Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 201, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1927 — Page 1

I WEATHER Generally f« lr t0 ’ L ifl ht and Frld *y’ Sightly warmer.

REDFERN STARTS FLIGHT TO BRAZIL

NAVI SEARCH FOR missingfliers extended again Plans For Five To Six Day Prolongation Os Hunt Are Announced 25 SHIPS TO TAKE PART IN SEARCH Washington. Aug. 25. (IT. P.) The United States Nayy today annnunced plans for a five to six day prolongation of its Pacific wide search for the seven missing Hawaiian aviators. Mor.' than 25 ships will participate In the continued search, which will i,p extended far to the southwest of the Island of Hawaii; Admiral R. H. Jackson, hattie Ceet commander, has ordered ‘ Admiral Luke McNamee, fleet destroyer chief, to take the light cruiser Omaha and gx destroyers straight across the Pacific to Hawaii. The Omaha with 15 destroyers is now searching areas 500 to 600 miles out from San FranI eisco. Rear Admiral John D. McDonald, naval commander at Honolulu. reported he would send the mine sweepers Widgeon and Ortolan to search southwest of Hawaii for 520 miles. Th»- mine sweeper Pelican and the tug Sunnadin will search near the islands northwest of the Island of Kaul, of the Hawaiian group, as far as French frigate shon'. Eight submarines now stationed at Pearl Harbor will cover the area south-south-west from Pearl Harbor tor 300 miles. o Boy’s Arm Is Torn Off In Run-away Accident Newcastle, Ind.. Aug. 25. —(U.P.) "Look here, daal. my arm’s gone.” was the comment Robert Brown, 12. son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Brown, 12 mile.-, west of here, as his father approached him after a run-away accident. The boy's right arm was torn oft’ at the elbow. With a younger brother. Robert had hitched a horse to a spring wagon. horse started to run and Robert’s arm caught in the harness. He was dragged a considerable distance. To Enlarge Box Factory Mancie, Ind., Aug. 25. — (VP) —An addition to the box factory of Ball Brothers Mfg., company plant to increase box production to 100,000 daily will be completed by October 1. The addition will increase the factory building's lengtl/to 350 feet. COUNTY TO NAVE TEAR-GAS OUTFIT Sheriff To Have Small TearGas Gun To Carry In His Pocket, Also Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth today Purchased a tear-gas outfit for Adams county, jn compliance with requests of various state protective organizations that every county sheriff secure one of the outfits. The complete outfit purchased by Sheriff Hollingsworth consists Os a Pocket machine, which discharges a small bullet containing the tear-gas. It can be carried in a pocket and is to be used when attempting to force someone from a room, without injury. Many instances occur in every county, where a person hides himself in a room and refuses to come out w h?n ordered to do so. The tear-gas Pocket machine is guaranteed to do the work. The other instrument purchased by the sheriff is a larger outfit to be used in scattering mobs or eontrolling crowds. The Fort Wayne police force was recently equipped with a large gas outfit, and every county in the state is purchasing the machines. The u-ew outfit will arrive In this city within the next few days and will be carried by the sheriff. The instruments also will be used it necessary by Adams county vigilantes.

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Fights Drugs * I jjfy J (treat Britain and Jugo-slavia encourage the opium trade, declares Congressman Stephen G. Porter of Pittsburgh, American delegate to the World Parliamentary Conference in Paris. He planned to ask the cojd’erence to fight the drug evil.

NEW SEWER AT BERNE PLANNED Citizens Hear Proposed Plans Explained At Meeting Held Monday Night Berne, Auk. 25. —Plans for a n»w sewage system for Berne were discussed at a meeting of about 40 interested citizens, held in the Community Auditorium Monday nigh'. Carl J. Simon, of Van Wert, Ohio, a civil engineer, explained the proposed route of the new sewer, which, if laid down, will take care of the usual overflow of the flooded distric s of the town. The route of the new sewer, as proposed. will start at Bryan street in the alley between Indiana and Lehman streets, in the south part of town, and extend north to Franklin street, turn east on Franklin street at the Jacob Huser residence, as far as Hendricks street, turn north at Mrs. Nellie Craig's residence, cross Main street, going north on Sprunger street to Adams street, turn east at the Emanuel Sprunger residence, crossing the railroad east through the farm land of U. Stauffer and C. E. Lehman, emptying into the Blue Creek. A shorter sewage branch is to be run from the junctions of Compromise street and the railroad running in a southeasterly direction into the main sewer to relieve the overflow of the present north sewer. The main sewer proposed south of that point is calculated to relieve the overflow condition of the present sewer. It is planned to use sewer tiles varying in size from 24 inches to 60 inches in diameter. The total length of the sewer will approximate 6,700 feet. Samuel D. Jackson, Fort Wayne attorney. explained the legal phase of the building of the proposed sewer and the method of assessing benefits. The estimated cost is $60,000. o Sylvan Rupert Reported * To Be Sligthly Improved William Rupert, of Monroe, returned from Peru last night, after being at the bedside of his brother, Sylvan Rupert, 21, who was seriously injured when struck by an automobile in Peru last Saturday night The young man was slightly improved when his brother left the hospital at Peru yesterday evening and the attending physicians have slight hopes for his recovery. His skull was fractured at the base of the brain. Young Rupert had been manager of the Morris five and ten cent store in Peru since last spring. Terrific Rainstorms Occur In Scattered Parts Os U. S. (United Press) Terrific rain storms in widely scattered parts of the continent last night had left flood waters which today inundated many thousands acres and exacted a tremendous toll in destruction.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, August 25, 1927.

ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES IN COUNTY MADE State Tax Board Places $5,385,470 Valuation On Adams County Utilities TELEPHONE COMPANY RECEIVES INCREASE The total valuation of public utilities’ property in Adams county was placed at $5,385,470 by the state board of tax commissioners, it was announced today at the Auditor's oftice. The valuation is a slight, decrease from that of a year ago. The 1926 assessment valuation was 55,483.030. The Telephone Co., received the largest proportional valuation increase, accord ng to the figures released. The 1926 valuation was $148,590 while that of 1927 was announced by tile tax board as $171,450. This is due largely to the increased equipment and line service which that company has installed in the county. The largest single decrease was that of the Fort Wayne-Decatur traction company. The 1926 valuation was placed at $59,530 and the 1927 vefuation was placed at $21,690. The railroad valuations remained about the same in Adams county. The Illinois Pipe Line company and the Indiana Pipe Line company both received increased valuations. Many of the smaller utilities received decreases, which account for the total decrease. The assessment valuations w|'l be used as a taxing unit •for the utilities. o fl A DIG AIS' BODIES TU LIE IN STATE Special Permit Given To Keep Sacco And Vanzetti Bodies Until Sunday Boston, Aug. 25.—(United Under a guard of honor, the bodies of Nicola Sacco and Barto’omeo Vanzetti will lie in state for three days, beginn ng this afternoon, in a dingy I north end undertaking establishment. Just as the state prison was surrounded by police when the famous anarchists were executed early Tuesday, so will armed guards watch over the mortician’s parlors as crowds pass to and from the biers. Until Sunday, the day of the funeral, the bodies in plain wooded coffins of mahogany finish, will remain ther on view day and night. At the head of each bier will be a giant laurel wreath, spanned by a broad purple ribbon. The wreaths came from a woman sympathizer. Only a few persons w'?ll be admitted at a time. As soon as one group has filed past the caskets they will par*-, out and another group will enter. The law’ provides that bodies must be buried or cremated within four 'ays of death, but the defense committee late yesterday obtained from hea'th authorities a special permit under which the bodies may be preserved until Sunday. _ o “ Youth Wants New Trial After Serving 3 Years Os 10-21 Year Sentence A’nderson,, Ind.. Aug. 25.1UP)-Ger-ald Hawkins. 17. who has served nearly three years of a 10-21 year sentence after confessing to robbery of the People’s Trust Company Bank at Elwood, Jan. 23, 1925, has appealed to the Indiana Supreme court for release from the state reformatory pending a new trial. He alleges he is innocent and “did not understand what he was doing,’’ at the time he con.feased. — o » Railway To Repair Crossings Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 25.—(UP)— Thirty thosuand dollars will be spent by the Big Four railroad in repairs at each of its crossings in the city.

Boy, 13, Falls 500 Feet From Balloon Frankfort, Ind, Aug. 25.- (United Press t-Thlrteen year-old Hug Durbin I was the center of interest in this city today, for late yesterday Hugh fell 5011 feet from a balloon and escaped a most uninjured. The accident occurred when Charles ‘Daredevil” Huggins, parachute juniper, took 1 off from the ground to make a triple parachute leap from a balloon. Two hundred feet lit the air. Huggins sudden'y heard cries of bystanders, and thinking the balloon atre cut loose. The balloon went 300 feet higher and turned over. As it turned Hugh Durbin plunged out and down into a tree. He escaped with in nor injuries. The boy had been taken up when his feet became entangled in a guy rope as the balloon was let loose. Huggins also alighted in a tree-and sustained a deep head wound. ( o MORNINGSTAR FOUND GUILTY Berne Man Fined And Sentenced For Violating i Prohibition Law Henry Morningstar, arrested in ■ Berne last Sunday on a charge of ' violating the prohibition law. was found guilty in Mayor’s court yesterday afternon and was sentenced to the state penal farm for 90 days. He also drew a fine of SIOO and costs, j Morningstar stated that he would appeal his case to the circuit court. He was taken to the Adams county jail ou failure io furnish bond. Mrs. Charlotte Ladd, arrested a few days ago on a charge of vio-'ating the prohibiti on law. appeared in Mayor's . I court yesterday afternoon and enter- ■ I ed a plea of not guilty when arraign- ( ed. Her trial was set for Friday j morning. School Bus Hauls 65 Delphi, Ind., Aug. 25.—(U. P.) —A school bus with a capacity of sixtyfive pupils, the largest ever built at the plant of the Delphj Wagon Works, has been delivered to the trustee of Ross township, Lake county, o MELVIN SMITLEY BECOMES FIREMAN Succeeds Ervie Elzey, Who Plans To Devote His Time To Greenhouse Melvin Smitley will take the place of Ervin Elzey on the Decatur fire department. This morning Jack Freidt, captain of the local department, was giving Smitley a lesson in driving the fire trucks. He will commence regular work September 1. Mr. Elzey and Carl Fisher purchased the Moses Greenhouse recently, and they will both devote their time to this biff-, iness. Charles "Pop” Fisher, another veteran at the fire department, has been confined to hts home for the past two weeks, suffering from a hemorrahage of the lungs. His condition is such that he will not Be able to return to work for some time.

“Dude” John Coolidge Dances With Two “Sagebr usher” Waitresses At Community Dance; Cal Gets Eight Cut-Throat Trout

By Paul R. Mallon (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Lake Camp, Wyo., Aug. 25. —(UP) —“Dudes" and “Sagebrushers" mingle) like colonel’s ladies and Judy O'Grady in the open hearted west and last nigh: John Coolidge, 21-year-old son of the president of the United States, joined the fraternity by dancing with two waitresses at a community dance ! here. While ?>'rs. Coolidge sat nearby and the president lay sleeping at the hotel after a strenuous day of fishing, young John sought the acquaintance of two

FIRE DESTROYS • COURT HOUSE AT WASHINGTON, IND. I Fire Os Undetermined Origin Also Destroys Large Business Block LOSS NEAR HALF MILLION DOLLARS Washington, Ind., Aug. 25.— (United Press) — The Daviess County court house was practically destroyed by fire of undetermined origin early today. The loss was estimated at $200,006. While fl remen from Washington. Vincennes. Loogootee and Montgomery were fighting the blaze another fire was discovered in the Temple • court building three Ij’ocks away. I This structure was destroyed by the 'flames with a loss believed to be! i heavier than the court house dam- ' age. Both fires had gained good headway before being discovered and the origin of neither is known. Valuable Records Saved The court house, a huge two-story affair with a steeple nearly 100 feet h’gh was burned down to the first 1 story. Nearly all records of value were saved. These records, however, | are badly damaged by water. Officials are conducing an investigation into the cause of the two fires. The Temple Court building housing a hardware and home furnishing store, grocery, ready-to-wear and dry goods department store, several law offices. | insurance, dentist and physicians offices, was completely ruined. T.oca,'. authorities refused to say whether they believed the fires of incendiary origin. SEEK RECEIVER FOR GERBER 09. Decatur Manufacturing Concern Alleged To Be Wholly Insolvent Appointment of a receiver for the Gerber Ladder and Manufacturing company, of this c. ty, is sought in a suit filed in the Adams circuit court today by the Central West Lumber and C-r.al company. Judgment for S6OO is asked in the suit, also. The plaintiff alleges that the deI fendant company is wholly insolvent and that its assets are unsufficiest to pay all indebtedness. The court is asked to appoint a receiver to take charge of the company’s property and manufacturing establishment, to sell and dispose of the same and to make equal and just distribution of the proceeds among the creditors. The Gerber company is engaged in the manufacture of ladders, furniture screen doors and other articles. Attorney H. M. DeVoss is counsel for the plaintiff in the suit fijed today. — o American Woman Injured By Mexican Bandits Dies Washington. Aug. 25. — (UP) —Miss Florence Anderson of Los Angeles who was seriously wounded by Mexican train bandits Tuesday died yesterday at Mazatlan. American ViceConsul Ives reported to the state department today.

' young women who plan to be school j ! teachers, but who are spending their I summer waiting on tables at the Community Lodge. Eastern Rhetoricians Astounded Eastern rhetoricians arriving here have been astounded to learn that “dudes” are people who travel through Yellowstone living in hotels; “sagej brushers,” those who camp along the way, and “savages” any employee of 'the hotel companies, man or woman. Young John is a “dude" because he is stopping at the hotel with his dis-j (COXTI.M El) ON PAGE TWO)

Ready For Hop ig ' WBr I » Nt Newest photo of M. Tarascan, famous aviator, who's getting ready to fly from I.e Bourget field to New York in his plane, ‘’Bluebird.''

LOCAL TEACHERS HOME FROM TOUR Misses Kathryn Dorwin And Catherine Martin Return From Europe Miss Kathryn Dorwin, of this city, daughter of Mrs- Maude Dorwin. returned to Decatur yesterday after spending the last two and a lalf months touring Europe.’ Misr-.Doi-vin was accompanied on the trip by Miss Catherine Martin, Art instructor of ‘hr Decatur public schools. Misses Doi win and Martin visited in France. Italy. Switzerland. Gretnany. Holland and England. They were bn a tourists party and bad many interesting trips through the historic old countries. On arriving in New York Monday, they were me’ by Miss Helen Stephenson and Miss Josephine Myers, teachers in the Decatur high school After spending a day in New York. Miss Dorwin visited a day in Washington. D. C.. and then came to Decatur to assume her duties as an instructor at the Central school here this fall. Miss Martin is visiting with her parents in southern Indiana until school starts, September 6. 1 0 _ Joe McConnell Speaks At Lions Club Meeting Joe McConnell, of the McConnell and Son tobacco company, of this city, gave an interesting talk at the regular meeting of the Lions Club Tuesday night. Mr. McConne’l told about the wholesale cigar and tobacco business. Walter J. Krick, a member of the club who has just retir ned from New' York, after attending Columbia University this summer. told about the Dempsey-Sharkey fight, which he witnessed. Father Os Mrs. R. O. Gass Dies At Culver Word was received here that Peter Keller, 91, of Culver, Indiana, father of Mrs. R. O. Gass, of Huntington, formerly of this city, died at his home Monday afternoon. Death was caused by infirmities of old age. Funeral services were held this morning at. the St. Anne Catholic church at Monterey, Indiana. Mrs. Gass is a daughter-in-law of E. F. Gass, of this city. o Air Mail Service Begun At Indianapolis Today Indianapolis, Aug. 25. — (UP)- The first air mail ever to leave this city was scheduled to depart today, when Clyde A. Shockley, aviator of Kokomo, will take off from Stout field here for Williamsport. Ind , where a Centennial celebration is being held. Arrangements for the mail shipment were made through the co-operation of Harrj' 3. New, postmaster-general. o Baptists to End Meeting Friday Franklin Ind Aug 25. — (U<P> — The 15th annual session of the Indiana Baptist Assembly will .close here Friday noon.

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HOPES TU COVER 4,600-MILE SPAN WITHOUT A STOP Bertaud And Hill Hope To Start New York-Rome Flight This Afternoon PLANE TAKEN TO ROOSEVELT FIELD Brunswick, (in., Aug. 25. — (United Press) Paul Bedfern, look oil for Brazil today in the monoplane Port of Brunswick. Bedfern started from the field on Glyn Isle hoping to make the 1,600 mile flight to Bio De ,lanerio without a stop. Curtiss Field, Aug. 25. — (United Press) —The Fokker monoplane Old Glory was removed from its hangar today to be flown to Roosevelt field. Tjoyd W. Bertaud. pilot, said he expected to depart th s afternoon for Rome. Bertaud and James DeWill Hill, who will accompany him in the transAtlantic venture, were confident tho start could be made between 3 and 6 p.m., eastern daylight time. Hi 7 was to fly the plane to the neighboring field where it would be fueled and provisioned and placed at the top of the tilted runway from which Charles A. Lindbergh, Clarence . D. Chamberlin and Commander Richard E. Byrd started for Europe. o Woman Trips Over Hole In Paving; Sues City For $20,000 Damages Terre Haute. Ind., Aug. 25. — (United Press) —The city of Terre Haute faces a $20,000 damage suit filed by Marion Farmer, a nurse, who alleges she was permanently injured to an extent preventing her from engaging in her profest’son as the result of falling after tripping over a hole in the street paving. She says bones in both her arms were .broken. Budget For Town Os Berne Totals $30,861 Berne, Aug. 25. —The budget for the town of Berne for 1928, as adopted by the town trustees, calls for a tax of $1.25 per SIOO valuation to raise a fund of $30,861. The budget raised for the 1927 expenses was $24,GOI.BO. The largest items in the budget are for public utilities, $5,500 being needed for street lights and public lights and power, and $6,000 for waterworks bonds, Interest and rent. LITTLE HOPE FUR TRACTION SERVICE Petition Os Decatur Citizens Presented To Indiana Service Corp. The petition signed by more than 100 Decatur people asking that the owners resume service on the Fort Wayne-Decatur Interurban line was presented to Mr. Robert Feustel, of the Indiana Service Corporation at Fort Wayne, yesterday. The committee which called on Mr. Feustel informed him ot’ the desire of the petitioners to have service resum-, ed. Little hope was extended by Mr. Feustel for resuming service, as operating costs could not be reduced and revenue increases would be small, lie said. In all probability the line will be junked in the near future

___________________________ First Frost Os Season Reported This Morning In North Part of County t i Prominent farmers of the north part, of Adams county reported a light frost this morning, the first of the season. The frost was not heavy enough to di mage the crops, l_ however. It is the earliest frost e in this county for several years. i

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