Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1927 — Page 1

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Lhother petition (OR ORNAMENTAL LINTS IS FILED Project Is Killed kULROADS WANTS TO INSTALL SIGNAL LIGH 1 ‘ J 4 petition for li on Third street, between f lliis and Monroe street, was fiHl with Ihv city council in sesion last evening anti, upon motion, referred to the electric light commit lee. 'I his petition for lights completes the entire street, there being lights on Third street south of Adams sired Io Hie Erie rossing and : north of Monroe street to the inter- . section of Fifth street. In all probibility, the petition will be granted. Street Widening Project Killed Trustees of the Loyal Order of Mcosp and Chris Boknecht, property oners Third street, between Madison and Monroe street, requested that their names be removed from the petition asking that that part of the itreet be widened five feet on each tide. Two weeks ago the petition was fried With the council asking that the street be widened and improved. The street and sewer comi nittee recommended that the petij lion for the improvement be not. granted. This was the first petition ; ever filed with the council requesting I that an improved street be widened. Want to Install Signals 1 J. C. June, superintendent of the '‘Erie railroad, appeared, before., lhe council and asked that permission be given the railroad to install auto- . untie signal lights at those crossings fithin the city where the railroad Mwdps watchmen stationed. He told torr the signal posts, the flashing of i red light when the train approaching. worked, and stated th-M the men now employed as watchmen would be given other employment yithw- railroad company. The matter was referred to the public safety euamittee and a report will more than likely be made at the next meeting. Against Service Commission The council passed a resolutidn i authorizing the mayor to inform the . county representatives in the. state I legislature to -vote for the Cann bill I which will remove the jurisdiction of the publie service commission over municipalities.” The resolution did not commit the councilmen to the reot the commission, but merely to the jurisdiction the comICOVTIVrRn OSi PAGE TWO) “ 0— Huntington Man Fined $65 For Killing A Dog Huntington, Ind., Feb. 16.—1 t cost wris Breckhill $65 plus court costs » dl a dog belonging to Carl DunBreckhill appealed from the f ‘sion of the city court, but was red t 0 » a >' ‘he fine by the circuit. -—o <_ _ * •fl SCOUTS WEffIOGRAM P cS I< ’i Prouram Given At Cent ral School Chapel er ’od This Morning the nh, IWi ' program> ,n keeping with g o rV t nCe ° f Linco,n birthday, dty du,- 11 5 the Junior Scouts of the 'Z,'** 1 pllsof the mth ’■\ ,r ‘°. rni “ B ' The pu ‘ tended th , ’ and s xth K r ade> attral this”" PPr -° d at the Cen ' of the fifth, tnorning. The pupils the charJ Bixth gri(les attended “Pel Program. Pose of th Q ' eOut ® ex Plained the pur’•""nttr'”’ s ™"> «« >ets prrparert n ™ pa,,set ’ out Pan’Phte, -ling hn«, " y ,hp Amer >can Les-ion tbef lng of tb n O T- Wplay and t 0 resppet “I'l'ided th | Lnited States - Tbp boy* 1,16 " Star Sna r , Pr ° gram by «blging “ewing ng ed banner,” and re--8 ir of allegiance.

Renewal Os Public Utility Conflict

FARM BILL LAID ~ ASIDE IN HOUSE McNary-Haugen Bill Sidetracked For Consideration Os Small Bills Washington, Feb. 16. — (United Press) —The McNary-Haugen farm relief bill was laid aside by the House today to permit consideration r 4 small bills from the territories and insular committees. The bill will be. called up again tomorrow with action pending on the Aswell bill which has been offered as a substitute. Should aswell’s bill be defeated, which appears likely, the Curtis-Crisp bill will be offered as a substitute. QFann leaders believe a final vote will be reached late tomorrow. o Senate Favors Passage Os Medical Injunction Bill Indianapolis. Feb. 16. —. (United Tress.) — Without comment the senate today accepted a unanimous report of the public health committee reeominemSng passage of the house injunction bill. The measure, which is bitterly opposed by chiropractors of the state would authorize use of the injunct iflfi to restrain unllcensi 4 practitioners from engaging in practice pending hearings on their cases. The chiropractors object to the bill because it would add a chiropractor to the present state board of nw-d.ical examiners. They are seeking establishment of a separate board for the examination of chiropractors.Tbe Tttll has already passed the house. • — — ■ ■ o Mrs. McPherson Denied Use Os Hall In Boston Boston, Feb. 16. —(United Press.) — Denied the use of Ford hall for the a re®reaentetlve ofAitnee Semple McPherson today sought to hire a hall for the local appearance of the California evangelist, who is due here within a few days. Leading churmen hav e joined in the ban against the evangelist. "We aren’t trying to satisfy sensational a-upetities,” explained Manager Niles of Ford hall. 0 . REVIVAL AT MT. TABER CLOSES Total Os 34 Persons Converted; Epworth League Is Organized Sunday The revival at the Mt. Taber M. E. church closed Monday evening, after being in progress tor the last few weeks, a total of 34 persons were converted during the series of meetings. Last Sunday, eleven persons joined the church and nine were Jzaptized. The community has been greatly benefited by the meetings. On Sunday evening, an Epworth League was organized in the church and about fifty eurolied as members. At the close of the young peoples service fifteen came forward for life service. A senior and junior Epworth League were organized. The officers elected by the Epworth League were as follows: president, Donald Kolter: Hist vice-president, Neellie Helm; second vice-president, Mertyl Clen.ents; third vice-president, Mrs. Ruth Daniels; fourth vice-presi-dent, Doyle Johnson,-secretary-trea-surer, Homer Barton; Junior superintendent, Miss Maude Springer; pianist Lois White; assistant piafiist, Myrtle Clements; chorister. Maude Springer The first meeting will be held Sunday evening at 6:30 o'clock. The pastor, the Rev. E. P. White, conducted the revival. He was assisted by Mrs. White.' Rev. and Mrs. began a series of revjvak meetings in the Methodist church at Pleasant Mills this week.

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r; 1 Aged Storekeeper Held Up And Robbed Os $250 i Press) —John Hoover, aged storekeeper and postmaster at Thornhope, No.lh of here, was held up and robb- , ed of J 250 last night by three unmasked robbers. Two held Hoover while a third rifled the cash drawer. Sheriff F. J. Kopkey, of Pulaski county, has uncovered no trace of the robbeis who fled in an automobile. —o— SENATOR REED RAPS CORRUPTION Missouri Senator Reviews Recent Exposure In Talk To Democratic Editors Indianapolis. Ind., Feb. 16 —(United Press) —Corruption of the ballot was bitterly condemned by Sen. James A. Reed, of Missouri, in an address last night before the. Indiana Democratic Editorial Association. The fiery .Miss’onri seiMitor reviewed tlx- exposure of roeent huge expenditures in primary and election campaigns and branded as ‘‘assassins of human liber y” those responsible for corruption of the ballot. “Decent Republicans everywhere,” Reed said, revolted at the atrocities of the Pennsylvania senatorial election. Th.’s spectacle has horrified this country and turned the stomach of decency.” Reed referred only briefly to his Indiana campaign investigation in reviewing what hff called “the history of corruption in the Republican party.” Regarded as a leadir.tr candidate of the 1928 Democratic presidential nomination, Reed' criticized President Coolidge and former Governor Lowden of Illinois, the two men most frequently mentioned for the Republiccan nomination. Lowden, he declared, “is about as well qualified for the presidency as I would'lie fore'Teailer ol 'the Augenc Choir.” Mr. Coolidge, the senator ass rt.-d, failed to do what he could to bring to justice those involved in the Teapot Dome oil reserve and the department of justice scandals. “I declare within my judgement that if the President had acted vigorously and al! of the employes of the government ordinarily used in criminal cases had been put to work, a number of gentlemen now' at large would be behind the walls of the penitentiary.” FARMERS FIGHT DREDGE PETITION Several Adams County Farmers Oppose Plan To Dredge Wabash River Farmers residing in the southern part of Adams county are circulating a remonstrance against the petition filed by William Fennig and others to dredge the Wabash river. The remonstrance has been signed by a large number of farmers so far, and several public meetings have beVn held in opposition to the dredging proposal. The land affected by the proposed dredge lie in Jay Adams and Wells county, Indiana, and Mercer county, Ohio. The farmers east of Ge-eva filed the petition asking that the Wabash river b£ dredged from a point just over the Ohio state line to what is known as the Jimtown bridge, five miles southwest of Berne. It is said that the petition carries a large number of land owners, especially among those living east of Geneva. Meetings have been held by the farmers at the district No. 3 school and at the Canope school. District No. 2 school. The first meeting was held Thursday evening and the last on Friday evening. A good number of farmers were present at each meeting, it was said. *

SECOND READING OFTHEMOORHEAD BILL POSTPONED i Several Amendments Reported Under Preparation; Comes Up Tomorrow 18 NEW BILLS ARE INTRODUCED IN SENATE Indianapolis, Feb. 16.— (U.P.) —Renewal of the public service commission conflict in the state , senate was deferred until Thursday when second reading of the Moorhead bill, set for today, was postponed until tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock. The armistice was upon mo--1 tion of Sen. Robert L. Moorhead, ; author of the bill, Mio said that ■ several new amendments were under preparation. Sen. Howard A. Cann, Frankfort, whose drastic utilities bill met decisive defeat Tuesday, seconded Moor--1 head's motion for the delay and it was promptly carried without objec- ’ tion. , The amendments referred to were believed to be those cherished by Senator Cann and Sen. Anderson Ketchum, dem.. Greensburg, which would eliminate the elective feature and require senate approval of ap- ( polntees of public service commission members. , More fuel was thrown on the utilities tire today when Sen. J. Francis Lochard. dem., Milan, introduced a ■ volumnous measure which in effect would remove municipally owned ’utilities from jurlsdicton of the public service commission. Os chief significance among the 18 new bills introduced in the senate today was a bipartisan bill designed to correct irregularities and deficiaiicies ON I‘AGE TWO). o—' LIONS HEAR TALK BY MR. WISEHAUPT z “Pep” Man Speaks At Meeting Last Night; Made Member of Local Club Howard Wisehaupt, the “pep man” who travels to all parts of the United States, giving business talks and Interviews, making business surveys and telling everybody that he's from Decatur, Indiana, gave one of his interesting talks to the members of the Decatur Lions Club, at the weekly luncheon meeting ot the club, held in the Industrial Association rooms last night. Mr. Wisehaupt complimented the members of the club on their efforts in getting the organization starteff'here, and declared that such clubs do much to create good feeling among the various busines men of the city. Mr. Wisehaupt was taken into the Lions Club here last night as a member. The local club was organized this winter. — — o Convicted Murderer Continues His Hunger Strike; Grows Weaker i Portland, Me., Feb. 16. — (U.P.) — Slightly weaker but apparently determined to continue his 115 hour hunger strike, Benjamin H. Turner of Mystic, la'., convicted murderer, today refused breakfast offered him by officials of the Cumberland county jail. “I don't want anything to eat,” he told his guards when he awoke after a rather restful night at 6:30 a. m. Turner has not taken nourishment in any form —not even milk —since he began a lite sentence laAt Friday noon for the murder of James D. Hallen of Falmouth. I ■I ■ I II IIM

City Officials Attend Water Association Meeting Mayor Jurick, Orval Haro ruff, superintendent of the city water department* and Jack Fraidt, captain of the fire department, motored to Indianapolis this afternoon where they will attend the annual convention of the Indiana water association. The convention will continue over Friday. LARGE AUDIENCE ATTENDS REVIVAL Nearly, 375 Persons At Evangelical Revival Tuesday Evening There wert close to 375 people at the revival at the Evangelical Church last night and one of the greatest ' meetings of the series was experienced. The crowd and the interest indicated that the time to dose the meetings is not here. Tliere were seven at the'altar and some very clear conversions were experienced. Shouts for joy were heard and some wept for joy. The singing and testimony servict was unusual. The people say the services are oldtashioned; nearly ever' evening the people sing. “ ‘Tis the old time religion." An interestine feai ture is the personnel of the. audience: ( Christians of nearly all churches and from the surrounding country are ( mingling and worshiping in perfect harmc.ny and freedom with the Evangelical. Denominationalism seems to , be lost sight of while the people harmoniously worship ami praise Gcd as just His redeemed people. There is evident the spirit of being together iu “on accord.” The Davis sisters from Willshire, helped in the song service and '•en ’cred a special selection In the power of the Spirit, to the edification of the worshipers The afternoon service was well at- . tended and poured a blessing. Two | were prayed for for Stealing and onewas saved. Mrs. Tribbet is being used migliiiy of God. She spoke for nearly an hour last night Font Isaial 55:1 —“Ho, every ope that tbirsteth, come ye." She stressed the importance of stoppins and thinking and warned of the impending danger of neglecting salvation now. Each afternoon, at 2 o'clock, there is a service and again at 7:30 o'clock in the evening. As the people come the song services.are beginning at about 7:15 o'clock. All are cordi.Jlv invited. o YOUNG PEOPLE TO STAGE PLAY “Eyes Os Love” To Be Presented At St. Peter’s Lutheran School * The young peoples society of ‘he St. Peters Lutheran church, east of this city, will present a comedy drama. entitled, “Eyes of Love," in the St. Petersr school building, at 8 o'clock Saturday and Sunday evenings, February 19 and 20. The play is in three acts and was written by Lillian Mortimer. The time of the play is the present and the scene-is laid in a country home on the Hudson river. The cast is as follows: Carolina—A negro servant Lydia B. Sawyer Ga lya —An adopted daughter ReetaGA twe-faced fffiend Burt Wade —Reeta’s 4> rot ker , Gustav Fuelling Mrs. Barry —Galiya’s foster mother Ruth Boehnke Lora—A lively house-maid Geraldine Hobrock Clark—A busy Sutler Karl Dorn Judge Barry—Galiyas fostef fatherHerman Boehnke Royal Manton, Burt’s rival Hiilbert Hoile Jim Rankin —The manacled man William Boerget - o

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I EDITORS ELECT NEW OFFICERS 1 ) Rockport Man Elected President Os Democratic Editors Os Slate Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 16. —(United Press)—Edmund Parke Beadle, of Rockport, was elected president of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Assoalatlon at the winter meeting of the association here today. Other officers elected were: John ■ De Prez, Shelbyville, first vice president; Miller Ellingham, Fort Wayne, second vice-president; Dick Heller. t Decatur, secretary; and John Faulkner. Michigan City, treasurer. The midsummer meeting will be held at Wyandotte Cave, eleven miles t from Corydon, at the call of the pres--1 ident. i Directors elected for the association by congressional districts follow: Win. Carleton, Boonville, first; George Purcell, Bloomington, second, f Lew O’Bannon, Corydon, third; Peter Holzer, Osgood, fourth; Charles Arnold. Greencastle. fifth; Walter Chambers, Newcastle, sixth; Marshal Williams, Indianapolis, seventh; Dale Crittenberger, Anderson, eighth. Ben F. McKee. Lebanon, ninth; L. C. Cory. Monticello, tenth; E. E. Cox, Hartford City, Lew' Ellingham, Fort Wayne, ■'twelfth; Clay ■ Metsker, Plymouth, thirteenth. I o Special Service To Be Held At U. B. Church Tonight j There will be special services at the-United Brethren church tonight, and the members and friends of the church are urged to be present. The class in Personal Work has secured a speaker to speak tonight and this ' service will be combined with the regular midweejc services. A cordial welcome to all. o — Gov. Austin, Os Tennessee, Suffering From Pneumonia > Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 16 —(United Press)—Gov. Austin Peay was reported sf’H in a critical condition at the Tennessee executive mansion today. He developed pneumonia yesterday after contracting a severe cold on a recent trip to Washington. Austin Peay, Jr., a law student at the University of Tennessee, hrs been called to his father’s bedside, and Mrs. Peay is almost constantly in attendance at the sick room. ROTARIANS PLAN DIRTHOAY PARTY Hoosier Rotarians Arrange Meeting To Observe 2nd Birthday Os Rotary ■ Fort Wayne, Ind., Feb. 16. — (United Press) -The twenty-second of Rotary International will be observed by Indiana Rotarians at a district i conference here Feb. 21-2 J I to plans announced here today. More than 1500 Hoosier Jt tarianS > and their wives are expected to attend r the two day meeting. Rotary was founded February 23, • 1905, and exercises commorating birth -of the great will be a “ feature of the conference. i Paul P. Harris. Chicago, who with . three other Chicago business men, founded the organization 22 years ago will be one of the principal speakers r on the program, as will Harry H. 5 Rogers, San Antonio, Texas, president of Rotary International. 8 William R. Barr, Bluffton, district governor of Rotary, will preside at the ’ sessions. e Rotarians outside of Indiana are expected to attend, plans providing for k accomodation of large delegations II from Michigan Ohio and Illinois. e District governors frqjn Ohio, South Dakota, New Yotk, and one or two © other states are expected to attend r with other official figures in Rotary International.

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WIND, RAIN AND 7 o O SNOW RESULT IN BIG DEATH TOLL — Snow Slides, Train Wrecks, And Traffic Accidents Caused-By Elements NUMBER OF DEAD MOUNTING STEADILY i San Francisco, Feb. 16.— (U. P.) —With the death toll mounting steadily as reports of additional storm damage came in from all sections of the state, . California was swept by wind, rain and snow today. In snow slides; traffic accidents, train wrecks and other catastrophes, at least 24 persons have met death during lhe past twentyfour hours. San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 15. —(United Press.) —With the elements combining to exact a heavy toll in loss of life and property damage, California today faced further destruction from wind, rain and snowstorm. Train Plunges Into Stream. Already more than a score of persons have been killed, eleven in a canyon snowslide, seven or more in traffic accidents occasioned by blinding rain and two In a train wreck when an Overland limited plunged throiggn a bridge weakened by swollen waters. Driving rain in San Francisco and the Bay region turned to wind early ; today and before daybreak the gale was driving 34 miles an hour off the Golden Gate. Along the coast, north and" south it was still heavier and small ajiipping, which had not obeyed the warning of Monday to remain in port, was having trouble cpjnhatting the gale. Coast radio stations of commercial companies were out of commission for a time this morning, it was reported. The heaviest loss of life was reported in the snowslide at Camp 72 of the Southern California Edison company near Big Creek, Fresno county. Ten persons, including one woman, were buried. Four hours later another slide broke loose and a rescue worker was killed and at least ten others injured. 0 _ Montpelier Boy On Way To Horseshoe' Pitching Title "St. Petersburg. Fla. Feb 16. — (United Press) —Jimmie Risk, 16-year-old Montpelier Indiana school boy was well on bls way toward a wor’d'° champions horseshoe pitching title, todav. He defeared seven old timers ves'erday including Frank JSekson. present, champion. His days score included 241 ringers. U.S.HOPES FOR 3-POWER TREATY e Administration Hopes To Reach Agreement With Great Britain And Japan Washington, Feb. 16. — (United Press) — Fraud’s rejection of the American proposal for a five-power pact limiting auxiliary naval craft, turned the administration's hope today to its alternative plan for a three power treaty with Gseat Britain and Japan. Pending receipt of British and Japanese replies to the oroginal proposal, Secretary of State Kellogg hastened to challenge the French note's claim for special league ot nation’s prerogatives in disarmament, matters. Without disguising his surprised displeasure that France opposed the Coolidge plan on grounds of league ’ royalty, charging the plan would “undermine" the league, Kellogg said. 1 "It is true that article 8 of the cov--5 enant entrusted the problem of dis--1 armament to the league. Nothing f was done, however, except at the Washington conferepce.”