Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 273, Decatur, Adams County, 18 November 1927 — Page 1

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iIORM DAMAGE I FELT IN MANY I PARTS OF U.S, — H ind. Lightning, Rain And I Snow Result In Widespread Suffering Bl RMONT MENACED BY FLOODS AGAIN ® By United Prosts ■ A great portion of the United ■ales was suffering from damresulting from storms-wind »ctric. rain and snow. Thirpeople were killed either in the storms or in accidents to storms. K>> Washington sections of the city Sire struggling to overcome effects tornado which ripped down lionsrnim d communications, mid cansproperty damage estimated at or more. Scores were inand one woman was killed. same tornado which swept the national capital yesterday ■L l it in parts of Maryland and which are adjacent to WasCold In Middlewest ■The mid-west today was in the of a cold wave. Snow flurries in Chicago last night and eoncßmed today. A brisk wind set in ■is morning and temperatures dropThree people were killed in ac.wikliiits due to slippery pavement?, man died from exposure and anis not expected to live. ■dm air mail pilot, who started from to Cleveland last night, was to return. ■ The entire middle states area, from Rocky Mountains east, reported were lowering and places had snow. ■ Vermont, just, beginning to strugfrom the ruins of the floods which great damage a -fortnight ago. again faced danger front high The Winooski river, which so much damage in the recent had risen home than two feet morning flolowing hard nrfns. 35 ———o —. — _— Vw Word Received From Mclntosh And Hinkler ■ N< v. 18— (INS) — With the air minisand all other official quarters still in news from the plane’T’rin- ■ s Xenia,” considerable anxiety was today for Captain Robert Mein B> ' : and Bert Hinkler its occupants, in India, to which country ■ley had hope:! to make a record-non-stop flight. o ■ ather Os Lieutenant ■Governor Van OrmanDies I Evansville. Ind., Nov. IS —(INS)— Van Orman, 69, father of Lieut, F. Harold Van Orman,, was here today after a long illness, funeral twill be held Monday Van Orman was owner of ■he Hotel McCurdy, here. * p lINTERESTED IN i OLD HOME WEEK ■Members Os Industrial As- ■ sociation Get Letters From Former Decaturites I That former Decatur residents are ■interested in an Old Home Week in ■this city next year was evidenced in ■a letter received today by Cal E. ■Peiei-son, president of the Decatur ■lndustrial Association, from J. W. ■Hendricks, of Petersburg, Florida, ■formerly of Decatur. . The letter follows: "Friend Cal: I see you are talking ■ about a Home-Coming week. I sure ■ would love to be there, if you can ■ have it the last of September or the ■ first of October. Do your best for a ■ Home-Coming next year.” I Other organizations have received ■ similar letters, and a committee from ■the Decatur Industrial Association is ■at present invetigating the plan, with ■ the intention of having an Old Home ■ Week next year. The committee will ■ report at the next meting of the ■ Association, scheduled for the latter ■ part of this month or the first of De- ■ eember.

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Claims Millions BSLk&W;, K pH Jgm \ \ I f Constable Arthur Dennis .Green of the London police asserts he is one of heirs to ten-million-dollar estate for which a Cleveland law firm has been seeking relatives of deceased.PYTHIANS ENJOY RABBIT SUPPER Guests Present From Neighboring Towns At Initiatory Ceremonies Abou 9SO members of the Knights of Pythias lodge of this city and representatives from the Herne, Will shire and Geneva lodges attended the initiatory woik and rabbit supper held at the local Pythian home last night. At the opening of the meeting, it was announced that French Hower, of this city, had been appointed county deputy to succeed Winifred Pease, of Geneva. Following the business session of the lodge and the initiatory work, the guets went to the dining room where a rabbit supper was enjoyed. Twenty rabbits were provided by Ed Whitright and Frank Mclntosh. They were prepared by Roy Miimma and W. F. Beery, both said to ee expert cooks. More than 90 members were' served at the supper. Following the supper a social hour was enjoyed by all the members of the local lodge and the visiting members. o Treasurer’s Shortage Placed At $22,671.67 Indianapolis, Nov. 18 —(INS) —The shortage of Thomas E. Setters, former treasurer of Hamilton county held in jail at Noblesvile on an embezzlement charge totaled $22,671.67 two examiners of the state board of accounts reported today to Lawrence Orr chief examiner of the board. Os this amount, $2,097.74 was recovered from Setters the report stated. Setters who disappeared last August was arrested at Noblesville about two weeks ago. The county will be protected against any loss by Setter’s Bond of $35,000. Baptist Church Program For Sunday Is Changed The program so the Sunday evening services in the Baptist church must be changed somewhat only to add to the interest shown in the series of messages. The mesage, “The Modern Home, Only a Filling Station" scheduled to be given Sunday evening. Nov. 27, will b“ used this coming Sunday evening. Then for Nov. 27, the congregation will have the pleasure of hearing Miss Julia Payrot, a former resident of Decatur, who has spent a number of years as a missionary in Burma. Many will want to hear her and about her wonderful work there. Sunday evening, Dec. 4, two messages will be worked out as one, on Marriage ami the subject of divorce. A splendid audience last Sunday evening shwoed the interest being taken In the discussion of these vital and interesting subjects. This announcement is made that none may be disappointed in an unexpected change of program. The church is hoping to have present this coming Sunday morning, Miss Lydia Huber, a missionary from Porte Rica, spewing some time in the states. Definite announcement will be made in tomorrows Democrat.

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DAVID SCHAFER I DIES SUDDENLY Former Decatur Man And Brother Os Fred Schafer Dies In South Bend David Schafer, 68, a leading citizen of South Bend ami a brother of Fred Shafer, of this city, died sudenly yesterday. He had gone to liis garage and backed his ear out of the driveway when the attack evedentaly came on, He was found shrfYtl.v afterward. His wife died sudenly of heart trouble about six months ago. Mr. Schafer was born and reared in this city, but located in South Bend when a young man. He was engaged in the wholesale tobacco business for yeais and prospered. His popularity there was shown by the fact that he was twic< elected sheriff of S 4. Joseph county anti served four years as mayor of South Bend. He visited here frequently and was well known by many of the older citizens. Surviving are four in others and one sister, John Schafer Elkhart; Jac.h. of Dallas, Texas; Frederick, of this city; Edward of South Bend, and Mrs. Henry Fulk, of South Bend. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning in South Bend. Mr. C. (’. of this city, will attend. ' - o Large Crowd Attends Mrs. Niblick’s Funeral Funeral services for Mrs. Christens Niblick, well known Decatur woman, whose death occurred Tuesday noon, were held this morning at St. Mary’s Catholic church in this city. A solemn requiem high mass was celebrated. The Rev. Joseph Hessian. acting pastor, was celebrant. Rev. Anthony Kroeger. Oxford, Ind., deacon and the Rev. Charles Marr Monroeville, subdeacon. The pall bearers were Judge J. T. Merryman W. A. Klepper, M. J. Mylott. J. W. Tyndall, J. W. Mothers, Will Simpson, Dr. E. G. Coverdale, John H. Heller. A large number of friends and relatives atetnded the services. Burial was made in the St. Joseph Catholiccemetery. Union Chapel To Hold Father And Son Banquet A Father and Son Banquet and service will be held Sunday, by the Union Chapel church with Rev. Blauvelt, pastor of the church, in charge. The services will be held at the church at 10:30 o’clock, and the banquet will follow the church services, but will be held in the Voeman Hall in this city. All Fathers and Sons are extended a special invitation to be present at both the service and banquet. THANK OFFERING SERVICE PLANNED Woman’s Missionary Society Os Presbyterian Church Plans Service The Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will hold its Annual Thank Offering and Praise service on Sunday evening, November 20, at 7 o'clock. A very fine program has been arranged. The ladies will have entire charge of the service. There will be special music by the choir to assist, in the service. Hie committee in charge nas secured the set rites of a spanker of national reputation, Mrs. Harriett Duffield Kirswill. She is a person of pleasing personality and of great ability. For three years, she was Dean of the Presbyterian Training School of Chicago and she served as President of that school for two years. She is the Widow of Dr. Deas Kirswill, who for many years was professor of Old Testament at Lincoln University. She is the grand-daughter of Dr. George Duffield. a prominent minister during revolutionary days and author of the famous Hymn "Stand up, Stand up for Jesus.” During the war, she put her training to good advantage by assisting in the organization of the library for the engineers of the American Expeditionary forces. Mrs. Kirswill is at present the Director of Religious Education of ths Third Presbyterian church of Fort Wayne, assisting Dr. James L. Chesi nut in the organization of tho young ! peoples work.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, November 18, 1927.

That Thanksgiving Meal Next Thursday is the big day. In this land of plenty, for which we ate all truly thankful, Thanksgiving day will be observed in the home with family dinners and happy gatherings. In order to make it easy for mother and grandmother to prepare the Thanksgiving dinner, the grocery. Meat market and food advertising will be published in the Daily Democrat on Tuesday of next week. There will be several pages of specials and the thrifty housewife will profit by reading the advertisements and making up her shopping list from the ads. Watch for them. Tonight’s paper also contains several pages of bargains for the weekend and if you want to save or buy the best, shop from these columns 'first.

MRS, GAFFER DIES SUDDENLY I Decatur Woman Is Stricken With Heart Attack Shortly After Noon Mrs. Peter Gaffer, age 59. well known resident of this city, died suddenly at 12:30 o’clock this afternoon, as she was stricken with a heart attack while walking from the living room to the kitchen in her home, 304 North Ninth street. Mrs. Gaffer had been confined to her bed for the past week, suffering from isthma and bronchitis. For several years she has suffered from heart trouble. This morning, when the family doctor called on her he stated that her heart was weak, but that her general condition seemed a litflei improved. Her daughter, Mrs. Frances Monahan, cf Fort Wavne, had just taken dinner to her and stepped back to the kitchen. Mrs. Gaffer had been in a lied, which was placed In the living room, and evidently felt the heart attack coming on and got up. hoping to obtain relief. She fell in the doorway to the kitchen, face forward, striking her forehead on a chair. She breathed for a minute or two, but by the, time the doctor arrived she was dea l. Mrs. Gaffer was born in St. Marys township. Adams county, January 26, 1,868, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isais Middleton. In 1890 she was married to Peter Gaffer. Besides the husband, one son. Edmund Gaffer, of this city, and one daughter Mrs. Monahan survive. Funeral services will be held at 9 it OVUM El» OX PAGE FIVE) M. E, CHOIR TO GIVE PROGRAM Program Os Sacred Music To Be Given Next Sunday Evening Music lovers are looking forward to a real trejit in music Sunday night, when the choir cf the Methodist church will give a program of sacred music as one number of the series of “Pleasant Sunday Evenings for Profit” The service will begin at 7 o’clock. It is planned that the local choir give at least three of these pleasant Sunday evenings during the season. This choir under the direction of. Mrs. Dan Tyndall, consists of more than twenty-live members. This group assists in the regular services of the church and is highly appreciated f”r this most worth while musical contribution from time to time .Next Sunday night, the choir will give a general program assisted in solos and duets and quartets by some of the outstanding singeis of the community. The program follows: Organ Prelude "At Sunrise" by Diggle, Mrs. Carrie Haubold ”0 Come Ij't Us Sing” by Parks, Choir “Inspirer ami Hearer cf Prayer” by Biebel, — Mrs. Helen Butler and Mrs. Katrryn Tyndall. “Sun of My Soul", by Ashford and "I'm a Pilgrim,” bv Lorenz. “The Old Church Bell” by Hartel, Ladies Quartet “Oh, That I had Wings,” by Williams and “Still, Still Wtih Thee”, by Baines, Choir The Ninty and Nine" by Champion Mrs. Cecil Moser Offertory, “At Twilight”, by Stebbens. Mrs. Carrie. Haubold “The Day Is Gently Sinking by Matthews Chlor.

GOVERNOR OF ROTARY HERE Charles O. Grafton, District Governor, Speaks To Decatur Rotarians “Rotary is just a large mirror reflecting the lives of the individual members", Charles O. Grafton, governor of the Twentieth district of Indiana Rotary stated in an address before the Decatur Rotary Club today noon, at K. of C. hall. The regular Rotary meeting was changed from Thursday evening to to dav noon on account of Governor Grafton’s visit to the local club. Governor Gi aftOn stated that Rotary had been extended to 43 counties and that there were about 2,000 clubs in the United States Recently. Arthur H Sapp, of Huntington. president of Rotary International, opened the first elrtb in Germany. It is located at Hamburg. Get many. Gei many was one of the last of the larger European countries to ask for Rotary and at the suggestion of the clubs in Franc- and Belgium the charter was granted to the Hamberg club. Governor Grafton is making his official visit of the 52 clubs in Indiana. He paid a fine compliment to Decatur club and its activities. Dore B. Erwin, president of the local club presided at the luncheon and John Dragoo, of Muncie, a member cf the club in that city, also gave a short talk at the meeting. —, l 0 — Utility Operator Cleared Os Charge Os Giving To Jackson’s Campaign Fund Indianapolis, Nev. 1“-(UP)—Hai» ley L. Clarke. Chicago utility operator. and promoter of a recent merger between twizlndianapolis lighting companies was exonerated yesterday of the charge that he contributed $19,001) in compaign contributions to Gov. Ed Jackson, when Alvali J. Rucker, former corporation counsel of Indianapolis issued a statement retracting statements he had made previously o Multi-Millionaire Dies Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 18 (INS) —Paul Brown, 86. multi-million-aire of St. Louis one of the founders of the American Tobacco Co., died in a hotel here today. Brown came here in October for Tuberculosis treatment. — o-J Freternity To Bulid Bloomington, Ind., Nov. 18—(UP) — Beta Theta Pi fraternity will lay the cornerstone of its new $90,000 honK* here Saturday. Frank C. Dailey, I. U. '94, Indianapolis lawyer and candidate for the Democartic nominatio nfor governor of Indiana, will be the speaker. o —_ Marriage Licenses Ralph Brinker, truck driver, Pemberville, Ohio, to HeneretYn llebler, Geneva.

BERNE CHILD HAS PARALYSIS Four-Year-Old Boy Taken To Riley Hospital To Be Treated For Malady —X Berne, Nov. 18—(Special)— David Wickey, age 4, a son of Sam Wickey of rural route No. 2, has been ‘admitted to the Janies Whitcomb Riley hospital for children, at Indianapolis, to receive treatment for infantile paralysis. The child was taken to Indianapolis Tuesday. This is the first case of the malady reported in Adams county. Just how serious the child's condition is, lias not been learned. Lydia Liechty, of Berne, who teaches in the high school at Sugar Creek, (Thio, where the infantile paralysis epidemic is believed to have started early this fall, writes that tiie disease has been checked there. About forty lives were claimed by the malady there. o Funeral Held For Mrs. Blackburn Yesterday Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Stroyz Blackburn were held yesterday afternoon at the home on South Sixth street. The Rev. K. W. Stoakes, of the Methodist church, officiated, reading several passages of scripture and giving a very brief A quartet rendered several songs and Mrs. D. H. Tyndall sang two solos. The Eastern Star lodge, of which Mrs. Blackburn was a member gave their ritulistic work. . Interment in the Decatur cemetery. ’

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Ends Dread 2 IKS *-w 1 • ■K'i r A. 1 ' J|| Rev. Father Thomas J. Glynn of McKeesport, Pa., claims to have invented an appliance that will preveht hundreds of lives being lost every year by deadly carbon monoxide gasses from autos. His invention is attachment to car which acts as a filter on fatal vapor. WILL HOLO ONION CHURCH SERVICE Churches Os Citv To Hold Joint Service On Evening Before Thanksgiving The Union Thansgiving Service be held this year on Wednesday avening. Nov. 23, the evening before Thanksgiving day. The service will be held in the Methodist church, at 7:30 o’clock with an appropriate program of worship and praise. The Rev. R. W.-Loose, pastor of the Evangelical church, will preach the sermon for tire occasion.

For several years this annual service of the churches has been observed at an early hour on Thanksgiving morning, but some objections were raised so the pastors felt it would be well to have it still earlier and observe the hour of worship the evening before. With a dismissal of the prayer meetings that evening, there should be a large attendance in this unique national celebration which tomes only once each year. The spirit of gratitude should swell in each heart, and doubtless does, and it is fitting for a Community of people to gather together in a public place of worship to render thanks for the bountiful blessings. The usual thank offering\will be taken in the service anil turned over to the work of charity in the city. Rev. Coil Discusses New Testament Conversion An audience that nearly filled the main auditorium of the Christian churi 11 was present last night to hear the Rev. A. A. Coil preach anothei of his great sermons on "New Testament Conversions.” Tiie Rov. E. O. Miller, pastor of thb Baptist church was present, together with a large number of the members of his congregation. Tonight, a delegation from the Christian church at Markle will be present at the services. It is expected that the Markle delegation will bring with them a part of their large church orchestra. This morning, the evangelistic party composed of Rev. ('oil and Mr and Mrs. Hess gave a much appreciated chapel program at the Decatur high school. Q County Agent Has Farm Year Books A supply of 1926 year books of tliel Department of Agriculture have been received at the County Agricultural Agent’s office in Decatur. Those who have inspected the books say they are one of the best numbers published. Much interesting information is included concerning the best time of the year to niaike’ various livestock, new verities of disease resisting corn, wheat varieties resisting stinking smut, cooperative marketing of gram and livestock, controlling animal ininsects, how to select proper commercial fertilizer and hundreds of other interesting subjects. The books are dis tributed ftee of charge to tax payors who will call at the county agent's office or make written requests for the same.

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FOOR MEMBERS OFCOONCILFACE BRIBERY CHARGES C. E. Negley, Temporary Mayor, One Os Four Indicted By Grand Jury ALL INDICTED ARE REPUBLICANS Indianapolis, Nov. 18—(INS) Alleged brioery of four city councilmen at prices of SIOO to S2OO each prevented impeachmet of former mayor, Joh L. Duvall, during the hectic last weeks of his incumbency jn the mayor’s office, it was revealed in the indictment returned by the Marion county grand jury against four councilfnen this afternoon. The gland jury indicted the four councilmen on charges of bribery. The indicted coiincilmen were: Claude E. Negley, city council preident and temporary mayor of Indimapolis before the election of L. Ert Slack as mayor. Dr. Austin H. Todd Boynton J Moore and Walter IT. Dorsett, all Republicans. According tis the indictments, Negley’s prici was $20(1. while the other three men received only SIOO each. A.’l Except Three Indicted Only three of the nine members of the Indianapolis city council have not been indicted as the result of the grand jury probe.. The jury previously had indicted Gov. Ed Jackson, Mayor Duvall and oilier politicans on coruption and bribery charges. Duvall, himself, former police chief Claude Johnson and former city purchasing agen. John Collins, gave the money to the coiincilmen to stave off the fall of the Duvall regime, according to tiie grand Jury chargeThe alleged transaction occurred October 15, when the council, for the second time, announced a proposal to impeach Duvall who had been convicted a few weeks before of political corruption. Shortly thereafter, the impeachment movement died a mysterious death, but was revived after four ouncilmen had been indicted. o Fred Knight Is Found Guilty in Mayor’s Court Fred Knight was found guilty in Mayor’s court this morning for violation of the prohibition law Sentence was withheld for a few days. Mr. Knight stated lie would appeal the case to the Adams circuit court, where he has an flier similar case pending. State Files Brief In Stephenson Case Indianapolis. Ind . 18 (INS) — A brief containing 171 pages has been tiled before the Indiana Supreme court by the state of Indiana in the D. (’. Stephenson appeal case. The state denied Stephenson’s contention tliat the Hamilton circuit ccurt, which convicted him fol murder, had no jurisdiction ovei his case. o RUMRUNNER'S TRUCK WRECKED Cargo Os Liquor Valued At $9,000 Captured By Miami County Sheriff Peru. Ind., Nov 18 (INS)—A rum cargo consisting of 20 quarts of alleged whiskey valued at bootleg prices at • $9,00(1. and a large truck, were in possession of Sheriff Jerry Eager here today as the result of an automobile collision at Twin Bridges on state road 31 foul miles south of here. The truck, driven by a young stranger, crashed into the automobile of John D. Gunn, of Guthbert. Ga., president of the Peel less Basket Co. of that . city, who was coming to this city from ; Indiana polls. i The truck driver fffered a casli set- - tlenient to Gunn for the damage. When ■ Gunn insisted both go the the Peru por lice station and settle the case, the truck driver took to his heels. Later, s it was learned he had taken a train :’- tor Indianapolis. The truck bore a e Kentucky license and was believed stolen from Louisville. ,

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