Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1927 — Page 1

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Bandits Rob Express ('ar; Lost In Underworld Chi. ago. April 7. (C P.) Two ban dlls who robbed the express cur of a fast train of |2O 0()0 had eluded poI lice earthing for th< m in th ('hi. igo I underworld oday. Hoarding the Chicago and Alton Lincoln limit' d. < nrotite to Chicago I from St Ixm. at Joliet. 111., last night the bandits ptoceeded leisurely to the express car. bound and gagged four men. rifk>d the safe and left the train when it slowed down in ide the city limits. ’ Pa.-si tiger., wor not mohsted and were unaware of the robbery. PRESBYTERIANS HOLD ELECTION 1 — .James Westveld E led e d Moderator At A n n u a I Congregational Meeting James West veld was elected moderator of the Fit st Presbyterian church of this city, for a tenn of one year, ai the annual c. ngiegatlonal meeting held at I the chntch. at 7 o’clock last night. Janies Elberson was elected trustee for a petiod of three years, sitocee iing j Hither DeVo s. Dave Campbell and Sim Burk were eelected to three- year terms as deacons of the locaf church. Mr. Campbell succeeded himself and Mr Burk succeeding li B. Erwin. Miss Sue .Mayei was elected clerk and Dyke Frisinger was elected repre- | sentative churchman, to reptesent the church in any all church meetings. Following the election of cfficers, annudKrepoits were ’showing' Hu s church completely out of debt ami in goes! financial standing. The Rev Harry Fernthiel. the new pastor, was pt esent at the meeting and made a short talk following the meeting. Tl.e new church year starts at once. CHORUS CHOIR WILL GIVE SACRED CONCERT St. Mary's Chorus Choir To Present Program In Catholic School Building, Sunday ■ ..... . ■ 'FSWR* Catholic school building. The program wi" bi art at S:ls o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. No admission will be charged, but an ofteritig will be taken during the evening. Following is the program to be presented: Part One "Easter Angel.-.". Cantata Feari.s Piano Prelude "Aug' 1 Guards" —Mr. Paul Hi'iede and Women’s chorus Angels at Gethsemane”—Mrs. Joseph Laurent, and choir “The Wondei'ng Angels at Calvary" —Miss Winifred K'tsoh, Miss Verena Niblick and choir. “Rock of Ages”—Mi t. J. Q- Neptune and Mr. Briede “The Angels of the Resurrection" — Mr. Clayson J. Carroll and choir. “The Victory is Wtsn”~Miss Laurine Teeple and choir “Thou Art Gone Vp On High"—Mr. Clem Kortenbrer and choir “Joy in the Mansions of Light" Miss Margaret Niblick, trio and chorus of women's voices "The Angel's Adora'ion" —.Miss Charlotte Niblick and choir. Part T.vo "Ayo Marie" . Schubert Mr. Anthony B Holthouse "Let Thy Will Be Done" from “The Living Christ" . Mildermere Mrs. Neptune “.The Holy City” .. Adams Mr. Briede “Calvary” Rodney “Palm Branches” Faure Cho'r Mrs. Louis A. Holthduse at the piano. McKean Funeral To Be Held Friday Afternoon Funeral services fcr Mrs. John Me Kean, who died at her home near Monroe, Wednesday afternoon, will be held at the Methodi'.t church in Monroe at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, with the Rev. E. M. Foster, pastor of the church officiating. Short services will be held at the residence one mile west of Monroe at 1:30 o'clock. Burial will be mile hi the Decatur cemetery.

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PLANS FOR PARK ANO AN ATHLETIC FIELD ARE MADE Arrangements Ma d e To Complete Work On Memorial Park This Summer A T H LE T I C FIELD ADJOINING PLANNED Plans wore worked out last night lat a joint mooting of committees I from the American I.egion, IndttsIti'al As oi-'iation and city council. | whereby the work of converting the j abandoned cemetery on Winchester : street into a memorial park may be | completed this .summer. It is probable, also, that a <ily athletic field, adjoining the new park, will be laid oiu and planned in condition for use. Work on the.now park will begin one week fi'.in next Saturday, on April Hi, at which time members of the local post of the American Legion will remove the tombstones from I heir present locations at the head of the graves and pile them, in pyramid formation, in one corner of the park | and remove all trash and brush front the ground so that the soil can be p'aced in condi'fon for seeding. All members of the post are requested to attend the regular meeting of the post next Monday night in order that plans for the work can be made. Wading Pool Donated The city will level the ground and sow the grass seed, construct stone walks, plant shrubbery and Install drinking fountains, an ornamental fountain and lienches. A wading pool sos ihTdren w*tH hr donated for the park by the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc. A landscape gardener wiil he employed to submit plans for the walks, fountains ami shrubbery. The Industrial Association will cooperate in the plans for converting the cemetery into a park and will assist with the various work and financing. The city council does not have sufficien', money available in the park fund to complete the work this summer without the assistance of the Legion and other interested citizens and organizations, bit with their assistance it is thought that the park can be entirely completed this 0 B< nic Man Fined By Mayor Krick Today Nick Jenny, of Berne, was fined ST7O and costs and sentenced to serve six months on the state ]»enal farm when he pleaded guilty to a charge of public intoxica Jon in city courr before Mayor George Krick, th s afternoon. The sentence was suspended. Jenny was arrested last night by Amos Neuenschwander, Berne town marshal, and was brought to this city and locked in the county jail. He was making arrangements this afternoon to pay the fine and costs, which amounted to more than SSO. o Durant’s, Plans Are Still Kent Secret Detroit. April 7. — (TT.P.) —Not a ripple upon the surface of Detroit automobilcdom could be perceived today following the announcement of W. C. Durant's proposed consolidated motors with the Star Six as its nucleus. According to the best information obtainable here the merger likely would embrace the Continental Motors corporation, the Peerless Motor Car company, the Spicer Manufacturing company, of Philadelphia, with an outside possibility that Dodge Brothers or Studabaker would join. o Mandamus Suit Dismissed Indianapolis, Ind., April 7—(United Press)— The Mandamus suit brougu* to test the right of Judge Clarence W. Dearth, of Muncie to hold office while under impeachment by the Indiana house of representatives was dismissed today. The action was brought prior to the Senate trial wh'eh resulted in Dearth's acquital.

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Man Loses His Life In Effort To Prevent Train From Hitting Dog Maplewood, N. J. April 7 (< lilted I’l'-ss) While attempting to drag u dog i ff ii riiilroud Hack as a train apt pinached, Stewart J. Weill, general sales engineer for III" Western Elec uie company, was killed here today, i The dog also was killed. Weill s body was dragged a shot I distalll e mid was deeapituted by the wheels ot the engine. Id.C.H.S. seniors TO PRESENT PLAY “When A Fella Needs A Friend,” To Be Staged Wednesday Night, May 1 The annual senior class play of Decatur Catholic high school will be given in the Catholic school auditorium Wednesday night, May, 4, the p if rmance stalling at S o'clock. The title of the play chosen by this year's seni<4 class is, "When a Fella N< eds a Fl lend." It is a comedy in three acts. Tickets for the production will sell at fifty cents each ami will be gi od for any seat in the auditorium Tickets will go on sale within the next week or ten days and can be brought from any Catholic high school pupil. o Aiderman Opposes Cabaret Dancing In Chicago By “Peaches” Chicago, Apr. 7.—(U.P.)—“Peaches" Browning, erstwhile star of New York’s outstanding matrimonial drama faced threat of official interference today as she prepared for a cabaret dancing scheduled to open next week. Under a resolution introduced in city counsel by Alderman Donald McKtnlay, police would be asked to seek an injunction preventing Mrs. Browning’s appearance. McKinlay's resolution asserts that “the protection of the American home and youth demands that some restrain be placed on the public exhibition of persons who have taken ' such -a leading part in a scandal.” Mrs. Carolyn Heenan, Peaches’ mother, Leslie Cti’hird. dancing partner. Melvin Welt, her manager and “Rot," her police dog, accompanied BEHELDSDHDRY Large Classes Os Boys And Girls To Be Confirmed In ' Various Churches Confirmation services will be held in the Lutheran and Reformed churches in Adams county and community on Palm Sunday, ApriJ 10. impressive services will tnarke the day and special music will also be rendered during the services. Large classes of boys and girls will be confirmed. The confirmation services of the Zion Lutheran church in this city and at St. Peter' Lutheran ; church, in the Fuelling settlement., will not be held until the close of the school year which will be about June 1. Decatur Reformed Church The members of the confirmation class of the Zion Reformed church, of Deca'ur, wife were examined in the presence of the congregation at last Sunday's service, will be received into the fellowship and membership of the church next Sunday morning through the rite of confirmation Rev. Fledderjohann will direct, his message to the class on the subject, “The Power of a Good Example." The class will sing a life-dedicatory hymn, “Jesus Keep Mo Near the Cross.” The members of the class of 1927 are: Bernadine Kolter, Helen Fritzinger, Adella Brunner, Martha Diehl, Charles Diehl, Rudolph Kiess, Ervin Fox, Lewis Litterer, Russell Jaberg, Fred Musser, Cecil Shaffer, Walter Egley and Harold Hoffmann. Last night the members of the class and their parents were enter(CONTINVEB ON PAGE TiIREE)

PYTHIAN SISTERS TO CONVENE HERE FRIDAY MORNING Anii ua I Convention Os Chapters In Fourth District To Be Held Here 20 CHAPTERS TO BE REPRESENTED All plans have been completed am! arrangements made fm the annual Fourth district convention of the l’y-i tlilan Sisters, to be held in this city at | the Pythian home, Friday April S. More than 300 members of 20 lodges and several of the gland officers will attend the all-day sesion. Friday morning will be used as a time fur registeiing. The committee in charge of registration includes Mrs. Nora Linn, of this city; Ida Tucker, of Jonesboto; Martha Bonewitz. of Manchester; Emma Bowels, of Andrews, and Susie Bennett, of Montpelier. The reception committee includes, Mrs. Ethel Farr, as chairman: Della Carroll, Anna Handler, Pauline Butler Bertha Ashbaneher, Mary Ahr, ami Maude Hower. The. reception will be held during the registration hours in the morning. A dinner will be served at the Pythian home at 12 o'clock and the first business session will begin prompt y at 1 o'clock. The program committee includes. Lydia Shamp, Jesse Bttr.U, Flo Bain and Ethel Farr, all of this city. The afternoon program is as follows: Call to order by D. D. G. (’. Luella Hall Officers March Kildbn Temple Convention song. Invocation Lydia Leverton, Huntington Introduction of supreme and grand officers Music by quartet . . Eureka Temple Heading . (Teo Mullenhour, Pennville Welcome address Florence Bain, Decatur. Response .... lona Parks, Pennville Greetings. Roll call of grand and district officers and committees. Minutes of last conventicn. by district secretary. Report of Temples by delegates Opening of Temple in ritualistic form Eureka Temple Balloting Starlight Tempi'Memorial Marion Temple. Good of the order V"*— • , ■ WWimn - ■■ / '■ PARTIAL REPORT MADE ON BOY SCOUT DRIVE Repor's Made So Far Indicate That Goal Os S9OO For County Will Be Reached A partial report of committees in charge of the Boy Scout drive in this city shows that; the S9OO. Decatur's share in the Scout area council plan, wifi be raised. The money is more than half raised now and several of the committees have failed to report. Those in charge of the drive are highly pleased with the response of the local citizens, and only a few of those solicited failed to> opn|t.ribute to the fund. ’ A complete report; will be made in a few days. 0 Italian Airman Will Resume Flight Friday ‘ Apache Lodge, Roosevelt Lake, Ariz., April 7. — (U.P.) —Commander Francesco de Pinedo will resume his 1 world flight tomorrow, the--United : Press learned today. Undaunted in the face of a fire that 1 swept his huge monoplane to the bot- ■ tom of Roosevelt Lake, the Italian ace made plans today to resume his 30.000 mile air voyage. ' The flier, according to present plans, will leave here late today by automobile for Phoenix, where he will be met by a plane from the naval base at San Diego. De Pinedo plans to take off from - Phoenix and make a non-stop flight across the hazardous desert country to the Pacific coast, a part of his 1 original plans which were disrupted when the Santa Maria burned yesterday.

Coolidge Again Opposes Philippine Independence Washington, April 7.—(UP.) President ('oolidge today was again on record ns holding Philippine independence unjustified and contrary Io th<islands' best interests at this stage of their development. He stated his objections in a tie " s age to Governor Genearl Wood, explaining Ills veto yesterday of a bill passed by the islands’ legislature culling for a pit biscile on the question of independence. CHARLES ZESER ENDS OWN LIFE Former Decatur Resident Drinks Carbolic Acid At Fort Wayne Today Charles Zeser, 40. formerly of this city, was found dead at the rooming house wh'eh -he conducted at 10t>U i East Colombia street in Fort Wayne, at. 2 o'clock this morning. Beside the body was found an empty bottle which had contained catholic acid. No reason could be ascertained for tlio death, as Mt. Zeser had been in good health. Charles Zeser was born in Adams county. He was the son of Mr. ami Mrs. Peter Zeser. While a young man. he was united in marriage to Mrs. Catherine Schafer, of this city, who, with two daughters, Catherine ant) Mildred, survive. The Zeser family moved to Fort Wayne from this city about 10 years ago. Mr. Zeser conducted a soft drink parlor and, a year ago yesterday, be opened the rooming house on Columbia street, where his body was found this morning by a roomer, whose name was not learned. Besides the widow and two daughters. he is surWved by the following brothers and sisters, Daniel, William, Edward. Andrew Zeser and Teresa Schafer, of this city; Mrs. Margaret Angeltting, of Fort Wayne; Frank and Time thy, of California. The father, Peter Zeser, also survives. Mr. Zeser was a member of a Catholic church in Fort Wayne. He had returned to this city on various occasions to visit and had been in Decatur only a few weeks ago to visit his father. Funeral services have not yet been arranged. P HIGH SCHOOL [gets a hWIT Local School Accredited By North Central Association Os Colleges And Secondary Schools . Decatur School officials received a notification yesterday ‘bat the Decatur high school lias again been accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary schools With this North Central rating, graduates of th<> local high school may enter any of the colleges or universities of this association without any form of preliminary examinations. The. principal and his corps < f high school teachers are doing excellent wm',;. The local high school has beer, -iintinuously recognized since 1!)lt). o LOUGH PLEADS GUILTY; FINED AND SENTENCED Decatur Young Man Must Serve From One To Eight Years For Petit Larceny William Lough. 17, of this city today was fined $5 and costs and sentenced to serve from one to eight years in the state refoi maijory when he changed his plea to a charge of petit | larceny in the Adams circuit court I for no* guilty to guilty. The youth was disfranchised for a period of two years, also. Attorney H. M. DeVoss appeared for the defendant, today, having been appointed by the court. Lough was arrested last Sunday night together with another Decatur youth, after they had stolen a spotlight, from an automobile at Betne. The other youth pleaded quilty and his sentence of four months on the peni’l i farm was suspended. As this was I Lough’s second conviction on a charge . of larceny, his penalty was more severe.

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ALLEGED SLAYER REMAINS FIRMIN HIS DENIAL TODAY Former Adams County Man Is Cross-Examined Victoriously At Lansing LAPSE OF MEMORY PLEA OF DEFENSE Lansing, Mich., April 7.—(U. I’.) —Harold Durbin, former Adams county, Indiana, man, on trial for the murder of Mrs. Mildred McQueen, maintained steadfastly in cross examination today that he had no knowledge of the shooting. Durbin, who is alleged to have fired the bullet that killed Mrs. McQueen ami then turned the gun on himself, seemed slightly perturbed under the rapid fire questioning of Barnard Pierce, prosecuting attorney. A lapse of memory from the time he went to Mrs. McQueen’s home until he found himself in the hospital with a wound in his head is being maintained by Durbin in his defense.' o Lloyd Somers Injured In Accident With Tractor Lloyd Somers, a young farmer residing a short distance north of Ossian, and a brother of Dr. L. E. Somers, of this city, wan painfully injured Tuesday, when he was “kicked’’ in the face by Hie backfire of a tractor, which he was attempting to crank. Mr. Somers was working with a hay bailing crew at the old Fisher farm. The tractor is of an old type, with the crank at. the side. When the motor backfired, the crank struck Mr. Somers in the face with terrific force. It was feared that the bones of the nose were fractured. Dr. Somers was culled from this city to give h's brother medical attention. o Baccalaureate Service For Hartford Class, April 10 The Baccalaureate service for ‘he Hartford township high school senior class will be held in the Christian church at Linn Giove, Sunday night. April 10. Kenneth Shoemaker, well MAYRESUMEWORK IN STRIP MINES Prospect Os Early Resumption Os Work In Several Indiana Mines Is Bright Indianapolis. April 7. — (U.P.)— The prospect of early resumption of work in Indiana strip mines was bright today as district officers of the United Mine Workers and strip mine operators met in conference at Terre Haute. The operators were understood to be ready to accept a continuation of the old wage scale which expired March 31 with minor revisions of the working agreement. These changes, it was believed, will receive approval of the union to insure immediate reopening of the strip mines which produce 20 per cent of the Indiana bituminous coal output. Harvey Cartwright, president of dis- | trict eleven, announced that 29 independent Indiana operators have signed up for resumption of work under the old scale. Physicians Meet To Discuss Hospitals Evansville, hid., April 7 —(United ■ Press) —Hospital administration amt • organization will hold the attention of I more that a bundled physicians coni vening here today and tomorrow for i the annual meeting of the Indiana sec- ■ tion of the American hospital association.

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