Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 142, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1927 — Page 1

WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday. Showers Friday and tlightly warmer .outheast portion. 1

BLUFFTON IS HOST TO FIRE FIGHTERS

COL. LINDBERGH RUSHES THROUGH MORE RECEPTIONS flier Has Another Crowded Scehule Today After No Sleep Last Night HEADS FOR ST. LOUIS FRIDAY Xpw York, Juno Hi. —(HP)—Charles Lindbergh was off on another crowded schedule today, making hurried calls in New York amid cheering crowds before going to Brooklyn where another groat celebration honored him. lie left his apartment here at 10:30 a. m.. heading a parade of 14 cars. Lindbergh, hatless as usual, and still happy from his flight to Washington and back earlier in the day, but with-’ out sleep since yesterday morning, sat beside Grover Whalen. He again wore the blue serge suit in which he has received his greatest honors ami it was beginning to need pressing. A crowd of 3,000 cheered him as he left and all the way down Park avenue he was given an ovation which was a minature of his reception Monday. even to the flicker of millions of pieces of paper. Route Is Unannounced New York, June 15. —(UP)—No announcement of the route Charles Lindbergh will follow between New York and St. Louis tomorrow has been made. However, his friends thought he would fly as he usually flies, namely in a straight line. Such a course would hring Vim in the vicinity of the following cities: Easton, Allentown, Pittsburgh. Greensburgh, Pennsylvania: Mounts vil’e. and Whppling. W. Va.; Zanesville, Columbus. Springfield and Dayton. Ohio; Rushville, Shelbyville, Bloomington and Terre Haute, Indiana. Mother Reaches St. Louis St. Louis, Mo.. June 15. — (T’P) —Mrs. Evangeline Tindbergh. mother of Charles Lindbergh arrived here shortly after 12:40 p. nt. today but disappointed crowds gathered at city stations in the hope of seeing her. The car in which she and a party of St. Louisan'S rode from New York in a section of SpirP of St. Louis a Pennsylvania line train was switched to a siding on the outskirts of the city and its occupants hurried away in automobiles. New York, June 16. — (UP)—The famous "we," Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and the Ryan monoplane “Spirit of St. Louis,” were reunited today while New York and Washing‘on << OXTIXI ED <‘V VM.t: TWOt FARM HOUSE IS DAMAGED DY FIRE House On Francis Schmitt Farm, Occupied By Drill Troutner, Damaged A fire of undetermined origin, on the Francis Schmitt farm, a half mile north of this city, caused damage to the extent of several hundred dollars about 5:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon The farm house, occupied by D'ill Troutner, was badly damaged. Mrs. Troutner was at home when the fire occurred but was not aware of the fact that her home was in flames, until a passer-bye noticed the fire on the roof of the house. A call was sent to the local fire department It was necessary to drive the Decatur fire truck about a half mile down a field to a creek, in order to pump water to extinguish the blaze. The entire roof was burned off and part of one side of the house was damage ! before the local firemen gained control of the fire. The local firs truck made t e run in record time, and it was largely due to the firemen’s efforts that any of the house was saved. The property is partly covered by insurance. Mr. Schmitt stated. Damage was estimated at from S7OO to SI,OOO.

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| Man Kills Self After Failing To Slay Girl Logansport, Ind., June it;. (UP) Uarl Osborn, 23. married and the father of two children, was dead by bls own hand here today after failing in an afetmpt to shoot a young girl who told him she was "Jirough” with him. Osborn fired at the girl. Ethel Rouch, 16. while visiting Omer Vanat’a, 40, but the girl was jerked from harm’s path by William Sherman, 19, who received the bullet. Vanatta then grappled with Osborn and also was wounded after which the latter shot himself. Sherman and Vnnatta are recovering. MISS SELLEMEYER IS SAFE IN CHINA Former Decatur You n g Lady,.Doing Missionary Work, Writes To Relatives Friends of Miss Esther Sellemeyer. former Decatur young lady, who is a missionary to China, are glad to know of her safety at Shanghai, after the Chinese rebellion. Miss Sellemeyer tells of her experience in the following letter, which is the first received in this city- for some time: 54 Avenue Road. Shanghai. Kiangsu. China. May 20. 1927. “My Dear Home Folks: — • “Except for a letter from Jess, dated Feb. 4. which went up to Shenchow and back, I haven't had a scratch from home since we left Shenchow. which was March 9. I'm wondering if you have done any better in hearing from me. I wrote Jess even before leaving Shenchow. where vou could reach me in Shanghai. Since then I have cabled and written letters and cards, but still there isn't a word. Did you receive th« cable? Have you written? We hear all sorts of rumors about mail, but don't know how manv are true. For a long time they said that the Chinest postoffice here wouldn’t touch the mail of foreigners hut since other missionaries received occasional letters, T thought the report wasn’t true. Vow there has been a statement in the r>aner that the postoffice is positively handling all mail that, goes threpr-h so I’m hoping again. Re word from Shenchow has been that n’l foreign buildings are occupied hv Chinese soldiers (used ns barracks), that all furniture and belongings left in the buildings are be•’ng taken into the streets and sold, that the movable things in the Bovs School building were taken out and burned, nnd that the entire propertv of the Cathob’c Mission was burned and the two priests who were there, rt"d the>r lives. Nobodv knows where they are. blit it is known that when they fled, they wore without food or money. So you see I’ve ’oat everything I possessed in Shenchow. o i M’" 5 U Welcomed At Indianapolis Indianapolis. Ind . June 16 — (UP) — A groun of university of Michigan alumni presented Mrs. Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh with a bouquet of flowers today when the “Spirit of St. Louis." Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train, passed through Indianapolis enroute to St. Louis. The train arrived at the Union station at 8:25 A. M.. one and one-half hours before the announced time, and plans of city officials and others for a reception were disturbed. Mrs. Lindbergh appeared on the platform and showed herself to the 25 or 30 who were able to get past the guards at the gates. St. Johns School To Hold Picnic Sunday The school of the St. Johns Evan- • gelical Lutheran church at Bingen will hold its annual picnic Sunday as- , ternoon. June 19. in the grove at the ■ school building, seven miles north- ■ west of Decatur, on the Decatur-Fort i Wavne road. A program will be given by , h e pupils of the school. There will be music, amusements, and refreshments. The public is invited.

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REPORT FILED BY APPRAISERS IN ROAD CASE — Benefits From Paving Held Equal To Damages From Widening Right Os Way LAND OWNERS REFUSE OFFER The benefits to be derived from the | improvement of state and federal 1 highway No. 27, past the farms of I Richard B. Johnson. John A. Trout and I). M. G. Trout, are equal to the damages which will result from the widen'ng of the right of way for the road, according to the report of the I three appraisers appointed by Judge ' Sutton in the Adams circuit court, recently, to appraise the benefits and damages. Suits filed by the state aga’nst the three land owners named above to condemn the land needed for widening the right of way, are pending in the circuit court. The report of the appraisers was fled with the clerk of the court late Wednesday afternoon. The appraisers were Herman Reese, Albert Reppert and G. W. Schaefer. Benefits and Damages Equal The appraisers fixed the total damages to John A. Trout at S6O and the total benefits at the same amount. The total damages to Mr. Johnson were fixed at SIOO and the total benefits at the same sum. The total damages to D. M. O. Trout were fixed at S3O and the total benefits at the same amount. Four evergreen trees on the land [ of John A. Trout, which will have to I he removed when the road is widened, were valued at SSO by the appraisers. It is reported that representatives of the state highway commission offered the three land owners a small amount of money to cover the damages before filing the suits, but the land owners refused to accept such a settlement. The highway department wants a strip of land about five feet in width off tile land of each of the three land owners named above as well as all other land owners along the road between this city and Monroe, in order to make the right of way regulation width. All other land owners affected by the improvement signed easements, granting the land needed for the widening of the right of way. TAKES LEADING ROLE IN PLAY Martha Sellemeyer, Former Decatur Girl, Stars In Play In Los Angeles Miss Martha Sellemeyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer. of Los Angeles, California, formerly of this city, appeared in the leading role of the senior class play, “Beggars On Horseback." presented by the senior . class of Manual Arts high school, of Los Angeles, this spring. Miss Sellemeyer took the part of - Cynthia Mason in the play. Following the presentation of the play, in Los Angeles, several movie actors and actresses, who were in the audience, went back stage and congratulated the cast for their fine presentation. Miss Sellemeyer will be graduated from the Manual Arts high school June 26, and she and her mother will leave at once for a visit in this city, arriving about the first of July. Mr. Sellemeyer will join his wife and daughter here in August. Mr. Sellemeyer is assistant sales manager of the Southwest Portland Cement company. Following is an article concerning the play taken from a Los Angeels paper: “ 'The Beggar on Horseback' has ridden by Manual Arts leaving in his wake many laughs and many more fond memories. “The senior A class of summer '27 presented the Beggar on Thursday and Friday nights of this week as (CONTINUED ON PAGE TH V'

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, June Hi, 1927

— —| Pacific Fliers I ■ "Wk i Among the late entries in the proposed $25,00(1 Dallas Io Hongkong flight are Lieutenant Ben Stern (top) and Lieutenant Jess Windham, who also seek the $35,000 prize offered for a California-Hono-lulu hop. PRESIDENT MAKES HIS FIRST CATCH Hooks Seven Rainbow Trout In Hour’s Work With His Rod And Reel Rapid City S. I). June 16—(UP) Seven shiny rainbow trout, the largest t weighing neatly two pounds, were ! caught by President Coolidge today , on his first fishing expidition at his . summer residence. i The President started out after , bieakfast to tiy his luck. The unex- . pecteuly large catch was possible with ( only an horn’s work with rod and reel. i I By Paul R. Mallon, (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Rapid City. S. D., June 16—(UP) — Far off the beaten tracks of travel 32 miles from a railroad, President Colidge awoke today in the secluded l Black Hills of South Dakota to the first vacation a presdient of the United States really ever had. A trout stream patrolled by state police ran by his door; game beasts held in by barbed wire romped in his front yard; a 30 room lodge was his to roam In, and there was no one to disturb him. Newspapermen and r photographers were quartered too far f away to ask him questions or request I him to pose, except at. his direction, j The rugged hills are dotted with i trees, and the air is brisk—at least (CONTINI ED ON I 1 »<■!■: THO> ■ STRANGLER IS ; HELD IN CANADA 1 i Caught In Manitoba After i Search Conducted By 1 More Than 1,001) Men Winnipeg, Canada, June 16 —(UP) — I the suspected strangler, for which ■ more than 1.000 civilians, imported t detectives and local authorities had ■ been searching all night was captured near Killarney, Canada, today accord- ? ing to advices here. s The suspect was yesterday, but escaped from jail within 15 mina utes after he was locked up. s The man was located by the posse 0 duting the night, surrounded and captured this morning. He is wanted at 7 Killarney for the murder of a woman Y and girl. He is believed to be the same 3 i man wanted in a dozen cities in the " United States for similar crimes.

ALLEGED BANK ROBBERS HERE THIS MORNING Men Charged With Payne, Ohio, Robbery Here For Taking Os Deposition LOCAL ERIE AGENT G I V E S TESTIMONY C. I’. Acton. 39, of Bluffton, and George Adroinette, 20. of Johnstown Pa., alleged robbers of the Farmers and Citizen i hank at Payne. Ohio, were brought to Decatur today, to be present at the taking cf the deposition of George E. Teems, station agent of the Erie railroad in this city, which will be used in the tiial of Acton ami Adrionette. which will open at Paulding. Ohio, next Wednesday, June 22. Sheriff H. D. Betts, of Paulding county, and two deputies. Mr. Jackson and Mr. Myers, were in charge of '1 e two prisoners. Attorney F. P. Sooggs. of Paulding, who is special counsel for the state of Ohio in the case, and Attorney S. S. Beard, of Paulding, counsel for the two defendants, took the deposition. The prisoners were brought here in Shot iff Betts’ car. The deposition was taken in tile office of Lenhart. Heller and Schurger, Decatur attorneys. Caught on Erie Train Acton and Adrionette are allot >4 to have robbed the Payne bank on April 12. of $3,185.71 in cash. The two, men were taken from an Erie freight train near Elgin. Ohio, a short distance oast of Ohio City, a few hours after the robbery. and were identified as the hank robbers. It Is alleged that they abamluued the Hudson coach, which was used in mat ing their escape, near Ohio City and boarded the eastbound freight train there. The money stolen from the bank was found buried near the railroad truck, a short distance from Ohio City. The two prisoners declare that they boarded the train in Decatur and were enroute to some point in the Eist in search of work. Today, Mr. Teems was questioned concerning the arrival and departure in Decatur of the freight train on which Acton and Adrionette wore caught. Ho said the train arrived here about 10:15 o'clock. A. M . and left the city at 12:43 o'clock, P. M. He al.w, testified that the train was a teat vim ia> <•> i’age two, CANADIAN ADMITS STDRY IS A HDAX Reports Finding Os Nungesser And Coli To Relieve Monotony Os Life Quebec, Que.. June 16 —(UP) Just to relieve the monotony of life in the lumber camp village of Chicoutimi, in Northern Quebec, an accountant named A. Blais, telephoned to River Bond, more than a hundred miles north of here, yesterday reporting that the missing French fliers Charles Nungesser and Francois (’oil, had been found. The report was soon relayed to Quebec and from there it was telegraphed and cabled tn all parts of the world. Blais was located by ‘he United Press last night. He admitted he had perpetrated the hoax “just to relieve the monotony of life." The idea suggested itself to him. lie added, by reports that flares had been sighted in the region of the camps of the Price brothers lumber company, for whom Blais works. The flares, if was learned last night were a part of a store of such signals stolen recently from the Roberval Aerial station and set off at intervals during the last few weeks for 'lie sake of amusement. On the basis of the confession by Blais, the provincial government announced last night it would call off Its plans to send airplanes Into the North Woods to search for the fliers Instructions were issued to forestry men, never the less, to keep a close watch over th entire district for the missing | Frenchmen. *

Alleged Murderer Gets i New Trial; Case VenuedH Goochland. Va„ June 16. - (UP) — ■ Dr. George Reavis, 60 year-old pliys I Ician, recently sentenced to serve ten ' years for killing Gilbert Lucy, popular young farmer, and given a penal term of 10 years, has won a new trial and a change of venue. His counsel contended Reavis, who came from Lebanon, Ind., ten years ago. was looked upon as an outsider and the Jury was prejudiced. Reavis is alleged to have shot I Acy when the latter created a disturbance on the doctor's front lawn. G.A.R. VETERANS END ENCAMPMENT — Columbus Chosen As Meeting Place In 1925; Governor Gives Address Gary. Ind., June 16. — (UP)—lndiana’s army of G. A. R. veterans, dwindled now to a brave handful, was I disbanding today as delegates to the 48th annual encampment wound up details of their business sessions. Special trains will leave for south- , ern Indiana late today while the , motor hegira of those not official dele- • gates to Grand Army or Auxiliary sessions began this morning. Election of officers was the final item of business the Grand Army and , its auxiliaries were consledring folI lowing the decision to hold the 1928 ! convention in Columbus, reached ( Wednesday, t The aged veterans, who have been making a holiday of their visit to the s Steel City, celebrated the year’s final pow wow wi.h a campfire addressed 5 by Governor Ed Jackson. More than 2,500 persons crowded I into the National Guard Armory transformed into a woodland bower for Hie program, rich in tradition. Pressure of business, demanding his attention elsewhere, prevented E. W. Homan of Massachusetts from remai ling to present his policy for making ! the sons of veterans, of which he is the commander, the legal heirs of the I G. A. R.. and the expected convention fight did not develop. Mrs. Bertha Twiddle, of Montpelier. , was named president of the Women's ‘ Relief Corps late Wednesday. Other W. R. C. officers were to be named I today. The full list of officers of the ladies of the 0. A R. includes: Mrs. Edna Daughlin. Rushville, president; Mrs. Edna Martin. Terre Haute, vice-presi-dent; Cora Trueblood. Vincennes, junior vice-president; Edna Sheridan, Marion, treasurer; Dora Corbin. Lak fayette. chaplain; Mary B. Clevenger. Logansport, patriotic instructor, and Nellie P. Stammer. Indianapolis, cotin- . selor. o — 1). V. B. S. Closing Exercises Tonight The public, is cordially invited to att tend the annual closing exercises of t the Daily Vacation Bible School, to be r held in the high school gymnasium at s 7:30 o'clock this evening. The child- , ren will give demonstrations of the ' work they have been doing in school .] and will give two playlets The school will close Friday morning —o— — Annanolis Graduate To Be Guest Os Rotarians ’ Richard Meyers, of Geneva, recently graduated from the Annajiolis e Naval Academy, will be a guest at ' th® regular weekly luncheon meeting of the Decatur Rotary club at the II K. of C. hall at 6:15 o'clock tonight. P Mr. Movers is at Geneva for a short Q visit, before entering the naval service. it 4 Chamberlin And Levine 11 Continue Tour Os Germany s —— e Frankfort, June 16 — (UP) — AM Main-Germany-Clarence Chamberlain y and Charles Levine left today in a Lusi- tbansa plane for Hanover where they s will be guests of the Municipality at h luncheon. c- In the afternoon they will fly to Bremen, whence they will go to Bre>r tnerhaven to greet Mrs. Chamberlain g and Mrs. Levine who will arrive aboard the S. S. Berlin.

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PARADE FEATURES MORNING SESSION DFANNDALMEET More Than 2,000 Persons Attend Afternoon Program; Ends Tonight OFFICERS NAMED WEDNESDAY NIGHT Bluffton, Jjine 16.—(Special) More than 2,00() persons are in this city today, attending the annual Northern Indiana Industrial ami Volunteer Firemen’s convention. The idg parade of all f remen, trucks and bands was the feature of this morning’s pmgram. The contest will be held this afternoon. Nine bands were in the parade, two being from Decatur. The program will last iv'l day and will close tonight with a big public dance at the Community building. Stands, concessions, balloons and all sorts of novelties have caused Bluffton to take on the aspect of a street fair. Hundreds of people were arriving at noon for the afternoon’! program, which Wil linclud'p water bathes, races and other contests. Officers Are Elected At the annual election of officers held last night. William Kerfoot, of Bluffton, was elected president of the association. Joe Banks, of the Bowser Industrial fire company. Fort Wayne, was elected vice-president, ami Hugh Riffell. of Bluffton, was chosen as secretary-treasurer. Bremen and Warsaw both bid for the convention next year. A committee was appointed to select the site for the next convention ami it will report late this afternoon. Indications are, however, that Warsaw will receive the convention in 1928. The General Electric band, of Fort Wayne, received first place as being the best band in the parade and the Hartford City band was awarded second place. The best fre company in the industrial contest went to the General Electric of Fort Wayne, and Wayne Knit company was selected as second best company. In the volunteer contest, Albany received first place and Warsaw was second. In the preliminary water battles, the Bowser company of Fort Wayne and the Roanoke volunteers won out. These two companies will battle each other for the championship tonight. It was estimated that a crowd or «t ieast 3,500 would attend the night program. More than 300 firemen of northern Indiana have registered. ARRESTS RESULT FRDM ACCIDENT Three Youths Face Charges As Result Os Fatal Accident In Wells County Bluffton, June 16 - (UP) —Claro Templeton and Donald Llndsley, of Hartford City, and Charles Wilson, of Marion, today appeared in the Wells circuit court here and gave SSOO bond each for the charges growing out of the fatal automobile accident near McNatts. Wells county, last Sunday night in which Miss Lucile Slayton 19 cf Haitford City and Arlin Compton, 20 of Mallon, were killed. Templeton is charged with intoxi- ( cation, operating an automobile while intoxicated and violation of the liquor law, while Llndsley and Wilson are charged with intoxication and violation of the liquor law. The affidavits against the three young men were filed In court here Wednesday by El- . more Sturgis, prosecuting attorney of Wells county. A bottle of liquor was reported to have been found tn the automobile after the fatal accident. No charges have been filed against the three young ladies who are suvivors of the accident. They are Misses Margaret i Glessner. Helen Painter ami Marie - Moody, of Hartford City. Funeral services were held at Hartford City and Marion yesterday for Miss Claytor and Compton.

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