Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 160, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1927 — Page 5

ILLIHJMa » • CAM POLICE ARE BAFFLED “Whistling Killer” At Work; Holds Up Men And Then Shoots Victims — Gary, And., July B.—(UP) An un kolved myitcry today claimed the services of the pick of (jury's police force It is Hie Identity of the “whittling killer” who hits killed one man and probably fatally wounded another after holding them up. A heavy guard was thrown Into the south side district Thursday night in the fear that others may fall victim. 1 The mystery slayer is believed to be a tiegro although police have no definite description of him. Monday night he shot and killed Herbent McGurt. negro hotel custodian. after going through McGurt's pockets. Wednesday night, he shot Oscar Elliot, negro, after holding hint up ■ In each instance, police said, he approached his victim from behind, whistling and singing as he swung along. As he drew up beside the unsuspecting men. he whipped out a gun and ordered them to throw up their hands. It was apparent, police said, that he had no motive other than robbery. V . —o RURAL CHURCHES Decatur Methodist Episcopal Circuit C. A. Maynard. Pastor Beulah Chapel.-This is a big day here. We have made extensive improvements and tomorrow is to be rededication day. Sunday school starts in morning at 9:15, Preaching following. Pot luck dinner. The afternoon service begins at 2 o'clock. Dr. Wiant will be the principle speaker. This is in nature of a home coming and rededication. So if you are away we invite you to ''Come Home'' for a day with us. To you in the community we urge that ou join with us in this service Mt. Pleasant—Preaching services at 9:15 a.m. Sunday school following. Washington—Sunday school at 9:30 -Prayer meeting at Beulah Thursf y night at 7:45. Oachestra *Mony nkUit art 7:4t. „ c ;% - iO' ” 0 — COURT HOUSE Real Estate Transfers Lester G. Robinson etux to Paul II Graham et al. lot 1007 in Decatur, for 1,500. i— lt i o— — Guards At Summer White House Insure Safety For President state Game Lodge, July B—(INS)— Diack Hills S. D. Many a hero lives and dies unsung, and but for the merest chance several such who are attached to the huge entourage that has accompanied President Coolidge to the Black Hills would have done likewise. These out-of-siglit heroes are soldiers identified with the-dismount d cavalry detail from Port Meade. S. 1)., which is doing the outer guard duty around lhe Summer White Hous J. Most of their buddies take turns walking two-hour posts‘at either end of the semi-circle driveway leading up •c the entrance of the State Ga.ue lodge. Uniforms neatlr pressed. leggings carefully whitened. and carrying full equipment, they cni'qif’te a f'grre also, they have their turn In the sun for mat'.' are the tourist automobiles sent. HM'rrily on their way by a snappy word from these professional But there are just a few in r nip who are not so lucky. They are never seen by the public, amt t.ey W'oultln t have betn noticed at alt it one of the newspaper men hadn't L-en trying to find out how long he could stay on a horte that was slipping down ;; very steep hill across the road and creek from the lodge. High up on this hill nod concealed, from the road t>y a derse growth of pines, is a round, squat wooden structure. It is the "water works" for the suiauie- White House, and for the summer White House and so thor- 4 ougllly Ik the President guarded that tW oecict sei .ice has had it guaided twenty tour 'tous a day Dey in and day out. In rain, hail ! sunshine or sweltering heat, there >s always a trooper, gun on shoulder, walking slowlv around the water tank, a hundred f-s.t above the road and the plaudits of the crowd, ami so carefully concealed that no one ever knows he s “doing his duty”. ■— Bargains is what you will get at; the auction sale at Niblick’s Store on North Second street tonight at 7:00 p. m. 11 Get the Habit —Trade at Home, It Pays

Ford Predicts Giant Air Cruisers Will Be Spanning The Atlantic Soon

By William K. Hutchinson (INS Staff Correspondent) (Copyright 1927 by INS) Detroit, July X Giant air cruisers, capable of currying one hundred passengers each will be spanning the Atlantic at no distant date, Henry Ford predicted today in declaring America lias entered the (lying age. In an exclusive interview with International News Service, the world's richest man came out wftli a strong endorsement of Colonel Billy Mitchell’s plea for a fighting air force to protect the United States from foreign agression. The next war will be fought in the air, said Ford, and “war in the air will end war." Ford declared the coming generation will “take to the air” and the present generation must prepare the way. "The large airplane Is the ship of tile future,” said the auto king, whose activities are putting him in the leadership in the field of commercial aviation. “We are entering the flying era and the young crowd coming in how wants to go up in the air. “What should America do to be prepared in the air for the next war?” he was asked. "Work on aviation,” he replied promptly. "1 think aviation is coming as fast as it can in a commercial sense. I have a lot of faith in the United States and I think the com- ' mercial development of aviation helps the national defense by showing' the way. The government should come along.” "Can airplanes ever displace battleships as Colonel Billy Mitchell says?” “There is no doubt about it,” Ford | replied, very seriously. “Airplanes can destroy anything pertaining to war. Aviation, I believe, has started another cycle. Mitchell is right. "War in the air will end all war. Read Tennyson’s ‘Locksley Hall’ and you will get the picture.” It was Tennyson who wrote in the middle of the last century a farsighted prediction of war in the air, which would end all war. The words referred to by Mr. Ford follow: "For I dipped into the. future far as human eye could see. "Saw the vision of the world and all the wonder that would be “Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails. "Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales; “Heard the heavens fill with shouting as theie rained a gahstly

MONROE NEWS C. E. Dawkins, of Bluffton, was a ’ business caller in town Wednesday. Arzia Crist, of Fort Wayne, visited in town Tuesday evening. A. Brown of Decatur, was a business caller in town Wednesday in the interest of the Detidur Daily Bemovrtit. E. V. Johnson, of Richmond, v site I with Mr. and Mrs. Eli Hendrick*. William Pittenger left Wednesday for Marion, wt.ere he will visit his brother Miss Leia Bahner returned to her work at Fort Wayne after spending a few days with her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bahner. Mrs. James A. Hendricks and Mrs. Frankye Thompson-Haynes have returned from Fort Wayne after spending several days with Clyde Hendricks and family. Mrs. Haynes accompanied Hr. Hendricks and .ion, Richard, to Sturgis, Michigan, where Richard had his tonsils removed. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Watkins visited with their daughter this week. Mr. j Watkins weut to the Memorial Hospital Wednesday evening, where he was to undergo a slight operation Thursday morning. Mr. Sylvester Everhart who has, been attending Tri-State College Angola, has finished nis school and is now at home. Mr. and Mrs. William L. Koller visited over the Fourth with their von, Virgil Keller and family at Sturgis, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Brandy berry and daughter, of Decatur, visited with the formers parents. Rev. and Mrs. Foster and daughter Elizabeth, returned from Lake Webster Tuesday, after spending several; days there. I Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kessler and ( son have returned home after visiting ' with their parents. I, Mr. Alonza Smith, southwest of j town has returned to Howe, Indiana where he is employed with the Yost Construction Company. ! John Smith, southwest of town, returned to his work at Fort Wayne Thursday. Mrs. E. B. Macy and daughter, Mary and Mary Ann Lose, of Decatur, visited with relatives here. Wednesday. John Garwood, of Fort Wayne, was a business caller in town Wednesday I Roy Baker, of Decatur, was a bus-'; I

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dew "From the nations’ airy navies grappling in the central blue; "Till the war drum throbbed no longer, and the battle flags were furled "In the parliament of man, lhe federation of the world." Ford showed considerable pride in the operations of his own air lines. There are four flying from the Ford airport here dally and to date the Fold lines have established a record of <1,517 flying hours and 580,933 flying miles with only one serious accident. The auto king's air services now connect Detroit with Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo and Grand Rapids, Mich. The Ford planes, he said, "maintains a schedule of 1,532 air miles a day, six days a week.” "What will the plane of the future be like?” he was asked. "The large multi motored plane is the plane of tile future," said Ford. "They will be of great size, carry many motors and hold a hundred passengers easily. These large planes will come because they will be more easily operated. The present machine is four-fifths man operated. Too much depends on the man and I'm convinced this ratio can be reversed by building larger ships with more motors. If one engine breaks down the rest will be able to carry the plane to its destination at reduced speed or to a safe landing. Perhaps they can be‘repaired while flying. There will be virtually no crashes such as occur now when motors fail in singled engined planes. Ford’s own interest is centered in the multi-motored plane. The experiments conducted under his supervision at the Ford airport have produced the now famous tri motored, all metal Ford air cruisers. The experiments will continue along this line until a 100 passenger liner is produced. "Nothing interests me much in aviation besides large planes,” Ford said. "Will airplanes ever kill off automobiles?” he was asked. "Never,” Ford answered. “A new system never drives the old one off. We still have horses despite street cars. We still have street cars despite automobiles and we will continue to have automobiles despite airplanes.” r (Editors note: Jn tomorrow's installment Mr. Ford gives his views on President Coolidge.)

iness caller in town Wednesday, e Miss Lucille Oliver and Sylvan Rupert spent the Fourth at Angola at the home of Orville D. Kessler and family. Miss Irene Foster of Fort Wayne was the guest of Mis. Paul H. Graham last week. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Klopfenstein, of Bluffton, and Mr. and Mrs. Menno Roth, southwest of town, visited with Dr. and Mrs. C. 11. Branch, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hoffman and son. Doyle, and Harold Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Harvtc Rupert and daughter, Helen Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mitchell and Miss Lillian Johnson and Kenneth Mitchell spent the week-end at (’looked Lake. Milton Brown and family, .of Decatur, were the guest of Jesse V. Essex and family, Sunday. Alfred Hahuert, rural mail carrier, had the misfortune of breaking his arm while cranking his car. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Shaw and son. Fred. Mr. and Mrs. William Shaw, and sen, Marvin, and Mrs. Ella Graham, all of Farmland, and Mr. anti Mrs Z. O. Lewellen and daughter were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Smith at dinner, Sunday. Misses Chrystal Sells, Mardelle Hocker, Francille and Electa Oliver, of Muncie, spent the week-end heit with relatives and friends. Martin Stuckey has returned to his work after having a weeks vacation. Mr. Stucky is employed at the Model Hatchery. John Crist met witli a serious accident which might have proved fatal to his eye sight. A piece of steel with which he was working flew and stn ck im in the eye. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Rangner and family, of Marion, visited with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hofer. Martha Ellen Ringner remained tor a week with J J. Hofer’s.

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Four Youths Enroute From New York To Gulf On Rivers In Canoes Huntington. Ind., July 8—(IN8)--| Following the old pioneer water route over which the adventurous spirited, men of former days travelled, four young men of New York city paused through here on a portage of their 1

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SCHMITTS FOR QUALITY MEATS We will have a good supply of Spring Chickens, Beef and Pork Tenderloins, Smoked Loin, Fresh Country Butter, Cottage Cheese mixed with Cream, and Fancy Baked Pork. —SATURDAY SPECIALS— Choice Beef Roast, Baby Beef 18c in. Tender Beef Steak (chuck) 23c lb. Meaty Beef Boil 12 to 15c lb. Lean Pork Steak .25c lb. Pork Roast, Lean 23c lb. Spare Ribs (small and lean) 15c lb. All Pork Sausage (bulk) 20c lb. Veal Loaf, (Special) 20c lb. Pickled Pigs Feet 2 lbs. for 25c Bacon, Medium in chunk 25c lb. Picnic Hams, 4 to 6 lbs. each 20c lb. Meaty Pork Shanks 10c lb., 3 lbs. 25c Bulk Cheese, Whole or Half 27c lb. Mistletoe Oleo (colored) ..30c lb. Cupid Nut Oleo 2 lbs. for 35c SATURDAY’S BIG LARD SALE 3 lb. Pail 45c 10 It). Pail $1.40 5 lb. Pail.. 70c 50 lb. Can $6.50 CANNED GOODS SALE SATURDAY Your choice of 6 cans of our Good Brands of Corn, Baked Beans, Peas, Mixed Vegetables, Kidney Beans, Pumpkin, Sauer Kraut, Tomatoes and Hominy 6 cans for 75c Peanut Butter, 2 jars 45c Crimson King Apricots, 2 larye cans 45c Carnation Canned Milk, 3 large cans 25c Staleys Syrup, White and Golden, 2 cans 25c Shoe Peg Corn, 2 cans for 35c Puritan Malt, 2 cans for $1.05 Red Top Malt, 2 cans for $1.15 Nice assortment of Sandwich Spreads, Relishes, Mayonnaise and Jellies. ph ™ es H. P. Schmitt Prce 9o m mi i Delivery 96 Meat Market service

canoes from the Maumee river to the Wabash, on their way to New Orleans Starting the first week in May, Howard Adams, Arthur Dollack, Her ! belt Meyer and "Rudy” Steinhofer | went up the Hudson river, through the Erie canal and Lake Erie to Toledo then tip the Maumee river to Fort Wayne. They ate bound for Florida, via New Orleun and the gulf, on the

inland tide water route. A collie pup accompanied the young men on their trip. Their two eighteen toot canoes were loaded with all ibe camp equipment for the entire voyage over the historic water routes. Because the Little River has been dredged, the four took the Wabash

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route, with a longer portage than that made during the days when the French and Indians used the route ou their journeys south. 1 11 O—— 1 ■— One night only, everything must go, you make the price at the auction sale at Niblick's store tonight, be there at 7 p.m.