Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1926 — Page 1

WEATHER Mo( tly cloudy tonight and Tuesday, probably » ome ,now or rain in west portion by late ton.ght or Tuesday. Slightly warmer tonight.

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I CHRISTMAS DAY I PASSES WITHOUT I SERIOUS MISHAP I Decatur And Adams Couna ty Citizens Observe The I Holiday In Many Ways I CHURCHES HOLD ■ SPECIAL PROGRAMS ■ jx-eatur and Adams county H «| this morning with the heaviest ■ snow of the season, a hangover :orni a H Merry Christmas, and ready to go to ■- work again in preparation for the B coming of 1927. Decatur people H tit'' Christmas holiday in many w ,y S . B Several family reunions Were held. S while others chose to visit friends and B relatives in other cities over the h<diB day. No fires and no serious autom B bile mishaps marred the week end. Th,. B white Christum was made a reality H late Saturday afternoon when more ■ than 4 inches of snow fell. ■ All local churches celebrated the ■ mote serious meaning of Christ's birthI ' day with appropriate programs, held fliristmas eve, Christmas night and oiie for hundreds of Decatur childtt n. Sunday night. The day was a happy and the snow late in the afternoon gave many an opportunity to try out new sled that Santa Claus had brought. Each church in this city had a program. commemorating the birthday <>. the Savior. At most of the churches the children took part in the specia programs, while in others, canatats were given and special music was a , patt of the program.

Zioh Reformed Church The Christmas program nt the Zion Reformed church on Christmas Eve was rendered before an audience that almost filled the spacious auditorium and balcony. The primary department, which numbers about sixty children, of which Miss Matilda Sellemeyer is the superintendent, rendered about twenty numbers in a very complimentary way. Other numbers on the program were a pa- ; ' id it led. "Bethlehem.” renderBetter Plan," present'iig *•'? lesson of Christian giving The Christmas offering was lifted in behalf of the Orphan’s Home at Fort Wayne, which totaled $89.00. After the program, Supt. M. F. Worthmann presented Rev. Fledder- . johann and family with a very substantial cash gift as a Christmas gift from the congregation. The Phoebe Bible class also presented Rev. Fledderjohann with two very useful and beautiful gifts, as well as many other beautiful gifts were brought to the parsonage which were all received

(COMTINIEU OS PAGE SIX I WINNERS' IN CORN CLUB ANNOUNCED Richard Bryan, Os Wabash Township, Finishes First In Contest Richard Bryan, son of Mr. and Mr Noah Bryan, of Wabash township. h.*s the honor of winning the one-acre coni club contest conducted in Adams county this year as one of the regular junior projects. His total grade, based on a schedule of points whereby 30 Points are allowed for yield, 20 points for show of 10-ear sample, 35 tor record book and 15 points for cost of producing the corn, was 86.7 points, IDs yield was 114.7 bushels. Richard waPressed for honors by Thruman Hoile son of Mr. and Mnrf Otto Hoile, of 1 Union township, whose total grade wa--86.3 points. Sylvan Habegger. son of Mr. anU Mrs. Dan Habegger*of Mor.- ' roe township was third with 85.9 points while Ivan Huger, son pf Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Huger, of Wabash township was fourth with 85.6 points. The four boys , will receive trips to the Purdue Club . Roundup, in May of next year with a! expenses paid. Roger Bryan, a brother of the winner f (CONTINUED OX PAGE THREE)

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Moose To Initiate Glass Next Sunday I clats will be initiated. Following the ‘niUation. as sccial , PS , ion Wll , j(i and refreshments will be served The . ceremonies win begin at 2:30 o'clock and all members are invited to attend 9ECATUR MAN DIES SUNDAY Nicholas Tonnelier, A Lifelong Resident Os Adams County. Dies; Age 71 •Nicholas Tonnelier, 71, lifelong resident of Adams county, died Saturday morning at the home of his niece. Mrs. Matthias Coffee, on South Third street. Death was due to complications and infirmities. Mr. Tonnellier had been in ill health for some time, but his condition had not been regarded as serious. Mr. Tonnelier was born in Adams county, December 26, 1855, and, had he lived one more day, he would have been 71 years of age. Mr. Tonnelier spent most of his life as a farmer, retiring several years ago. He lived the last few years with his brother, John Tonnellier, and his niece. Mrs. Coffee, at whose home he died. Mr. Tonnelier, after retiring from farming, was active at times, working in hardware stores and selling farm implements, but during the last few years, he has not been actively engaged in any business. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church, from where funeral services will be held 'Tuesday itterte ing. at 9 o’clock. Rev. J. A. Sefmetz, officiating. Burial will be made in the St. Joseph cemetery. o MAJOR EDMUND P. MILLER DIES

Decatur Veteran Os Span■jsh American War Dies" At Danville, Illinois Major Edmund P. Miller, wellknown Deeatur citizen and SpanishAmerican War veteran, died at the Soldiers' hospital at Danville, Illinois yesterday. Major Miller had been in ill health for several years. The direct cause of the death has not been learned here. Mr. Miller was born at Linn Grove, in this- county, March 4, 1876. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Miller. He received his early education in the schools of Adams county and was graduated from the Decatur high school in 1892. In 1892, after being graduated from the local high school, Mr. Miller enlisted in Company H. Fourth Regiment of the Indiana Legion and attended camps at Frankfort, Terre Haute and Indianapolis. In May, 1894. he received a commission as Second lieutenant, and acted in that capacity during the Hammond riot in 1894. In 1895, he was elected and commissioned as a captain. In 1898, he was commissioned a major and acted as such in the Spanish-Ameri-war

Major. Miller lived most of his life in Adams county, until the last several years. He w-hs a member of th? local Masonic lodge. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Harve Lammiman. of this city, and Mrs. Lewis Gardy. of New York state, and one brother. Hugh Miller, of Detroit. The remains will be brought to this city to the home of his sister. Mrs. Lammiman. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made, awaiting word from the brother and sister, but the services will be held in this city and burial will take place in the Decatur cemetery. EarttT Tremor Awakes Residents Fresno. Cal. Dec. 27. - (United Press)— Many persons in the San joaquih valley were awakened at 1:30 A. m today by a slight earth tremor. ‘ No damage was done, according to repffts here. The quake was felt from Turlock to Porterville.

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NICARAGUAN AFFAIR CAUSES MUCH CONCERN Secretary Kellogg Says U. S. Has No Intention Os Interfering ■ IS . — DIAZ FORCES MEET DEFEAT Washington, Dec. 27. — (United Press)—While in some capitol hill Quarters today there was concern that the Nicaraguan civil strife might more deeply involve the United States, word cam e to the state department that the Diaz government forces had suffered a defeat at Pearl Lagoon. The forces of the regime, recognized by the IT. S„ left their dead on the field and retreated to Fals Blut Bluff and El Bluff, Latimer reported. Secretary of State Kellogg declared the United States has no intention of sending an American army to Nicaragua or of interfering with the Central American republic's civil war.

Admiral Latimer has issued warning that "if the Nicaraguan governI ment forces should be forced to enter the neutral zone of Bluefields, because of lack of food or any other emergency, they would be disarmed” ! by his forces. United States marines . have been stationed for some time at : Bluefields and last week landed at t Puerto Cabezas, the Liberals' capital, , to establish a neutral zone there. o -~ Boy Dies Os Injuries Months After Accident Petersburg, Ind. Per. 27.—(United Press)—Funeral sei vices were held here today for Martin Mohr, 15-year-s old school boy, who died from injuries received in an automobile crash last September. He had been at the point of death, totally paralyzed, since the accident. 0 — Indianapolis Man Hurt In Wreck Near Tocsin steel worer, was seriously injured when hte auto in which he was riding skided into a ditch about 2 miles north of Tocsin at 1 o’clock thl-'s afternoon. A piece of glass struck Deck er in the face, severing an eyeball. He was rushe to a Ft. Wayne hospital. A companion was uninjured. EX-CONVUT TO SPEAK IN CITY W. H. “Bill” Cook, Reformed Gangster, To Speak At Baptist Church W. H. (Bill) Cook, who for twenty years lived in the underworld of Chicago and New York, was one time the master mind of a gang of gamblers and crooks, who had many clashes with the police of the larger citie of Canada and the United States, but now following the straight and narrow path and pointing others to Christ, will be here and speak at the Baptist church tomorrow, Tuesday evening, at, 7:30 o'clock. After spending nearly four years in the war in France he returned to Canada and was imprisoned, remaining in the prison for over three years when he was releaser, as he says, by he savs, by a miracle of God. He has a thrilling story to tell which keepu his listeners spellbound, many with tears in thellr eyes as he proclaims the mighty power of God to save and keep him itrue Cook does not receive a salary for his work and will not accept any col-' lection. He trusfts the Lord and anyone who wishes to give him sqjufi,t hng to help in his work can do so as they pass out the of the church after he speaks. The Baptist pastor, Rev. 0- E. Miller, has had Mr. Cook with him in Ohio and endorses his message and work he is trying to do. The public is cordially invited to hear him Tomorrow evening.

0 NIA DAI L Y NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COU NT Y

4* ,1— Decatur, Indiana, Monday, December 27, 1926.

SPREADING IN SOUTH

Much Sickness Among Children Is Reported Ixtcal physicians report much sickness in this city, especially among children. An epidemic of colds seems tn be prevalent throughout the city and several children had to have Santa Claus visit them in bed Frida/ evening. One funeral, that of Clinton Fisher, was held Christmas afternoon, from the IT. B. church. Sunday, the funeral of J. M. Blossom, civil war veteran, whose death occurred at Richmond, was held from the Methodist church. The death of Nicholas Tonnelier, retired farmer living in this city, occurred on Christmas day. -o SEVERAL MINOR WRECKS OCCOR No One Seriously Injured In Auto Accidents Here Over The Week-end Several minor automobile accidents occurred over the week-end, but no one was seriously injured. A Ford coup driven by Fred Diehl, of this city, struck a Studabaker sedan, driven by--Carl Klepper, on the Fort Wayne road Friday night, near Hessen Castle. Both cars were damaked but none of the occupants were injured. Mr. Klepper was going toward Fort Wayne and Hie ear driven by Mr. Diehle was coming toward Decatur. Mr. Diehle misjudged the curve in the road and struck the side of the Klepper ear. tearing off the fender and the running board. The Diehle ear turned over on its side, but the. four occupants escaped serious injury. Mr. Diehle suffered a cut on his ear. The cars were brought to this city for repairs. Several other minor accidents, in which no injuries were received, occurred over the holiday and week-end. and little property damage was done. The heavy snow Saturday afternoon made the roads dangerous and several ■sara skidded Into ditches and had to be t»w»d out -A*. .. ■»»-.« • ■ New Emperor Os Japan Welcomed By Thousands Tokio, Dec. 27—(Unitdd Press) — Hundreds of thousands of persons toSay welcomed Emperor Hirohito to his capital when he arrived from Hayama where his father, Yoshihito, died Christmas morning. Bright sunshine graced Tokio when the Emperor and Empress alighted from their train at 4:35 P. M. from the station to the entrance of the imperial palace the roads were lined with Hirohito's subjects, but above the heads of the crowd morning flags and streamers plapped in the wind. The ehtire city was draped with morning emblems.

MCDERMOTTTO SEEK NEW TRIAL Life Term Looms For Man Convicted Os Murder ()i Don R. Mellett Cannon, 0.. Dec. 7.—(Uhited Press) Prospects of life inside walks of t.he Ohio penitentiary have failed to losen the tongue of Pat McDermott, convicted of the assassination of Don R. Mellet, editor of the Canton Daily News. McDermott remained in his cell here while bis attorenys prepared to file a formal motion for a new trial. The motion will be ruled on Wednesday by Judge E. W. Diehl, in common pleas court. It the court overrules the motion, as observers here anticipate, McDermott will be sentenced immediately to life imprisonment. In >the meantime the state continued preparations to bring to trial ear.y in February, Louis Mazer, and Ben Rudper, alleged members of the murder conspiracy.

NEW BASEBALL SCANDAL SHIFTS TO WASHINGTON Controversy Displaces National And International Problems At Capital FEDERAL ACTION SOUGHT IN MATTER Washington I). C. Dec. 27. — (United Press > — The Cobb-Spa iker-Landls baseball controversy displaced national and international problems on capitol hill today as a movement for action by the senate was launched following reports that Ty Cobh, and Tris Speaker, former managers of the Detroit and Cleveland ball clubs, respectively. would seek Federal action here. Cobb will reach Washington early tomorrow morning, according to latest reports from Augusta, Ga.. his home. Speaker is reported to have arrived this morning, but he had not registered at any hotel, conferred with Washington Ball club officials, or sought an appointment with any government officials, as far as could he learned. Senator Harris, Dem.. Ga., a friend of Cobb, today received a letter from Sam M. Johnson, Mobile Ala., Lawyer asking him to defend Cobb and Speaker on the floor of the senate. At the same time, it was reported one of the courses planned by attorneys for the baseball stars, accused of conspiring to “throw’’ a detroit-Cleve-land game in 1919, was to ask for a congressional investigation of the entire situation. .X, i. . Two Murderers Are Executed In Pennsylvania Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 27.— (United Press) —Tlie commonwealth of Pennsylvania today exacted two lives as its toil for murder. Paul Orlakowski. convicted of Laying two prison guards during a riot in the western penitentiary, Pittsburgh, in 1924, and Paul Fasci convicted of a murder during a $72,000 ... L'u.’uii’i,' S'he're't :lt. , , a at Hockview penitentiarry his morning. o NONE INDICTED IN POLITICAL PROBE Marion County Grand Jury Reports Today After 11 Weeks Os Investigation Indianapolis, Dec. 27 — (United Press)—After 11 weeks of investiga tion, the Marion county grand jury today reported that it had not found sufficient evidence upon which to base indictments but recommended that its political inquiry be continued by the next grand jury. Tlie report was finally submitted and accepted by Judge Janies A. Collins, was in the only form that could be agreed to by all the jurors. ■ o Infant Loshe Baby Dies This Afternoon Mary Loshe, day old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Loshe, died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital this afternoon. The babe was born yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Loslie is in a serious condition at the hospital where she was taken Saturday. The baby was the first child of the family. Mr. and Mrs. Loshe reside east, of Decatur. Funeral services will be held from St. Mary’s Catholic church at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon and burial will take place at the St. Joseph cemetery. Official Board Os M. E. Church To Meet Tonight There will be a special meeting of the official board of the First Methodist church in the lecture room of the church at 7:30 o'clock this evening. All members of the board ai;e requested to attend.

Mother Os Monroeville Pastor Is Buried Today Funeral services for Mrs. Christmas Marr, age 80, mother of Rev. Charles Marr, us Monroeville, were held this morning at 10 o’clock from St. Rose’s Catholic church, Monroeville. Mrs. Marr died Friday at the home of her son. She was born on Christmas day. She was known in this city and several people from here attended the funeral services. 0 NEEDY FAMILIES ARE MADE HAPPY Good Cheer Spread Among Unfortunates Os City On Christmas Eve Good cheer was sent around to Decatur’s needy and unfortunate residents on Christmas eve and Christmas day by several local organizations, and practically all the needy families of Decatur enjoyed a merry Christmas. The Elks lodge distributed more than 4H Christmas baskets, containing sufficient food for a dinner for a family of five. The Delta Theta Tan sorority distributed gifts, clothing, coal and candy to more than 40 fami-' lies with the money derived from the Good Fellows Club drive. T omor contributions eo the Good Fellows Club were received when the boxes were gathered up today. F. E. France contributed $1 and a friend gave 13 cents, making the total donated to the club, $244.36. The committees from the Delta Theta Tau sorority was busy today paying the bills and a complete report on the donations and expenditures will be made public soon. Other organizations also joined in taking care of the unfortunate. Sev eral persons visited the unfortunate at the county infirmary. It is thought that every poor person in the city was taken care of Christmas day by some organization. o REPPERT AUCTION SCHOOL IS OPENED Twenty-One Students Are Present For Opening Os Fifteenth Term Today The fifteenth term of the Reppert Auction School opened this morning. with classes meeting in the Deeatur Industrial rooms, and 21 students reporting. About 15 more students are expected to arrive today and tomorrow. The same faculty that has been with Colonel Fred Reppert for the part several terms reported this morning, and several new teachers have also been added. Two auction houses are represented in the teaching staff this year, that have not heretofore been represented, they being the Baumgartner and Lewis house and the Secrist and Liddy house, both of Fort Wayne. This morning's session included registering, assignment of rooms and a welcome address by Colonel Reppert. Colonel Reppert announced that the public auctions would start next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock and would continue each night thereafter until the school closed. The public auctions will be held at the Carl Hammond Used Car salesroom on the corner of First and Madison streets. Next Saturday, valuable gifts will be given to all who attend the opening auction. Another feature of this session is that all graduates of the class will automatically become members of the National Realty Auction company, which has offices and representatives in every state in the union. Following is the list of students who reported this morning: Kenneth F. Fawley. Warsaw, Ind., H. A. Fromm, Blue Mound, Illinois, Walter Wvriner, Helena. Ohio; Thos. T. Brown, Richmond, Indiana; D. J. Powell, Daleville, Ind.; Ernest O. Molln, Flannagan, 111.; Malcolm D. Blery, White, South Dakota; Ros(OONTINVKD ON PAGE TWO)

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THOUSANDS ARE MADE HOMELESS; STREAMS RISING Cumberland River And Tributaries Inundate A Large Area In Tennessee CREST OF FLOOD IS EXPECTED SOON Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 27. — (United Press) — Threats of flood conditions spread through the south today in the wake of heavy rains which have fallen during the past 48 hours. The Cumberland river through this district had reached within three feet of the highest stage in record; the Tennessee river in Alabama showed* a lise of 22 feet in the past 48 hours and lesser tributaries are reported running bank high. The only actual suffering so far Is near here where some 2,000 persons have been forced to flee from their homes ami where about 1.000 acres of ground are under water and more than 200 houses flooded. Along the route of the Tennessee river it is not expected that the crest of the flood stage will be reached until Wednesday and precautions ar being 'taken to protect th dam along the river. No casualties have been reported but the damage to giains and to homes will amount to many thousands of dollars it was estimated. 1 o Family Receives Box Os Poisoned Candy As Christmas Present Leveland, Dec. 27.—(United Press) —James Peck was seeking the idenity today of (he persons who sought to wipe out his family of four with a box of polnsoned Christinas candy. The belated gift was found tied to the rear door of the neck home hi re yesterday. Mrs. Peck discovered the box tied ■> 'ne door handle and and her daughter. Mqry were about to sample the contents when Uie girl dedected a pill-shaped object in the piece she selected from the box. “don't eat it, Mother," cried tlie girl as Mrs. Peck was about to eat a piece of the confection. Each i»iece of the mysterious box was examine and each contained deadly poison, a chemist’s analysis revealed. Peck could not explain tho reason any person would seek to poison his family. “as far as I know," he said, "wo have no enemies." o AGED PROFESSOR COMMITS SUICIDE Body Os University Os Louisville Professor Is Found In Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 27. (United Press) An inquest was to be held today over the body of Professor Louis Siff, 72, head of the Mathematics department at the University of Louisville, Ky„ who committed sucide in a hotel room here yesterday. The aged educator was found with his throat ami wrists slashed and a bloody razor lay nearby. Authorities said he had been dead several hours. A chamber maid discovered the body. According to information from Louisville, professor Siff left there Thursday morning for a Mathematics convention in Chicago with no intention of stopping olf here. He had registered at the hotel Christmas morning and attended a Christmas banquet for hotel guests later in the day. Tn the old man’s pockets were Liberty bonds totalling $28,000 and cash amounting to $1,172.13. He was said to have made a will shortly before leaving Louisville giving his entire fortune to the university and associates on the faculty.

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