Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 7 February 1927 — Page 1

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jilt SERVICE COMMISSION IS IIIGET AGAIN Three New Bills In House Attack Commission; Senate Considers Cann Bill F®CUS TONIGHT By Robert L. Beard (f. I’. Staff Correspondent) Indianapolis. Feb. 7.—‘U. I’.) -Three more bills governing rtale regulation of public utilities were to make their appearince in the house of representatives this afternoon and _ tomorrow completing the legislative program of the majority in the lower house on the public •service commission. The three remedial measures are: i 1. The Pittinger bill proposing Ute •ppointment of a survey committee la make a thorough study of utility taplation in Indiana and throughout Ith Cnited States, and to report in ike 1929 general assembly. ' • A bill similar to the Nejdl oil) w* before the senate, providing for |appeals from public service commisjot edicts to circuit or superior coarts In the localities affected. s J. A bill to exempt municipally ( med public utilities from jurisdici lira of the public service commission, j -While the house awaited introduction pf these measures, the senate today i pre attention to the Cann bill for ourtght abolition of the commission and ' the Moorhead measure providing' for : commission elected by the five sugffle court judicial districts of the Me. • Democratic members of the legisMtnre were to caucus tonight to con’•Her their course of action in the Rblic service commission contests in both houses. Th P caucus also was expected to fire consideration to the proposal “voiced by some partisans that a resoitei& be presented the legislature •tag impeachment of Judge James Collins, of the Marion criminal ■•V- — o E.piosion Wrecks Residence, ■ Httsburgh, Kas., Feb. 7. —(United ftei>i-An explosion that reduced 1 house to splinters killed two chilta and severely injured their moth-< er early today. • ~o — SUSANNAH YAGER MES SUNDAY tod Resident Os This City Succumbs To Complication Os Diseases Mrs S,lsamia h f’ook Yager, 79. wid- ° e i l( t e Adam Yager, died at L °®'° n Mcßarnes street, at 5:10 I (k Sunday afternoon. Death was 1 ' complication of diseases. Mrs. had teen ill for the last four Hew w' lall ( °°' t aßer was born in Ihs cs h ‘ ng,On ’ Ohi *’- January 4. in IsjZ "‘ l ' marietl Io Adam Yager. Bored, J" 1 a few years later they fttuntv * ree ’ < township, Adams l**rs 'ie ere t '* ey resitle(l for many 2i ' f Mr ' Yagel ' s death about Dec ailt r ~ lg° ’ Mrs ' Ya * er moved to hetl >iein\ i SP ! nt the ren ’ ai P‘ ler of “ 1B this city. Uonard'v l "'° dau «hters, Mrs. tat McConnehey, of Fort Way to, Okh c 6 Garwt>o ' ! . of Willshire. ta v . *- brother, Dan Cook> o£ De . *t,of B ,L S ' Ster8 ’ Mrs - “aggie Gat *m, otT’ Ohio, and Mrs - Mar ' ■ i ansfie ' d; eleven granu- . i»n ’ e| Kht great grandchildwill be held at the E. 1 ” rch at 10 °’ c ' ock wedr te!!or « the'Tv Rev ’ R ' w ' Iz>osp ' ll! M by th R J auKf; >cal church, as- ’ Cwil R - Smith, paw'barge e s i!rethren church, will I S& * 1 *lll i° 0,6 f,uieral services. •"Mery e niaiJe in the Tricker k

County Commissioners Hold Session Today The county commissioners, B. F. Breiner. George Shoemaker and John G. Hoffman, met in regular ses ion this morning at the county auditor's office. The forenoon was devoted to the allowing of bills and, this afternoon, the commissioners attended the funeral of David Werllng, forint r Adams county commis-i'lner, who«e depth occurred Friday, at Preble. The board will be in session again T tes day and action will fee taken on sev. oral road petitions. PLANS MADE FOR ANNUAL BANQUET Howard Wisehaupt Engaged To Speak At Industrial Association Banquet All arrangement it have been completed for the annual meeting of the Decatur Industrial Association, to be held next MoYiday night at 6:30 o’clock at the K. of P. home, it was.announced this mornir.g. A banquet will be served ft 6:30 o’clock, followed by the annual meeting. Howard Wisehaupt, nationally known "pep” man and salesman educator, has been secured to deliver an address on “The,Human Side of Business.” Mr. Wisehaupt. who formerly lived in this city and still holds his residence here, will come here Monday afternoon from Pittsburgh, where he is conducting a business men's school. Mr. Wisehaupt stated Saturday that he would be glad to come back home for the annual meeting of the association. Recently, he was recommended to the Ford Motor company as an educator for Ford salesmen.. He will begin his mw dutiea with that camcern in a week or two. which will take him to every town and city in the United states where there is a Ford agency. The annual reports of the Industrial association will be made Monday night and-three new directors will be elected. The nominating committee consists of J. H. Heller. A. Dugan. Dan Niblick. W. A. Lower and Avon Bulk. Six men will be nominated, and from this list three new directors will be elected for a term of three years. Tickets for the banquet and meeting will go on sale Thursday of this week and a committee composed of C. E. Peterson, William Unit and Dick Heller will call on all business houses members with the tickets. They will sell for SI.OO each, and the directors of the association are anxious that all members be present at the meeting. A fine program has been arranged and those in charge are making every effort to make the meeting the best annual affair ever held by the association. Every business man and associa tion member is urged to attend. Following the banquet and meeting, the directors will meet and organize for the ensuing year. — - ——o - — Farmer Killed Near Anderson Anderson, Ind., Feb. 7. — (United Press) —A widow and three children today survived Otis Milner, 30, farmer, killed when his clothing caught in the flywheel of a gasoline eng'ne. TRUSTEES OF HOSPITAL MEET Frigeration Plant Bought For Hospital; Stationery Contract Let The regular meeting of the Adams County Memorial hospital board of trustees vns held morning, and the regular monthly business was disposed of. The contract far refrigeration the hospital was awarded to R. J. Harting of this city, county representative for the Frigidair bid was the lowest among several bidders, and the jilant to be installed will be complete. F. W. Downs was awarded the con tract for furnishing stationery A car of coal was purchased and other business was taken care of. The hospital has Deen running full force lately ami those in charge arc highly pleased’ with conditions.

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FESTIVAL TO GE GIVEN NEXT FALL Decatur Citizens Contract F o r Entertainment To Supplant Chautauqua A four-night festival, to take the place of a chatauqua and lecture couise, will be held in Decatur next Oitob«r and,will furnish a delightful week of high class entertainment at low cost for those who enjoy this form of amusement. A representative of the Interstate Bureau of Chicago today closed a contract with eighteen well knAwn citizens of Decatur, headed by Dr. Hurl Mangold, to put on the Festival at the high school auditorium some time after October Ist exact date to be announced soon. The Interstate Bureau is one of the leading lyeenni and lecture concerns of this country ami furnishes much of the talent for the chatauquas of the country. Recently, they have inaugurated the Festival which is a week of ent"i tuiutpent made up of lending t°a(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO» MISSIONARIES WELL GUARDED Mat Kirsch Receives Word From China Regarding American Missionaries A letter has been received by Mat Kirsch, In this city, regarding the missionaries of the Reformed church i r China, stating that they were being taken C’ re of during th- pre e'.t ( binese crisis, and asking the relatives of missionaries not to worry about their safety. Miss Esther Sellemeyer, of this city is in China at present, but the letter states that all are being taken care of. Several of the missionaries are returning to this country until the crisis is over, and the letter states that others will return if conditions warrant it. Return passage and expenses arc be Ing guaranteed by the Reformed church of America. The letter received by Mr. Kirsch was sent to him by the Rev. Allen B. Bartholomew, secretary of the fttfard of Foreign Missions, Reformed Church of the United States. INITIATION HELD GY MOOSE LODGE i Class Os Thirty-Five Initiated Sunday; Many Visitors Present Members of the Loyal Order of Moose from here and elsewhere in this vicinity enjoyed a happy afternoon and evening yesterday, when a large class of candidates was initiated with due ceremony at the Yeoman hall, in the Meibers block. A number of visiting Moose from Fort Wayne, Huntington, Bluffton and other places attended the meeting and the local team did splendidly in exemplifying the work. The principal address was made by O. W. Miller, secretary of the Fort Wayne lodge, and it. was a wonderful talk by a man who is enthused over the splendid work being done by the Moose, with their special services to mankind. Following this part of the program, the Ladies Auxiliary served a delicious supper and there were more talks and speeches and a fine social time. A large crowd of Moose Will go to Fort Wayne next Sunday to attend the second degree initiation, at which time twenty-five from the Decatur lodge will take the work. •a o 1 Trial Os Ben Rudner Opens. Canton. 0., Feb. 7.—(United Press) —The difficult task of securing a jury to try Ben Rudner, on a charge of murdering Don R. Mellett, crusading editor, proceeded smoothly today. Fouq jurors had been tntalively seatcd by noon.

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Mary Merriman Simcoe Dies In San Francisco Mrs. Mary Merriman Simcoe, former resident of Decatur, died in San FVancisco, California, February 1. Funeral services were held in that city on Thursday, February 3 and i Interment, was made in the Cyp x •ss Lawn Memorial Park cemetery. Mrs. Simcoe was the widow of the late James Simcoe. She was born in Indiana. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Gertrude Olsen, Letitia and Paul Simcoe. Ono son. Roscoe T. Simcoe, is deceased. She was a sister of G. B. and Samuel Merriman, Mrs. Pauline Wilinson and Mrs. Martha Cump. SARAH REYNOLDS CALLED BY DEATH Pioneer Resident of Decatur Dies At Her Home Here Sunday Morning Sarah A. Reynolds, 81, died at her home on" High street, at 8:45 o'clock Sunday morning. Senility was the cause of death. Mrs. Reynolds was a daughter of Joel and Polly Ann Roe. and was born tn Adams county. June 1, 1545. She had resided in Adams county her entire life. Her husband, the late Elisha Reynolds, -was one of the pioneer residents of Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds were married October 19, 1565. Surviving are three children, Mrs. William Rotlenbush. of AVillsfliire. 0.. Trf’wis and Joel Reynolds, of this city; two brothers. Nathan and Caleb Roe, of Adams county; and one sister, Suzan Gelterwood, of Dayton, O. Four children are deceased Funeral services will be heid at the Church of God on Cleveland street, at 2 o'clock Tuesday the Rev. Mr. Bragg officiating. Burial will be made in the Reynolds cemetery. o— MT.TABER CHURCH HOLDING REVIVAL Large Crowds Are Attending Services; Rev. White Is Giving Sermons The revival services at the Mt. Taber Methodist church, at Bobo, which have been in progress for the last two Weeks, are progressing nicely. The m-etings will be continued each night this week. Up until last night, a total of eleven persons had been converted in the services. The attendance has been vary good and the interest in growing from night to night. The Rev. E. P. White, the pastor, who has had several yea’rs experience as an evangelist, is conducting the services. He is being assisted by hia wife in providing spec ial music .also. Tonight will be official board night, and members of the official board of the church will attend in body. Tuesday night will be Ladies Aid Society night and Wednesday night will be Family night/On Wednesday night, a gift will be given to the largest fa mily present. Another gift will be given to the boy or girl who resembles his or h-jr fall er or mother most. TO BROADCAST THIS EVENING Mrs. Cecil Moser, Os Decatur, To Be On Rotary Program At Ft. Wayne Mrs. Cecil Moser, of this city, will sing over the radio from station WOWO, Fort Wayne, at 9:30 o’clock tonight, representing the Decatur Rotary club in a state-wide program bring broadcast tonight in cannection with the publicity arranged for the dist-ict -'•onference of Rotary clul s, to be held in Fort Wayne, Feburary 21. and 22. Several clubs in this part of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

REVIVAL CLOSES AT M. E. CHURCH Successful Campaign Conducted By Rev. And Mrs. Myron E. Taylor "When God Almighty calls a man a fool, it is about time he uses all the gjay matter he has,” the Rev, Myron E. Taylor declared in his sermon*Mast night at, the Methodist church on "The Last Chance.” Last night’s service marked the close ( of the revival campaign which has been in progress at the Methodist church for the last four weeks. Rev. and Mrs. Taylor were in charge of the services throughout the campaign and many persons . were converted. Several new members were received Into the church at the morning service, Sunday. Every department of the church has been greatly helped by the meetings. On Wednesday night of this week, an after revival prayer meeting will bo held at the church. Another opportunity will be given for persons to Join the church next Sunday inorn(Continued on page 2) WIN-MY-CHUM WEEK PLANNED Epworth League Os Beulah Chapel Arranges Special Meetings The Epworth League of Beulah |Chapel will hold its Win(My-Chum week this week. The revival meetings during this past week have been well attended with a great spiritual interest This week, the Epworth League has arranged several special speakers. The meetings begin at 7 o'clock each evening and 6:30 o'clock on Sunday evening. Last night, tne Rev. Kieser snoke upon “The Sacrifice". Tonight, he speaks on "The Man within the Man”. Tuesday niftfct the Rev. F. A. Shipley will preach; Wednesday evening. Todd Cotten, District First Vice-President: Thursday, the Rev. Mr. Hygema, and Friday night, the Rev. E. M. Foster, of Monroe. The speaker for Saturday night will be announced lab r. Everyone is invited to join in this service even though they may be past the Epworth League age J, G. NIDLINGEG EXPIGES TODAY Well Known Resident Os Union Township Dies At Fort Wayne Jonathan D. Nidlinger, age 65, life long resident of Adams county, and prominent farmer of Union township, died at the home of his son, Earl Nidlinger, 1637 St. Marys avenue, Fort Wayne,'at about 2 o’clock this afternoon, following an extended HQness. Mr. Nidlinger went to the home of his son only a few weeks ago. Ho had been in failing health for sometime. He suffered from stomach trouble and other complications and recently his condition became serious. Mr. Nidlinger was a son of Nathan and Jane Nidlinger and was born in Root township, Adams jaunty, on March 27, 1861. His parents came here from Pennsylvania and engaged in farming and the deceased, one of seven children, also engaged in this occupation. Im December, 1881, he was married to Miss Louisa J. Kline, who di ed several years ago. Following his marriage, Mr Nidlinger purchased a farm in Union township and until a few years ago when his health forced him to retire from active work, he engaged in thlis occupation. He also engaged in the raising of 'pure bred hogs and was one of the leaders in this section of the state in that business. He held several offices, including that of president of the ,National Duroc Association of (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Young Man Burns To Death In Residence Fire Philadelphia, Feb. 7 (United Press) Mk lfael Berg, 20. was burned to death and his sister Elizabeth I’.’, and blotter Harry, 9, were burned severelj when fire swept the Berg home here today. The dead youth was trapped in his room and Is believed to have been suffocated as h* 1 slept. The other 'wo were burned as they made teir way from the house in their night clothing The fire was believed to have originated in a cigar store over which the Bergs lived. o SUNDAY GREATEST DAY OF REVIVAL Evangelical Church Decides To ContinueV'ampaign Indefinitely Sunday was the greatest day of the revival at the Evangelical church and marked the fifth Sunday of the revival campaign. Last night, there was a capacity audience, a few being obliged to stand. Mrs. Ida Tribbett. the evangelist. held the larg* audience in close attention while she preached on the theme. "Outside the gate." Out of God’s will and in sin means that we God the individual sinks down into go down rapidly. She said: Apart from sin and when once sin lias done its worst, society cares nothing for him. The evangelist warned the young people of the pitfalls in these days and the awful penalties of a life of sin. She especially warned girls of the awfulness of sin and cautioner parents not to be too sure that their children were alright. The only remedy for a Hf® ruined by sin is the forgivness of God in Christ. There were 14 responded to the altar cilll. A very large crowd attended the healing service in the afternoon. Mrs. Tribbett again made very simple and plain to all the way to be healed of God. It is nothing she call do except that she prays the prayer of faith and tries to help people to have’ real faith in God. God only can h p al Fai'h Is not seeing, faith is not feeling, but faith is believing God she said. Abou' 15 were prayed for. There were a number at the evening service who testifid they had been healed of God in the meetings, through Mrs. Tribbett’s prayer. Perhaps the most powerful meeting was Saturday evening which was very well attended. Four lives were definately surrendered to God. It was a melting time when the power of God wai felt by all. Because of the interest in the meetings, it is impractical to close, The people are coming in increasing numbers and asked that the meetings go on. Accordingly, Rev. Loose announced that the revival services would go on indefinitely. Services will be held every night except Monday at 7:30 o'clock. Monday evening, the Community Training School will be held and the Men's Brotherhood will meet for their regular monthly meeting at the church. The Community Training School meets at the Central School (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) SENIOR PLAY IS POSTPONED D. H. S. Seniors Postpone Play When Member Os Cast Becomes 11l Owing to illness among the cast, the Decatur high school seniors have postponed their class play, which was scheduled to be given on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 15 and 16, until March 29 and 30, it ><’as announce 1 today by Ralph Tyndall, class guadian. The title of the play is, "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary.” It is a threeact corned). The cast has been holding rehearsals under the direction of Mrs. J. R. Blair for the last two weeks Miss Mary Katharine' Schug, who has one of the leading rolls in the cast, was taken ill with the Mumps, Sun dal, and It was necessity to po«tp»nthe play.

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NEUTRALIZATION OF SHANGHAI IS PROPOSEDBYU.S. Plan Is Acceptable To Manchurian War Lord; Frownv ed On By Cantonese AMERICAN SHIP IS FIRED ON TODAY By laidw* 11 Denny, (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Washington, Feb. 7.— (U. —With the safety of 5,000 Americans at stake, the administration today grimly awaited answers from the Chinese warlords to its proposal to neutralize the Shanghai international settlement. First indications that Chang TsoUn, northern chief, will accept, .but that the Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek may refuse, increased ap- ' prehension tn official quarters here. Unless Chiang and Chang, and the Shanghai defender Marshal Suu Chuan-Fang agree to eliminate the international settlement from the civil war zone of military operations, President Coolidge is determined to use th e F. S. Asiatic fleet and marine force to protect Americans in an emergency. Officials here pointed out that the Kellogg proposal covers only the foreign section of Shanghai, and therefore cannot justly be interpreted as partisan interference either on the side of the Nationalist invaders or Sun's defenders of the native city. Peking, Feb. 7.—(United Press.)— The United States suggestion that Shanghai be neutralized to prevent fighting or mob violence in the city today had the approval of Marshal Chang Tso-Un. Manchurian war lord and most powerful of the northern Chinese militarists. If was understood that Chang, although fully in favor of the American suggestion, w’ould not make a written reply to United States Minister MacMurray for transmission to Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg. Steamer Fired On. Shanghai, Feb. B.—(United rPess.) — The American steamer Tilling was (Continued on page 21 SCOUTS OBSERVE 17TH BIRTHDAY Decatur Boy Scouts Join In Nation Wide Observance Os Anniversary Seventeen years of steady progress will bo celebrated, beginning today, by the Boy Scouts of America at birthday exercises held throughout the Urtited States during Anniversary Week. Feb. 6 to 12. The seventeenth birthday falls on Feb. 8. On that date, in 1910, William D. Boyce, Chicago publisher, filed n Washington the incorporation papers of the Boy Scouts of America. The first Scout troops under the new organization were formed a fewdays later. Now there are more than 20,000 troops with 800,000 boys and volunteer leaders. Every Boy Scout council in the United States—there are now more than 600—will hold birthday exercises during the week. Many are organizing features of elaborate pa- < gentry. The program for Anniversary Week contemplates services in many churches, when troops will attend in a body. More than 50 per cent of all Boy Scout troops are affiliated with church organizations, Catholic, Protestant and Jewish. For today, the program beat's on the relation of the scout to lhe home, a feature of scouting always emphasized. Anniversary Day, Tuesday, will be widely celebrated with public exercises, under the auspices of scout (CONTINUWX. TWO)

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