Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 73, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1927 — Page 1

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United States Sends 1,500 More Marines ToChina

ANTI-FOREIGNISM CAUSES CONCERN n y. S. CAPITAL 411 Americans At Nanking Are Rescued; Anti-for-eignism Still Growing AMERICAN FORCES INCREASED TO 9,000 Washington Mar. 26.—<U.P.) -Americans at Nanking have been rescued, but with yar-rack-ed China showing more antiforeignism in other areas, the United States government today ordered 1,500 additional marines to China. With marines already enroute to the blazing east, a total of 9,000 armed forces soon will be guarding American lives and propertv. Evacuation of the 155 Americans at Nanking was reported to President Coolidge this afternoon. Only one man was dead anti one woman wound* e<l—ami word of the man’s death had already been flashed previously across tie cables. Other Foreigners Evacuate. The Americans’ safety was almost despaired of earlier. A sharp ultimatum front Admiral H. H. Hough had stilled the Cantonese outbursts agpiFiS.t the foreign devils' and the Americans were put safely aboard American craft at Nanking. Other foreigners have also been exacuated. There are approximately 12.500 American civilians residing in China, according to commerce department statistics. Most of these live in the rich Yangtze river valley, the center of the present contest between North China fortes and the South China Nationalists. I’rtcd Siatrs during the Base.’ ■ .... —•— £ Jz&irt&l} troops in China. Defies The World. Shanghai. Mar. 26.—(United Tress) —Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek. Cantonese commander-in-chief, today defied the world to "supress China," and pledged himself to cancellation of the so-called "unequal treaties" under which foreigners in China have en(CONTINIKU ON PAGE FIVE) IDS SERVICE TO BE ENLARGED A. B. C. Line To Add Extra Busses After Traction Line Is Abandoned Officials of the A. B. C. Bus line, operating between Fort Wayne and Richmond, through Decatur, were in ,hls city last night and announced O’St as soon as passenger service * as abandoned on the Fort WayneDecatur traction line, the bus line "ottld adjust its schedule to correspond with the present traction schedule. T be bus station will be at the Turray hotel, where it has been for *’ e last several years, and the bus ' ,n Ps will he identical with the prese "' interurban stops. This service "ill enable Decatur people and all ssuleuu along the interurban line o enjoy the same passenger service, 11 f the interurban service is discontinued. A decision on bus freight has not dav ' en reacbe(b b was learned to■y. but, in all probability, the bus two , Wf ' l rUn a fre ’KDt service bei.®" llle t "’° ci ties, also. The bus at n r ° ni P ° rt Wa *’ ae w iH connect and e T C t tUr Witll busses for Richmond an <i Indianapolis. rttim'in A^ K ' C ' coac lfe ß have been years 8 rou 6h this city for several he ent ” lhe additional service will line t o e^ e 138 800 nas interurban Ue I’ disbanded.

France Delays Reply To Coolidge Invitation Paris, March 26—(United Press)--L The French cabinet again today postponed replying to President Coolidge’s i , reiterate I invitation to the proposed ' limitations of naval armaments coufetence at Geneva 'his summer. i The seco.id United Stat-s invitation has been in Fi end h inds for more than a week and has i>een considered by the cabinet. — o SENIORS TO GIVE PLAY NEXT WEEK I c I c Play To Be Given By I). 11. S. Seniors To Open With Spectacular Storm Scene The Decatur high school seniors' ' are predicting thunder storms for next Monday and Tuesday evening", it was s ated by a representative of I the class, today. Although, the; lightning is due to flash, thunder crash and the rain pour, the only ones expected to get a ducking are the members of the cast for the senior class play. "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary," which is to be presented in the high school auditorium on those evenings. The play tyens with a storm scene. Special apparatus has been secured to make this scene highly realistic. The members of the east make their gppWl'Jin r r W rhe ’wm-ge- tn rtripp*** wet clothing. The plot is an interesting story dealing with the life of an aged spinster who takes a trip to New York for a visit and while there s rejuvenated by the modern city life. Mrs. James R. Blair is coaching the play, with the assistance of Ralph Tyndall, class guardian.' The performance will start each evening at 8 o'clock. Special musical features are being arranged to be given before the play opens and between the acts. The btr quartet . ; BejFb'gwuand ♦WS.. will be saxophone solos. Miss Margaret Haley will accompany at the piano. Following is the cast of characters. "Aunt Maty” Watkins, a very wealthy spinster —Jack’s aunt and Lucinda's "She" Marcella Nelson John Watkins. Jr. Denham—--jack" . Graydon Dixson Robert Burnett. Kendrick Mitchell and 11. Wyncoop Clover. Jack’s chums Arthur Suttles. Robert Frisinger and Edward Anderson. Mr. Stebbins, Aunt, Mary’s Lawyer Gordon Teeter Joshua, Aunt Mary s hired man Frank DeVor James, Burnett's butler Kenneth Runyon Betty Burnett, Burnet' s sister. afterward. Aunt Mary’s maid “Grantee" . Betty Erwin The Girl from Kalamazoo Helen Dorwin Lucinda. Aunt Mary's prperty—body and soul Geraldine Andrews Daisy Mullins, a villager Etola Gottschall i o— — BULLETIN The Kirkland township team advanced to the final game in the Adams county eighth grade basketball tournament this asI ternoon by defeating the Jefferson township quintet, in an ov- ■ ertime game. 20-15. The score at the end of the regular game ‘ was 14-1 L Kirkland led at the end of the half, 8-5. Kirkland ■ defeated Berne this morning, 1 22-6. In the second semi-final . game this afternoon. Decatur Central was leading Monroe township, 11-2. The winner of this game will play Kirkland in the final game tonight. ( o — Hurt At Grade Crossing .. .. i Indianapolis, March 26. — (United i Press)—Floyd Catt, 22, lay in a »erI ious condition in a hospital here today with injuries teceived in a grade i crossing accident last night. 1 Catt’s auto crashed into the side of I an inbound Pennsylvania passenger II train when he failed to see the train in I time to stow his car.

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Women And Children Make Spectacular Dash Through Chinese Lines At Nanking

Wife Os IT. S. Consul Tells Story Os Thrilling Escape Editor’s Note: A complete account of the dash of American women and children through lines of firing’ Chinese snipers to Socony Hill ini Nanking, the almost hopeless defense | of the hill by a little band of marines | and consular officials and the final | rescue, in the best movie manner, by i shells from I’. S. destroyers is pre-1 sented for the first time in the following story written for the United Press bv Mrs. J K. Davis, wife of the U. S. Consul at Nanking. It is a flight, a siege and a rescue fated to take its place among the heroic exploits of American foreign service. By Mrs. J. K. Davis (Wife of the U. S. Consul at Nanking) Shanghai. Mar. 26.—(United Press) Our first intimation of trouble in Nanking came last Thursday when word of looting in the city reached the Amelie an consulate. My husband, the consul, advised us to remain calm and not to worry. He ordered the consulate relief guard to disarm, explaining he did not want the Cantonese to find us armed or aggressive. He passed the word to Americans gathered at Nanking University and elsewhere not to make the slightest resistance and not to antagonize the Chinese DecideTtr Evacuate Then we learned the natives had loo’ed the British consulate and shot the consul general. “Get your guns, men —we're in for it.” my husband ordered. He decided to evacuate the consulate. although we did not have any idea even the Cantonese would desecrate such places. Our partor of 24 started for Socony Hill with a small guard of marines. In the first group were a party of Seventh Day Advvatis-t.t, my huswith a large American flag. We set out toward Socony Hill, but had scarcely gone two blocks when a group of uniformed Cantonese: soldiers started firing at us. They continued firing all along the two miles to Socony Hill. Snipers entinued to shoot at us from alleys while the main body of attackers kept about 100 yards away. We alternately dodged, walked and ran the entire distance. Finally Cantonese troops nlmost surrounded us and we feared the worst. Just then we reached a bamIwrven on P4OR MANY BANQUET TICKETS SOLD More Than 100 Merchants Expected To Attend Industrial Association Banquet More than 100 local merchants will attend the luncheon and general meeting of the 1 Decatur Industrial Association, at the K. of C. hail, next Monday night, at 6:15 o’clock, according to advance reports on sale of pickets. The ticket committee urges that all who have not been solicited attend the meeting, because it was impossible to see all the members Thursday and Friday. Tickets are selling for 50 cents each. C. J. Lutz, attorney, will deliver a short address and an hour will be spent in discussing projects of the various committees. C. E. Peterson, president of the association, tiroes that all members and all citizens interested in Decatur and this community attend the meeting. The meeting will be over by 7:30 o’clock, those in charge promise. Committees for the year will be appointed at the meeting, and work will begin immediately renewing memberships for 1927.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, March 26, 1927.

__ Mrs. I. W. Macy Reported Improved At Noon Today Mrs. I. W. Macy who has been quite ill at her home at Galion. Ohio, several days was reported better al j noon today and It is believed she will get along nicely. A bahy daughter I died at birth last evening about seven o’clock. o COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER NAMED Rev. Folsom, of Fort Wayne Chosen To Address I). IL S. Graduates May 20 The Rev. A. J. Folsom, pastor of the Plymouth Congregational church, Fort Wayne, will deliver the address at the annual commencement exercises of the Decatur high school, to lie held Friday May 20. Rev. Folsom, who is one of the gifted orators in Northern Indiana, advised Mr. M. F. Worthman. city superintendent of schools, this morning that he would be able to come to Decatur and deliver the address . An invitation had been extended to Rev. Folsom to deliver the commencement address some time ago. Rev. Folsom, besides being pastor of the large Plymouth Congregational church, is one of the leading civic workers in Fort Wayne and is a speaker of note He has delivered commencement addresses in many of the schools in this part of the state. o F WRINKLED PREVENTS LOSS Automatic Sprinkler System Prevents Serious Fire In Berne Factory Berne. March 26. — A serious fire was averted in the plant of the Berne Manufacturing Company, Wednesday night, when an automatic sprinkler system extinguished a blaze which started in the furnace room. The company manufactures overalls and blouses. The fire started about 9:00 o'clock Wednesday night. Cary Templin, night watchman, for the company, had just finished replenishing the fire in the furnace room and went to the second story to close the windows. After he had closed the windows he returned to the first floor. As he was doing so the fire alarm in the building sounded. Mr. Templin immediately went to the basement. Ptqjer and cloth scraps had caught fire at the side of the furnace and were reaching high up to the wooden sills. The furnace is located in the older part of the building and the wood structure is dry. The watchman barely got to the basement, which was filled with smoke and flames, when the basement section of automatic sprinklers began to work. The system worked well and stopped the fire at once. No damage resulted from the flames and but little from the six inches of water which was standing after Ute fire had been ex tinguisbed. o Red Cross Sends SIO,OOO For Relief At Nanking 4 Washington, March 2G. — (United Press)—A SIO,OOO Red Cross contribution for the relief of destitute American refugees from Nanking is being telegraphed today to consul General Gauss at Shanghai. The refugees are badly in need of food and clothing, Gauss reported.

DATES SETFOR COMMENCEMENTS IN ADAMS COUNTY County Superintendent Announces Plans For High School Graduations 67 SENIORS IN SEVEN SCHOOLS Dates for the commencement exercises of the seven township Jtigh j schools of Adams county were an- ' nnunced today by Clifton E. Striker I superintendent of the county schools. I The speakers for the commencements have been chosen, also, Mr. Striker stated. ' There is a total of 67 pupils in the senior classes of the seven high schools. How many of that number will be graduated will not be deter- , mined until after the final examinations are held. The Kirkland and Hartford township high schools have the largest number of seniors, there being 16 in I the fourth year classes in each school. Geneva has 12 seniors. Pleasant Mills has 10. Monroe has five. Jefferson 1 has five and Monmouth has three. I The dates for the commencements • are as follows: Geneva. 10; Mon--5 mouth, April 20; Jefferson, April 21: ■ Pleasant Mills, April 22; Hartford, April 23; Monroe, April 25 and Kirk 1 land, April 26. q Fraternity Men Have Highest Grade Rating 1 Madison, Wis., March 26 —(United Press) —Fraternity men have a higher grade rating than non-frat men ’ for the past semester at the University of Wisconsin, and non-sorority women outrank the Greek sisters, a reversal of the usual order in both cases, ac- ; Seoii HTT.oodnight. i . _O. I Four Are Sentenced In Liquor Conspiracy Case V I Indianapolis, Ind., March 26— (Unit-1 ed Press) —Fifteen persons who entered pleas of guilty in the Pope liquor conspiracy case in Federal court today ? were under sentences ranging from e four to twenty one months. r Urban Pope, head of the ring which r was charged with running liquor be--1 tween Chicago and Indianapolis, was • sentenced to 21 months in the Federal I prison at Leavenworth, Kansas. ) o EPWORTH LEAGUE TO PRESENT PLAY “A Vision Os The Past" To t Be Given At M. E. Church I Sunday Evening ) A “Vision of the Past" will be pre- - sented by the members of the Ep- - worth League at the Methodist church, • Sunday night at 7 o’clock. The play gives the story of the first i Woman's Foreign Missionary Society f of the Methodist Episcopal church. ■ The characters of the play are Mission--1 aries and ladies of the Tremont Street I church, Boston. The time of the action 1 is March. 1869. The characters will s be dressed in old-fashioned clothes. A silver offering will be taken. The public is invited to attend. The story tells about Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Parker, who have just returned r from India, and are visiting the home ’ of Dr. William Butler, former super- ] intendent of the Indian. The Ladies’ i. Benevolent Society of the Tremont Street church invites Mrs. Parker and , Mrs. Butler to speak to them. Mrs. ] Parker tells of the need of women missionaries in India. The women der clde to form a Woman’s Foreign (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Student, Masquerading In Convict Suit, Shot In Arm By A Policeman Boston, Mar. 26—(United Press)— j Morton Corcoran Eustis, Harvard stu-1 dent, and member of a prominent j Washington, D. C„ family, was shot by a policeman eutly today while he was returning in w striped costume from a masquerade ball, Walter Knight, traffic policeman. l shot Eustis in the arm when the auto | mobile in which the student was rid ing failed to stop at his command. Eustis' striped «uit led him to be-1 lieve the student was an escaping convict, Knight explained. BERNE PUPILS HULU CUNTESTS Alpha Literary Society Defeats Arena Society In Annual Contests Special to Daily Democrat Berne, March 26.—The annual music and literary contest between the Alpha and Arena literary societies of the Berne high school won last night by the Alpha society. The contest was held in the Community Auditorium and a large audience was present. Each event was very closely contested. The Alpha contestants won first place in five of the eight events. The Arena society won two first and one event, the boy's quartet, ended a tie, each entry receiving a grade of 92 per cent. The average score of the Alpha society was S 8 per cent and that of the Arena society was 67 per cent. Following are the results of the different events: Girls’ quartette: won by Alphas (Marcella Michaud, Dorothy Lehman, Gertrude Burkhalter and Faye Opliger. Oration: won by Ira Lehman, Arena. Violin solo: won by Cor'nne Smith! Alphe Tn, i .. ■ solo: wotr-bj’Bor;,, man. Arena. Piano solo: won by Rebecca Reusser, Altha. Vocal Solo: won ly Leslie Lehman, Alpha. Reading: won by Glennis Bagley, Alpha. Boys’ quartette: tie, Alpha (Leslie Lehman, Sherman Stucky, Clifton Lehman and Harry Leichty); Arena (Emerson Neuenschwander, Ira Lehman, Willard Baumgartner and Leßoy Stauffer. Young Salesman Has Paralysis Os Throat Denver, Colo., March 26. —(United Press)—Glenn Hill, young life insurance salesman, fighting paralysis of the throat in a hospital here was to be operated upon this morning for the removal of his tonsils, the one chance according to physicians, of saving his life. Toxic poisoning continued to spread throughout the stricken youth’s system today and there were grave fears that paralysis might reach his diaphram making artificial methods of respiration necessary as in the case of Albert Frick, who died recently of lhe same malady in a Chicago hospital. o Wabash College Plans Endowment Fund Drive Crawfordsville, Ind., Mar. 26. — (United Press) —Plans for a $2,000.000 endowment fund drive for Wabash College were taking shape here today. President Louis B. Hopkins outlined the campaign to a group of alumni yesterday who voted complete endorsement of the proposals. Numerous new buildings and improvements are planned by college officials. President Hopkins said. Huntington Elks Initiate Sixty The Elks lodge of Huntington initiated a class of sixty candidates Thursday night. The annual election of officers was held at the meeting, also.

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TWO SUSPECTS ARE BEING HELD AT SOUTH BEND Police Arrest Two Men Answering Descriptions Os Linn Grove Bandits SHERIFF AND ( ASHIER GO TO IDENTIFY THEM Two men, answering the description of the two bandits who, Thursday, held up and robbed lhe Bank of Linn Grove, in Adams County, are being held for identification at South Bend, Indiana, according to word received by Sheriff Ilarl Hollingsworth, from South Bend officials. The two men. arrested gave their names as Oscar Calhoun, 52, and I). E. Burrson, 39, both of Lebanon, Missouri. Muri Lybarger, canhier of the Bank of Linn Grove, Mrs. Lybarger, who was in the bank at the time of the holdup, Chris Eicher and Sheriff Hollingsworth left for South Bend at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon to identify the two men. The men were arrested this morni ing by South Bend detectives and are I being held on a technical charge of carrying concealed weapons. They answer the description of the Linn Grove bandits, perfectly, as to clothes, build, size, color of hair and weight, according to the. South B-nd oflicials. They were arrested as they entered South Bend on foot. When questioned. they stated that their auto, an Overland, broke down near that city and they left it there for repairs, I walking into South Beud. Officials j believe that the two men left their car at a nearby town to disguise their identity. Each of the two men had a revolver on his person. One man wore overalls, as did one of the bank robbers, ami l.l'V. n’her man was well dressed nh'UeWt. ’ " " Press)—Police today held two men on suspicion that they might have been connected with the robbery of the bank of Linn Grove. Adams county Thursday. The men, Oscar Calhoun, 52, and D. E. Burrson, 39 of Lebanon, Mo., answered almost identically the descrip(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) TIME FUR FILING MORTGAGEBLANKS Affidavits Os Mortgage Exemption May Be Filed At Auditor’s Office Now Mortgage exemptions in Adams county may be filed at the oflice of County Auditor Martin Jaberg, any time now until the first Monday in May. it was announced at that office today. The blanks also may be secured at that office. It is a provision of the law that an owner of real estate having a mortgage on his property cau by filing a certified statement with the county auditor obtain a credit not to exceed one-half the assessed valuation or more than one thousand dollars if the indebtedness existefl prior to March 1. During the same period soldiers’ exemptions may be filed. It is provided in the law that any soldier or sailor who served three months or ; more in the armies or navies of the United States during the Civil or Mexican wars, and who shall have . reached the age of 70 years or more, i may have one thousand dollars deducted from his taxable property on the first day of April of each year where the total assessed value of his taxes does not exceed five thousand ’ dollars, as shown from the tax duplicate for that year, and the balance shall constitute the basis for taxation.

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