Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1927 — Page 1

WEATHER Generally fair with moderate temper ature tonight and Tuesday.

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REPUBLICANS TO NAME LEADERS IN CAUCUS TONIGHT To Name Speaker Os House And President Pro Tom * Os Senate KLAN TO DEMAND BIBLE IN SCHOOLS. Indianapolis, .lan. ."> (United Press) — Republican numbers of the Indiana general assembly arriving here hourly today | were being mobilized by rival eanijis for the major engage- 1 menls in caucuses tonight when] the spettker of the house and president pro-lem of the senate will be named. I Spreading from hotel lobbies to the comWors of the state bouse, legisla-] tors and friends of the candidates were holding conferences in every corner. The race for the speakership continued in the forefront of discussion, with backers of Harry Leslie, Lafayette, and la>muel Pittenger, Selma, confident of success for their nominees. By’Robert L. Beard. (U. P. Staff Correspondent I Indianapolis, Jan. 5. — Daily Bible reading in the public schools and an] amendment to the teachers’ licensing ’ act making it more definite were j • • agreed upon as the 1927 legislature , objectives of the Ku Klux Klan at its ‘ banquet here Tuesday night. Os the 48 legislators reported belonging to the order. 26 answered the invitation of W. Lee Smith, grand dragon for Indiana The bill for reading of the Bible in the public schools would require the reading of a definite number of chapters each day. the lesson to be closed without comment. Children who did not desire to participate or whose parents objected would not required to do so. Swjplantlng the unsuccessful effort of the last session of the general assembly when a klan bill would have g made it impossible to obtain a teacher’s license unless an education had been secured in the public schools, the new amendment, will demand that the curriculum of the high school from which the candidate for license has graduated shall be on a par with the standard of the public schools of the state. The proopsed amendment eliminates the features which caused much of the acrimonious discusion of the 1925 session and whi< h would have barred students of military acedemies •CONTINIHKn ON PAGE TWO)

‘My Twenty-Four Hours” By Benito Mussolini, Premier of Italy as told to THOM.4S B. MORGAN. Rome Manager of the United Press. ' Copyright 1927 by United Press Associations. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited '■ F in all parts of the world. 1 ____________________________ (This is the first of a series of articles on his daily life and work by Benito Mussolini, as told to Thomas B. Morgan, Rome manager of the United Press. Each article in this series has been personally revised, corrected and ap- , psoved by Premier Mussolini.) r

J*""" """■ I Master your body and mind. ’ jgfcoßcoatMte on the one thing bell fore you. Get seven hours’ sound sleep. I Never stay in bed after the inI tant of awakening. I Read the Be v papers while dr<"’“ I ing.Shavs. “I am anti-whiskers." ? Drink a glass of milk for breakI fast. HK M It has been my rule of life to employ the body end mind to render the maxjlimum output. We have not yet fully exploited the potentialties of physical and mental man to the point of calling him efficient. Just now. we can but meditate on those possibilities and try •

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AGED FARMER IS TORTURED WITH HOT I’OKER BY BANDITS Steubenville, Ohio,. Jan. 5. —(United Press-) —Torture with a hot poker (flowing coals and pistol- was inflicti ed upon George Culp, 70. wealthy furInter by ''our bandits, he told police today. Culp, a bntchelor said four men bound him to a chair and tortured him In an effort to learn where ho hid his money. The men broke up furniture in the house, tore down doors and prodded him with guns. They got only I 120. GEORGE O'BRIEN EXPIRES TORAY Invalid Dies At Home Os I Brother William, Here, This Morning Ceorgo O'Brien, 33, invalid son of John O’Brien, died at the home of his | brother. William O'Brien, on Fifth Street this morning. Mr. O’Brien had been an invalid all his life and had been seriously ill for some time. O'Brien, and two brothers William He is survived by the father. John 1 O'Brien, and wo mothers Williatr O'Brien, manager of the Northern Indiana Gis and Electric company, in this city, and Ferd O'Brien, also of this city. 1 Mr. O'Brien was born in Bluffton (CONTINUED ON PAGE DEtE.t) CHANGE MADE IN LOCAL FIRM John T. Myers Co., Becomes John T. Myers And Son; H. H. Myers Joins Finn A change in the name and owner- ■ ship of the John, T. Myers Company. • local clothing store, has been announced to be effective at once, whereby Herman H Myers becomes a partner of his father, J. T. Myers, and the store will be known in the future as John T. Myers and Son. J. T. Myers has been in the clothing business in Decatur for 23 years, 15 years in the Myers-Daily company and 7 years as the John T. Myers Company. Herman Myers has been in the clothing business since his graduation from Indiana University in 1921. The new concern will announce a reorganization sale tomorrow, at which time the stock of the old concern will he sold out. The new partnership became effective January 1.

to attain as best we can the limit of our capabilities. 1 believe as William James, that the use of all our mental and phyui< ial faculties would permit us to accomplish infinitely more than we can even imagine, should we use these faculties with proper coordination. Moreover what I do, I do with the maximum of my ability. I concentrate on the matter on hand, whether it be riding, speaking pr directing the government. I pour out the same enthusiasm on a simple ceremony as I would on an important diplomatic affair. 1 play hard. I work hard. My mind works on that which I will it to work. Should it be forced to change its train cf thought to take up another, it can do it with the greatest ease, leaving the previous matter completely behind (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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COUNCIL ORDERS MORE ORNAMENT LIGHTS INSTALLED Orders Lights Installed On Monroe And Winchester Streets This Year DISCUSS PURCHASE* ’ OF NEW FIRE TRUCK Monroe street, from the river bridge west to the Pennsylvania raiilroad tracks, seven blocks in all. and Winchester street, from the interseqyon of Adams street south to the Erie railroad tracks, will be improved with ornamental street lights this year. The city council in session last evening ordered the city engineer to prepare plans and specifications for these two improvements and the posts will be installed early this spring. The same plan of payment as used on dJier streets will be followed on these two streets. The property owner pays for his share of the posts only and the city installs them and lays tile conduit. May Purchase New Truck The council has under consideration the purchase of another fire truck and pumper, larger than the one purchaser! a few years ago. The public safety committee was instru<( ed Uo Vie matter and to report, to the council as a whole. Councilmcn are divided in opinion as to what kind of truck and pumper should be purchased. Some believe that a pumper with at least a 750gallon capacity and op to 1,000 gallops per. Ullpute, with two large chemical tanks in connection, should be purchased. Others believe that a smaller truck, with larger chemical tanks would serve the city better. It ip argued that the one truck and pumper now in use does not provide ample fire protection and facilities for fighting fires, should one occur in the up-town business district. The new truck hfs a capacity of 400 gallons per minute. It is giving good service. One large truck and pumper would not, it is argued, serve the city any better than a smaller one, but the councilmen believe that two pumpers would provide all the protection that thae city would need.

LIONS CLUB HOST TO DISTRICT HEAD William French, Os Mishawaka, District Governor, Addresses Local Club The Decatur Lions club, International, was host last night to district governor William “Billie” French, of Mishawaka, at the regular weekly meeting of the club, held at the K. of C. hall. Several members of the Fort Wayne and Mishawaka clubs also attended the meeting. Mr. French told of the history of the organization in Indiana, and how the international organization had grown in the last several years. There are now 38 clubs in Indiana, and indications are that that number will grow to at least 50 in the next few months. Plans are being completed for the formal Installation of the local club in the international organization. Installation will be held the latter part of this month, and it is hoped that the local country club will be completed In time to hold the installation at that place. There are 25 members in the local club, comprising prominent young business and professional men of the city. o — Retired Merchant Kills Self, Indianapolis, Jan. '5. — (United Press.) —11l health and financial difficulties today were blamed for the suicide of Carl V. Griffith, 57, retired business man, who was found dead at his home here late yesterday. Griffith's body was found in the garage, back of his home, a bullet in the heart.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday. January 5, 1927

H Duce Tells Story Os His Life •4 ' sj BEKTITO I ■ . ——— ———— ' ' I One of the outstendinC newspaper exploits of recent years is revealed oday in the release by the United Press through the Daily Democrat and hundreds of other newspapers, of a series of articles by Premier Benito Mussolini. in which Mussolini tells the intimate, personal story of his life. The articles were secured exclusively for newspapers receiving United Press service through he enterprise of Thomas B. Morgan, Rome manager of the United Press. They were in large part dictated to Mr. Morgan by Mussolini. For an hour or more e-aeh day over a period of four weeks Mr. Morgan worked side-by-side with the Premier, assisting Lu the formulation, revision and correctßon of the articles. Securing the consent of the Italian Premier to authorship of such a strongly personal series of newspaper articles was a task requiring a high degree of personal abW.ty and tact. It. demynivtrated the confidence which Mussolini reposes in the United Press organization and its Rome office. Mussolini is regarded by hl's followers as the busiest man in the world. He works intensively 14 to 16 hours a day. He personally holds seven portfolios in his own government. Every minute of each day is scheduled in advance lor some definite thing the Premier must do. Persc&al efficiency is his feticb: hard work hjs gospel. He consented to pulaicaucin of the series of articles largely in the beuief that his own example of efficiency might do some good in the world.

MAYOR NOT TO ADDRESS COUNCIL City Administration Plans To Continue Its Present Program this morning, stated that he would not . address a written message to the council this year for the rea on that he and the council were working in complete harmony and that whatever he had in mind for the benefit of the city had been ‘ talked over with the councilmen’'. The council will continue to improve the city light and power plant and endeavor to place it on a ‘dill better earning and efficiency basis. The ornamental light program, started several years ago diiring Mayor 11. M. DeVoss’ administration, will be continued. Among the streets to be improved this year arc Monroe street and Winchester street. Besides the ornamental light program, the city will improve the old cemetery on South Winchester street this year and make a city memorial park out of it. Mayor Krick stated that he would like to see a monument or a tablet of some kind erected in the park in memory of Samuel L. Rugg and Thomas Johnson, founders of Decatur. Better streets, well improved and in good repair, extending the city water srvice and giving better service whereever possible are included in the program for the year, the Mayor said. o Soft Drank Parlors Raided Seymour, Ind., Jan. 5. — United Press) —Seven meu were under arrest here today following three raids by federal agents of soft drink parlors alleged to have been operating in violation of the National liquor laws.

Rev. Walling; To Preach I At Church Os God Tonight The Rev. R. A. Walling, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, will preach at the Church of God, on Cleveland street, in this city, this evening. Rev. Walling formerly lived at Willshire, Ohio, and is well known in this city. He is i a noted evangelist and has traveled ; through several states. The. public is invited to hear him here this evening. 3 BABIES DIE OF PNEUMONIA Three Babies Less Than Seven Months Old Die l' During Last 24 Hours Pneumonia has claimed the lives of three babies in or near Decatur within the past twenty-four hours. All thfee babies were less than seven months old. There is considerable sickness among babies and school children at present, and weather conditions are highly favorable for pneumonia. Marjorie Lengerich Jlarjorie Lengerich, two-months-old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lengerich, of Indiana street, died at the home at 10:30 o’clock last night, following an attack of pneumonia. The child was two months and seven days old. Ono child preceded Marjorie in death about a year ago, the babe being the only other child in the Lengerich family. Funeral services will be held from the St. Mary’s Catholic church, Friday morning at 8:30 o’clock. Burial will take place in the St. Joseph Catholic cemetery. Robert John Henry Spangler Robert John Henry Spangler, aged (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

[TEN SHEIKS AND • FOUR SHEBAS HELD ON ROBBERY CHARGE New York, Jan. 5. —(United Press) -In the roundup of four women and ten monos the “Sheik and Sheba” type, police believed today they had attested a gang implicated in 100 recent robberies yielding a total loot of SIOO,OOO. Hold-up victims were asked to come to headquarters during the day to make identifications. . Capture of the gang followed the theft of a purse containing $64.35, the purse was snatched from the hand of Miss Esthei Heller, 23, as she was walking through the hall of the Jewish social service association. CENTRAL SCHOOL PLAY TONIGHT School Orchestra To Make ‘ Debut At Performance This Evening The Central school orchestra, composed of pupils in the grades, will make its first public appearance tonight. when it furnishes music for the annual Central school play, in the Decatur high school auditorium. The orchestra has been making rapid progress since its organization a fewweeks ago. Miss Dessolee Chester, instructor of music in the city schools, is director of the orchestra. The title of the play to be given by the Central school pupils tonight and Thursday night, is His Last Legs.” It is an entertaining comedy and the youthful actors have mastered the various roles in fine fashion, according to those who witnessed the final dress rehearsal last ujght. The sj.ury of the play centers around a young college youth who is in love with a young girl who is a visitor at his father's residence. The young man feigns sickness in order that he won’t have to return to college right away and, thereby, be with his lover longer. The comedy is increased when the young man, feigning sickness, consults a physician who is only a make-believe doctor. The doors to the auditorium will be open at 7:15 o'clock this evening. There will be no reserved seats. Admission is twenty-five cents to everyone. As added features, Mary Catharine Tyndall will sing a solo, and Russell Jaberg will play a piano solo. REPORTS MADE ON CITY FUNDS City Clerk And Treasurer File Financial Statements With Council The City Clerk and City treasurer filed a financial statement, with the council last evening, showing receipts expenditures and balances on hands in the several city funds for the year 1926. The receipts in the electric light fund for the year totaled $196,878.53. of which $31,834.91 was carried at the balance on hand. Jan. 1, 1925, The disbursements amounted to $184,560.80, leaving a balance on hand, Jan. 1 1927 of $12,317.73. The receipts in the water department amounted to $34,899.72, of which $6,188.44 had been carried over from 1925. 'The disbursements totaled $30,405.84, leaving balance on hand of $4,493.88. In the General fund, the sum of $60,318.47 was received, of which $24,466.87 was carried over from the year before. The expenses charged to this fund amounted to $45,161.59, leaving a balance of $15,161.59. In the sinking fund the receipts were $9,117.55 and the expendituies amounted to $2,112.50 leaving a balance of $7,005.05 at the beginning of this year. The reports showed the total receipts and expenditures for each month. The clerk was ordered to advertise for the receiving of bids to furnish a new condenser at the Citylight and power plant. Bids will be (CONTINWD ON PAGE TWO)

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LANDING OF 158 MARINES CAUSES MORE CRITICISM Senate Foreign Relations Committee Calls Kellogg For Conference COOLIDGE ORDERS MARINES TO LAND Washington. Jan. s—(United Press) I’lie senate foreign relations committee decided today. tiller a long consideration of Nicaraguan affairs, Io call Secretary of State Kellogg before it within a few days. The decision to summon the head of the stale department came soon after announcement of landing of more U. S. marines in Nicaragua, and a new burst of criticism of such landings by Senator Wheeler, Dem., Montana. The committee’s session was secret Situation Thoroughly Discussed Nicaragua was discussed two hours. Requests of senators previously for specific state department information on the Central American situa’fion were understood to have been considered along with various criticisms of anj'nistration action in Nicaragua. Summoning of Kedlogg, it is expected, will result in giving the senate dr clearer inside view of Nicaraguan affairs and policies than it has been possible hitherto to obtain—unless Kellogg replies that “public policy” reasons seal his lips. President Issues Order Washington. Jan. 5. —(U. P.) President Coolidge ordered more XT. S. troops into Nicaragua today. K force of 150 marines was landed from the U. S. S. Galveston at Corinto on Che west coast with orders to proceed immediately to Ma(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) ADVERTISING RECORD FALLS Economy Store Uses Four Pages In Daily Democrat; Other Sales Announced The Decatur Daily Democrat has 12 pages tonight In this paper are several pages of interesting advertising and announqemenjs of Janulary cieajraru'i? sales. Two large sales will open Thursday. The Economy- store breaks all former advertising records of the Daily Democrat, by using four whole pages in tonight’s paper to carry its message and list of bargains for its mid-winter cleareuce sale. Mr Samuel Brooks, owner of the store, has been a large user of newspaper advertising space since he came to Decatur and he attributes liis large volume of business to a great extent to his consistent advertising in the Daily- Democrat and his value first policy. The llolthouse-Schult° clothing store, in a twopage advertisement, announces the opening of a $50,000 administrator’s sale. Mr. HenrySchulte. one of the best known merchants in the city, has been operating the store since the death of his former partner, Harry Helm. The sale is store-wide. For the benefit of the advertisers, *ihe Daily Democrat wishes to call attention to the fact that 3,300 papers are mailed and delivered each evening. Os his number, more than 1,300 ai'e delivered in Decatur alone, assuring complete “coverage” in the city. A majority of the homes on the Decatur rural routes and throughout tho county receive the daily paper and those who wish to send their advertising message or invite the buying public to visit their stores are invited to use the columns of the only daily paper published in Adams county. The public will do well to trade in Decatur and take advantage of the many bargains offered in good merchandise by the Decatur merchants.

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