Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 122, Decatur, Adams County, 23 May 1927 — Page 1

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TORNADO HITS WARSAW; NONE KILLED

I (APT. LINDBERGH liIS DECORATED 8* I ADMIRING FRENCH I | lAmerican Flyer Who ( rossI I cd Vtlantic Made hmjfht I of Legion Os Honor I ■thinks I, e could II I I.Y HACK AGAIN H ■ — I Paris. May 23 (I oiled Press ’ holes A. Lindbergh. of and the whole Lniled llshiles. visited his New \ork- ■ Bt.i-l’.'iris plane today, arrived | ■ I lt , i- ;,| the L.lvsee Palace where M|| C became a knight of lhe ■ ■jeciiiii of Honor and told lhe |li : iiile<l Press that his plane M looked good. , ■ I "I think I could fly back again. ||Hhp said. ■ r.m. Lindbergh won't fly back to ■I Am-rica. 1 •*' Wll > return a steam|M(r. Just what steamer Ims not been I I I fHik I I ■ W* * I I wife- wL I JHB&s -x I I f —L- ■ B (kciib il. The people of Cherbourg ■ ■have invited the flyer to honor them ■ Bl'i sail tig for home from their port. ■ I Lindbergh received the decoration ■ ■ anil a kiss on either cheek in the prill vs'. - ;dy of President. Doumergue of j|B France. i Received By Doumergue Ambassador Myron T. Herrick, who I has had as much thrill out of this I thing as the flyer himself, aecompanI led Lindbergh to the Elysee palace I They immediately entered the study ■ and Iteiimergue came forward, seized I his young visitor with both hands and I kissed him. Then, the president pin I net! on Lindbergh's coat the coveted I cross. Tim ponderous machinery of French ■ government moved swiftly for LindI Imrgli. The appropriateness of giving I him the Legion Cross was plain to I the ITench, from the moment his unI lighted plane alighted from the beavI ens Saturday night at 10:21. 33 hours I and 30 minutes out from New York. Arrangements for the audience with I President Doumergue were made yesI terday A telephone call to the connI try home of Foreign Minister Briand stained that minister's enthuiastic I approval this morning. A few minI utes after noon the young man, who I had thoughtfully provided himself << ox i ixi HD ox cm.i: i ii:» ABRIONETTE AND ACTON INDICTED Bluffton Man And Companion Indicted For Robbing Bank At Payne, Ohio A grand jury at Paulding, Ohio, I Saturday, returned indictments against C. P. Acton, 39, of Bluffton. | and George Adrionette, 20, of Johns- . town, Pa., in connection with the i robbery of the Farmers and Citizens i bank at Payne, Ohio, April 12. The snni of $3,185.71 was taken in the robbery. Acton and Adrionette were captured at Elgin, Ohio, a short distance east of Ohio City, a few hours after the robbery. They have been held ,n Jail at Paulding since then in default of $50,000 bonds each. Acton and Adrionette are believed ,0 be the same men who held up and robbed the Bank of Linn Grove, in Adams county, several weeks before ’be Payne robbery. Two days were spent in presenting evidence to the grand jury, which as been in session here several days on ether cases. The two men are alleged to have abandoned the auto used in the dar<CO\TIMED ON PAGE SIC»

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Lindbergh Forced To Fly Ten Hours In Rain And Sleet By John O’Brien (!’. P. Staff Corespondent) Pails, May 23,—(UP)—Lack of sleep didn't bother valiant Charles Lindbergh on his flight from New York to Paris but sleet provided plenty of trouble, be told newspapermen in describing the trip. The construction of the plane, with the pilot's seat sunk -o low that periscopes alone enabled him to see. kept the wind from blowing on his face and thus prevented sleeplineas. Lindbergh said. “1 encountered sleet in mid Atlantic he said. “Sleet forming on the front of the wings of a plane is capable of forcing it down in a few minutes, but when I struck the storm 1 was alm to fly above it quickly," He flew ten hours in continual rain; sleet ami fog and had to ascend to Id,00y feet to get above it,’’ he said “It wasn't agreeable," he said. He said, however, that he had the advantage cf good weather from New York to Newfoundland, which he considered unusual. o —— A in erican I )est roy er Fired On By Chinese London, May 23 UP The American destroyer Preble was filed on by Cain ese from the south bank of the Yankeve river Friday, and Admiralty Communkue said today. The Preble returned the file. MANY ENTER BIBLE SCHOOL First-Day Enrollment In Daily Vacation Bible School Is 231 The Daily .Vacation Bible School "opened this morning at the Central schorl building with a record first-day enrollment cf 260. It is thought that this year's vacation school will surpass other years considerably. The first day enrollment last J’jar wasi 231. Due to rainy weather today, it is thought that a gf> d many pupils coni templatinu entering the schorl did not come this morning. Principal W. Guy Drown stated this morning that enrollments would be accepted all this week and he urged that all parents send their children to the school as soon as possible so they could be placet! ia correct classes. There are grades at the school tor pupils from the age of five years upward. The Vacation Bilbe school consists of eight grades ami competent teachers have been secured for each grade. Work started at 8:30 and competent teachers have been secured for each grade. Work started at 8:30 o'clock this morning. The school will bo conducted five .days each week for four weeks from 8:30 o'clock each morning until noon, giving the children plenty of time during the rest of the day for play. The school is sponsored by the Protestant churches of Decatur and all children are cordially invited to attend the work each day. Certificates are awarded at the end of the school term, and when a pupil has completed the eight grades he receives a diploma. The local school is one of the most successful Vacation Bible schools in the northern part of the state and merits ,’ie support of all parents. It has been highly recommended by mannv visitors who have inspected the school during the past few years. Mrs - En ’ m p.-Sorf Is Deri Mrs. Emma Weist Presdorf. 63, of Lancaster township. Wells county, died at the Wells county hospital late Saturday night, following an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Mary Brown, a daughter of Mrs. Presdor , resides in this city. Funeral services will be held a the home in Lancaster township aL 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Burial will take place in the Bluffton cemetery. Mrs. Presdorf was a member, of the Baptist church of Bluffton.

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David M. Hensley David M. Hensley, well-known Dealer jeweler and optometrist, died if his temporary horn • in Fort Wayne his morning.

D. M. HENSLEY IS CALLED BY DEATH Decatur Jeweler And Optometrist Dies At Fort Wayne This Morning David M. Hensley, 61. well-known Decatur jeweler and optometrist, died at Fort Wayne, where he had undergone an operation several weeks ago. at 4 o'clock this morning. Mr. Hensley became ill about six weeks ago, and. fidlowing an operation for sUunach at Joseph hospital, he became weaker until death came early this morning. David M. Hensley was born in Tobe Town. West Virginia, May 5 1866. He was the son of Dr. J. L. and Elizabeth Jane Hensley. In 1892. tie came to Decatur and engaged in the jewelry business, which profession he followed until ill health caused him to retire two months ago. Widow and Children Survive On June 8, 1892, Mr. Hensley was (CO.VTIM Ull OX I’AGK T>llll:iC) MEMORIAL DAY PLANS FINISHED W.R.C. Completes Arrangements For Services To Be Held Next Monday Final plans have been completed for tlie Memorial Day program to be given by the Women's Relief Corps and G. A. R., next Monday, May 30. The members of the W. R. C. w ill meet in the Christian church basement Saturday afternoon to tie evergreen lor the decoration. On Monday morning, the W. R. ('. will meet at the church to tie flowers. At 10 o'clock Monday morning, the members of the W. R C. will leave the church and go to the cemetries to decorate the graves of departed comrades and sisters of W. R. C. They will be led by a drum corps and the ooy Scouts. A pot-luck dinner will be served at the Chiistian church at noon l>V the W. R. C. for members of the G. A. R. their wives and members of the W. R. C. and their husbands. The Rev. H. W. Thompson will give a short talk at the close of the meal, and Miss Josephine Anderson will sing .1 selection. Music will be furnished by a men's quartet, also. At 1:30 o'clock, the W. R. C., G. A. R„ drum corps and Boy Scouts will meet at the Christian church and the ritualistic service will be given march to the court house lawn, where After a service at the cenotaph, a service will be held at the Monroe street biidge, in honor of the sailors and marines who have died. This will end the observance. All persons who have flowers to ! donate for decorating the graves are 1 asked to bring them to the church I early Monday morning, or to call Ida I Chronister, telephone No. 1164, and I they will be called for. t

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May 23, 1927.

PLANS MADE FOR j INSTALLATION OFi LIONS CLUB HERE Decatur (’lub Plans Dinner j Dance In Connection With Installation CLEVELAND MAN IS CHIEF SPEAKER Final artangements have been made fur the formal installation of the Decatur Lions club. The installation will be held In connection with a dinner dance for members and their invited guests at the Decatur Country Club, at 6:30 o'clock, Wednesday evening This will be the first event at the new country elub. lidward I>*e Hawk, president of the Cleveland Institute. Cleveland. Ohio, and nationally known as'a human interest lecturer, will be the chief speaker on the elaborate program. MiHawk. has spoken to many business I chilis and other civic associations throughout the country, ami is said to be one of lhe greatest humorists in the country. Mr. Hawk's topic will be the ' Human Nature in Business." Herman Myers is Toastmaster At the dinner. Herman Myers, local club member, will preside as toastmaster. Local city officials, and presidents of the various local organizations will present greetings to the new elub, and special music for the occasion will be furnished by Don Farr's orchestra. W. W. French, of Mishawaka, district governor of Lions, Internal tonal will deliver the charge to the local club, and the district deputy, Robert Shimel, of Fort Wayne, who was the sponsor of the local elub, will give a short talk. The speaking program will be brought to a close by Mr. Hawk's address. Representatives of all Lion clubs in Indiana have been invited to the banquet, anil it is expected that about 150 persons will attend. Following the dinner and speaking program, there will be a dance and card party. The local Lions club was organized several months ago. by representatives of the Fort Wayne chib headed by District Deputy ‘"Bob" Shimel and Walter Bieberich. former Adams county resident. The local organization has a membership of 30, each member representing a different line of business. The regular meeting night is Tuesday, at 6:15 o’clock. Headquarters z for the summer meetings have been established at the dining room of the Christian church. WIND AND RAIN STRIKE DECATUR Wind Does Some Damage During Storm Which Broke At 2 O’clock Wind, of a near-cyclonic velocity, swept through the west part of Decatur at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Dark clouds, that had all the appearances of "twisters" accompanied the wind, which uprooted several trees and scattered branches all over the streets in the west part of the city. A heavy rain fell, also. A largo tree struck the Ben Schrank home on Te»th street as it fell, and tore a corner off the porch roof of the Schrank home. Several other trees were uprooted on Tenth street. Shingles were torn off the roofs of houses, but it is not thought that any serious damage was done by the storm in Decatur. o Mrs. Elizabeth Ehle Dies At Bluff ton Home Mrs. Elizabeth Ehle, 86, mother of ' Frank Ehle, former Decatur resident, ■ died at her home at Bluffton last night. Funeral services will be held at Bluffton Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock. Burial will take place in the Bluffton cemetery.

New Home Os Portland Elks hh; '• • '3 ■•••'*•• IR - TiI®TTT??J t r ■ . -r-M " I | 111 Tj I »•— 1.4 nr." - - - - «w jj L• a J The Portland Elks lodge is making plans to dedicate its beautiful new lodge home, shown above, .in the near future. Lodges from Decatur, Bluffton, Hartford City, Fort Wayne. Muncie and other cities will be invited to join in the dedication program. The bit iding is constructed of vari colored face brick. Work on I lie building’was started last fall and it will be ready for occupancy within a few days. The home is located at the corner of High ind Commerce streets.

Pacific And Antarctic Next Gouls Os American Flyers

1 Trans-Pacific Flight to Manila Among Great Projects Os Future By Harry W. Frantz, (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Washington, May 23.— (UP) —An American birdman has conquered the Atlantic. America will probable seek next to master the far reaches of the Pacific and the Antarctic by air. This was the prediction today of Assistant Secretary of Commerce William P. McCracken, civil air head, in an exclusive interview with the United Press. His imagination tired like that of millions of Americans through the unbelievably successful feat of Charles Linbergh in spanning the Atlantic from New York to Paris by air, McCracken declared a "I rans-Pacitu’ flight to Manila is among the great DECAMWii WINS CONTEST Milton Hoffman Wins First Place In Regional Bible Memory Contest Decatur again carried off a part of the honors at the regional Bible memory and story telling contest at Warren. yesterday, when Milton Hoffmann, of the local Zion Reformed church, won in the memory contest. Miss Lucille Wienke, of St Peter's Reformed church, of Huntington, was the winner in the story telling contest. These | two young people will represent Hie region, composed of Miami, Wabash, Huntington, Wells. Adams, Jay, Blackford and Grand counties at the state contest to be held at Martinsville on June 15 and 17. These contests are held in connection with the State Sunday school convention. which will convene at Martinsville from June 14 to 17. The Bible memory contest will be held on the night of June 15 and the story telling contest on the night of June 17. Many who attended the state convention at Richmond last year were of the opinion that these contests were among the real features of the convention. There was a splendid audience present yesterday and a large delegation from Decatur attended. The others who had entered the contests were Magdaline Oldfather, of Uniondale; Mary Ixdsure, of Lagro; Madeline Hoffman, of Bluffton and Mary Engle, of Decatur. Mrs. L. A. Ertzinger, of Huntington presided at the meeting and the judges who picked the winner were the Rev. A. C. Wischmeler, pastor of the M. E. church of Warren. Mrs. Bartholomew, a teacher in the public schools at Warren; and the state president of the Kiwanis club, of Andrews. Both winners were preat yesterday's contest. sented with a beautiful Bible as prizes

projects of the future.” 1 Simultaneously he ventured the view that Lifidbergh's achievement "likely would lead to an early attempt at the South pole." Manila Flight Practicable "A trans-Atlantic flight to Manila is among the great projects for the future," he said. "Lindbergh’s flight to Paris is over a greater distance than any single leg of a Pacific coast-to-Manila Hight via Honolulu and Guam. Such a flight is clearly practicable. and awaits only someone's enthusiasm. It would be especially interesting because made between points all under the flag. "The chief effort of airplane builders in the light of Lindbergh’s achievement will be to Increase the safety of planes consistent with weightcarrying capacity. With some further experience in long-distance flights with heavy loads the feasibility of the trans-Pacific flight can be safely pre- ! ducted." Other authorities agreed too that [with the North Pole "covered," the Atlantic crossed from New sork to I Paris, and the western hemisphere crossed and criss-crossed by American planes, the Pacific again will en- • gross the imagination of flight promoters. One notable effect of the Lindbergh's success will be to reawaken confidence in the great efficacy of "stunt flights" in promoting the rapid development of commercial aviation, 'officials said. The unparalleled world wide enthusiasm over the New York-ito-Parls flight will be a stimulus to 1 officials and private promoters as well I as aviators, it was believed. During the spring several projects, including one by Lindbergh himself, have been under consideration for a {flight from the Pacific coast to Hawaii. One of these has been in ' abeyance for lack of financial support. This difficulty, it is believed. ' may now easily be overcome. Within the last year naval aviation experts have made extenisve studies concerning the practicability of a {flight by airplanes from the Pacific coast to Manila. o— FIREMEN SPONSOR MOVIE SHOW HERE Members Os City Fire Department Back Showing Os Film, “The Fire Brigade" Here May 26 And 27 [ 1 Local firemen will sponsor the mo- ‘ tion picture, “The Fire Brigade," to be given in this city at the Adams tliea- ‘ tre, May 26 and 27. The play is being shown in all cities ,of the Unit'd ' States under the auspices of lite comi panies and is attracting considerable ' attention. The motion picture corporation • which owns the film is giving 25 per > cent of the profit on the play to the > national association of Fire Chief, and , the proceeds will be used In conuec- • tion with fire prevention week. Local firemen, also, will derive a profit for 1 the local fund.

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ROOFS ARE TORN FROM HOOSES ANO BUSINESS BLOCKS Damage Is W idespread Through City Os Warsaw Following Wind Storm AUTOS ROLLED OVER AND OVER Warsaw, Ind., May 23. - (I'nihd Press) A tornado struck Warsaw this afternoon, ripped the roots I rotn homes and business buildings, bowled over automobiles anti pulled trees out by the roots. A hurried survey ol the city iitdieated that it there were any injuries they were slight. The same storm is reported to have struck other parts of the state, but communication with districts around Warsaw was impossible as all lines were down. Stor-n Rages Ten Minutes The storm swept down from the northwest at 1 p. m. and raged for ten minutes. Damage was widespread throughout the c>ty. A business block in the maiu part of the city owned by Charles Gerard, was unrqofed. Lighter automobiles were rolled over and over, none of the drivers being hurt. TALENTED YOUNG READER IS COMING Miss Virginia Beverforden, Os Fort Wayne, is Booked To Give Program At U. B. Church, Tuesday Complete announcement was made Sunday at the United Brethren church of the special program to be given Tuesday evening of this week, at the local United Biethten church. The local chinch, under tile auspices of the Work and Win Class, have secured Miss Virginia Beverforden, of Fort Wayne, noted young reader, to give an evening’s entertainment. Her readings will be from Edgar Guest, Eugene Field. .lames Whitcomb Riley and others. She is one of the youngest child readers that has ever given a complete evening’s program and lias already for for several years appeared before large audiences. Practically every Fort Wayne organization has heard her and speak highly of her work The program will begin at 8 o'clock, and the public is urged to attend. There is no admission and the local organization is pleased to be able to provide such wholesome programs for its friends anil members and hopes that all will take 1 ad vantage of the same at this time. A free will ottering will he taken, and will he applied on lhe church debt. GOVERNOR BREAKS PROHIBITION LAW Gov. Jackson Obtains Whisky From Friend To Save Life Os Mrs. Jackson Indianapolis, hid., May 23— (UP) — Governor Erl Jackson of Indiana saved the life of his wife with whiskey, and risked imprisonment under the laws he is sworn to uphold to obtain it, Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom revealed today. When Mrs. Jackson became ill of Pneumonia recently and physicians despaired of her life unless whiskey could be obtained for her, Governor Jackson appealed to Attorney General whether there wan not some way under the law whereby reliable whisky could be obtained legally. The attorney General, who had faced the same problem, replied that there was not. There was apparently no hesitation by the Governor in choosing between the two courses that wete open to him: either to obey the law and risk the life of the First Lady of the State; or become a law violator and obtain whisky. The Governor made hltrself open irosmyi FD on vaok six>

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