Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 163, Decatur, Adams County, 12 July 1927 — Page 1

WEATHER Mostly cloudy to nlflht and Wednesday. Probably loc-i thu-idergtorm*. Con tinued warm, follow •d by cooler north portion Wednesday afternoon.

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TRANS-PACIFIC FLIERS RETURN FROM HONOLULU Great Welcome Greets Lieuts. Maitland And Hegenberger In California BYRD ANI) CREW START FOR HOME San Francisco, July 12.— (U P)—Fourteen days after they pointed the nose of their great three motored “Bird of Paradise” through the Golden Gate toward Hawaii, Lieutenants I ester J. Maitland and Albert F. Hegenberger came home today to the rewards of their conquest. First welcomed by roaring squadrons of airplanes the army fliers en tervd the bay aboard the California Honolulu liner Maui and at 10 a. in. sere approaching the docks where thousands of persons waited. Byrd And Pals Sail Cherbourg. France, July 12—(L'P) —Commander Richard K. Byrd and his companions who spanned the Atlantic in their tri-nioiored monoplane A merit a today headed for home by a means iqss speedy but not so hazardous. Addressing a message of thanks to France for their welcome. Byrd. Lieut. Oeorge Noviile, Bert A osta, and Bert Baichan left Cherbourg on a little tug which steamed oui to where tlie U. S. S. liner Leviathan was anchored. On board the Leviathan was Clarence Chamberlin who piloted a Bellafica monoplane from Roosevelt Meld to Germany. * -*•*- 'ira-f w . Smith May Try Again San Francisco, July 12.—(UP) —The second attempt of Ernie Smith, former air mail pilot to span the Pacific in an airplane may begin today, according to Captain W. H. Royal. Snii.h’s (Tight manager. The small tfionoplane was ready to leave on a moment’s notice; Two weeks ago Smith took off on the 2408 miles flight but returned soc-n because of a minor accident. As his navigator for the flight, Smith has Captain Emory B. Bronte, holder of an unlimited masters license for mil waters. Methodist Women Go To Lake Webster For Outing Several women of the Everready class of the Me hodist Sunday school motored to Lake Webster* today, to spend the remainder of the week at the Epworlh League cottage. Those making the trip were:, Mrs. John Nelson and daughters. Agnes and Doris; Mrs. M. E. Hower atul daughter, Catherine; Mrs. Irvin Elzey; Mrs. Ben DeVor and daughters. Helen and Mary Jane; Mrs. Deiton I’asswater; Mrs. W. F. Beery and grandson, Billy Buck; Mrs. Christena Vail; Mrs. James Gatshall; Mrs. A. D. Suttles and daughter, Helen; Mrs. 11. F. Kitson; Mrs. Dan Tyndall and daughter, Mary Catherine. MUOSE TO HOLD PICNIC IULY 24 Annual Picnic To Be Held At Sun Set Park; Program To Be Arranged The annual picnic of the Decatur Moose lodge vvil lie held Sunday, ->uly 24, at Sun Set park, it was announced today by a committee in charge of the annual affair. A complete program will be announced later, the committee stated. All local members of the Moose lodge wil be invited to the all-day event, and there will he plenty of entertainment for all. The lodge holds a similar event each year. Efforts are being made to secure a speaker of prominence for the afternoon program. A dinner will he served at noon, and all Moose and their families are invited to attend the pie-

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Three Men Fall When Rope Holding Ladder Break Three Decatur men escaped serious injury Saturday afternoon, when a rope holding a roof ladder, on which )the.v were working, broke. All three men fell from the roof of the August Werling home, In Preble township, to - the ground. The men who fell are Arthur Suttles ® Jr . Audley*Moser and Will Hoffman. None of them received serious injuries and they were all able to continue work. All three, however, received a severe shaking up and a few scratches. s BELL'S ENJOY y - TOUR ABROAD e s • Decatur Family Returns From Extensive Tour In England And Europe i- ~ Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bell and son, a William, returned 'last nilij, from a , two month's trip abroad. They were e met in Fort Wayne hv Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lower and then motored to this city. Mr. Bell was the delegate j of the Decatur Rotary Club to the I annual conventirn of Rotary International. held at Ostend. Belgium, last June. He also looked after bus:e ( n< ss in England, the LaFountaine Hand’e company of this city, of which Mr. BelJ is president, export- ( ing a large amount of handles to a customer in England. ( The return voyage was made on a Cunarrl liner, the boat taking the northern route and down the St. Lawrence through Canada. FoilowHg the Rotary convention, a three week’s four of seven European coun- , 'ies was made by the convention tMrtjt and every..minute ot-LUe tap was pleasant and delightful. Coming home at this time when A he farmers in America are busy harvesting hay and wheat, Mr. Bell said, 'here was a big contrast in the methods used by the farmers in this eoun- ' 'iv and those in European countries. 1 America is so far ahead of European 1 countries in modern methods that comparison is hardly believable. Two 1 weeks ago. when the ReYs were in 1 Italy, they saw farmers cutting wheat with hand sickles and scythes as compared wiith the modern machin■ry used by the American farmer. ' Tnstpad of tractors or motor driven trucks and vehicles, Mr. Beil stated that he saw milch cows hitched to carts and wagons. Dogs were even r used in Belgium and in other countries. Mr. Bell stated that there were I many beautiful and historic places to > see in the different countries, but then when it cam? to conveniences, > America was so far ahead of the old - country that it was difficult to make ; Hie ordinary person believe that we . were enjoying so many new tilings - and conveniences. Mr. Bell will give a talk at the Rotary meeting Thursday evening. r : O Northwestern Farmers Want McNarv-Haugen Bill Revived At Next Session St. Paul. July 12.—(UP)—A determined fight in the next session of congress for repassage of the McNaryHaugen hill was advocated in resolutions adopted unanimously at the northwest farm conference today. , Representatives of fifleen middlewest states voted to advance the measure until it is enacted into law. ■ The resolutions drawn up by a committee were presented to the conference by the congressmen, Charles Brand, of Ohio, chairman. — o Riverside, Sale Barn | Is Sold At Auction The Riverside Feed yard and sale ' barn on First street, one of the land 5 marks of Decatur, was sold at public auction today to Clint Zimmerman, of 5 Kirkland township. The sale was r made in order to settle the estate of ■ the late John Smitley. The price paid 1 for the property was $2,776. The property has 109 foot fron:qge on First 1 street and is 132 feet deep, extending ■ back to the river bank. The Nation- • al Realty Auction company had Charge i' of the sale. Mr. Zimmerman is un- - decided as to what he will do with the property.

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Arrests For Violating U. S. Prohibition Law Increace Either More Citizens Are Violating Dry Law Or Sleuths Are Becoming More Adept At Catching Bootleggers; Amount Os Liquor Seized On Decrease Washington, July 12.—(I'nited Press) —F.illior more citizens tire violating the prohibition law or sleuths are becoming more adept al eat eh ing bootleggers, it developed today tit the national conference of dry administrators. A survey of the year ended July 1, during which elTorts were |made to strike at sources of illicit liquor, leaving ‘‘hip flask

tolers” to local police, revealed the paradox of more persons, boats and automobiles seized but actually less liquor captured than during the year before. Arrests—Bo,ooo a new record, 20.000 more than in the previous year. Liquor Seized—2,soo,ooo gallons, only a small percentage lie ing of genuine pre-Volstead variety. | Sentences- Convicted persons aver-j aged 140 days in jail and paid a $l5O average line. Rum Rings—Several large ones broken up but others formed to rep’jfce them. i Moonshiners —On increase. Home Brewing—On increase. Home Wine Making—On increase. Smugglirg Is Curtailed Smuggling—Sharply curtailed by coast guard, except from Canada. Prohibition District No. 18, composed of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, had the highest percentage of dry law' convictions in federal courts. District No. It, under E. C. Yet’lowly, ranked second, arrording to area reports. Many prohibition cases were settled out of court. In June. 209 cases were closed by compromise, netting the government about $75,000. These cases, it was said, involved technical mamtfaeUuiiig vgjlatiynis which, however. did not constitute bootlegging. Prohibition Commissioner Doran urged extra efforts to eliminate sources of supply, with arrest also of small violators. Assistant Commissioner White urged economy, pointing out that the bureau of tlm budget had held the prohibition appropriation to $13,000,000 for this year. Seymour Lowmani, acting assistant sec.ret.ary of the treasury, said public opinion was swaying toward law enforcement and more rigid observation of the prohibition law. Gen. L. C. Andrews, retiring “Drv Czar” w.ll talk to the administrators tomorrow on ‘‘Morale.” Nickel Plate Station Beautified By Flowers Sam Shamp. Nickel Plate agent in this city has been busy all spring and summer working on the lawn at the east, side of the station in this city, i His untiring work has begun to tell,; and a minature park has iipen built up j there, with flower beds in all parts of I it. o DAVID EVERHART DIES AT MONROE Pioneer Resident Os Adams County Dies Suddenly Os Heart Trouble Monroe, July 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Martin llavid Everhart I 83, pioneer resident of Adams county died suddenly of heart trouble, at the home of his son, Absoim E. Everhart, in Monroe, at 5:45 o’clock this morning. Mr. Everhart was born in Adams county and spent most of bis life in Washington township. Thirteen years ago, he moved to Monroe and has made his home here since that time.; Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Jane Everhart; one daughter, Mrs. John Crist, of Monroe; and two sons, roy Everhart, of Niles, Michigan, and Absoim E. Everhart, of Monroe. Funeral services will be held at the home of Absoim Everhart at 1:30 j o’clock Thursday afternoon and at 2 o’clock at the Methodist church. The Rev. E. M. Foster will officiate. Bur-. ial will be made in the Smith ceme-' tery.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, July 12, 1927.

LOCAL WOMAN'S 1 MOTHER INJURED Mother Os Mrs. Fred Kins ! Seriously Hurt In Automobile Accident Mis. Julius Dickey, of Toledo, Ohio mother of Mrs. Fred King., of Decatur ! was seriously injured in an automobile accident npar Cecil, Ohio, Sunday 1 noon. Ed. Hidlack, of Toledo, was fatally injured in the same accident. His brother, John Bidlack. also of Toledo, was less seriously injured. The injured persons were taktn to a hospital in Defiancp. Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. King and daughter went to Defiance Sunday night and have not returned. Mrs. Dickey sustained a fracture of her left shoulder blade and possilde internal injuries. Ed. Bidlack sustained a fractured skull and died at 7 o’clock Sunday evening. The three persons were returning to Toledo as ter spending the day at Paulding. The car turned over when it struck loosp gravel in the road. Mrs. Dickey formerly resided at Celina, Ohio. BRITISH MAKE NEW PROPOSALS ■ Hope Revived At Geneva Conference By New Proposals Submitted Today Geneva, July 12—(UP) —New British proposals brought real signs of hope to the naval armaments conference today. The main point of tiie pro- ; position, it was understood, is based ! on the idea of permitting Great Britain to retain cruisers that have passjed the age limit without including them in her total tonnage. Such cruisers, the British delegates suggest, will have lost their value as offensive vessels while retaining ; their defensive value for National se- | curity and protection of trade routes. The proposals have already been submitted to Hugh S. Gibson, head of the American Delegation and President of the conference, and if acceptable to the Americans may form the basis of the establishment of parity between Great Britain and the United States in cruisers of Combattant val- | ue. Defeated Candidate For Sheriff To File Appeal Muncle, Ind.. July 12. — (United Press) —Attorneys for John C. Humphries. Democratic candidate for 'sheriff of Delaware county, who was defeated last November 2, by 74 votes today are preparing to file an appeal from the decision handed down yesterday by Judge A. L. Bales of Wln- | Chester. Judge Hailes ruled that the electron of Sheriff Harry McAuley, Republican, was valid, and that Bales’ suit, which claimed that a recount ; would show that the Democrat had 1 deceived ai majority, was not supported by sufficient facts. I o “Doc” Lanthier 70 Years Old Monday H. P. Lanthier, better known in this city as “Doc” celebrated his seventieth birthday yesterday. “Doc” has lived , in this city for 40 years, coming here from New York City. He has left Decatur on several occasions, but always

EMILY BENDER EXPIRES TODAY Widow of Isaac Bender Dies At Home Near Craigville This Morning Mrs. Emily Myers Bender, 83, of near Craigville, widow of Issac Bender, died at her omp at 6:30 o’clock this morning, following an extended illness. Death was due to infirmities. Mrs. Bender is survived by four childien. J.din, of near C’raigville; Mrs. Byrd Thornburg, and Mrs. George Senders, of Bluffton, and Mrs. Prank Kunkel, of Sheibyville. A brother and a sister also survive. Funeral services will he held from the Lancaster Chapel, Thursday afternoon, at 2 o’clock. Thieves Attempt To Break Into Two Residences Here Thieves have made attempts to break Into at least two houses in the central part of the city within the last few nights. At one place, a chair was taken from the rear porch of one house and placed beneath a window of another house. Footprints were left on the chair. At another residence, the lock was broken on the outside door of the garage and an attempt was made to force open the door between the garage and the residence. Residents of the neighborhood are keeping a close watch for another apjiearance of the intruders. —o Clerk Sells Shopping Bag For Five Cents; Contains sl6l In Cash Term Haute, lnd„ July 12—(UP) — Shopping bag, who's got the shopping hag? W T . H. Willis, manager of an Atlatnic and Pacific grocery storp, wants to know. When sl6l had accumulated in the cash register yesterday he withdrew the money and “hid” it in a stock | shopping hag for safe keeping, as is the custom, to guard aaginst holdups. Later a clerk sold the hag for a nickel, ignorant of its contents. o To Improve University Buildings Bloomington, Ind., July 12 —(United Press) —Thirty thousand dollars will be used in improvements of Indiana Universtjiy Jim 1 ! dings lie gaining in October, according to Charles Hays, superintendent of university buildings and grounds. 0 Forest Fires Menace Towns St. Johns, Newfoundland. July 12— (UP) —Forest fires today were sweeping the shore of Ganger Bay, 145 miles north of here. Several towns and villages were menaced. CHURCHES PLAN UNIDN SERVICE Six Protestant Churches Announce Plans For Services During August Six Protestant churches of the city will cooperate in holding union services on each Sunday evening during August and the first Sunday of September. The cooperating churches are the Evangelical, Methodist, Presbyterian, Christian, Baptist and Zion Reformed. The services will be held in the various churches in rotation and the pastors will take turns in delivering the sermons. The Rev, Harry Thompson, pastor of the Christian church, has charge of arrangements for the services. Following is the schedule for the services, giving the locations and the pastor .who will give the sermon: August 7 —Evangelical church, the Rev. R. W. Stoakes. August 14—Presbyterian church, the Rev. O. E. Miller. August 21.—Christian church, the Rev. R. W. Loose. August 28—Baptist church, the Rpv. A. R. Fledderjohann, September 4 — Methodist church, the Rev. Harry Fernthiel.

Decatur Man To Take Part In Play At Muneie Wilbur Guy Brown, principal of the Central school, Decatur, who is at tending the state normal school at Muncle this summer, will take part In the presentation of the play, "The Taming of the Shrew,” to be given by the English students of the school, Wednesday evening, July 13, in the College Auditorium. Mr. Brown will take the roll of Itaptista. He has had considerable experience in dramatics. BAND WILL GIVE CONCERT TONIGHT Junior Band Will Give Interesting Program; To Have Refreshment Stand An Interesting program has been arranged for the weekly band concert to he given at 7:45 o'clock tonight on Liberty Way by the Junior band. A refreshment stand will be operated on the grounds near ttie concert. George Squires will have charge of the stand, which will he conducted for the Junior hand. The proceeds will be used to pay the rental on the lot where the hand stand is located. Prof. J. C. Cafaro, the director of Hie band, is planning a folk song program for next week’s concert. The following program has been arranged for tonight’s concert: Part one. Progressive Band hook; March —“Advancement” Vendome Scotlische. “Fine and Dandy.” Part two, Southwell’s Rand book; “March.” “Overture.” Part three; Benett Band book; Military Escort. Overture, "Ambition." "Mr. Joe.” “Project March." “Summit.” “Hail Columbia.” o New Walk Being Built At South Ward School Building A new cement walk is being built at the South Ward school building this week. Several of the school janitors are assisting cement workers with the work, and it will be completed in the next few days. Illinois Court Refuses Husband’s Alimony Plea Chicago, July 12 —(UP) — Illinois men have not equal rights in court with women —as far as divorce cases are concerned. Judge Harry A. Lewis decided. Judge Lewis Deneid the petition of Walter Brinkman, 27, for temporary alimony from his wife, Rose. Bringman is suing for divorce. He pleaded his wife had a substantial income whereas he was ill with tuberculosis and could not work. The court held it was not possible under the statutes to force a wife to pay alimony. Vote To Give $14,000 For Altar At National Shrine Fort Wayne, July 12.— (UP)—A contribution of $14,000 for an altar at the national shrine to the Immaculate Conception at Washington, D. C„ Instead of SIO,OOO as agreed upon previously, was voted today by the board of directors of the Daughters of Isabella The national convention of the organization will be opened here informally tonight with “Indiana Night". Regular sessions will start Wednesday. o Firemen Make Run Firemen were called to the Floyd Hunter home Sunday afternoon, where a small blaze was extinguished with only slight loss. The fire was put out with a few buckets of water. o Repairing Railway Crossing Pennsylvania railroad workmen are busy today replacing worn out boards at the Monroe street crossing. The crossing, which for some time has been rough, is being rebuilt, and when , completed, will furnish autoists an easier way of crossing the tracks.

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IREMY SAYS JURY WILL NOT MAKE AN INQUIRY NOW v —i. - ■ Indianapolis Times Continues Exposures In Connection With Charges GOVERNOR expected TO RETURN THURSDAY Indianapolis, July 12.— (UP) —No grand jury will investigate the newest D. (’. Stephenson revelations, it became almost certain today. Prosecutor W. H. Remy announced that the regular grand jury that was sworn in Monday will be 100 busy to consider the Indiana political investigation. Instead, he said, special Prosecutors Emsley W. Johnson and John W. Hol’.zniaftn, appointed by Judge James A. Collins of Marion county criminal court to act as friends of the court, will continue to handle the inquiry. Governor To Return Thursday Indianapolis, July 12. —(UP) —Governor Ed Jackson whose name appeared on a s2.Son check signed by D C. Stephenson, will return to Indianapolis Thursday from Osawatomle, Kansas, where he and Mrs. Jackson have been visiting, it was announced at the Uate house today. ind.anapolis. Ind., July 12 —(Ignited Press) —The Indianapolis Times today printed two more of tlie checks from the famous “Little Black Box” —and two notes in the handwriting of D. C. Stephenson. One of these checks was for SI,OOO and was given to the Republican state committee, the Times said. It was reported as a contribution hy that committee. It became important, the Times said, only because of the note Stephenson attached to it, declaring that he gave it at the request of Gov. Ed Jackson, then a candidate. The other check for SSOO, was drawn in favor of Edward Tegtmeier. an employe of Stephenson, who was brought here in that, capacity from Columbus, Ohio, The notation on that check says that Stephenson paid the expenses of Jackson’s intensive campaign in life primary and was 'personally liji finanHjJug and directing its operation. This note also was attached hy Stephenson. Spent Thousands For Jackson The Tegtmeier check was offered by Stephenson to bear out his statement that he spent thousands of dollars for Jackson in llie primary and a’so in the general election. This particular check, writes Stephenson, was for the purpose of Stephenson to have a hand,in police appointments and assignments If Worley was named chief of police. Worley is chief of detectives. A photostatic copy, according to attorneys, itas little value in court. Hill, who gave the copy to Remy, <CO!V\ IXTI’ED ON PAGES FIVE) AMY PETERSON DIES AT AUBURN Former Decatur Resident Dies At Home Os Relative After Long Illness Mrs. Amy McConnehey Peterson, age about 65, widow of Henry Clay Peteißon and a former resident here, died at Fort Wayne last evening at 6:30 o’clock, after an illness of I several years, following a nervous < breakdown. She was the daughter of > Josiah McConnehey aud was a cousin t of Mrs. AJex Hoyer, of this city. Following her marriage to Mr, Petersou, she resided at Albion, many years aud, after the death of her huss baud, made her home with a daughter s at Washington. D. C., uutil a few years e ago, since theu she had been with res latives at Auburn and Lafayette. The u funeral services will be held at the n West residence in Auburn tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.

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