Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 254, Decatur, Adams County, 27 October 1926 — Page 3

■ SICKNESS IS ( I ON INCREASE ffig I | Recent BadWeatherCausy i I increase In Number Os i Communicable Diseases Udhtnapolis. Oct. 27. - (Vnlted | I j> rP »s)— The effect of recent bad I I Lather in Indiana was shown today E I * thP latest morbidity report of the I .tate board of health which reveals | id ,, r prevalence of communicable I I “tt.eat.es than at any time elnce last | I of 462 cases of communi- | ■ diseases was shown in the refl ’°Wphtheria led the list with 129 ■ cMe g, according to statistics of Dr. | I n W Mt Kane, collaborating epidemI I inologi” for the health board. - Allen county had eight cases, Car- ( | I roll six. Clinton six, Floyd seven, J I j a |(e thirteen and Marion fostjesix. | ' I Eighty-six easels of scarlet fever, wer ,. reported, fifty-five of chicken-, | pox forty-nine of typhoid fever, forty-, I four of whooping cough, thirty-eight I '1 of measles, fourteen of smallpox, nine t I of influenza, three each of pneu- [ I mon la and poliomyelitis, two of men-. I ingills and one of mumps. Distributon of dseasies as shown j I by counties follows: . t Tuberculosis, 29 cases —Grant 4. I Lake 14, Marion 4, the rest being I scattered among seven counties. , Chickenpox, 65 cases—Allen 6, ElkI hart 7. Johnson 4. Marion 24. H Wayne 4. Measles. 38 easels—Decatur 6, Knox I 6. Madison 13, Marion 2. Scarlet fever, 86 cases—Elkhart I county 4. Lake 8, Marion 22 and the j|| rest scattered. ■ Smallpox. 14 cases—Marion 5, I Newton 4, the rest scattered. Typhoid fever, 49 cases—Harrison I S, Lawrence 4. Marion 4, Putnam 6. I Tipton 5. the rest being scattered, j Whooping cough, 44 cases—Clark I 5, Marion 23, the hest being scatter-j I ed over eight counties. Influenza, 9 cases—Grant 5, the ■ I rest being scattered. Pneumonia, 3 caset.»-Elkhart. Hen I ry and Sullivan counties each re-1 I porting one case. Mumps, one case in Montgomery ■ county. Poliomyelitis, 3 cases —Howard 1. H v * rmi l ,ion 2. Meningitis. 2 cases—Crawford .and I Harrison counties each rep Aft one H case. o I TAGGART, PETERS AND GREATHOUSE ARE QUESTIONED t 1. JBHSB (CONTINUED FHO.H PAGE ONIU, I subpoenas for a new list of witnesses. A number of Democratic leaders. I including Tom Taggart, R. Earl PetI ers. Democratic state chairman, and I Charles A. Greathouse. Democratic I national committeeman from Indiana, were understood to be among those g called. g . EL.;': T .*W7.Wof lepiesentatlves at the last session. of the state legislature, and Boyd Gurley, editor of the Indianapolis Times, were also expected to testify ! today. The grand jury informed Judge James A. Collins in criminal court late yesterday that it had no indictments to returA at this time any candidates of the two major po litical parties who are up for election next Tuesday. The statement was in answer to instructions from Judge Collins earlier in the day that Indiana voters ; should know before election day by ] the return of indictments if evidence , of corruption had been found against , any candidates. Prosecutor William H. Remy was ' understood to be opposed to a report , of the grand jury at this stage of J the investigation, believing that sev- ] eral important phases of the inquiry i must receive further attention from I the grand jury. Subpoenaes for the Democratic ' leaders wrf, sent out after George i Eliott, former cyclops of the Marion ] county klan, and Harvey Bedford. ] former Indianapolis policeman, had i testified before the grand jury. J The two men reappeared in Jndian- j apolis suddenly after being missing for a week while officers hunted them to serve subpoenaes. At the time of their disappearance, it was said, Democratic leaders were negotiating with them for the purchase of certain papers said to have been in possession of Elliott and ’ NOTICE ~ Ha|loween Masquerade Ball at I Sun Set. This is the last regu- ] lar Thursday dance. You are ; assured a better time than last i Saturday. • Prices and favors to I all. Come out and see Ludys ] ' new suit. It j

Bedford. | There documents, it was said, would have furnished the Democrats with campaign ammunition against , certain opposition candidates I Elliott and Bedford were questioned at great length by the grand jury ; several other witnesses waiting to testify yesterday did not go before the grand jury. ■ o— —— ' Government’s Pan-America Fight Has Two-Fold Plan By Ludwell Denny Washington. Oct., 27. — United , Press)—Advance officers will leave this country within a few days to make final preparations on the ground for the U. S. At my 18,500 mile Pan-Ameri-can flight. ( Slatting from San Antcnio on December 15, the five Loaning amphibian planes will head toward Panama and the Pacific, later crossing. the southern continent from chile to Argentine 1 and returning up the Atlantl- coast. I "The purpose of this flight", accord- , ing to Secretary of War Dwight F. Da--1 vis. "‘ls to strengthen the amicable re--1 lations already existing among the 1 American republics, to demonstrate , the feasibility of aerial transportation and communication between these 1 widely separated nations, and finally I to subject the amphibian airplanes to ( a servere service test over both land | and water. "Effort will not be made to attain , speed records, st >ps being so arranged as to permit the personell of the flight 1 to visit the capitals of the nations along the itinerary ami give opportunity I for examination of the airplanes by . such observers of those nations as may I be interested in the developmen' of • commer ial air transportation. The flight itinerary includes stops at all of the Central and South American countries except Nicaragua and I Ecuador, whose governments arc not recognized by the XTnited States. In general the flight will keep to the sea I coasts, which will necessitate a side trip by rail from Chile lor the flyers j to present their compliments to the I government and people of Bolivia. Arica, seat of the bitterTacna-Ari-I ert sbvereignity dispute between Chile and Jeru and former headquarters . of General John J. Pershing as pie- ' biscite chairman, has been dropped from the itineiary. | I Great care nas been Arercired in picking the ten army aviators for the 1 flight. Major Herbert A. Dargue. who will command-the flight, is now on duty in the office of the Chief of Army Air Corps, as assistant chief, training and war plans division. After graduating from West Paint «in 1911. he began flying in the'Philippines and in the Mexican lord r. Later he commanded I flying schools in this country and I France. Dargue is 40 years old, and a distinguished graduate of the Command and General Staff school. He is a native of Brooklyn. N. Y. — Get the Habit—Trade at Home, it Pays

Look Around You • If you will inquire or stop and think for a few minutes, you will find that the practice of thrift has been the chief factor in the success and career of a majority of those who have reached the goal ot affluence right here at home. Others have attained success through placing their money in this bank. What has been done before, can be done again. Why not drop in and open an account the next time you are near us? / Old Adams County Bank “We Pay You To Save”

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ELECTION BOARD MEMBERS NAMED BY DEMOCRATS (OONTINVHD FROM PAM Wilkinson; sheriff, HenFy Heideman. Decatur, 2 B — Inspector, James Hurst; judge, Amelia Schrank; clerk Zella Baker; sheriff, | Charles Baker. Decatur. 3A- Inspector, Dee Lewton; judge, Charles Helm: clerks, Mrs. H. F. Ehinger, A. R. FlfcdderJohann; sheriff, John Meyers. Decatur, 3B—lnspector. John Stnrost, judge, Atnoi Biggs; Merks, Mrs. George Wemhoff ami Mrs. Herman H. Myers; sheriff, George Dixon. Berne A —lnspector. Vilas Schindler; judge, Emil Aeschlimann; clerks Ernest J. S’engel and Mrs. C. H. Musselman; sheriff, Phillip Schug. Berne B—lnspector. C. E. Stucky; judge. Eli Baumgartner; clerk, E. JSchug; (sheriff, Elmer Winteregg. Berne C—lnspector. Victor F.ichenberger; judge. Albert Winteregg; clerk. David Stauffer; sheriff. Edwin HeWer. Geneva A—lnspector, George Ineichen; judge. Mrs. Ada Miller: clerk I-aVono Mattax; sheriff, Chas. F Weaver. Geneva B—lnspector, John Wh'te man; judge, Thomas Drew; clerks. Hazel Widdows and Kenneth Shoemaker; sheriff, James Nelson. East Root — Inspector, Martin Gerke‘ judge, William Knapp; clerk. Louis Hoile; sheriff. Jacob Weidler. I West Root—lnspector. Fred ChrisIten; judge, Charles Cook; clerk. Noel White; sheriff. Frank Rumscblag. East Union — Inspector, William Kruckeberg; judge, Fred Harmon; clerk. Henry Beuttner; sheriff. Martin Haugk. West Union—lnspector. Ed Uhlman; judge. Frank Gleckner; clerk, Richard Bleeke; sheriff, Jacob Wagoner. South Preble— Inspector, Rudolph Linneineyer; judge. August Kreutzman; clerk. Edward Fruchte; sheriff. Henry Kirchner. North Preble —Inspector. August. Scheumann: judge, Herman Rpese: clerk. Adolf Stoppenhagen; sheriff, Fred Doerhman. North Wabash—lnspector, Rufus Huger: judge. Joseph Hendricks; clerk. Andrew Cook; sheriff, Benhard Lehman. Ceylon—lrt.;pector. John F. Felty; judge. Benj. Leichty; clerk. James M. Bremen; sheriff. James E. Linton. North Hartford—lnspector. J. C. Augsburger; judge, Wajson E versole ; clerk, Elmer Anderson; sheriff, Osia Chrisman. Soqth Hartfordj-Inspector. W. N. Stahl; judge. Frank Pontious; clerk, Wilbert Stahly; sheriff. Evert Rice. North Monroe— Inspector, Peter E. Fugate; judge. Charles Bahner; clerk. Joseph Rich; sheriff, .John Lobsiger. Middle Monroe —Inspector. C. < . Beer; judge, Dennis Striker; clerk. John C. Soldner; sheriff. Amos A.

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Ledchty. | North Kirkland —Inspector, Wilson Hettinger; Judge. James sqe el«; clerk, Franklin Prti<6|ief sheriff, James Ernst. I South Kirkland — Inspector, Will Scherry; judge, Frank Fugate; clerk, Frank Myers; sheriff, ft. E. Heller. West Jefferson — Inspector, Joe Peel; Judge. E’la Reef; clerk. Ray Duff, sheriff. Zachary Ketchum East Jefferson —Inspector, E. O. Butcher; judge. Jonuthuh Ryan; clerk. Arthur Kenny; sheriff. James Bailey. | South Blue Creek —Inspector. Albert Burke; Judge. Amos Huser; 'clerk, Ethel Tinkhatn; sterlff, Ray Myers. | North Blue Creek—lnspector. John Wechter; judge, John Durr; clerk, Pearl Brunstrupt; sheriff. Ed Burket. French —Inspector, Mose Augsburger; Judge. Evert Rich; clerk, Ben Gerber; sheriff, Melvin Kohler. North St. Marys—lnspector, Chaimer Miller; Jude. E. W. Jackson: clerk, Claude sheriff. Albert Pelz. South St. Mary*—lnspector, J H. Steele, judge, Charles Shoaf: clerk. Albert Mauller; sheriff. Carl Burkhart. Sou'h Washington—lnspector, S M. Myers; judge. Freeman Waltjerc: clerk. Charles Marshand; sheriff, Ed Roe. North Washington—lnspector, Ben Eiting; Judge. Fred Baker; clerk, Letta Peters; judge, Herman Ulman. jO Two Men Die Os Injuries Received In Auto Wrecks Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 27. —ftlnited Press) —Injuries received in auto accidents caused the death of two men In the cioty hospital here late yesterday. Isaac Hutsell, 63. died from a frac1 tured skull after being hit by an auto driven by Louis Stamm, a salesman. Stamm was held on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Attempting to dodge an auto being ' dirven on the wrong side of th estreet, i John McCann, 18. swerved his auto into a tree and was fatally injured. ' McCann died in the hospital from concussion of the Grain. i o Elks Meeting Wednesday The regular Elks meeting will be held Wednesday evening at the home. Secretary 253-2tx o Get the Habit —Trade at Home, it Pays

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Girl Waives Extradition Pittsburgh, Oct. 27. — (United Press—Waiving extradition, Miss Ethel Donovan, wljo was arrested here yesterday charged with complicity in a 165.009 burglary In Perryville, Ohio left a few hours later for Ohio In company with sheriff Ervine Reltxel of Wood County. Miss Donovan was once released In Toledo on a charge of recelv' g part of the loot. arrest foil iwed testimony In Toledo yesterday of Walter Ratactck, already convicted of participating in the case, which is said to have involved her. ■ — o Washington—The Mfashlngton police department is embarrased over the theft of a mace. A patrolman laid it down In the city hall and some one walked off with, the weapon. « o NOTICE Will be out of the city from Oct. 23 to Oct. 30. Dr. C. V. Connell, 251-3*x

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