Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 57, Decatur, Adams County, 8 March 1927 — Page 1

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POLL OF QUAKE IN JAPAN EXCEEDS 1,000

JSTH GENERAL I ASSEMBLY ENDS I SESSION TODAY Lnv Measures Passed In ■ Xiirht Session Ending | At 2:30 A. M- Today IriOWERY ORATORY f L features CLOSE I ■ , Press) Tlie seventy-fifth Eneral assembly of Indiana Essed into history shortly Eer 2:30 a. in., todaV’when Eivels of tlie presiding officers Ini the two houses rapped adEirninent of the til-day session. V With docks in th.' legislative cham|bers stopped before mdinight, the Eiste and house worked for two and ■(half hours past the set time for tjournment in clearing slates of ■ (Hiding legislation. ■ Thirty measures were passed by ■the senate at the night session. ■ Faced with the task of disposing of ■this large mass of hills on third ■ reading, the senate limited debate to la minimum and passed every measure that was called up. Waiting until the final moments of the session, the house concurred in lena'e amendments to the biennial appropriation bill, thus adding $309.W 0 to the money measure and providing a total of $1149,444,724 for the expenses of the state government during the next two years. Many bills of a minor character passed the house with meaner debate. The closing hours in the senkHe were marked with flowery“oraTory. legisla'«iye enemies bestowing compliments on their opponents while I the galleries responded to the levity I with applause. - i In the house the members engaged lin a burlesque of house procedure I while waiting for tlie clerks to catch i up with their task of copyNig bills. —o Flyers Depart "For Brazil Montevideo, Uruguay. Mar. .8. — (United Press)—The U. 3. army's pan-Amorican flight squadron departed today for Port Alegre, Brazil, at 10:2? a. m. :bh take-off was delayed when the San Francisco, one of the three remaining planes, strek a submerged rock in the shallows off Ramirez loach. After an hour of repair work, during which a protection plate was Placed beneath the plane, the squadron got awqy. Yesterday the take-off was prevented when the San Francisco was orced to alight by engine failure. Crushes Two Fingers Walter llettler, of Blue Creek town-

8 'P. had the misfortune of crushing , *° fingers Saturday, while casing an "ell for the Schulte Oil company. ■ r Hettier was working on well No. on the George Shrank farm. assessorsmake KPORT ON WORK Ge W Average For First Heek Is Compiled By County Assessor in Kenera ' average of assessment A'lnms county for the first week compiled by Jay cline, county a., shtnJi tOday ' ABsessor s-and their ason n” S haVe be<?n b " Sy the laßt week heir first week of the annual asThe job will not be co» accnrU Until near ‘ he mWd,e Os May ’ coiint net 0 Wor<l rec eived at the assessor’s office. fro I T„ I ! rSt Week avera « e - compiled is a r n° tal ° f twelve townships is as follows: tr U l ” P ?^ ent8 ’ 814318 = Autc * IS4 7R.’ 3 ° 1,31 ’ Horses - >74.12; Mules, jr.'L,’ COWs ’ 540 °; Other cattle, $26.or ho» e # P o ' sl ° l7: Sows ’ °thhousehold 11 Chlckens ’ (,loze "> tsehold goods $266.00.

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Vincent Borman Speaks* At Legion Meeting Here Members of Adams Post, No. 43. of the American Legion held an interesting meeting in their new Tooms ahove the Graham and Walters offi« «■. on Scuth Second street, Monday evening About twenty-five or thirty members of the post were present. Vincent Borman, of Huntington, a former member of the Decatur post, wa; pre sent and made a short Ajilk. The Legion will hold another meeting next Monday evening. Flans are already being made for a big Memorial Day observance, to be sponsored by the Legicnuires. o YOUTH ADMITS THEFT OF AUTO Virgil Laisure Confesses To Stealing Car At Richmond, Indiana ChieJ of Police Selphus ilelchi and Night Officer Arthur (’lark this morn ing took into custody Virgil Laisure. son of Ed Laisure. of east <rf this city, and the young man confessed to the theft of a new Ford automobile, at Richmond, Indiana. Laisure was driv ing the car when arrested. Richmond police officers were notified and they will arrive today to take Laisuie back to Richmond. He stole the car last week and drove to this city. Local police became suspicious of him, because he hadn’t been working for some time. Officers Melchi and Clark trailed him out the cement road east of Decatur today, and stopped him saying that -they had received worth, from Richmond that he had stolen the car. He Immediately confessed to the theft The car was searched and a siphon and a tub arrangement was found. The device was used to steal gasoline from other automobiles. Laisure was taken to *the Adams county jikil where he will be held awaiting the arrival of Richmond officers. He has never been in trouble bede: r.->-.-f5--eers. .The stolen car carried the Indiana license number 205-348 and motor number 14,382,049. o— Dogs Kill Eight Sheep On Root Township Farm Dogs Allied eight sheep and injured 15 others belonging to Jacob Fuelling Root township, sometime Sunday night. Mr. Fuelling found the dead and injured sheep yesterday and filed a bill with the county auditor for $2lB. Much damage has been done by dogs to sheep and fowls in the county withip the last year and the dog fund has been reduced to SBOO. More money has been paid out within the last year than was collected in dog taxes.

OLD GYMASIUM IS BEING RAZED Kirkland Township Men Moving Building To Kirkland High School Grounds The work of razing the old gymnasium on First street and moving it to the grounds of the Kirkland township high school, southwest of this city started this week. A force of men are at work on the building, men of the township donating their services. The building was purchased at auction recently, from the city school board by the Kirkland men's club, for $350. It will be necessary to tear down most of the building before it can be nittved. 0 _ —- Storm Warning Ordered Washington, Match 8- — (United p reSß j_The weather bureau today ordered posted advisory northwest storm warnings from Cape Hatteras to Boston and soutlfeaat Btorm warnings north of Boston to Eastport. Me. A storm of marked intensity was reported over the North Atlantic states and the St. Lawrence valley tjnd moving eastward.

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New Gold Strike Causes Excitement In Nevada

EASTERN STARS VISIT GENEVA Decatur Lodge Guest At Banquet; Degree Work Conferred On Class gAbout seventy members of Decatur Order of Eastern Star motored to Geneva last night, where they enjoyed an elaborate banquet, served by th« Geneva lodge. The banquet was served in the Masonic banquet hall, which has been recently remodeled and redecorated. The meal was served in two courses and .consisted of many delicious dishes. Following the banquet, a business session was held, after which the Decatur chapter conferred the degree work on a class of candidates. Following the initiatory work. Mrs. Pusey, worthy matron of the Geneva chapter, called several of the visitors for speeches. Mrs. Alma Frislnger. worthy matron of the Decatur chapter, and several others responded- with talker in which they appreciation of the Decatur people for the splendid banquet and entertainment provided by the Geneva chapter. Music was furnished during the evening by Mrs. Dan Tyndall, soloist, and Mrs. Fred Smith, accompanist, of Decatur.

Lions Club Not To Hold Meeting Tonight ■Owing to the death of Ray Moncrief there will be no regular meeting of the Lions tonight, it was announced today. All memtrers are urged to take notice. Three Banks In Palm Beach, Florida, Close West Palm Beach, Fla., March. B.— (United Press) —Three leading banks of the Palm Beadh district closed 41)®-:r today and the most frenzied runs in the history of Florida finance. Midday found streets jammed with depositors seeking to save their money by withdrawing it from remaining banks of the city. COLUMBIA CITY. BANK IS CLOSED New National Bank May Be Formed To Replace First National Bank Columbia City. Mar. 8.--Plans were started Monday evening for the organization of a new national bank in this city following the closing of the First National bank Monday morning. Before opening hours Monday, directors of the bank met with J. F. Utt, of Fort Wayne, national bank examiner, relative to organization of the bank. Preclosing rumors that such ac’iion was contemplated brought several withdrawals Saturday. This caused directors to close the bank Monday until the examiners’ audit is completed and arrangements made for the proposed new bank. Following their closing act Jon bank officials said that heavy investments in real estate, which has since fallen in value, and bad loans were responsible for the bank closing its doors. Utt and a group of the bank’s heavies') depositors met Monday afternoon in the Commercial club rooms to discuss the bank’s closing and formulate plans for obtaining a charter for a new national bank in this city. Utt suggested that the group get enough other depositors who would waive per cent of their deposits tx> take care of the bad paper and frozen assets of the present bank to make possible the new bank. According to his plan, these depositors would retain 50 per cent of their present deposits. The other .50 per cent would be represented as stock in the new bank.

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Tented City Springs Up As Rush Is Made For Claims Tcnapah, Nev. March B.—(United Press)—All the excitement and confusion of pioneer mining days resigned today in Weepah, Gobi Bonunga town 27 miles west of Tonapha. I Since the first gold strike—of ore said to assay $87,000 a ton- was made by two youths two weeks ago, a tented city has sprung up to house the hundreds of tenderfeet and sourdoughs who hurried to the district to stake a claim. General confusion has resulted- from the widespread and indiscriminate staking. Adding to the confusion was the announcement of Frank Horton, father of one of the boys making the strike,that most of the ground formerly belonged to him and that lie still has the right to redeem it New arrivals today were staking out plots and digging location holes eight to ten miles in every direction from the first claim. Mining men, verifying reports of the richness of the strike, declared that the Weepah field probably would prove the richest ever discovered in the west. YOUNG MAN FACES LARCENY CHARGE

Roscoe Crider Accused Os Stealing Motors From General Electric Plant Roscoe Crider, 19. of this city, was arrested today and taken to the Adams county jail, charged with larceny in connection with the theft of some motors and motor parts from the General Electric factory, where he was employed. Officers searched Crider’s garage and found some of the missing motors. It is thought that Crider's arrest will j-e-feUewed- LF-'waUu'r ■ ■ connection with the theft cf motors. Other Police News . Charles and John Dierkes, of this city, were arrested Monday on a charge of heavy hauling and appeared yesterday afternoon in the court of Squire Merryman. Both men pleaded not guilty and their trials were set for next Monday. Q w Two Persons Suffocate In* Fire At Columbus Columbus, 0., March 7. — (United Press.) —Two persons were suffocated and 14 others were burned in a fire which early today swept a building of stores and apartments adjoining the state office building. Eighteen persons escaped injury when they fled in scanty attire from the blazing building. The victims of the flames were Mrs. Carrie Vance Sommers and her son, Addison Vance, 18. o Boomed For Governor. Indianapolis, March 8. — (United Press.) —A boom for Sen. L. G. Bradford, of South Bend, for the republican nomination for governor in 1928 was launched by his friends at a dinner here last night on the eve of adjournment of the legislature. A number of northern Indiana members of the legislature /Were present.

REGIONAL TICKETS Principal Walter Krick, of Decatur high school, announced today that he would receive 150 season tickets for the regional basketball tournament at Fort Wayne, this evening or tomorrow. Persons wishing to procure season tickets are requested to come to the high school building between 7 and 8 o’clock Wednesday evening. The tickets will sell for $1 each. Single session tickets will cost 60 cents each. More season tickets can be secured for Decatur fans, if the 150 are not enough.

ACTION TAKEN TOWARD PAVING OF TWO ROADS Commissioners Order Petitions For Two Highways Here Published SEVERAL CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED TODAY The petitions for the two hard surfaced roads extending west on Monroe street and Nuttman avenue in the I city of Decatur were ordered published today and hearings on the petitions will be held by the commissioners next month. The roads will be improved either with brick or concrete. The com missioners have agreed that if both roads cannot be built this year that they will not build either one. Bids for the construction of the roads will be leceived later and, if the price is not too high or Is within the credit available in Washington and Root townships for road building, they will be built. Tlie Monroe street improvement passes the Maplewood cemetery, while the Nuttman avenue extension passes the Catholic cemetery. Fred W. Busche was awarded the contract for furnishing 1,250 pounds of fertilizer at the county farm, his price being $339.39. Harvey La Fountain, superintendent of the county farm, filed his report for February, which was approved. He also filed his requisition for supplies, beginning April 1. Bids will be received April 4. The Sunstrand Adding machine company was awarded the contract for frrrnfidtfng tnr adding machine with motor in the county auditor’s office, the price being $247.45, Preluding tlie old machine. Bids for the construction of the Bartly-Burk road in Jefferson township and the F. S. Armstrong road in Wabash township, will be received by the board on April 5. Bids for furnishing sto«ie to the county highway department were -tabulated by.£«inl.v Attorney Henry B. Heller and entered on the docket. Mo- V < rger Bros., Linn Grove, and the Wabash Stone company, Jefferson township, agreed to furnish stone at (COVTIN’I 1-11 P4GE FIVE) MARION GIRLS • ARRESTED HERE Two Young Girls Face Charges Os Delinquency; Companions Arrested Two young girls, giving their names as Gertrude Anderson, 15, and Lucille Fallen, 16, of Marion, Indiana were arrested last night by Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth at the farm house of Joe Palmer, east of this city. Cbafjffs of delinquency were filed against the two girls. The girls said that they left Mar!on Friday afternoon with two young men, Dan Death, of this city, and Virgil Laisure, also of Adams county. Laisure was turned over to Richmond police this morning on a charge of automobile theft. Death was arrested at noon today and taken to the Adams county jail, charged with contributing to the delinquency of the two young girls. The girls say that they came to this county and registered at a 'Socal hotel. Later, they went, with the young men to the Palmer farm and had been there on two occasions since Friday of last week. • The girls will have a hearing tonight, It is thought, Und, in all probability, will be turned over to Marion officials. Tlie affidavit was filed against Death this afternoon. G. E. Orchestra To Broadcast Tonight The G. E. Orchestra cf this city will broadcast from radio station WCWK Fort Wayne at 8:30 o'clock tonight. Radio owners in this city are invited to tune in on the program.

Howard Wisehaupt School ■ Opens At Cleveland, Ohio | Pamphlets announcing die opening cf the Howard Wlsehaupl school at Cleveland, Ohio, have been teceivcd , in this city. The sebol gives a couife in auto sales tactics and is personally conducted by Mr. Wisehanpt, former Decatur boy. The school will give an advanced course of tlnee months tor experienced automobile salesmen, on- 1 ly, and a primary course of six mo’.ths tor men witliou* selling expeilspce. The tuition fees are $250 for the advanced course and $l5O for enroll- i ment and $75 per month for the primary course. RAY MONCRIEF ; EXPIRES TODAY: I Prominent Decatur Business Man Dies Os Pneumonia , Early Today ( Ray Moncrief, 39, of this city, . prominent business man, died at the 1 Adams County Memorial Hospita l at 1 2 o’clock this morning, following a • week’s illness of pneumonia. Mr. ' Moncrief had been seriously ill since 1 last Friday. He became ill a week ago today and all efforts to save his life proved futile. Mr. Moncrief came to this city 1 about, seven months ago, from Greenfield, and became manager of the Imperial Chevrolet Sales company. In the short time that he lived in Decatur, he made a host of friends who extend their sincere sorrow to Mrs. Moncrief and daughter. Ray Moncrief was born in Hancock county. Indiana, in 1887. He spent his eaif.y life in Hancock county, later moving to the county seat, Greenfield, where he lived until about.seven’ months ago when he moved to this city. Mr. Moncrief was married 17 years ago, his wife preceding him in death about five years ago. Mr. Moncrief remarried three weeks ago today, and Mr. and Mrs. Moncrief and their daughter were living at the Ira Fuhrman residence on North Fifth street. Besides the wife and daughter, Hestei I:, survived l.y hfs father, Caleb Moncrief; three brothers, John, of Indianapolis; Orio, of California; Russell, of Greenfield, and one sister, Lelia, of New York City. Mr. Moncrief was a member of the Methodist church and of the Masonic lodge and the Lions International, of this city. A short funeral service was held at the Black funeral chapel at 12 o’clock today, by the Rev. Somerville Light, of the Methodist church. The remains were taken to Greenfield, where burial will take place in the Park cemetery. Funeral arrangements at Greenfield have not been completed, awaiting word from tlie brother in California. KIRKLAND CLASS TO PRESENT PLAY Seniors To Stage “A Fortunate Calamity” Friday And Saturday Evenings The senior class of the Kirkland township high school will" present a three-act comedy-drama, entitled, “A Fortunate Calamity," in the Kirkland high school auditorium, Friday and Saturday evening, March 11 and 12. The performance will begin at 7:45 o'clock each evening. Rastus and Dinah, two colored characters, provide much amusement during the play. The cast has been working on the production for some time and is ready to stage the play. Members of the cast are as follows: Mrs. Marion Merkle Margaret Geisel Alta, her daughter Velma Anderson Ruth, a plain girl Mabel L.eyse Kate Van Tyle, a cook Margaret Henschen Dinah Johnsing, a servant Rachel Yager Ras .us Johnsing, an honest coon Alfred Heller Joe Brown, a revenue officer. Charles Myers Bernard Gullion, a young man.... Gerald Zimmerman Albert Camplbeiq a crook Wayne Dilling

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DEAD NUMBERS J,229,PRESENT REPORTS SHOW Resources Os Japanese Empire Summoned To Bring Relief To Injured NOT AS SERIOUS AS 1923 QU AK E Tokio, Mar. X (United Press Japan summoned the resources of an empire today to repair earthquake damage and to succor the living' and injured in the large area which yesterday was visited by destruction. Early estimates of the dead varied widely, but it was apparent today that Japan had suffered another tremendous calamity, although not comparable in point of numbers killed nor damage done to the earthquake of 1923 which destroyed Tokio and Yokohama and large adjacent areas. According to reliable and so far lies’; available information, there were 1,229 persons dead in five towns of the prefecture of Kyoto. Several villages had been obliterated. The figures were obtained today from the official police report of the Kyo‘x> prefecture. Official estimates said 706 persons had been injured in that area. The cabinet met today in special session to vote relief measures for the stricken areas. The Japanese navy, which was ordered into action soon af.er the qnake occurred at 6:30 p. m yesterday, was working from the coastal areas of the shaken provinces for the relief of inhabitants. Railways today already had begun the task of moving medicines, physicians and supplies. Such supplies were being transported without charge. Motor transport, according to reports from the provinces, was impossible today owing to the smashing force of the qtiake upon the roads. o Senate Committee To Survey Farm Conditions Indianapolis, March 8. — (United Press.) —Five members of the state senate will make a survey of agricultural conditions in Indiana during the next two years and make recommendations for constructive farm legislation at the 1929 general assembly. The committee was authorized by a resolution adopted by the senate before final adjournment. Members of the committee will receive no salary and will bear their own expenses in the work. Lieutenant Governor Van Orman appointed the following senators '•as members of the committee: B. R. Inman, Danville; Alonzo Lindley, Kingman; Andrew Durham, Greencastle; and J. F. Lochard, Milan, and J. Monroe Fitch, Muncie; FEDERAL ROAD REROUTED HERE Highway No. 27 Now Routed Over Winchester Street; Markers Are Placed / — Federal and state road No. 27 has been routed over Winchester street, connecting with the road at the bend, 1 about one mile southwest of Decatur, at the Abe Schnepp corner, and then . north through this city. The road formerly was routed directly north on Thirteenth street to Adams 1 street, then east to Second street. 1 The change in routing was made on recommendation of A. H. Hinkle, ( state superintendent of roads, Mr. Lee and Clifford Siniff, in charge of r niaintainence of road No. 27, and the order to change the routing and r numbering of the road was made by g Mr. J. D. Williams, s'ate road commissioner. a The new routing crosses the Penng (COWTINI'ED ON PAGE FIVE)

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