Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 152, Decatur, Adams County, 28 June 1927 — Page 1

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more THAN TOO RESERVE plages FOO LEGION MEET More Than 500 Expected To ‘ attend Eighth District Conference Here Sunday merchants asked TO DISPLAY FLAGS More than 400 reservations already to ve been made for the Eighth district convention of the American Legion to he held at the Decatur Country Club next Sunday, July 3, under the auspices of the Adams,past of that organization. It Is expected that more than SM Legionaires will attend the meeting. Several Legion posts outside the Eighth district have been invited to attend the meeting, and an elaborate program, starting at 10 o’clock in the morning and lasting until midnight, has been planned. Paul Graham, commander of the local post, stated this meriting that all committees working on the gala event had reported, and everything was in readiness for the convention. To Boost Weicking Among the features will be the sponsoring of Fted Weicking, of Bluffton. Eighth district chairman of the Legion f r the office of state commander. Mr Weicking will have the support of the eighth district delegates and those from many other distiicts at the annual state meeting later in the summer. State Commander Paul V. McNutt, dean of the Indiana University law school, will be the chief speaker at the afternoon business session of the meeting. Mr. McNutt, is a forceful speaker and it is expected that more than 700 people will attend the le<ture. Many Enter Golf Tourney The golf tourney will get underwnv about 10 o'clock Sunday morning, and according to L. F. Confer, chairman of the golf tourney committee, compettion will be spirited. More than 35 already have entered the tournament and it is thought that number w'll mount to more than 50 before the entry list closes. Itecatnr merchants and all residents ■ • Sund honor Qf the convention. Residents along Mercer avenue, particularly, are asked to display flags and other decorations, because all Legionaires will make use of that street on going to ICOSTIXI'KIV OX CAGE TUttl WK BEGUN ON. TEST OIL WELL Much Interest Shown In Well Being Drilled In Monmouth Locality Considerable interest is being shown in the test oil well being drilled on the Parrish farm, north of this city, by the Paul Schulte Oil and Gas company Inc. The derrick has been set up and workmen have started to spoil <n into the ground. It will be some time yet before .he well is shot, according to Douglas Haney, local manager for the Schulte company. This concern owns leases on several farms north of the city, and in case the first well makes a good showing of oil, several more wells wil' he drilled at once. No attempt has'ever been made to drill for oil in this particular location, and neighbors on surrounding farms are anxiously awaiting the drilling of the well. The location is about three miles northeast of this city, about i halt mile east of the Monmouth high school. The derrick is close to the road, and many local people have visited the site the last few days to witness the start of the drilling machinery. No prediction is being made as to the outcome of the test drill, but several men who have had many years experience in the oil fields believe that there is oil near the present location of the derrick.

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Baby Drinks Naptha; Made Seriously ||| Portland. June 28- Gerald Thompson 2. infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson, living at the corner of Sixth and Shanks street, drank pin of the content of a bottle of naphth.,, a liquid used for cleaning purposes, at at his home about 7:30 o'clock last night and for two hours was in a drtical condition. The baby found the hottie about the bouse and drank two swallows, befoie the mother could reach him. His mouth and throat were badly burned. Dr. Moran, the attending physician, stated this morning that the child is resting easier ami is believed to be out of danger. NEW TEACHER IS EMPLOYED Miss Mary Burk Hired To Teach Home Economics In Decatur Higß School At a meeting of the city school board last night, the resignation of Miss Vera Dull, of Willshire, Ohio, as teacher of home economics in Decatur high school was formally accepted and Miss Mary Bulk, of Decatur, was employe! to fill the vacancy in the teaching corps. Miss Dull taught here one yea-. Miss Burk is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Burk, of Decatur. She is a graduate of Decatur high school and was graduated from Indiana University with a degree of Bachelor cf Science

this spring. She specialized in home economics. At the meeting last night, the school board purchased window shades 'or the North Ward. South Ward. Riley and Central school building. Six firms submitted bids on the window shades and the contract was awarded to Niblick and Company, of Decatur. The tegular monthly bills were allowed by the board last night. o College Girls' Quartet To Sing Here Tonight As previous announced through the columns of the Daily Democrat, the Girl’s Quartet of Indiana Central College, Indianapolis, will appear at the United Brethren church tonight, at S o'clock in a special program of music and readings. This quartette appear--d Sunday at the United Brethren roeville last night. The public is cordially invite dto attend touight and von are assured of a wonderful treat. ’ This quartette toured Michigan ami Illinois last summer and has had several return calls. Lovers of music will appreciate the program. It volt be a program of sacred selections, comedy* classical, negro melodies, wi h instrumental selections and readings. _—. o— Two Bluffton Youths Get Reformatory Terms Bluff.on, Ju^ C, ‘ ffnrd B X „nd Harold Buck’es, two Bluffton a. I onsing. Michteam stealing a Nash coupe owned ty barber Monday night of Carter, local nan’*'. ' dI r »»kon before Judge last week , were taken In ( x w Hamilton in the wens '"«■ forma ory at ()f age found Boring to be - ()f age U,UI nUCk ' eS t att Y had any part county, on Con9elm an, storekeeper at P°“ « gtopped at lice that two young Nagh his place of busing a gun to put 15 gallons of gasoline in their car. — - Goes *«‘ p) _ 00 , jndiaanpolis, .mt . h rd Lieber, ernor Ed JacksonJ-Jent Xct Or left conservation dep Th e f ° r NeW f n part business, Lieber ant,rjp was on pari nounced.

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Attempt Non-Stop Flight To Hawaii p M. k < —• A. F. Hegenberger L. J. Maitland Lieut. Lester .1. Maitland and Lieut. Albert Hegenberger, U. S. A„ hopped oft in a tri-motored army Fokker airplane from Oakland, California, at 7:10 o’clock this morning, on an attempted flight to Hawaii, a distance ol 2,408 miles.

Van Wert Legionaires I Coming To Convention I Van Wert. Ohio, June 28.—Memliers of Isaac Van Wert post, American Legion, will hold a special nice ing at the club rooms Wednesday at 8 p. nt. to make reservation and transporta- 1 tion and plans for attending the eighth district Legion convention to lie held in Decatur next Sunday. The convention will be held at the Decatur country club. A golf tourna- c rnent will be featured in the forenoon t and in, the afternoon Paul McNutt j Indiana commander wi)| speak. ] E. C. Humphreys To Head 1 Van Wert Rotary Club 1 Van Wert, .June 28.—E. C. Humphreys, who lias been vice-president of the Rotary dub during the past year, ( was elected president at the annual , election held Monday. Other officers , elected are, D. J. Gunsett. vice-presi-dent. W. P. Brumback, secretary and Dayton Hard director. The new officials will take office at the next meeting which will be held on July 5. W. R. Wood and the other retiring (Officers were tendered a rising vote of thanks by the memliers. Mr. Wood made a -hort talk in which he ex-| pressed lii3 plewure in serving t he > organization's I. ad during the past , year. Richard Sutphen, Defiance attorney, was the speaker at Mondays meeting and told about a recent trip to the west coast. oJAPAN SUPPORTS GREAT BRITAIN! Japs And British Favor Reopening DisAission Di Capital Ships Geneva, June 28. -(UP)-The naval I armamen's conference, called to dis--1 ettss a limitation of auxiliary craft, 1 stood two to one today against the t United States on the question of reopening a discussion of capital ships. Jal)all has decided to support Grea i Brl'ain in the latter's proposal that ■ s he conference discuss extending the age and reducing the tonnage of bat- ’ tieships. . ln Japanese circles it was reported tlr , the American delegation already had' been advised of Tokio's decision. • Which, it was said, was taken in the ' interest of economy. - Agked whether Japan would agree t to the lower tonnage limi' for cruis- . erß proposed by the British. Admiral 1 Saito, head of the Japanese delega- - tion , said Japan would respect the Washington treaty. Later, in a written statement to the nress the Japanese delegation em- - phas’ized the vast problems of the con , fe.ence and said the members attackt Id the task "with the greatest good- > will without trying to uphold their owh ideas but in trying to discover what is just and fair."

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BYRD UNO CREW SULL WHITING Flier Reveals Plan To Fly Plane Back To U. S. From France New York. June 28. — (UP) —Storms over the Atlantic from ?-'ewfoundland to Ireland slill held the Fokker plane America an its six-foot Incline on Roosevelt field today. Commander Rkhard E. Byrd and the other members of the proposed flight to Paris hoped as they have hoped for many days that the weather would clear up soon. Byrd revealed that he intends to fly his plane back to the United States. He said he wants to find the shortest route to Europe and the shortest route back. Weather observer Kimball said a 35mlle northeast wind prevailed over part of the Atlantic today. Byrd said that would reduce the speed of the plane 15-25 miles an hour and increase the fuel consumption so that the tanks

might be empty before the ocean had been crossed. o — 'Junior Band To Give Concert This L. ning The Junior Band will give the second of its series of ten public conceits on Liberty Way at 7:45 o'clock this evening. The second concert was scheduled for last Tuesday night, bi t I was postponed on account of rain. Al. I excellent program has been prepared I 'or tonight's conceit. Members of the j band are requested to meet at the Public Library at 7:30 -o'clock tonight.

i * — o Coroner's Condition Grave Indianapolis, June 28. — (UP) The condition of Coroner Paul F. Robinson is still grave, according to announcement by physicians today. Robinson was injured in an automobile accident Saturday, and is suffering from concussion of the brain and paralysis. SIX IN FAMILY ARE ASPHYXIATED Mother And Five Children Die After Former Turns On Gas b White Stone, N. Y., Juno 28.—(1 P) [. —Mrs Marie Freeman, 35, and her 1 five young children died in their home ■ today, the mother apparently a suia cide by gas. Dr. Babcock of Flushing hospital, e who was summoned to the Freedman .- home, said all six members of the n- family were dead when he arrived. The children were: Theodore, 10; 1- Janet, 7; Catherine, 4; Nancy, 3; and r Joseph, 2. r Mrs. Freedman, the police said, turned on the gas of her kitchen stove.

ALLEGED HOLDUP 1 MEN CONVICTED AT PAULDING, 0.: I Bluffton Man One Os Two Convicted Os Robbing ' Payne, Ohio, Bank PENALTY IS PRISON TERM OF 10-25 YEARS Paulding, Ohio, June 28 (Special to Dully Democrat) —A jury in common pleas court here last night re urned a verdict of guilty in the case of tlie state- of Ohio against ('. I’. Acton, 39. of Bluffton. Indiana, and George A Irionrtte, 20. of Johnstown, Pa who were charged with holding up and robbing the Farmers tend Citizens bank at Payne. Ohio, April 12, last Tne jury deliberated less than four hours. The state's case consisted large'y of circumstantial o-idence coupled with the identification of the two prisoners by L. ('. Poland, president of the bunk Adrionette and Acton were taken from the Erie freight train at Elgin. (Thio., several hours afbr the daring daylight hohlnp. They were alleged to c.ave abandoned their auto at Ohio City and after burying the loot of $3,185.71. boarded the eastbound train. AU of the money was recovered. Acton and Xdrionette claimed that they spent the night of April 11 in Fort Wayne, went to Huntington Lie next morning and boarded an Erie freight train and started east. They said they were in Decatur. Indiana, at tli“ time tne I ayne ba:.a was robbed. Penalty upon the conviction for h > dlag up-nnd robbing a Fink is 10 to 25 1 years. Sentence will n- ' be passed un- '!> the last of the week, pending the ' filing of a motion for a new tria' by defense counsel. Sever men and five ' women math up the jury

Farmer Finds Turtle Dated June 13, 1907 Columbia City, June 28.—Alva Marrs, of Troy township, a few days ago brought to this city a dry land turtle, of fair size. On it was engraved the date June 13. 1907. A new date, twenty years later, was carved on the back this week, and tlie turtle will be liberated again. It is qneerly and brilliantly colored and with black bars over a yellow backr,round. Tlie .shell is so constructed that the lower half of the shell can fold up, either in front or behind, affording complete, clam-like protection. o LOCAL PRIESTS ARE APPOINTED

Rev. Ambrose Kohne And Rev. Simeon Schmitt Get Appointments The Rev. Ambrose A. Kohne and the Rev. Simeon M. Schmitt, both of this city, who were ordained priests in the Catholic church, recently, received their appointments last Monday from lit Rev. Bishop John F. Noll. D. D., of Fort Wayne. Rev. Kohne was named assistant to the Bev. Thomas Jansen, pastor of Holy Angels’ church in Gary. Rev. Schmitt was appointed assistant to the Rev. John P. Durham.

pastor of St. Paul s church, in Marion. Rev Kohne is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse C. Kohne, of this city, IU was ordained at the Cathedral of tie Immaculate Conception, in Fort Wayne by Bishop Noll on June 11. and celebrated his first solemn high mass at St. Mary's church in this city. June 12. Rev. Schmitt is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Dyonis Schmitt, of this city. He was ordained by Bishop Noll on December 18, 1926. On account of illness, he was located for several months at Holy Cross sanatorium. Deming, 6. M. He recovered from his illness and on June 12. he celebrated bis first solemn high mass at St. Mary's church in this city Both young piissts were born and . reared in Decatur and received their I early education here.

Ossian Man Declared Sane Following Inquest Bluffton, June 28. Doctors ('. H. Mead and I. N. Hatfield of this city, who were ordered by the court to hold a sanity inquest on Ora Glass of near Ossian, late Monday afternoon filed their report finding Mr. Glass to be sane. The examining physicians stated they had spent several days on the case and that during that linn- could find no evidence whatever indicating that Mr. Glass was other than sane. Mr. Glass has been In the county jail for the past several weeks unuble to furnish bond on a charge of rape and incest. ——— o BOARD REPORTS ON PRISON PROBE Member Intimates That Wardens Will Be Exonerated Os Charges Indianapolis. June 28. — (VP) —The state board of charities turned over to the governor today its report on charges that D. C. Stephenson was cruelly treated at the Indiana state prison where he is serving a life term for murder. "That wouldn't he far wrong." said Judge W. H. Eichhorn, of Bluffion, who was asked if the report would exonerate Wardens Daley and Moorman. Indianapolis, June 28. —(I P> Still exercising caution to prevent premature publicity, the state board of charities today was completing the report on its investigation into conditions at the Michigan City state prls- ■ on. • There was no intimation from the ' hoard, as it went into session, of the

nature of the report. Members have refused to confirm or deny newspaper stories, purporting to give information that the conclusion reached by the board is that D. C. Stephenson's charges of cruel treatment have no foundation. What the board actualy found out will not be known until 2:30 p. m.. Friday, when the report wilt be made public without reservations, after consideration by the prison board of trustees in connection with Stephenson’s parole.

City Firemen Extinguish Brush Fire Near Railroac The cPr f ,, ‘- department made c run at 2:30 oclec-K Vat n.H.w'd>vr. Kekionga street, where some brush near the railroad had caught fire. The fire wsa extinguished in a few minutes. — Jealousy Causes Man To Shoot Woman And Himselt

Indianapolis, June 28. — (United p reßS ) _ Jealousy caused Ormand Reed, 30. to shoot Mrs. Betty Padgett. 22 of Washington. Ind., today and then turn the pistol on himself, according to police. Other boarders at the rooming house where Reed and Mrs. Padgett lived had been attempting to persuade tlie woman to forsake him for another man, Reed declared before the shooting. Mrs. Padgett is in a hospital in a critical condition from a bullet wound in the side. Reed, who shot himself in the head, may die.

Morris Company Opens Store No. 30 At Madison The Morris Five and Ten 1 ent Stores Company has leased a room at Madison, Ind., for a new store, to be opened as soon as room is remodeled including a new front. It will bo the company’s store No. 30. o— Money Found In Old Piano Litehfeld, Ills.. June 28—Old furniture here has been in demand since Justice J. Q Prince purchased for $lO a weather-beaten, time worn piano for the purpose of utilizing the wood to make some furniture. In taking the piano apart he found a role of bills $35 in all, which bad been placed under the lid for safe keeping doubtless I many years before.

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ARMY PLANE IS FIRST TO START HOP TO HONOLULU Lieutenants Maitland And Hegenberger Are Far Out At Sea SMITH FAILS TO GET STARTED TODAY Oakland Air Port, Cal., June 28 -(United Press) —T h e army's effort to fly from the North American continent to the Hawaiian islands was progressing favorable today while misfortune met the attempts of the civilian pilot, Ernest L. Smith. Lieut. Lester Maitland and Albert F. Hegenberger, who hopped off at 7:10 a. in. in a giant tri-motored Fokker plane were far out at sen at 10 a. tn. winging their way steadily toward Honolulu. May Be Round Trip Oakland Air Port. Cal.. June 28. — (United Press) —If Lieut. Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger reach Honolulu in their Fokker monoplane, they may übout face and fly back to 'heir starting point at Oakland municipal airport. That the army's Honolulu Hight project may terminate in a round ti ip was it li .ated by Lieut. Maitland this morning. Smith Postpone* Start Oakland, Air Port, Cal., June 28.— (United Press)— Flight of Ernest L. Smith and Captain Charles Carter to Honolulu in a race with the United States army Fokker machine, which ' took <>IT enrly this morning was postponed foe today alter one false start bad been made.

Hop Off At 7:10 A. M. Oakland Airport, San Ijeandro Bay, Cal, June 2S.—(CPI—The tri motored army Fokker airplane took off at 7:10 a. tn., today. Pacific coast time, on an attempted flight to Hawaii. in the plane were IJeut. Lester J. Maitland and Lieut. Albert Hegenherger, U. S. A. The flight was officially sponsored by the army. The plane of Ernest L. Smith was still on the ground. Smith’s mechanics had been hurriedly preparing his plane al! morning, but apparently were unable to get it into shape In time. It wag believed Smith would take shortly.' Part Os Army War Cam.:: Honolulu, June 2—(UP) —The in-

icovhni wr> on vagus FARM HOMES TO GET ELECTRICITY Indiana Service Corporation To Extend Line In Monroe Township The Indiana Service Corporation has granted a peti'lon filed by several fartners in Monroe townjMp. Adams county. for the extension of electric »ervice in their community. The new line will be elected and the houses wired 111 at once ami the farmers likely will have electric service within thirty

days. Ed Ringer, prominent Monroe township farmer, started 'he petition a few weeks ago and the following farr era signed it: William Nussbaum. David Schwartz. Joel Habegger, Jacob J. Liechty, Davi 1 Maxelin. Christian Ba - man. Amos and Walter Liechty. Burkhart Lehman, and Mrs. Albert Baumgartner. The new line will be extended from the high power line which reaches a mile not th of Berne on Federal highway No. 27 and then runs east. II is likely that the new line will start at a point a mile north of Berne and extend west one tulle past the Edwin Gilllom home and then north into the community of the petitioners. It Is probable that other farmers in the township will seek electric current soon.

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