Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 113, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1927 — Page 1

WEATHER r and warmer toht. Friday InLing cloudiness (j warmer, probab [followed by »howi by night.

FLOOD LOOMS ALONG MISSOURI RIVER

WEATHER STILL JIINDERS SEARCH j FOR TWO AIRMEN Xi Trace Found of Captains Kunjfesser and Coli, Missing French Flyers Iboil VISIBILITY REPORTED at sea ■<e\v York. May 11.—(UP) — weather still remained toda the chief enemy of Captains Cir ri' Nungesser and Francois Cell, mising Paris to New York! MLtors. ■ Fol's and rains in many places (Mi the Atlantic seabord, and ftreats of storms, the same elements which were largely blamfor the failure of the airmen’s Hi: -< ''med banded together to pre-1 * < itisfaeiory prosecution of the' Dirigible Kept In Mooring Brim dirigible I.os Angeles, which •; s to have left soon after daybreak to patrol the nearby coast and perventure far to sea. was kept to it 1 mooring mast by the poor flying w iditions and probably canont cast before late today as the earliest. ■Sea plan, s. ready to take the air in ft rch of Nungesser and Coli were • her prevented from taking off or th ir range of vision was so reduced th t they could do little. ■Ships at sea reported poor visibility p> vented any really effective hunt ■inn made by their lookouts. \yhat Experts Think ■New York. May 11.—(VP) —Here’s w it the experts — men who have ■|o tn. men who devote themselves w ■ y to aviation and kindred probk' s, and men who know the seas — th ik about the probable fate of CapSi ns Nungesser and Coli: ■ iJcut. i/dgh Wade of American tr tind-the-world flyers: “I prefer to ■lime they are still alive but I ■Mize it is a slender hope. J fear ■bating ice or heavy winds have sight about destruction of their ■lane.” ■ Capt Robert Bartlett, Polar exp’orW >f more than 35 years experience: • • .... ;k.„nr. even six lei does not necessarily mean that liisp two adventurers have lost their Ives." Capt. Ives captain of the Iteamship Paris: “I hardly believe Iley will be found alive.” B A. Raulin, purser of the Paris: 'Nungesser’s s’ar has not set yet. He lea-- a charmed life.” l imit. Guy Envin, French army ofIcei "One should not give up hope ICONTIMI RD OX I’.MIE TWO, MRY IS THIRD SCHOOL CITY SIM City Displaces Fort Wayne On State Board Os Education Indianapolis, May 12.—(UP)—Gary "ill displace. Fort Wayne as the third « hool city of the state, according to feports on the annual school enumeration now being taken in These figures show that Gary, with 124,852 school children listed this J ear, will displace Fort Wayne, whose enumeration is only 24,219. This gives Gary a margin of 633 upon which to base her claim for ■epresentation on the state board of education. This will result in the "lipplanting of L. C. Ward of Fort Wayne, now a member of the board. ,l ; v A. E. Wirt, superintendent of public instruction. I nder the state law, three members "I >he board are superintendents of schools from the three cities in the state having the highest enumeration °f school children betwen the ages of 8 and 21. , Indianapolis, South Bend and Fort Wayne have held these places for some time. The changes on the education board "JU take place immediately after May 13> according to Miller.

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Charlie Chapman Is Funny To Spectators But Not To Jurors New York, May 12.- (UP) The antics of Charlie Chaplin on the witness stand in Ids defense against a $50,000 plagiarism suit amused the • spectators lint left io of the jurors cold, it appeared when the jury was discharged early today, unable to agree upon a verdict. The 12 men were reported to stand lo to 2 in favor of giving l.eo Loeb, salesman. 150.000 for the alleged theft of his scenario, "The Rookie," which Loeb charged was the basis for Chaplin's popular picture, “Shonder Arms." M. E. SOCIETY NAMES OFFICERS Mrs. F. V. Mills Elected Officer Os District Woman’s Home Missionary Society — Mrs. F. V. Mills, of Decatur, was elected corresponding secretary of the Woman's Home Missionary society of the Fort Wayne district of the Methodist Episcopal church, at the thirtyninth annual meeting of the organization, held at the Simpson M. E chinch in Fort Wayne, Wednesday Mrs. J. R. Bishop, cf Bluffton, was eleett d president. The other officers are: Mrs. W. W Martin of Bluffton, first vice-president ; Mrs. W. W. Wiant of Fort Wayne, second vice-president; Mrs. Thomas Davies, of New Haven third vice-president; Mrs. C. E. Martin, of Garrett, fourth vice-president; Jennie Sleine cf Bluffton, iecording secretary; Mrs. W G. Bates of Fort Wayne treasmer. The society voted to hold its 192 S annual conference at the Forest Park Methodist Episcopal church. Fort Wayne. The appointment of department secretaries for the ensuing year are: Young people. Mrs. George W. Monesmitli, of Forth Wayne; children. Mrs. •II Beatty. Waynedale; evangelism. Mrs. James Eliot, of Angola; missionary education, Mrs Mildred Westerlin. of Wcodburn: Christian stewardtemperance, Mis. E. Butler, ol New Haven; perpetual membership. Mrs William Franks, of Garrett: bequest and devise. Mrs. George H. Crouse, of Fort Wayne; thank offering. Mrs. C H. Hoelle cf Fort Wayne: conference members, Mrs. Ross Stoaks. of De catur, and life service, Mrs. O. T Martin. of For: Wayne. The conference opened yesterday morning. Speakers at the morning session were Mrs. F. C. llcLain, Mrs. ( B. Crobail, Mrs. Cora Downs Stevens, Mis. E. F. Hilkert. Mis. W. G. Bates. Mrs. F. V. Mills. Addresses during the afternoon session were given bv Mrs. Charles Easley. Mrs. E. A. Hartman, Mrs. V. G. Carter. A banquet was held in the evening Francies Case To Go To Jury Late This Afternoon Bluffton. May 12.—The case of the state vs. Golden Francies, charged with assault ami battery with intent to commit a felony, which has been in progress in the Wells circuit court for the past several days will go to (he jury late this afternoon. Arguments were given by both sidesthis morning, and at 1 o'clock this afternoon both sides rested the case, awaiting instructions from the jitdg. o —> 1 Wisehaupt Funeral To Be Held Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. J. D. Wisehaupt. who died yesterday morning. will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the house and at 2'30 o'clock at the United Brethren church. The Rev. Cecil R. Smith will have charge of the services assisted by the Rev. J. C. Miner, former pastor of the local United Brethren church. | Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. Fi lends may review the body between 7 and 9 o’clock tonight, or between 10 and 11 o'clock F riday morning.

0N L Y DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

HEAVY FINES ARE GIVEN VIOLATORS OF LIQUOR LAWS Three Men Fined SSOO Each And Send To Penal Farm > AUTO USED BY TRIO STILL HELD The (largest liquor violation fines ever meted mil in Mayor’s court in ths city wore assessed late yesterday us imoon, when Verne Heche and Harry Heche each received a fine of SSOO and costs and sentences of six months on the state penal farm for violation of the prohibition law. Frank Storie. of Fort Wayne, also, i pleaded guilty to a charge of transI poriaN.on of liquor and received a like I line and sentence. Harry Heche who was arrested Sunday when the farm on which he lived, near Linn Grove, was raided, entered a idea of guilty to illegal manufacture of intoxicating liquor. Verne Heche, charged with transportation. pleaded not guilty, but was later found guilty, on trial. Frank Storie. arrested witli Verne Heche. pleaded gu Ity, but was not ■entenced until this as ernoon, being held as a witness in the Heche trial yesterday. The men were returned to the county jail, awaiting committment papers to the state penal farm. Attorneys from Fort Wayne, representing Rose Stout, of Bluffton, who claims to be Hie ow-ner of the Studabaker coupe in which Heche and Storie were riding when arrested, failed in their effort to get possession of the car, The car is in the custody of Sheriff Hurl Harlingsworth, awaiting a decision from the local court. The law provides that a car taken into custody when the driver is arrested on a transportation charge, may be sold and the money derived from (lie sale turned oxter to the county school fund. Mrs.'Stout claims that the car is her property. FAIL TO FIND BODY IN LUKE Dragging Os Lake At Warsaw For Body Os Murder Victim Unsuccessful Warsaw, Ind.. May 12. -(UP) —Constant dragging of Canter lake here for the body of Franklin Tucker, believed to have been murdered on the night of Jan. 28, has failed to reveal the location of the victim. County authorities express the belief that Martin Ross, Elkhart, who

confessed that he, Vern Martin and John Baumgartner, also of Elkhart, killed the cigar store clerk, has not told the true story of the disposition of the body. May Plead Insanity Frederick C. Morrice, Goshen attorney, woh has been retained by relatives of Ross announced today that insanity probably will be the defense plea of his client. Ross in his cell at the Kosciusko county jail is in a highly nervdfts state and spent much of this morning singing in a high pitched voce that attracted attention of many persons outside. Prosecutor W. G. Loehr denied today that Ross has repudiated his confession, but grilling of the trio was resumed by Sheriff Frank McKrill in an endeavor to obtain addiitonal details of the murder. Baumgartner Arrested Kalamazoo, Mich.. May 12.— (UP.) —John B. Baumgartner, 24, today was to be returned to Elkhart. Ind., to face charges of slaying Frank Tucker, wealthy Warsaw, Ind., cigar manufacturer. Baumgartner was arrested by Kalamazoo county authorities after being located by a newspaper announcement of his approaching marriage. Vern Martin and Martin Ross, under arrest at Elkhart, are said to have made confessions implicating Baumgartner At the murder, Jan. 28.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 12, 1927.

Bureau Head • *> a 9 i t J tr J * - \ W ' ■ a Eugene Meyer, Jr.. former nitiiitiging direlor of Hie Wtir Eintince Corporation, is lo be Hie hetid of Hie reorganized Federal Farm Loan Bureau. Ihe appointment comes from President Coolidge', who requested the resignation of Hie head of the old bureau, Hoherl A. Cooper, to permit reorgani.zation. INDIANAPOLIS MEN VISIT GIT* Twenty-live Wholesale Merchants Os Capital ('ity Make Stop In Decatur Twenty-five wholesale merchants nf Indianapolis, representing every line of merchandise wholesaled in that city, arrived in Decatur at noon today, for a two-hour visit with customers in this city. The tour, which includes several Wabash valley cities, is the annual courtesy trip made by the wholesale division of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. A.g.’u>cjj was served at the Murray hotel for the men. and at 12 uttStk? and following the meal, the members of the party separated and each called on customers buying from the wholesale houses in Indianapolis that they represented. The pary is headed by Dick Miller, president of the City Trust Company, and president of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. Two large busses are carrying the men on their trip, which ends tonight after a dinner party at Portland. The party left this city at 2 o’clock and will stop at Berne and Geneva on their way to Portland. The trip will be concluded tonight and the men will arrive in Indianapolis at 10 o'clock. The party left on the trip Wednesday morning at 7 o'clock, visiting at Peru. Lagroe, Andrews and Huntington yesterday. They visited in Huntington and Bluffton this morning before coming to Decatur. Dudley Smith of the Indianapolis News, was a member of the party, representing the press on the trip. Following is a list of members of 1! OX I'l X ! KI) OX I’M.l’ lUOI o Red Cross Relief Fund More than S6O was added today to the Red Cross flood relief fund being raised in Adams county. The total reportel today was $2,471.41. Miss Annie E. Winnes announced today that checks for $2,050, the quota fixed for Adams county, have been mailed to the national headquarters of the Red Cross, at Washington. Following are the contributions reported today by Miss Winnes: Previous total $2,409.96 Salem Sunday School and Salem Ladies Md Society 20.60 Calvary Sunday School of Linn Grove Evangelical Church. 35 93 Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Lee 3 00 A Friend 1.00 Loose change in boxes .92 Total $2,471.41

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME TO BE USED! BY G. E. FACTORY I I Local Plant To Operate On Fast Time Same As Fort Wavne Factory CLOCKS WILL NOT BE SET FORWARD The Decatur branch of the General Electric Company will operate on the same time us would be effective under daylight saving time, beginning next Monday, May 16. it was announced from the Fort Wayne office, last evening. This will put info effect a schedule for the day force of from 6:20 o'clock a.m. to 11 and from 12 o'clock noon until 4 o'clock p.m. The (hicks will not be changed, however, j The action, according to the an- ; ( nouncement made by Mr. Barnes. I assistant general manager of the ; Fort Wayne plant, is necessary be- : cause of the fact that daylight saving time will bb inaugurated in Fort Wayne next Sunday and because of the fact that the eastern plants of the General Electric are located in cities where daylight and eastern time, used , together, make 1 a difference of two hours, inconveniencing them greatly. While officials of the company do , not wish to do anything which will add io the confusion or to create more confusion, they feel that for . their own system the change in working hours is necessary. Though they would prefer to have this com- ( munity operate under the same time, they will not urge it unless asked to do so. Mr. Barnes explained over the telephone that, with two hours difference here and the east, there was always great confusion in arranging for telephone calls and telegrams and that the change of time for the summer months is made to avoid that as much as possible. o LOCAL GIRLS END NURSE'STRAINING Adams County Young Wom- • Lutheran Hospital included in the list of graduates who have just completed the nurses training course at the Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne, are: Mildred F. Elzey, . of Decatur; Leona E. Williams, of , Berne; Etta L Martin, Geneva; and Esther M. Brandt, Willshire. Ohio. The annual commencement exercises weie hold last night at St. Paul'sLuthefan church Fort Wayne. The Rev. F. J. Lankenau of Napoleon. Ohio, third vice-president of the Missouri synod, delivered the commencement address and diplomas were presented to 24 young women. The local women have been in training for several years. Miss Elzey is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Elzey, 605 Short Sixth street, and is a graduate of the Decatur high school. She will take special work at the hospital until next September, after which time she will engage in the profession of nursing. SPEAKER FOR K. OF C. BANQUET NAMED Frank Cullinan, Os Lafayette, Chosen To Give Principal Address Following Initiation, Sunday Frank Cullinan, of Lafayette, district deputy of the Knights of Columbus will be the principal speaker at the banquet following the exemplification of degrees at the new Catholic Community Center building in Fort Wayne Sunday May 15. A class of Decptur menn will receive the second and third degree work. The first degree was conferred on them in this city, and a class of Huntington, Fort Wayne and Decatur men will take the additional two degrees at Fort Wayne. The class is composed of 195 candidates. The second degree work will be in charge of Adrian C. Wemhoff. grand knight of the Decatur council. A number from this city are planning to attend the initiation.

“Knickerbocher Girl” Sued For Damages By County School Board — Jiffeisonville, Iml., May 12 (UP) —Virginia Allen, lit, who has become known as (lie "kniekerbocker girl,” today was defendant in a suit (or $6.500 damages, an aftcrmutlrof the tight she won for freedom of dress The suit, filed in circuit court here by Cluck county schol officials, churg ed that the girl had established through legal action that knickerbockers are not immoral, had "defied schol authorities, demoralized the school and exposed the board to ridicule for many weeks." ( AUTOS CRASH AT STREET CROSSING Cars Driven By Leigh Bowen And Albert Muinnia Collide; Young Lady Hurt An au'omobile accident, which sounded more like an explosion, occuired at the corner of Madison and Fifth st reels about 6:30 o'clock last night. Miss Evelyn Miller, who was riding witli Albert Mumma, was injured when she was thrown through the windshield of the Chevrolet couch in which she was riding. Miss Miller was cut about the head and face and received a slight injury to lier hip. She was taken to a local physician, where her wounds were dressed. It is not thought her injuries will be serious. The accident occurred when a Studabaker coupe, driven by Leigh Bowen, and the Chevrolet coach collided at the street intellection. The cars struck each other with such impact that they were locked and thrown into the B. J. Terveer yard, striking a tree. The cars were damaged consider ably and were towed to local garages for repairs. The fronts of both cars were bent and the fenders demolished. It is thought that the frames of the cars are slightly bent. The radiator of Mr. Bowen's car was twisted. A car driven by Douglas Haney, of this city, struck Donald Wanas, Fort Wayne messenger boy, on an uptown street at Fort Wayne yesterday afi '■! U- ' ' ' '" ■ the bicycle he was riding was demolished. Tuesday afternoon the emergency brake of the Buick sedan belonging to Dr. E. G. Coverdale failed to hold at.- the top of the hill near the Deca-1 tur country club, and the car started on a rampage down the hill. A small' girl was in the path of the auto and in an effort to escape being struck she jumped and sprained her ankle. The Coverdale car struck a barbed wire fence, and the one side of the car was badly scratched. There was no damage, however, to the car other than the paint. o LEAKING GAS CAUSE OF FATAL EXPLOSION Six Persons Killed When Explosion I Wrecks Two-Story Brick Building In Dallas, Texas Dallas. Tex., May 12. — (UP) Ignition of gas which had leaked from a meter was given today as cause of the blast which wrecked a two-story brick building here, killing six persons and injuring 41 others. The explosion occurred 4ast night as firemen were fighting a blaze which broke out in the building. Thirty-five men were on the second floor of the building attending a lodge meeting when the explosion came. W. Henry Lee, fire captain, was almost instantly killed, and four other firemen injured. Persons many feet away from the building were injured by flying glass and pieces of debris. New Filling Station To Open Next Saturday Harry Staley announced today that his new gasoline filling station and accessory shop on North Second street would be open for business next Saturday. The new building has been erected at the corner of Second and Marshall street.

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COUNCIL BLUFFS, OMAHA AND OTHER CITIES IN DANGER Break In Mississippi River Levee Near Baton Rogue Averted Today NEW DISASTER IS PREVENTED ()ni:ili:i, Nel).. May 12 (I nite<l Press) Warning that the Missouri river would go over its banks before this alternoon was issued to all communities and farms along the swirling stream from Blencoe, lowa, to Omaha and Council Blutls on both tlu' Nebraska and lowa [sides of the river, by the weath- | er bureau here today. Blair. Nelnaska. 25 miles fioni Omaha. reported at 10:3(1 a. m. that the river bud risen within six indies of flood stage and gave promise cl' braking over tile adjacent farm lands and pans of the town before noon. The walers this morning had begun to flood some of the lower districts of Council Bluffs. Feat was expressed tbut the entile west end section of Council Bluffs, with a population of mote than 15,001) persons, would be inundated. New Disaster Averted In South New Orleans La. Muy 12 <UP) Floi d disaster in the farming country 20 miles south of Baton Rouge was reported averted today when lexve work ers hastily flung up a “run around” levee at Plaquemine Point wner- a break denied iminent from a sandboil. The reput flom the office of the district engineers said the situation in effect "is now in hand " A bleak at Plaquemine Point on the east bank of the Mississippi would have inundated sevetal parishes north of here. The flood waters would probably flow across i.mntry. draining into lakes Mattrepras and Ponteharti aim Plaquemine Point is 70 miles north west, of New Drleans. Terse reports concerning the threatened Big Bend brake on the Bayou Des daises at at mum today indicated ■ I m _ . ■ i' ■ man’s hastily Tiling ii'uTlvark which- top the levee for a 27 mile stretch. Expansion Planned Anderson, Ind., May 12. —The Big Four railroad company today anI nounced the authorization of appropriations for a vast expansion program here, including doubling the size of shops and yards at South Anderson The work will be completed this fall. WATER WELLS PRODUCING GAS — Gas Boom Starts In Van Wert When Shallow Water Wells Give Forth Gas Van Wert. Ohio, May 12 A gas boom lias been started in Van Wert within Ute last few days. Private water wells have started to tm'n into productive “gassers". J L. Webster of South Cherry street discovered that the well which had been providing water for his family for the last 22 years had broken into a gas well, without injury to the water and without taint to the taste of the water. Members of the family had noticed rumblings in the well for several days A lighted match was held over the top of the pump and a flame shot upward. It was necessary for the city filemen to extinguish the blaze. An oil and gas well driller was calle dto tap a pipe on to the well casing the nowgas emitting from the water well furnishes fuel for a blaze that leaps from two to three feet into the air. It is the opinion of veteran gas men that there is enough gas coming from the well to supply several houses for cooking and lighting purposes The t'AGK TWO)

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