Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 22 January 1927 — Page 1

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SfflltT ECONOMY H JOYERNMENT OF STATE URGED Bud get Committee Believes Appropriations Are I arcd Down Limit v lIRGER SUMS GIVEN TO STATE SCHOOLS fly Robert L. Beard (C. I’. Staff Correspondent) Indianapolis, Jan. 22. — H nited p .,, M j_strict economy in all departments of the state government is urg*l by the budget committee which has the biennial budget bill in final < a rm today for introduction in the house of representative# Monday af- ' ternoon. Close scrutiny of all expenditures, the committee believes, will permit savings to balance the excess of sl.715.566 carried by budget appropriations over the anticipated revenue of the stole for the two year period. Paring down requests to make an appropriation total of $48,642,406 the budget committee declared it could nut have allowed another penny to the items of the measure without increasing the state tax levy beyond its present level of 23 cents. It was the desire of the committee. in so far as it was able, to meet the Increased demands of state maintained educational institutions, and it was the increased appropriations for such institutions that were largely responsible for extending appropriations beyond anticipated reveaue. according to the report. The practice of heads of state departments is pyramiding salaries of assistants is strongly condemned in the budget committee report, as is the policy of the state government in transferring funds. The bill to bp submitted to the legislature when it reconvenes Monday will contain a clause prphibiting the transfer of funds, which in the opinion of the committee, defeats the purpos e of the budget system. Completion of the budget bill for introduction in the third week of the legislature establishes a record. In former years the measure did not makp it appearance until late in the session resulting usually in hasty and superficial consideration. GENEVA SEEKS LIGHT RATE GUT Petition Filed With Public Service Commission For Rate Reduction Indianapolis. Jan. 22. — (United • IC >l—The Indiana service corporation of Port Wayne, and the town °‘ Genova, joined in a petition to the Public service commission today asking for the establishment of a reduced electric rate schedule for Geneva. he sc hedul e was presented to the commission for aproval. Kirkland To Play At Monroeville Tonight township high school tnn . ,' ball team will go to Monroevillt tet ' t 0 P ' ay Monroeville quinj '—o — Mnn 'l Kelly ’ superintendent of the Mom 7 Ch ° 01S fe " On wa’k right le g . hU BChOOI and hroke his 'erestinV'Thp n 6? a “ d intensely In ' by Peter’ fl v Underßtandin K Heart” Dai>v nJ yne ’ Will Btarl in f or it andT a ' n<,Xt Satur(lay - Watch I enjoy k Oll . ‘ miSS cha » ter - You I route tJJ and'fton, of Berne f b i S Xg ended to busi — I Roop of Blue Creek I whicl >OM Urr edT enng fr ° m a faU j iured her „ SIX weetoß a K° and inI bee » out sinc e BeVerely ,hat Bhe hasn ’‘

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United States Leads In Salt Production Washington (United Press) — The United States is the world's leading said producers, its 1925 output of 6,000,000 tons being about 30 percent of the total wot Id production, according to department of Commerce statistics. Figures tor 1925 show that'Germany is the largest exporter of salt, while British India is the biggest* buyer of that commodity. Michigan wai the leading salt-pro-dugeing state in 1925. with New York following. — o RICE WILL IS DECLARED VOID Jury Finds That Testator Was Os Unsound Mind When He Made Wilt A verdict for the plaintiff, setting aside the will of George W. Rice, late of Allen county, was returned by a jury in the Adams circuit court this morning in the case of Franklin Newton Rice vs. Jesse Alfred Rice and others. The verdirt was reached at 3:30 o'clock this morning, but was not brought into court until 9 a. m. When the jury had failed to reach a verdict at 10:30 o’clock last night, lie jury was locked up for the night. In the early balloting by the jtrfy, the vot stood 9 to 3 in favor of the plaintiff, it was reported. The case was Yenned here from Allen county. An estate valued at approximately $20,000 was involved in the suit. The trial opened two weeks ago last ’Monday and the case was bitterly fought all the way. The jury, in returning its verdict, found that the testator at the time he executed the will and also at the time he Resulted the codicil in controversy was of unsound mind and incapable of executing the same. * O — Maintenance Men Kept Busy On State Highways (Special tn the Dailey Democrat) Indianapolis, Ind. Jar. 22 —The heaviest snow fall in this state in years, accompanied by high winds, some sleet and rain necessitated virtual day and night maintenance on many miles of state roads in north, east and west Indiana this week. While crews worked to clear highways of huge drifts 4 to 6 feet deep and kept traffic moving with only occasional blockades of a few hours, blizzard-like winds often filled the cleared roads soon after plows opened away, and repetition of snow removal was frequently necessitated in many places. Due to this condition still prevailing in the vicinity of Chicago, Valparaiso and generally in the north west corner of the state, traffic conditions are subject to almost hourly change. According to John D. Williams, state road director, in the commission's traffic Vulletin today, maintenance crews are so organized they can get to any blockade on short notice, so if an occasional tie-up occurs, it is only matter of a few hours until traffic is again going through. Field repforts from areas subject to deep snows and bad drifts, snow only a few miles of state roads were snow-bound this week, and then but for short periods although the extremely deep and drifting snow presented the most trying I problems in general maintenance in years. Some idea of the herculean task necessary to keep a'road clear when it is snowing and drifting can be obtain- , ed when it is known that the patrolman on N 0.9 made 59 round trips with ! tractor a(d grader between Alexandria and Marion from Thursday morning a week ago until Wednesday afternoon , this week. The, distance between the , cities is 18 miles. ' t c ' C. Beer, assistant road superintendent for the Monroe township dist- , rict Is out again after being laid up a ( week with a lame knee. He butnfcrtl into a road grader, hiting it so hard . that a blood vessel in his leg was sevI ered and he suffered considerably. W. F. McKean of Berne, route three , called on us today. He recently moved his family from this city to a farm rear Berne.

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SIMULTANEOUS REVIVALS TO CLOSE SUNDAY Evangelistic Services In Six Churches To End After Two-Weeks Campaign NEW MEMBERS TOBE ADDED That the closing services tomorrow x of the two week's Simultaneous Revival campaign, being held by six cooperating Protestant churches in Deca|Lur, will set a new record for attendance, is predicted by the minsters in charge. The morning and evening services tomorrow will bring to an end the two weeks of services held in the Baptist, Reformed, Methodist, Christian, Evangelical and United Brethren churches. All the meetings have been very successful, and those in charge say that they feel certain the meetings this year were of a great benefit. Many new church members were added to the various church rosters, and ministers are urging that attendance continue throughout the year as it has the last two weeks. All churches report very successful meetings last night. All Decatur citizens are urged to attend some church tomorrow, and it is expected that a record attendance will be made at all the churches. Evangelical Church In* spite of the inelement weather a large crowd attended the services at the Evangelical church last evening. The junior choir under the. direction of Prof. Gerber were at their best and a very fine program of music, greatly enjoyed by all. The interest in the services is not abating but growing from night to night. The program of Sunday is full of good things, and should attract large crowds. The evening service is extraordinary. A service in story and song requiring about an hour and a half to render will be given. Zion Church One hundred and fifty were counted,in the audience last night at the Zion Reformed church of which about fifty were young people. The young (People have been well represented as all of the special services. The Rev. Alspach delivered a very impressive sermon, using as his subject, “The Drama of Life,” and taking the story of the Prodigal Son as a background of his discourse. Mrs. B. Shroyer and Mrs. R. Goldner assisted (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O ARMERICANSARE LEAVING CHINA Flee From Isolated Mission Posts; U. S. Officials Becoming Alarmed By Ludwell Denny (t'H+teil Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, D. C.Jan. 22.—(United Press) —Americans were fleeing today from dozens of isolated mission posts to Chinese coast cities, where U. S. battleships wait to protect them or carry them to the Phillipines and safety, if necessary. Officials here are alarmed over the anti-foreign j/bts sweeping China and are taking all cautionary measures to evacuate the 12,000 Americans there in an emergency. American battleships and marines are prepared to use force to cover an .evacuation, but it is realized that foreign guns unless discreetly used may enrage rather than frighten the Chinese mobs. In no case will American forces take sides in the internal military and political conflict. ■ o— ; — Harve Smith, of Paulding, Ohio, was a business visitor here this morning. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wehmeyer, Mrs. A'len Miller and Mrs. A. N. Anker motored to Fort Wayne last evening where they heard Marion Talley at the Shrine Auditorium.

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Babe Ruth Charged With Violating Child Labor Law San Diego. Calif., Jan. 22—(United Press) —Babe Ruth, the “Sultan of Swat" today faced charges of violating the California child labor law. A complaint charging 4hat several children appeared in Ruth’s vaudeville act at a theater here last week und charging Ruth with violation of the labor law, was sworn out by Stanley M. Gue, clepfirty s|ate labor commissioner. On the pretext of giving them autographed baseballs Ruth invited children 041 the stage and then asked them to sing, dance and recite, according to information at the labor office. o SCHEDULE FOR TOURNEY DRAWN Pairings Made For County High School Second Team Tournament The schedule forth»» Adams county high school second team basketball tournament, to be held at Berne next Saturday, was drawn this afternoon by the committee in charge at the office of the county superintendent of schools, Clifton Striker. All of the public high schools in the county, with the exception of Monmouth, have teas entered in the tourney. Eight teams will contest for the county championship. Folloving is the schedule: Saturday Morning 8 a. m. Jefferson vs Decatur. 9 a. m Hartford vs. Geneva 10 a. m. Kirkland vs. Monroe 11 a. m. Berne vs. Pleasant Mills. I Saturday Afternoon 2 p. m. Winner 8 a. m. vs Winner 9 a. ni. 3 p. m. Winner 10 a. tn. vs. Winner 11 a. m. Saturday Evening 7:30 p. m. Winner 2 p m. vs. Winner 3 p. m. —o OPEN FARM RELIEF FIGHT IN SENATE Agricultural Committee * Votes Favorable On Mc-Narv-Haughen Bill Washington, D. C. Jan. 22. (United Press) —Opening the senate fight for farm relief, the upper house agriculture committee today voted to report favorably the revised McNary-Haugen , Bill. The fourteen members of the committee present voted for a favorable report but some southern senators reserved the right to change their position when the measure conies beforesthe senate for action, or to vote for amendments. Senator Keyes, N. H. and Harreld, Okla., Republicans, were absent. , o Dates For Farmers’ Institutes Are Given The dates for the Kirkland and St. Marys township farmers institutes as announced in the Daily “Democrat a few days ago. were incorrect. The Kirkland township iirsUtute will be held at the Kirkland township high school building on February 15 and the St. Marys township institute will be held at Bobo on February 18. ' — o—Miss Leota Burnett spent the afternoon in Fort Wayne with relatives. Miss Mary Margaret Voglewede returned from a short visit with relatives in Fort Wayne. Miss Mary Bieneke. of Fort Wayne, is spending the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Bieneke. Miss Edna Moore, of Newcastle, is a guest in the hotfle of Mr. and Mrs. Page Blackburn. The Misses Margaret Lengerich and Agnes Heiman, have bone to Akron, Ohio, to spend several days visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Harry Magner spent the day in Fort; Wayne visiting with friends and relatives. •

ATTORNEYS OPEN BATTLE TO SEAT FRANK L. SMITH Hearing Begun Before Senate Privileges And Elections Committee SEN. REED SHUNS PART IN MATTER Washington. Jan. 22—(United Press Five attorneys representing the state of Illinois and its Republican Senat-or-designate Frank L. Smith, began their fight before the senate privileges and elections committee today to prevent the senate from finally ousting Smith. The firsfc action by the committee was admission of the evidence of Smith’s $257,000 campaign expenditure divulged in Chicago last summer by the Reed election investigating committee. The Illinois and Smith attorneys mmediateHy protested this and the committee granted them a week in which to present arguments. Meeting in executive session, the committee called Chairman James A. Reed of the election investigating committee expecting him to conduct the case against Smith. But Reed said he had nothing to do with the mat’ter and if the body wanted his committee record, it would have to get it. With this unexpected turn. Senator George, Democrat, Georgia, moved the committee obtain the Reed record and make it a part of the present investigation against Smith. This was done, but James M. Beck, representing Smith, protested. He demanded to know the charges against Smith, and it was discovered the Reed record made none. Three Men Trapped In Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 22. — (United Press) —Three men today are recover ing from effects of an accident in which they narrowly escaped death The men were trapped in a closed car as it ran <ft the road into a small stream of water. They managed to keep their heads above water for several minutes until a door was forced open allowing them to escape 1 . o Several basket ball fans from here will attend the Bluffton vs. Fort Wayne tonight. SALARY BOOST FIGHT IS OPENED Legal Battle To Decide Whether Or Not Legislators Get $lO A Day Opens Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. -2. (United Press) —First guns were fired this afternoon in the legal battle to determine whether or not Indiana legislators will be paid $lO a day. Mandamus and injunction proceedings, intended, respectively, to accomplish and prevent payment of the increased salary were being heard concurrently in circuit court, with circuit court judge Harry O. Chamberlain and superior court judge, Joseph McMilner, side by side on the bench. The cases were joined because the issues involved were identical. The injunction suit to restrain the state auditor from paying legislators , more than $6 a day was filed in circuit court and the mandamus suit of Senator James J. Nejdl demanding the $lO rate of payment was filed in superior court. ■ ■ -o Miss Chester, music instructor in D. H. S., chaperoned a crowd of young folks on a motor trip to Fort. Wayne this afternoon where they attended “Blossom Time." at the Shrine Temple. The crowd included .lie Misses Mildred Akey, Jerry Hower, Mary Catherine Schug, Helen Hauboild, Virginia Hite, Betty Erwin, Harriet Wallace, Margaret Haley, and Messrs. Graydon' Dixson, Bob Fowler, John DeVoss and Bob Acker. *

Two Thousand Fishermen Are Frozen To Death London, Jun. 22 —(United Press) — Vwo thousand Caspian fishermen have been frozen to death ami hundreds of homeless waifs have met similar fate in Crimean and Vkariai. Cities In one of the coldest winters in the History of Russia, a dispatch from the Moscow correspondent of the daily Mail said today Trains are snowbound in many sections of the country and passengers rue arriving at their destinations with frozen han Is and feet. —O — X NOG BREEDER'S FAME SPREADING • ■ C. W. R. Schwartz, Os Adams County, Gets Inquiry From Australia The fame of C. W. R. Schwartz. Monroe township farmer, as a bleeder cf high class Poland China hogs, has reached far away Australia. Mr. Schwartz has received a letter from G. IL Gray, a farmer residing in South Wales. Australia, who is contemplating importing a Po and China male hog. Mr. Gray stated in his letter that he read in the Northern Star, an Australian newspaper, that Mr. Schwartz was a breeder of Poland China pigs. The story which he read was in regard to a ton litter which Mr. Schwartz had entered in the Hoosier Ton LifTer club in 1923, and which weighed 3,040 pounds when 180 days old. Mr. , Gray stated that it was difficult to get good male hogs in Australia. He said he had been a breeder of Poland China hogs for 44 years and was leading , breeder in his conununity. He asked I for a reply from Mr. Schwartz, stating the price asked for a goed male hog. — —o—- — Os Lakeville State Bank Closed Lakeville, Ind, Jan. 22—(United Press.)—Thomas D. Barr, deputy state bank commissioner is here today investfgatin gthe condition of the Lakeville State bank which closed its doors, yesterday The local institution was the second. St. Joseph county bank to close its doors this week. It 1 had a capital of $47,300. Barr is investigating connections of the local bank with the North Liberty State bank which closed its dors earlier in tre week. Depositors in the North Liberty institution will not lose their money, Barr announced, but has made no definite statement regarding the local bank. Indianapolis Banker's Daughter Charged With Stealing Girl's Clothes Los Angeles Cal, JaJn. 22.—(United Press) —After pleading guilty to assaulting Virginia Hurst, Louisa Fletcher. 24. said to be the grand-daughter of Stoughton Fletcher, Indianapolis. Banker, was free today under a 30 day suspended sentence. The young Wo- ' man’s brother. Stoughton Fletcher 20 posted SI,OOO bond on a charge of ' stealing $650 worth of clothing from Miss Hurst. When she appeared in police court at Sherman, near Los Angeles, yester- ’ day, Miss Fletcher was fined SSO in ' addition to receiving the suspended 1 sentence. — —■ o ! The Misses Margaret Niblick, Catherine Omlor, Helena Meyers and Mrs. ! Joe Lose will go to Fort Wayne to- ’ night to see "Blossom Time" at the ‘ Shrine auditorium at Fort Wayne. 1 Mrs. Evelyn McCroy, of Bluffton, 5 will begin duties Monday at the Lor- ’ rine Beauty Shoppe in the Murray Hotel. Mrs. McCroy formerly owned j and operated a shop in Bluffton. She j is a graduate of the Marinello School t in Chicago. Mrs. E. G. Voverdale, Mrs. I. A. KaiB ver, Mrs. J. S. Peterson, Mrs. Mae 1 Holthouse and Mr. and Mrs. James -.1 Elbetson were among thos»who heard a Marion Talley at the Shrine Auditor1, ium in Fort Wayne last night. Miss Helen Beard and Raymond t> Jones were tn Fort Wayne this after- •. noon. I

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TRAIN HITS BUS KILLING 11; FIRE CLAIMS 6 LIVES Eleven Members Os Taylor . University Basketball Team Killed In Texas SIX KNOWN DEAD IN CLEVELAND FIRE Round Creek, Tex., Jun. 22 (I'nited Press)- Eleven persons were killed, four probably fatally injured and seven others hurt when a Missouri Pacific passenger train demolished a passenger bus at a grade crossing near here today. All the dead were members of the Taylor University basketbajl tettfn enroute to Austin from Waco. The dead and injured were placed aboard the train and taken to Taylor. Texas. Six Die In Fire Toledo, O„ Jan. 22. —(United Press Six are known to be dead, two are reported missing and at least five persons are injured as a result, of an explosion and fire which razed a twostory brick and frame building at Point Place here late Saturday. Six bodies haw been removed from the smoldering wreckage at 3 pm. today. Firemen and volunteers were working in the smoking debrij attempting to locate the bodies of other victims of the tragedy. The bodies taken from the wreckage were charred beyond recognition. Undertakers said four of the bodies were adults and t.wo children. Five of the recovered bodies are believed to be those of Mrs. Fred Kleiss, Tom Hunter, Donald Becker, Mrs. Annie Conrad and Miss Alta Jennings. o Seven Miners Severely Burned In An Explosion Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan 22. (United Press) —Seven miners, were s-sverely burned 111 an explosion of gas at the peach o; chard mine of the Glen Alden coal company today. Company officials declared the injured list would not be increased. PASTOR'S TRIAL NEARING CLOSE Fort Worth Minister Expected To Know Fate Early Next Week By George W. McVey (I'nited Press Staff Correspondent) Austin, Tex . Jan. 22 (United Press) —The trial of Rev. J. Frank Norris on charges of murdering Dexter E. Chipps today moved into its closing stages. Rebuttal testimony was scheduled for today with closing arguments starting Monday. But the climax of the trial was passed yesterday when the Fort Worth minister told through tears which he could not hold back of the scene in his office when he shot Chipps to death. So far as 'lie spectators are concerned, even the reading of the verdict cannot surpass the pastor's appearance on th) stand so far as thrills are concerned. Barring unforseen delays, the case should be in the hands of the jury bv Tuesday morning at the latest. It is probable Judge J. R. Hamilton's instructions to the jury will be given late Monday or early Tuesday. o Boy Falls From Bank Building To Sidewalk ' Bedford, Indiana, Jan. 22—(United 1 Piess) —Gilbert Henderson, 10, is in I a serious condition here today follow- ■ ing his fall from the side of the Citizen's Bank Building to the pavement, I 16 feet below. The lad was attempt- • ing to scale the wall. He is believed to be suffering concussion of the brain.

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