Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 12 April 1927 — Page 1

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■mntonese holb llprotest of five ■ POWERS IS UNJUST [■Think Reparations A n <1 I Apologies Not Due For I Nanking Affair [■open warfare is > RAGING IN SHANGHAI ■ By Randall Gould ■ (V ]• staff Correspondent) ■I Peking. April 12. — (U.P.)—The Nat'ionalist government believes the Flpower protest against tile Nanking riots is unjust, a Cantonese spokesman in Shanghai telegraphed the United Press here today. ■Nationalist circles feel It was unjust of the powers to demand reparation ami apologies for the Nanking incident on the basis of the statement of fact made by the powers.” ‘the spokesman wired. The facts should be ascertained by a joint commission, since the Nationalist investigation indicates the facts are not as stated by the ministers." The identic notes presented to the Nationalist government yesterday by the t'nited States. Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy held the Can- ! tones? army responsible for the riots ■ at Nanking in which seven foreigners, including one American, were killed and much foreign property was looted and destroyed. Shanghai, April 12.—(U.P.) —Open warfare broke out today between Nationalist moderates and extremists in Shanghai. At least 13 armed laborers and one soldier of Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek's army were killed when Chiang's troops raided five alleged hotbeds of bolshevist labor unionists : in the native city of Shanghai. Feeling was strong throughout the city. Peking. April 12. — (U.P.) — Mrs. John V. A. Mac Murray. wife of the I S. minister, left Peking today and the unrest and apprehension among the American colony- here appeared to be spreading to the British and other foreign communities. Wives of several other members of the American legation left with Mrs. Mac Murray. American women recently have been evacuating Peking ICONTINUED OX PAGE SIX I TICKET SALE TO OPENWEDNESDAY St. Agnes Society To Present “Irish Eyes.” Here On April 20 Ticke's for the play, ‘‘lrish Eyes,” ,n be given April 20 by the St. Agnes Society, will g 0 on sale at noon, Wednesday, April 13, and may be'obtained at the Smith, Yager & Falk drug ‘tore or from any member of. the St. Agnes Society. Seats may be resp’ved at the Smith, Yager & Falk ''rug store for fifteen cents extra. I'hiee hundred seats will be reserved. The play will be given in the auditorium O s the Catholic school build'n R The St. Agnes Society contributed the sum of SI,OOO to St. Mary's r atholic church last year, besides uieeting the many obligations incumbent on the Society. The money to bo derived from the play April 20 will be used as part of a like contrihut ion this year. The play, "Irish Eyes’ is strongly not only by well known face directors and stock companies, but also by the press. The Boston tnerican says: “Sparkling...abundant th real humor and unique situa'‘ins...lines are rich with humor and ed W;tn life. ..rich clean comedy." |r Hartford Daily Times, of Har‘Conn., says: “Full measure of entertainment in “Irish Eyes,” even ’ one isn’t Irish.” The Cincinnati mes-Star comments on the play as Oiows. Irish Eyes was wholesome "nd clean.” A seven-piece orchestra will furnish m usic during the evening.

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Vol. XXV. No. 87.

“Play Ball” Is Heard Throughout The Nation

i President Coolidge Tosses First Ball As Baseball Season Opens By United Press President Coolidge, risking his to-crntjy-lamed wrist to the interests of the national pastime, will toss out the ball at the American League park in Washington at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon and baseball will he off on what has been predicted will be one of the most interesting and prosperous seasons in its history. Despite the unfavorable weather, cloudy in the majority of the eight, cities where today’s opening games were scheduled, a groat turnout was expected. At least 60,000 will he handled at the glime between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees in Now York, it was believed. New York was favored with clear skies and balmy weather. The scandals of the winter were forgotten in the eager interest of the fans toward the new lineups of the teams. There were eight new managers in the two leagues, and some of the old favorites were playing wi'h new clubs. Chief interest centered in the game at the Yankee stadium, where New York was to moot the rejuvenated Athletics. They were eoneeded to be the two teams with the greatest chances for the pennant. Tn addition to Babe Ruth, who typefies baseball to the average fan, the crowd wants to see Ty Cobb. Eddie Collins and Zack Wheat convince Cornelius McGillicudy of what he is beginning to suspect —that tried veterans may be bet’er after all than •hrigTtT At Clevclan I the Indians, rated as another probab'e first division team, were to meet Chicago under cloudy skies. Bucky Harris formidable Senators faced the Boston Red Sox at Washington, where the outlook also was for cloudy weather. o —— ANNUAL CTRAN-TTP CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY

Residents Os City Start Work Os Revamping Lawns; Streets Being Cleaned With the arrival of spring, hundreds of Decatur citizens have been busy the last few days revamping the yards and preparing for the spring planting of grass and flowers. Hundreds of people took advantage of the spring weather yesterday and today .-.nd started the work of conditioning their yards. Local streets have been cleared, and all through streets and stop signs have received their spring paint. Rubbish is being halued from the alleys throughout the city and Decatur, in general, is taking on the appearance of a new city. The Water Works park in the north part of tlie city is being repaired and remodeled in anticipation of a heavy patronage, because the municipal swimming pool is located there. Work will be started soon on the building of a park at the old cemeterv on South Winchester street, and efforts are being made to complete the park as soon as possible. — o Bernp Man Finpd And Sentenced In This City fc Abe Bagley, Berne contractor, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving an auto while intoxicated, in Mayor’s court in this city last night. Bagley was fined SIOO and costs and sentenced to 60 days at the state penal farm. Bagley was arrested Sunday night a few miles north of here and was placed in tho county jail all night. o Picture Os Decatur Rand Appears In Musical Truth A picture of tho Decatur Junior band appeared in the current issue of Musical Truth, a magazine published in the interest of various musical organizations by the C. C. Conn, company, of Elkhart, manufacturers of band instruments. The local Junior bail already is gaining wide recognition in the musical world.

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MEMBERSHIP DRIVE PLANNED Industrial Association Plans Campaign For 200 Members Next Week The annual membership drive for the Decatur Industrial Association was planned at a meeting held yesterday afternoon, at the Industrial rooms, by the directors of the local organization Stress will be laid on every Decatur business man amt progressive citizen becoming a member in tlie organization. The membership campaign will star, next Tuesday morning, and efforts will be made to have at least 200 paid up members by Friday, April 23. The membership fee this year will be $5 per member, and as many members ol a firm as desire to, may belong. The directors voted at yesterday's meeting to assist the membership committee in securing the dues, and indications are that this year's club will be the largest Decatur has ever boasted. All persons desiring lo belong are urged to have their $5 ready next Tuesday when the committee calls, so that the entire membership might be solicited in the week. The names will be posted at the Industrial rooms, so that every interested person may see who belongs to association. Several factory projects were discussed at the meeting, and committees were appointed to investigate the possibilities of securing ju.w laerukHwi-Jor. (Jus city. Another directors' meeting will be held in the next ten days, at which time all members will have been canvassed and a complete report for the beginning of the new year will be ready.

BEGIN ANNUAL ENUMERATION Annual Count Os Children Os School Age Started In County Monday The annual school enumeration work started in Decatur and Adam > county yesterday, it was announced by County Superintendent Clifton Striker and City Superintendent M. F. Wor'hman. In the townships, each township trustee will have charge of the census taking. In Decatur. John R. Panish principal of the North Ward school, and W. Guy Brown, principal the Central school, will have charge of the census taking, which includes all children between the ages of 6 and 21 years of age. A stipulated amount of money is distributed to each county and city in the state, o na basis of the school population. The taking of the e' umeration census in Decatur will take about three weeks, Mr. Worthman stated today. o TO SEEK LOWER GAS RATE FOR DECATUR Public Service Commission To Hold Conferences With Gas Company Officials The public service commission will attempt to obtain reductions in gas rates for seventeen Indiana cities, including Decatur, within the next few weeks, according to an announcement made by John W. McCardle, chairman of the commission. The commission will ask the officials of the seventeen gas companies, all of which are privately owned, to come to Indianapolis for conferences. Dates for several of the conferences have been set. but not for the Decatur conference. The cities where lower rates will be sought are: Connersville. Franklin, Goshen, Jeffersonville, New Albany. Warsaw Rochester. Laporte, Greencastle, Madison, Liberty, Kendallville, Albion, Bluffton, Kokomo and Decatur. j

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, April 12, 1927.

ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR OBSERVANCE OF BOYS’ WEEK Committee In Charge Os Observance In Decatur Makes Report SUB-COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED Plans have been completed for the celebration of International Boys' Week in this <!<y, April 30 ti May 7. according to an announcement made today by a committee headed by M. F. V.'•-r’liamn and nponecred by tin 1 Decatur Rotary club. The general plans for the ce’ebration were announced with more complete proceedings to Im announce;! later. Citizenship day, Monday. Mi v 2, will l>e observ'd by the meeting of all boys .it the library at 4 o’cl'ek, at which time three city-groupe, Red, White and Blue, will lie organized under the tutelage of the following men: Red —C. V. Connell, V-’. A. Lower; White—Dick Heller. O. L. Vance; Blue —Hugh D. Hite, John O. Fisher. The general celebration of the day will be in charge of H. B. Heller. M. J. Mylott, W. G. Brown, ’he Rev. Joseph Hession, and E. W. Johnson. To Spend Day In Park Boys’ day out-of-d'oors, Friday, May 6. will be celebrated all day. with boy’s from the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades participating. All boys will go from their schools to Bellmont park at 9 o'clock Friday morning. May 6. The three boy cities. Red, White and Blue, under their officials elected. the preceding Monday, will proceed to lay out a city of their own and perform a constructive piece of cily management. At II o’clock inspectors will look over the cities and present the winners with ribbons. At 11:15 o'clock Mayor George Krick will disetfss the general management of tlie city; M. J. Mylott will discuss city lights, and Orval Harruff will give a talk on city engineering. While eacli boy-city is being laid out, tlie following men will have charge.:

<cnvnx"wl> ov VMJF; TWO* AUTO IS WRECKED ON ROAD NEAR GENEVA Silas Hiser, 80, Os Portland, Seriously Injured; Others Are Hurt Silas Hiser. 80, of Portland, was seriously injured Sunday and the other occupants of the automobile in which he was riding sustained painful injuries when the car turned over in the ditch at the side of Federal highway No. 27, just south of Geneva. The car. a Chevrolet coach, was owned and driven by William Jones, of Muncie. With him were his wife, Silas Hiser, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hiser and two children, Marceil and Margaret, of Portland. The party was enroute to Geneva to spend the day with Mrs. Norma Philips, mother of Mrs. Roy Hiser. The car turned over on its side in water and the occupants might have drowned, had not Roy Hiser succeeded in kicking a hole in the top of the car and rescuing the other members of the party. Tlie clothing of each was soaked. Silas Hiser sustained a fracture of his right arm, dislocation of his shoulder, a deep cut over tlie eye and many bruises. Mr. Jones was unable to explain what caused the a:• cident. EASTER SERVICES Pastors of the churches of Decatur and Adams county are invited to submit programs of the Easter services to be held in their churches next Sunday for publication in the Daily Democrat. Programs for the rural churches will be published in Friday’s paper and those for *he city churches will appear in Saturday’s edition. It will be greatly appreciated if the programs and announcements are sent or brought to the Daily Democrat office the day preceding the date on which they are to appear in print.

Earl Carroll Starts On His Way To Penitentiary

MUCH BUILDING IS IN PROGRESS HERE Business Buildings, Additions And Residences Are Being Constructed Several buildings, homes, additions and other improvements are being made on property in Decatur and local contractors predict a heavy building season. Several local residents are contemplating building homes this spring and summer and several have started, already. A new garage building is being built by Ernst. Conrad and Jack Ellsworth, on the old Riverside garage site on East Monroe street. Mr. Ellsworth stated yesterday that the building would be completed and opened some time in May. Another Garage Building A garage building is being constructed on First street between the Dodge garage and the Buick garage by Chris Bucher. It was learned today. that plans as to who would conduct the garage were not completed. Tliei building from First street to the alley between First and Second streets. A large addition, reaching to the alley, is being added to the Charles Brock building on Second street. The addition is being built of large tile blocks, and will almost double the capacity of the Brock building. The Imperial Chevrolet garage on Third street is almost completed, and. when finished, it will be one of the largest garage buildings in Decatur. It is being built by Julius Ilaugk. New Fronts For Second Street A complete remodeling of the Lose Brothers’ Billiard room and the Eats

nnwTivirn nv TW<»» 0 OPENING OF STRIP MINES PREDICTED Agreement For Reopening Os Mines In Southern Indiana Believed Imminent Terre Haute, Ind., April 12 —(United Press) —An agreement for reopening the Indiana strip coal mines was believed imminent today. Repair crews were placing large steam shovels in shape in practically all the strip mines and other crews were stripping dirt in preparation for a resumption of mining. This was taken as an indication that strip mine operators and district officials of the United Mine Workers were near an agreement. Pittsburgh, April 12. — (United Press) —Fifty-two small coal companies in Pittsburgh district employing about 3,000 men have agreed to continue operating under the Jacksonville wage scate. it was announced at the United Mine Workers headquarters here today. o SUSANNA VAN EMON DIES IN WELLS COUNTY Mother Os Mrs. Mary Bluhm, Os Adams County Dies At Home East Os Bluffton Mrs. Susanna Van Emon, 80, lifelong resident of Wells county, died at the home of her sen Asa Van Emon two miles east of Bluffton, last night, following a long illness. Mrs. Van Emon fractured a hip several months ago, and because of her advanced age she never fully recovered. Mrs. Van Emon is survived by two sons, Asa and William, of Wells county, and a daughter Mrs. Mary Bluhm, oY Adams county. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. o Four Jap Destroyers Sail Toklo, April 12. — (U.P.) —Four Japanese destroyers left the naval potr of Maidzuru today for Shanghai.

Dapper Producer Os “Girl” Shows Begins Term For Perjury New York, Apr'J 12—(T'nited Press Earl Carroll, dapp-r producer of "tlie vanities" and other "girl" shows, today surrendered formally to the I’. S„ government to begin a sentence of a year and a day at Atlanta federal penitentiary for perjury. One last boon was granted Carroll before he joined the band of federal offenders who will be taken to the prison this afternoon in a special car. He remained in the office of U. S. Marshal William Necht while his attorney. Samuel Falk, surrendered for him, before Federal Judge Augustus N. Hand. Young Wife Not Present I Carroll s voting French wife. Marcelle, did not accompany him to the federal building. Tlie other 20 odd prisoners who, manacled together, will be taken to Atlanta this afternoon were assembled in tlie courtroom As the roll was called they answered. Finally the clerk called "Earl Carroll." Falk stepped forward and said: "Surrendered." That was all t.he ceremony there was to the procedure which will transform one of Broadway's favorite sons into a convict with a number among the mail robbers, drug peddlers, forgers, counterfeiters, grafters, boo'leggers and others who make up the complement of Atlanta. The prisoners will be taken to the Pennsylvania station later in the day and placed aboard a sleeping car attached to a regular Atlantic coast line train, which will take them south. Unless Carroll obtains a parole or executive clemency from President Coolidge or wins deductions for good behavior, he will be in the penitentiary until a year from tomorrow, naving the penalty for denying to a federal grand jury that Joyce Hawley, show girl, bathed in n tub of champagne at a public party Carroll gave on the stage of his theater here Feb. 22. a year ago. o PTTPTTS GIVE PROGRAM HONORING FR. SEIMETZ Pupils Os St. Joseph School Surprise Father Seimetz On His Paternal Feast Day

The Rev. J. A. Seimetz. rector of St. Mary's Catholic church, was pleasantly surprised Monday afternoon, when the children of the St. Joseph's schools presented a program in his honor, the occasion being the patronal feast day of the beloved pastor. The program was given in tlie auditorium of the school building and consisted of songs and words of greeting and good wishes for the pastor. Almond Blossom Chorus Congratulati r ns High School Eucharistic Hymn Chorus Swing Song Grade I Invocation Grade II Birds Grade ITT Jolly Little Waiters .... Grade IV The Good Shepherd Grade V Se it Through Grade VI Boating Grade V T Tennis Drill Grade VTI Whoso Tip'n G r a<te VIII Father Seimetz, in appreciation of the remembrance of his name's day, gave the children a holiday today. o- - McConnell Babv Dies Today; Born Last Friday Patrick Lane McConnel, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McConnell. 828 North Third street, died at 10:30 o'clock this morning. The child was born last Friday morning. The parents, one brother, John S., and one sister, Florence A., survive. Funeral services wil ibe held at the home at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, with burial in the Decatur cemetery. Mr«. Ruth Harness Decker Sinjfs Over Radio Mrs. Ruth Darkless Decker, of Van Wert, Ohio, daughter of Mr and Mrs. James Darkless of this city, sang a group of three songs at Radio station WOWO, in Fort Wayne, yesterday afternoon, at 1 o’clock. Mrs. Decker received many congratulations on her singing, and it is expected that she will appear again at station WOWO in the near future.

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TWO UNMASKED MEN GET 53,185 IN BOLD ROBBERY President Os Bank And Newspaper Editor Forced To Lie On Floor MAKE ESCAPE IN WAITING AUTOMOBILE Two unmasked bandits al noon today entered tlie Farmers Savings anti Trust Company bank, ol' Payne, Ohio, 25 miles northeast of here, and escaped with $3,185. (The two bandits forced 1,. (’.. Poland, president of tlie bank, and E. A. I.iebel, editor of tlie Payne newspaper, who was at the bank al the time of the holdup, lo lie down on the floor. One bandit kept the two mon covered witli a revolver, while his companion went through the money drawers and vault. All the loot taken was n cash. A third member of the party remained outside the bank in an automobile, and the two who entered the bank jumped into the waiting aulo and escaped, before the alarm was given. Make Clean Get Away Posses were organized as soon as nossible, but the bandits had made a clean get-away, and there was some question as to which direction the bandits left Payne. It was thought, however, by a majority of those who saw the car. that the bandits headed toward Indiana, on the Fort Wayne road. Mr. Poland was talking to Mr. Liebel when the car drove up to the ’•ank building. It drove by a few feet and the two well dressed men. unmasked, and appearing to be about 35 years of ago, entered the bank. They forced the two men to lie down 'hreatening their lives. Tlie two men obeyed and the- bandits completed their job and hurried out the front door of the bank. Tito alarm was given at once and all neighboring towns were notified, bur at 3 o'clock this afternoon no word had been received of the bandits. Officials hero are trying to connect the robbery at Payne with the recent one at Linn Grove, a few weeks ago. OIL COMPANY IS FORMED AT BERNE RichberneOil And Gas Companv Incornorates At SIOO,OOO Berne, April 12. —The Richberno Oil and Gas company has been incorporated here with a capital stock of SIOO,OOO. The officers of the compapy are: E. A. Baker, of Mansfield. Ohio, president; Edward Goetz, Mansfield, Ohio, vice-president; George A. Hout. Mansfield. Ohio, secretary and treasurer. J. IT. Harmon is general manager and R. A. Watts is assistant manager of the new concern. The directors are, E. A. Baker, R. A. Watts. W. W. Leach, W. H. Dixson. J. H. Harmon. Joseph Rairigh, Geo. A. Hout. Edward Goetz and A. E. Hancock. The Richberne Oil and Gas Company are the owners of 341 acres of proven oil and gas leases located in the heart of the new Berne oil field, in Jefferson and Blue Creek townships, east of Berne. The four most important leases are the William Smitley, 80 acres, with four new producing wells: the John A. Cory, 80 acres, of which it is reported. produced 45 one-hundred barrel tanks of oil this winter; the F. C. Wechter, 120 acres, is the third lease the company owns and is situated to the northwest of the Smitley lease. The organizers think that the entire 120 acres will prove productive of large wells. The fourth lease is the Henry Tumilson, 61 acres, and near the old well that came in for 300 barrels, that is still producing today, after 25 years of service. The Berne oil field was opened up about one year ago. Oil is found in this field in the well known Trenton < CONTINUED ON PAGE TH*\EE>

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