Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 27 June 1927 — Page 1

I LEATHER I Gener ,lly f«tr toand Tuesday, nl ’ h ‘ unsettled I beC °T ®or Tuesday

FIRE THREATENS TOWN OF LINN GROVE

Three |Ai iators Rush Plans For Flight Over Pacific

TWO PLANES IN CALIFORNIA. ONE IN HAWAII READY Indications Point Toward Race For First Successful Hop Over Pacific BYRD’S FLIGHT TO PARIS STILL DELAYED Sun Francisco, (.al.. .Tunc 27. (I’nilcd Press) - Three intre- , ,| aviators today rushed pre,rations Io challenge the Pa'ilie on a flight from California | () Hawaii, and all indications pointed toward a race for the first successful air flight over the 2JOB miles of water. Two airplanes waited in California W hile mechanics tinkered with insmiments whle a third was being set up in Hawaii. The starting time is problematical and secrecy surrounds the movements of all the pilots. Indications are that one or perhaps all may get away today on the adventurous flight. The three rival planes, being prepared for the cruise are: The trimotored Fokker plane to be piloted by L ent. Lester J. Maitland, army speed ace. He will be accompanied by Lieut. Albert F. Hegenberger. The plane o be piloted by Richard Grace, Los Angeles commercial pilot which is now 7 assembled at Honolulu. The Wright monoplane is to be piloted by Ernest L. Smith, air mail pilot. ‘ — o Retreat Os Sisters Os St. Agnes Closes Sunday The annual retreat of the Sisters of St. Agnes close (ISunday at St. Marys Catholic church in this city, About fifty out-01-town Sisters were in at ten dance. — 0 Marion County Coroner Hurt In Auto Accident Indianapolis, Ind.. June 27 —(UP) Coroner Paul F. Robinson, of Marion is sd'»M!..ct>edition tod i; as the result of an automobile acci ; dent Saturday. His left side is paralyzed. It is believed Robinson had a stroke of Paralysis just before the accident and that his condition was responsible for the smashup when his car collided with another driven by Carl Clauder. Dr. U. B. Hine, chief deputy coroner will become acting coroner today pending an improvement in Robinson’s condition. PURDUE “AG" MEN TO HOLD MEETING Field Representative of Purdue To Attend Meeting Here Wednesday Night W. O. Mills, field representative of the Purdue University school of agriculture, will be in Adams county next Wednesday, and will attend a meeting of all graduates and former students of the Purdue school of Agriculture and former students of the farmer’s winter course, to be held in ’he office of L. M. Busche, county agent, in this city, Wednesday night The meeting will start at 7:45 o'clock Mr. Mills travels over the state for the purpose of promoting closer relationship between Purdue graduates and former students and locating prospective students. All graduates and former students of the school an urged to attend the meeting here Wednesday night. Walter J. Krick, principal of Decatur high school, is chairman of the refreshment committee, and he stated today that there was a sufficient sum of noney left in the treasury of a former organization of local Purdue men to provide refreshments Wednesday night.

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Zion Threatened Q i Trouble brews in Wilbur Glen Voliva’s Zionist colony at Zion, 111. His police chici’ lias resigned and many members of the cult are aroused because Miss Virginia Umbrager, fortythree, left tbe colony. And Miss ll’mbarger threatens to ‘‘expose" the colony if Voliva asserts she was expelled after a meeting with a married man. ANOTHER NAVAL PARLEY LOOMS Conference With France And Italv Represented Likely‘To Be Held Geneva, June 27—(UP)—A separate naval limitation conference, to be held after the present one and with France and Italy represented, may be the solution of the present disagreement over Great Britain's insistence on discussing capital ships, not on the tripartite conference program. There was as yet no official indication today that sucha course was to be adopted, but the idea was forming. Officially the situation was as murky as it was when the conferees adjourned Saturday. Jbii indi,., ion that J separate conferen ■ ed in statements made today by Hugh S. Gibson, head of the American delegation. and Admiral Saito, chief Japanese delegate. A dispatch from Tokio had said Japan desired to defer discussion of battleships until the status of auxiliary ships—cruisers, destroyers, and submarines - to discuss which the conference was called, had been settled. Washington, June 27 — (UP)—Secretary of State Kellogg has ordered the American delegation a. the Geneva tripower naval conference to refuse to discuss capital ships, already disposed of by the Washington treaty. Kellogg's order was in reply to a British request, which Ambassadoi Hugh Gibson, chief American delegate, forwarded to Washington. Representative W right Defends Dr. Shumaker Indianapolis, hid.. June - ' '’ t? Representative Frank Wright, o . ?o n county, author of the Wright Bone d.-v law today came to the defense o Superintendent E. S. Shumaker, o the Indiana Anti saloon league and "Tepiyimg to statements '>>■ general Arthur L. Gilliom. Wriglu declared that league workers are not after money, but consider theirs a labor of love, inspired by belief the cause of prohibition and its enforcement. Attacks White Thwry Indianapolis, June 27. theory of White supremacy is immica t 0 progress and it is nonsense to con aider the negro inferior. Clarence Darrow, Chicago criminal attorney, the national association for the day.

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Meanest Thief Cracks Safe In First Methodist Church 1 hies forces Entrance To Pastor’s Office During Night, ( niseis Off Hinges And Combination Os Safe Doors, But Gets Nothing In Return For His Labors; Safe Unused For Last Several Years One ol Hie inetmesl men living wtis in town lust night. Sometime (hiring the night, be gained (‘iitrance to the pastor’s oil ice iji t|>.. ]<irst Methodist church, on Monroe street, and broke nlo the sale which contained books and Sunday school records. Ihe thief hammered oil Hie hinges on Hie door and then took ti chisel and ent oft tbe bolls which held the door. The combination lock was alao knocked off.

The sab- was lying face up near the door to the office this morning, .ind the door of (he safe was a few. feet away. The strong box in the -afe, hich did not contain any money, | was not pried open and the purpose of the burglar in entering the church is a matter of speculation. The thief smoked while he worked, as several cigarette stubs wer found on the carpeted floor. The robbery was first noticed at ; about S o'clock this morning when John Burke, janitor at the church, opened the doors. He notified the Rev. Ross W. Stoakes, who lives in the parsonage house just a few feet west of tlie church. Rev. Stoakes smiled when he saw the broken safe and remarked, “I don’t know why anyone would try to roh a safe in the Methodist church, at least hoping to get any money.” Rev. Stoakes remarked to a Daily Democrat representative that it reminded him of the story of the two men in prison. The one asked the other. “What are you in for” and he replied, “for robbing a tyuik.” The other prisoner was- asked what crime be had committed and he replied, “for trying to roh a Methodist church.” The retort of the first prisoner was, “well you shouldn't be in prison, you should be in an insane asylum.” Rev. Stoakes stated that the safe had not been used since he came to Decatur, at least, not to his knowledge. Mrs. C. L. Walters, treasurer of the Sunday school fund, stated I that none of the church funds were placed in the safe and that it had not been used for several years. The thief gained entrance to the church by using a key in the lock of the door. No evidence of breaking joe •-.-A’UiLLL- .11®. took his tool Lh him. BUYS GREENHOUSE FROM E. S. MOSES Carl N.Fisher Takes Possession Os Local Floral Concern Today Cail N. Fisher has purchaser the -'.loses greenhouse in this city fiom Fd S Moses, who has operated the mis'nc-ss for the last twenty years. The new owner took possession of the business today. Mr. Moses is tetirlng from the greenhouse business, but has not announced his plans for the future. The greenhouse' will be operate ruder the name of the Carl N. Fishel Greenhouse company in the future. -Ihe real estate and residence were not included in the deal. Mr. Fisher pl ns to move the greenhouse buildings and equipment to a new location aB soon as once can be found. However. he will continue to do business whi'e the move is being made, it being the plan to move only part of the buildings at a time. —-— —-o * Berne Newspapers Have New Editors Berne, June 27.-(Speclal)-Howard Gilliom, who has graduated front Bluffton College this Spring, has ac cepted a position as city editor o the Adams County Witness, publish ed here. Mr. Gilliom. who formerly held this position, succeeds Ed Liechtv, who resigned to accept « similar position wth the Berne Re view.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, .June 27, 1927.

COLLEGE SINGERS . I 1 I WILL SING HERE: J J Girls' Quartet From Indiana I Central College To Sing 1 At U. B. Church I Complete arrangements have been 1 ( made for the appearance of the Indi- j ana Central College girls' quartet, at ( the United F. b.ren church. Tuesday evening of this; week. This will as- ( ford the members and friends of the , church and al! other lovers of music ; an opportunity to hear a program that is classical and entertaining. Several from Decatur heard the quartet last week at Lake Wawasee and are anxious to hear them again. The program will begin at S o'clock and will be classical and sacred music, ' Negro spirituals, old time favorites, instrumental numbers and readings. There will be no admission charge but a free-will offering will be taken. This is the second number of a series of special programs that the church is providing for its friends and all of the hommunity, for the public is invited. o I Warren Doctor Fails In Effort To Quash Charge Huntington, June 27- A motion to I I quash was filed and overruled SaturI day in the case of the state vs. Dr. Henry E. Laymon, of Warren, who is defendant in two cases in the Hunting ton circuit court charging him with performing criminal operations. The j case in which the motion to quash was --"fii.lnd...tt.es the one resulting from an alleged ' year-old Bluffton girl several moths. ' ago. Tbe second case filed against 1 Dr. Laymon resulted from the death ' of Mrs. Twain Grove, of this city, last I week, which was said to have been | due to an alleged criminal operation performed by Dr. Laymon. ■ I—a One Woman Killed In Automobile Accident Indianapolis, June 27. — (UP) —One woman is dead and IS others are ine jured, three perhaps fatally, as the 1 result of week-end automobile ecci- ? dents near Indianapolis. ■ I Mrs. May Wilcox, 45, was fatally inf jured anu three other persons were ’ injured, two seriously, when an auto- '• mobile in which they were riding colr lided with a car driven by William F. I Jones. 21, of Bloomington, late yesp terday. I | Miss Al'ce Wilcox, 17, a daughter of '■ the dead woman, Mrs. Louise Voland, e 65, and Walter Voland. 21, were inr jured in the crash. All are from Nash- '* ville. II Jones was said to have been speeding. 3 - f Dr. Straton Defends His Administration In Sermon New York, June 27. — (UP) —Dr. John Roach Straton, fundamentalist S pastor of Cavalry Baptist church, de- (] fended his administration against the n attacks of five resigning deacons in his sermon last night. if Dr. Straton did not condemn the j. services conducted by penetcostalists y but said he could never adhere to il their beliefs. The retiring deacons a had charged the pastor sympathized p.' with members of his congregation who [leaned toward pentecostalism.

TRIAL OF ALLEGED BANK ROBBERS IS NEARING A CLOSE Case Against Acton And Adrionetta Expected To Go To Jury Late Today ALIBI OFFERED BY DEFENDANTS

Paulding, 0., June 27.—(Special) — Attorney Stephen A. Beard, of the defense counsel in the case of the state of Ohio vs. George Adrionetta and C. P. Acton, for bank robbery in connection with the robbery of a Iffink at Payne, Ohio, several weeks ago. closed the argument for the defense at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. He was to be followed by assistant States Attorney Smith, who was granted one hour's time to present the state's side of the case. The jury was expected to get the case at 5 o'clock. The trial has been in session at the Paulding court house for the last several days and has been of considerable interest to Decatur people, inasmuch as the two men claim that they were in Decatur at the time of the robbery. Several Decatur people have testified in the case. Evidence Is Completed Paulding, Ohio, Jun e27—Evidence was completed Saturday in the ease of George Adrionetta and Clinton P Acton, being tried in the Paulding common please court on a charge of robbing the Farmers and Citizens hank at Payne, Ohio. April 12. The attorneys were scheduled to present their arguments this morning and the jury probably will begin deliberations this afternoon. Odrionette, a young Italian, and his older companion, offered an alibi defense, claiming they spent the night of April 11 in Fort Wayne. The next morning they went to Huntington and from there rode freight trains on the Erie un'il they were arrested in Elgin that afternoon, they claimed. Adrionetta was first put on the ((•ONTINI tin ON I’AGK TWi”

ID INITIATE GLASS AT WILLSHIRE, 0. Decatur Knights Os Pythias To Give First Rank Work Tuesday Night The local Knights of Pythias, lodge will conduct a first rank initiation at Willshire, Ohio, Tuesday night, it was announced today. AU Decatur members are invited to attend the initiation ceremony, and transportation is being aranged for all who care to go. The local degree team and all members who desire to go are asked to be at the Knights Os Pythias home Tuesday night, June 28, at 6:45 oclock. All those who wish to are asked to bring their automobiles. Those who do not have autos, are asked to meet at the home as arrangements will oc made to place them in other cars. — o —" " Adams County Has Largest Delegation At Convention The Adams county delegation at the annual convention of the Eighth district rural letter carriers association, held in Daleville, Saturday evening, Received a beautiful bouquet for having the largest delegation present at the convention. There were twenty persons present from Adams county. The other counties in the district had the following number present: Deleware, 19; Madison. 18; Randolph, 7; Wells, 4 and Jay, 4. The next convention will be held In Uniondale, next June. Albert H. Vestal, U. S. congressman from the i eighth district, was the principal speaker at the meeting in Daleville.

Not in Vain ’if-fc': New trial ordered for Bussell Scott, who litis escaped the gallows five limes, brings happiness to his wife. She has led the fight to save him, til one time sashing in public Io raise funds. Scott is accused of killing a drug store clerk during a robbery. BLUFFTON MAN INJURED HERE Chester Baker Is Hurt When Auto Strikes Bridge And Turns Over Chester Baker, of Bluffton, was injured when the Ford coupe in which be was driving struck a bridge across the creek south of the Country ( lub, and turned over Saturday night. Bet( re the car could be towed out of the road it was struck by a Studabaker coach driven by Ben Wood, of east of Decatur. Mr. Wood's automobile was not badly damaged. Mr. Baker and a young lady, whose* name could not be learned, were returning from Sun Set dance pavlllion about 11 o’clock Saturday night, and apparently Baker gutted his tai' tooclose to the side of the narrow road. The car struck the iron railing of the bridge and turned over. It was damaged cc siderably and was brought to this city for repairs S«W Injured. except for a sett "mir-ir in'r - '’- Baker suffered a deep cut in his left

arm, which took several stitches to close. He was able to be up, however, Sunday. Mr. Wood's car was only slightly damaged and none of tbe occupants were injured. One Killed, Another Hurt In Airplane Crash Indianapolis, June 27. (United Press)—Edward L. McCalip. 20, is dead today and Weldon Worth, 20, is in a hospital with serious injuries as the result of an airplane accident near Shelbyville yesterday. The plane in which the two young men were riding struck an air pocket, according to Worth, and crashed to earth in a corn field, a total wreck. The two went to. Shelbyvill Saturday to fit up a plane they had taken there about two weeks ago. They had just got off the ground, at an altitude of about 150 feet, when the plane went into a tale spin and crashed. o— — Two Noted Screen Lovers Married At Beverly Hills Hollywood, Salit., June 27—(UP) Vilma Bankey and Rod La Rocque, noted screen lovers, were enroute to Vancouver today on their honeymoon which will include a two-months tour of the Canadian Rockies. Miss Bankey, whose name in her native Village in Hungary was Vilma Konsics. and La Rocque, were married yesterday in the church of the Good Shepherd in Beverley Hills. Thousands of persons assembled to view the event, discribed as most colI orful of the present season.

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THREE BUILDINGS ARE DESTROYED IN FIRE SUNDAY Berne Fire Department Checks Flames And Saves Remainder Os Town TWO PERSONS ARE SERIOUSLY HURT Fire, believed to have started in an automobile, destroyed three buiklings, caused a loss estimated at SIO,(KM) and threatened to destroy the entire village of Linn Grove, sixteen miles southwest of this city, earlv Sunday morning. Excellent’work by the Berne fire department checked the Hames and prevented widespread destruction in the town. Two itei'fcons, one a Blufftoa fireman and the other a 12-year-old boy. were seriously Injured as a result of the fire. Both are expected to recover. The fire was discovered in an old barn, used as an automobile shed, about 2:15 o’clock Sunday morning by Albert Graber, night watchman. A Ford coupe belonging to Oral Huffman, which was housed in the buildng, appeared to be in flames when Mr. Graber discovered the fire. He hurriedly spread the alarm by calling several citizens from their bed. A call for fire fighting equipment was sent to Berne and Bluffton and tx»th deparUn|?nt» quickly to the call. Strong Wind Fans Flames A strong wind blowing from the northeast swept the Games and flying embers over the southwest part of the town, setting fire to several other buddings. From the old barn, where the fire started, the flames spread to a small garage building adjoining it and then to the postoffice.

Th? Linn Grove citizens had formed a bucket brigade and were working diligently and heroically to cheek the Hanies when the Berne firemen arrived. The Bluffton firemen and the Idg pumper arrived a few minutes later, hut the pumper was not used, a- the water supply was limited. Bluffton Fireman Injured When the Bluffton fire truck tinned a corner In Linn Giove at a rapid rate of speed, John Deam. Bluffton fireman, was thrown from the truck ami injured. He suffered a frac’ure of seveial ribs and a severe scaip wound. The truck was not badly damaged altough it struck a tree. ■ .... ' '' .... belonging to Oral Huffman, and a truck, owned by IL F. King, were stored in the old barn and both were destroyed by the fire. Another aiitomc(CONTIMEI) OS PACK TW IM O *- - - YELLCWLEY TO BE RETAINED Prohibition Administrator Os Chicago District To Be Kept In Service Washington, D. C June 27 <UP» For his efficient work. E. C. Yellowley is to be retained as federal prohinitiOn administrator of the Chicago district, acting assistant secretary of tresaud' Seymour Lowman announced today. Lowman indicated he Intends to dismiss from the service Major August Heise, assistant administrator at New York, now i nder suspension because of charges he ‘“third degreed” suspects. The new dry Czar awaits a report on the New York investigation before taking deffinite action Rev. Kohne And Rev. Schmitt Hold Services The Rev. Ambrose Kohne, of this City, said the early mass at St. Mary - I Catholic church Sunday morning, rhe I Rev. Simeon Schmitt gave his first blessing to the congregation follow- , Ing the high mses, followed hy benedie- . tion of the Blessed Sacrament cun ducted by Rev. Kohne.

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