Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1926 — Page 1

WEATHER Increasing cloudiness probably followby showers lat» loni ght or Wednes(iay Rising temperalure tonight west and south portion.

DEMOCRATS SWEEP ADAMS COUNTY

Indiana Senatorial Race Is Close

ROBINSON ANO WATSON LEAD BY J SMALL MARGIN Watson’s Scat Is Menaced By Albert Stump, Democratic Candidate FORTY PER CENT OF VOTE TABULATED BY t’N'ITED PRESS Indianapolis, Nov. 3. — r orty per cent of the vote in Indiana, tabulated early today, maintained the proportionate lead of the Republican senatorial candidates established in returns last night. Returns from 1,391 precincts out of 3.545 in Indiana gave: long term, Watson, 223,951; Stump, 210.041. Short term: Robinson, 219,778; Woollen, 201,695. t Indianapolis. — Senator James K. Watson’s seat in the U. S. senate was menaced tonight by Albert Stump, democrat, Indianapolis attorney, in tabulation of 30 per cent of the Indiana vote. The senior Indiana senator slipped from a lead to a margin of a bare 2.500 votes after having been well put in front during the early returns. Claiming unrevealed strength in. pre--cincts yet to be hear from, republican chairihan Walb said that both Watson and Robinson Would be re-elected by ; 60,000 plurality. The returns from 1,101 out of 3,545 in the stale gave long term, Watson. 165.549; Stump, 162.941. Short term, Robinson, 168,543; Wool len. 153.039. Four republican congressmen were leading in incomplete returns from their districts with Ralph Updike, in the second district assured of victory ~ JiY.v.'SL. crut • Tin- congressional Incurifbents wnb (CONTINUED 08 PAGE THREE) COLONIAL PLAY 10 BE GIVEN HERE Fort Wayne Dramatic Club To Present “Katy Did,” Next Friday Night A colonial play, entitled "Katy-Did” will be presented at the school auditorium on next Friday night Nov. 5. by the Fort Wayne Dramatic Club under the auspices of the Decatur high school athletic association. The time setting for the prologue and the epilogue is in the spring of 1916. past previous to the United States entering the World War. The time of play is dated 1774. The scene of the play ‘akes place in a room in the ancestria! home of Katharine Bradford, in 1774, Madame LaGrae select seminary. The characters taking part in the Play are as follows: Jonathan Edward Bradford • .....Edw. Horstman Richard Pendleton .... Neal R. Bench Lloyd EvemoudeJames Major Madame Cecelia LaGrae Lillian Steup Anna Rideout, her nieve ?.Beulah Copp Penelope Tayloe ....Betty Flickinger Elsteph Winslow ....Agnes Westrick Hope Winthrop Edith Fuller Madame’s, Children Stephen Phyllis Goeriz Marie . v Jeanette Wi’.coxen Margaret Calhoun Ethel Terry Catharine Pendleton . .Luella Tarmon The above cast will be assisted in a musical way by the Fort Wayne saxophone band. A few members of the saxophone band are ladies.of Decatut. Professor J. C. Cafaro is the dirj r of the hand, while Frances L. bang Port Wayne is the dramatic art director of the play.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Vol. XXIV. Number 259.

Injured Youth Is Getting Along Nicely Paul Fuhrman, 9-year-old son of Mrs. Gustave Fuhrman, of Preble township. who fell from the hay mow in the barn on his mother s farm, breaking his right leg below the hip. is getting along nicely. The boy was removed to the Adams County Memorial Hospital and is receiving treatment there. He was pitching hay down to the horses when he fell. The accident happened last Friday. .. — 0 SNOW AND WIND HIT CLEVELAND Lake Traffic Tied Up By Heavy Wind; Freighter Runs Aground Cleveland. 0., Nov. 2. —(United Press)—Lake traffic was tied up hero early today by snow and a heavy wind that sometimes leached a velocity of 70 miles an hour. Three ships rode at anchor outside the breakwater unable to gain the harbor because of heavy teas. From the north <atne reports that the Thos, Matham. a 300-foot freighter was being pounded to pieces on the beach six miles south of Two Harbors. Minn. She was said to have run aground in a blizzard yesterday. A beavy wind did considerable damage -hare. PhUe glasa wimtowa were broken, trees blown over and power lines ripped down. —■ — o • — Luster Schug Reported Greatly Improved Today Hartford City, Nov. 2. — Luster Schug. cashier of the Peoples State bank, at Berne, who was seriously .injured in an automobile accident near here Sunday ev.ening, was reported greatly improved today. It is thought that he will soon be on the road to recovery.

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> — I Donahey Leads In Ohio. Columbus. 0., Nov. 3. — Gov? Vic . Donahey had increased his lead over ■ his republica nopponeut, Myers Cooper, to 13.124 on returns early today from 3.331 of the 8.680 precincts in the state. The Vote: Donahey, 230.612; Cooper, 217.488. In the senatorial race, Frank B. I Willis, rep., candidate for reelection, I in 4,176 precincts had a lead of 24,096 over Atlee Pomerene, dem. The vote was: Willis, 280.015; Pomerene, r 257,919. z Walsh Defeats Butler. Boston. Nov. 3. —Sen. Wm. N. Butler, chairman of the republican natI ioual committee and personal friend j and advisor of President Coolidge has I been defeated for the senatorship by f David I. Walah, democrat. Buller, early this morning, conceded victory to Walsh. ( Despite the appeal of President t oolidge to the people of Massachust etts to elect Butler, the voters decid- . ed that Walsh should occupy the sen- , ate seat. ! San Francisco, Nov. 3. —California favored repeal of the Wright act, the . state's prohibition enforcement law. »I on. the Lauis \>i incomplete returns tonight from 541 of the state’s 8,512 precincts. The vote stood for repeal: 11.516; against repeal. 4,317. r ' Carson City. Nev., Nov. 3-—Senator r Casper L. Oddie, rep., was leading his . democratic opponent. Raymond T» - Baker with incomplete returns fron/ r 112 precincts of the state tonight. I The vote was: Oddie, 1.262, and t Baker, 995. > Fred Balzar, republican, was ahead of Gov. James Scrugham, in the sen-

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, November 3, 1926.

atorial race by a vote of 1,270 to 948. Philadlephia, Nov. 3.—The majority of 275,000 promised by republican leaders to William S. Vare in this city was more than realized as complete returns from the 48 wards of the city were compiled here early today. Vare polled 302.941 votes to 70.398 for his opponent. William H. vVilsoa, in the senatortai race. South Bend.—2o of 81 precincts in St. Jbeph county gave Stump, 4,475 and Watson, 2,335; Robinson. 2.289; Woollen, 4,486. Kokomo. —12 precincts in Howard county gave Watson, 1,071; Stump. 1,035; Robinson, 1,126; Woollen, 947. Goshen. — 16 precincts in Elkhart county gave Watson. 1.859; Stump, 1,247; Robinson, 1,879; Woollen. 1,165. Logansport, Ind. — 3 precincts in Cass county gave Watson. 413; Stump, 459; Robinson. 433; Woollen, 432. St. louis. —First indications of Missouri's sentiment toward repeal of the state prohibition law came from 10 scattered precincts Jn St. Louis. Re- ’ i turns showed 280 in favor of repeal and 80 against. Fort Wayne.—3l precincts in Allen I county gave Watson. 6,467; Stump. 7,229; Robinson, 6,407. Woollen, 7,016. Washington. — Democratic national ? committee officials at 11 p. m. tonight i estimated their party had gained seven senate seats with a possibility of two 1 more to definite control. They counted Maryland, Oklahoma, New York. Massachusetts. Missouri. (CONTINI ED ON’ PAGE THREE)

iNew Earthquake Shakes Manila; Fifth Within Week Manila, Nov. 2 —(United Press) — Another earthquake, the fifth shock withlfi a week shook Manila today. Hundreds of residents rushed from their homes. A growing uneasiness among the population is manifest as a result of the recurance of the tremors. No Damage was reported from the Jolt today. 11 TRUSTEES ARE DEMOCRATS Republicans Name Trustee In Wabash Twp.; G. O. P. Names Two Assessors Adams county Democrats elected trustees in every township in the county with the exception of Wabash township, which went to Otis Bark, Republican, by a majority of 44. Mr. Burk won over Ed Stahley, Democrat. Orlen Fortney, Democrat, defeated Susie Bowen, Republican incumbent of St. Marys township, by a large majority. Other Democratic trustees to sweep into office in yesterday’s county landslide are: I French township, Martin Moesch- ' , berger. 1 Union township, Arthur Blakey. Root township. Amos Lewton. 1 Preble township, Ernest Worthman. Kirkland township. Charles Arnold. Wallington township. Tom Noll. St. Marys. Orlen Fortney. 1 ‘ Blue Creek. Harvey Sipe. Jefferson, John Bollenbacher. Hartford township. Dan Studler.’ 1 Monroe township. Vance Mattox. Wabash township, Otis Burk. Democratic assessors were elected 1 in all but two townships. Dave Rice. Republican, was elected in Root township. and there was no opposition to ’ the Republican candidate in St. Marys I township.

ENTIRE COUNTY TICKET IS SWEPT INTO OFFICE

GOTTSCHALK AND SAUNDERS SENT TO LEGISLATURE | Adams And Wells Counties Elect Gottschalk, Democrat, State Senator | SAUNDERS IS STATE REPRESENTATIVE Thurman A. Gottschalk, Democratic candidate for state senator from Adams, Wells and Blackford counties and George L. Saunders, Democratic candidate for representative from Wells and Adams counties, have been elected by large majorities on the basis of incomplete returns from the counties. Claude Ball, Democratic candidate for congress from the eighth district, was staging a neck and neck race with Albert Vestal, Republican incumbent. Incomplete returns from Randolph and Delaware counties indicated that the usual Republican majorities had been greatejy reduced. Ball received his usual large majorities in Adams and Well counties. The result was still in doubt at 2:30 o'clock this morning. —o Marion County Grand Jury In Recess Today Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 2.—(United Press) —The Marion county grand jury, investigation of charges of political corruption in Indiana, today was in recess because of the election. The jury will convene again tomorrow. Four witnesses appeared before the jury yesterday, including Mayer Herbert »»•.. — ington Evansville politician, Chas. Clark, state representative from .Marion county and Geo. Elliott, former cyclops of the Marion county klatt. Typhoon Reported To Be Approaching Manila Mini’.a. P. 1., Nov. 2. — (United Press) —Warning from the observatory that a typhoon was approaching and that the city should prepare for it. served to quiet thousands of persons who were panic stricken when the fifth earthquake within a week rocked Manila today. SUGAR MAKING IS UNDER WAY About 1,225 Tons Os Beets Being Run Through Local Plant Daily Everything is running smoothly at the local plant of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company and about 1,225 tons of beets are being- ran through I the big factory and made into pure j sugar every twenty-four hours. The 1 sugar-making campaign was begun last Friday and since that time the amount of beets run through the mill has been increased each day until the plant Is running at capacity at present. The sugar content of the beets this year is from 12 to 13 per cent. This is slightly under the average, but higher than the sugar content of the beets last year. Many tons of beets are arriving at the factory eac hday. There is about 8,000 tons of beets in the yards at the factory each day. There is about that there will be enough beets to keep the plant running day and night until after the first of the year.

• Price Two Cents.

MAJORITIES OF WINNERS RANGE FROM 400-2,000 Adams Co., Democrats Roll Up Large Majorities For State Candidates PROSECUTOR RACE PROVES CLOSEST Democrats won a sweeping victory in Adams county in the election held Tuesday, every candidate on the county ticket being swept into office with large majorities. County Chairman Dick Heller predicted early this morning that the majorities of the democratic candidates would range from 400 to 2,000 votes. With twenty-two of the thirty-four precincts reported, the majorities of the winning candidates ranged from 402 to 1,617. The returns from the other precincts were expected to increase the majorities. in addition to elec'ing every candi date on the county ticket. Adams county Democrats rolled up large votes for the state and congressional candidates. The closest race on the county ticket was between John T. Kelly, Democrat, an dFerd L. Litterer, Re. •oilcan. for the office of prosecuting attorney, the former seeking re-election. The twenty-two precincts reported gave Kelly a lead of 402 votes. The vote was Kelly, 2.539; Litterer, 2,137. Democrats were elected to the of(CONTINUED ON' PAGE THURK) BERNE ORCHESTRA WILL ELAY HERE Symphonic Concert Orchestra To Give Concert Here Thursday Night The Symphonic Concert Orchestra of Berne will appear at the Decatur high school auditorium Thursday night sionary Guild, of the Zion Reformed under the auspices of the Girls Mischureh. This orchestra, with membership of twenty musicians, was organized to study better music, deve’.ope m>n> efficient and capable musicians and ta render better musical literature to the public. Ambitious students of music who undergo and come up to certain set standards after periods of trial are admitted to membership. The present organization consists of high school graduates who have received their orchestra training through the famous Berne, high school orchestra, un der the very efficient di: ection of Howard B. Hoffmann, and who, while playing as a high school orchestra, attained many honors and were recognized as an organization of great accomplish rnents and future possibilities. So unique was the ensemble work that they were given a three-day contract at the Palace Theatre. Fort Wayne, as an added attraction. Also a concert before the Plymouth mens club of the Plymouth Congregational church, radio stations WIHBJ and WOWO, all of Fort Wayne in addition to many genera! concerts at various points in the state. The program consists of classical and semi-classical selections, varied with vocal and instrumental solos and •a male quartet The public will indeed spend an eujoyab e evening listening to the concert rendered by this orchestra an dthose who aspire to a musical ■ career will indeed be given an inspiration.

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