Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 110, Decatur, Adams County, 9 May 1927 — Page 1

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MEE ARRESTS ■made IN RAID g ATLINN CROVE Jfficers Get 25-Gallon Still, ■ ill Gallons Whisky And 750 Gallons Mash ■jUSONERS HELD IN COUNTY .JAIL ■Wliul is thought t<> be the ||i jest liquor raid ever conducted 'in Adams comity, netted Krill Hail Hollingsworth. [), miv Sheriff Dal Hower. Pojj,, men Arthur ( .lark and Burg Koinack. and driver, Chester Jr ndvben-v, 10 gallon of while Hmilc whiskey. 750 gallons ol Kl-ish and a 25-gallon still, for |Lir < tlorls yesterday morning, raid occurred at a farm house pMrilie.'ist of Linn Grove, in French kinship. Verne Heche, 26, of Vera ■nz. Burt King, alias Frank Storie, of F< it Wayne, and John Jlren|K.. cf Buffalo. New York were ded and brought to the Adams jail, to await a hearing in Lyor's court on charges of illegal pssion of intoxicating liquor and ol operating a still. Caught In Sheriff’s Trap ■sheriff Hollingsworth has been on the case for the last two and he set a trap at Linn Krove yesterday which the men gKilked into.” Two of tlje men. ■ec-he and Storie, were arrested in Si, r. Grove. They drove into that in a Sludabaker coupe and were as they were loading the Btpior into their car. ■ The sheriff's posse then went to ■>? farm house, for which they had a 'jjnrraiit to search, and, on the third of the house, the stiil was found. Si operation, and the. 15 barrels of •J > were stored there. Bronnen the only person on the farm at ■lie time of the raid. Tri Held In County Jail ' ' .... k-:A?-.“nV"f ; ss:!c'i-'”'O' ■'r equipment and other evidence to ■>ii‘ county jail, where it has been for use as evidence in i he cases ■rainst the three men. The three ■non were brought to the local jail ■'hero they will be held awaiting preliminary hearing in Mayor’s court. g When questioned last night by SherHoll ngsworth, ih was learned (hat is <yie o f the largest liquor ■istributors in this part of the state, ■ie resides at the Park Beach Hotel. ■* Fort Wayne, and he handled the ■‘inor made on the farm in Adams ■minty. He is married, but has no ■hildren. Heche On Parole Heche. who resides at Vera Cruz, has a prison record. He returned to oovrixi ed ox page '("<>> GOLDIE FRANCES COES ON TRIAL Much Interest Being Shown In Trial Opening At Bluffton This Morning Bluffton.—The case of the state vs. Miss Goldie Frances, of Roanoke, charged with assault and battery "'ith felonious intent, In connection with the shooting of Earl Williams, Oh March 26, 1926. went on trial in the Wells circuit court this morning. It is predicted that a day will be taken in selecting a jury to try the case. A special venire of 25 was drawn. Prosecutor Elmore Sturgis is being assisted by his father, Charles Sturgis. and Robert Stine. The defendant is represented by Attorneys Charles J -“!ley, or Bluffton, and Arthur Sapp. ot Huntington. Special Judge Gordon Is hearing the case. Considerable interest is being ahown in the case, and it is expected that the trial will last several days.

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For President | I Ik Evans Woollen (above) Indian- * apolis banker, is suggested as Democratic candidale lor President by lorn Taggart, veteran partv leade r. r CONVICTS TAKEN TO STATE PRISON • t Sam Goldstine And William Rielly Begin Serving Their J Sentences Today q Sheriff Hail Hollingsworth left at ( 6 o'clock this morning for Michigan r City, where he will deliver to the : warden o£ Hie,state prison. Sam Gold- : stine and William Rielly, who will start at once serving their sentences ' of two to 14 years for assault and 1 battery with intent to commit a felony. ' t-j which they pleaded guilty in Adams * circuit couit, Friday afternoon. A charge of automobile banditry is f -till pending against the two men, ii: connection with their kidnapping of ex. heriff JohA Baker and his deputy ‘ Dai Hower, several months ago. Tlte two men appeared to be It’ p . I lit th stat.-d till y w<-re ' that they < '■ their term at cr.ce. It is not known yet whethet the two men will be (tied on the other chaige, but their attorneys . have circulated a petition among state ( witnesses asking that the other charge be dropped. ’ ( Chief of Police Sephus Meli hi refused to sign the petition, and stated ] Satin day night that he would net sign it at any time in the future. —. —o D. C. H. S. SENIOR PROM TUESDAY NIGHT Annual Dance Staged By Senior Class Os Catholic High School Scheduled For Tomorrow Evening The annual Senior Prom, given undei the auspices of lite senior class of Decatur Catholic high school will be held Tuesday evening. May 10. in the Catholic high school auditorium. A high class orchestra lias bean secured to provide music tor the dancing. The grand march will start at 9 o clock, prompt. The Senior Prom lias been one of the outstanding affairs of the graduating class of the local school each year for the last few year-.. Indications are that this year's prom will lie the best evei held. Tickets will sell for one dollar pei couple and can lie obtained turn any senior. If tickets are not obtained before Tuesday evening, they may be seemed at the door. — o American Flyers To Try Flight From New York To Paris Tuesday .New York, May 9-(United Press) The Bellanca monoplane in which Lloyd Bertaud and Clarene Chamberi lln plan to make their New York to . Paris flight attempt will leave for Paris tomorrow morning, weather permitting, if Nungesses and Coli fail to ; arrive by night, G. M. Bellanca, buildI er of the plane, told the United Press today.

Moonshine Taken In Raid STORMS TAKE TOLL OF 50 LIVES

Snyder-Gray Case Goes To Jury Late Today, Lon ■ Island City N. Y. May 9—(UP) -Closing arguments in the trial of Judd Gray and Ruth Snyder were completed today at 3:38 p. in. District attorney Newcombe finished the state's summation at that (tour. Tlte ease was to go before the jury after a chaige by supieme court jus tire Townsend Schttdder. RED CROSS FUND RECEIVES BOOST More Than S2OO Contributed Here Over Week-end To Flood Relief Fund Red Cross flood relief fund was boosted more than S2OO over the week end, the total reported today by Miss Annie E. Winnes. secretary of the county Red Cross chapter, being $1,679.69. The Methodist Sunday school took up a collection amounting to $l()n Sunday morning, this bqing the largest single contribution made so far. The Baptist Sunday school also took up a collection for the fund, turning in sl9 to Miss Winnes, today The county has almost reached its quota of $2,050 in the national fund.

CiKzeni at Berne and in that community have contributed between S6OO and S7OO, so far, but only S3OO of that amount has been reported to Miss Winnes, officlaliy'atid that is all that is included in the total of $1,679.69. , Indications are that Adams county will be one of the first counties in the state to raise its quota and the goal likely will be exceeded consid- ( erably. In a letter received today by Miss Winnes from National headquarters of the Red Cross, the following information was given: A total of 323,827 refugees are being cared for in (he 66 refugee camps. The number of refugees in eaelt of the seven tiood*4 siatss- is' as ')'■.•>- < lows-Arkansas, 114,373; Mississippi. 160,941; Illinois, 6,600; Kentucky. 3,032; Tennessee, 4,322. Louisiana figures are incomplete, due to (he fact that the number of refugees is increasing hourly. The Red Cross now has 64 area relief offices in operation. There are 826 power boats, each flying the Red Cross flag, playing the icowiM i:d ox page tw<>> MUSIC CONTEST WINNERS NAMED Results Os Music Memory Contest In Grade Schools Made Public The winning teams in the music memory contest held last Tuesday at the Cen'.Tal school building were announced today by Miss Dessolee Chester. music suitervisor in the Decatur public schools. In the seventh and eighth grades, the 8 “A” team won high score. The team is composed' of James Burk, Bernice Closs and Georgia Foughty. In the fith and sixth grades, the 6 ”B” team won first place. The team is composed of Glenice Tindall, Mary Maxine Brown and Virginia Miller. Perfect scores of 120 were made by James Burk and Glenice Tindall and the total score of the 8 “A” team lacked only 3 points of being an entirely iperfect score. The scores of the other members follow, Bearnice Closs, 119; Georgia Foughty, 118; Mary Maxine Brown, 112, and Virginia Miller, 110. Tomorrow, a contest will be held among the two winning teams to decide the school winner. The local school did not enter the state contest this year and the work was given by Miss Chester merely to create an interest in music.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May 9, 1927.

CYCLONIC WINDS HIT SOUTHWEST OVER WEEK-END Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska . And Texas In Path OsTwisting Winds PROPERTY DAMAGE IS TREMENDOUS (United Press) Death dealing winds whipped | through southwestern United States over the week-end and the destruction continued today. Vvire service through Missouri, parts of Kansas and Colorado is imperiled today by near cyclonic winds following a storm Saturday and Sunday which resulted in at least 50 persons being killed and more than 300 injured. Property damage will be in the millions. The storms were first felt Saturday night and Sunday morning, when they lashed viciously at central Missouri, southwest

Kansas and parts of Nebraska. Fifteen persons are known to have been killed in that area as tile twisting winds swept down farm houses and uprooted trees. The cyclones are said to have been freaks, which divided into two sections and mowed wide paths. Heavy Rain Accompanies Wind

Accompanying the atmospheric conditions were heavy rain and electric 1 storms which did damage in parts of Texas. lowa, Nebraska and Colorado. Some snow was reported in Colorado i areas. After a quiet Sunday the tremend- 1 ous winds sprayed destruction again ' early today, and one section in Texas reported considerable damage. 12 known adTKRi' w • ■’ T* ■' towns worst hit were Garland and ( Nevada, Texas. Reports were meager over the hurricane area today, as the storms crippled wire communications. < Tabulations at noon of the dead over the area of tlte wind storm show: Kansas, 13. Missouri, 10. Texas, 27. It was the worst wind storm in the southwest since earlier in the spring, when winds destroyed Rock Springs, Texas, with a loss of life estimated j at 60. Indiana Has Cloudburst Madison, Ind., May 9.—(UP)—More than 100 persons were homeless here as the result of a cloudburst early today which caused heavy property damage. Craigmont hospital for the insane faces a water famine, due to the wash(COXTIXI ED OX PAGE TWO) AUTO ACCIDENTS CLAIM TWO LIVES Dozen Other Persons Injured In WeekEnd Motor Accidents In Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind. May 9 —(UP) — Two persons were dead and a dozen ethers were recovering today from in juries received in week end auto acci dents in Indianapolis. Swerving his auto in front of rn Interurban car on East Washington street, Jesse Bristine was killed ia.M ■ night. , Mrs. Joint Stuckey, 50, died from injuries received when an auto driven by John McCammon struck her. Me Camnton lost control of his auto v,hen I a car in front of his stopped sudden- - iyI Hls car crashed into the auto ahead t then ran up on the sidewalk, and r pinned her against a veranda. i Others injured in a series ot auto ctishes here were not seriously hurt.

Warmest Weather Os Season Recorded Today Decatur ami Adams county experienced tlic warmest weather ot the season today, when the mercury soarnd to above the SO degree mark in the shade. The sky was overcast part of the day. hut the only rain recorded was a light shower tally this morning A strong wind accompanied the slower. NEW BREAK IN LEVEEEXPECTEBI Predict Break In Louisiana Would Make 200,000 People Homeless By Alfred P. Reck (U. I’. Staff Correspondent) New Orleans. May 9 (UP) —Despite engineers' predictions that a break in the levee is certain, thousands or workers today labored to strengthen

the Mississippi dike at Big Bend and pievent homes of 200,000 southern Louisiana residents being flooded. Tlte big bend is an egg-shaped turn of Bayou Des Glaises in Avoyelles parish. Technical experts declared the chance is slight that a brake in the levee at this point can ite averted, if the retaining wall gives at any point along a 27 mile stretch of the river, 13 south-central parishes of the state would inundsted Suffering from the flood in Louisinana which is now grater than tiny other stricken state, would be doubled by this eventuality. o—

Ed Koller Buys Store At Preble Ed Kolter, who has been employed in a furniture store at Bluffton, has purchaser the Hejmrick store, at. Preble. The invoice of the Preble store was completed Friday and Mr. Kolter has taken charge of his new business. County Council To Hold Special Meeting June 6 A special meeting of the county council will be held June 6. for the purpose of making several appropriations as are needed at this time for tlte conducting of the business of Adams county. The county commissioners will be in session on that day, also. CLASS MAKES COMMUNION Impressive Service Held At St. Mary’s Catholic Church Sunday Morning Beautiful and impressive were the solemn communion services held at St. Mary's Catholic church Sunday, when a class of 44 boys and girls made their solemn communion. The communion mass, held at 7:30 o’clock was largely attended by members of the congregation. Tlte Rev. J. A. Seimetz, pastor, officiated and delivered an instructive and inspiring sermon. He spoke on the importance of making a good communion and addressed the members of the class and parents of the communicants on their duties and obligations. His sermon was based on the words of St. Paul, ‘Life or death; blessing or cursings", and his words added to the solemnity and impressiveness of the occasion. All members of the communion class marched from the school building Into the church. They were proceeded by the altar boys, escort candle carriers and small boys and girls, all dressed In white, carrying cala lilies. Members of the last year's communion class also marched in the procession and received holy com(COXTIXI ED OX PAGE TWO|

! Sunday House Hunting ibisO , / ' X' \ Edward W. Starling. White House Secret Service man, is inspecting sites ottered President Coolidge for ,t Suntiner residence. The President will not make his choice until Starling completes his tour of tlte

midwest. MRS. JUDSON ' a TEEPLE DIES fl Wife Os Former Mayor Os '. Decatur Dies At Home Here Early This Morning i Mrs. Maggie A. Teeple, 68, wife of f Judson W. Teeple, former mayor of t Decatur, died at her home at 706 North Second street, at 6:50 o'clock (his morning, following an extended illness due to goitre and heart trou- ( ble. Mrs. Teeple fell more than sev- 1 en months ago and dislocated one of 1 her arms and she had never been out 1 of her home since that time. Maggls Ziegler Teeple was a daughter of Peter ami Leah Ziegler and 1 was born in Center county, Pennsyl- ' vania. September 28, 1858. She was 1 married to Judson Germantown (now Pershing). Indiana May 28. 1885. Since their marriage, 1 Mr. and Mrs. Teele have resided in Decatur. Mr. Teeple having been admitted to the Adams County Bar prev- ' ious to their marriage. Three children were born to Mr. 1 and Mrs. Teeple, one of whom. Ray Z. Teeple. of Fort Wayne, survives. 1 The other two. Erie May and Roy Smith Teeple, died several years ago. Ono brother survives in addition to the husband and one son. He is Ly- 1 man H. Zeigler, of Redkey. Mrs. Teeple was a member of the Evangelical church at Pershing. Funeral services will be held at the residence at 2 o’clock Wednes- ; day afternoon, with the Rev. H. W. Thompson, pastor of the Christian church, officiating. Burial will bo made in the Decatur cemetery. Department Store In Chicago Collapses i Chicago May 9—(UP)—With a deaf i ening rumble a 4 story building occu- - pied by the Louis Department store . crumbled and finally collapsed today I sending tons of debris showering to ; the earth. . > Within an hour after the crash pro- - jiietors of the stole said all of their 1 employees numbering about 25 had r been accounted for. t Police and firemen however ordered , the debris searched in the belief of , a number of customers had been pennf ed under the falling walls. 1 E. F. France 111 At His Home In This City 1 F. E. France, one of Decatur’s best 1 known citizens, Is ill at his home on ? Mereer avenue, with a very severe atB tack of the flu A special nurse is ate tending him and his condition this af- '■ ternoon was reported unchanged from the past day or so.

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AIRMEN OVERDUE ON TRIP TO NEW YORK FROM PARIS Anxiety Replaces Hope As Hours Pass With No Word From Missing Plane WEATHER BAD OFF AMERICAN COAST New York. May 9. (United Press) Anxiety lor the safety of Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli, attempting to fly from Paris Io New York was replacing hope for a triumphant flight as (he 38lh hour since their take off passed this afternoon. At 2:19 p. in., they were (wo hours overdue here. At that hour the weather in New York could hardly have been worse for the conclusion of the flight. A fog so heavy that from the streets the upper stories of the Woolworth tower were not visible. From the battery whore the landing was to i>e made. Governor's Island, the statue of liberty, and such familiar landmarks could not be seen. A wind was whipping up a

nasty sea. Plane Not Sighted St. Johns, N. F., May 9 —(United Press) —Captains Nungesser and Coli, enroute from Paris to New York in an airplane, were missing today so far as sources of information in this vicinity were concerned. The St. Pierre et Miquelon wireless station has no information regarding the fliers the United Press was Informed. The marine department, the American consulate and. Newfoundland wireless stations knew nothing of the report, attributed to an iin-nam-ed American destroyer that Nungesser had been sighted in this vicinity. Welcome Is Prepared New York. May 9—(U. P. —New York made ready today to welcome ('apt. Charles Nungesser and Cap*. Francois Coli, attempting to fly from Paris to New York, although at 11:19 a.m., 35 hours had elapsed without word of the aviators. Tugs were prepared to go down the bay to greet; them and scores of watchers were on duty scanning the heavens for some trace of the White B : rd the Nungesser-Coli airplane. ' i ; TVi- pl . . • • ••. - ■' <- .«•« .- to search for them. Saint Roman Still Missing Pernambuco, Brazil, May 9—(United Press) — Capt. Saint Roman. French aviator, and his two companions on an attempted flight across the South Atlantic ocean were still missing today. A search of islands near the coast and isolated places along the coast itself revealed no trace of the plane or the airmen, who left Africa Thursday morning for I his city. o MAN MURDERED i BY INSANE SON Farmer Shot To Death Near Fort W ayne W hen Son Goes Insane Fort Wayne, Ind., May 9—(UP) — Wesley Smith Jr. 27 is being held for another sanity test today. He shot and killed his father Wesley Smith, sr , 56 Sunday afternoon, a fit of insane rage it is believed. Wesley, Jr. who until a year ago was a ward in the East Haven hospital at Richmond, became enraged when a door in the farmhouse of his father, refused to work. He battered the door open, and seizing a rifle, shot his father in the head. He then went into the dining room and sat down to dinner. He was there when the shetiff arrived and arrested him on a mu. ’.er charge. Hangs Self In Garage Kendallville,, Ind., May 9—(UP) — Despondent over ill health and lack of work Russel Frick, 29, of Brimfield six miles west of here, committed suicide early today by hanging himself to a rafter in his garage.

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