Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 229, Decatur, Adams County, 28 September 1927 — Page 1

WEATHER Mostly cloudy toLight and Thursday. Probably showers, fcooler tonight.

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BROTHER OF i HENRY FORD | DIES SUDDENLY Bohn Ford, Millionaire Real Estate Operator. Dies Os Heart Trouble " * * Bound dead in ■ UNOCCUPIED HOUSE ■ p.tioit. sept. 28 — (IN'S) —John 1. i;2. inHlionarie real estate opera- ■ andfsjirotlier of Henry Ford, was B llllni | dead tbday, sprawled across a ■ in his as yet unoccupied new home B, chase and Gildow avenue Fordson, suburb. I The body was found by a searching. Bully of police led by Ford’s son. Rofi■ll In- A L. Sherwood, family physician ■cii.i that death was caused by heart ■disease, an affliction from which he ■ ) s 1 'Uttered fi* some time. Henry Is Notified Si Henry Ford was notified of his br<T■ther's death by Mayor Carman, of ■ Foi Ism. and left his Dearborn home ■at cnee for the scene. 1 I ord a member of the Fordson council and former president of that body attended council meeting last night and left shortly before H o'clock. His ftiniily paid no attention to his absence until he did not return early j this morning. They notified police and a searching party found hW'automobile near the new house in A short time later Fords body was. found in the house. > o Junior Band Refiftarsal This Evening Is Cancelled I Owing to sickness of several bers, the Junior band will not hold its regular rehearsal tonight. The regular meeting wil be held next Wednesday night, howjever, unless futher notice is given. o 30,000 Quakes Rock ® Japan In Four Years By International News Service j Tokio.—Japan has been rocked by more than 30.000 earthquakes in the(| four year-period since, the great earth shock of September, 1923, according' ' the seismological departmenthe Tokio meteorological bureau. It is estimated that 20,000 smaller shocks followed the 1923 quake with-J in three months. The authorities predict that the next great earthquake in Japan will be in the vicinity of Tokio. I KVA MAN IS FINED $lO HERE Finley Kelly Fined On Charge Os Public Intoxication This Morning Finley Kelley, of Geneva, who has been in the Adams County jail tor the last 24 on default of bond pend-' ing trial for driving an automobile while intoxicated, was fined $lO and costs in Mayor’s court today on a charge of public Intoxication, filed by Fiank Conter of this city. Kelley aranged to pay the fine and was released, It is probable that the first case against him will be dropped. 1 at least for the present. Conter, in the affidavit, stated that he “had reasonaide assurance to believe that Kelley was intoxicated.” '

Aeroplane Cfaze Sweeping Europe As Society Takes Up The Flying Fad

London, Sept. 28. — (INS) —Dlje to •he tremendous interest during the Past summer in trans-Atlantic flights and attempted flights an airplane craze is now sweeping over Europe; •hat private airplanes are making • heir debut before English society and rapidly taking the place of the Rolls Royce. It has often been said that flight will some day supersede the train and the pteamer for most long dist-

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“Hulda Os Holland” To Be Presented Here Again The musical play, “Hulda of Holland " which was presented here several months ago by the ji. Mary's Cher- ' us Choir, wil be restagrd by the same organization about the* middle of October, Mrs. I* A. Holthouse, director of the chorus chof.-. stated today. The | choir is holding rehearsals of the plav again and will soon have it well in hand. The production wil be given as a benefit for the Catholic school fund this time. ® Q GENERAL RAIN SOAKS INDIANA I Expected Cold Wave Definitely Shifted Northward. Missing Indiana Indianapolis, Sept. 28. —(INS) — A general tain soaked Indiana during the 24 hours ending at 7 a. m. today, J. 11. Armington, government metorologist reported today. The expected cold . wave has been definitely shifted northward and will ’'not reach Indiana although It will be jsoinewjpit cooler tonight. I Wheatfield reported the heaviest precipitation Nothin having 1.1-2 inches. Terre Haute had 1.32 inches. South Bead 1.25. Lafayette 1.11. Indianapolis *.J)7 and Madison only .04. Rains Are Generag Chicago. Sept. 2S~ (INST— Torrential rains drowned the Great Lake region during the nigM and conr) Untied as occasional showers today. Chicago, surrounded by an air pockI et, enjoyed mild seasonal temperai turcs. No relief from the w«t weather was predicted for several days and no Immediate prospects for a cold spell are in sight, according to government forecaQs. The general coo. wave tlifpughout the country has been broken. i Temperatures above.' normal have , been recorded in the ky Mouife) tain region, in the middle west and in Michigan, Wisconsin and lowa. The south and east, central portions wilL'Mave mild weather condi II ons for the next two days, it was ! predicted. Evon the northwest, including the upper Rockies and Albertu reported higher than normal tern-, peratures today. 1 o ’Change Made In Ownership Os Geneva Furniture Co. I Earl Ninde, president of the Baumgartner furniture company of Geneva, has resigned his ofice with the compa^SMl and sold his shares of stock to Herbert Baumgartner, founder part owner of the plant. Mr. Ninde hail been connected with the firm since July 1926. The Baumgartner company , has a growing lyJtajness and at present is employing a force of 25 men. Railroader Is Killed Anderson. Ind.. Sept. 28 — Badly cut beneath the wheels oFDi locomotive, Albert Sheward, employee of the repair shops, was killed in the Big Four yards here last night. Sheward died shortly lifter the accident, in St. John’s hospital. .1 * o - . Fred Zurcher Seeks Writ Os Habeas Corpus Habeas .Corpus proceedings were filed by Fred Zurcher, of Berne, today. Zurcher had previously been adjudged insane and preparations had been 1 made today to take him to the state hospital at Richmond. The proceedings were filed today and Zurcher will appear In the Adams Circuit court for fa determination of his case.

, ance travel, and that time is already Knocking at the doors of European aviation. Few years will elapse before the light aeroplane will revolutionize ordinary fast transport in continents where railways are few and far between. Cooperative Ownership Although it is already possible to purchase one of these light “Moth aeroplanes for approximately $41,500t (CttSTIN I •■’.!> ON PAGB TWO) (

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YOUNG REYNOLDS IS FOUND: MERELY TAKING VACATION I _____________ ® Wealthy New York Young Man Says He Grew Tired Os Broadway SURPRISED ~AT “ALL THE FUSS” St. Louis, M> , Sept. # p - iTYT’)— Richard J Reynolds, 27-yoar-obl millionaire whose disappearance from his night Aplun” hiinwts along Broadway started a nationwide hunt, today said he planned to reutrn to New York, stopping for a day or two on his way there at Chicago. Detectives located Reyitdds here last night in a ’small restaurant where he was dining with another young man and a girl. After first denying that lie was%he missing millionaire, Reynolds idmitedt his identity, but said he had made no effort to hide his identity while visiting here.Left New York Sept. 17 .*) Reynolds said he left New York Sept, 17 I r Chi igo and came here ft day later. Reynolds disappeared again this morning after stating he was "going to get the I'lrot train to Chicago." No trate of him could lie found nt the Unton Station or of his leaving there. With his grey felt hat tilted far back on hi head and smoking a larye black Cip.ir, Reynolds h isted his feet to the desk in the office of the private agency early today and told the story of his disappearance. @ “I just got fed up on society and the night life along Broadway and decided to take ajittle trip as sort of a vacation” Reynolds asserted, "There was irififhing extoardinary about my taking a jaunt out of town once in a while. I suddenly decided to go some place and see tilings. Why, 1 would step out for New Orleans to see the races and have a good time ami nothing was even said about it. “I can't understand what all the fuss is about. I left word with Graham or Captain Manville Davis and told one of them. I can't remember which, that I was going to Chicago to see the fight between Tunney and Dempsey. I get a great kick put of, making trips around the country on my own. “In away it's a good joke but it (COXTIXI El» OX PAGE FIVE) CHARGES FIREMEN ARE INCOMPETENT Portland Fire Chief Says Volunteers Are Too Old And Disobedient Portland, Sept. 28—Charges of disobedience and inefficiency on the part of the older members of the local volunteer fire department were contained in a message delivered to the city council last night by Fire Chief L. M. Myers. He further charged that the lack of coopeiklfon among the firemen is tending to weaken the department's firefighting ability and increasing the firmenace to the city. To remedy the situation, Chief Myers asked that the number of volunteer firemen be reduced from 14 to 7 which he declared would be sufflclnet to handle the equipment now being ■isfcl. In keeping with this request, he submitted a list ot' the' undesirable firemen. Including in the "black list" was the name of the volunteer chief. Other names were those of veterans in the department, who the chief termed too old and stubborn to obey orders. When council was reluctant to act, Mayor Gott branded the council as not having backbone to stand behind its fire chief. He also pointed out .the saving of about sl4 on each fire, as the firemen receive $2 for each fire to which they report. A special committee was named to meet Wednesday night with a group of volunteers and the chief and take some | action to bolster the fire fighting forI '**■ • j ces.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, September 28, 1927.

Criticizes Navy ' ' W WIWiiiKIIii , Y%MiH'.iiHr»f rjMMWiaxari "’’W ' I b. l ...... wwßwttBear Adfniral i'lioititw P. Magruder. head of I’hiiteleljihia Navy Yard, may he courtmartialed for biting criticism of inell ic-iency in the Naw. MALADY STRIKES NEAR VAN WERT ® Farmer Living \\ est Os \ an Wert Is Stricken With Infantile Paralysis Floyd I.nr.au. 2 -. ftniu r residing one mile w< -t of Van Wert, 006. is afflicted wiW infantile paralysis/ it became known Tuesday. The lias been plitrei] under strict quarantine, Dr. C. R. Keyser, Van Wert coun y le-alth cTimtuissioner. s’a'ed .-tfkte he believed there was hrtor alarm. He saW he thought Log.in exposed anyone outside his home. Logan work d Thursday at thresh tag and complained /of not f< el ing ' well. The case was diagnosed Friday as infantile paralysis. He was reported to be imoKivingr&iday. The lower cxtremi.y of his body is affected. A movement is reported under way to close the school in Logan's comniunitjfv. This is case of the dreaded di-ease revolted in Van since Hie present bpldemlc m came prevail nt 'h' and o.her states'. o '■ Husband Has His Wife From Driving Auto Outside Their County 8 —(UP) — Louis A Hornaday yesteiwy won his fight for a restraining order against his wife, Mrs. Lillian A. Hornady, to prevent her from driving the .-lainily automobile outside the limits W Bartholomew county, andQStirrounding counties. @ Judge Julian Sharpnack issued the order on the ground the wile Iwa careless and reckless driver, and forker to drive the ear in larger cities would endanger tile lives of herself and be. two children. @ Mrs. Hornaday is hieing hej/'husband for divorce. ■ ' o Dog Saves Master From Infuriated Sow Hartford City, Ind., Sept. 28—(UP) I Joseph Wise, farmer living here, | probably owes his life to his dog. Wise was Injured yesterday' WJien he was attacked by a infuriated sow. The dog fought the animal oft until the farmer escaped. o Farm Bureau To Hold Meeting Saturday Night An Important meeting of the Aadms Comity Farm Bureau will be held in , the Monroe school building Saturday evening, October 1 at 7:30 o'clock, David J. Schwartz, president, announc- ► cd today. Ml members and friends of : the bureau are urged to attend the . meeting. James 11. Cummins, of Port- ■ land, will be present and give ar. address.

ADAMS PREDICTS . CONGRESSIONAL PROBE IN STATE Vincennes Publisher Forecasts National Upheaval In Political Affairs INQUIRY CONTINITD BY GRAND JURORS By Eugene J. radon, (INS SfelT Correspond'nt i Indianapolis. ImL. Sept. 2s ■«- Prodi tion of a emigre isiMial inve tigation of Indian <l im b'd politif il . fairs by Thomas 11. .Wains, fighting \'iuc« mi nouncement that Roy O. West, retry of h- Republican n: lUH 1 ■ mi mittee, would confer with party leadrs liert Friday were le elint - ven s here today? "If we do not stop barter and sale of public office, representative government is ruined," Adams said. “I, look for a congressional investigation I .ml a n.i innal uph- a W This Huh' waged by a few modest* o 'iiewspaper men, t-Mh no money, no particular leadership, wiih only the sheer -en nationalism of the truth (<> attrac public support, is going far." Grand Jury Continues The Marion county jury has investigated alleged pre-election promises of at least two Indiana congressmen to D. C. Steph- nson, who once rwed Hoosier poliii- s and who nita' i serving a life term at the hatprison for the n'.'iri'.er of Miss Madge! Oberlioltzer, of Indianapolis, it is known. Deferring fc>r a day or two' its poli.-| ical inves igation. the Marion county l grand jury today turned its attention] , t-> tile l etpen: failure of thts J. F. Wild State bank of Indianapolis, an institution wi h capitalization of . million doljnr- Tk. ban had in vested thousands of Tlollai in T ic. ida kind speculation, (.ft. eu 1. announcement mas rnWe that the depositors would i<eC"iv. at least 93 e< nt- on the dollar of their deposits. Among the ■ les today were Thomas Barr, chief ex-' aminer of the state banking depart>ment and Frank Carter, president,jgf the ~Massachussetts Avenue State Bank. o—# STRIKE OF CARY PUPILS CONTINUES ® More Than 800 Pupils Arc Absent For Third Consecutive Day Gary. Ind.. ‘Sept 28. — (UP)—For the third couMK-utive day, more than SOU white stud- ais at Emerson high school here walked out on strike today in protest against idmi .doti of 24 negro students. The third walk-out occurred following a mass-meeting this morning at which the ’»trisers reiterated their demtind that the negroes lie transferred to other schorls, and also demanded that all absences because of the strike be stricken from the records. School officials, meanwhile stood by tho'r position that the negro students could not be transferred because of congected conditions in the city’s schools. While they took no steps to force return of the strikers, they made it clear that worjf missed through absence caused by the strike would have to be made up. As the strikers appeared to be backed by their parents in their demand for an “all-white” school, the situation seemed hopelessly deadlocked. The student mass-meeting today was held in the auditorium of the high school. Only strikers attended until near the point of adjournment when Principal A. E. Spaulding entered anil sought in vain to induce them to return to school. Meanwhile, classes were resumed in the almost''deserted high school, with only a few students attending.

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Berne Quartet Provides Program For Lions Club A then's quartet from Herne, com | posed E. W. Baumgartner, pennas Baumgartner, C. T,l(abegg|jg and Men no Stauffer, provlned (in entertaining program at the regular meeting of the Decatur Lions Club last night. Frank Braun w.is IYi°< haruc the progr .m Joe McConnell, of the firm of F. Me- ('. nn-.h am] S -. h> ■ i k.b:u i -j" ■- lies, was taken into the club as a men - her last nil-bt □ GERBER HONORED BY SOPHOMORES Star Athlete Elected President °Of Second Year Class Os I). 11. S. t = Carl Gerber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Gerber, and prominent Decatur high .'6' --I athlete, w . elect.-I president of the sophomore class of the Decatur high school at an organization meting this morning. Gaynelle Gerber was elected vice- ’ president. Gladys Teems was chosen as Here- , tiiv. and I', rniec-' DeVos- w le ed treasurer. Miss Florine Michaud, head of the Latin department of the high school, was elected as guardian i of the class. The supliomorp class was Ute third to Organise for the year, leaving .th-■, freshman class the only remaining one to t officers. The freshman--■lass will, in all probabilities, elect officers this week. Sophomores plan an early meeting at which time the soefal activities of th. jear will be outlined. | o Indiana Man Surrenders To Davton, Ohio, Police — Dayton, 0.. Sept. 28. — (INS) — I Noble Cox, 27, Terre Haute. Ind., is a prisoner th the police station here today, at his own request, police say. "I’m wanted in Indiana for shooting uiy wife,” Cox told the police turnkey Tuesday night. His wife, Helen, he -aitl. was rej ■ ed been shot durfcig the -iay„ (lox declan s he know - n .g the shooting except that h. is wimted. He will return to liiliana without requisition, he declares. ij? —. ——o Terre Haute Man Charged With Killing Relative Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 28 —(UP) — Edward "Pat" Haberman, long a prominent figure in liqufti fueds here and ope time operator of a 'fere Haute saloon is in Jail today, charged With the murder of Frank Wilkie, 26, his broTh® uli.iMii’y occurred at the Ifrw.'rman home last night. Trouble which had been brewing for sciteß time betwed# Wilkie, his wife Florence, and her brother. Hagerman, is said to have come to an open break’ tn) . cu. div ree pi eedines o o — -■ Murder Occurs In “Death Corner” District In Chicago Chicago, Sept 2S INS) —"Death corner.” district in he Italian quarter of the near North Side, awakened to the thunder of gangland’s guns to-) day as Sam Guzzardo, 41, dropped to the pavement, his body riddled with a . ci. of bullet Au unknown ass.iiiant, biding In an areaway, slipped quietly up behind Guzzardo, who was leaving his home, and emptied tiie chaniliers of a sawed eff shotgun into his body. r Police attributed the slaying to a bootleg feud.

o ———* Georges Clemenceau 85 Years Old Today Paris, Sept. 28. (UP) Frame’s i fighting man is 85 years old today. Georges Clemenceau, the “Tiger" of war days spent his birthday in Paris , for the first time in many years? , Heretofore, Clemenceau has observed I the occasion at Vendee, his seaside retreat near St. Vincent Snr Jttrd. Clemerfteau's own hitme here is be- , ing renovated, so the former premier was the guest of friends in the Avenue I Messine. He will remain in Paris several days because of the illness of his sister.

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TWO HUNTINGTON MEN ANO UNE AT MONTICELLOHELD Arrests Are Made Dri Indictments Returned By Federal Grand Jury ONE DEFENDANT IS 82 YEARS OLD lluntinglon, Sept. 28. (INS) Edward B. Ayres. 82, former prt'sidcn of the (lefunqt lltiiit-iiifff-in eotto v state bafrtet and itif* son. E. E. Porter Avres, 50, former cashier ( ; Kif the bank. .Avvre arresltd here today by i)< jiiilv I’. S. Marshal John Vogeltin. l ite men were arrested on a federal indictment. . Both men were released on bonds of. $7,500 and will appear before U. S k ' Judge Robert Baltzell in Indianap■Ulis October 1. Four Others Indicted d' A NS) (Details of the indictments returned 1,, a f der.il grand jury here against Edward B. Ayers, and his son, E. Porter Ayers, former officers of Hie defunct Huntington county state I bank, were not disclosed today at | tin- - ffi< r.f IT .8. District Attorney ' Alber! Ward. Beyond a statement that the Indictment ir using thfraud, no information was given out. U ur oilier men natl-'d in the same inflictnient have not yet been arrested, it was said. Monticello Man Arrested Misat ..110. ImL. Sept. 28—HNS)— Thomas W. O'Connor, firmer presi- ■ Os the Monticello National bank, was arrested hen) |ty Federal authorities on a federal indictment charging embezzlement of funds. O’Connor was taken to Hammond to be arrainged before IT. S. Judge Thomas Slick. The Monticello National Bank closed its doors May 25, 1926,' after a run. but reopened two months later after a reorganization. O’Connor was finml S2OO in a local court for the unlawful payment of dividends. —o -r- ■ Vogejgtand Is Arrested Los Angeles, Sept. 28. — HNS) —J. R. Voglestand, said to have been a fngit ve from ju.tic since 192®, was airef'.'.i today on/ an indictnuent charging him with embezzling $",00 from the Niiiienal Gits bank of Indianapolis while employed as a teller. —o Blds Are Opened Indianapolis, Sept. 28. — HNS) — The state highway commission today opened bids on four and one-half ir. I. 'JV pi oje ■ an I' l miles of grading projects. — o MRS. POLINA BONIFAS DIES Aged Woman Dies At Home Os Son Near New Corydon Monday Afternoon Polina Reinhart I'imlfrm. died at ®i her son Phllrtp. near New Corydon, Monday afternoon. Mrs. Bonifas had been suffering from diabetes and paralysis for several months.

Mrs. Bonitas was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reinhart and was born nea’- Felicia, Ohio. April 12.1552. It early life, she was married to Jacob Bonitas, who dvd July 4, 1927. after they had lived as husband and wife for sixty years. Surviving are eleven children: Peter, John. Edward, Joseph, August, Phillip an? Frank, all of whom live in northern Jay county; Mrs. Mary Langenhorst of Coldwater, Ohio; Mrs. Clara Knoth, of Davton, Ohio; Nibs. Lucenia Heffner, of Fort Recovery, Ohio; and JJrs ( Ursula Borno, of St. Anthony, . One sister, Mrs. John Wagner, of Cefffla, Ohio, tad one brother, A M. Reinhart, of Kawakljn, Michigan, also survive. Funeral services wil be hehl Thursday morning at 9 o’clock at the Trinity church, near New Corydon. *

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