Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 232, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1927 — Page 1

WEATHER I Showers or storms I toniflht and SundayI Not much change in I temperature.

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ST, LOUIS BEGINS REPAIRING HARM BONEBYTORNABO Death Toll Likely To Reach 100; Damages Estimated At $50,000,000 NEARLY 6.000 HOMES DESTROYED By Kenneth G. Crawford (UP Staff Correspondent) St. Louis, Mo., Oct. I.— (UP) —With state and federal troops on guard and fully organized | Red Cross forces aiding in reI lief, St. Louis today began the work of repairing $50,000,000 j damage caused by th? tornado of Thursday afternoon. The casualty list continued to increase and it was believed the number of dead may rrtieh 100. Eightynine bodies have been recovered, a f, w more may be in the wreckage of buildings which were destroyed by the wind and several of the 500 or more seriously injured were in critical condition. Many Are Homeless Hundreds were housed in temperI ary quarters arranged in public buildings and thousands of others were in private homes or hotels. It was esti- j mated between 5,500 and 6,ooo"homes were destroyed. in poorer districts, where the ■ storm left residents virtually destiI tute. Red Cross canteens weVe furnishing meals, as well as clothing, blankets and shelter. No looting had been reported, due, [ it was believed, to foresight of authi orities in arranging " for adequa’e patrol of the devasted area. AU avilabie members of the city police force of 1,500, the entire Missouri National guard and the Sixth infantry from: Jefferson barracks were doing patrol duty. i Showers Forecast For First Half Os Next Week Washington, Oct. 1. — (INS)--Weath-er outlook October 3 to 8 inclusive, Ohio valley showers first half of the ! week followed by fair the latter half Colder about middle of the week CLARK QUITS. POLICE FORGE Night Policeman Resigns To Become City Fireman; Burl Johnson New Cop Arthur ('lark, who has served as night policeman in this city for the last several years, tendered his resignat on today, to become effective at once. Mr. Clark has accepted a position as fireman in the local fire derailment. Burl Johnson, of this city, was appointed by Mayor Krick to take Clark s place, and he will begin service as a night poYceman tonight. The addition of Clark to the fire department is the second in the last few weeks. Melvin Smitley was appointed recently to take the place of Irvin Elzey, resigned- and Clark was appointed to take the place of Charles “Pop” F.sher, who resigned because of ill health. <

“We Won’t” Is Answer Os School Ma’ams To Order To Wear Smocks; “You Will” Is Reply From School Board Members

Hazel Park, Mich.. Oct.. I.—(UP)— One hundred and eight school ma'ams stamped their pretty feet, here last night and said: "We won’t.” Three ineml>ers of the school board folded their arms today, elevated their noses a trifle an dsaid: "You will.” 'file' controversy was whether the i ttachers , should wear uncolored smocks, to reach 'not more than ten inches from the ground, which the board has ordered in the interests of juvenile moraiit*" It was the board's view that in the class rooms shapely limbs and silk stockings do not jibs with reading,

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; Accuses Rural Teachers I Os Deeper Devotion To Beauty Than Their Work Louisville, Ky„ Oct. I.— (IjP) — ' Rural teachers are more engrossed by powder puffs than by arm prob- ' lems, A. J. Glover, editor of Howard's Dairyman, said in an address here urging scientific agricultural inI tru -lion in schools. Speaking before the fertilizer conference,* Glover said the devotion to beauty is “deterring the full development of agricultural education." I A resolution was before the dele- . ga'es calling on the president, conI gress. secretary of agriculture, and ' director of the budget bureau, to take •'such action as will resu\ I mater ially increasing appropriations to permit more research demonstration work and extension teaching in soil fertility.” -s f - o •- — CONVENTION OF W.C.T.U. PLANNED Program For County Convention At Geneva Oct. I 5 Is Announced I The Adams county convention of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union will be held in the United Brethren • (hutch at Geneva, next Wednesday, I October 5. The prograqi for the con- ■ vention was announced today. Two I sessions will be held, the morning session starting at 10 o'clock, and the afternoon session at 1:30 o'clock. Following is the program: Forenoon Session Devotional?, led by Mrs. Rash. Report of county president, Mrs. C. E. Hocker. Appointment of convention committee. Report of county secretary, Mrs. . Knipe. Report of county treasurer, Mrs. B. Rice. Local presidents’ "we are at it", Mrs. Oberli, of Berne; Mrs. C. L. Walters, of Decatur; Mis. Gauker, of Geneva; Mrs. Byerly, of Kirkland township. Music, Kirkland township. Business session. , Election of officers. , Noontide prayer. . Lunch. Afternoon Session DevotionalS, led by Berne union, by Geneva union. “Aspect of cur work in other lands,” Mrs. C. E. Bell. Music, by Berne union. Offering. Discussion of work in Adams county Benediction. o_ FOOTBALL SCORES The Daily Democrat will receive the scores of all Indiana College football games and all other important games this evening. The scomß will be furnished by the International News Service and a special call will be received about 5 o’clock this evening. Telephone 1000 for returns. Electrical Storm And Tornado Hits Missouri Popular Bluff. Mo.. Oct. 1— (UP) — Two dead, several injured and considerable pi opei ty damage was the toll of a storm follow by a tornado which struck two sections ’ east and south of here late yesterday. Broseley and Doniphan were the town? hit.

writing and arithmetic. The teachers sent their ultimatum in the form of a resolution saying they did not like the suggestion that their dress was Immodest. That was what at least three of the five members of the board hinted In issuing their flat. Zero hour was set for Monday morning. Board members were entrenched behind constituted author-, ity, but the leathers were laying down a barrage of parents’ petitions and threats to recall the members responsible for the edict.

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FRIE CONVICTED ON ARSON CHARGE Alibi Os Fort Wayne Man Was That He Was At Berne At Time Os Fire Elmer W. Frie, of Fort Wayne, was found* guilty of arson *1 connection with the burniii'g of his home. State ' boulevard and Leßoy drive, in that 1 city, on June 23, last, by a jury In the ■ Allen circuit court last night. The verdict was returned at 9:10 o’clock, after the jury had deliberated for about five and one-half hours. The penalty for arson is a term of one to three years in the state reformatory. Frie will not be sentenced until his attorneys have been given an opportunity to ask for a new trial. . ed presence in Berne at the time of Frie based his defense on his allegtb.e fire. He was registered at the Berne hotel that night and was seen there the previous evening and the next morning The automobile which he generally drove was locked tin all night in a Berne garage. Frie was found guilty on the seetCOXTIM ED OX » , V<.F. MISS ELDER IS READY FOR START Plane Poised On Runway For Flight Across Atlantic To Europe Curtiss Field. N. Y„ Oct. I.—(UP) —Placed on the mound at the head of Roosevelt field’s runway today, Miss Ruth Elder's monoplane “The American Girl” was ready to take off on a projected non-stop flight to Europe. Weather conditions for the flight looked favorable, according to an announcement by Captain George Haldeman, who will' pilot the Stinson-De-troi’er. Definite decision will be made when the 2 o'clock weather tnap is received, he said. —— -n . »— Volunteer Firemen Deny Disobedience To Chief Portland, Oct. 1. —Denials of disobedience and inefficiency at fires were made by members of the volunteer fireman's organization at a special meeting of the city council last night. Those who presented their case to members of the council and Mayor G. V Gott last night were mentioned in Fire Chief L. M. Myers’ report to the council a few days ago in which he asked that the volunteer force be reduced from 14 men to 7. No action was taken at last night’s session and it is expected that the council will announce its decision at next week's regular meeting.

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! • Robbing Os General Store At Coesse Is Getting To Be Habit I Columbia City, Ind., Oct. 1 —(INS) Robbing the Charles Johnson store at Coesae is getting to be a habit with certain bandits, Johnson was convinced today. For the third time within the year, unmasked visitors paid their respects to the store last night and 1 -departed. with shirts, ties, cigars | and cigarettes valued at S2OO. Entrance was gained by breaking the glass in the front door. CHARLESJUNK ~ EXPIRES TODAY Union Township Farmer Dies This Morning Following Extended Illness Charles Funk, 66, Union township tanner, died at his home ..at 7 o'clock this morning, following an illness due tn a complication of diseases. Mr. Funk had been in ill health for the last four years. The deceased was born at New Holland, Ohio, February 14, 1861. He had resided in Adams county for the last 25 years. He came to this county from Alien county, where he had resided for seven years. , - Surviving the the widow, Liza Funk and the following children: Luther Funk, of St. Marys township; Lucy W.'sner, of Wren, Ohio, and Clark Funk, of Decatur. Five children preceded their father in death. They’ were Alley Funk, Della Bates, Nellie Pates, Ethel Heart and Iva Ceesey. Soveti grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters survive, also: Emily Morris, Jane West, and Thomas Funk, of New Holland. Ohio, and Abe Funk, of Dayton, Ohio. One s'ster, Doras Funk, is deceased. Fuseral services will be held at the house at 1:30 o'clock and at Union Chapel church. << which the deceased was a member, at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, the Rev. Mr. Blouvelt officiating. Following the funeral services, the remains will be returned *o the home and kept there until 8:30 o'clock Monday morning, when they w ll bo removed to New Holland. O, for burial. Short services will be hold at New Holland. ■ o— ——4— Goosebeery Bushes Found Growing In Top Os Beech Tree Pendleton, Ind., Oct. 1 (UP) Gooseberry bushes were found growing in the top of a beech tree by Elias Fry while he and a force of men wore engaged in clearing up a stretch of woods. The bushes are large and had been bearing fruit.

FLETCHER GETS 8-YEAR SENTENCE — Ex-Policeman Who Turned Bandit Sentenced In Federal Court Indianapolis, Oct. 1. — (INS) —Raymond E. Fletcher, former Indianapolis policeman who turned bandit was sentenced to eight years in t lw» Leavenworth penitentiary in federal court here today when he pleaded guilty to violating the federal narcotic law. In addition, U. S. Judge Robert C. Baltzeli fined Fletcher SI,OOO. Fletcher was arrested recently on a speeding charge at Nashville, Ind. After his arrest he confessed to numerous robberies ami gave the police information which resulted in the roundup.of a bandit gang which had fourteen bank robberies on its record. One of Fletcher’s pals, Edward Parker, was sentenced to 14 years in the state prison at Michigan City. Fletcher told the court today he had asked to be arraigned in federal court because he was afraid to be sent to the state prison where his • former pals" might get him. ARRAIGNMENT OF JACKSON DELAYED Judge Collins Postpones Arraignment Os Governor Until November 7 Indianapolis. Oct. I—(UP)— Arrangement of Governor Ed Jackson and George V. Coffin and Robert 1. Marsh Indianapolis politicians, on charge of attempted bribery today Was postponed until November 7, by Judge James A. Collins. The three political leaders were to have been arraigned Monday but Judge Collins ruled that, inasmuch as a second indictment had been returned against them Friday by the Marion county grand jury, they should be allowed sufficient time. The second indictment merely rectified a technical error in the first true bill. Delay in arraignment may defeat the purpose of Marion county Prosecutor to finish the trial before Christ-) mas. o Portland Man Found Dead Near Westfield, New York Portland, Ind.. Oct. I—(INS) —Glen Sockrider cf this city found dead benearth a railtoad bridge near Westfield. N. Y., was accientally killed according to advices reaching here from the Westfield authorities. He was accompanying a carload of poultry from Portland to Buffalo, N. Y., market., and is believed to have fallen from the train or stepped off when it came to a stop at the bridge. Funeral services were held here today. •

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Great Floods Followed Last Spring’s Quakes In China; Many Lives Lost; By International News Service Peking. Oct. I.— Belated reports reaching Peking from far off Kansu describe great floods following in the wake of the disastrous earthquake of the spring. Waters of ihw Snow mountain have become raging tor* rents as the result of the collapse of the mountain beds and the great heat which caused the sudden melting of | mountain snows. Great numbers of men have been' washed away while the loss in livestock and property is repor ed to be great. Appeals to Peking for relief have met little or no response since Kansu is controlled by Marshal Feng Yu hslang, Christian warlord who is in open rebellion agains; the central government. 300 PERSONS AT CALF CLUB PICNIC Annual Calf Club Show Held At Monroe Today; Prize Winners Announced Monroe, Oct. I.— (Special) — The annual Adams county calf show and i picnic was held here today, despite the fact that a heavy downpour of ! rain at the noon hour somewhat marred the program. Approximately 300 persons attended the event. The judging of the calves entered in the county calf club by the boy I and g'rls of the county was held in Haggard’s grove at the edge of town, as planned. Thirty-eight calves were ’ entered in the show. The calves were** judged by G. A. Williams, of Purdue university. Winners of first prizes in the snow were as follows: first year Holsteins, Gerhart Schwartz; first year Jerseys. Frederick Duff; first year Guernseys, Polly Lehman: second year Hoisteins, James Smith; second year Jerseys, Ardon Mosser; second year Guehiseys, Kenneth Hirschy; second year Aryshires, Abraham Lehman. It was planned to hold a basket d'nner in the grove at the noon hour, bnt the hard rain made that impossible and the food was spread on tables in the basement of the Mfinroe school building. Following the din''ner, a program was given in the auditorium of the school building. L. M Busche. county agent, was chairman of the meeting. Talks were given by H. F .Ainsworth, of the club department of Purdue University; Mr. Wallace of the dairy department of Pur■|ue; W. A. Klepper, of the Cloverleaf Creameries, of Decatur; C. L. Walters of Decatur; and R. G. East, agricultural agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad company. Mr. East presented the ribbons to the prize winners. The record books and stories of the club members were turned in and graded today, but the grades had not been announced this afternoon. These grades will be considered along with the plao'Hgs in the show today in determining the winners for the year. Pecan Cron In Southern Indiana Far Below Normal Mt. Vernon, Ind., Oct. I—(UP)—The pecan crop in southern Indiana will be only 40 per cent of normal this year, but this is larger than the extremely short crop of 1926, local commission men here predict: Hickory nuts are scarce but walnuts are plentiful.

Carelessness Held PPrimarily Responsible For Automobile Accidents In U. S. Which Killed 114,879 Persons In Last Five Years

By Joseph S. Wasltey (UP Staff Correspondent) Washington, Oct. I.—(UP) —Carelessness has been primarily responsible for automobile, accidents in the United States which have killed 114,879 persons and injured 3,446,370 others (he last five years, according to i Charlie M. Upham, director of the 1 American Road Buildesr Association In a survey today, Upham stated the attendant economic loss has been i about $600,000,000 a year. “The total number of deaths from traffic accidents is increasing 2,000 annually although- there has been a

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FORMER CITIZEN OF BLUFFTON IS FIRST IN RACE Frank C. Daily Announces He Will Seek Nomination On Democratic Ticket NOW A MEMBER OF CAPITAL LAW FIRM Indianapolis, Oct. 1. (INS) Frank C. Daily, 56, former United States district attorney lor the Indianapolis district and the man who was hired as special prosecutor of t . S. Senator Truman Newberry, of Michigan (hiring the election scandal, toI day announced his candidacy on the Democratic ticket for the governorship in 1928. Dailey is the first Democratic candidate to throw his hat into the gubernatorial ring. He is a member here of tlie Miller, Dailey and Thompson law firm. Founder of Bluffton News \ Dailey formerly lived at Bluffton and is one of the founders, 35 years i ago, of the Bluffton Evening News. Harry Trilmlct, now deceased, was associated with him in this newspaper. Dailey’s home now is in Indianapolis. His father was Judge Joseph Dailey, judge of the old Wells-Hunt-ington circuit court. Judge Dailey died in 1905. ’ • ——o Delay Os Decision In Teapot Dome Case Expected Washington, Oct. 1— (INS) —Although government officials turned eager eyes to the supreme court, which reconvenes on Monday, for a decision in the famous Teapot Dome Oil lease case, belief was expressed in legal circles that the high court would delay its decision until the oil criminal cases are completed. The Government's suit to cancel the oil leases was one of five submitted cases which the high court carried over the summer, Delaying final action despite the assertion of government cornice! that principles erf the case ( were disposed of when the court cancelled E. L. Doheny’s lease to the Elk 1 Hills, California naval oil reserve. o RAIN FAILS TO HALT MUCK FIRE Fire Continues On West Os Berne, Despite All Efforts To Stop It Berne, Oct. I.—(Special)—A muck fire has been burning on the John Luck farm, east of here, for several days. The drenching rains of the last few days have failed to extinguish the tire, and all efforts of Mr. Ldsk and his neighbors to halt it have failed. A trench has been dug around the burning muck and the fire is said to have crossed the trench at one point. Large volumes of smoke are pouring from the ear h. The fire has been burning since a week ago today and many jiersons have been attracted to the scene of the fire. %

decrease in the number of casualties per motor vehicle registered.” Upham said. "Pedestrians comprise approximately two-thirds of the total number of deaths, nearly all of which have been avoidable.” Upham said the largest number of accidents occurs between five and six in the afternoon when workers are hurrying home. Drivers and pedestrians are wearied from a day of labor,” confusion and carelessness result and from.them accidents. "Less than 5 per cent of all accidents are the result of faulty mechan(I'ONTINI ISM UM PAGE TWO)

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