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I BUI LINES I (MH UP IN I STHTESENJTE ■ Political Corruption I criminal court in I MARION 'OIABSWED I Indianapolis- Feb- 1—(I nitfl cd Press)- Open discussion 01, ■ ~||-ucd corruption in Indiana I politics was the signal for the fl drawing ui) of strict party lines fl in the Indiana senate today. I ' Republicans were victors, :>3- ■ 13 in a vote to postpone action ■ on the Cravens bill which aim- ■ ed Io abolish the Marion connB tv criminal court and depose B Judge aames A. Collins. ■ Only one Democrat, Senator J. ■ Panels Lochard. Dearborn, Jennings Ripley, joined Republicans in quashB ing the measure, and others lining up ■ solidly tor adoption of the minority ■ report favoring passage of the bill. ■ It was Senator Joseph Cravens. | Democrat. Madison, who brought up B Indiana's alleged "political muss” in ■ (hampioniong his bill for alobishment B of the Marton criminal court and urgI ing adoption of the minority report | favorable to passage, signed by SenI aws Orin H. Markle, Elkhart, and | Anderson Ketchum. Greensburg. Dem- |” erratic members of the senate com--9 nfttee on organization of courts. I Senator James J. Nedjl, Whiting. 9 president pro tem of the senate and 9 majority floor leader, deplored leng- | thy consideration of such measures I •aimed purely and simply to Ibgis-' ’ 9 late men out of office.” I o Mothers To Give Feed And Dance For Commodores The mothers of the members of the Catholic high school basketball team will give a reception and dance for ■ the boys and their girl friends at the Knights of Columbus hall, Wednesday evening. A dinner will be served for '■t‘ . ■ :■ : I■•. • I r CIK'SIS il' 6 o'clock. This will be followed by danc.i.g. The mothers take this method of showing their appreciation for the splendid record being made by the Commodores this season. They have won eighteen games and have not heen defeated this season. HOT TOWNSHIP INSTITUTE FEB, 3 4 Plains Completed for Annual farmers’ Meeting At Monmouth, Thursday Plans have been completed for the Root Township Farmers’ Institute, at the Monmouth high school. Thursday, ebruary 3, according to-Cal Kunkle, President of the Root township organ «aton, and Mrs. Fanny Christen, secretary. Programs for the big ’’ent have been issued, and all cltiens of Root township are cordially wlted to attend. A big basket dinner will be served Tllurs<Jay - an d everyone is stav fcr°4h Oaie the doming and Xi: the en,ire Beßßi °”' The ' O'clock M oßr l m W,n Btart at 9:30 diana wn Pfendler ' ° f Act0 "’ In ’ eion on “M SPeak at the mornin ß sesanfl C C F’sh ng F f arm Better ” talk at ' ° f Winc hester, will Shop and session on “Farm Recitau Care ° f Farm Machinery.” Pose t J 1 0".: and mußlc " ill comThe afteriT Ot ’ he morn,n K progt-am. 1:30 X r 0" np * n at InterestiS'V 4^ 1 ' 1 inc, ""“ ings and S r e . CtUreS several readion ’-m ati ° ns - <The Gvenin “- Pritts will ‘be 7 °' Cl ° Ck ' an <l yellow in white and boys ..nT™ exhibitßl for men held, is the bPSt and largest ever in iharg e, anTth'*’ 011 ° f the offlcers f nvit.ed. the publlc Is cordially

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Radio Catches Fire And Is Destroyed Rluffton, Feb. I.—Ms*.- Mate Dailey, county juvenile officer, received quite a scare Sunday morning when she walked into the dining room of Tier home tt> find her radio in flames. The flames were leaping almost to the ceiling of the house. Mrs. Dailey used a bucket of water in extinguishing the flames The radio was completely destroyed It is believed that a short circuit caused the fire. Miss Stella Sark tried to use the ehoitly before the Gre occured, but as it did not seem to work as good as usual, turned it off. A fewminutes after Miss Saik left the house Mrs Dailey was attracted to the din- , ing room by smoke pouring out the j doorway. t — NORTH WARD TO GIVE PLAY APR. 1 Grade Pupils To Stage Three-Act Operetta Entitled, “Spring Glow’’ Friday. April 1, has been chosen as the date for the annual North Ward school play. The title of the play chosen for this year is, “Spring Glow,” a three-act operetta for children. The pupils of the North Ward school, composed of children in the first four grades, have given an operetta each spring for the last several years, and' she children and public as well have begun to look forward tn the even? each year. Every pupil in the school, about one hundred in number, are worked into the play, which is directed by the teachers in the school. The play will be staged in rffe TW>caTTir high school anifftortnm Q Fist Fight Staged In Local Restaurant Today Two Decatur men engaged in a fistic exhibit at a local restaurant at noon today. The argument, which ended in an exchange of blows was said to have started over a business controversy. Employes at the restaurant and "friends of the two men-stopped t.M.i aspect, ✓tout it was learned this afternoon that charges would be filed. —1 o NEW FIRM IS FORMED HERE Otho Lobenstein And John Teeple Form Undertaking Firm In Decatur A new firm of undertakers and funeral directors entered business in Decatur today. Otho .Lobenstine, of Monroe, and John Teeple, of Decatur, annourfeed the forming of a partnership of Lobenstine and Teeple. and the opening of their place ot business in the Beavers and Frkback furniture store-, on South Second street. The firm is now ready for business, having purchased new equipment. Mr. Lobenstine has been an undertaker and embalmer in Decatur for the last four years, having been employed by S. E. Black, local undertaker. Mr. Lobenstine has resided in Monroe most of his life and is well known in practically all parts of the county. He is a graduate of the Indianapolis Embalming School, with the class ot 1923. Mr. Teeple has just completed a six months course in the Cincinnati College of Embalming, at Cincinnati, Ohio. He took a cooperative course, working with a Cincinnati.undertaking firm to obtain practical experience while studying in school. Mr. Teeple is a Decatur young man, having been graduated from the Decatur high school a few years ago. He was a football star while in high school. He also attended Purdue university. The new firm is rearranging the quarters in the Beavers and Fryback store, so as to provide room for a funeral chapel. The office phone will be 90, and their residence phones will be 417 in Decatur and 81 in -Monroe.

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“The Old Gym”, Decatur Landmark, To Be Sold Historic Building, Used As Church And Opera Houne And Scene Os Hundreds Os Exciting Athletic Contests To Be Sold By City School Board; Bids * To Be Received On Wednesday, Feb. 16 Another Decatur landmark, one that is endeared in the hearts of hundreds of persons, is doomed to give way to the ever revolving wheels of progress and tame. At a recent meeting of the Decatur school board, a resolution was adopted to diepose.of the building commonly referred to as "the old gym," which is located on North First street, at the intersection of Jackson street. The school board today advertised the building for sale, sealed bids to

- be received in the office of the superintendent of the city schools, in the high school building, at 7:30 o’clock, Wednesday evening. February 16. \Tlie appraisement sheet may be seen in the office of the superintendent by any person interested in buying the building. In Need of Repairs The building is in need of repairs and a new electric wiring system. 1 Since Decatur now has two moderti gymnasiums, one in the Decatur high school 'building and one in the Catholic school building, the school board did not deem it advisable to spend additional money in repairing ■ the old gymnasium. The history of the "old gym" dates back to 1878. when the building^ was being used as a chut ch building. The church continued to use the building until IS9B, and during the summer of that year. J. W. Bosse purchased it and remodeled it, converting it into an opeta and play house. Mr. Boss'* had his first show in the building on September 7 1898, and it continued to be known as the Bosse Opera House until September 14, 1916, at which time M. F. Worthman, then principal of Decatur high school, and the senior and junior boys at that time, it upon themselves ‘o lease the building for one year from Mr. Bosse, for basketball games. Recognizing the efforts of the boys and the interest shown by them nr obtaining an athletic hall and gymnasium. a group of merchants called a meeting to see what could be done in order to make this place much more comfortable and suitable for athletic contests. I In November. 1917, the Decatur Merchants Athletic Association, beaded by C. C. Schafer, chairman, was organized and a ler.e was drawn up with Mr. Bosse for a period of three years. The board of directors then installed a shower room, dressing rooms and increased the seating capacity by building a fourteen-foot addition on the west side. The seating tCOXTIM ED OX PAGE TWO) MRS. OLIVER HELLER DIES Well-Known Berne Woman Dies Sunday Os Tuberculosis; 111 Six Years Mrs. Oliver Heller, 38, well known resident of Berne, died at her home Sunday, following an extended illness of tuberculosis. Mrs. Heller had been ill for the last six years, having been bedfast for two years. Mrs. Heller was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Pease and was born in French township, August 22, , 1888. She was married to Oliver Heller, April 17, 1906. Surviving are the husband, who is night watchman in Berne; one daughter, Mildred, who is in training at the Lutheran Hospital school for nurses, at Fort Wayne; her father and step-mother, who reside in Sumner, Michigan; and the following brothers and sisters: Clyde Pease of Portland; Pearl, of Seymour; Godfrey, •of Buchanan. . Michigan; Budd, of Long Beach, ■ Calif.; Denver, of Rockford, Michigan; Mrs. Bertha Evans, of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Lillie Trlmbal, of Yankeetown, Fla., and Olga Richardson, of Rockford, Michigan. Funeral services were held at the home a/ 1 o’clock and at the Evangelical church at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon. with the Rev. J. H. Arndt and the Rev. A. M. Clauser officiating. Burial was made in the M. R. E. cemetery.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, February 1, 1927.

SAYS GOD IS ON WAR PATH Evangelist At M. E. Church Says God Is On War Path Against Sin "God is on the war path against sin," declared Rev. Myron E. Taylor in his sermon last night at the Methodist church on "A Look at God." "The wrath of God is an unpopular he continued. “One reason is because people of our day are rushing headlong and heedlessly ' into almost every known type of sin and worldliness and of course they do not want to hear anything abfiut 1 the wrath of God. "Our God would not be a holy God if he did pot detest iniquity and have, it Within he power to do so. did not - punish severely those who directly or indirectly have had a part in the disgrace, downfall and ruination of . '.he characters of people made in His own image. If we are not following ; Christ and are not lined up with ‘ Christ and His program, indirectly we are helping the old devil in his work of ruining the characters of people, because we are either helping Christ or helping on the side of the opposition. Jesus said. ‘He that is not with me is against me.’ "God can be a God of love and a God of wrath at the same time. The I scriptures give us evidence of this. There are more than one hundred references to tho'wraih ot tlbd jh the i Bible. “God nas attached a penalty to every one of the laws of nature. The result is well seen in sins of lust and passion. These out workings of the laws of nature with their penalties are but forerunners, heralds, prophecies of the final retribution and punishment that shall fall upon the souls of men and women when God's judgment is poured out upon them:- As men now plead in vain for a staying of the laws as they pertain to the physical life, so in that day they will pray for a staying of the laws as they pertain to the spiritual life. Just as there are penalties attached to breaking laws in the physical realm, so there are penalties attached to breaking laws in the spirittCOXTIXTED ON PAGE FIVHi BROWNING TELLS STORY IN COURT “Daddy” Gives His Verson Os His Married Life With “Peaches” Court Room, White Plains, N. Y., Feb. 1. —(United Press) — Edward West Browning, better known as Daddy, glorifier of American girls and honking ganders, came forward today to let the world in on what, if anything, it doesn’t already know about his married life with Frances “Peaches" Heenan. He came to the witness chair as probably the last important witness of the long line of shieks, chaufeurs and chambermaids produced by Browning in his struggle over separation from Frances. Browning kept his eyes turned away from his wife as he walked to the witness chair. ‘Mrs. Browning stared at him. He seemed to have trouble with his collar right away and he twisted uncomfortably in the witness chair.

G. E, PAIS BONUS TO 010 EMPLOYES Fifty-One E m p loy es Os Local Plant Share in Distribution Os $2,440 Th P Decatur General Electric factory today paid a f> per cent compensation bonus to 51 employees at the local branch, who have been in the service of the General Electric company for fiv P years or more, it was announced today. The compensation amounted to . $2,440, and was distributed on a basis of salary earned. The money is paid ' annually to employees of the company after they have served five years or more with the General Electric company. o Rochester High School Pupils Visit Chicago Mis? Victoria Mills, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Mills of this city, who is a teacher in the high school at Rochester. Indiana, assisted two othe* Rochester teachers in ecot ting a group of 135 pupils from the Rochester high I school to Chicago, last Saturday, for a visit to their Field museum and a tour of the city. The trip was a part of their biology course. A picture of the group taken on the steps of the Field museum, appeared inlhe Sunday edition of the Chicago Tribune. o Lucille Esther Stahly Dies At Home Near Geneva X -- —.... f Lucille Esther Stahly, age two years i and five months, a daughter ot Mr. ; and Mts Wilbert Stahly. died of acu e i indigestion at her home four miles ■ west <;t Geneva, ab'ur noon, Monuay t The I,'p was ill i.-uiv a short time. , SI.? ■, is the onlv child in the fam.ly. Iler mother, before b_r m irriage, was ■ Miss • ne Strik- Fi.i-er.u services i v.|| ;><> held at I'- ■« :>,k Thursday m .' ng at the Ret -r.ned church in 'eroe. i c . City Zoning Bill Is ,Pr<ss3d By Legislature Indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 1. — (Cnited Press) —The Ahlegren bill extending city planning and zoning privileges , to all cities and towns of the state today awaits the Governor’s signature before becoming the first law Inacted by the 1927 general assembly. The bill was passed in the senate late Monday, 32-13. SCOUTS ACCEPT A CHALLENGE Boy Scouts Accept Challenge Os Coolidge To Renew Their Pledges Plans for the organization of additional troops of Boy Scouts Adams county and the entrance of all troops 1 in the county into the area council being formed among counties in this section of the state, are progressing nicely, it was said today. The purpose of the plan is to create a stronger organization and increase the benefits to be derived from the Scout work. The following resolution of appreciation was unanimously adopted on behalf of all Scout leaders at the Fourth Biennial Conference of Scout Executives, held recently: “That our earnest thanks and appreciation be and hereby are extendHonorary President of the Boy Scouts of America, for the timely, able and clear-cut presentation of the principles of and the challenge to the Boy Scouts of America, as set forth by him in his ringing address before the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the National Council. Therefore, we acI cept his challenge and hereby recon- ‘ secrate ourselves and our energies’ to the service of Boyhood. ' “That we pledge our energies, I.— To cooperate with the homo: 2.r-To reinforce In ©very way the vital work (CONTINUm> OX PAGE TWO)

The Judge’s Decision .From no other 'authority than the judge of the Adams Circuit I court comes the emphatic decision that is pays to advertise in the Det . entur Dally Democrat. This morniftg Judge Jesse C. Sutton called at the Daily Democrat office and stated he knew it paid to advertise, for his home had been besiged by people wanting to buy an old organ a sewing machine, a pair of ladies boots and numerous other articles, advertised in Monday's paper. The 1 party who inserted the add gave the street address as “115 South sixth street”, which is the address ot Judge Sutton. The party more than likely lives on North Sixth i street and Judge Sutton stated he ' could have sold out in view of all the calls he had for the household articles. i JURIES DRAWN ' FOR NEXT TERM ) t February Term Os Adams > Circuit Court Convenes Next Monday 1 Jury Commissioners E. W. Johnson, 1 of this city, and M. L. Smith, of Berne f lave made the drawing of jurymen for “ the February term ot' the Adams cirT cuit court, which will convene Monday, February. 7. Thhe grand jury drawing is: Vernon C. Miller, Jefferson townI ship; Eli Haliegger, Wabash township; John S. Steffen, Kirkland town ; ship; John R. Roth. French township; James O. Price, Hartford township; Roy Hook, Blue Creek town--3 ship; ? The petit jury is as follows: E. O. Bleeke, Nnion township; Jacob Heath, St. Marys township; Ed- ; ward Bietie. Hartford township; O. i H. Baker, Jefferson township; W. A. • Hendricks, Monroe township; Harve j Ellenberger, Berne; C. E. Mailand, Preble township; Robert Gerber, Wabash township; A. F. Metier, French Township; Daniel J. C. Scherry, Kirk land township: James Kessler, Mon’:c; , ’it.-uapir. ; E M.irsh;;:, I, U’..< h I ington township. CELINA HAS COSTLY FIRE Six Buildings On Mushroom Farm Destroyed; Loss Placed At $40,000 Fire on Monday did an estimated damage of $40,000 at the Goetz chicken hatchery and mushroom farm in Celina. Six frame buildings, each twenty-five feet wide by 100 feet long were destroyed. It was reported $30,000 insurance was carried on the property burned. The Celina fire department was unable to cope with the blaze, discov- : ered about midnight, and the St, : Marys department helped in controlI ling spread of the flames. Water to fght the fire was pumped from the ' reservoir. It was the supposition today that • the fire had been set by an unknown 1 person. This belief grew out of re- . ported evidence of an attemilt to set a fire at the place Tuesday. The buildings destroyed were used i in growing mushrooms. The resi- . dence of Mr. Goetz, proprietor, and ';he hatchery building were saved. It was estimated that 100,000 pounds of . mushrooms were lost in the fire. i Tree Falls On Couple: Woman Fatally Injured Nashville, Ind., Feb. 1. —(United ' Press) —Mrs. Maude Truitt 45, is dead today and her husband. Josse Puritt. 1 ' is suffering from injuries which may ! prove fatal following an accident at their farm near here. They were cutting down a tree and ’ when It fell both were pinned beneath it. Mrs. Puritt died almost instantly ’ while her husband lay beneath the ' tree for two hours until discovered by his brother.

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ADMINISTRATION NOT NEGOTIATING PEACE IN CHINA President Says Protection Os Americans Is First Aim Os Government BRITISH SEE SIGNS OF PEACE IN CHINA Washington, Feb. I.— (I’nite<l Press) —The administration is concentrating its efforts on protection of Americans in Chinn and has taken no new steps to negotiate with the warring factions there. President Coolidge told callers today. The President does not anticipate that the 5.000 Americans at Shanghai will be evacuated. as Americans have been evacuated from other points. Adequate I T . S. naval vessels are at Shanghai, however, if evacuation should become necessary, it was said. “No arrangements have been made for dealing with the Chinese troops other than the policy statement made by Secretary of State Kellogg last week indicating this govternmie.nt's willingness to negotiate if the factions €0111(7 agree upon delegates, it was said on the President’s behalf. Another Vessel Sails Washington. Feb. 1. —(United Press The I). S. Chaumont, carrying 1,200 marines of the Fourth regiment, will said from San Diego for the Asiatic station via Honolulu Thursday, the navy announced today. The marines were assembled at San Diego from mail guard duty and from Pacific Coast marine stations. Peace Is Predicted London. Feb. I—(United1 —(United Press) — British authorities said today that the situation at Shanghai had taken a sharp turn toward peace. They expected that Counsellor O'Malley, representing Britain at Hankow, and Eugene Chen, Cantonese Nationalist foreign secre’ary, soon would reach an agrqpment on a basis for settlement for the entire Anglo-Chinese problem. gsneralir.'es officials were reticent for fear'W' •-inbiiit.issing the negotiations now in progress between O’Malley and Chen at Hankow, where informal conversations would create a basis for formal discussions later. The British have eplained the maximum limit to which they would be willing to go in revising their status in China and the Cantonese have laid down the minimum concessions they would accept. CHILD HYGIENE GLASSES PLANNED Representatives Os State Board Os Health To Give Instruction To Women Dr. Dorothy Teal and Miss Nancy Gibbs, R, N„ representatives of child > hygiene division of Indiana state : board of health, were in Decatur and Adams county today, making arrangements for a series of classes for i women on prenatal, natal, post-natal and the care of the child up to the sixth year. Nine or ten centers will be arranged for in Adams county and I a series of four classes will be held ■ at each center, beginning next week. The first class will be held in French township next Monday, Feb. 7, at t 1:30 p.m. Arrangements have been made to hold the first class at Monroe on Wednesday of next week, at 2 p. m. I Classes probably will be hold in Decatur and the following townships: 1 Blue Creek, Union. Preble, Kirkland, 1 Root, St. Marys, Monroe and French. ’ The classes will be conducted by rep- ' resentatives of the state board of 1 health. The instruction is free and is, both interesting and practical. 1 The French township classes will > meet at the home of Mrs. Martin Meshberger. Her assistants in arrangr ing for the classes will be Mrs. Joe > L. Graber, Mrs. Edwin Burk, Mrs. L. ' R. Schindler and Mrs. Henry Aschlemau.

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