Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 21 January 1927 — Page 1

WEATHER probably r» ! " , « r "’ t 0 snow tonight $ Saturday. Much colder.

STATE BUDGET SLASHED BY COMMITTEE

V. S. Prepares For Evacuation Os Americans In China

SITRATION MOST SERIOUS SINCE BOXER REBELLION American Minister Ordered Back To Peking; Action To Be Neutral OTHER COUNTRIES STRENGTHEN FORCES Washington, Jan. 21 —(United Press) The V. S. government moved speedily today to meet what is considered the most serious threat to foreign lives in China since the Boxer rebellion. Preparations were made tor complete evacuation of the 12.000 Americans there if antiloreign riots continue. Minister John" Van A. Mac Murray, who was in Korea enroute to Washington, has been ordered back to Peking to take charge of the situation. It American naval forces on the Chinese coast and in the Philippines prove inadequate, commercial vessels wf-1 be commandeered to carry Americans to the Philippines or Hawaii. United States forces will limit their action to protection of Americans and will not interfere with Chinese military and political conflict, it was learned. Though most of the American women and children are expected to leave China if the continue, propably most of the men in such cities as Shanghai will remain with their business and fight in the foreign municpal militias. Under orders of the American consul. all Americans were preparing to leave Foochow. The American destroyer Stewart, under urgent orders, steamed from Manila for Chinwang Tao, China, with ammunition for the Fifteenth regiment of American infantry. War craft from many countries "‘■re steaming toward Sliangnai. - - -■ to augment the fleets already in Chinese waters. Spain also was reported ready to dispatch a warship after attack on Spanish priests in Foochow. o Being Treated For Rabies. Newcastle. Ind., Jan. 21.— (United Press.) John Pope, living near Newcastle. was being treated today for rabies following announcement of local physicians that he was suffering from hydrophobia. Pope was bitten by a stray dog. r O" MORE PAVING ON ROAD 27 PLANNED State Plans To Pave Fort H ayne - Decatur Road South From Fort Wayne Federal highway No. 27, from Fort I'ajne south to Allen-Adams coun,v >ne, seven miles north of this city •'ill be paved in the near future, ac- " "ling to an announcement made by •' 'epiesentative of the state highway commission, in Fort Wayne, yesterday he time when the work will be started will depend entirely on tne funds made available by action of the legislate, it was said. That section of road No. 27, between is city and the Allen county line was pa\ui | lv the state two years ago. The state highway commission now has tin,r consideration a plan for paving ldl Bec tlon of the read between this cty and Monroe, six miles south of ere, and the money is available for at work during the next summer, 1S said, but so far not all of the property owners along the road have otieented to give the additional right '' a .' necessary for the improvement in ti * 8 doubtful if the state will s tute condemnation proceedings 0 Ket the right of way this year.

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Feast Os St. Agnes Is Observed Here Today Today was the feast of St. Agnes, patron saint of the Order of St. Agnes. In observance of the feast day. the Cattholic schools in this city were closed for the day. The Sisters of St. Agnes teach in the local Catholic schools and a free day was enjoyed by them and the pupils. A high mass was celebrated at the 7:30 o'clock; service this morning at. St. Mary's Cathodic church. o FRED O.ATWOOD TO SPEAK HERE Supreme Prelate Os K. Os P. Lodge To Deliver Lecture Here Thursday Mr. Frets C. Atwood,jof Minneapolis Minnesota. Supreme Prelate of the Knights of Pythias lodge, will deliver a lecture in the Decatur high school auditorium. Thursday evening. January 27. The lecture will begin at 8 o’clock. The members of Kekionga Lodge, No. 65 of this city feel very fortunate in securing Mr. Atwood to give a lecture here. Mr. Atwood has been totally blind for many years, but. nevertheless, he has been ab'e to do much for the cause oi Pythianism throughout the Supreme domain. In fact, he lost his eyesight while engaged in work for his order. He has no occupation except that of a lecturer for his lod~e and he maintains himself through that means. The Decatur lodge has appointed a committee consisting of Roy Mumma. John E. Nelson. Fred V xYills, M. F. Worthman and Samuel Shamp, to arrange for the lecture. The committee has sent out letters and tickets to eatfh member of the lodge inviting them and their families to attend the lecture. The meeting will be open to the public and everybody is invited to attend. Pythians from P.erne, Geneva, Toti .sin and Ossian-have—seat word aiX.l L'i’i' - - ■•:- i great meeting is anticipated. o Young People Urged To Attend Church Tonight The young people o' the Zion Reformed church are kindly asked to be present at the services tonight. The speaker. Rev. Alspach, has made an earnest appeal for a full representation of the young folks. The mess- : age will be appropriate. The basketball game will net begin until 9 o’clock and the service will be dismissed soon enough so that all who desire can go to the game. The pastor of the church will want to see the game himself, and so urges the young people . to respond to the call of the church. PRESBYTERIANS TO RAISE FUND . Local Church To Join In Move To Raise $15,000,000 to Pension Ministers t f C. D. Teeple, of this city, attended ' a meeting of the layman’s committee -of the Presbyterian church of the 3 Fort Wayne Presbytery, held at the • Y. M. C. A. at Fort Wayne, Tuesday night. Plans were made to raise $6,i 000, the Fort Wayne Presbytery’s s shaie of the $15,000,000 fund for the a ministers' pension fund. Enthusiasm was shown at the meet- < ing and every county in this presby--3 tery was represented at the session, f A chairman was appointed for each r county to take charge of that county's campaign. J. H. Schug was appointed e chairman of the local church for a Adams county. t Plans for the raising of the money t wLI be made at. a meeting to be arI ranged soon, at the local church. Sevs eral good speakers were on the program at Fort Wayne.

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INTEREST RUNS HIGH AS REVIVAL DRAWSTO CLOSE Successful Finish Predicted For Two-Weeks Simultaneous Revival ATTENDANCE OF EVERYONE URGED As the attendance grows consider- ( I ably each night at the six Protestant | churches In Decatur holding SimulI taneous Revival services, ministers 1 are striking hard at their obpective of causing the individual to realize ( his place in the lite of the church., and with two more nights remaining of the two weeks revival, those in charge , predict an old-time “wind-up" to one of the best revivals ever held in Decatur. Attendance has been approaching a , new record for the last several days, and all six cooperating ministers urge that everyone attend the serevices tonight and Sunday morning and night. The ministers of the churches are ' receiving many commendations from neighboring congregations on the fine series of meetings that have been held and they are striving to keep up this work throughout the revival and then throughout the year. Special music, in many instances being rendered largely by the young people, is one of the big features for tonight and Sunday. All citizens of Decatur and tHis community are invited to join in making the closing meetings a success. Baptist Church Another helpful service was held in this church last evening. Rev. O. E. Miller spoke of two great words of the Gospel, very vital, but seldom mentioned. “Propitiation and Reconciliation” Either word is suggestive of many sermons but they are used in this message together because one is th coun’erpart of the other. God is not an-.arbitrary an:t .w"?' .'y’tttJ. . - #ii I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) DECATDR BOY SCOOTS PRAISED Deputy Scout Executive Inspects Local Scouts; Urges More Troops Ed A. Justice, deputy Scout execu- , Live of the Seventh region. Boy Scouts of America, visited in this city yesterday, and made a thorough inspection of the DecaXur Boy Scouts. Mr. JuaVce reported that the local 'Tganization was one of the best in the Seventh region and highly commended the work of Bryce Thomas. Scoutmaster, and Cornelius Durkin, assistant. Mr. Justice met last evening with a group of local men interested in she Scout movement. Including M. F. Worthman, J. W. Tyndall, Dr. L. E. Somers. C. E. Bell. R. J. Harting, Eno Lankenau, T. J. Durkin, Avon Burk and J. L. Kocher. He explained the new system of having a Scout troop for every 1,000 people and urged tbo* Decatur organize at. least three ’ additional troops. Mr. Justice explained the new plan of organizing the boys, so that every bov in the city would have an oppor--1 tunity to be a member of some Scout 1 troop. Eno Lankenau was appointed chairman to arrange for another mee ing of a group of men next Wednesday night, and Mr. Justice stated he would return and assist them in 1 organizing more troops. 1 Mucfti avaiiaßta information was 1 jr-ven concerning the Boy Scout movement. in this country. Mr. Justice stated that as much as has been recorded. not one penal Institution in ■ the United Stoles had in its custody ■ a Boy Scout, showing that the ethics of Scoutsmanship is correct in building >he men of tomorrow.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, January 21, 1927.

What Price Fame Begins To Worry Winner Os Catalina Island Swim

l<os Angeles, Calif. Jan. 21 —(United Press)—What price fame was beginning to worry George Young, Toronto youth who won the $25,000 prize in Wiigley Catalina Island swim, today "Almost everyone," Young said, seems to want a share of his winnings. The latest request he received came from a Young couple who made it possible for him to enter the swim— Mr. and Mrs. James Foster who said

Canada Has Coldest Day Os Winter; Forty Degrees Below Zero Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 21. —(United Press.) —Canada experienced its coldest day of the winter today when the mercury descended to 40 degrees below zero at Transcona. It was 38 below at Saskatoon. 35 at Regina and 30 below at Winnipeg. Unofficial reports said that it was 50 degrees below in the northernmost portion of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. 0 WILL CASE IS READY FOR JURY Closing Arguments Made This Afternoon In Suit To Set Aside Rice Will Indications were this afternoon that the case of Franklin Newton Rice vs Jesse Alfred Rice, suit to set aside the will of George W. Rice, late of Allen county, would go to the jury about 4 o’clock. The closing argument was begun at 1:45 o’clock by Attorney Eichhorn, of the plaintiff. The introduction of evidence was finished Thursday and the argument started Thursday afternoon. Prior to the opening of the arguSSEffiau, I—the allegations that the will was unduly executed and that its execution was produced by undue influence. The only remaining allegation, upon which the jury must decide the case, is that Mr. Rice was of unsound mind at the time he executed the will. The trial has been in progress for the last three weeks. The case was brought here on a change of venue from Allen county. The value of the estate involved in the will is said to be $20,000. —o MAYOR SPEAKS ID ROTARIANS Club Hears Interesting Facts

And Figures On City Government Mayor George Krick gave an interesting talk to the Rotary club last evening, giving facts and figures concerning the city government and what the council hoped to do in the way of continuing improvements at the city light and power plant, and, at the same time, carry on a progressive civic program. Mayor Krick stated that the state accountants who were here last summer commended the city as a whole for the well-equipped municipal plant and on its financial standing. The cFiy plant showed a substantial gross profit for 1926, the largest vear in the hisitory of the plant. The total receipts amounted to $197.078.5,'! and during the year more than $90,000 was paid for new equipment. Mr. Krick expressed the hope that, after the plant was fully equipped with new machinery, the remaining ipart of the building could be remodeled and made into a modern and fireproof structure. With the purchase of a new condenser today, practically all the equipment, except another (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

Young promised them SI,OOO if he won. The Fostets were on their Honeymoon from Quincy, Mass. They picked up Young and a companion and brought them by automobile from Little Rock, Ark., to Los Angeles, when the Youth’s motorcycle broke down in the Arkansas town. Young, In the meantime, is preparing to start a screen career similar to that entered into by "Red” Garange famous football player.

SMITH READY TO CONTINUE FIGHT FOR SENATE SEAT Plans To Lay Case Before Senate Privileges And Election Committee SENATORS VOTE TO BAR HIM, 48-33 Washington, Jan. 21. — (United Press.) —Frank L» Smith's representatives will go before the senate privileges and elections committee tomorrow to present his side of the story I of his attempt to gain a senate seat as Illinois’ senator-designate. Chairman Ernst of the committee announced today he had called both t Smith ahd members of the Reed committee, which investigated Smith’s ’ primary election, to appear. - Attorney general Carlstrom of Illi inois also was called by Ernst to t testify regarding the validity of i Smith’s credentials, which by a vote r of 4S-33 were yesterday referred to . Ernst’s committee for investigation. I Smith declined to make any statel ment on the action of the senate or the committee and said he probably . would not appear in person tomorrow j ' ' I Li. — o —, ARBITRATION OF 1 DISPDTE ADVISED r ’ Foreign Relations Committee Urges Arbitration Os t Mexican Trouble Washington D. C. —(United Press) —By a vote of 13-3, the foreign relations committee today decided to report to the senate a modification of . the Robinson resoluion expressing the . opinion that the administration should " accept arbitration of its disputes with

Mexico over oil lands. Chairman Borah of the committee announced the new arbitration resolution would be brought before the Senate Monday and its adoption sought. As revised, the resolution merely would express the sense of the Senate for arbitration and suggest the means by which it might be accomplished. The overwhelming vote for the resolution in the committee forecast favorable action upon it in the Senate. _ o Kip Rhinelander Must Pay Lawyer Fees To Negro Wife Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 21. —(United Press.) —Leonard Kip Rhinelander today lost his fight to avoid paying $12,000 counsel fees to his negro wife, the former Alice Beatrice Jones. The appellate division of the supreme court refused him the right to appeal from the award of the counsel fees by Justice Morschauser. o Think Spinster Was Murdered Cape May, N. J. Jan. 21.—(United Press) —In belief that Miss Mary S Clarke, wealthy spinster whose body was found frozen on the beach here Saturday night was murdered, police today were attempting to trace her movements to the time she came here ’ a week ago.

Baptist Young People Plan For Special Service A special service of unusual interest to young people is being planned by the B. Y. P. U. of the Baptist church for Sunday evening at 6 o’clock. The subject is, "Can a student be a Christian?" A cordial invitation is extended to young people not attending elsewhete to participate in the discussion Os this important question. Anna Elizabeth Winnes will lead the meeting. o_ MINISTER SPEAKS AT D.H.S. CHAPEL The Rev. O. E. Miller Gives Interesting And Instructive Talk The Rev. O. E. Miller, pastor of the Baptist church of this city, spoke to the Decatur high school pupils this morning at the regular Chapel evercises. Rev. Miller spoke on “Problems Os Tomorrow.” He carried his and ience into tomorrow, when the boys and girls of today would be the men and women of tomorrow. Rev. Miller asked the pupils to think on the subject, such as the world court for peace, the Eighteenth amendment and several other important questions, stressing the fact that they would be the judges on what would be done with these important questions. o — Terre Haute Minister To Address Presbyterians Here The Rev. W. R. Gibbons, of Terre Haute, will appear in the pulpit of the local Presbyterian church Sunday morning and night, it was announced today. The entire congregation is invited to attend the Sunday services. No action has yet been taken on securing a pastor to fill the vacancy made in the local church by the resignation of the Rev. B. N. Covert. Extension Classes To -MeH Ab Morrrroe -Satwrday • — The extension classes in history and short story, composed of Adams county school teachers, will meet at Monroe Saturday afternoon. The classes meet once each month at the same time that the monthly teachers’ institute is held, but the sessions tomorrow will be special meetings. Two Y’oung Men Are Taken To Reformatory

Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth and Night Policeman Arthurl Clark left • this morning with Roy Ritter and Forrest Addy, Decatur young men. ’ who will begin today to serve a one ■ to eight year sentence in the state I reformatory at Pendleton. They coni fessed to stealing corn in a recent robbery in this county and were sentI enced lasft Saturday in the Adams . circuit, court. The two officers will . return tonight. —o MRS. J. H. FRAME EXPIRES TODAY Mother Os A. L. Frame. Der catur Manufacturer. Dies At Fort Wayne 1 Mrs. J. H. Frame. 60, of Fort '■ Wayne, mother of A. L. Frame, busi- ' ness associate of C. E. Bell, of the e LaFountain Handle company, of this city, died at about 9:30 o’clock this '■ morning, following a stroke of paraly--0 sis last Monday. She had been un- *’ conscious since Monday and death was expected at any time. Besides the son, who is engaged in business in l this city, another son, d Harry Frame, and one daughter, Mrs. ' Ditton. besides the husband, of Fort y Wayne, survive. Funeral arrangee ments have not yet been made. Mrs. o Frame was a native resident of Fort ■f Wayne and was knowm to several e people in this city! who regret to learn of her death.

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REQUESTSFOR APPROPRIATIONS ARE CDT GREATLY Committee Approves Appro, priations Totaling $48,652,406 For Period TOTAL OF REQUESTS IS $76,284,4 91 Indianapolis, Jan. 21. — (United Press.) — Final approval of the budget committee was placed today on appropriations to- , taling $48,652,406 for functions of the state department for the next biennial period. i The budget committee’s report and accompanying bill are ready for submission to the governor and probably will be entered in the house of representatives Monday. 1 Recommended appropriations rep- ’ resent a cut of $27,606,085.56 from the original requests which amounted to ’ $75,284,491.58. but is $2,034,701.00 more ' than the appropriation granted by the ' 1925 legislature. 1 The state highway commission will receive the largest appropriation. $22,- ' 500,000. Its request had been for 1 $40,000,000. A sum of $4,284,830 was cut off the f request of four state educational institutions, Indiana and Purdue and 1 the Normal schools at Terre Haute " and Muncie. More Bills Introduced Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 21 —(I nited Press) —Introduction of 21 new bills, passage of one in the senate and two in the house, and disposal of more “ than 20 others by committees cont--5 prised the work of today’s session of •’ the state legislature. ’ Adjournment was taken at noon h for the week end. Both houses will '• meet again Monday afternoon. “ A spit ited debate developed upon jr P . (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) Collection For Near East Relief To Be Taken Sunday <- . . - - • ■ — — — j Near East -‘>"l Russian relief society will go towards the fund. It is hoped ’ Mary’s Catholic church in this city, at. thiF7:3o and 9:45 o’clock masses. S’ At the suggestion of Pope Pius XI, a Q Catholic society for the relief of the sufferers in the Near East and in Russia, will bo organized throughout the country. Membership may be obtained by paying one dollar and the

Proceeds from the special collection wil go towards the fund. It is hoped that at least one million members will be obtained in this country. MORE SNOW AND COLD PREDICTED Middlewest Due To Experience Another Cold Wave Within 21 Hours Chicago, Jan. 21—(United Press) The middlewest, just recovering from early week gales and near-blizzards will be in the grip of another cold wave within the next twenty-four hours weather forecasters announced this afternoon. The new cold wave which will bring additional snow to the already white blanketed middlewiest, is sweeping down from Canada where temperatures ranging from 20-40 degrees below' zero are reported. Snow probably will start falling late today, forecasters predicted, and will be followed by sharp drops in temperature over Saturday. Indiana May Escape Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 21 —(United Press) —The full force of the cold wave reported sweeping down from Canada is not expected to strike Indiana, J. 11. Armington, meteorologist at the U. S. weather bureau here, said today. Temperatjnres •will dpp considerably in Indiana the next 24 hours, Armington predicted, but hardly enough to be officially termed a “cold wave."

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