Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 12 August 1927 — Page 1

r WEATHER Unwttled tpnigh* and Saturday. P rot) ’ ably shower. or thuntfer much change In ‘em peratur.

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JURORS SCAN CONTENTS OF "SLACK BOXES" Personal Records And Correspondence Os Stephenson Are Examined FIRST TIME JURORS HAVE SEEN THEM I ** Indianapolis. Ind.. Aug. 12.— (Fniled Press)—The contents ~f the lillle black boxes went in(ll"ihe Marion county grand jury room for the first time to- ' Jolin H. Madden and Harry Wangelin, members of the grand jury, took the strong boxes containing much of D C. Stephenson’s personal records and correspondence, to the grand jury room shortly before 9 a. m. today. Not Examined Previously It has been supposed the boxes already had been examined, but Foreman William .1. Mooney explained today was the first time the jury had seen them. The boxes were opened and their contents wete spread out over a table in the grand jury room. All persons excepting members of the jury were excluded and sorting and consideration of the documents then began. The jury went ahead even without the benefit of advice from any member of the staff of Prosecutor William IT. Remy, who Is absent on his vacation. » State Fair Tickets For Children Free At Daily Democrat Office Any child under the age ft 12 years may tecelve a free ticket to the Indiana State air for Saturday, September 3. by either calling at the Daily Democrat Office or at the office of the county agent. All children attending the state fair on Children's Day which is September 3, must have a ticket. The dates for thfe state fair this year are September 3. 4. 5. 6,7, 8,9, and 10. The free tickets will be good only on Saturday. September 3. Flood Causes Million Dollar Loss In Missouri Tuscumbia, Mo., Aug. 12—(UP)—A million dollars’ damage has been done in ten counties of the Osage River valley, jf was estimated today as high wa ers continued. The Osage left its banks a few days ago and is spreading through the rich bottomland. Corn has suffered the greatest damage. It is the seventh time since January 1 tha- the Osage has carried destruction to the farms along its banks. o— FREE CHAUTAUQUA OPENS AT GENEVA Five-Day Program Being Staged Under Auspices Os Business Men Geneva, Aug 12 —(Special)—A free chatauqua, made possible through donations from the business men of the town, opened in Geneva last night. The Chautauqua will continue each day until Monday, ending Monday evening. There will be two performances each ‘lay, starting at 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon and at 8 o’clock in the evening. A Junior chatauqua is being held in connection with the main chatauqua A junior organizer has been in town for several days, organizing the children - A large audience attended the opening performance of the chatauQ«a last night. -— o— : Guard Home Os James J. Davis Washington, Aug. 12— (UP) —The home of secretary of labor James J. Davis was under police surveillance today following the discovery and es(ape of a bomb suspect near it last night.

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Woman Boards Train And Forgets Her Baby; Train Backs To Depot Stroughton. Wis., Aug. 9 -(UP) — After boarding a passenger train on the Milwaukee railroad’s Beloit-M. dison route, a woman, whose Identity was not learned, suddenly s’arted screu ming. When the conductor camo to her assistance, she explained: “I left my bafiy in an automobile back at the depot. The conductor pulled the air cord and the fain backed to the station where the woman ran to a parked automobile seized a small child ai.d boarded tie train. The interrupted journey was resumed. “I never saw the beat of that in 25 years of railroading," the conductor remarked after the train was on its way again. o— — JYOUNG MOTHER CALLED BY DEATH Mrs. Marie Stevens Young, Former Adams County Girl, Dies Today . Marie Stevens Young, 22, of 2606 Perth street. Fort Wayne, former Adams county girl, died of uremic poisoning. at the Methodist hospital in Fort Wayne, at 9:05 o’clock this morning. Mrs. Young had been a patient at tjie hospital since Monday. Marie Stevens Young was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stevens and was horn east of Decatur, May 17, 1905. She was married to Leo I). Young, who survives. Other surviving relatives are the parents, who reside east of Dwelt nr; erne son, Donald Eugene; one sister. Lethevia; and six brothers, Roy, Morris. Chalmer, Waldo. Owen and Wayne, all at home. Funeral services will be held at the Wood's Chapel church, one mile east of Watt; at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, with the Re v Sullivan pastor, officiajing. Burial will be made in Decatur cemetery. — o— Grade Os Federal Road At Berne Being Cut Down Berne, August, 12 The work of cutting down the grade of Federal highway No. 27, where it intersects Main street the same, was started yesterday, tor. several years, the state and federal road has been considerably higher than Main street, making a bad offset at the corner. Noah Neuenschwander, road commissioner, is in charge of the work. ' A large steam shovel is being used to ,-coop up the dirt and stone. The road w’H be cut down about two feet at ttie intersection of Main street and extending north for a distance of 30 or 40 feet. — _— o Kokomo Man Accidentally Kills Wife With Shotgun Kokomo, Ind., Aug. 12. —(UP)) — Edward H. Bunnell, 60, accidentally 1 shot and wounder his wife, Mrs. Mattie E. Bunnell, 65, early today when he slipped on the floor of the kitchen ■ of his home while searching for a burglar. Mrs. Bunnell was wounded in the abdomen and died in a hospital two hours' later. > o — Robbers Get $1,500 In Evansville Gambling Den Evansville, Ind., Aug. 12. — (I P) The identity of two unmasked men 1 who walked into an Evansville gamb--1 ling house and held up the patrons ’ was just as much a mystery today as the identity of some of the victims. 1 Fifteen persons were engaged in 1 forbidden sport in the resort. They 1 were lined up against the walls by ’ the two men and Stripped of their cash. ' The loot totalled $1,500. Woman Kills 20 Snakes Anderson, Ind., Aug. 12. —(UP) St. Patrick has an Indiana rival and ! it’s y. woman. Mrs. Cliff Taylor, alone • and armed only with a hoe. killed 20 ’ snakes at her farm one mile west of ■ Florida Station. She said she beI ■ came tired of having the reptiles around.

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PURNELL-ADMITS [ BIGAMY CHARGE “King Ben” Testifies At Hearing On Motion To Disolve His Colony St. Joseph, Midi.. Aug. 12.--(United Press) —“IKing Ben” Purnell, once oierlord of the seven million dollar House of David religious colony but now a weakeneed invalid, today confessed tn bigamy. Testifying for the defense at the I states’ attempt to dissolve the col ony. Purnell admitted be married his present wife—" Queen Mary"--before he had obtained a divorce from a former mate. He adm tted having married Angeline Brown when he was 16 years old and said he had not. obtained a divorce from her when he married Mary Stoj'-ard. Purnell previously had ddhied all acts of immorality charged by former girl members of his colony.i Wijl’am J. Barnard, chief defense counsel, was forced to sit close to •Purnell's cot wh’cii had been -carried into the courtroom, while conducting the cross examination. ;— o St. John’s Young People T<r Hold Festival Sunday The Young Peoples Society of the St. John’s Lutheran church, on the Decatur-ort Wayne road, will hold a mid-summer festival at the church Sunday evening. August 14. There wili be a free program, music and Refreshments of various kinds. The public is cordially Invited to attend. c » 'German Aviatrix Falls Into The Hudson River Poughkeepsie, X. Y. Aug. 12 —I UP Phea Rasche, german aviatorix, fell with her mechanic, Ilans Von Krusd ner, into the Hudson river in hei Huget-Mlamingo biplan today but es caped uninjured. I o —- Bobo U. B. Church Being Repaired And Repainted Thb United , Brethren churfeh at Bobo is being repaired and repainted. The work is nearly completed. The improvement is greatly appreciated by residents c.f 'ht community. • ROTARY CLUBS OF TWO CITIES MEET Decatur Club Entertains Bluffton Rotarians; L. C. Ward Is Speaker Warning that service clubs could easily dwindle into merely “ luncheon” clubs, Louis C Ward, superintendent of the Fort Wayne public schools, urged that service clubs live up to their names and be of a real service to their community, at lhe joint meeting of the Bluffton and Decatur Rotary clubs held at the Decatur Country Club last night. Superintendent Ward was the chief speaker on the program. His topic “service clubs, and their duty in a community’’ was well handled and he received a hearty applause at the con•lusion of his talk. Preoeding Mr. Ward’s address, the Bluffton and Decatur clubs united in several songs, and other entertainment. Thirty-six Bluffton Rotarians joined the local l club in Its weekly luncheon and meeting. The golf tourney, in the afteri noon at the Country Club, was won by Bluffton, The final score of the match was 19-4. France Conter, of the local club, was low medalist with a score of 89 for the 18 holes. The match play was between 12 Bluffton and 12 Decatur Rotarians. Many other Bluffton visitors played the local golf course, but were not in . the tournament. All visiting players voiced the opinion that Decatur had a i fine course and club house. The meeting after the tourney lasted until about 8:30 o’clock. The dinner was served by Manager Roy Craig, of the Country Club, and his assistants.

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After Prize I i ( ,yft iV”/ ■"'' l Lieutenant Hawkins is gelling his special monoplane in readiness for the $15,000 coast-lo-Hawaii air contest. He will be navigator and Lieutenant Norman A. Goddard will be pilot.

BOOM SHUMAKER FOR GOVERNOR Friends Os Anti-Saloon League Head Urge Him To Make Race Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 12 —(UP) — Dr. E. S. Shumaker, superintendent of the Indiana anti-saloon league was urged to become a candidate for governor in a dozen pf the one hundred letters nf encouragement s«nt. to the dry leader since he was sentenced to 60 days for contempt of the Indiana supreme court. Some of the correspondence was made public today at the office of the league where there is an atmosphere >f apprehension of various legal moves to block the prison sentence planned. v The most, enthusiastic supporters of Dr. Shumaker express the thought that Dr. Shumaker “might purchase the governorship of Indiana," by taking the part of a martyr to the dry cause and serving the 60-day term in the Indiana slate penal farm at Putnamville without recourse ,to legal steps to have the punishment stayed or revoked. Many of the letters contain amounts of money ranging from SI.OO to SSO. One check for $250 from a Logansport man was included. The donners recommend that if their contributions are not used to pay Dr. Shumaker's $250 fine they be put to other purposes. The outpouring of money is said to be far greater than at any other period in the League’s history and to indicate that drys of Indiana have rallied to Dr. Shumaker because of the supreme court's decision. o Miss Leah Parker To Preach At Monroe Church Miss Leah Parker will preach at the Friends church at Monroe. Sunday night, August 4. o Mrs. Charles Patton, who has be> n a patient at the Adams County Memorial Hospital for the past several days, was removed to her home today. Her <ond t <>:> is improved.

“Foul! Foul!” Cry Supporters Os King Snake Which Is Knocked Out In Fight With A Rattler; Return Bout Sought

McGehee, Ark., Aug. 2. —(UP) —| This little town Is a place of Seeth- < ing, milling, arguing humanity. Not since the famous earthquake that rocked the tri-states and formed Reelfoot T ake in 1811 has it been so upset, and not since Einstein came out with his theory ofrelatlvity has it been so divided in its opinions. The thing that has caused all of the | argument and turned brother against J brother and uncle against aunt is the snake fight waged here under a blis-, tering sun in a vacant lot of main street. | A six-foot rattler and a four-foot \ King snake met to settle once for |

WILL CELEBRATE ~ MISSION FESTIVAL Congregation Os St. Peter’s Lutheran Church To Hold Program Sunday The St. Paul's Lutheran church congregation. of Preble township, will celebrate its annual mission festival in the Grote grove, one-half mile north of Preble, next. Sunday, August 14. The Rev. August Huuck of Fort Wayne will be the principal speaker.. He will address the audience concerning the missions supported by the Missouri synod, of the Lutheran church. The Missouri, synod lias on its roster. 3.200 pastors. 1.400 teachers. 500 female teachers. 14,000 Sunday school teachers and a total of 1,100,000 membeis in all. There are 80,000 pupils in the Christian day school; 150,000 pupils in the Sunday schools; and 3,200 . students In the 19 seminaries and col- , leges supported by the synod. The sy- , no dis doing mission work in foreign countries, namely China, India, South America and Europe. Xegio mission woik is being carried on in the United States, also. There will be refreshments on the grounds at the mission festival, Sunday. The public is invited to attend. — o Geneva Firm Entertains Employees At Banquet Geneva, Aug. 12 — (Special)— The Eastern Indiana Oil and Supply company, of Geneva, entertained their employees and several ether guests at a banquet Monday evening. Covers were laid for 50 men. Following the dinner several talks were given. The speakers were Gates Horton, of the Goodrich Rubber company; Mr. Howland, of the Vesta storage battery company, Chicago; and S. F. Lentz, of the Sini ciair refining company. Other guests at the banquet included E. it. Brown, manager of the Fort Wayne branch of the Goodrich RubI her company; R. L. Taylor and Mr ■ Moore, of the Chicago office of the 1 Sinclair Refining conmany; Sam Hurd secretary cf the Indiana Independent Petroleum marketers' association. Mr Howland was accompanied by four salesmen. Other guests were here from Portland, Bryant, Berne, Bluffton and Geneva. O - MRS. ELMER ELEY DIES SUDDENLY Monroe Township Woman, Recovering From Lackjaw, Dies Os Heart Failure Mrs/Elmer Eley, about 50, died at her home in Monroe township at 9 o’clock this morning. Death was sudden. z Mrs. Eley stepped on a nail about four weeks ago and lock jaw developed. Mrs. Eley appeared to be improving however, and was able to sit up in a chair for a few minutes at a time and was able to eat again. While sitting in a chair this morning, Mrs. Eley fell dead without warning. The physician said heart trouble was the immediate cause of her death. The husband, three sons and four daughters survive. Funeral arrangements have not been made.

all time the much disputed question oi supremacy. But instead of settling the matter, they have only caused the question to break out in violent form. The King snake was counted out after 15 minutes of torrid battling, but ' his supporters immediately set up a I howl of "foul." “I am convinced that the blow which I ended the fight was a foul,” declares j R. E. Reitzmeyer, billard ball magnate and promoter of the fight. “It | was undoubtedly below the waist.” i That, in turn, has caused more argument. Encyclopedias are being conI HUXTIMED Off I IVR)

Michigan Anti-Saloon League Head Offers To Serve Week For Shumaker Detroit, Mich., Aug 12 (UP) —R. N. Holsaple Michigan anti-saloon league superintendent, today offered E. S. Shumaker, head of the Indiana league, to serve a week for him at the Indiana State arm. to which Shumaker had been sentenced for contempt of the Indiana Supreme court. “As a protest against the act of the court. I hereby wish to offer, if it is permitted, to assume one week of your sentence and go to the Indiana penal farm for that period in your stead.” Holsaple wrote Shumaker, "We have come to a dangerous place if we are to understand that even supreme court decisions are infalible and that the action and personal attitude of ■ Supreme Judges may not be criticized. I VICTOR GRABER EXPIRES TODAY Monroe Township Farmer Dies At Home North Os Berne This Morning — Berne, Aug. 12-. —(Sitecial). —Victor Graber, 55, a Monroe townsli p farmer, died at 8 o’clock this morning at his home, three miles north of Berne. Death was due to heart trouble. Mr. Graber had l>een in ill health for j some time. Mr. Graber was born in Allen county, east of Fort. Wayne. He had resided in Adams county for several years. He was married to Elizabeth 1 Schwartz, who survives. Six chil- ' dren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Graber, one of whom. Levi, is deceased. The other five are Peter, of Sturgis. Michigan, and Victor. Manesse, David and Mrs. Noah L. Habegger, all at ' home. Two brothers, Jacob and Peter Shwartz, of Monroe township, one half-sister, Mrs. Peter P. Schwartz, 1 of Monroe township, and one half-: brother. Henry Schwartz, of Bur Oak, Michigan, also survive. Mr. Graber' was a member of the Christian Amish church. Funeral services will be held at the home at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, with the Rev. David Schwartz, offiiating. Burial wfl be made in the ILlty cemetery. o Sam Brooks Buys Store At Berne Sam Brooks, owner of the Economy Store in Decatur, has purchased the Peoples’ Store, in Herne. The People’s Stole is one of the two large department stores in Berne and has been one of the leading stores there for several years. Albert Neuhauser. who has Veen manager of the stoiT for the last twenty years, plans to join his brother Amos, at Bluffton, in the milk condenst ry business. The decision of the stockholders of the Peoples Store to sell was made at a meeting held last Monday night.

1 Monroe People Entertain i Dr. C. Branch’s Father. i Monroe, Aug. 12. — (Special)— Dr. C. H. Branch and his friends entertained Dr. Branch's father, Dr. J. C. Branch, of White ('loud, Michigan, at a picnic supper in the Phil Heffner grove, one-half mile west of town, Thursday evening. A delicious supper was served at. 6 o'olock. after which, ice-cream and cake were served. There was music on the program during the evening. Prior to the supper, Dr. Branch, of White Cloud, gave an interesting address. Those present were: Dr. . H. Branch and family: Orval Osterman and family; Mrs. ' Ezra Brandyberry and daughter; Mr, an’d Mrs. Otis Brandyberry, Mr. and Mrs. Ofho Lobenstine, Mr. F. Lobenstine, Rev. Ralph Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Heller and daughter, Ceola. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Menno Roth, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kjlopfenstine, Mrs. Fran1 ces Watkins and children, Mrs. Fran- ’ ces Lobaiger and daughter. John McKean and family, Mr. and Mrs. Philip ! Heffner, Miss Sylvia McKean, of Auburn: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Brandyberry and children. Dr. Branch returned ■ t o his home at White Cloud, MichiI jgan, last night.

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TUESDAY IS NEW DATE FOR START OF LONG FLIGHT Pilots Agree To Postpone Flight Until Planes Are In Better Shape NINE PLANES READY TO START San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 12. (United Press) Nine trim airplanes, which were to have shirted til noon today on an adventurous journey to the Hawaiian Islands, rested at the Oakland airport as their pilots agreed to postpone the take-oil of tiie Dole prize Hight until next Tuesday. The dine pilots at a conference past night drew up a gentlemen’s 'agreement to postpone the flight un- | til their instruments were in better shape and everything was in readiness for the fight. . Fliers Protest Delay Previously the Oakland committee bad asked the Honolulu committee to postpone the flight but the Citers had protested. The Oakland committee said some of the planes were not in condition for the more than 2,000 Imi'e span of Pacific waters. But as the hour rolled around for the take-off. which was scheduled at noon today, the nine pilots listened to the picadins of the local committee ata’. dec ded it might be feasible Ito fu’thti condition the planes which wi'l be called upon for the test. Originally fifteen planes were srhFrtn'ed to hop-off on the adventurous race today for the $35,000 offered. One plane crashed and its two pilots wore killed. Others have I * 'bee;; withdrawn. Many Take Navigation Test San Francisco, Aug. 12. —(United | Press) —With the Dole air race to Hawaii postponed until Tuesday noon Iby a “gentlemen's agreement,” of the aviators ttiemselves. a rush to take navigation tests was started today by those fliers who had not already obtained certificates of eligibility from the starting committee. The agreement to postpone the flight was made by the pilots after it became apparent last night that the technical experts wou,’d disqualify all but possibly four of th? ships for failure to pass tests. o Checks Mailed Out Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 12 —(UP) — Checks covering the $4.00 a day increase in the salary voted to mem- ■ bers of the 1927 legislature were maili cd out today by state auditor L. S. Bowman. • n—■• -i —■ •

— o — ■ • AUTOS COLLIDE AT GENEVA Car Driven By Brother Os Sheriff Hollingsworth Is Overturned Geneva, Aug. 12—-(Special)—Morri-son Hollingsworth, of Oblong. Illinois a bi other of Sheriff Harl Bollings worth, of this city, Alice Hollingsworth of Geneva, a sister, and Morrison Hollingsworth's two daughters, Christine and Marcella, were slightly injured yesterday afternoon when the Essex seadn in which they were riding was struck by a car driven by a man from Wisconsin, on a street in Geneva. The Essex car turned over, and the * 1 four occupants receive# minor cuts and bruises. The car was damaged considerably. Mr. Hollingsworth had taken his wife to the John Stucky home, near Geneva, and was returning with his daughters and sister. The Wisconsin car, a Dodge touring car, was coming from the south. It struck the Holl- . ingsworth car, causing it to turn over. Four men occupied the Wisconsin ear and all received, slight cuts and bruises. Their car was not seriously damaged. None of the occupants of ♦he Hollingsworth car were seriously injured.

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