to our stomachs by setting out the old fashioned Barbecue. It seems necessary to have something which will attract us so that each can present the partieuJnr interest he represents and when we (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) THANKS DAIRY DAY WORKERS General Chairman Os Event Expresses Appreciation For All Assistance X. ) The committee in charge of Dairy Day recognizes the splendid assistance given by the ladies who assisted in preparing and serving the lunch ut the babbecue yesterday. If any are omitted front the following list we will appreciate it if you will notify the Daily Democrat office or the Cloverleaf Creameries: Mesdames Fred Nichols, Dyoriis Schmitt, James Harkless, L. A. Graham, Jule Spies, Nellie Haney. W. A. Kuebler, C. A. Dugan, M. A. Frisinger, August Schamecloh, Alva Nichols, W. A. Lower, William Finland, M. E. Hower. Leigh Bowen, H. F. Callow, Heber Humbarger, Walter Springer. Will Smith, B. J. Rice, Walter Johnson, J. C. Magley, C. L. Walters. C. E. Bell,'Christena Niblick, Fred Smith. Eugene Runyon, Henry Schulte, Misses Dora Marie Magley and Florence Holthouse, Mrs. D. W. Beery and Mrs. J. H. Heller. We also appreciate very much the splendid cooperation of a number of men who volunteered their services and, of course, of all members of committees and a'i who took part in the event, it was all wonderful. J. H. HELLER General Chairman

FORMER CYCLOPS FIRST WITNESS IN PROBE AT CHICAGO Hugh Emmons Appears Before Senate Committee In Indiana Inquiry WOMAN QUESTIONED AT INDIANAPOLIS Federal Building, Chicago. Oct. 20. —Hugh Emmons, former cyclops of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan, was called as the first witness today when the senate slush committee opened its inquiry, into the Hoosier political scandal. Senator James A. Reed, conducting the investigatin as chairman of the campaign funds committee of the senate closed his inquiry into Illinois politics and turned at once to the situation- in Indiana. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 20.— (United Press.) — Miss Margaret Reynolds, a former stenographer for D C. Stephenson, and a woman whose identity was withheld by Prosecutor Remy, appeared today before the Marion county grand jury in its Inquiry into Indiana politics. Miss Reynolds was questioned regarding the missing of Stephenson which it is believed will shed light on his political activities while g’rand dragon of the Indiana klan, it was believed. The mystery woman, who was about 25 years old, was in the grand jury room for more than an hour and before that time held a long conference with Prosecutor Remy in his office. Prosecutor Remy said he regarded her as one of the most important witne ses in the case and asked newspapermen not to make attempts at the present time to establish her Identity. From William Sheaffer, deputy cuter, It was learnetf I hat' sue is a stenographer employed in an Indianapolis office.)* As she went down the hall toward ihe grand jury room she passed Court Asher, former henchman of Stephenson, and appeared to recognize him. Bert Morgan, former prohibition administrator for Indiana, was among those subpoenaed before the senate investigating committee in Chicago, it was learned today. Others who were understood to have been subpoenaed included Walter Bossert, former klan dragon, Pat Emmons, of South Bend. Joseph Bolan, of Anderson, and Robert Lyons, of Indianapolis. ' Emmons and Bolan were both identified with the Indiana klan at one time. FORT WAYNE ROAD FREE OF DETOURS Federal Highway Now Open ' Between This City And Fort Wayne Federal highway No. 27. between this city and Fort Wayne, is entirely free of detours today, the first time since last spring. Two detours, one at Monmouth and the other about eight miles north of this city where a new bridge was being constructed, weie removed yesterday by stat? highway workers. The highway will be open from this -city to Fort Wayne tiom now until spring It was slid today. The road has been closed at the south edge of Monmouth for the last few weeks while the water bound base was being laid at the approaches to the bridge, in order that the approaches may be paved early next spring. The road was closed here tor many weeks during the spring and .sftmmer while the bridge was being built Tlie road was closed about eight miles north of the city wherreannther bridge was being built practically all spring and summer,

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Two People Lose Lives In Wrecks Near Indianapolis Indianapolis Ind., Oct. 20—(United Press)- —Two persons lost their lives as a result cf auto accidents in the vicinity of Indianapolis during the u’yht. Frank Forsyths, 69, was fatally injured when hit by an auto while corseing a street. He suffered a fractured skull and died in the city hospital a few hours later. Newton Watson. 62, Btn Davis, wis killed, when his wagon was struck by a car near his home. He was thrown beneath the wheels of his wagon and crushed. SEVERAL AUTOS IN ACCIDENTS All Occupants Os Cars Escape Serious Injury In Accidents Tuesday Several minor autcmobils accidents occurred in this vicinity last night,‘but none of the occupants of any of the cars were injured to any great extent. Homer Liby damaged his Studebaker touring car when he failed to make a turn on Marshall street last night, striking a tree. He received some slight cuts and bruises and one long cut on his neck. Two wheels o r the car were broken, the fenders torn off and the windshield was broken. It was towed to a gaiage for repairs. A Ford coupe, beliaging to J. L Meibers, and a Ford sedan, belonging to Barney Wertzberger. collided on Mercer avenue last night. Both cars were damaged considerably, but the occupants escaped with minor injuries. A Ford sedan driven by Arton Rile’ - , of Decatur route 1, struck a bicycle ridden by Vernon Bunner, 742 High street, at the intersection of Me cer avenue and Rugs street, at 5:30 oclock last night. Mr. Bunner was on (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) INTEREST TURKS TO THE ELECTION Both Major Parties Are Conducting Active Campaign In Adams County With Dairy Day completed, interest is turned toward the election in Adams county. November 2, and indications are that a record vote will be cast. Both parties have been active the last several weeks and the indications are that the interest will increase during the next two weeks. Township mjeetjjngs. have been scheduled at various places by the Democratic Central committee. The speaking will start Monday afternoon in Decatur, when’ Albert Stump speaks at the court house at 4 o’clock. Tuesday night, the school house meetings start and the calendar, of these events will be published in the Daily Democrat each night. All voters are cordially invited to attend these meetings. Optimism prevails at Democratic headquarters. Several events have occurred the last several weeks which have given political observers the belief that the entire democratic ticket, state and county, will receive a big majority. Republican candidates have been active in only a few localities in Adamis county and the opinion is general that! all d-empcratip; candidates for county offices will roll up the usual large majorities. The democratic cand dates arc: for sheriff, Harl Hollingsworth; for Clerk,-John Nelson; for prosecutor, John T. Kelly; for assessor. Jay Cline; for surveyor, Dick Boch; for coroner, Dr. J. C. Grandstaff; for commissioners. B. F. Breiner and John Hoffman; for treasurer. Ed Ashbaucher; for joint senator, Thurman Gottschalk; for joint representative, , orge Saunders. Two of the democratic candidates. Dick Boch and Dr. Grandstaff, are unopposed in the coming election.

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THREE CONFESS TO HOLDUPS IN ADAMS COUNTY Three Men Held At Fort Wayne Confess To Berne And Geneva Robberies TWO OTHER PERSONS ESCAPE FROM POLICE Fort Wayne, Oct. 20.—James Butler, Fort Wayne garageman, Lee Armstrong and Casey Mitchell, of Van Wert, Ohio, confessed late last night to Fort Wayne police that they had a part in the robberies of a filling station at Geneva, and two at Berne, Indiana, in the last few weeks. The three men were taken into custody at a Fort Wayne garage, and two women, Theressa Javern and Florence Javern. were taken with the men and are being held by Fort Wayne police as witnessed. The men are charged with burglary. Two Persons Escape Two other persons were in the garage with the party gnd escaped after police chased them several miles north of Fort Wayne. It is not known whether the two who escaped are men or women. The men taken into custody admitted several thefts and are thought to be the ring leaders of many robberies and holdups in this part of the state. It is thought that they can be connected with the recent exposure at Montpelier, in Blackford county, in the connection with the arrest of Dick Starr, junk dealer. Butler, Armstrong and Mitchell are all said to have made a confession in connection with the recent robbery at Berne, when Off'cer Ollie Heller, of Berne, and Harl Hollingsworth. of Geneva, chased the men into Ohio and captured their car. Confessions concerning a robbery at North Manchester also were received from the men. The filling station at Berne, owne.d hy....the' inri'.ina u:i aa-d-Mii ply-compt' U.K,, ws.s robb- 1 on, two consecutive nights. On the first night, accories valu’d at; alboi) SSOO were taken. On the next night, about fifteen auto tires and the office safe were taken. The safe, unopened, w-as found in the car abandoned by the bandits near Rockford, Ohio. Carmi Thompson Forced To Flee From Peking Peking. Oct. 20. —Carmi Thom; on. President Coolidge’s personal representative, has departed hurriedly for Shanghai to avoid a gigantic circling movement of radical forces designed to sweep the country clean of reactionary militarists. Feng Yu-Hsiang, Christian nationlist, is coming down from ths north to join the Cantonese annie s of the Yantze in a drive to consolidate the China coast from the great wall to the Indo-China border. ORDERS SAFE FOR CITY TREASURER City Council Authorizes Purchasing Committee To Make Purchase The city council, in session last evening authorized the purchasing committee to put chase a fireproof safe for the city treasuier's office. The treasurer’s office now has a steel filing cabinet and a safe is required to keep iinportand records and cash. The preliminary assessment roll on the South Nintli street ornamental light improvement was filed and adopted and November 16 fixed as the day on which objections would be heard. An appropriation of SBSO was made the general fund to cover ins-aance premiums on certain insu ance policies. Tlit finan-.e committee a 'owed the bills and the session adjourned No action was taken on the pub lc parking spice and the opinion was expressed by city < fficials that probably none would be taken this fall.