Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 225, Decatur, Adams County, 23 September 1927 — Page 1

WEATHER Increasing cloudiness tonight followed by showers. Warmer tonight.

DUVALL REFUSES TO GIVE UP OFFICE

farmer shoots SELF TO DEATH IN EMBALMING ROOM Hershel “Packy” Davis, Os Wells County, Kills Self At Bluffton Today DOMESTIC TROUBLE IS GIVEN AS CAUSE Bluffton, Sept. 23. — (INS)—Walking into the Mcßride undertaking par--Ims-here and into the room where the embalming la done, Hershel •Tacky" Davis, a farmer residing west of Tocsin, shot himself through the head with a .43 calibre Colt's auto made revolver, at 11:30 o’clock this morning. Davis was rushed to the Wells County hospital^,where he died an hour later. Before making the attempt on his life. Davia called Charles Dailey, a Bluffton attorney, and told him to go to his house. He then walked to the embalming loom in the rear of the uud rtaking parlors and shot himself. Domestic trouble is given as die cause of the suicide. Recently, Mrs. Davis filed a suit for divorce, but a Luvadis, who trained Jack Dempsey ported that Mr. and Mrs. Davis had another quarrel this morning and the former then came to Bluffton and ended his life. The widow and two small children survive. “Wear Stockings Or Quit School,” South Whitley Girls Told South Whitley, Sept. 23.—The girls in the South Whitley schools are wearing — under prott st. The fad hit the high and grade schools here several days ago, and most of the girls abandoned stockings altogether, while others rolled their hose to the slipper tops. Now the edict has gone out: “Wear stockings or quit school," and the students have complied, blit not without many comments on what they call the “old-foggyism" of the,school com missioners. N,. As one of the twtre-legged advocates poinad out: “Stockings are a sheer waste of money ami the girls decided they could use the money they’ve been spending on hosiery to much better advantage for other things.” The one drawback, she admitted, was that legs are easily seradied without stockings. “And a scratch-looks worse than.a runner/’ she said. Some girls have flouted the “nobare” edict by appearing on the s'reefs without the necessary legwear, bu't as far as the class rooms are concerned, school officials have made their edict stand. o Fonck Postpones His Cross-Country Flight New York. Sept. 23. — (UP) —Last minute adjustments on his big Sikorsky plane today caused Captain Rene Fonck to postpone his projected nonsop flight to San Francisco. There is a possibility, however, that Fonck will take off tomorrow, it was said at Curtiss field. HOME-COMING AT PLEASANT DALE Harvest And Home-coming Services Planned At Rural Church Sunday There will be a Harvest and Home Coming Meeting at Pleasant Dale church of the Brethren, Sunday. The Rev. J. H. Wright, of North Manchester, will be the speaker of the morning. Following the morning service, there will be a basket dinner. This will be a social hour in which all can visit, with old friends. The afternoon service will begin at 2 o'clock. Prof R. C. Wenger, former pastor of this church and who is Dean °f the Bible Department of Manchester College, will be the speaker.

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Hammond Raises $15,000 I To Give Welcome To Cal; Only SIO,OOO Is Spent Hammond, Ind., Sept. 23—(INS)— A rebate of thirty cents on the dollai is being mailed out here by the Haili mond chamber of Commerce to all subscribers to the Coolidge-to-Calumont fund. , • Approximately $15,000 was collected to give the president a fitting weleon.--when he dedicated Wicker memoiial park. Ot this amount only 'slightly mote than SIO,OOO was expended. CONVENTION TO BE HELD SUNDAY Washington Township SunI day Schools To Gather In This City The Washington township Sunday ; school convention will be held in the Evangelical church in this pty at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The program for the convention was announced t--day by Charles Teeple, ot Decatur, president of the association. Talks will be given by Clialmer Porter, C. E. Peterson. Mrs. Elmer Amspaugh and J E. Nelson. Special music will be provided. Following is the complete program of the convention: Mucic by Evangelical church orchestra Song Prayer * Secretary's Report. Song “The \Vork of Adults” Mr. Chalmer Porter. Ladies’ Quartet, of Antioch church. “Spiritual Growth of Young People” Mrs. C. E. Peterson. Duet, Evangelical church. Report of Nominating Committee. Training the Primary Department,” Mrs. Elmer Amspaugh. “Our Aim and how to Attain it” Mr. J. E. Nelson. Male Quartet, Methodist church. PLANNING COUNTY CALF CLUB SHOW Monroe Business Men Plan Picnje In Connection With Annual Event As the result of efforts on the par’ of the Monroe Industrial Association, the county calf club committee, consisting of Carl E. Amstutz, David J. Mazelin, Hubert Zerkel ami A. Z. Smf.h, decided that the county calf club show would be held in file vicinity of Monroe this year. A joint committee, consisting of Mr. Mazelin and Mr. Zerkel from the calf club committee and Paul Graham, C. E. Bahner and John Floyd from the Industrial Association, met Tuesday evening and arranged de ails for the affair. It was decided to make the exhibit a community picnic event. All those attending are asked to bring a basket and at the noon hour the eats will be spread on a large table. Haggard’s ‘grove, which is located just south of Monroe, has been selected for the picnic, Mr. Bahner was appointed chairman of the committee to at range for the various things needed on „ the ground, including tallies. Other committees appointed by the association will assist in unloading ami loading the calves, in i providing seating accommodation and extending a general welcome to those attending. The Monroe business men also plan to have the Monroe band furnish music for the occasion. In addition, they are arranging for hot coffee and ice-cream to be served free of charge. A speaker for the afternoon program is being selected. Beginning at !) o’clock, the forenoon will be given over to the judging of 41 purebred dairy heifers which are i entered in the first and second year calf clubs. Mr. G. A. Williams, of Purdue, will do the judging. Each members of the first year club will submit a record book for grading. Mr. ■ H. F. Ainsworth of the club department, has promised to be present and grade the books. Other details will be announced as arranged. I 1

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Photo shows Tuimey on the floor of the rin« in the seventh round of the world’s heavyweight championship fight between Tunney an I Dempsey, at Chicago, last night. He got up al the count of nine, seemingly in bad shape, hut regained his strength and won tlje fight.

LEVINE FAILS IN LONG FLIGHT Forced To Land Near Vienna; New York-Tv-Spokane Fliers Forced Down Vienna, Sept. 23.- (INS) —Charles A. Levine, American trans-Atlantic aviator, failed today in his attempt to establish a new world's long distance flight record by flying from England to India. Levine landed at the Aspern flying field here after encountering heavy fog and rainstorms. Non Stop Flight Fails Felts Field, Spokane, Wash., Sept. 23. —(INS) —Disappointment was keen here today over the failure of both :ranscoutinental planes in the class C division of the New York-to-Spo-kane air derby to complete the race. /The planes, piloted by Eddie Stinson of De roit, and C. A. "Duke”, Schiller of Windsor, Ont., were both forced down in Montana after negotiating prac Ically two-thirds of the distance in their projected non-stop flight from' New York. Race Is Under Way Felts Field, Spokane, Sept. 23. — . (INS) —With 15 pilots, including a number of transcontinental flyers, roaring their way around a 10-mile course, the 100-mile race in .he national air event sponsored by the Country club of Detroit, started at 9:30 o'clock today. o — To Dedicate Kirkland’s New Gym This Evening The dedication of the now audi-j torium and gymnasium of the Kifk-i ’and township high school, southwest of Decatur, will be held tonight. An in'eresting program has been arranged for the event, O. L. Vance, of Decatur, will be chairman of the evening's program. The* public Is invited to attend. o — Neighbors Say Farmer’s Ganders Are A Nuisance Vincennes, Ind., Sept. 23 —(INS) — Whether or not the gander farm of William 11. Pritchett, of this city, constitutes a nuisance still remains a moot question. Neighbors of Pritchett alleged the geese and ganders made noises in the night and that their Oder was offensive. The case failed in the court, because of a difference in technical des-' cription cf the property. The ganders of Pritchett, it was alleged, made mpre noise that the fa- . mous African Honking (lander of "Dadj dy” Browning.

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Radio Description 1 Os Fight Causes two Deaths in California I B-nicia, Cal.. Sept. 23. — (INS)—' S ri ken with a heart attack while listening lo'the radio .description of the Tunney-Dempsey fight last night, George A. Johnson. 71, former mayor of this city was dead here today. I Physicians attributed- the stack to exci ement induced by the fight returns. Los Angeles, Sept. 23. — (INS) — Stricken with heart failure while listening to radio re urns of the light James K. Chilson, 77, was dead here today. lie toppled from his chair during a tense moment and excitement over the ring story was indicated as the cause of his death. o 61S0LIHE WAR’ IS SHOUT LIVED Few Stations Cut Price To 14 Cents Thursday; All Up Again Today A gasoline war among local filling stations was short lived yesterday, and this morning all stations tvere again selling the motor fuel at 19.1. cents a gallon. For a few hours yesterday, several stattions reduced the. price to conform with Fort Wayne and other neighboring cities. The price at several fiations yesterday , was 14 cents. I A settlement, was reached by some I agents and last night) all stations I were again selling gasoline at the i previous price. Several agents toI day stated that another drop was anticipated. A'l stations fin Fort Wayne are selling gas al 14 cents a gallon, with no difference between retail and tank wagon prices. The reduced price is. also current at Portland, Winchester. Richmond and Indianapolis. Several agents here point out that while the price cannot profitably remain at 14 cents, icottim r.i> ov ru.i: i intr.i!) o FACTS ON FIGHT Chicago, Sept. 23.— (INS) — j Estimated attendance 145,000 Estimated receipts .$2,800,000 Tunney’s purse $900,000 Dempsey’s purse $450,000 Federal tax $280,000 State tax $252,000 | Rental of stadium . SIOO,OOO Additional expenses SIOO,OOO Profit for the Madison Square Garden Corporation ... $718,000

SPECIAL SESSION URGED BY TIMES Newspaper Says “Rider” To City Manager La w Should Be Repealed ! Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 23. —(UP) The Indianapolis Times declared in an editorial today that “Indianapolis has no regularly constituted government" and said that "Demand that (he legislature meet at once and repeal the law under which it gave Duval! a legal barrier against the people’s wrath should be made,” of Gov. Ed Jackson. The Times’ reference was to enactment by the legislature of a "rider” to the city manager law, providing that a change in government should not become effective until the terms of th. se in office had expired. I Indianapolis has voted in favor of the city manager form of government, but owing to the statutory prohibition, the change would not occur until January 1, 1930. i “Putting Duvall in jail and letting the office of mayor go to one of his selection is absurd,” the said. “Every city civic organization, every organized group of citizens should at once call for the special session.” , The Times commented that were [ only Duvall concerned in the politiI cal scandal, “There might be pity for ' a weak man who was tempted ' ambitions.” 0 Rev. Stoakes To Give Lecture At Bobo Church ’ ® The Rev. R. W. Stoakes, pastor of the First Methodis.t church of Decatur, will deliver a lecture, illutsrated with stereopticon slides, at the Bobo Methodist church, Sunday evening, starting at 8 o’clock. The subject of the lecture is, “The Need sos The Gospel.” A silver offering will be lifted. The public is invited to attend. o Thief Steals Fertilizer Valparaiso, Ind. Sept. 23M(INS)~ ■ The fertilizer thief is the latest criminal to appear in this section of the state, according to reports made to police. A large amount of fertilizer was reported to have been stolen from a Panhandle railroad car cn the siding at the ! Aylesworth switch. o Police Find Stray Horse Bedford, Ind., Sept. 23 —(INS) —Po- < lice here are searching for the owner ! of a sorrel horse found by one of the patrolmen. i Since the police department has on•ly garages and gasoline, the stray I horse is proving a burden, according t to the clr. if of police.

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[City Marshal Loses I Argument With Citizen Over Prize Fight Knightstown. Ind , Sept. 23 —(INS) — City Marshall Wiggins and a certain prominent business man of this city gave each oilier detailed prognostications on the Dempsey-Tunney fight, and illustrate}! their opinions. As a result the marshall is wearing a lusterous “shiner" ■ The demnostration. according to witnesses, was brief, the marshall taking the count in short order. YOUTHS FACING LARCENY CHARGE. I ’ I Lester Roop And Glenn Kizer Charged With Steal- J ing Wheat From Farm Lester Roop and Glenn Kizer, of near this city, were taken into custody • about noon today by Chief of Police Sephus Melchi and admitted the theft I of several hundred pounds of wheat ' from the Zess Dailey farme, east of this city. Some of the wheat was stol- 1 en last Monday night and a quantity ’ was also taken last night. Several other grain thefts have been 1 reported in Adams county the last few 1 weeks, and officials are • making an ' effort to connect them with the ones ’ to which the two men confessed. Officer Melchi caught the two young men at a local grain elevator when ' they attempted to dispose of the grain. Both young men were taken to the Adams county jail and charges of larceny will be filed this afternoon. Knights Os Columbus To Meet Monday Night There will be an important meeting of the Decatur lodge of the Knights ot Columbus M nday night at 8 o'clock. All members are urged io attend. CHURCH TO HOLD SPECIAL SERVICES: Zion Reformed Church To Observe Harvest Home And Mission Festival The Zion Reformed congregation in this city will observe its annual Harvest Home and Mission Festival, together with Rally Day. next Sunday. Special prorgrams have been arranged tor the morning, afternoon and evening services. A Rally Day program will be rendered dining the Sunday school hour, beginning at 9:15 o'clock. The Rev. A. C. Fischer, pastor ot Emanuel’s Reformed church of New Bavaria, Ohio, will bring the festive message in the morning service. In the afternoon. The Rev. R. S. Beaver, pastor of Grace Reformed church of Fort Wayne, will speak, At the evening services, the Rev. A. C. Fischer will again occupy the pulpit. The Senior and Junior choirs will render special numbers that day, other special musical numbers will be ren-l dered which will add to the inspiration of the day. Special offerings for -home and foreign missit e, will be | stressed that day and will be lifted at all the services. The morning service will begin at 10:30 o'clock, the afternoon service at ’ 2:30 o’clock and evening service at 7 o’clock. An invitation is extended to the publie to participate in these services. o Quadruplets And Father Are Visitors In Vincennes | Vincennes, Ind., Sept. 23 —(INS) — - A father and his four husky nineteen- - year old quadruplet sons were among | s the visitors to register this week at] the historic Harrison house in this house in this city. The father's name was given as Al- - lan I). Wallis, and the sons signed the r register as Allen D. /Wallis. Jr., KenB dall Wallis, M. Ross Wallis and Calvin M. Wallis. The quadruplets bore a striking resY emblance to each other, varying only g a pound in weight and one inch in stature.

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CAPITAL CITY MAYOR PLANS TO SEEK NEW TRIAL Judge Sets Oct. 8 As Date For Further Consideration Os The Case GETS SI,OOO FINE AND JAIL SENTENCE Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 23.— (INS) Special Judge C. C. Shirley today set lor October K the further consideration of the case of Mayor John L. Duvall of Indianapolis who was found guilty by a jury in criminal court last night of violating the corrupt practices act. The mayor was sentenced to serve 30 days in the Marion county jail, was fined SI,OOO and was barred from public office for four years from the date of his offense. Michael Ryan, the mayor's attorney. announced that he would fie a motion for a new (rial on October 3. The motion had been slated for trial today but Ryan had explained to the court that two weeks would be required to obtain the dPta sought from the trial records. Refuses To Resign Judge Shirley ruled that Duvall may remain at liberty on his present bond of $5,000. “I will not resign, - ’ was the militant message from Mayor Duvall today. City councilmen have announced that they will not take steps to impeach the mayor pending disposition of his new trial and appeal motion. Tn asking for a two weeks’ delay before filing the motion for a new tr'al Attorney Ryan said he did not like to have the case considered on a Friday. “I must admit I am a little superstitious.” he said. The Marion couny grand jury will resume dts political probe at the middle of next week, Judge James J. ColVns announced today after a conference with William J. Mooney, jury foreman. Judge Collins said that the political inquiry probably would be followed by an investigation of the failure of the J. F. Wild and Son State Bank, of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 23 —(INS) — The political thrones of Indiana were shaking today as the astounding fact that a politician of consequence had been sent to jail by a Marion county jury was digested. Conviction of Mayor John L.’ Duvall of Indianapolis on a charge of violation of the corrupt practices act was viewed as only the beginning of Hoosterdom's long-de-layed effort to purge itself of political corruption. Duvall's attorneys today Were battling to obtain a new trial to prevent the consummation of his sentence of 30 days in the Marion county jail and a fine of SI,OOO, with a proviso that the Mayor shall not hold public office for four years from Nov. 2 1925, the date of his violation of the corrupt CCOVI’IM till OV I’tliK TIIKEID WORTHMAN IS ROTARY SPEAKER Superintendent Os Schools Greater Companionship With Boys M. F. Worthman, superintendent ot I the Decatur public schools, was the * | chief speaker at. the regular weekly I meeting of the Decatur Rotary Club | at the K. of C. hall last night. Mr. | Worthman talked on “Companionship of the Boy". Mr. Worthman urged that all parents take more “stock" in boyhood and help ■ their sons through the greatest period ! of their life. ’John Tyndall was chair- - man of the program committee and he i introduced Mr. Worthmafi. M. J. Myiott presided in the absence -| of 1). B. Erwin, who was out of tlie i', city on business. A. D. Suttler acted | as secretary in the absence of W. A. Lower.

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