Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 26 April 1927 — Page 1

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IKo AIRMEN ARE ■iLLEO; PLANNED ill RIGHT TO PARIS r-;nnian<h -r Noel Davis And ■■ I ieut. Wooster Die In I ( ra>h At Norfolk SB.jkNT BIPLANE SB ( ; MFI ETEWKEt K ■I Wl Jk. \ April 26. Mil I’r. ss) ('.omniiindt t ■K I |lni. :Hl<l l.ielit. SLiiiton Woosh wrir killed early nioriiiii.e when the giant BKpLmo. :he Vinerican Legion, ■K which Ila y were shortly to pip! in.n slop flight from ■HUv Solk Io Paris, crashed into , Messick, one ;:osn Langle* ' • The plane had Ji " f ll s 1 Liken off K frcm I. Il ngl e y ■V’ 1 11!' 1 ! "’ ii n:. mfr ;l lliu nd load on K Mo fwliai plann- ■ ■■ J cd final B ■ y test flight. I t i BE went into a nose MEI .Dav-iS dive and crashing five inches of water. ... (lie ii ■ ’io. Win ter ived ; MMl.’l ■ < .11.-' ll Iheir itnmedUtile information in re- j y accodent was hein t re- | l .it I.cigley Field. H Plane Is Total Loss H I Tile American Legion plane i . a : ML..! i’ said. The biplane was , toi.’il Keystone Pathfinder .quipped with a number of HHl'.e. e.,ilea gnsoline tanks, and was ( ■Hr' 1 rreaLet.u>umi tljan , average plane of her size. ■ I Tie’ test flight had been planned ; ■Hf " afternoon, but was po<timt.il this morning on account MMol' variable winds. ■ I The crept airplane wrecked in the HHfaii was a 3-motored land biplane ■ Hliuilt by a Bristol, Pa., commercial ■■aitiraft company especially for the I ■ ■trans-Atlantic flight. It was chris- I E ■•toned "The American Legion" at Field, Long Island, two weeks ..... i —o * f | W all Street Has ' Disastrous Break ] I New York. April 26—(UP)—Heavy I I selling which sent stock values crashI I * n ß yesterday in the most drastic I I break Wall street has seen since last | I October was renewed in early deal- ’ I I ings on the New York stock exchange ' ■I today. ( I Values crumbled all through the list ’ I I !,n ' l even such strong stocks as Gener- | ■ al motors suffered. That stock enjoy- ■ f ■ ed a temporary recovery at the start ' i I spurting to 190’4 up 1 % from its pre- ' H vious close. t f o— * ’ BANQUET HELD ’ | BY ODD FELLOWS t I Anniversary Os Founding ' Os Order Observed By < Local Lodge And Guests < - - N About SO Odd Fellows and their fa- 1 I miiies gathered at the local I. O. O. F : bad in this city, Monday night, in < observance of the 108th anniversary ’ I °1 the founding of the Order in Ameri- I I . ca - A banquet; was held at 6:30 o’clock I alter which a musical program and t several talks were given. Harley p. Hardin, of Marion, grand 1 : tnaster of the Indiana organization of 1 (l O. F., was present and gave ( •i very interesting instructive address. 1 ( harles Allegar, also of Marion, for- ( mt 'r Decatur resident, accompanied i Hardin to this city. Mr. Alligar , took part in the program following the t banquet, also. i Several visitors 'rom the Geneva I 1 lodge and other nearby Odd Fellows 1 'odges were present at the meeting. S his is the second open meeting held i '> the Decatur lodge since the first of tie year, and present plans are to liavp 1 •lexeral similar events during the rest • of the lodge year. 1

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Health Crusade Penants Awarded Niiiional health pennants, awarded by the National Tuberculosis So' it ly in the Health Crusade conducted in the schools of the country, have been presented to Mrs. Russell Owens and Miss Florence Biggs, teachers of the Brandyborry school; Messrs, ritenry and Schwartz, teachers of an Amish school, and Mrs. Adrian Lenhart, teacher of a school in Washington township, all in Adams county. The pennants were awarded for 100 per cent work in the health crusade. The crusadt* in<Jlu(\sl regular iexercisesl and other health giving habits.

LARGE AUDIENCE SEES JUNIOR PLAY Second Performance Os “Cyclone Sally’’ At H. S. Auditorium Tonight A large crowd enjoyed the first night production of "Cyclone Sally", presented at the high school auditorium last night by the Junior class of Decatur high school. Every member of the cast carried out his part of the plot in fine stylo, and those who attended the play were of the opinion that the evening had been well spent. Agnes Jchnson, as “Cyclone Sally”, and Kenneth Schnepp, as Jack Webster. played the principal roles of the play, and the story, wound around their love affair. Kenneth Hofstetter, as Reggie Manners, a young English friend of Jack’s played his part well and caused frequent applause and laughs from the audience. Plenty of Laughs Furnished Lillian Worthman. as Jenny Thatcher. played her part well. She interperterT tfio"i-(»le 6T'a woman of 40 suinTiiers. and while she had the most difficult part in the play, she was very well received by the audience. Isabel! Hower as Effie Varden, a neighbor of Sally’s was also one of the co-stars. Thurman (CONTIM ED (>\ PAGE I lIKEE)

FORTY YOUTHS JOIN CORN CLUB Many Adams County Boys Enter Contest For Prizes This Year Forty Adams county boys, between the ages of 10 and 18 years, have enrolled in the cne-acre corn club, according to a count of the cards received at the county agent's office. The boys will each grow one acre of yellow corn this summer. Each member is supposed to gather at least one bushel of select corn, from the stalk, and store it for seed before cold weather. Those who have had occasion to test seed corn state that corn so gathered will germinate much stronger than that exposed to cold weather, even though the latter may germinate 100 per cent. After a show of seed corn next fall the winners in the contest will be determined by balancing grades received for yield of corn on the acre, record books, cost of production and show cf 10-ear sample. The four boys who won in the club last year, Truman Hoile, Ivan Huser, Sylvan Habegger and Richard Bryan, will attend the Ulub Roundup at Purdue next week with all expenses paid from the club fund. Those who enrolled in the corn club this year are as follows: Truman Hoile Theatl Stults. Clarence Rej»pert, Evan E. Yake, Glen Girod. Nyles B. Andrews Walter R. Hildebrand, Jacob E. Horne, Glenn Rupert, Floyd Rupert Chalmer Reber, Raymond McAhren, Dwight Green. Eldred Shifferly, Arthur Daniels, Walter Bartlett, John C. Schneck, Albert Davison. Austin Merriman, Eldon Habegger, Herman Fatterson, Calvin R. Steury, Noah Schrock, Reuben L. Habegger, Donavon Fish. Martin Habegger, Sylvan Habegger, Eli M. Schwartz, Milo Habegger, Simon M. Schwartz, Dan Habegger, Jr., David V. Graber, I>awrence Blum, Sylvan Nussbaum, Earl E. Pusey, Vaughn Shoemaker, Ivan Huser and Kenneth Hirschy.

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CHINESE WOUND U, S, SAILORS Natives Fire On American Destroyer and Mine Sweeper In Yangtze River Washington, April 26. — (United Press)- Wounding of several sailors, one seriously, aboard the American destroyer Penguin in an attack yesterday on that vessel and the mine sweeper, Paul Jones, in the Yangtze river was confirmed today in a dispatch to the nav.y department from Admiral C. S. Williams. Williams said the Paul Jones was fired on at. 4 p. m., and the Penguin two hours later. Both vessels replied at first with machine guns. Fire from the Penguin drew a volley from five field pieces. The battle took place eight miles below Kiangyin. Another fight was reported between Cantonese gunboats and northern field artillery near Nanking. London, April 26-(United Press) — Five Americans and 20(1 British s .ill remain at Hankow or in vessels in the harbor today, under secretary for foreign affairs. Oliver Lampson, told a questioner in the house of commons. The Americans and British who wore not aboard sh'ps, he said, were concentrated in water front houses. o TRAINING SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT HELI) Christian Church Filled At First Annual Commencement Held Last Night

The First Christian church was fill'O(FTnst liTghft kbe 4+rst annital commencement exercises of the Decatur community s'andard training school. Diplomas were awarded to twenty students. The principal address was delivered by Mr. Albertson, general secretary of the Indiana Council of Religious Education. His subject was "Effective Training." The students gave a neat sum in gold money to the Rev. R. W. Loose, dean of tlie school, in recognition of his splendid work for the school. Following the commencement, the class organized by electing.E. J. Ansp.atigh. president, and Mrs. Nora E. Railing, vice-president. The c....,s adopted t.he red rose as the class flower, gold and blue as the class colors and Timothy, second chapter and 15 verse, as the class motto. o DECATUR PEOPLE IN FLOOD DISTRICT Daughter Os Mr, And Mrs. C.V.Connell Writes About Flood In Arkansas Dr and Mrs. C. V. Connell, of this city, have received a letter from their daughter, Mrs. J. R. Burnside, of Little Rock, Arkansas, telling of the serious flood conditions in that oit.y and surrounding territory. Mr. and Mrs. Burnside reside in the western part of Little Rock and that part of the city is located on high ground where there is no danger from the flood. However, the eastern and northern part of the city is inundated and for four days no trains came in or out of the city. Mr. Burns’de travels and was away from home when the flood arose. He had his automobile towed home and in places the water was as high as the seats. A freight train carrying twenty cars of coal for the use of flood sufferers, sank in the flood waters when a half mile of track washed out. On April 21, a ma 1 train left the city, this being the first one for four or five days. Convicts from the state penitentiary are working to build up and strengthen the levees. Mqre than half of the state of Arkansas is affee’ed by the flood. Mrs. E. E. Dennis and Mrs. Ann Maddy, sisters of Mrs. Connell, also reside in the western part of Little Rock, and are not in danger.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, April 26, 1927.

Epworth League Making Quilts To Raise Money If someone comes up to you in the next ten days and starts raving about boats, quilts and dimes, this is what they ie attempting to say. The Methodist Epworth League is trying to raise money to buy boats lor their cottage at Epworth Forest. They are embroid ering names on quills and the price or each name is one dime. This money will then be used to purchase boats. The quilts will be on display lit the Methodist chinch when finished. NEWSPAPER MEN HEAR COOLIDGE

President Defends His Administration In Speech At United Press Dinner New York. April 26.— (U P.) — President Coolidge's speech at the 20th anniversary dinner of the United Press Association here last night, in which he defended his administrai Bi ji' s ' w i LjßEyiSg3ls : i. 1 A * Wcasum-CTfc tion’s policy abroad and presented his view of conditions in Mexico. Nicaragua and China, -was -regardet’ *4% political observers today as one of bis most important and far reaching pronouncements of recent months. ' The president, addressing an audience of 1,000, made up in large part cf newspaper executives from coast to coast, pleaded for a fair, American press, and criticized newspapers which he said attempt to inflame opinion against foreign nations and also those which unjustly criticize the administration for defending American lives and property in foreign lands. The president, Mrs. Coolidge and their party arrived in New York at 6 p. nt. The chief executive addressed an international gathering, as Ills speech was broadcast over two hookups in this country and by short wave length abroad, where simultaneous United Press banquets were being held in many countries. Anniversary dinners were held in London. Honolulu and in South America. Mr. Coolidge paid tribute to the United Press Associations, whose growth, he said, was typical of the tremendous expansion in the gathering and distribution of news in recent years. —o Dental Offices To Be Closed All Day Wednesday The local Dental offices will be closed all day tomorrow/while the dentists are examining the teeth of all school children in connection with the observance Os Dental Health week. o Dean Os I. U. Graduate School Dies In West Bloomington. Ind., April 26 —(UP) — Dr. Carl H. Eigenmann, dean of the graduate school of Indiana university and veteran South American explorer is dead in California, according to news received hete. According to the report here. Dr. Eigenmann will be buried at Coronado, California.

RELIEF FUND CROWS RAPIDLY Red Cross Fund For Flood Sufferers Mounts To $176.14 Here The contributions to the American Red Cross fund being raised In Adams county tor the relief of flood sufferers in the Mississippi valley mounted rapidly today, as many individuals donated freely. The totaJ at noon today was $176.14. As the quota for Adams county is $1,025. it is readily seen that the drive is only begun. Contribution boxes have been placed in each of the three banks, the post office, the Murray hotel and the Daily Democrat office in Decatur and in other parts of Adams county. Following ate the contributions to date. Previous total $110.90 Mrs. B. Shroyer $ 2.00 Mrs. Mary Woodward 1.00 Mrs. Michael Miller 5.00 Mrs. Sadie Scherer .50 Mr. and Mrs. Wai Wemhoff 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sprague 2.00 Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Burk 5.00 Dr. and Mrs. I). G. M. Trout 10.00 Mr. and Mrs. Mat Kirsch 5.00 Crist Boknecht 5.00 John Stegmeyer 1.00 S. 11. and Maggie Peoples 2.00 Rev. 11. W. Loose 1.00 Mrs. Henry Winnes 1.00 Nellie Winnes 1.00 Jimmie Burk 1.00 Mrs. Harve Baker 1.00 C. E. Hocker 3.00 Zelma Fuhrman 1.00 Bertha Fuhrman 1.00 Mrs. E. C .25 Envelopes without names 4.05 Loose change in boxes 7.44 $176.14 Fall From Scaffolding Is Fatal To Carpenter

Elwood, Ind, April 26—(UP) -Newton Fled 29, a carpenter, died at 7 A. M., today after being kept alive nearly 20 hours by artificial respiration Fred was hurled to the ground, alighting on his head, when a scaffolding on which he was working at the Baptist church parsonage collapsed, early yesterday afternoon. Unconscious and unable to breath, “ seven doctors working in relays all s night by forcing air into his lungs by Masaging. Thomas East burn and John '■»ld with 8 Fred at the time escaped with minor B injuries. WILL HOLO STORY 1 TELLING CONTEST e — 3 Churches Os County To Enter Bible Memory And Story Telling Contest The churches of Adams county are ” uniting in the State Bible Memory J’ and Bible story telling contest for junior and intermediate boys and girls J of the different protesant Sunday schools of this county. The juniors’ "■ contest will include the Bible Memory work and the intermediates contest, the Bible story telling work. Both cone tests will be held the same day. The first contes, will be Mai 8, in e e each local church where there are estries. The winners in this contest will ( represent their church in the township contest Mai 15. The winners in this contest will represent their township in the county meet at Berne, May 22, at 2:30 o'clock P. M., in the Evangelif cal church. The winners in the mounty match will represent Adams county in i- the Inter-county contest with Miami, s Wabash, Huntington. Wells, Jay; d Blackford and Grant counties. The ■- date of this contest will be announced later. The winners in this contest will repjresent this group of counties at the State Sunday school convention at Martinsville, June 14 to 17. t The public is invited to all these contests. e Daylight Saving Rejected y South Bend, April 26.—(United r Press) —South Bend clocks will not 0 be pushed back this year. City coune cil here Monday night refused to pass e an ordinance providing daylight savings. The vote stood at 5-5.

William Bryan To Get Diploma At Manchester William Bryan of Kirkland township, Adams county, is a member of the graduating class of Manchester College, at North Manchester, this spring The annual commencement exercises will be held in the college adui torhim. Ftlday May 27. with Dr. Albert Patker Fitch, head of Carleton college. Northfield, Minn , delivering the address. AJrout 100 seniors will receive Bachelor degtees and 150 are expected to be graduated from the normal music and other special departmentst of the college. Mr. Bryan will receive a Bachelor of Arts degree. W. A, GROTRIAN DIES MONDAY

Occupant Os Car Which Figured In Accident Easter Sunday Expires William A. Grotrian. 47, of Madison township, Allen county, died nt the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne, at 8:12 o'clock last night, following an operation for hernia. Mr. Grotrian was the occupant of the Willys Knight coupe which figured in the accident on the Decatur-Fort Wayne road. Easter Sunday night, in which the Hudson sedan driven by Don Fart, of this city, binned up. Following the accident. Mr. Grotrian got out of his ear and walked over to the place where the Farr car had turned over and was burning up. As soon as the four Decatur young men, Mr. Farr, Walter Miller. Doyle Johnson and Carrel Cole, had gotten out of the car they asked Mr. Gotrian if he had been injured. Mr. Grotrian, according to ihe Decatur young men, stated that he had received a slight injury to his arm. He said nothing of any other injury. Just before lie started to drive his car. which was not seriously damaged, to H OXTIXI El) «N VAfiK TWO) D.C.H.S. SENIORS TO STARE PLAY > teller Needs A Friend” To Be Given Wednesday, May 4 The play, “When a Feller Needs a Friend" will be presented by the sen-, ior class of Decatur Catholic High School in the aiiditorium, Wednesday evening May 4, at 8 o'clock. The cast is as follows: Tom Denker—a feller in need— Fred Connell Bob Mills—his friend— Dick Miller Will Denker—Tom's uncle Francis Wertzberger Jerry Smith—a young doctor— Raymond Miller Binz Dixon —Lig's steady— Thomas Dowling Aunt Alice—Tom's aunt - Mary Harris Elaine — her ward— Rosemary Smith Angela Scott—Bob's fiancee— Margaret Breraerkamp Mrs Reese —the landlady— Anna Colchin Llnabel Higgins —her stepdaughter—"When a Feller Needs a Friend" is a farce in three acts, written by J. C. McMullen. Tom Denker and Bob Mills, lately arrived in New York, have reached the point where their fortune consists of soap boxes, their diet what they can steal from the dog's milk and the parrot's cracker, and where one suit between them is the best they can do. How they climb out of these social depths and what sidesplitting complications arise from their efforts to do so form the plot of a mighty funny play which provides ample amusement for both young and cld. Rehearsals are being held every day. Much credit is due Sister M. 1 Roperta, who is supervising the play. • The public is cordially invited to atI tend. Tickets are selling for 50 cents | and may be obtained from any member of the high school.

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STREAM EXPECTED TO REACH HIGHEST MARK IN HISTORY Relief Organizations Redouble Efforts; Evacuation Is Ordered SUPPLY DEPOT IS LOCATED IN MEMPHIS Vicksburg Miss., April 26.— (U.P.) —A warning that the Mississippi river may reach the 58-foot mark here, the highest in its history, was issued today by the weather bureau. This warning caused relief organizations to redouble their efforts to remove inhabitants from threatened areas in the delta districts. A idea to all inhabitants of the Mississippi towns of I L-ee»vllk'. 1 .«>• land, Argola, Hollandale, Rolling Fork and intermediate points to evacuate their homes immediately was made by Gen. Curtis Green of the Mississippi national guard. Supply Depot Established Memphis, Tenn.. April 26. — (U.P.) —Establishment of a large depot in Memphis for the distribution of supplies to flood refugees was started today by the Red Cross organization under Henry M. Baker, national director of disaster relief work. Baker announced lie has requisitioned 25.000 tents, 25,000 cots, 100.000 blankets and 200 Held kitchens and other supplies from the war department. These supplies will bo shipped to Memphis and rushed to relief camps wherever they are needed. Baker also asked the navy for four more hydroplanes. They will be sent from Pensacola, Fia., and will lie used to make daily surveys of flood sections. locate marooned refugees and carry supplies. One plane will make its headquarters at Memphis. The others will be assigned to Lake Village. Ark., Vicks burg. Miss., and New Orleans. Members of the flood relief organization, headed by Henry M. Baker, National Red Cross disaster relief director, eiyphasized the fact that the task of caring for the refugees is only . 4 ;;i.lfii.e While the influx of homeless has stopped in the upper river relief camps, evacuation of inhabitants from their homes in the delta region is continuing on a large scale. The refugees' camps will be maintained until the last of the victims can return to their homes. It is estimated that in some quarters of the delta region the water will not completely drain away for at least a month. Want To Break Levees Washington, April 2G. — (U P ) — The federal government has no authority to assume responsibility for breaking the levees in the lower .(CONTIMEn (IX PAGE TWO) DEADLINE FOR TAXPAYING NEAR Monday Last Day To Pay Spring Taxes Without Charge For Delinquency Witli only five days remaining in which the sprang installment of Taxes may be paid without the ten per cent penalty for delinquency being added, nearly half of the total amount due this Spring is yet to be paid it was learned today at the office of Louies Kleine, county treasurer. The total amount due this Spring is more than $400,000 and up until last night, only $206,000 had been paid. The county treasurer's office was a busy place last Saturday and several taxpayers have made their payments this week. Next Monday will be the last day for paying taxes before they bedotne delinquent. usual, next Saturday, the last Saturday before the time limit expires, is expected to be another rush day for the county treasurer and his assistants.

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