Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 29 April 1927 — Page 1

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00 AL OF RELIEF |UND CAMPAIGN | MAY BE DOUBLED Itelief Workers Believe $5,■OOO,OOO Insufficient To I (ope With Situation Itra session of Koncress suggested ■Weinpliih. lenn., April 29. (|i,ile<l Pi<*) The goal of th. American Bed Cross rehel ■nd drive ntnv be increased < ;; <>ooo.ooo Io $10,000,000. ■wns intimated today hv Henry M Baker, head of the relict orgHizalion. ®.\ final dec'sion whether an attebipt would be made to double the K mt of the fund originally sought Kl be reached after a conference ■tween Baker and Herbert Hoover, ■re'jry of commerce. Lover and his federal flood relief inn will return to Memphis to-K-row from an inspection trip in the M i region. He has expressed the Kinion that 15.000.000 will not be Kfiieient to cope with the flood reBi i filiation. Suggest Extra Session ■Washington. April 29.— (U.P.) A te egram Senator Robinson. Democrat Ilk., sent the White House, sugges - k. n extra congress session, if necKiary. to deal with flood rehabilitaii n for farmers was laid before the Ires'dent this forenoon. Mr. Coolill gave the message serious con■ileration, but did not immediately iveal his attitude thereon. His assoates, however, characterized the resident as quite alive to the disastous satiation confrtontjng many irnters in the ravaged flood districts. The president also presented the icbinson suggestion to the regular Friday cabinet session. The president, will seek to ascertain ►hat funds are available, if needed, hr seed and similar rehabilitation, lomo of his friends argued he probply would not summon nn extra ses►<>n except as a last resort. The luestion of party organization in the ipper house, with its .present delicate balance of power, has hitherto influenced the administration against my extra session barring unavoidable situations requiring such a call. o Every Citizen Os Decatur Ur ped To Have Pride In City

Every Decatur citizen has two homes one where he lives with his family another wher he works, votes, fa- vs taxes and exercises the right of citizenship. As citizens of Decatur, having our two homes here, we owe a double duty In the matter of cleanliness, order and beauty. two horn es h ere. we owe 78905.. The careless, thoughtless citizens throws wads of chewing gum and cigar R tubs on the sidewalks and street.-’, Paper, waste and other clutter on the Bfound v be.ever he hapens-tp be and adds to the unsightly, unsanitary appearance of his two homes. The untidy citizen permits the grass and weeds to grow uncut and uncared for, lets bis home ground become a thing of Ugliness and a community eyesore. Decatur has a citizenry that in the main takes pride in both homes. We are quoted by tourists as a, "pretty little city” and a desirable place in *’hich to live. Let us be jealous of °ur city’s reputation, take pride in °ur two homes, resolve not to add to disorder and to actively assist in a general celan-up next week. If all get busy with spade, hoe, rake, lawn mower’ paint brush and all other spring Implements we can make Decatur a thing of beauty and a joy forever to the tourist the vicitor and to ourselves. The Civic Section of the Womans’ f lttb is backing the city Mayor and 1,8 officials in a determination to (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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Vol. XXV. No. 102.

"What Might Have Been” Former Senator Beveridge Went To Republican National Convention In 1920 With “Cross Os Cold" Speech Prepared, But Never Delivered it; Might Have Made Him President

By French Quinn The passing of Albert .1 Beveridge calls to mind an incident of the Republican convention at which Mr. Harding was nominated. At that time Dr. McCullough of Indianapolis was a candidate for governor of Indiana. Mr. .1. 11. H Iler, of Decatur, was his campaign manager. One day several weeks prior to the convention the Doctor and Mr. Heller were busy in the Doctor's campaign office at Indianapolis when Mr. Beveridge came hurridly in with the request that Dr. McCullough (who was Mr. Beveridge's personal piiysi laii) forget politics for a moment and imCharlie Chaplin Gets An Offer Os $75,000 For 20 Weeks In Musical Comedy London. April 29. — (UP.) —Chailie Chaplin was offered $75,000 today for 20 weeks work in musical comedy. I Harry Day. a member of parliament who also produces plays, cabled Chaplin offering $3,750 a week for 20 weeks to create the character “Dunty" in “The Mountaineer'' which will be pro-! dined here Sept. 5. It was reported that Chaplin already had planned a London visit in August. ESCAPE DEATH BY ASPHYXIATION Two Monroe Women Are Overcome By Gas Fumes From C oal Stove Mrs. Anne Wagoner and her daughter. Mrs. Blanche Graham, of Monroe, had a narrow escape from death by apphyxiation at their residence at Monroe, Wednesday night. The two women j.et in tb.eii home alone, when fume:; from .i coal stoveAofiTiiKl a pol■■■• gas wi i , filled their home. The gas spread rapidly and. before the women realized that the gas was increasing, they were overcome by the fumes. Mrs. Graham managed to get to a door of the house and call for help. Neighbors, arriving at the home, found both Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Wagoner almost unconscious from the poisonous fumes. The windows of the house were opened, it d the women were revived. Both suffered slightly from the effects yesterday, but their condition was not thought to be serious. The fumes developed from a coal stove, which had been dosed too tight according to those who inspected the stove, and a gas formed and leaked through the stove, spreading over the house. It is thought that the gas became thick in the house because all the windows and doors were closed. Red Cross Relief Fund Decatur has contributed $452.96 so far toward the Red Cross fund for the relief of sufferers in the flood area of the south. No reports have been received from the other parts of Adants county, but it is thought that citizens in all parts of the county are contributing freely. The quota for Adams county is $1,025.- Following are the ■ contributions to date: Total reported $394.41 Pupils and teachers of Rilev building $ to.oo Fred Plothe 2.00 Jessie E. Winnes 100 Isaac Brown 1.00 Flood Sympathizer .. 100 Dr and Mrs. .1. C. Grandstaff 2 "" Mr and Mrs. Martin Miller 5.00 Annie E. Winnes 2.00 C. H. Colter 100 H. A Fuhrman 2.00 John Reed G. F Krtigge... 1 00 J. E. Nelson 1 00 L. W. Bowen .U?-. (CONTINUED 05 PAGE SEVEN>

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mediately give him a thorough exam--11 ination. explaining half seriously, that all his mental and physical resources might soon be put to the test, that he wanted to seclude himself for a week . of intense concentration (Mr. Beveridge's painstaking methods of preparing his addresses are well known) and that he wanted to land in Chicago for the convention prepared for any eventualities. This writer attended that convention knowing of this incident. Sat near the Indiana delegation of which Mr. Beveridge was a member, during the entire convention. Gov. Lowden I — ICONTIM F.H ON PAGE TBI» CHOIR TO GIVE I CANTATA HERE Christ English Lutheran Church Choir Os Fort Wayne To Sing Here The choir of the Christ English Lutheran church, of Fort Wayne, will pre-I sent the cantata "Victory Divine" by ; J. Christopher Marks, at the Decatur i Presbyterian church Sunday evening | May 1. at 7 o’clock. The choir is under the direction of i fMr.JDan JAavis, who also will sing the tenor solos. Mrs. A. M. Sellemeyer. who was formally the organist at the local Presbyterian church, is the or- ■ ganist. The Rev. Frank O. Taafel, the I pastor, is also a member of the choir. The choir is presenting the cantata in several other Indiana cities, bid the Decatur church secured them first. A silver offering will be taken to help defray the expenses of the trip. The | public is extended a cordian invitation 'j to enjoy the musical treat. SHERIFF EMRICK i IS FINED SSOO 1 i Allen County Sheriff Found Guiltv Os Contempt Os Court Charges •| Fort Wayne, Aptll 29—Guy Emrick, ' Allen county sheriff since Januaryl, * was found qnilty of contempt of court 1 by Judge Thomas Slick in federal court ’ yesterday afternoon and was fined t SSOO and costs. He was charged with ■ giving federal prisoners, incarcerated | at the county jail, undue liberties. I, In addition to fining Sheriff Emt, rick, Judge Slick ruled that no more - federal prisoners he placed in the I Allen county jail. Sheriff Emrick was ' > scored by Judge Slick for his failure ' | to heed a warning sounded by the fed--1 eral judge about the first of March regarding liberties granted federal prisoners. An appeal will be taken to the United States circuit court of appeals, one ) of the defense attorneys said last 5 night. i Liberty granted Martin Bantz and i Jess Brinkley, both of Hartford City, ■ while they were serving federal sent fences for violating the liquor law, > was the principal basis of the charge “'This should be a warning for all : sheriffs to know that a jail sentence means a jail sentence," Judge Slick <le- | dared. One of the principal arguments made by the sheriff in his defense was that he believed he was following an establised custom in using federal prisoners as trusties at the jail. He said : it was a federal prisoner who showed ; him about the jail when he took office On cross-examination John Voegtlin . deputy U. S. marshal., testified that iu a conference with Judge Slick at South Bend early in March the sheriff I was told that he “could use federal i prisoners as trusties, but it would be . his own hard luck If they got away.”

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, April 29, 1927.

MURL DULL IS APPREHENDED Willshire Ma n, Fugitive From Hospital For Insane, Is Caught At Van Wert Mini Dull of V\ iiisiiir-'. Ohio, who escaped from the hospital fol the insane at Toledo, Ohio, Wednesday was apprehended last night at Van Wert, Ohio, according to word received here today. Dull was returned to the hospital today. Police officers in Van Welt who had been instructed to watch for Dull, found him on the outskirts of the citylate Thursday. Dull was declared insane following an inquest held at Van Wert, a few weeks ago, after he arrested | as a slispe.t In the robbery of a bank | at Payne, Ohio. o NEW PASTOR GIVES TALK TO ROTARIANS The Rev. Ross W. Stokes, newly appointed pastor of the First Methodist church in this city, was a guest and the principal speaker at the regular meeting of the Rotary club last evening. Rev. Stokes spoke of the “Law of Action and Reaction" and demonstrated that the reaction to service was profit. His talk was inspiring and greatly appreciated by the club members. o ABE BAGLEY TAKEN TO THE PENAL FARM — Berne Contractor. Hurt In Fall At Jail Here Recently, Removed To Farm To Serve Sentence • Abe Bagley, Berne contractor, who recently was sentenced to the state penal farm for 60 days, was taken to that institution this morning by sheriff Harl Hollingsworth and Otho Ixtbenstine. The Lobstlne funeral hearse was used, because Mr. Bagley was injured several days ago when he fell! off a ladder at the jail. His condition is reported to be improved, and, because a guard was necessary at the Adams County Memorial hospital, to keep him from leaving his room, it u'-r-; u advisabb 1,1 take Bagley I to the penal farm. Bagley recently was convicted on a charge of public intoxication, in Mayor’s com t in this city. ROAD CASE GOES ON TRIAL HERE Ligitation Over Proposed Road In Allen County Opens In Local Court Litigation in connection with a proposal to open and widen the Moeller road in Adams township. Allen county, at the east edge of the city of Fort Wayne, opened in the Adams circuit court here this morning. A remonstrance to the petition for opening and widening the road was filed by Bernard J. Vodde, who ownes a 70-acre farm through which the proposed road would pass. The petition calls for the establishment of a road running east from Turkey street, in Fort Wayne, for a distance of about 8 miles, and connecting with the Lincoln highway in Jefferson township, near New Haven. The proposed road is to lie 100 feet wide from its starting point in Fort Wayne for a distance of three or four miles and 60 feet wide for the remainder of the distance. Attorney Dore B. Erwin, of Decatur, and Attorney Kennerk, of Fort Wayne, represent Mr. Vodde, while Attorney Henry B. Heller, of Decatur, and Attorney Lee Hartzell, of Fort Wayne, are counsel for the petitioners Most of the forenoon was spent in securing a jury. The jury was sworn in at 11:15 o’clock. Members of the jury are: Daniel O. Reinhart. Otto Kirsch, J. C. Darkless, Frank Hirschy, John Steigmeyer, Conrad Glllig, and Luther Martin.

Cross Country Golf (lame Ends When Golfer Goes Broke Buying Balls Los Angeles, April 29 — (UP) — Doe Graham, who started out some months ago to drive a golf ball from Mobile to Los Angeles, was here today, minus clubs, golf balls, caddie and money. Financial difficulties halted the cross country golfing ut Ozona, Texas At the time he was forced to quit, Graham had taken 39,948 stiokes and had used 140 golf balls. “When we got to Ozona," Graham said, “I split by last 70 cents with my cadie, gave him our last two loaves of bread and said goodbye.” Graham continued his journey here by begging automobile rides. He arrived yesterday, MRS.SNYDER ON WITNESS STAND Woman Char ge d With Murdering Husband Opens Her Defense Today Court Room, Long Island City N. Y. April 29—(UP)—Ruth Brown Snyder, charged with Henry Judd Gray with the murder of her husband, Albert Snyder began testimony in her own defense this afternoon. Mrs. Snyder was called to the stand before a court room ajmtnel with a thousand people who packed the aisles sr» elos«4* attendants could hardly move about. She was dressed in black. She seem | ed somewhat nervous. As she sat at her comil table awaiting the summons to testily she nibbled her finger nails and would rub her hands over her face. She recited various secretarial positions she hail held. o FOOR GIRLS DIE IN AGIO CRASH Four Pupils Os Shoriridge High School, Indianapolis, Are Killed Indianapolis. April 29 — (U. P.) — Four Indianapolis girls met instant death at a curve six miles from here when the Automobile in which they were riding crashed into an Indiana Motor Transist bus and three persons riding the the bus were injured. The dead are: Edith Jane Dyer, 16. Elizabeth Ellis, IS. Edith Mae Messick. 17. Mary Louise Jones, 17. The accident occurred last night. Miss Icy Gurgin, Lebanon, sustained a broken nose; M. M. Dick, Terre Haute, was cut and bruised about the body, and Harry Hoppes of Lebanon escaped with a wrenched arm and the body bruises. The girls, all students of Shortridge high school were driving to Crawfordsville, where they were to attend a party, when they approached whit highway motbrists term the ‘S’ curve. The bus driver. Frank Duval of La fayette. said he saw the Automob'le, in which the girls were riding, s verve into the curve when he was about two handled yards away. “I slowed down and pulled to the far side of the road." ho said. “The automobile seemed to be traveling sa fast that it left the pavement on the curve and when the girl driving tried to right it, it began to skid and turned sideways, crashing into the bus and turnlning over twice.” All of the girls were thrown m t of the car and three were lodged beneath the bus. All were dead when plckd up, it being necessary to jack the front of the bus up to remove the bodies. The automobile belongs to Mrs. Flossie F. Dyer, mother of Jane, who is thought to have been the driver.

FLOOD WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI ARE RELEASED OVER RICH FARM LANDS TO SAVE NEW ORLEANS

Angry Waters Sweep Path Os Destruction Across St. Bernard Parrish; Houses Topple Into Scene Os Utter Desolation; Peaceful FarmingUomnuinitis Quickly Inundated; Full Payment Os Damages Guaranteed

Aboard Coast Guard Cutter 302, oft Poydras, La., April 29. — (United Press) —With*a mighty blast which sent dirt flying a hundred feet into the air. accompanied by a roar as lhe Mississippi river leaped to freedom, engineers blew the levee. 11 miles south of New Orleans, today in desperate efforts to save New Orleans and other parts of the state from the worst flood threat

Youth, Wrestling With Friends, Falls From Train And Is Killed Harrisburg. Pa., April 29. — (UD While wrestling with friends on the rear platform of the Red Arrow limit ed of the Pennsylvania railroad, enroute to Detroit. Gue Jaswinski. 17,1 the 115-pound amateur boxing champion of Michigan, fell from the speeding train and wa« instantly killed. The lad's head struck a rail and he suffered a fractured skull, dying almost instantly. —o RED CROSS FUND IS HALF RAISED Quota For Adams County In Flood Relief Drive More Than Half Raised With the goal more than half reached, officials of the Adams county chapter of the American Red Cross today issued an appeal for the citizens who have not yet contributed to the fund being raised for the relief of sufferers in the flood area of the Mississippi valley to do so at an early I date, so that the money can be forj warded (o Washington and thence to the flood zone. Individuals, f.rms and I organizations in Decafur and immed • ';.ie vicinity have contributed a total of $552.96, Inducting SIOO elu'.rt ,W ■ ’ from the treasury of the Red Cross chapter. The quota fixed for Adams county is $1,025. Miss Annie Winnes, secretary- of the Red Cross chapter, stated today that an appeal was being made to the factories and largo firms to take a collection among the employes and to make the contributions as units as soon as possible. School children, lodges and service clubs are responding to the appeal. Contributions in Berne are being made at each of the banks or direct to Thurman A. Gottschalk. Berne chairman. 'Approximately SIOO has been donated there so far, it is estimated. Contributions are being received in Monroe and Geneva, also. Miss Winnes today received the following telegram from the national headquarters of the Red Cross: "Mississippi flood relief situation grow-?-|g nuirtei serious ev-ery hour.. Red Cross now giving emergency care one hundred fifty thousand flood refugees in fortyjf(*ir conctentraton camps. This number growing daily. Red Cross also supervising rescue work of thousands as each new levee breaks, flooding some fresh town or city. All present indications, this greatest disaster in nation's history. Five million dollars minimum requirement for adequate relief. Strong possibility th : s figure may have to be increased later. Urge immediate response your chapter. National officers of Kiwanis, I.vons. Rotary clubs, federal councHl churches, chambers of commerce, American Legion. Veterans of Foreign Wars, all pledge assistance by local bodies to Red Cross chapter campaigns. Suggest you secure active cooperation of these organizations. Send money direct to Washington headquarters. Wire me results your campaign. “EVERETT DIN. “American Red Cross.”

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in history. A break was made which widened out to about 1,500 feet as the released flood waters swirled and twisted through the gap and started on a path of destruction across St. Bernard Parish, which has been sacrificed to appease the Mississippi river’s wrath against New Orleans. Houses in the path of Ibc torrent trembled and then topided into a scene of utter desolation. Garden spots were quickly covered from the back water of the main flow and peaceful farming communities were innundated. Aboard U. S., Cutter 302 (By Tropical Radio). Poydras. La.. April 29 — (UP) —More than 300 persons remained in St. Barnard Parish today, determined to brave flood waters which will lie turned loose at noon by blasting the Mississippi river levee 14 miles south of New Orleans. Those remaining In the parish told military authorities they were not afra'd of the flood and would stay with their homes rather than Join the parade to New Orleans. Boats were held in readiness to rescue the obdurate in case the waters rise too high for safety in the upper stories of their homes. At the spot, where the waters are to be released is the plant, of the O'-ange Grove Ref’ning company, one of t.he largest producers of industrial alcohol in the south. Yesterday it. was belching smoke. Today the smoke stack was clear. The plant will undoubtedly be torn to bits when .the- flood waters are released. All nigh.* long trucks have bringing people and household goods the doomed area. Many trappers who at first were openly defiant of the order to evacuate their homes became panic str'cken at the last minute as state officials, backed by the guns of guardsmen, went quietlv on with their preparations to blast, the levees. Trappers who a short time ago were making threats to “fight it out” with the troops were among the number starting an eleventh hour stampede for places of safety. Never before in flood history has a community as St. Mernard parrish been sacrificed tn save a city like New Orleans. But city, state and federal authorities agreed that such a drastic step was absolutely necessary to have tjie metropolis of the south. Full payment of damages has been guaranteed by the city and state, but that does not relieve the bitterness in the hearts of the parish folk. It is estimated that the break will cos*. $4,000,000 —o FIcH Os 122 Warshins Invades New York Today New York. April 29. — (UP.) —New York today stood by unresisting in the face of its greatest naval invasion. A fleet of 122 warships, made up of the majority of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, appeared out of the early morning fog and sailed in a long gray line up the Hudson and East rivers where the men o'war anchored. A few of the vessels were dispatched to the Brooklyn navy yard. It was the largest assembly of battle craft ever to appear in the waters surrounding Manhattan Island. The ships brought 29.737 enlisted men of the navy and marine corps and 2,277 officers.

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