Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1927 — Page 1

WEATHER partly cloudy to„h. a nd Thursday; and warmer.

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COL. LINDBERGH LEWES INDIANA; COES TO DETROIT Hero Flier Is Greeted By His Mother And Henry Ford At Detroit GREAT THRONG (,K AT AIR FIELD Detroit, Mich., Aug. 10. — Col. Charles Lindbergh landed at the Ford Airport al 9'oo p. m. this afternoon and ms greeted by his mother and Henry and Edsel Ford after a flight from Indianapolis. \long the roads leading from the airport to Northwestern field where Lindbergh was scheduled to speak more than a quarter of a million persons had assembled. One hundred thousand were jammed into the field and these included 20.000 children who had been taken there by pay Hers from 200 play fields in the city. Honored At Capital Indianapolis, Ind.. Aug. 10 —(United Press; -Cel. Charles A. Lindbergh, tiieered. entertained and otherwise honored by the capital city of Indiana. made ready to hop off for Detroit today with a plea for development of commercial aviation still fresh in the minds of his hearers. “Make Indiana a great commercial nation center and Indianapolis the nation's greatest airport” the hero of th u first New York-to-Paris airplane flight told more than 500 business m Tuesday night. Today, he turned aside from the serious aspect of his nutionniile hmr to answer two questions that lie heard i n every side dur.ng an interview with newspapermen. “Colonel, while you were in France did you drink all your toasts in water’” ’‘No," was the Colonel’s reply. 1 “Colonel, is it trut that you smoked a cigaret in public to set at rest your impression N)iat people’ might think you to lie a ’Little Tin Go<l’?” "11l rather not go into that,” Lindy replied. Twice Tuesday, Col. Lindbergh had tIOVTIXIEi) ox rtGK Pit 19) O .... SHERIFF TO TAKE FINGER PRINTS Hnger Prints Os All Alleged Felons Jailed Here To Be Taken A representative of the secretary of state’s office called on Sheriff H ill Hollingsworth yesterday afternoon and Presented him with a complete finger I’fiiit machine and outfit. A new state Itw makes it necessary for the sheriff 'o take finger prints of all pers.ns Placed in jail charged with a felonv The prints are sent t< the secretary state s off'ce and filed there. Etch sheriff in the state must learn to mak> Hte prints. When the syrtem is completely installed it is thought that the state will have finger prints of all criminals in the state. Tie finger print machine is complete with cards for the taking of Prints, and a ysteni of numbering-1 us "mi installed A man will be stationat the state headquarters 24 hours * day, so that when it is necessary to ■dentify a man by his rrethod no del y ’’til be had.

Indiana Has Communities Where Autos Are Rarely Seen, Where Mail Carriers Ride Mules And Where Land Can Be Bought At $1 An Acre

'ndianapolls, Ind., Aug. 10.—(UP) I ana s rural communities are not j* 1 traversed by good roads running rough fine farm land. This has ( “een forcibly brought to the aiten-j "D of State Conservation Director • cchard Lieber in a recent survey; a ‘ "J 1 * hern Indiana, made by Assist‘n' Sla,e Forester Ralph Wilcox. « survey was made for the purtj e of taying plans for reforestra01i - It depicts a condition of pover-

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Legion Membership Is Largest Sipce 1922 Indianapolis, Aug. 10—(UP)—-The American Legion today is larger In membership than It has been since 1 1922, having exceeded its total for 1927 Howatd P. Savage, national commander, announced today upon receipt of a large number of cards from the de- . partment of Massachusetts. The total for 1927 is expected to be more than three quarters of a million. , “SEN. SCHULTZ” SPEAKS HERE Radio Entertainer Gives Program For Lions And Their Guests | One of the most entertaining addresses heard in Decatur, recently, was that given last night at a meeting of the Decatur Lions Chib members and their guests, in the Christian church basement, by Mr. J E. Klein of Cincinnati, known to the radio world as "Senator Schultz" The Lions | entertained their wive, sweethearts and a few invited guests at the meeting last night. An excellent dinner was served by the ladies of the Christian church. , • Dr. Hurt Rangold, president of the club, introduced the Rev. Harry Thompson, chairman of the intertain- ; inent committee, who presented Mr. Klein to the gathering. Mr. Klein has gained a reputation as one of the gieatest entertainers in radio through his lectures and addresses as Senator Schultz from radio station WLW, ia I Cincinnati. He is a prominent business man in Cincinnati, but his hobby is impersonating a typical Dutchman, and he has developed a wonderful supply or wit and humor. | Mr. Klein gave his entire lecture including the introductory and closing reniaiks in the characteristic Dutch I brogue. His audience was in an uproar most of the time and he was forced to give two encores. Mr. Klein was accompanied to Decatur by his wife and two children. His daughter gave two clever readings. Tickets For M. E. Sunday School Excursion On Sale Tickets for the annufl Methodist Sunday school excursion t > Walbridge I Park, Toledo, Ohio, next Wednesday I Augush 17, were placed on sale today at the F. V. Mills grocery, the John T. Myers and son clothing store, the Beavers and Fryback furniture store | arid the Graham and Walters office. The round trip fare for adults is $1.50 and for children, $75. The general public is cordially invited to take a [vantage of the extreme low fare to Toledo and return. The train will leave Decatur at 6 o’clock A. M. Friends Hold Yearly Meeting At Richmond Richmond, Ind.. Aug. 10 -(UP) The appointment of a field secretary to stimulate inteiest in Friends activities and co-ordinate the work of young people was advocated in a report by the advancement committee before the 107th annual convention of the Indiana yearly meeting of the Religious society of Friends. The suggestion will be considered during the meeting. The peace committee reported Tuesday that it had been active i na movement to fight the spread of military training in schools. Abolition of capital punishment is another objective the committee said it is seeking to attain.

ty of land and people comparable to that of the mountain fastnesses o/ Tennessee. , Following are excerpts from the Wilcox report: Mail Carriers Ride Mules “I saw the U. S. Mail carrier leaving on a trip through a southern county. He road a mule and led another upon which the mail and parcel post bags were tied. The roads over (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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BOSTON UNEASY AS SACCO, VANZETTI NEAR DEATH

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1 lie Siicco-\ tinzt’lli case causes many uneasy days and nights in Boston. Left shows William Evans, one of Hiany Boston policemen to be armed w ith mat hint guns in anticipation of riots; right, Henry Cantor. one of the Sacco-Vanzetti defense committee* being arrested lor participalin in an unapproved demonstration. (International Newsreel).

PYTHIAN HOME IS DEDICATED Senator Watson Speaks At Ceremonies Held At Lafayette Lafayette, Ind ~ Auk. 10 —(UP)—The new $300,000 Kinghts of Pythias home for aged widow sand orphans was to be dedicated here today with U. S. Senator James E. Watson taking a prominent part in the ceremonies. Hundreds oFnersons began arriving in Lafayette at Dawn toda yand it was expected that the ceremonies would be attended by 20,000 persons. Whether Senator Watson would as sist was made uncertain by an announcement that he was ill Tuesday, but it was said that he had recovered sufficiently and intended to deliver the dedicatory address as scheduled. The dedicated proper will be in charge of office/, of the Grand lodg> Officers of the uniform rank, Pythian Sisters and "Dokkies” also are attending. o Former Trustees To Hold Annual Reunion August 18 For many years, the trustees who served in Adams county from 1908 to 1914 and their families have been holding an annual reunion at the home of one of the members. Needless to say, these have been happy occasions and plans now made for this year indicate another event worth remembering. This year's picnic will be held at the John T. Relly farm in Jefferson township, Thursday, August 18. In the old days, Mr. Kelly was trustee of that township. It is expected the members of this association will all be present for another big reunion. Gary Has Demonstration For Sacco And Vanzetti Gary, Ind., August o—(UP)—Four leaders of a Sacco-Vanzetti group of sympathizers were arrested when 50 police charged an outdoor meeting. Police were heavily armed but there was no disturbance ether than jeers from the crowds. The police eat Her had prevented a meeting of the sympathizers in a town hall. The sympathizers had gone into the street and speeches were underway when the meeting was charged by the *0 patrolmen. o James Oliver Curwood Writer, Seriously 111 Owosso, Mich., Aug. 10—(UP)—The condition of James Oliver Curwood, writer suffering from general Stereptococcic infection was reported “less favorable” today by his physician, Dr. J. J. Haviland. “At midnight I found his condition not good at all,” Dr. Maviland said. “He was considerably disturbed with rising respiration and a temperature of 103.” Curwood became ill last Saturday.

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Bernard Eiting Buys Automobile Laundry Bernard Eiting. son of Ben Eiting. well known farmer of just south of the city, has purchased the “Kleanrite shop” on Third street, at which a specialty is made of washing automobiles and keeping them in condition so far as appearances are concerned. They do no repair work, but guarantee a first class clean job. Bernal <1 has taken charge of the laundry and is well pleased with the outlook. 1,000 MINERS TO RETURN TO WORK Work To Be Resumed In Five Mines In Terre Haute District Soon Terre Haute, Ind.. Aug. 10 —(UP) — One thousand miners will be back at work soon in five coal mines of this district. The Vigo products company operating mines 28 and 29. and the Vandalia Coal company, owners of mines 12. 17, and 23, have signed wage' agreements with officers of Indiana ’ district No 11. United Mine Workers of America. . | Signature by the Vigo products Co., 1 was regarded as especially significant as its manager, A. M. Ogle, is a member of the Indiana Coal operators as : sociation and served on the scale committee whose negotiations with miners i failed, leading to the present strike, j The Association has turned down a suggestion by Gov. Vic Donahey of Ohio that it renew conferences with the miners. NORTHERN ARMY NEARS SHANGHAI Army Os Chiang Kai-Shek Reported To Be In Gen- j eral Retreat I Shanghai. Aug. 10 — (UP) —Northern troops were rapidly approaching Shanghai today, an official announcement said. Was reported Chaing Shek, moderate Nationalist leader, hail been wounded. Chang Kai-Shek's army was said in the announcement to be In general retreat pursued by the army of Sun Chuan-Fang. The report that Chinag had been wounded could not be firmed, but it came from a reliable source. Chiang Kai-Shek led the Nationalist army which advanced north from Canton this year finally driving the Northerners out of Shanghai Chinag did not attempt to seize the foreign settlement at (Jhanghai but occupied the native city. Party strife developed and two Nationalist governments were established. one at Nanking and the other at Ilonkow. Chinag was leader of moderates with headquarters at Nanking.

TWO NAVt FLIERS BURNED TO DEATH Entrants In San FranciscoHonolulu Air Race, Die When Plane Crashes San Diego Cal., Aug. 10 —(UP) — Lieutenants George Covell and R. W* Waggoner, navy fliers, were burned to death when their monoplane, ant( enny in the Dole San Francisco-Hono-i lulu Hight, crashed into an embankment PT Loimrtoday. An announcement at Navy headquarters here shortly before noon that only two men were killed dispelled the belief that a third man had died in the crash. The plane left the naval air base at North Island, at 7:IS A. M.. today for San Francisco, to compete in the Dole flight to Honolulu starting Friday. It crashed and burst into flames a few minutes after the. take-off. 0 Winona Audience Asks That Shumaker Be Paroled Warsaw. Ind. Aug. 10 —(UP) —Four thousand persons attending the Winona Bible conference today endorsed and forwarded to Governor Ed Jackson a resolution asking that he pardon or jarole Rev. E. S. Shumaker, superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon league recently sentenced to 60 days for contempt of the Indiana Supreme Court. The action followed closely upon a simila rresolution by members of the Methodist Episcopal church at the same conference. —= o Auction School Students To Conduct Sale Aug. 16 The students of the Reppert Auction School will conduct a big sale at Bellmont Park on Tuesday, August 16. The sale will be held at noon and also at night. It will be a combination sale and 20 used cars, 30 building lots, 10 one-half acre tracts of land. 30 head of cattle, 115 hogs, horses, sheep, farm implements and household goods will be sold. The public is invited to attend the sale. o Adams County Has Ten Deaths In Month Os June According to the monthly bulletin issued by the Indiana State board of health there were 10 deaths in Adams county during June. In June. 1926. 16 deaths were reported to the state board. Since January 1, 1927, 107 deaths have been reported from Adams county. n Employees Os Handle Factory Enjoy Picnic Employees of the Laountaine Handle factory, of this city enjoyed their annual picnic at Bellmont park today as guests of the owner, C. E. Bell and Roy Frame. All employees and their families attended the all-day affair.

Brown Funeral To Be Held Thursday Afternoon Funeral services for Mrs. Adam Brown, former Adams county resident who died nt her home in Fort Wayne, Monday morning, w’,’l lie held at the residence, 2030 Neeson street, Fort Wayne, at 2 o’clock, (daylight saving time). Thursday afternoon. The Rev. (’. O. Shirey will officiate. Burial will )>e made in the Lindenwood cemetery. DETOUR IS NOT ’ WELL MAINTAINED Mud Pike, Being Used As| State Road No. 27 Detour, Is Going To Pieces Reports are coming in daily that Mud Pike, for many years cne of the finest roads leading into this city, is rapidly going to pieces, due to the fact that it has been used as the detour route while state road No. 27 is being improved between this city and Monroe. Under an act passed by the recent legislature, it was provided that in such cases the state should maintain the detour toad, but for some reason this does net seem to have been done in a satisfactory manner here. The new law provides: “Whenever it shall become necessary for the state highway commisssion to designate and use any county or township highway as a detour, while any state highway is closed to the public under construction or repaired or when closed for any other reason, it shall be the duty of the state highway commission to keep such highway in a reasonable state of repair while used as a detour and when the state road is reopened to traffics the state highway commission shall place such highway in as GOOD CONDITION AS IT WAS WHEN DESIGNATED ?! A DETOUR.” It is to be hoped that this law will be complied witli here, as funds for use by the county are low at this time of the year and Mud Pike, which is one of the important leads to this city, must be continued a first class thoroughfare. — o Second Youth Convicted On Charge Os Assault, Shelbyville. Ind., Aug. 10 —(UP) — Three other young men remained to be tried on charges of criminal assault and automobile banditry following conviction of Theodore Seitz, 22. of Shelbyville. on the former charge in Shelby Circuit Court late Tuesday. Raymond Dehoe previously had been found guilty of assault and sentenced to prison. The jury, composed entirely of Rush county residents chosen as a special venire, was in deliberation only 30 minutes and took but two ballots to reach the verdictfl Conviction carries a sentence of five to 21 years for Seitz —The same as the sentence given to young Dehoe. After the Seitz case had been disposed of, Judge Harry C. Morrison set the ease of Robert Kettler for trial Thursday. Cases of Edward Hungate and Raymond Muir wil l>e rushed thereafter. All five young men were accused of criminally attacking Miss Josephine Cord, 17. daughter of a prominent Shelby county farmer. o — I. W. W. Miners Go Back To Work In Colorado Walsenburg, Colo., Aug. 10 —(United Press)—The Sacco-Vanzetti sympathy strikers went back to work today. An I. W. W. committee issued a statement saying, “The demonstration for Sacco and Vanzetti has accomplished its purpose as far as southern Colorado is concerned." Meeting at Guilar. Stalkdale, Berwin and Walsenburg siniultaneouly last night a resolution to go back to work after two days of idleness was adopted almost without opposition. John R. Lawson, State mine insepctor, promised the strikers he would do everything in his power to prevent discrimination against them. No violence was reported during the strike

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ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SACCO AND VANZETTI LIKELY Sudden Moves Made By Gov. Fuller And Judge Stimulates Hopes EXECUTION SET FOR TOMORROW Boston. Mass., Aug. 10. — i ( United Press) Massachusetts |otricials made two sudden i moves today, which gave defense consul strong reason to [hope that Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti would get another chance for life. The moves came scarcely 12 hours before the condemned anarchists were due to die in the electric chair. Judge George A. Sanderson, of the state supreme court, announced he would decide “tomorrow morning” on the final plea of the defense now before the court. Governor Calls Council Governor Alvin T. Fuller ordered the members of his executive council, which body must approve a reprieve, to meet between 3 and 3:30 p. m. Previously the governor had called into consultation some of the best legal minds of the state intruding seven of its former attorney generals. The motion before Judge Sanderson was whether the full bench of the supreme court should hear argument on a writ of error which Sanderson previously had denied. Labor Protest In Mexico Mexico aty, Aug. 10.—(United Preset—Transportation ami all pul> lic services stopped today for 15 minutes in a labor protest, against the execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. The protest demonstration took place from 10 to 10:15 a. in. Boston, Mass.. Aug. 10 —(United Press)—An indication that Governor Alvan T. Fuller was seriously considering the granting of another respite (fovrixi i-:j> ox i’A<;i9 nvut TWO ARRESTS MADE AT BERNE Henry Morningstar And Nick Jenny Charged With Violating Liquor Law Henry "Hank'’ Monringstar and Nick Jenny cf Berne were brought to the Adams county jail last night following their arrest in Berne last night and confiscation of a jar of “white mule" whisky, by Amos Neuensch wander and Ollie Heller. Berne, policemen. Sheriff Hail Hollingsworth went to Berne about 7 o'clock last night on a call from Mr. Neuenschwander. The two men were taken from the Berne town jail and brought to this city. Morningstar will be araigned some time today or tomorrow in Mayor’s court on a charge of transporting intoxicating liquor and violation of the prohibition law. Jenny will face a charge of violation cf the state prohibition law. Jenny will face a charge of violation of the state prohibition law. Jenny is at present out on a S2OO bond on a former charge in Mayor’s court to which he entered a plea of not guilty. The two men are in jail at present awaiting their hearings. Wiley Morrison Arrested Wiley Morrison was arrested Monday on a charge of violation of the state prohibitlol laws. He tvas taken . before Mayor George Krick yesterday and his bond was fixed at S2OO. He was . released pending a preliminary hoar- ■ ing set for August 17, in Mayor's 1 court. Otis Wells In Jail Otis Wells is in the Adams county -. jail awaiting a hearing in Mayor’s ,1 court on a charge of violating the prot hibition laws. Wells was arrested Mon- > day night by local officers on affidavit j. that he sold intoxicating liquors.

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