Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 253, Decatur, Adams County, 26 October 1927 — Page 1

” WEATHER llcenerally fair ‘»- &ight and Thursday, ■ontinued mild.

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rtro Bandits Sentenced For Robbing Bank At Bryant

lOLIHEK AND !| LUMPKIN GET I] PRISONTERMS Confessed Robbers Os BryKint Bank Sentenced At I Portland This Morning InEGOES TO PRISON: OXE TO REFORMATORY ■ Portland. Ind.. Oct. 26.— MKy) George C. Goliher, 37, ol Winchester, was sentenced to jf, vcars imprisonment in MichCity prison and John Mtimpkin. 21, of Kokomo, was ■Erfenced Io 12 years imprison■th nt in Indiana slate reformaiorv. in circuit court here today lei participation in the robbery jhf the Farmers & Merchants Si' ik at Bryant. October 1 I. ■ Both men had pleaded guilty to J • ii< ipaticn in the robbery in which ■i:,f0().79 was taken. Judge R. D. A , at of Jay circuit court had withsentence temporarily while fur- ; investigations were being made the sheriff's office. ■ Sheriff Ben Hawkins, of Jay connSy, said today he believed sentencing the two men completed the unravof one of the boldest daylight holdups in northern Indiana, men entered the bank at BryKnt just before closing time, held up John Boniface and his assistant. Miss Emma Bonham, and escap■d with ail the cash in the receiving ■age. In their hurry, the men. over■ooked $5,000 in the vault. I Goliher had been held sometime. But Lumpkin was arrested during the ■reek-end at Kokomo and arraigned ■s soon as he was brought here. I Before sentence was passed, Judge ■Vheat asked the two men whether »r not they had any statements they ■e'ired to make. Both responded pith requests for leniency, I “I leave the matter entirely In your hands.” Lumpkin said, ‘‘l am sorry ter what I did” night a petition signed by 150 residents of RanSolph county was presented to the court asking leniency for the farmer hov on the grounds it was his first offense. The petition expressed unazement that he should have ‘ommited the crime. Goliher’s plea was "for the sake d my wife and baby and not for my self I ask that you make the sentence ts easy as you can " After sentence was passed, Goliher kas taken into the offices of the prosecutor. It was understood ho had offered to reveal more details of the robbery than had been contained in *** '"" o. HONOR ROLL OF O.H.S, ANNOUNCED Fifteen Pupils Listed On High Honor Roll For First Six Weeks Fifteen Decatur high school pupils "ere on the high honor roll for the first six weeks of the school year, according to an announcement made this morning by Principal Walter J. Krick. Ail pupils who are on the high honor 'oil made A and A pins in every subject carried. Eleven other pupils, whose work was n °t quite as high, but who made all A and b work were placed on the honor roll. The lists are as follows:: High Honor Mills. Margaret 3 A plus 1 A Dailey, Harry 3 A plus 1 A Myers, Helen 2 A plus 2 A’s kelson, Doris 2 A plus 2 A’s f ramer, David 1 A plus 3 A’s Haubold, Helen 1 A plus 3 A's Kauffman, Katherine 1 A plus 3 A’s Shroll, Helen 1 a plus 3 A’s ( I'ronister, Wilma .... 1 A plus 3 A’s ] M inans, Gretchen .... 1 A plus 3 A's < Heller, Robert 5 A’s (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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Two Locomotives Are All Steamed Up But Have No Place To Go Elkhart, Ind , Oct. 26.—(INS)—Two huge New York Central railroad locoI motives have been sitting on a siding | near the Adams and Westlake company plants here, puffing mightily all day and not moving. The locotives were pressed Into service to supply steam heat for the old and new buildings of the company, while new Ivoilers were being installed. The steam tanks of the engines were connected with the heating units of the buildings. LOCAL TOURISTS REACH ONTARIO Adams County Farmers and Business Men View Ravages Os Corn Borer Windsor, Ont., Oct. 26. —(Special) The twenty-two Adams county farmers and business men who are making a trip to the European corn borer infested districts arrived here last night. After passing through the Irish Hills of Michigan, yesterday I morning, the party lunched at Yysilanti. Upon arriving at Detroit in the early afternoon, the party was conducted through the Ford River Rouge ll’ant. where the assembly of tractors was witnessed. A police escort awaited the party and conducted the tourists through Detroit to the Windsor ferry. Upon arrival at Windsor, farmers cf this region informed the Hoosier pilgrimage that corn farming has practically been abandoned, due to : the ravages of the corn borer. Wednesday morning was to be de- < vited to visiting farmers and inspeciiig corn fields here in Essex county, thereby gathering first hand informa- i tion of the situation. i The party will leave Canada this afternoon and drive to Monroe, Mich., I where they will spend the night and < inspect corn fields in tl at region. ‘ The federal laboratory and the state inspection farm of the state of Ohio will also be inspected before the return of the tour. ' o •— I Body Os Young Man Is Found Near Gary Gary, Ind., Oct. 26 (INS) Police here * today were attempting to establish the identity of a young man about twentyfive years old, whose body was found j in a clump of bushes along the rail- t road in west Gary last night. 1 A gun, lying near the body, indicated a possible suicide, according to officers who investigated. There wore no marks of identification. Decatur In Grip Os Cold Wave Year Ago Judge J. T. Merriman dropped in at , the Daily Democrat office this morning and called attention to the fact that the ice-man, in shirt sleeves, had just gone by delivering ice. He also reminded us that a year ago today, Decatur was in the grasp of a cold i wave and that, there was considerable j snow on the ground. A year ago today ( the theremometer registered around , the 30 degree mark. 0 Young Man Is Decapitated 1 Fort Wayne, Ind.. Oct. 26. — (INS) — t Police here today were unable to find a witness of the death of Abshebe , Dehabey, 22-year-old Assyrian whose , decapitated body was found under the ( wheels of an engine on the C ES TH s wheels of an engine in the Pennsylvania railroad round house. Dehabey t was an ash pit attendant. ] New Assistant Secretary t Os Treasury Appointed i Washington. Oct 26. —(UP) —Henry I H. Bond, of Mass , today was appointed by President Coolidge to be assist- t ant secretary of the treasury, sue- I ceeding Charles S. Dewey, resigned, ’

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ITALIAN LINER WITH 1,208 PERSONS ABOARD SINKS OFF NORTH COAST OF BRAZIL: LOSSOF LIFE IS SMALL Known Rescued Exceed 1,150, Leaving Only 58 Persons Still Missing; Other Steamers Aid In Rescue; Explosion Believed To Have Caused Liner To Sink Bio Janeiro, Oil. 26. (INS) Loss of life in the sinking of the Italian liner Principessa Mafalda, off the north coast of Bahia Brazil, hJs been small, and possibly there may be but a few members of the crew missing when all the survivors are landed' it was staled officially todliy. Official reports staled that the known rescued exceed 1150 and the agents of the line state that,

mm mt* uKciiiM ui uif line Hiiiir uiut. | there were but 1208 persons aboard J the vessel. An official tftatementj says there are 450 survivors on the steamer Formosa, 500 on the steamer Altona, and 200 on the steamer Empress Star, and an unknown number on the steamer Voltaire. This stattenient places the lost at 58. without, counting those on the Voltaire, so that what at first was reported as one of (he worst marine disasters in history | now appears to be chiefly another : story of heroic rescues at sea. Naval officials today told the Inter-: ! national News Service thag according • to their advices the explosion aboard the Italian liner occurred at 6:30 p.m. | last night and that the vessel did not finally go down until 12:35 a.m. today. Notwithstanding the tumult aboard the sinking ship there should have been ample time for rescue work, naval officials said, anti they believe the. list of -Uuae losl—to be far below . the original estimates. The steamer Formosa arrived onl the scene of the disaster at 9 o’clock, apparently while the sinking liner was still afloat, and was able to effect a large number of rescues. The steamer Voltaire of the Lamport and Holt Line and the Altona, are a'so reported to have effected some rescues. The Formosa, and other boats arriving on the scene of the disaster, did not have sufficient equipment to effect immediate rescues of all those who had gone over the side of the Principessa Mafalda. The Formosa's boats made continual trips, .picking up survivors and then returning to search the seas again. Among the passengers aboard die Mafalda was Professor Gigli, famous director of the Rome Institute of Statistics. The majority of the passengers were Italian emigrants bound for fho Italian colonies in Brazil and Argentina to set up their homes in a new world. —l o START CANVAS FOR DIRECTORY • Work Started On Compilation Os Data For New City Directory Here The house canvas for names for the new city directory to be published here, started this morning. Mrs. Ferd Peoples and Mrs. Harry Helm will have charge of the territory north of Madison street, and Mrs. Ruby Durkin and Mrs. Glenys Kern will cover the territory south of that street. The new directory will show the names of all members of the families, children as well as adults. The names of roomers and boarders will be ( shown, also. The cooperation of everyone is asked in order that the directory may be made complete and accurate. Due to the many interesting sec- < tions in the type of directory to be published here, the books will lie found of much value and convenience in the homes and offices of the city. The house canvassers win show samples of similar directories and take orders for delivery when completed.

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Col. H. 11. Emmons Col. Harold H. Emmons, I prominent Detroit attorney, wbo was injured in an airplane accident near here October Ki. was removed from the Adams counJv memorial hospital here to a Detroit hospital today in a big tri-motored aiq>lanc.

IP. A. TO HOLD ~ BANQUET NW. 7 Annual Event To Be Held At Country Club; Features To Be Provided Invitations were issued today by the entertainment committee of the Traveler’s Proective to attend the annual banquet, to be held at the Decatur country Club on Mon day November 7. 1927. Following the banquet, there will be a delightful evening of Bridge, dancing and other entertainment. Acceptances are asked by November 3, to be'sent to J. S. Peterson, secretary. The banquets are usually held earlier in the year, but was delayed this year because of other events. This meeting will be a very happy one for the organization which now boasts a hundred members. o 7 California Man Spends 24 Hours On Aquaplane; Sets New World’s Record Long Beach. Cal., Oct. 26—(INS)— Elmer Peck today holds the world's record for aquaplaning, as far as is known. Peck, a local swimmer, late yesterday completed his schedule of spending twenty-four hours on an aquaplane towed around in the harbor by a motorboat. He finished standing on his head. State Sunerintendent Visits In City Today • Roy T. Wisehart, state superintendent of public instruction, was a visiter in Decatur today, calling upon Clifton E. Striker, superintendent of the Adams county schools, and M. F. Worthman, superintendent of the Decatur schools. Mr. Wisehart gave a short talk to the Decatur high school pupils this morning, also.

REFUSES TO PAY “ DUVALL’S BILLS Indianapolis Treasurer Refuses To Pay Bills Os Duvall’s Regime Indianapolis, Oct. 26 — (INS) —Edward A. Ramsey Marion county and Indianapolis treasurer announced this afternoon he would not authorize payment of bills of the administration of John L. Duvall. Ramsay said that only through a mandate issued by a court would ills decision lie changed. Duvall was expected to file a suit asking the court to mandate Ramsay to defray the city's expense from the treasury, a maneuver that would determine definitely whether Duvall’s conviction foi political'!' 'Titption had removed him as mayor. Duvall Speaks At Mass Meeting Last Night Indianapolis, Oct. 26.— (UP) —Waving an American flag, Mayor John L. Duvall stood before another mass meeting last night and repeated his defense of his administration’s conduct wince he was elected. He declared ho had made a record of which he was proud. Duvall, whose conviction on a charge of violating the corrupt practices act has brought ouster actions, announces he would add to his disclosures at other neighborhood gatherings. —i — o Alaska Suffers Little Damage From Earthquake San Francisco, Oct. 26. —(UP) — Alaska escaped virtually unscathed in the earthquake which shook sections of the territory Sunday, advices today indicated. Communication wasl re-established with Wrangell, last of the important communities cut off by lie temblor, ind that city reported only slight damage. The Alaskan cable was broken by the quake, temporarily isof’ating Wrangell. Sitka and Juneau were shaken but not damaged. ■ —• o — Prominent Marion Woman Dies Marion, Ind., Oct. 26—(INS) ‘Mrs. Ida Blementhal, 79, widow of Morris Blementhal. one of Indiana's pioneer department store merchants and mother of the owner of one cf the largest sores in the state, was dead here today after a short illness. Mrs. Blumenthal had been a resident of Grant County for sixty-four years. MRS. GRAYSON'S PILOT RESIGNS Strained Relations Between Aviatrix And Pilot Reach Breaking Point Old Orchard Beach Me., Oct. 26 — (INS) — Strained relations between Mrs. Francis Wilson Grayson and her American to Copenhegen pilot Wilmer L. Stultz this afternoon reached the breaking point. Stultz it became known decided o quit the expedition—decided to step aside and let somebody else guide the plane, the “Dawn” oversease if she goes this year. o Woman Who Attempted Suicide Fined sl, Sent To Jail For 180 Days Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 26 —(INS) — One hundred and eighty days in jail and $1 fine is the sentence whicli has been imposed on Mrs. Mabel Meiz.ner, 38, who is alleged to have attempted suicide after striking the “other woman” in a love triangle on the head with an axe. Frank Wonder, 42, “Apex” in the triangle, was released after questioning. Mrs. Meizner was tried in Muni- . cipal court on charges of assault and ' battery with intent to kill.

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.— ■■l. — Homes Os Two Pastors Robbed While They Are Conducting Services ■I ■ • j South Bend. Ind., Oct. 26.— (INS) — While two ministers of this city were directing services at their churches, their homes were robbed, presumable by the same man. according to a report made to police. Rev. Fred H. Koehnentann, of the Immanuel Methodist Episcopal church lost sl2 and an overcoat. Rev. M. W. Sunderman lost $5.00. The burglar has been nominated for the company of “Meanest Men.” NAME PRIEST TO HOLO SERVICES Priest Appointed To Conduct Forty Hours Devotion In Decatur Church The Rev. Father J. 11. Theis, S. J., of Prairie Du Shein, Wis., a member of the Jesuit order, will conduct the Forty Hours devotion at the St. Marys Catholic church in this city, beginning next Sunday. Tile Fory Hours will open at 9:45 o’clock high mass Sunday morning. The services will close on All Saint’s Day, Tuesday, November 1. Besides the private devotions before the Blessed Sacrament throughout die day, services will be held on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings. On Tuesday, the masses will be at 5, 7:30 and 9:45 o'clock. o Muncie Physician To Address Local Doctors Tlie Adams County Medical Society will meet Friday evening at the Adams County Memorial hosiptal, at 8 o’clock Dr. Boch. of Muncie, will present a paper. o Child Bitten By Monkey Anderson, Ind., Oct. 26. — (INS) — Local physicians were puzzling today over the proper method of treating a monkey bite. The wetim is little Gera'ldine Price, age four, who tried to make friends with a former circus monkey, now owned by William Peters of Anderson. The child's hand is swollen to twice its normal size. o Ruth Elder At Lisbon; Suffering From A Cold Lisbon, Portugal. Oct. 26.— (INS) — Ruth Elder, American girl flyer, whose plane was forced down in the Atlantic while she was attempting a non-stop flight from New York to Paris, remained in bed today suffering from o cold. Miss Elder and her pilot, George Haldeman, who arrived from the Azores last evening on board the steamship Lima, probably will hop off for Paris tomorrow morning in a plane put at their disposal by Americans. Miss Elder contracted a cold on shipboard. Her condition is not serious, but she decided to take advantage of the opportunity to remain abed for the rest. o Helmet Found Did Not Belong To Paul Redfern Brunswick, Ga., Oct. 26. — (INS) — Paul Warner, chairman of the ill-fat-ed Brunswickto-Brazil flight, said today that an aviator’s helmet forwarded to him through the state department from Georgetown. British Guiana had not belonged to Paul Redfern, the missing flyer. Redfern was the guest of Warner while he was preparing for the hop to Brazil, and Warner helped him pack. Warner explained that the young pilot carried no ijeadgear other roan a green sunshade. The helmet was picked up near a railroad - tratek in British Guiana and sent to Washington and thence to Brunswick for identification. Redfern was last seen by a ship off the coast of Venezuela, 24 hours after he hopped off on August 26.

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INJURED MAN IS TAKEN TO DETROIT IN BIG MONOPLANE Tri-Motored Plane Serves As Ambulance For Col. H. IL Emmons, Os Detroit LARGE CROWD SEES AIR MONSTER HERE A telegram was recevied by the Daily Democrat at 1:20 o’clock this afternoon, from Walter T. Emmons, saying that the big plane made the flight from Decatur to Detroit without mishap and landed there at 1 o'clock Eastern Standard Time. Col Emmons stood the Journey well, the telegram stated. X Running exactly on scheduled time, the Ford-Stout tri-uiot-ored, till metal plane, arrived ■it the temporary landing field 7 miles southeast of this city at 9 o'clock this morning. Col. Harold It. Emmons, who was injured a week ago hist Sunday wht n the airplane in which he was riding fell on the Dennis Striker farm near here, was taken from the S. E. Black ambulance and placed on a hospital cot in the plane and the giant of the air started for Detroit at 16:35 o'clock this morning. The pilots stated that they expected to eal lunch in Detroit at about 12 o'clock noon, taking less than an hour and a half for the trip. The huge fdane, with all three motors humming ’n unison, arrived over Decatur at 8:50. o'clock, circled the Adams County Memorial hospital and then headed southeast for the landing field. Makes Nice Landing The plane flew low over the field and then coasted down into the center of the 80-acre tract of land where a white cross had been constructed cut of paper. The plane used about half the field to land. The pilots then turned the huge machine around and taxied it up to the road, directly across from the D. D. Habbegger farm. Pilots Collins and Lott were in charge of the plane, whicli flew here (COXTIXI r.D OV VAGK o All Rails Removed From Abandoned Traction Line The work of removing the rails from the right-of-way of the Fort Wayne-De-catur traction line, which was abandoned several months ago, was completed Tuesday, officials of the Indiana Service Corp ration, purchaser of the property, stated last night. The rails were taken to the company’s warehouse in Fort Wayne. Many of the ties remain on tile tight-of-way but they are being removed. MISS DESSIE B. ZIMMERMAN DIES Death Ends Extended Illness For Former Decatur Woman At Richmond Dossie Bell Zimmerman, 41, died this morning at the Richmond State hospital,’ following an operation performed a week ago Tuesday. She had been in ill health fourteen years, following a nervous breakdown. Miss Zimmerman was the daughter of William Zimmerman, former county assessor and Eliza Zimmerman and was born in Kirkland township, January 1. 1886. Surviving besides the father, is one brother, John Earl Zimmerman, of Kirkland township. The mother died ten years ago last July. The remains will be brought here tonight and taken to the heme in Kirkland township, from where the funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and at the Pleasant Dale church at 2 o'clock, Rev I). M. Byerly and Rev. C. A. Maynard officiating. Interment at the Pleasant Dale cemetery.

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