Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 29 January 1927 — Page 1

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I Decatur And Kirkland Reach Finals In Net Tourney

I. WITFORD AND I SfRNE DEFEATED I IN SEMI-FINALS I ■sastsMt' I ' ketball Tournament I f,NAI beS tonight! I Tournament Scores I Decatur. 51; Jefferson. 6 I Hartford. 14: Geneva, 11 I Kirkland, 22; Monroe, 6 I Berne. 37; Pleasant Mills 6 ■ Decatur. 41: Hartford, 16. I Kirkland, 27; Berne, 11. I Decatur liit<h school's second I {cam will meet either Berne or I Kirkland lu-'n school’* reserves I in the final name ot the Adams l| County liifili school second I team * byskell>all tournament, I ~| Berne, tonight. Decaturs I Yellow Jacket reserves won I their wav to the final game by I (ieleating JclTerson in the first I game this morning, old;, ami I ({owning Hartford's reserves in the I first fame this afternoon, 41-16. I Berne and Kirkland started paying st I o'clock this afternoon to see [ which Will oppose Decatur in the final pane tonight. The Decatur, Hartford, Kirkland and Berne teams were winners In the first round games played this morning. The Dec a t.my Jefferson rami' was played first. In the .second game, Hartford defeated fleneva, in a hard-fought game, 14-11. In the third gamp of the morning, Kirkland won from Monroe in easy fashion, !!-6. The Berne-Pleasant Mills game was the last one played this morning. and Berne won by a score of 37-6. There is considerable interest being shown in the tournament. Dale Kreigh, of Warren, is the referee. - n - — Winners In High School Editorial Contest Named Indianapolis, ind. Jan. 29.—(United % ™s)—lvan Hancock. high school pupil, and James Hayth. Arsen* nl Technical high school, Indianapolis were announced today as winners of •he first and second prizes respective- ) in the state high school editorial contest conducted by the Indianapolis »tar and the Indiana high school press association. —r o—— Amusing Answers Given Indianapolis. Ind. Jan. 29.—(United Press) PeOeraJ building attaches here we.e highly amused by answers given naturalization examiners by applfcantif for American citizenry. pedestrians are killed by truck Heavy Truck Skids On 1 And Kills Two V' omen On Sidewalk Cranton. Pa . Jnn 29 ._ (lTnlted th 88 Two men were killed and mnhu BerioUS!y in -* ured when the autowJ e ,n Which they were driving to train S " int ° ** le pattl ot a passenger " at a crossing today.. gate' < lr <rasked through the lowerer to sli’n and the aCßldent is atributed !o Bli !>Pery pavements. Two Train Press)—t*' N - X *«■ —(United another ,T°„ B ‘ Sters were ktlled and an a , 8 * hUy '"Juroc. today when Pavement"' 0 ' 31 lr " <k s,iilld( “ d 0n wet Pinned th’ T °" t 0 a Bldewalk and Miss p! V Ctims agalnst a building, ael" ,! ranCeS Chlarell °' 23 and Athe one injured 6 20 Was to Work^a^ 1 ' 1 la ' )orer on his way work . also w M hurt by the truck. ' v

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War Veterans Should Redeem Certificates Soon Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 29. —(United Press)—War veletans securing loans on their udjuseod compensation service certificates were advised t; redeem their certificates as soon as pos slble (o avoid the government Interest charge, by JoJbn K. Reed, vice-j President of the Union Trust Company here. “Interest will consume the pntire certificate in a very short time," Reed declared. HARTFORD CLASS TO PRESENT PLAY! Senior Class Os Hartford Township H. S. To Stage “A Crazy Idea” The senior class of the Hartford towuship high school will stage a four-act comedy drama, entitled. “A Crazy Idea," in the high school audi>ot ium next Friday and Saturday evenings, February 4 and 5. The members of the cast have been working diligently under the direction of Miss Esther Munroe, English instructor in the Hartford high school. The story of the play concerns a jealous husband., who suddenly docids to put his home in the care of !rs nephew and take his wife and daughter on an extended trip. The nephew is poor, and a young colored friend persuades him to rent rooms and take him for a servant. The fun then begins and things are thrown into confusion by the sudden return of the husband. The cast of characters is as follows: James Stone Homer Augsburgcr Beatrice, Ills young wife Eva, liis daughter by his first wire Versal Watson Tom Blane. his nephew, a student of medicine’ Christian Oerber I Daniel Webs'er White, .a co'ored | ee'man of many accomplish- | ments Solomon Bichcr j Gustave Pucker*, a composer, • i Donald Eckrote Ju v us Button, who flees from creditors, but Is caught by a mother-in-law Ervin Felber Lillian Zussl, a comic opera singer 1 Thelma Steiner John Davis, fron; Kokomo Charles Meyers Catharina, his w-if? Ruth Clendenen Augusta, tha'r daughter Samuel Hicks, Stone's friend from the rural district Marcus Stahly Neb! Browning, Eva’s suitor Carl Mosser Mrs.'Miller, a widow-.. Fern Neuabaum Hit, a shoemaker Carl Mosser Wlilliam, Stone's servant Dora, Stone's maid Elva Cooper Anna, Lilian Zussl’s maid Constable Willis Lehman ! Hardware Dealers End Annual State Convention Indianapolis, Jan. 29. — (United Press.) —Hoosier hardware dealers returned home today following the close of the annual convention of the Indiana Hardware Association. S. G. Bartel, Evansville, was elected president of the organization at the c'osing session. A. G. Haydon, Rushville, and I. O. Relnoehl, Kendallville were name dmembers of the board of directors. o - Four Holdups Occur Within Twenty Minutes Indianapolis, Jan. 29. — (United Press.) — Police t%day investigated four holdups which occured within a twenty-minute period here last night. All four places victimized were filling, stations and bandits obtained from |l2 to 613 at each. o - — ■ — Mother Saves Baby Indianapolis. Ind. Jan. 29.—HUnited Press) —Trapped by smoke in the second story of her home here Mrs. Alice Richardson, 22, saved her two-year-old soii. Jack, from suffocation today by holding the child from a window while she screamed for help. Firemen with ladders resuced the mother and babe.

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MOTORIST AND DRIVER OF BUS ENGAGE IN FIGHT Curt Johnson, Os Decatur, Injured When Hit On Head By Bus Driver JOHNSON PLACED IN COUNTY JAIL W Curt Johnson, of this city, is In the j county jail as the result of a fight j which he had at the nine-mile house, , with the driver of the Fort Wayne- ! Winchester bus. which pasess through j this city about 1 o’clock. The bus i driver hit Johnson over the head with a hammer twice, cutting through the scalp and making it necessary for a physician to take several stitches to close the wound. Johnson said that he and William Schraluka went to Fort Wayne this morning in Johnson's Buick roadster, and that they had secured several drinks at a “soft drink" parlor in that city, lie said they started back to this city and when they were about seven miles out of Fort Wayne, they came up behind the Fort Wayne-Win-chester bus, and the driver, whose name could not b P learned, refused to let them around. Johnson said that he finally got around the bus and drove in front of it at the Nine-Mile house, where he forced the bus driver to stop. A fight ensued, and the driver of the bus struck Johnson aver the head twice with a Trammer, cutting deeply into his head. Schraluka refused to continue to drive to Decatur with Johnson and got into the bus. Johfison Srove his car into this city and went to tb e sheriff's (CONTIWUKD ON PARE TWO I THREE CRUISERS CG IS HONOLULU u. s. Ships A r e S e n t To Honolulu To Await Further Orders Washington, D. C. Jan. 29. — (United Press) —Three cruisers were ordered to Honolu today, the navy department announced. The ships are the Marblehead, Cincinnati and Richmond. At Honolu they will await further orders. The ships carry full complements of bluejackets. The Marblehead, now an Nlcarauga, will!) e relieved by the Milwaukee. Tho Cincinnati is at the Canal Zone, and the ftichmond at Guantanamo Bay. Washington, Jan. 29— (United Press Pressure for a more “liberal policy toward China failed to move the I'administration today. Despite the cool reception in Peking of Secretary of State Kellogg's statement of policy, and demands of (he Chinese minister here for "uneondit, oual termination of all unequal treaties,” President Coolidge is unwilling to go farther in meeting the Chinese NationaJists. He is however, ready to discuss Chinese tariff autonomy and conditional gradual abolition of foreign extraterritoriality when the warring factions agree on delegates. v At the same lime the President’s at'.itude has stiffened regarding protection of American lives and property in Shanghai. He has flatly rejected requests of Senator Borah and others for evacuation of the 4,000 Americans from that city. He expec's native Shanghai authorities to prevent anti’American riots, and he is prepared to use the 25 American war vessels and marines in those waters to supplement such proteotion If necessary', according to the White Hoqse. Withdrawal of Americans from China would unjustly deprive them of (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 1

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! Confessed Murder Is Blamed For Another Death Plutteville, WU., Jan. 29. —(United Press.) — Sheriff I.yall Wright today announced that he expects to fix responsibility for a second murjer on Wm. N. Coffey, who yesterday aided officers In unearthing the dismembered parts of bis wife's body, which he buried near here. The sheriff' did not disclose what information he has obtained, but said that in reply to his questions concerning a possible prior killing Coffey replied: "Tell me who’s missing and I'll tell you what 1 know.” CUPID SWAMPS HIS OLD RIVAL Total Os 159 Marriage Licenses Issued Here In 1926;0n1y 12 Divorces An overwhelming victory for Dan Cupid over his old rival, the divorce evil, by a count of 159 to 12, is shown in th P annual report of John E. Nelson, clerk of the Adams circuit court, for the year 1926. The clerk issued a total of 159 marriagp licenses during the year, while only 12 divorces were granted by th P local court. Os the twelve divorces- granted, eight were awarded to women and four to men. Several other interesting figures are contained in the clerk's annual report. During the year, the clerk issued 1,094 resident hunting and fishing licenses: flv P nonresident hunting licenses; 37 nonresident fishing licenses; nine poultry licenses: four junk licenses;one physician's license; two dentist’s licenses; and 21 'permits to carry fire arms. In the Adams circuit court, there were 259 civil cases pending on January 1, and on December 31, 1926, there were 220 cases pending. There were 1~5 civil cases filed during (he year and 13 were venued here other equities. Th local court j venued 14 cases *o ottfer conn-ies. dismissed 114 cas£s and judgment was (CIISTIM'Rn ON PAGE TWui CLAIMS SENAIE MUSI SERI SMITH Attorney For Senator- Designate Says Senate Overstepped Its Bounds Washington, D. C. Jan. 29.—(United Press) —Challenging authority of the Senate to pass upon qualifications of its members. James M. Beck, attorney, representing Senator-Designate Frank L. Smith, Repn., 111., today asked the privileges and elections committee to reverse the action of the senate and seat Smith. Beck, who later is expected to represent Senator-elect Vare, Repn., Pa., in his contest, maintained the Senate I CONTINUED ON TAPE SIX* IS a woman Lver justified in def-/rr.g ~ the law ♦ c Zy ead The Understanding Heart By PETER B. KYNE Th*. best serial of the western forests you ever reaa. Begins Today in Decatur V Daily Democrat »

BRITISH ISLES ARE SWEPT BY POWERFUL GALE Heavy Toll Os Life Exacted And Shipping Paralyzed By Strong Wind TWENTY-FIVE KILLED AND MANY INJURED Ijondon, Jan. 29—(United Press)— A great gale blowing 103-miles an hour whirh lashed the British Isles yesterday rontinued jtn sweep of destruction today, paral>zing shipping and communications and exacting a heavy toll of life. Twenty-five persons have been killed and tnor than 100 injured, a rheekrp showed today. Sweeping over the British Isles with terrific force, the gale virtually denuded many sections of telephone am! telegraph i-ves Hundreds of thousands were down T'ae Ji.mag* was t xpec’e l •(. reech millions. The loss of life was expected to he Increased. Fishing smacks were reported lost in the channel and in the Atlantic. Many ot' them were believed to have been blown to sea or dashed to pieces. Huge chimney stacks In the industrial sections Wore knocked down and the tvalanches of bricks demolished tenements. One freakish gust bodily lifted the Fleetwood ferry steamer, weighing several tons, out of the water and deposited It on a pier. Most of the dead lived In Glasgow, where tenements and warehouses collapsed under the impact of the wind. Communications between many (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO* GANN BILL TO GET SUPPORT Lobby Os 2,500 Persons To Urge Passage Os Measure Next Monday Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 29 —(United Press) —A lobby of 2,500 persons will invade legislative galleries Monday to urge passage of the Cann bill for abolition of the Public Service Commission if pledges made at last night's “indignation meeting" here are kept. Denunciation of the commission was voiced at the meeting by three of its strongst opponents: Alvah J. Rucker, former city corporation counsel of Indianapolis; Edgar D. Bush, former Lieut. Governor; and Ward B. I liner, former bus operator. Although most of the sharp shafts of oratory were aimed at the Public Service Commission, they verred off frequently to strike the Indianapolis chamber of commerce for Its part in the recent electricity utility merger here, public utility activities, political organizations, legislative happenings and Shively-Spencer public utility act. Charging that the Public Service Commission, originally Intended for the benefit of the people, is subservient to the utilities, the three speakers Joined in the contention that the present commission should be abolished and regulation of utilities left to local communities. ————o Watson And Robinson Renew McCray Petition Washington, D. C. Jan. 29. —(United Press) —Senators Watson and Robinson, Repn., Ind., called at the White House today to fenew their petition for the release of Ex-Gov. McCray, sentenced to Atlanta Penitentiary for fraudulent use of the mails. They reminded the President that McCray will be eligible for parole Aug. 1.

Water Retards Work Os Clearing Wrecked Mine Princeton, Ind., Jan. 29. — (United Press.)—Water today retarded work of cleaning the shaft of Francisco mine No. 2. near here where more than 30 men lost their lives In an explosion early in December. Bodies of five victims, still in tbe mine, canot be removed before Tuesday according to Albert C. Dally, state mine inspector, in charge of the work. ATTENDANCE AND INTEREST GOOD Revivals At Two Churches Progress; Healing Service Here Tomorrow The Evangelical and Methodist churches reported large audiences and excellent interest at the evangelistic services held at those two churches last night. Conversions were reported by both churches. Both churches have announced special evangelistic services for the morning and evening hours Sunday. The Evangelical church will hold a service tllis evening, also. A special healing service is planned for Sunday afternoon at 2:39 o’clock, aS the Evangelical church, at which time Mrs. Tribbett, the evangelist, wlill speak on Divine Healing and she Invites any sick to come or be brought that she may 1 pray for their restoration, providing ’hey will exercise the faith in God to • be healed. Evangelical Church In spite of the icy streets the largest crowd of any night since the meetings began was at the Evangelical church last evening. One special attrao'.lon was the boy's quartet from Fort Wayne which sang five selections, greatly to the delight and inspiration of the audience. Mrs. Marie Lheman also sang a special select, on. Mrs.-Trihbot! spoke i.gsJLffvfbtt.. from the text. Acts 1:8 —“But yet shall receive power after that the Huiy Ghost is come upon you." She said in part., the church today as always , needs power for Christian service. She needs power to pray, to testify, to witness and to save folks. Without power she is as useless as a locomotive without fire and steam. This mower for service, ever since the time of Christ, has been promised God’s people. Thrist's great love-gift to his Church is the Holy Spirit. Me said “Ye shall receive power, after that •he Holy Cfhost is come upon you." Christians are powerless for service without the Holy Spirit; hut once He has taken his abode in the . heart, they have )>ower to pray, to rro\T!VT’n» r»\ vmgf two* i Nine Vessels To Carrv Legionaires To Paris 1 Indiananoiis, Jan. 29. — (United 1 Press.) —Fifty-nine ocean liners will ' b P used to transport the 30,000 Amer- ■ ican Legionaires who will go to Paris ■ this fall for their ninth annual con- ‘ vention. This announcement was made to- • day at legion naional headquarters at the opening of a conference with of- ' ficials of seven steamship lines. Seven ports of embarkation are an-/ ! nounced: Montreal, Boston, New " York. Hampton Roads. Charleston, S. C., Galveston and New Orleans. Muncie Gambler Killed. I Muncie, Ind., Jan. 28, — (United Press.)— Edgar (Tiny) Voorhees, 27, • Muncie gambler died in a Muncie hos- " pital last night without giving the ? story of the mysterious attack which 1 cost his life. Voorhees was found at the foot of r stairway last night, unconscious, and with a big gash at the bas P of t the brain. Walter (Pete) Barlow, made the discovery and reported to the police.

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HUNDREDS WORK TO SAVE LEVEES AS RIVERS RISE Flood Waters Threaten To Inundate 150,000 Acres In Arkansas THOUSANDS OF CATTLE DROWN Evansville, Jan. 29.—(U. P.) —Wire communications between Evansville and Shawneetown, Illinois, isolated since yesterday by flood waters of the Ohio river, was restablished late today. A message received by the Evansville Press said the levee at Shawneetown was holding and that the danger of inundation of the town has lessened. The present stage of the river at Shawneetown is 46 feet and it is believed the levee would hold ugainst a stage of 54 feet the message said. Arkansas Hard Hit Des Arei Ark. Jan. 29. (United Press) —Hundieds of men were working against lime today to save tin* river levee as flood waters threatened 150,000 acres of land. Refugees were going to high ground and an appeal has been sent to the Governor for supplies. The levee was expected ta give way momentarily under pressure of the swollen stream. Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 29 —(United Press) —Thousands of rattle were drowned and several hundred persons had to flee for their lives early today when three levees broke on the Little Red river between Cunningham and Enrought, Arkansas. Many of the refugees who reached Kensett by train this morning said their homes were washed away by the flod waters when thq levees, which had been re-enforced since the recent rises weakened and bioke. Farm Seeds Must Be Approved Before Being Sold I/afayette, Ind , Jan. 29. —'(United Pres*) warning has iic«*n•aoundted • all farmers contemplating public sales against sale of seeds unless they are tagged in compliance with state regulations, by H. R. Kraybill, Purdue, State chemist and seed commissioner. Fearing that many farmers are unaware tha’ all seeds advertised for sale must be takKed and not just those sold by dealers, Kraybill has addressed personal letters to as many of the farmers as possible, in order to keep them from a violation of the statute and accompanying penalties. Farmers were urged to investigate the state seed laws before trying to sell seed, thus saving themselves trouble and inconvenience. DR.FROHNAPFEI'S FATHER IS DEAD Decatur Man Goes To Sioux City, lowa To Attend Funeral Services George Frohnapfel,, 64. father of Dr. Henry Frohnapfel, Decatur Chiropractor, died at a hospital in Sioux City, Thursday night. Death was due to pneumonia. Mr. Frohnapfel formerly resided in Fort Wayne, but moved to Sioux City sixteen years ago. Surviving are three children, Henry of Decatur, GeorgeD., of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Louis Doctor, of Glendale, California, and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the home In Sioux City this afternoon. Burial w r as made in that city, also. Dr Frohnapfel attended the funeral services ■ —-O —- Home From Hospital Mr. George Chronlster, who was operated on two weeks ago at the Adams County Memorial Hospital, has improved so much that he was removed to his home on Jefferson street this morning.

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