Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 255, Decatur, Adams County, 28 October 1927 — Page 1

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I filling station I HOLDUP NETS TEN I GALLONS OF GAS I I Two Young Bandits Fail To I Get Any ( ash In Holdup I At Berne Today | I TRY SAFE BUT I FIND IT LOCKED E Berne, Oct. 28.— (Special) — I I A holdup at the filling station of ■ I the Kaslern Indiana Oil and Sup- ■ I ply company, at the west edge ■ I of Berne, at 5:45 o’clock this ■ I nim-ning. netted the two young ■ I bandits only ten gallons of gas- ■ I clhie. The oilice safe was lock|K ed and the bandits made no ■ I effort to open it. B \\ilfn-d Hahegger wan the attendB| ant in charge of the station when the K. I I"" young men drove tip to the staK'l tian in a Chrysler roadster, and ask Mkl ed lor tea gallons of gasoline. Mr. Ed Ilabegger put tlte gasoline in the R|! tank on the car and then walked to f the side of the car, expecting to re- ■ | reive hi ; pav for the gasoline. The B wo men in the car made no move to ■ piy l.im. hut instead each drew a gun. B O.e had a rifle and the other a reHHI volver. I Finds Safe Locked ■ While one of the men kept Mr. K* I Hahegger covered with his gun. the ■ II otl'i r alighted from the car and enR tered the filling station office in E search of money. lie tried the safe B door. hut found it locked. His search B | failed to reveal any rash in the of ■ I five and he returned to the car. Tlte I I two men made no effort to search Mr. I I 1(nl»-t-:-.-■'• pockets, but drove nwi'y K I in their car, heading west on state ■ I mail No. 27. One of them kept his i I gun pointing at Mr. Hahegger until I I they were fjr down the road. B The automobile bore a yellow I I license plate, but Mr. Hahegger was > I unable to determine (vhat state had I I issued the licenses. '< Lester Stuckey, manager of the 1 I filling station, resides across the M street from the station, and while I looking from a window in his house I he saw the car stopped at the filling I I station, but he could not see the | I guns drawn by the two men ami did I I not suspect that a holdup was in Bl progress. i As soon as the car had driven away, I Mr. Hahegger spread an alarm and j I police officers in nearby cities and towns were notified to watch for the EH bandit car. I o Monmouth School To Hold Halloween Festival There wi-’l be a Halloween Festival at the Monmouth school. Friday night, October the 28. EntertainI nicnt has been provided in the form of games of chance, kitchen orchesi tra, prizes for the best masked, short . (plays. gypsy fortune .teller, and voting contest. Refreshments will also be served. 0 DEFENSE WINS ANOTHER POINT I’all's Son-In-Law Need Not Tell Where He Got Liberty Bonds Washington, Oct. 28.—-(UP)—Form-er secretary of interior Fall's son-in-law, M. T. Everhart need not tell where he got $230,500 in liberty bonds one month after Fall leased Teapot Ponte to Harry F. Sinclair. Justice Siddons, presiding in the trial of Fall and Sinclair on.charges nf conspiracy to defraud the government, iriade this ruling today followiug Everhart's refusal yesterday to tell the source of the bonds which he took to Pueblo, Colo., In 1922, soon after conclusion of the Fall lease to Sinclair. Everhart has contended revelation of the source might incriminate him. The government holds that the bonds designed to influence Fall in making the big lease to Sinclair, oil magnate.

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His Relatives Stolen / i Theodore Steeg, French resident general of Morocco, is trying Io secure release of his entire family, kidnapped by bandits who dominate mountain regions. Abduction, it’s believed. was for political purposes rather than ransom. SHUMAKER TO VISIT COUNTY Anti-Saloon League Head And Rev. Baldridge To Debate At Kirkland Dr. E. S. Shumaker, superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League, and the Rev. 11. W. Baldridge, field secretary of the Anti-Saloon League, will give their dramulic debate on the subject, "Can The Law Be Enforced?” at the Kirkland township community building, Wednesday evening, November 9. The debate is expected to attract a large crowd, as these two men are widely known. The debate will be followed by the showing of the moving picture. “Lest We Forget.” which brings to the minds of people some of the things that should be remembered and guarded against. The program will be given under the auspices of the Kirkland township Women s Christian Temperance Union. All fathers, mothers, teachers. Sunday school workers, ministers, young people and children are invited to attend. o Quakes Continue To Alarm Japan Residents Tokio, Oct. 28.— (INS) —Violent earthquake shocks continued to alarm residents of central and northern Japan today. Forty-three separate shocks were recorded in the prefecture of Niicata. Inhabitants of this vicinity have remained outside of their homes for the past thirty-six hours. No additional damage has been reported. The town of Gifu was reported to have been badly shaken by the succession of temblors, but reports said that no serious damage had occurred. o • Chicken Thief Sentenced At Fort Wavne Thursday Chester M. Sessions, 27, who gave his residence as Thornton, ami who. officers say, has admitted more than a score of chicken thefts throughout Allen and Adams county in the past several months, was sentenced to serve from one to 10 years in the state reformatory, by Judge Sol. A. Woods, in. the Allen circuit court, Thursday. Sessions pleaded guilty to a charge of second degree burglary. Sessions is said to have stolen sevenal chickens in Adams county. o F. Leonard To Manage Model Dry Cleaners The Model Dry Cleaners, successors to the Service Dry cleaners oA South Second street, will be managed by F. Leonard, a partner of E. C. Gunder, it was announced today. Mr. Leonard stated that he would be in charge of the establishment and that it. was now open for business. A delivery service has been established. /

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FARMERS FIND BORER DAMAGE DAD AS PAINTED I Adams County Men Return From Trip To Infested Fields In Canada LABORATORIES OF GOVERNMENT SEEN The twenty-two Adams County far- ' mers ami business men who made the corn borer inspection trip through Ohio. Michigan and Ontario, Canada, .eturned Thursday evening. Every one of tlte men expressed himself as feeling well repaid for the time and expense of tlie tiip. It is needless to say that all are thoroughly .convinced of the damage the corn borer is capable of doing. Even though the farmers weie partially prepared for the devestation. in corn fields of Winsor, Canada. exclaminations < f surprise were heard when a field belonging to M. C. Wilson, who lives 5 miles from Windsor, was entered. Every stalk contained at least one liftrer and many as high as 15 or 20. The worms were found in all parts of the stalk, from the lassel to tlie root. “No corn will be grown on his or adjoining fields next year as it is no use to try it", declared George Kimney, who lives near Essex county seat of Essex county, which is just across from Detroit. Thursday forenoon, the group visited the government ialioratories at Monroe, Michigan, where at least seven different kinds of parasitical insects are being multiplied and distributed in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. These parasites are absolutely harmless to any corn crop or beneficial insect. The experimental farm which fs under the direction of the Michigan State College was also inspected. Thus far, the work is yielding good results as one or two varieties of corn which are but slightly attacked by the borer has been found. Fertilizer tests, date of planting and corn variety tekts also interested the farmers considerably. Typical impressions received by those on the trip are indicated by tlie expression made by Philip Carper who lives southwest of Decatur. Mr. Carper said “No cine could have persuad-! ed me it was so bad. Why, the borers were so thick in Wilson's field that I even found several of them in weeds around tlie fences.” Joe Zehr, successful farmer living northwest of Geneva declared, “It certainly is no laughing mater and I wish every Hartford township farmer could see these fields”. The lesson those on the trip received is that Adams county farmers had better resolve to clean up and do it thoroughly, if they expect to continue growing corn. o Passenger’s Foot Jams Controls Os Airplane Atlanta, Oct. 28—(INS)—Jamming of the controls by a passenger's foot catching under a rudder liarr was believed today to have been responsible for the crash of a Waco biplane on Candler field here, killing two and injuring the pilot. The dead are Percy Hinesley, 22, of Detuniak Springs, Fla., and Roy C. Burges. 45, of Chicago, Hl., passengers in the Airplane. Phil Davis the pilot suffered a broken arm and bruises. Aeroplanes Ordered To Patrol Coal Strike Zone Denver, Oct. 28.— (INS) —Three national guard aeroplanes were ordered today to the strike zone of tlie coal miners in southern Colorado by Governor William H. Adams. Machine guns, bombs and reserve ammunition will be placed on board and will lie used to prevent riots. ReserVe supplies of gasoline will be carried on the planes so that no landings will be necessary. Air headquarters will be established at Pueblo. o — Girl Fal's To Her Death Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 28.—(INS) —Losing her balance as she sat in a se?ond story window of her home, changing curtains tor a halloween party at which she was to be hostess, Miss Madge A. Bilyeu, 20, fell to her death on the cement sidewalk.

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Grayson Plane Is Again Ready For A Flight 1 Old Orchard, Me., Oct. 28— (UP)— The airplane- Dawn was again in “perfect shape" today for a fourth attempted trans-At’antic flight, Pilot Wilmer Stultz said following a successful two-hour test flight in which the new motor worked without a flaw. Weather reports are being received daily by Mrs. Francis W. Grayson, commander of tlie Sikorsky plane, and she may order another take off before the week is out. No definite decision has been made. WILL R. BARR IS ROTARY SPEAKER Bin 11 ton Man, Former Governor Os Indiana Rotarians, Speaks Here Will R. Barr, of Bluffton, former governor of Indiana Rotary clubs, delivered *in interesting talk on “What Mannci of Man Is A R tarian" at the regular weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary (’lull. He explained the various ethics of a Rotarian and told how these ideals could be carried out in every-day life. Several members of the Bluffton chili accompanied Mr. Barr to the meeting here last night. Following the disposal of regular business the meeting adjourned, it was decided at the business session to hold the semi-an-nual ladies' night on Dec. 1. Wai Wemhoff was selected as chairman of the night. o U. B. Church To Hold Woman’s Day Service Woman's day will be observed at tlie United Brethren church next Sunday evening. October 3(1. The program will begin at 7 o'clock. Tlie program is as ■follows: Prelude—i Mrs. Gaylie Hoagland. Song Come Thou Almighty . King. Scripture—Mrs. John Hill 1 Prayer—Mrs. Jesse Beery. Short Talk—Rev C. R. Smith. "First Things First” Plano Duet Mrs. Gaylie II -agland and Mrs. Alma toll. Playlet Guild Girls “Tlie Evangelizing of Mrs. Apple” Reading Mis. Hitchcock “Faith of Chinese Christians" Duet —Mrs Frank Fisher ami Mrs. Ves Baker. Glad Chest Exercise—Juniors. What the money goes for on Woman’s Day — Mrs Henry Bauman. Offering (’losing Song— O Zion Haste. ——o Chamberlin May Pilot Plane For Mrs. Grayson Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Oct. 28 (INS) Clarence D. Cflamberlin, The Interpid American Airman who carried Charles A. Levine overseas on tlie Epochal long distance flight from New York to Germany, may bo drafted for Hie Old Orchard Io Copenhagen, Denmark, hop. it was learned today. Mrs. Frances Wilson Grayson, who has tried three times unsuccessfully to make Denmark in the Sikorsky Amphibian plane "The Dawn" announced that she was going to Boston this afternoon, and it was learned that she had an engagement to meet Chamberlin at a Boston Hrrtel. o Toll Os Shin Tragedy Is Still Undetermined Rio Janeiro, Oct. 28. — Dazed and horror-stricken by the frightful experience they have passed through 884 survivors of the sunken Italian liner Principessa Mafalda have arrived in the ports of Hahia and Rio Janeiro. The number of missing is still unknown, but 34G persons have not been landed, although the officers of the Navigazione Generale Italians still claim that the death list will be far below this figure. 0 — Puts Blue Gills In Reservoir Thirty-five thousand blue gills were placed in Hie state game reservation on the west short of the reservoir at Celina, Ohio, last week.

-COLUMBIA CITY MAN SHOOTS HIS BOSS: KILLS SELF Railroad Section Hand Uses Shot Gun To Wound Boss And Kill Self REPRIMANDED FOR BEING LATE TO WORK Columbia City, Oct. 28.— I (INS) Reprimanded by his foreman, Marcus E. Trait. It. Charles Shaul, 15, a Pennsylvania railroad section hand, today shot and seriously wounded Trait and then killed himself, 2 miles from here. Standing GO feet from the foreman Shaul pumped 54 shots into Tratt and then ran into a corn field. Waving his shot gun, Shaul prevented workmen from approaching him. Blows Off Top of Head Tlie laborers then ran to Tratt and brought him to Columbia City for medical treatment. Returning to tlie field with officers, they found Shaul dead. He had blown off the top of his head. Shaul's widow said her husband had told her he was going hunting when he left her and their four children after taking ills shot gun. The "amily is destitute. Tratt. who is a city councilman here, said he had been forced to reprimand Shaul because of his irregularity for reporting 'or work. 0 Planes Lock Together in Air; Two Fliers Killed Pensacola. Fla. Oct. 28 (INS) Lieuts E. R. Frawley and W. J. McCord, of the Pencacola naval air station were killed instantly today when their plantlocked together about 1.000 feet above Pensacola and crashed. One of the planes landed on the home of T. C. Willis while the other struck the house of a negro nearby. Both houses were damaged. —i o—- — — Court House Clock At Madison In Operation For Last Seventy Years 1 Madison, Ind., Oct 28 —(INS) —or more than seventy years the obi courthouse clock here, built by Capt. ; Israel Fowler, and kept running by him and his son. has kept the citizens of Madison informed of the time. The old clock was constructed of “marble” from the bluffs of Marble Hill, in Jefferson county, just across I the Clark count yline. When the Madison courthouse was built in IS4B, I after a fire had destroyed the old one, “ great mono'iths which form the pilI ars of the portico als owere construct- • ed from what was helieved to be the • marble from the hill. Later the • “marble" deteriorated. When Capt. Fowler, a Mexican war veteran, died, his son William took i full charge of the ancient tlmejjiece. r — o Urge J. W. Cravens To Run For Lieut. Governor Bloomington, Ind., Oct. 28 (INS) A boom is under way :r< this city for John W. Cravens, registarar of Indiana university, for the Democratic nom- . ination for Lieutenant Governor of • Indiana. I Thomas Taggart, Charles Greathouse. national committeeman, and other powers-that-be In the party are 1 believed to be strongly in favor of ' Cravens as a running mate for Frank Dailey, who is expected to seek the governorship. In case Dailey meets spirited opposition from the northern Indiana group, it was thought possible that Cravens I may be nominated for the Democratic gubernatorial candidacy. r Miner Crushed To Death Sullivan, Ind., Oct. 27 (INS) John j Watt, 49 fire boss in the Ebbw Vale i coal mine, here, was crushed to death t when lie fell from a motor dump car and was crushed against a wall of coal.

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Klan’s Bitterest Foe W l ' i w i t W; | w 1— > jU a w j? 7 k Attorney-General Charles (.• McCall of Alabama is attracting nation-wide attention by his relentless war against Kit Klux Klan activities. He has returned 101 indictments against 15 men accused of Hoggin g in one case alone. MEEKS GIRL HAS CHANCE TO LIVE Victim Os Attempted Hammer M u rd e r In Fort Wayne Is Improving Fort Wayne, Ind.. Oct. 28 (INS) Miss Norea Meeks. 17-yetir-old victim of Hie Love maddened attack with a hammer by Allen Young. 24. Chinese, was improving at tlie Methodist hospital here today. His love f r the White girl unrequited, Young crept into tlie bedroom of Miss Meeks, with whose parents lie roomed, struck lier with a hammer inflicting a set ions skull fracture, and then, believeing her fatally injured hanged himself. Attendants at the hospital today reported tluit while Miss Meeks condition still is serious she has a chance to recover. “He had threatened to kill me, cn several occasions," Miss Meeks told police who interviewed her at tlie hospital. o Ruth Elder At Paris Le Bourget Aerodrome, France, Oct. 28.—-(lNS)—Miss Ruth Elder, American aviatrix, landed at Le Bourget this afternoon‘at 3:45 having flown from Bayonne in a I’otez plane, placed at her disposal by William Randolph Hearst through the Daily Mirror of New York. 0 Brothers Charged With Murdering Their Wives New Orleans, Oct. 28 INS) Witli Joseph Moity in jail, his brother, Henry Moity, was sought on land and sea today in connection with the murder of their wives, whose mutilated bodies were found stuffed in a Hunk in the French quarter district here. o Mellon Wants More Help To Collect Income Taxes Washington, Oct. 28 (INS) A complete revision of Government procedure in administering federal income! tax laws was recommended to Congress today by secretary of treasury Mellon. In an exhaustive repott submitted to Rep. Gleen (Jt) of lowa, chairman of Hie joint congressional committee on ‘ Internal revenue taxation. Mellon asked authorization for additional personel at higher salaries ,and suggested other methods by which an unprece- ’ dented congestion of tax litigation may 1 be eliminated. \ o_ Fatally Injured In Fight Chicago, Oct. 28 INS) Knocked to the pavement during a drunken fist i fight here today, Louis Gilfeather, 44, i died a few hours later in a hospital i of a fractured skull. His companion, r William Deasy, 51, was arrested pend- . ing an inquest.

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POLITICAL TANGLE IN INDIANAPOLIS STILL UNRAVELED Duvall And Wife Step Out (living Reins To Ira M. Holmes NEGLEY MAYOR FOR TODAY, AT LEAST On the Indianapolis front. Mayor John L. Duvall resigns his office. Mrs. Duvall, ns city controller, succeeds him and appoints Ira M. Holmes. Indianapolis attorney, as controller. Resignation of Mrs. Duvall follows immediately. Holmes succeeds her as mayor. City council declares offices held by Duvall and his wife vacant and elects Claude E. Negley, city cotntell president, as mayor. Hot it Hol lues and Negley proceed witli formation of city govced wleth formation of city governments. Judge Joseph M. Milner, of Marion superior court, issues temporary restraining order, preventing Holmes from attempting to occupy office as mayor. • « Inditintipolis, In<l„ Oct. 28.— (INS) With Claude E. Negley, city council president, mayor at least lor today, the bewildering tangle of municipal politics of Indianapolis appeared to be partly straightened. Negley's sovereignty for the day was recognized by Ira M. Holmes, who was bequeathed the mayoralty by John L. Duvall, following issuance by Judge Joseph M. Milner of Marion county superior court, of an order temporarily restraining Holmes from taking possession of the office where lie had been entrenched since 1 o'clock tills morning. Judge Milner set 10 a.tn. Saturday as the. time for arguments on the question of succession to the mayoralty. Duvall Steps Out Indianapolis, Ind., Oct 28.—(INS) — John L. Duvall today had passed from tlie stage of Indianapolis municipal politics, through his resignation, while two new pretenders began an active battle to form city governments to succeed the Duvall administration. Ira M. Holmes made the announcement early today of the resignations of Duvall and of Mrs. Duvall as city controller. According to Holmes. Duvall appointed him to tlie city controller position just before Duvall resigned secretly yesterday. Claude E. Negley, president of the common council, was elected temporary mayor by that body late yesterday on Hie ground that Duvall's convieition on charges of making preelection promises had removed him x'oxtixi i<:i> <»* i’v.i: kk.ht> SMALL FIRE AT MOVIE THEATRE Blaze Destroys 2,000 Feet Os Film At Cort Theatre; No Other Damage Local firemen were called to the Cort theatre about 10:15 o'clock last night where a film in tlie operating room had ignited from a break, as it was being shown on the screen. The fire was extinguished by Jess Leßrun, owner of the theatre, before and the only damage done was tlie destruction of about 2,000 feet of film valued at about S2OO. > it was stated today that the loss was t covered b>' insurance. Tlte operator’s I, cage of the Cort theatre is fireproof ] and there was no danger of the flames i, spreading to tlie theatre proper. The I- flames were extinguished in a few minutes after they were discovered.

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