Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 156, Decatur, Adams County, 2 July 1927 — Page 1

weather Fair tonight ant Sunday; cooler to nlaht and south portion Sunday.

CITY fcJY TO WELCOME LEGIONARIES

Byrd Sent To Hospital To Recuperate

TWO HEROES OF FLIGHT SUFFEI I SEVERE SHOI

Paris Gives Great Wdcnj To Commander And C‘M| Os The “America*’ DAMAGED PLANEI ‘ GETS INSPEtpoi Paris, July 2.— (UP) JL I height of thejr triumjih wi| the cheers of the Parish iwfl still ringing in their eadk mander Richard E. Byi ai£ Bert Acosta, pilot of hil i< iS plane America, were orde ‘<lM bed over the week-end fe Isl afternoon. 1 Byrd and Acosta i.dloweil ii i. their personal physi. i.m. <'pn;. William S. Bainbridge. I i reserve, and went to the a ei hospital to be examined Jh >i and X-rayed for possible hr ofc- b<nfi|B Dr. Edmund Gros wh<>«t.niSß them, found both Byrd i|(lA suffering from sever,- sh.ul, n, ordered them to led imimaj'iremain over Sunday j

Arrive In Parisi |/ Paris, July 2. (UP)— Am Richard E, Byrd and his crjtoi triumphantly arrived at. Meir ■■ destination today, acclaimeal < r that did not hold again*# o fact that they arrived by ft i I News that Commander Bt his companions. Lieu-, Geoji .ija, Bert Acosta and Bernt Btrwer ## expected at noon becamuffnPfris generally only at tltl. mo ment. i But before the train pnlie i .AM station 20 minutes late .■ t ators had time ;o leave 11 ion. the streets for a dozen hlKs Aid I had become almost impass •! Wsf- I flc was suspended. The. scene, with a ercaH

me. scene, witn a greatl c ing sotting, becalm- in mln ti Mt of Lindh-rgh's arrival at I I iflK An enthusiast;. towd.fta* hind French and America#'ff Jhg. ception committee wast a .4 at the Gare St. Latacc sta io v tithe train that, had brought# ie yw Caen, where thei speni h steamed in at 12 2u p nt Commander Bytd. accfcpt, <by officials and followed by ft» Went immediately to the torn! if <* »n known warrior, to plaijp a ■ath ] there on behalf of himlf companions. “America" Is Insplte j Ver-Sur Me:. Franc. .ill (UP) I —The monoplane Atii.ri ■ a j the | (CovriM i:i> ox t-v<l| .| ■■

BIBLE SGHOI TO OPEN JJlifS 'iflK I Pleasant Dale ChinWOf The Brethren To tbi (fIH Two Weeks Sd<> >■ — - - Mai rhe Committee on arrame ■ts fori the Daily Vacation Bible U ■the Pleaeam Dale Church of L *ren has arranged to open tlfc on Tuesday. July 5. and citt ij two I weeks. The school, as lai 1 Will

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begin at 8:30 o'clock am! <| . ®l:3o o’clock each forenoon. An effort will be madi t Absent the Bible in an interestjig ijnner. Nothing sectarian will bl t jWßbtit purely what will be who!®; children. Persons living Lj radius of four miles of that are solicited to send their chill school. An effort be la transportation to all chiL Kthin that radius. Persons wishing special ii concerning the school ;■» to call Llo.vd Clouser or .Mr s who will be glad to furn ih • Sinv' No tuition will be < hurgt I, Ja free will offering will be lifte I : ■ expense if the school.

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I » n heh-' f"l las' m I M. F. Worlhman: Vic- ( I PpT j E. Nelsoi. Secretary) I tW)’ln- 11. Ferntheil; Treasur-j lit f.BnkI ~f the hlll-c I ■Hand are as follows: Mr. I *'■ ’Mi \J. Smith. Mr. D. ■ T> ■ | — 11 ffhilv Leaves ! pe l or Home Today —— I: II irs <'• K- 1,1,11 anil son ' Wi, ’‘ | S, -l today from Europe after, H%eveial weeks tour of Eurof' iei They attend the Rotary Ft held at Ostend. Belgium.'

IFVIi looked after business inP'liile there. Laker Pleads ' f Ity To Vehicle Taking. \. Ind.. lan 23. who escaped from the i jail with three other prison-. September, and who was cap-| ! Chicago May 16 after being < ■Ough the leg, pleaded guilty, iidge William H. Pile’yester- < I charge of vehicle taking, he started serving a three to rs sentence in the state refor-, bsides which he must pay a ( |10() and be disenfranchised > years. '

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Tocsin Postmaster Denies That He Embezzled Funds I Virgil Kreigh, foi liter Tocsin postmaster. now engaged in business there who was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of embezzlement, has . deni' 1 that he is guilty ot the charges, lie" 'aied that Ms hook* were in hal- ' am-, . d has nothing to worry about in fit' thei investigation. While Mr. Kieigh wa- postmaster, two small robberies oi urred and it may be the government - expecting the postmaster to n: ke these losses good, according I to reports. o — 1 TODAY'S SCORES National League New York. 4; Boston, 1. Brooklyn. 7; Philadelphia, 5. Cincinnati, 5; Pittsburgh, 1 (third inning) St. Louis. 0; Chicago t) (first inning) American League H, ' ti. 2: New York, 0 (fourth inning). GRACE FAILS IN TAKE OFF TRIAL Young Stunt Flier Postpones Start Os Trans-Pa-cific Flight Until Sunday Harking Sands, Islan dos Kania. — After one unsuccessful attempt to take off on a non-stop flight across the Pacific, Dick Grace, young stunt flier today announce dhe would not make the adventurious flight until Sunday. Barking Sands, Island of Kauai, T. 11. July 2—(UP)—Richard Grace, Southern California stunt-flier who has been waiting favorable weather for a week, appeared o nthe field at daybrake and began to make preparations for his take-off on an intended nonstop trans-Pacific flight. "I went to bed early last nigh, but coundn't sleep," Grace told the United Press. “I certainly hope there will be no delay today.” Lieutenant koger and three mechanics had worked on the plane all night it was fueled and rolled to the opposite end of the runway preparatory to the take-off. A life raft was placed on the rear of the plane where it will be accessible in case of accident. Eight quarts of water and 15 pounds of chocolate were lashed to the raft as emergency rations. Grace ate a light breakfast. A tin of milk was Included as emergency ration for Grace’s Mascot puppy.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, July 2, 1927.

Daily Democrat Will Not Issue An Edition On Monday, July Ith The Daily Democrat will not Issue an edition on Monday, July 4, all employes of the paper being given a vacation on that date. People are invited to telephone or bring accounts of their trips, family dinners, picnics and other activities on the Fourth to the Daily Democrat Monday, for publication in the paper on that day. There will lie a general suspension of business in Decatur on Monday. Practically all stores will be closed and there will be no mail deiveries either eity or rural. The usual holiday hours will be observed at the postoffice. PLEASANT MILLS BABY DIES TODAY Betty Rozelle Sozine, Infant Daughter Os Mr. And Mrs. David Sovine, Dies Betty Rozelle Sovine. infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Sovine. died at her home Mi Pleasant Mills at 10:30 o’clock this morning. The child was ill three months. She was born August 16, 1925. Surviving are the parents; two brothers. Luther and Carol Wayne, and two sisters. Mary Louise and Nina. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church in Pleasant Mills at I:3U o'clock Monday afternoon. Burial will be made in the Bluffton cemetery.

BLUFFTON WOMAN FATALLY INJURED Mrs. Mary Thompson, 72, Dies Os Injuries; Interurban Hits Auto Bluffton, July 2—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Mrs. Mary Thompson. 72 wife o fWilliam H. Thompson, a retired farmer residing in this city, was fatally injured when the automobile in which she was riding with Mrs. B. A. Guernsey, also of this city, was struck by a Union Traction company interurban, Friday afternoon. Mrs. •Thompson died at the Wells county hospital at 9 o’clock last night, internal injuries causing her death. Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Guernsey had been visiting at the home of Mrs. J. A. Schrock, two miles south of here and were crossing the tracks just as they were leaving the driveway which leads to the Schrock home when the inteturban struck Die car, knocking it into a ditch and pinning Mrs. Thompson beneath it. In aditional to internal injuries, Mrs. Thompson suffered seven fractured ribs and four severe scalp wounds. Mrs Buernsey, whose husband is proprietor of the Lincoln Highway garage, 235 Pearl street. Fort Wayne, was only slightly injured. The dead woman is survived by her husband, four boys, Fred, of Fort Wayne; Bruce A; of St. Louis, Ed, ward, of Kansas, and Elzy of Washington. D. C,; three daughters, Mr-. Verna Brunton, of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Bessie Kaiser, of Michigan, and Mrs. Cora Timmons, of Elkhart; three broth, William H. and Marvey B. Saik. •of Bluffton and Simon, of Keystone, and a sister. Mrs. Hannah Mahoney, of Elkhart. Fort Wayne Gets Glimpse Os Col. Lindbergh Friday Fort Wayne, Ind., July 2—(UP) — Charles Lindbergh flew over Fort Wayne yesterday on his way from St. Louis to Ottawa Canada to attend the Dominion’s sixtieth anniversary celebration. The flier saluted the city by making five big swings over the business district.

NO CELEBRATIONS SCHEDULEDHERE FOR THE FOURTH Sunday Promises To Be Big Day Here, However; Legion Plans Convention PATRIOTIC SERVICES PLANNED AT CHURCH Although there promises to be considerable activity in Decatur and immediate vicinity Sunday. July 3, indications are that the city and com-i munity will be qiuet on the Fourth of July, as far as public gatherings and I celebrations ate concerned. Patriotic services will be held in the chinches Sunday morning. Loyalty to the nation as well as loyalty to the Creator will be stressed in the services. Legion To Hold Convention The annual Eighth district convention of the American Legion will be held at the Decatur Country Club tomorrow. The activities there will open with a golf tournament for the Legionaires tomorrow forenoon. Following a big dinner at the noon hour, the business session will be held in the big ball room at the Country Club. The remainder of the day and evening will be given over to dancing golf and other forms of entertainment Snyder’s Flying Circus will exhibit at Bellmont Park Sunady afternoon. The program there includes airplane stunts, parachute jumps, motorcycle races, and auto polo games. No cHebratione have been planned here for Monday, July 4. Business will be suspended during the day. There will be no issue of the Daily Democrat the postoffice will be closed and there wil be no rural or city deliveries of mail. Decatur and Adams county people will celebrate the day in various manners. some going to the lakes, some playing golf, and some holding picnics and family dinners, while others will take motor trips to other cities and states. Wolves Kill 14 Sheep Wonewoc, Wis., July 2. — Three wolves recently made a raid on the C. H. Wilkinson farm, near here, and killed 14 sheep. Wilkinson shot at the marauders, but missed.

PAYNE ROBBERS ARE SENTENCED C. I*. Acton Sent To Prison For 10-25 Years; Adrionetta Goes To Reformatory Clinton P. Acton, 49, of Bluffton, and George Adrionetta, 18. of Johnstown, Pa., were sentenced Friday, by Judge Corbett, in common pleas court at Paulding, Ohio, for holding up and robbing the Farmers and Citizens bank, at Payne, Ohio, April 12. Acton received a sentence of from 10 to 25 years in the Ohio state prison at Columbus, while Adrionetta, an Italian youth, was sentenced to serve ah indeterminate term in the state reformatory at Mansfield. Acton and Adrionetta were found guilty of the robbery by a jury in the court at Paulding, last week. A total of $3,185 was taken in the holdup. The court asked the two men i( they had anything to say why judgment should not be passed upon them. Acton responded and addressing the court, officers and citizens, stated that they were absolutely innocent of the crime for which they were convicted and holding up his right hand in the attitude of taking oath he said he would swear to his statement before his Maker to his dying day. Later he corrected the report on his age. He said he was 49 years. It had been published as 39. Adrionetta had noth(COXTINVED OX PAGE TMV'

Welcomes Vets oK-It < JHI PAUL GRAHAM Paul Graham is commander of Adams Post, No. 43, of the American Legion in this city, which will be host to Legionaires from many cities and towns Sunday at the annual Eighth district Legion convention, to be held at the Decatur Country Club, TWO BUSINESS HOUSES ROBBED Thieves Break Into Insley Restaurant And Hain Meat Market; Loot Small Thieves, probably local boys, brolfe into the Bob insley restaurant on Lib-

erty Way, about 3 o’clock this mornng. and stole 300 pennies in the cash register and also about $4 worth ot merchandise. Mr. Insley first discover ed the robbery when he arrived at his restaurant about 3:45 o'clock this this morning to open up. The thieves gained entrance thr iugb the rear of the building, and broke through the door which leads from the kitchen to the main part of the restaurant. The cash register was opened and the jennies wete taken out of it. A $5 bill was not molested in the register drawer. A box of cigars and probably several packages of cigarettes also were taken in the loot. Night Policeman Berg Womack was called and made an <nves'tigation, but no clues were obtained. It is thought, however, that the theft was the work of amatures. Thieves broke into the Simeon Hains Meat Market in the west part of the city early this morning and took about 75 pennies out of the cash re . ister. None of the stock of meats was taken, according to a check-up today. Entrance was gained through the rear of the building. It is thought that the same theieves who looted th elnsley restaurant also broke into the meat market, because entrance was gained much the same way. William Everett Taken Back To State Hospital Deputy Sheriff Dallas Hower returned to this city late last night from Newcastle where he had gone with William Everett, who escaped from the state hospital for epileptics where he was sent from this county about a year ago. Mr. Everett was taken into custody at Celina last Thursday and was returned to this city by Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth, and then taken back to Newcastle. Chester Brandyberry accompanied Mr. Hower on the trip to Newcastle. — Methodist Church To Hold Vesper Services The First Methodist church of this city wil Ihold Vesper services during the month of July, according to action taken by the official hoard ot the church. These services wil begin at 5 o’clock and close promptly at 6 o’clock each Sunday afternoon. The services will be made up of beautiful music an dquiet moments. The other regular Sunday services will be held at the usual hours.

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MORE THAN 500 EXPECTED HERE FOR CONVENTION Decatur Post Prepared To Stage Greatest District Convention GOLF TOURNEY IS FEATURE OF MEET “Every thing is ready for the biggest Eighth district convention of the American Legion ever held in the history of that organization,” Paul Graham, commander of Adams Post No. 13, of this city, stated this morning. The local post of the Legion will entertain the district organization at the Decatur Country Club in an all-day session tomorrow. All committees have reported and it is expected that aliout 500 Legionaires will attend the gala day, which opens with registration at the Country Club at lo o'clock Sunday morning. The golf tournament will start as soon as the players register. The tourney is in charge of L. F. Confer of this city. Trophy For Golf Tourney The trophy, a silver minature golf player, is on display at the Daily Democrat office. While the golf tournament is in progress, there will be other forms of entertainment for the visitors at the club house. At 12 o’clock a chicken dinner will be served to all Legionaires, their wives and sweethearts at the club house. Plans have been made to accomodate 500 at the dinner. Following the dinner, the business session will be held. State Commander To Speak State Commander Paul V. McNutt, of Bloomington, will be the chief speaker. Mr. McNutt, is one of the greatest orators of the state, and will have a great message for the ex-serv-ice men. District Commander Fred Weicking. of Bluffton, also will address the afternoon assemblage. The afternoon meeting will be held in the bail room of the Country Club, and immediately following the afternoon session, a dance will be held. The dance will continue until midnight tomorrow night. Citizens Asked To Decorate Special traffic officers have been employed to direct the visitors to the scene of activities tomorrow, and the entire city has been asked to decorate for the occasion. The residents of Mercer avenue are especially asked to decorate their porches, as a welcome token for all “Buddies.” The day will be a booster day for the candidacy of Fred Weicking, of Bluffton, for the office of state commander. and it is generally conceded (COUTINHO ON I’MiE TWO) DECATUR FIRM BUYS A STOBE Fisher & Harris Company Buys Grovery Store At Rockford, Ohio The Fisher and Harris Grocery company, of this city, has purchased its third grocery store, it being located at Rockford. Ohio. The deal was completed Thursday and the local concern took over the active management of the store today. The concern now has grocery stores in Decatur Van Wert and Rockford. Floyd Keller, of this city, who has been associated with the Fisher and Harris company for several years in this city, will be the manager of the new grocery at Rockford. John Fisher will assist Mr. Keller for a few days, until the invoice has been completed. ' The Fisher and Harris store in this t city, was founded many years ago and 1 a few years later the Van Wert store • was established. The adition of *he I third store came this week after severr al locations had been considered. The I Rockford store was formerly owned bv a Rockford man.

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