Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 274, Decatur, Adams County, 19 November 1926 — Page 1

WEATHER Mottly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Slightly colder ton,ght. Continued cold Saturday.

OIL SHJ> EXPLODES, KILLING MANY MEN

■ CLYDE M. RICE KILLED BY TRAIN AT LORRAINE,'O. I Former Teacher And Mail Carrier In Decatur Metts Death Thursday I PARENTS RESIDE AT MONMOUTH I Clyde M. Rice, age 42, of South I Bend, former school teacher and mail I carrier of this city, was killed at I Loraine, Ohio, about noon Thusday, I when a passenger train struck the I automobile in which he was riding. I Details of the accident had not been I received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I David M. Rice, of Monmouth, up to I noon today. The undertaker at LorI raine notified a local undertaker that I the accident happened about noon yesI terday. Word of the death was not I received here until about, 9:30 o'clock I last night. The body will be returned to tills I city sometime today and taken to the Black undertaking parlors and then I removed to the bony* of Mr. Rice's parents, from which place the funeral services will be held. The supposiI tion is that Mr. Rice, who forked out j of Youngstown. Ohio, with an insurance company, was on his way to South Bend when the accident happened. The Lorraine undertaker said ' that Mr. Rice had driven his car directly in front of the train. Taught School Here. The deceased was born in Root township. Adams county, Septe" ’ rr i 4. 1884. He attended the '|P he : schools in this county and Urge took a normal course at the Maridh Normal school. Ho taught school at the North Ward building in this city and later accepted a position with the Decatur postoffice as city mail carrier. He also served as rutal carrier on a Decatur rural route. In June, 1907. he was married to Miss May Warner About 12 years ago, the family mov(CONTtNI'EI* ON PAGE THREE* 0 MSI FACES A LIBEL SUIT Harley L. Clark Resents Public Utilities Political Conspiracy Charges Indianapolis. Ind., Nov. 19.— (United Press) —Alvah J. Rucker, Indianapolis corporation counsel, waswnade defendant in a $250,009 libel suit in proceedings file in circuit court here today. Harley L. Clark, Chicago, named I y Rucker in his public utilities pcl'tical conspiracy suit, brought the libel action. He was one of the persons named by Rucker. The plea for damages is based on charges that the instill interests, on in control cf the Merchants' heat and Light co., spent $19,000 for the political campaigns of Gov. Ed Jackson and John W. McCardle at the 1924 election. Ruckner. in his suit, said the campaign contribution was made to appointment of public utiltities commission members who would be favorable to the insull interests. “Ccntiiving and wickedly and viciously intending to injure the good name, fame and credit, and to bring into public scandal and dicgrace." was the object of Rucker's suit, the libel action sets forth. Clarke is organizer of the holding company for a proposed merger of 1 public utiltities companies here. As i such, he was named by Rucker as a party to the alleged conspiracy. This is denied by Clarke in his libel g/irit. Rucker refused to comment on the ' latest development in his fight against merging public of the city I other than to say he was "complimented." The public utiltities commission is 1 to hear arguments Monday on a motion to continue hearing of the merger. A motion attacking the commission's jurisdiction in the case will also be heard.

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Vol. XXIV. Number 274.

Miss Doris Erwin Wins Honor In Chicago, 111. Word has been received in this citv from Chicago that Idles Doris Erwin, daughter of Attorney Dore B. Erwin, of Decatur, has been awarded a beautiful silk f ag by the‘Superintendent of Girl Scout work Yn Chicago and Cook county. Illinois. Miss Erwin is superintendent of girls' work in Howell House, a Bohemian community house on South Ra iife rtseet. This honor was accorded Miss Erwin for her exceptional work with the Girl Scouts. The f ag was presented by a wealthy i citizen of Chicago, in memory of his wife, who was a supporter cf the Scout movement. DR. HALLEY ENDS SIDLE RECITALS Bible Reader Makes Great Impression In Series Os Recitals Here A crowd rivalling that of Sunday evening listened to the last Scripture recital by Dr. H. Yl. at the Zion Reformed church last night. Almost as soon as the doors were open, the crowd began to gather and. before Dr. Halley's part of the program, chairs were carried in to accommodate those who could not find seats. The audiences during this series of recitals have been remarkable in spite of unfavorable weather. After the preliminary worship service. Dr. Halley gave a recital of the book of Revelation. He pointed out that this wonderful book assures the final Triumph of Christ over all the evil forces of earth. It contrasts many conditions with that of Gensis. lu klie latte:. turn was uarkiw*.-. ever face of the earth. In the heaven that Revelation predicts, there will be no night. In one it was predicted that man should die. In the other .here is no more death. In Genesis humanity is cursed. In Revelation the curse is removed. Revelation is in direct contrast to Genesis. There are three interpretations of the book commonly accepted by scholars, the historical, pretorist and feturist. Dr. Halley used the historic las a key to his interpretation. Dr. Hull y/clnssd .with the poetic imagery representing the New Jerusalem or Heaven as the climax of his seiies. As the audience listened the familiar words sounded more beautiful than ever. This modest man who has quietly brought the Bible with its own message untrammelled by personal opinion night after night has moved the whole city. Scarcely any speaker has ever made a greater impression upon the community. It is to be hoped that Dr. Halley some day will visit our city again for another series of lectures. PROBE AERIAL ' LIQUOR RING Aerial Rum Running Ring Believed Uncovered By Arrest At Detroit Detroit, Mich.. Nov. 19. — (United Press.) —At the personal request of Henry Ford a sweeping investigate was launched here today into an allegend aerial rumruuning ring, believed to have used his airport at Dearborn as a stopping off place between Canada and interior states. The investigation was prompted by seizure of a liquor laden airplane at the airport early today and the arrest of P. W. Redrick, alleged pilot of the craTt held on a charge of illegal posession and transportation. The seized plane bore the mark “Lunkin Airport, Cincinnati." At only expressed indignation that his airport should have been misused by a guest aviator, according to Capt. Ira H. Marmon, Michigan state police, who conducted the seizure, but urged every possible effort to be mane to “go to the bottom of this and find out who is behind it.”

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Junior Band To Appear In New Uniforms Tonight _ . - R cm > » j * ' / I pj fc' f M 4 /• 1 ; 1 • ; lilfrii’iSßmiri'ilili 4>< z / The Decatur Junior Band will give a concert at the basketball game between the Decatur high school and • Monroeville high school teams in the Decatur high school gymnasium this evening, the members making their first • public apparance in their new uniforms. The band ts directed by Prof. J. C. Cafaro, Wayne, who is shown ■ In the front row of the photograph, wearing a dark suit.

TO GIVE PROGRAM AT 8080 SCHOOL —■ i Robert J. Mann. Os Pleasant Mills, To Give Illustrated Lecture An interesting program will be given at the Bobo school house Saturday evening, at 7 An illustrated lecture on "Better Rural Systems”, will be given by Robert J. Mann, principal of the Pleasant Mills schools. Mr. Mann will show a number ot pictures of improved farm conditions: I throughout the country and how such , improvements can be made. The program is given under the aus-' pices of the teachers of the Bobo schools, of which Miss Bessie Carter is principal. The pub ic is invited to attend and the program to be given will be of interest to everyone who attends. Other features will be provided, .‘inring the evening. VAN WERT ROAD BEING IMPROVED New Gravel Being Placed On Three-Mile Strip West From Vah Wert Van Wert, Ohio, Nov. 19.—Work of surfacing three miles of the Van WertDecatur road with gravel, extending west from the Rockford road, will be started next week, it was announced today by I). H. Thomas, representative of the state highway depaitment in this district. The work was to have started last week but was delayed op account of the death of the father of one member of the contracting firm of Erwin and Siples, 'of Defiance, which he Ids the contract for hauling the gravel. | The material for surfacing is to be burnished by the Greenville Gm el company. This is one of the roads in Van Wert county under stake construction under a co-operative plan of state art'! county. According t? this p’an these roads will receive another coatng ol loose stone or gravel next year and th- fallowing year they will Tv surfaced again and treated with tar. This y cat’s program for surfacing has Been completed on the following roads: No. 51, Convoy-Payne road; No. 9, Van Wert-Celina; ..o 116, Van Wort-Venedocia. Ad of these roads ‘except Jhe Decatur route are being surfaced with crush s’one. There has been considerable '-!k of comple' hg the surfacing of some of the stage-construction roads next year and treating them with tar then, Mr. Thomas said. He said he did not believe this would be a wise plan on 1 account of the roads being heavily travelled and therefore needing a strong foundation.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, November 19, 1926.

_ For the Feast of Thanksgiving Day What to have for the Thanksgiving dinner may be a some people, but those who read the grocery and meat market ads | in Tuesday's Daily Democrat will solve the question easily. Next Tuesday, the Daily Democrat will 1 . publish the ads of the local grocery , i stores and meat markets. These ads will contain a list of suggestions for the Thanksgiving dinner. Read them and then do your shopping. W. R. BARR SPEAKS TO ROTARY CLUB District Governor Os Rotary Clubs Pays Visit To Decatur Rotarians “Rotary expresses a phrase cf character deemed foieign to business; a d-'ttand f'r something above J.he material things ot 'life. The dssire for service takes the dredgery out cf life and lifts it to a higher plane and gives zest tc one who wishes to carry on”, said W. R. Barr, of Iduffton. district governor of Indiana Rotary clubs, I at the luncheon meeting of the De- ' catur club held last evening at the K. of C. hall. Mr. Bair was the guest of the Decatur club last evening and delivered an interesting talk on Rotary, following the luncheon. Henry Dixon, of Ivendaville, representative of gioup two. accompanied Mr. Barr to this city and also delivered a short talk. C. C. Pumphrey, president of the local club, presided at the meeting. Following the luncheon and program. Governor Barr held a conference with the board of directors ami chairmen of the standing committees, of the, local club. This was' Mr. Harr's official visit to the local club. SAMUEL SELBY DIES AT YODER Prominent Truck Gardner Expires; Native Os Adams County Samuel S. Selby, 67, prominent truck farmer and gardne-, died at his home in Yoder, northwest of this city, at 3 o'clock this morning. Mr. Se’iby was born in Adams county, June 7, 1859, the son of Wesley and Katherine Selby. Mr. Se’.by is survived by bis second wife, formerly Miss Allie Platt; one daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Long of Fort Wayne; one step-son, Fon I*. Platt, of Fort Wayne; and three brothers, William Selby of Vera Cruz; Wesley Selby of Sturgis, Mich, and Palt Selby, of northern .Michigan. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church in Yoder at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, with burial in the Yoder cemetery.

BEET LABORER OKS LAST NIGHT Martin Valuch Dies At His Home Near Sugar Factory Thursday Evening w Martin Va'.uch ,ag« 49- died at his heme in "Little Mexico" row, near the Holland-St. Louis ’Sugar factory, north of the city, at about 6:30 o’clock He Was employed as a lab< r in the beet fields by the sugar ccmpany. He was born in one of the Balkan states and came to this country a. number of years ago. It was learned th.t he had a wife and 11mi y at Owosso, Ml h., and an effort was being made to get in touch with them today. The body was taken to the Yager Bros, undertaking parlors where it will be held until instructions are recqjved relative to shipment of the body. WILLMAKEROOM FOR ‘LAME DUCKS’ Sha k e- up In Diplomatic Corps To Be Made Soon, Indications Are (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Washington, Nov. 19. —A shake-up in the diplomatic corps may soon make room for appointment of some of the “lame ditfk” republican senators and congressmen defeated in this month’s election. Hut just now there are not enough suitable vacant positions to go around and it seems certain that some of the “deserving"—as the late Wm. J. Bryan called “lame ducks" —will be forced to wait a long time. The custom of appointing such men to high positidns has long'lreen the accepted practice of both parties, because the men by their experience* in government affairs have generally proved highly successful in administrative offices. Secretary of State Kellogg was a “lame duck" at the time of his appointment to ambassadorship. Now there, are only two big federal posts vacant—the eastern lyinols federal district judgeship and a place on the federal trade commission. None of the defeated senators or congressmen is considered available for those under the custom of appolnt(<'ONTIVI : EI) OS PACK TWO> “The Tattler” Gets High Rating In Contest “The Tattler", edited and published by the pupi s of the Decatur Catholic school, was rated as a third class year book in the sixth National contest of the association. The awards was made by the Central Interscholaetic Press Association at the University cf Wisconsin. I *

Bay Steamer Burns To Water’s Edge. Today Baltimore, Md., Nov. 19. (United Press)— Mysteriously catching fit 3 while bound from this poit with a cement cargo for Rappahannock Land* ings, the 150 ton bay steamed Anne Kent was reported to have burned to the water’s edge. The Merchants and Miners pawnger boat Juniata which stood by and took off the little craft's crew of three was inbound this forenoon with then . The Annie Kent left here two days ago. and the fire started below Baltimore Light, about 200 miles from th.» city. —o—» It. M. FULLED IS CALLED DY DEATH Former Postmaster Os Pleasant Mills Dies At Home Os Daughter A. M. Fuller, 72. pioneer resident of St. Marys township and former, postmaster at Pleasant Mills, died at 10 o’clock Thursday night, at the home of his (son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Peterson, on Penn street, in this city. Mr. and Mrsr'F’uller. whose home was in 1 Pleasant Mills, had been at the Peterson home here for the last five weeks. Mr. Fuller had been in failing health, isuffering with heart trouble and other complications, since last May. He died suddenly last« night, while sitting on the bed prepar ng to retire, but his death was not unexpected. Mr. Ful er was a son of James and Martha Fuller and was born in St. Mars township. March 1. 1854. He lived his entireTfe in that township. On March 7, 1875, he was iharried to Sarah Elizabeth Thompson, who survives. Eight children were born to this union, one of whom, Charles, died in infancy. Mr. Fuller served as station agent for the Clover Leaf railroad in Pleasant Mills and postmaster of the town for twenty years. He was trustee of St. Maiys '.ownship at one time, also, and spent several years teaching school. He also operated a tile mill for some time and followed the occupation of a farmer tor several years. Mr. Ful- ■ - fcithf-nl member. .oft 6 Pleasant Mills Baptist ahursh and hajs been a member of the Decatur lodge, 1.0.0. F. for nearly 52 years, being one o f the oldest members of the igdge. Surviving are the widow, and the following children: A. D. Fuller, of Detroit, Mich.; Burton Fuller, of Los Angeles. Cal.; Mrs. Charles A. Peterson. of Decatur; Mrs. Mary Custer, of Orlando, Florida; Mrs. Martha Sned(CONTINI El* ON PAGE THREE) TWO IMPORTANT SERVICES SUNDAY 'Presbyterian Church Announces Two Special Meetings For Sunday Two worship services of great importance will be held at the Presbyterian church on Sunday, November 21. At 10:30 a. m., the Annual Praise Service of the Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society will be held. The women of the church will be in charge of this service. Miss Lillian Beaber, recently returned from Persia, where she has spent many years, will give an address. Miss Beaber has often spoke here and those who have heard her will welcome this announcement. Miss Beaber is a dynamic speaker who knows how to present her subject attractively. In view of the present political and religious situation in this country, this address will be very inter- , esting. In the evening, the annual "Harvest - Service" will he he»d. The songs will - he illustrated by beautiful stereopti- , can slides and will be climaxed by a - service, featuring an illumlnati ed cross. All of this will be conduct- - ed *!n a spirit of worship. The public is coidially invited to these sar dees.

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DEATH TOLL IS ESTIMATED AT FROM 21 TO 40 Eight Bodies Recovered; Thousands Os Gallons Os Oil Catch Fire TANKER EXPLODES AT BALTIMORE DOCK Baltimore, M<l., Nov. 19.--(United Press) The Norwegian oil tanker. Mantilla, blew up at her dock at Sparrows Point toj day while MM) men were worki ing aboard her. Flames from the thousands | of gallons of oil in the vessel’s ’ tanks spread from stern to stern after the explosion and a heavy loss of life was* feared. Eight bodies had been brought out two hours later. The marine bureau estimated the dead at 21 to JJS. An ambulance driver returning to Baltimore wllh injured men. said he thought forty were dead, and that many men were trapped in the hold. His report was entirely unconfirmed. Officials refused to estimate the number of dead, although they believed it was more than eight. The best estimates placed the injured at 21 to 40. Physicians said some of the Injured probably would die. The blast ripped great holes in both sides of the vessel's steel hull. , The cause of the explosion was ' not learned. I o Interurban Hits Auto South Os Fort Wayne The Firt Wavne-Dsoatur interur-* ban car, leaving here at 4 o’clock, struck a large sedan just outside of the Fort Wayne city limits at about 5 o’clock last evening The auto, driven by a Mr. Yager, who lives east of Fort Wayne, was practically demolished. Fred Gay, of Decatur was the motorman on the car. The accident occurred near the substation on this side of Fort Wayne. Mr. Yager was not injured. Details of the accident were reported to the Fort Wayne office of the comapny. STATE RESTS IN HALL-MILLS CASE Mi\. Hall And Two Brothers Open Defense Against Murder Charge Somerville, N. J., Nov. 19.— (United Press) —The state today completed its case against Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, Willie and Henry Stevens, charged with the murders of the Rev. Edward Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, and rest- , ed its case at 1:55 p.m. The prosecution completed its case after Inspector Underwood of the state police had been perfunctorily questioned with regard to statements to newspapermen. The defense made a few motions to strike out evidence, which were denied, and then proceeded with its opening statement, announcing that all the defendants would testify. Each defendant’s case was taken up separately and a promise was made to prove in eaph instance that it was impossible for that defendant to have been at the scene of the murder. o Thankoflering Service To Be Held Sunday Evening i The Woman's Home Missionary 1 Thanks offering service will be held at 7 o'clock Sunday evening, in the Methodist church. Mrs. Daisy Bu’.key Taylor-Camden, of South Carolina, will deliver an address. She is a national field secietary and a speaker of na- ■ tional fame, brilliant, deeply religious, entertaining and pleasing Mrs Taylor is intimately associated with the Missionary wo:k and her addresses have pleased the thousands who have heard i her in the larger cities as well as in | the more remote sectirns.

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