Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1927 — Page 1

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I ESTIMATE TAX ' RATE FOR CITY j SETATS3.6I7 Proposed Levy Is Slight In- | crease Over That Os I" Last Year highway repairs CAUSE ADVANCE The proposed ’ux rates for 19JS || afleeiins the-city of Decatur total ■ I $3617 on the hundred dollars as I I compared with $3.32 Hje rate in effect Ea ths year. ■ The increases in the proposed | I rates are in the county, county highI I way repair, Washington township ■ I road bond and interest and the state I I levies. The increases in these levies ■ I tot . 32 cents and 7 mills on the ■ I hundred dollars. The proposed levB I ms of the o'ty of Decatur is cut two || cents and the levy of the Decatur I I school city cut one cent on ths hun- | I dred dollars. With these two j-educ-B I tions and the other rates remaining ■I the same as last year, there would E I be a total increase of 29 cents and 7 ■ I mils on the hundred dollars in the ■ rate affecting the taxpayers of Derail tlir - B Tite tax rates will be fixed next K Tm-sihiy when the co Council township I advisory boards, school board and ■ dty council meet and take up the ■ I budgets as prepared and approve or E slice the appropriations in the dif- | ferent funds. The state rate will be I | made by the state board of tgx comB missioners and the highest esthtfate i of increase for the state rate .5 | cents on the hundred dollars. The ■ present state rate in 28 cents ami I in the table of proposed rates given | be'ow the rate is given at 33 cents E ! on the hundred dollars. K The proposed rates for next year ■ affecting Decatur are: I Unit 1927 1928 | City of Decatur 73 .71 | School city - 1.40 1.39 I County, all funds 315 .44 i County highway repair 225 .267 Washington Tp. road bonds and interest . . .32 .43 i Washington township f .05 .05 State rate, ail funds .28 .33 Total $3.32 $3,617 It is likely that the county council will cut several of the appropriations. However with the reduced valuations on farm lands it is necessary to increase lie general county rate. The election next year makes it necessary to appropriate $7,500 to cover this expense and in the budget all estimates were listed therein, leaving approval or rejection up to the county council. IS TRANSFERRED TO TENNESSEE Fred Elzey Leaves For New Position At Memphis Fred Elzey, who for the last three years has been employed in this city at the Indiana Board and Filler Company offices, left last night for MemPais, Tennessee, where he has accepted a position with the same concern as office and territorial manager. Mrs. Elzey and their two children will leave in a few weeks for the south, where they will make their future home. Mr. Elzey’s transfer comes as a surprise to his many friends here, who wish him success In his new undertaking. He will have charge of the southern office of the Board and Filior Company and will have charge of selling in the southern territory. For many years, Mr. Eizey was conn eeted with the Wells Fargo Express company in this city. Following the "ar and the merger of that express ' ul npany with the American Express cotnpnny, Mr. Elzey became tn egg case salesman. He has been connected "ith his present concern for more than thr ce years.

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AIDS SON yr Dr. H. C. Hill has offered to come to the aid of his son, Harry Hill, accused of the murder of his mother in their Streator, 111., home. Dr. Hill and the murdered woman were estranged. * (International Newsreel) boyisstrucL BY AUTOMOBILE Cline Boy Is Knocked Down On Second Street Saturday A. young boy by the name of Cline, who's full name was not learned was struck and knocked down by an automobile on Second street Saturday night. The lad had just purchased a sack of pop corn fiom the wagon in front of the Court House and had started-arrow th* street. ~— •- The driver of the car was not going fast, but because of the glare of other automobile lights he failed to see the lad. He stopped immediately, and assisted the boy up from the street. He was not seriously injured, witnesses stated. Police were not notified of the accident and the boy left before his name could be learned. It was stated that he did not hold the driver responsible. DEATH CLAIMS JOHNSON LAD f — Lester. 2-Year-Old Son Os Mr. And Mrs. Adam Johnson ies Lester Leßoy Johnson, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Johnson of North Fifth street, died at the home at 5 o’alock this morning following an attack of acute intestiml troub’e. The child had been ill s nee Saturday morning. Lester L. Johnson was born in Decatur, April 12, 1925. He was the only chUd in the family. Saturday morning he became ill and a physician was summoned. The child grew worse and death came at 5 o'clock this morning. Convulsions were the direct cause of the death. The remains were taken to the S. E. Black funeral chapel, where they may lie viewed by friends. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o’cNocn at the Evangelical church in this city. Burial wilf take place at the Decatur cemetery. The Rev. R. W. Loose will have charge. o —- Jensen Returns From Honolulu Air Trip Honolulu, Aug. 29—(UP)— Plowing the waters of the Pacific tpday the steam ship City of Los Angeles bound for San Francisco carried two passengers to whom fate delt widely different -fiands in the famous Dole race One of .them was William Malloska who backed the Dole flight entrant. Miss Doran and the other was Martin Jensen, of Honululu. who won second prize in the race. Although the navy still is seat chine, it is felt certain the planes plunged into the Pacific. Honolulu turned out to give Jensen who is accompanied by his wife a colorful farwell.

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WORLD FLIERS MAKE SECOND . LAP OF TOUR Arrives At Munich Today After All-Night Trip From London FLIERS ARE HAPPY AND CONFIDENT Munich, Germany, Aug. 29 —(UP) — William 11. oi-k and Edward Schlee arrived at foul P. Al. from-London, England, today at the end of the second leg of their ‘round the world Hight in the monoplane Pride of Detroit.” Schlee and Brock received an ovation. The crowd gathered around them lifted them shoulder high and bore both men to the Lufthansa building. "We strayed far from our course over Belgium." Brock told the United Press. “We flow aimlessly for Talf ar. hour and then found our course again We. lunched well en rount cn sandwiches.” They said they expected to depart tomorrow morning in an effort to fly direct to Constantinople in 10 hours. Amsterdam, Aug. 29 — (UP) —The 'round-the-world' monoplane Pride of Detroit was reported to nave passed over lloedmond. in the Dutch province of Limburg near the Dutch-German ’ frontier, shortly after noon today. Tin- ' plane was travelling east southeast. The time mentioned would be about 5 A. M. C. S. T. L 1 Munich, Germany, Aug. 29 —(UP) — 1 Lufthansa officials announced today ThrTt the ‘rnnwh-Tfre-woNd monoplane Pride of Detroit had been sighted in the Palatinate region, enroute fron Louden to this city. The Message did not identify the town near which the plane was report--1 ed sigh ted. Thete was no confirmation of the report. 1 Croydon Field, Eng., Aug. 29 —(UP) —The Around-the-world flight of Edward F. Schlee and William S. Brock was resumed at 8:29 A. Al. today when they took off in their Stinson monoplane, Pride of Detroit, for Munich, Germany, 570 miles away. The weather was excellent, the plane in perfect condition, and the fliers refr-'shed alter a night’s sleep ccxn riNUKn ox page two) o PLANES READY FOR FLIGHTS Four Distance Fliers Await Weather Signs For Hop-Offs - Detroit, Mich., Aug., 29. —(UP) —In ■ addition to rejoicing over the suc- ■ cess of the “Pride of Detroit” in span- ■ ning the Atlantic, the Motor City watched preparations today for four i more long-distance flights, two of which expected to get under way be- . fore Sunday. Across the Detroit river at WindI sor, the “Royal Windsor” monoplane ■ was poised for a non-stop flight to ■ Windsor, England. Her pilot, C. A. I “Duke” Schiller, and navigator. Phil- • ip S. Wood, awaited only favorable ! weather reports, and tentatively planned to start at 1 P. M. Farther east at London, Ont., the “Sir John Carling” took off at 5:50 i A. M. today for a non stop flight to Louden England. Captain Terry Tullj and Lieut. James Metcalf was her ! crew. At Nortville, ,Mich., Ruth Elder, Ala- • bama aviatrix, and her navigator, George W. Haldeman. of Florida, inspected Miss Elder's StinsonDetroiter monoplane, with which they . will attempt next month to duplicate Lindbergh's flight to Paris. To the south at Wyandotte, Mich., Capt. Frederick A. Giles, the English , pilot, tinkered with his Hess biplane, and hoped to hop oft later this week : on a one-man flight to Wellington, ,New Zealand, involving a trans-oceanic span of approximately 4,700 miles.

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Bulletin Boston. Aug. 29.—(U. I’.) — The Tropica) Radio announced here today it had received from its Miami office the following message: “Advised unofficially Redfern arrived Rio. Endeavoring get report confirmed. The United Press had received to noon, E. 1). 1.. today no confirmation from any oilier < source of the reported arrival of Paul Redfern in Bio De Janeiro. MARION COUNTY GRAND JURY IS OPENING TODAY Enters Last Six Weeks Os Probe Into Alleged Political Graft PROBE THE ALLEGED SIO,OOO BRIBE OFFER by William E. Hallberg (U- P. Staff Correspontedn) Indianapolis. Ind. Arg. 29—(UP) — The Marion County Grand Jury today opened what may be the last week ts its investigation of “Stephensonism”. The nature of its report unknown, the Grand Jury may wind up its five weeks probe into D. C. charges of political cojruption and subservience on Saturday, it was reliably reported. If not then, the report will be ready within a few days at the latest. The Grand Jury still has some loose ends to patch together to complete missing parts of the story it has been learning through examination of witnesses and scrutiny of Stephenson's famed documents. The inquiry was expected to bring William P. Evans-, former prosecuting attenrey of Maricn Count', before the Grand Jury today. Evans, son-in-law of former Governor Warren T. McCray, was to be questioned in the hope he might throw light on the alleged SIO,OOO bribe offer the Indianapolis Times charges Governor Ed Jackson carried to CrayWhen indiement of McCray for personal financial ventures impended, Evans tendered his resignation rather than prosecute his father-in-law. The need of Evans'’ testimony was taken as indicating that the Grand S. Coast guard vessels operating froq> Ihibe offer, said to have been made by interests wishing to obtain control of the Marion county prosecutor's office. McCray is a prisoner in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiei y, and as far as is known, his testimony has not bean sought to corroborate the story. o CHILDREN MUST GET PERMITS Order Issued By State Officials To Be Effective At Once Indianapolis Ind. Aug 29 —(UP) —- Parents in the rural districts who plan to have Children between the ages of fourteen and sixteen drive automobiles to school should get applications at the secretary of state's office now ■State police chief Robert Hume has advised. The 1927 statute provides that children of the ages mentioned, residing outside cities of the first or second class may get permits to drive to and from school by the “shortest possible route". Sixteen is the regular minimum age for drivers. Applications must be filled out by the child, signed by the parents and school superintendent and sent in to the Secretary of State Frederick E. Schortemeier. A permit card will be ’issued and must be carried by the driver.

INSTITUTE IS I OPENED HERE THIS MORNING Professor Stott Gives Two Addresses At Today’s Sessions GOOD PROGRAM IS ARRANGED FOR WEEK With the court loom of the Adams County Court House almost filled, the annual Adams County Teachers' Institute started this morning at 9 o'clock Clifton Striker, County superintendent called the first meeting to order and made a few introductory remarks. The Rev. 11. W. Loose, of the Evangelical church of thisPcity offered the invocation, and then Mr. Striker introduced the speaker of the week, Professor Roscoe Gilmore Stott, who delivered an interesting talk on. Starving Kings'. Dr. Stott held the audience for more than an hour, with his keen wit and all those attending spoke highly of the morning program. Dr. Stott said that many people seemed to be born old and do not understand children. The child starves for the human touch, he said“Children also starve for knowledge about themselves. A child is a philosopher and is essentially honest. You ?ans ham and bluff, but nothing in the world will substitute for the human heart", he continued. “The average teacher is doing more for the child intellectually than the child's own parents. Children love good pictures, but we give- them cheap ones. Tim .same holds true in drama, music, art and literature." Dr. Stott was again on the program this afternoon, talking on “Brass Tacks". He gave some interesting information concerning why teachers failed and offered perscriptions to cure the failures. While the institute only opened tnis morning. Dr. Stott already has won the friendship cf the large audience and those attending are looking, forward to interesting sessions throughout the week. Grace Hobson of Birmingham. Michigan is in charge of the music. Several other speakers also will address the teachers during the week. Tuesday and Wednesday Professor Harry N. Fitch, of Muncie, will sneak at the morning and afternocn sessions. There wil.be no night sessions during the week. Thursday has been designated as Trustees day and all township trustees will attend the institute. TRACTION LINE TO BE JUNKED Decatur Man Figures In Deal Which Is Closed This Morning The work of junking the Fort Wayne Decatur Interurban line between this city and Fort Wayne will start September 6th. J. F. Arnold of this city and Walter A. Zelnicker of St. Louis, this morning closed a deal for the purchase of tinline from the Indiana Service corporation and the later company will tear up the rails, overhead trolley and feed wires and deliver all equipment to the new purchasers at the McKinley yards. Fort Wayne. It is estimated that it will take at least 90 days to tear up the tracks and move the equipment to Fort Wayne- The tracks will be torn up to the Decatur corporation line. The large steel bridge spanning the St. Marys river, north of Decatur, opposite the Smith Bridge on the state road, was also purchased by Messrs. Arnold and Zelnicker. This bridge will be removed. All other bridges along the line were also purchased from the Service coi pbrat’on and will be removed. The purchase was made on a tonnage basis and it is estimated that the rails will weigh 2,200 tons. Tile line (COXTIM El) OX PAGE TAXO;

KILLED Above is Otto Smith, popular Linn Grove aviator xvho was killed Sunday afternoon at Montpelier, Indiana, during the air circus held in that toxvn. FILES SUIT TO OBTAIN OFFICE Nathan Nelson Defendant In Ouster Proceedings Filed Saturday Demanding the office of County attendance officer. Mrs. Ella Peoples of this city, filed suit today against Nathan Nelson, incumbent, asking that he. be ousted from office and that said office, together with its books and papers and emoluments to be turned over to her In her suit the plaintiff alleges that cn .May 2. 1927, she was nominated elected and appointed to said office and that she was qualified to serve. (COXTIXt El> OX PAGE TAX O) COMMISSIONERS DRAW JURIES Petit And Grand Jurors Are Drawn For New Term Os Court Members of the grand and petit juries for the new term of court were drawn this morning by Jury Commissoners Martin Smith of Geneva and E. W. Johnson, of Decatur, in the office of County C’erk John E. Nelson. No call has yet been made for a | session of grand jury. Members of the petit jury will serve during the September term of court, if any case is to l>e heard before a jury. The members of the grand jury are: Edwin Bixler. Wabash township: David F. Fugate, Kirkland: Edward Ringger, Monroe; M'lton J. Fuhrman, Root; Leo E. Engle, French; Leo Lengrich, Washington. The members of the petit jury are, Frank Heistand, Jefferson township; Charles McKean. Kirkland; Chauncey E- Debolt, Berne; Carl Adler, Washington; Izimont E. Jones, Geneva: Sam Augsburger, Hartford: John HUH, Decatur; John E. Erexson. Union; Edward Busick. Root; James F. Byer, Jefferson; Frank Amstutz. Berne; Edward Gallmeyer. Preble. The September term of court will open Monday, September 5. 0 Bahy Boy Born To Mr. And Mrs. F. Smith Mrs. Lase Ellis of this city received a telegram from Los Angeles, California, this morning stating that an 8 pound baby boy was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith of that city. Mrs. Smith before her marriage was Josephine Burns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burns, former Decatur residents and a granddaughter of Mrs. Ellis. The report stated that Ihe babe and mother were getting along fine.

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OTTO SMITH IS DEAD; PLANE IS DESTROYED Young Aviator Dies 10 Minutes After His Plane Crashes ACCIDENT OCCURS AT MONTPELIER Otto Emith of near Linn Grove, aviator and owner of an aviation school was killed at Montpelier yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock druing the air races in which he was competing. Smith died 10 minutes after his plane struck the ground, following the completion of several stunts. The plane was completely destroyed by fire. Smith had been in the air for about a half hour, and had just completed several stunts. He soared close to the ground, and apparently he did not realize how close his plane was to the earth. He pointed the nose upward, and the rear of the airplane struck the ground. It is thought that the striking of the plane on the ground, injured the aviator internally or else broke his neck. Th- Smith plane fell 20 feet and burst into flames. Spectators and officials ran to the burning machine end succeeded in taking the unconscious man from the machine. He did not regain consciousness and died ten minutes later. Although efforts were made Io save the plane, the flames had gained too much headway and it was completely destroyed. , The remainder of the progfam IVas can eiled. Otto Smith was born in Adams county in 1895. He was a son of Simron and Martha Shank YStnith, both of whom survive. Following his education in the schools of Monroe township, he was united in marriage to Clove Brooks, to which union was born one son, Otto .Smith. Jr. Mrs. Smith died several years ago lu 1925. Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Estella Hern of Newcastle Indiana. No children were born to this union. The Smiths returned jo Adams county several years ago from Newcastle and since that time Mr. Smith has conducted an instruction school at his Hying field between Linn Grove and Monroe. Recently he organized an aviation factory, and held several patents on landing devices. He was well known throughout the country as an aviator (COXTIXI El) OX PAGE THIIEE) COMPLETE PLANS FOR GUEST DAY Local Club Ready To Entertain Guests Next Tuesday Plans have been completed for the entertainment of golf players from Van Wert and Bluffton at the local Coun'ry Club Tuesday afternoon of this week. The day has been designated as Bluffton-Van Wert day, and a local committee will have charge of the entertainment. Visitors will be given full privileges of the course and club house, without charge, and it is expected that several automobile loads will journey here from both of the neighboring cities. Eno Lankenau, chairman of the local committee, stated today that all of the local club members who could arrange to do so, should come to the eb-b at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon to ' assist in entertaining the guests. Tuesday is the first of a series of . guest days which will be held at the local club. The women's entertainment com- - mlttee asked today that all women f attend the guest day tomorrow, r Lunch will lie served at the club ,! both at noon and in the evening, and < seve. ai'. women guests from both Van I Wert and Bluffton will attend. All ? 1 loca(l women club members are urged II to report at the Country Club tomorrow morning.

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