Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 276, Decatur, Adams County, 22 November 1927 — Page 1

| WEATHER Rain probable tojLoht and Wedneo®t:ay . Colder WednesHL,, and in south portonight.

I. F. SINCLAIR IS CITED FOR CONTEMPT

pritish Flyer Dares Pacific; Believed 400 Miles Out

CAPTAIN GILES I HOPS OFF FOR I HAWAII TODAY Ijritish War Ace Begins V'Lone Eagle” Attempt To Span The Pacific Unsighted since HE STARTED FLIGHT ■ San Francisco. Nov. 22.--||\S) Unsighted anti unheard |i. in since shortly alter he ■tn led his “lone eagle” attempt la span the Pacific at 7:21 a.m.. Enpl. Frederick A. Giles, British |\;ir ace. was estimated to he |iHi miles on his perilous way to [liiwaii at noon. Pacific Coast I line (2 p. m. Central time) •day. [Aviators calculated the speed at ill load of the Blue Bird hiplane [Vanda.” in which Giles is making p fight, at 90 miles an hour. Giles apparently had missed the r i two ships in Ims path. Neither le Dewey nor the Manoa, each about M miles out and enroute to San hmcisco, reported sighting the flier n the great circle route. It was pointed out. however. Giles iglit have elected to f’y at a high Ititude. from which his tiny plane wild not have been visible to ves•ls lielow. Sighted 30 Miles Out San Francisco, Nov. 22. — (INS) — apt. Frederick A. Giles, who took off winy for Hawaii on a projected ight to Australia, passed oyer the arallon Island, approximately 30 li’es west of here at 7:50 a. m ceording to radio advices. ■ Municipal Airport, San Francisco, k’ov. 22.—(INS)—A man-made bird Iras winging westward today in anb'lii r attempt to'conquer the Pacific. I Delayed by adverse weather conditions for the past week, Captain Frederick A. Giles, British airman, ■ gain took the air at 7:24 o'clock Ibis morning. He hoped to be in Hawaii before noon tomorrow. I Giles’ f'rst attempt last Saturday kas of only 45 minutes duration. He Sot his heavily laden Hess Blue Bird liplane into the air without difficulty, ntf on encountering a soupy fog over lie ocean returned to the flying field. I If th-> British aviator reaches ■ lawa'i he plans to continue his flight ■o New Zealand, the Pacific point, Bunking the last jump to Australia. I Once off the runway, Captain Giles pi eined to experience great difficulty pn attaining altitude. His maximum kiltitude before he disappeared from [view six minutes after the take off Iliad not been more than 200 feet. Near the completion of his circle, pl:? plane lost fully one-third of this altitude and it. seemed for a minute [ar though the Hess Blue Bird was gopig to be compelled to land. After he completed his circle he headed north toward San Francisco proper, plo cleared a small hill that interven|ed between the airport and the city hv not. more than forty feet and then disappeared in a northwesterly direction in the smoky haze that hung over San Francisco. —o AMOS DULL DIES AT WREN, OHIO Well-Known Resident Os Ohio Town Dies At Age Os 75 Years Amos Dull, 75, died at his home in Wren Ohio, at 2:15 o’clock this mornmg. Mr. Dull had been in ill health for several months. The deceased was a well-known resident of the Wren community, where he liad sepnt most of his life. He was a •>rother-in-law of W. W. Stewart, of Decatur Surviving are the widow; one ‘laughter, Mrs Myrtle Morehead, of near Wren; two sons, George Dull and •lames Dull of Wren, and two brathets Ude Dull, of near Wren, and Sylvester Dull, who made his home with the deceased. Mrs. Myrtel Witten, of Akron, Ohio, a niece who was reared by Mr. and Mrs. Dull also survives. Funeral services will be held at the United Brethren church at Wren, at 2 o’clock. Eastern Standard Time, Thursday afternoon.

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Vol. XXV. No. 276.

Victim of Shooting . ‘ wwrw A \AAMJUIAIumwwrA U'l J F ■ i • VW Mrs. Elsie Holt Snipes, pretty 28-year-otd divorcee and mother of ’.wo children, was found in her ipartment in Richmond, Va.. mysteriously shot through the bead. Her death followed. John W. Faison, manager of the Hermitage Country Club, has been held in connection with the ease. ■ • FORMER BERNE RESIDENT DIES Gottfried Burry Dies At Daughter’s Home In Fort Wayne At Age Os 85 Gottfried Burry, 85, former resident of Berne, died suddenly Sunday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs C. C. Welty. 4006 Arlington avenue. Fort Wayne. Death was attributed to heart trouble. Mr. Burry came to the United States from Switzerland forty years ago, coming directly to Berne, and was engaged in farming in Adams county for many years. He had lived in Fort Wayne for the last 13 years. S x children survive. They are: Gottfried. Albert, Andrews, and Emil, all of Fort Wayne; Anna, of Colorado; Aline and Mrs. Chris Balsiger, of Berne. Funeral services will be held at the Welty home in Fort Wayne, at 10 o’c’ock Wednesday morning and tt the Mennonite church in Berne at I o’c’ock Wednesday afternoon. Burial will be made in the M. 11. E. cemetery, west of Berne,

Records Os School Board Arc Approved The Decatur city school board has received word from the state board of accounts stating that the records of the board have been approved by that body. M. E. Hower secretary of the board, was commended for the fine manner in which he had kept his records. Shumaker Contempt Case Taken Under Advisement Indianapolis, Nov. 22. — (UP)—Reopening of the contempt case against Dr. E. S. Shumaker, superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League, was under advisement by the Indiana supreme court today. When a decision will be handed down was uneffitain. Dr. Shumaker himself was on the witness stand before the five justices of the court yesterday afternoon to defend himself against the charge that he corruptly tried to influence them. Cardinal ls°lmproving Rome, Nov. 22-(UP)-Physlcians announced today that noteworthy improvement had been made by Cardinal Bonzano, Former Papal delegate at Washington and Papal legate at the Chicago Eucharistic Congress. Cardinal Bonzano was operated on tor a stomach tumor.

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CONDITION IS STILL CRITICAL Woman Hurt In Auto Accident Here Not Told Os Husband’s Death Unmindful of her husband's death. Mrs. Ed Rathfon, of Sebewaing, Michigan, who was injured in an automobile accident near here Sunday evening which cost her husband's life, is making a gallant fight for her life ut the Adams County Memorial hospital, where she was rushed following the accident. Mrs. llathfon was injured when a Pennsylvania freight train struck the automobile in which she and her busband were riding, at a grade crossing on Federal highway. No. 21, a half mile south of Decatur. Mr. Rathfon died shortly after he reached the hospital. Mrs. Rathfon's condition has been so critical that the attending physicians feared it would prove fatal to appiise her of her husband's death. There was no change in Mrs. Rathfon's conditions today. Her pulse remains very weak, due to the loss of blood and shock. She suffered a compound fracture of her left leg near the thigh. The Lacture was reduced yesterday morning. Mr. Rathfon's body was shipped to Detroit, today, and funeral services will be held there. Mr. ami Mrs. Rathfon and daughter, Malva, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gilman and daughter, Opal, of Detroit, were enroute to Florida when the accident happened. The Rathfon child was riding in the, Gilman car behind her parents. Attendance Officer Examination Held A special examination for Adams county attendance officer was given in this city today. Mrs Ella Peoples, present attendance officer, and W. Rice, took the examination, which was given at the public high school building. The examination lasted about two hours. O' ■ Loot In Hagerstown Bank Robbery Is $5,000 Newcastle, Ind., Nov. 22.— (INS) — Loot of $5,000 in currency was obtain ed by three unmasked bandits who held up the Central Trust Company, of Hagerstown. 12 miles east of here, and made a clean getaway, Cashier R. M. Hudson estimated today. o — Grand Jury Examines Ten Or Twelve Witnesses

Ten or twelve witnesses were examined today hv the Adams County Grand Jury, which began its annual November session Monday morning Most of the witnesses, it was said, were from Decatur. SCHOOLS CLOSE WEDNESDAY EVE. Public and Parochial Schools Give Pupils Four-Day Thanksgiving Vacation The public and parochial schools of Decatur and Adams county will close Wednesday evening and remain closed for the rest of the week, in observance of Thanksgiving Day. The schools will resume work Monday morning. Several of the schools will hold short Thanksgiving day programs tomorrow The city schools in Decatur,will close at 3:30 o'clock tomorrow. Many of the school teachers of the county, who do not live here, will take advantage of the four-day vacation to visit their homes and elsewhere. o Post Office To Be Closed On Thursday The post office wil be closed all day Thanksgiving Day, Postmaster L. A. Graham announced today. The lobby of the postotice will bo open during the day, but the general delivery, parcel post and stamp windows will be closed. There will be no city or rural deliveries of mail on Thursday. Business in general will be suspended throughout the city on Thursday. There will he no issue of the Daily Democrat.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, November 22, 1927.

Bridge Collapses As Funeral Procession Is Crossing; Many Injured Madrid, Nov. 22 (INS) Thirtyseven mom tiers were injured seven of them seriously. today when a htidge over the Jaloi» river in Asturias collapsed unde, the weight of the funeral cortege of Jose Iglesias, miners' leader, who was tecently murdered )>• radicals. More than one hundred followers and the hearse bearing the corpse were on the htidge when it collapsed The whole party fel iirto the river MISS DELILA HARROD DIES Heart Trouble And Complications Prove Fatal To Decatur Woman Miss De'.ila Eleanor Harrod, 58. died at 6:30 o’clock Monday evening, November 21. 1927, at the home of her sister. Mrs. Charily Hooper, North Second street. Miss Harrod had been an invalid for the past thirteen years, but her immediate .death was preceded by heart trouble with complications. For more than a week past, her death has been expected almost momentarily. Delila Harrod was born March 21. 1569, in Allen county, and was the daughter of Morgan and Belinda Harrod, both deceased. Following the d<ath of her parents. 13 years ago, she came to Decatur ami established her home with her sister. The deceased is survived by one sister and five brothers, as follows: Mrs. Charity Hooper, of Decatur; Theron Harrod. of Lansing, Mich.; Dr. Morse Harrod. Clark Harrod, Sherman Harrod, all of Fort Wayne; and Mills Harrod of South Dakota. Three brothels and one sister preceded Iter in death. Miss Harrod was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of this city. Funeral services will be held it 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Hooper home, the Rev. Ross W. Stoak«B officiating Burial will take p'ace in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may view the remains by calling nt the Hooper residence any 'ime Wednesday morning and up till the hour of the funeral. o Red Cross Roll Call To Start Here Wednesday The Lions Club will open the an nual Red Cross toll call in Decatur Wednesday, it was announced today The Lions ate sponsoring the roll cal in the north half of the county. Th< membership drive has already opened in the south half of’ the county. Mrs r. A. Gottschalk, of Berne, being the chaitman in charge. The goal for Ad tms county has been set at 1,000 mem hers, this year.

Chicago Starts War On Gangsters; One Shot Chicago, Nov. 22 — (INS) —Twelve hours after chief of detectives Win. O Conner of Chicago issued his drastic decree to kill ail gangsters, police riflemen br light down the first victim. Frank Herbert, chief lieutenant of Joe Sallis, master racketeer of the Chica go badlands. Following the attempt made on the life of Chief O'C'nnor by a gangster who pulled a gun on him in his own office the wai command was issued. NEW STORE TO BE OPENED HERE Gerald Cole And Paul Sauer To Open Radio And Electrical Store A new radio am! electrical appliance store will be opened in Decatur tomorrow, by Gerald Cole and Paul Sauer, two well-known Decatur men. The new store will be Iqcated in the Miller Bakery building, on North Second street, in the room recently vacated by the Gift and Hat Shoppe. Messers. Cole and Sauer will handle Spartan radios, a full line of radio parts and supplies, electrical fixtures and electrical supplies. They will do electrical wiring, also.

FERD O'BRIEN HEARS LEGION Adams Post, No. 43, Holds Annual Election; New Members Are Added Ferd O'Brien, local manager of the Not them Indiana Public Service company, was elected commander of Adams post No. 43, of the American Legion at the annual election of officers held last night al the Legion hall in this city. Paul Craham, who has served the past year as commander, was elected first vice-commander, and Lloyd Baker was elected second vice-command-er. Charles Stares’ was elected adjutant and Vernon Aurand was chosen as financial officer. All of the newly elected officers will be installed December 12. it was announced today, and their terms will be for one year. Joseph Burnett. William Murtaugh and James Staley w< re elected to serve as the local executive committee for one year and Paul Graham and Ferd O’Brien were elected as members of the district ext cut.ive committee. Mr. O'Brien stated that the same policies adopted last year under Commander Graham will lie followed and a similar program of activities w( uld be outlined for the new year. The membership drive, which has been in progress in this city the last several weeks, has been a success and local officers stated today that there probably would be 50 more members of the local post this year than the past year. C. mmander-elect O'Brien stated that, his appointments would be ready for publication before the installation services Io he hold December 12.

Thomas H. Adayis Speaks To Club In St. Louis St. Louis, Mo.. Nov. 22—LINS)—Demanding a revolution of court procedure, Thomas H. Adams, veteran crusading editor of Vincennes, Ind., charged the legal profession with partial responsibility for Indiana’s political corruption in an addiess here today before the St. Louis Advertising Club. Crawfordsville Man Killed By Monoxide Gas Crawfordsville, Ind., Nov. 22—(INS) Richard Souders, 66. is the first victim of the year here from Carbon Monoxide. Souders was found by members of bis family in the family garage, th? motor of his automobile still running. o Sells Interest To Partner Bluffton, Nov. 22. — (INS) —Henry Edris. prominent Bluffton resident, tolay sold ids half-interest in the Prin■ess confectionery store here to his oartner, Harold Plummer. LICENSE PLATES READY ON DEC. 15 Plans For Distribution Os Auto License Plates Here Are Announced

The 1928 license plates for Adams county automobiles will be ready for distribution at the office of Graham md Walters, December 15, it was announced at that office today. The license bureau will be open each day from December 15 to January 1, from 8 o'clock in the morning until 9:00 o’clock in the evening. Secretary of State Frederick Sehortemeier, in charge of the state automobile license department, lias issued a warning that all auto owners must have their licenses by January 1, 1928 for the following year. When applying at the local office for a new license, Paul Graham, in ehargt; of the office stated Hint he had received orders to give licenses to persons only who had their title of ownership with them. No change lias been made in auto license fees for next year it was announced today. Motorists have been warned that it they have lost a license plate another must be secured at once, because it is a violation of the state law to drive a car with one license plate. The new license plates for Indiana will have while figures on a maroon background.

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Duke Got Rough I Suing lor divorce in Bridgeport, Conn., Duchess Elsie Moore Torlnoia declared that Duke Marino Torlonia was in the habit of smashing her on the head with a chair when in .) playful mood. FINE MUSICAL PROGRAM GIVEN

Mrs. Eli F. Seebirt And Mrs. Lutie Baker Gunn. Os South Bend. Appear Here The Music Department of the Wo man's club, provided the music lovers of this city with a rare treat. Monday evening, when they sponsored a pro gram by Mrs. Eli F. Seebirt and hei mother, Mrs. Lntie Baker Gunn, both of South Bend. Mis. Seebrit was ac companied' at the piano in all of her vocal numbers, by her mother. As a preface to the evening's program "Typical Songs of Nations' ", Mrs. Gunn gave a descriptive talk on the Folk Songs of tile country. Spontaneous applause greeted Mrs Seebrit as site appeared for her first number. "Drink To Me Only Witli Thine Eyes” charmingly arrayed in an English costume. Mrs. Seebrit is gifted with a most pleasing stage personality, a dramatic soprano voice, and tile ability to interpret her songs in voice, gesture and expression. Tlie second group of musical numbers comprised German songs, and il lustrative of this, Mrs. Seebrit's charm was enhanced by a beautiful German costume. Iler next impersonation war done in Spanish attire, and last but not least, came the American songs The artist's American costume was an exquosit white evening dress. Mrs. Gunn was attiied Is white evening costume tinougliout the entire program. The ladies respended generously to

the applause of the audience with encores. Their program, "Typical E[ongs of Nations", was built to show contract of songs of different nations, with various style of simple Folk Songs as well as featuring the showy coloratura Arias. Mrs. Seebrit's colorful costumes made a chai tiling picture against a background of huge baskets of rose Slirysanthemums. Tlie stage was very beautifully decorated for tlie occassion, the rose chrysanthemums being offset by pretty rose pillows about the stage on the davenports and chairs. The program, as a whole, was most entertaining, and both Mrs. Seebrit and Mrs. Gunn leave many admiring; friends in Decatur. o 4 Jury Obtained For Murder Trial At Peru Peru, Ind. Nov. 22 —(UP) A Jury acceptable to both the state and defence in the case of William J. Kiefer, 57, Kokomo poolroom proprietor charged with the murder of Mrs. Catherine Russell, 53, Kokomo Widow, was completed hero late yesterday. Mrs. Russel was found shot to death in her apartment January 14. e

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WEALTHY OIL MAGNATE AND OTHERS CITER Sinclair, Two Os His Associates And Three Burns Detectives Named ■ —. «• ORDERED TO APPEAR IN COURT ON DEC. 5 Washington, Nov. 22.—(INS) —Harry F. Sinclair, multi-mil-lionaire oil magnate, two of his >usi;iess associates, and three officials of the Burns detective agenev were cited today by Jusice Frederic L. Siddons to appear before him on Dec. 5 and ffitAv cause why they should not ’>e adjudged in contempt of court. The citationß were issued because >f the revelation that Burns private letectives kept the jurors in the trial of Sinclair and Albert I). Fall under 'improper surveillance." it having been shown that from the outset of he trial a staff of Burns agents trail'd the jurors and delved deeply into heir private lives and al>,irs. Those named to appear besides Sinlair were: Five Others Cited H. Mason Day, vice president of the Sin lair Exploration Co., who is said by the government to have been the “contact man" between his chief and the Burns agents. A. Sheldon Clark, vice president of he Sinclair Refining company, anotlt•r alleged "contact man.” Wnt. J. Burns, titular head of the letective agency. W. Sherman Burns, his son. acting head of the agency. Chyles Veitsch, manager of the Baltimore branch of the Burns agency, who. the government, contends, was the "paymaster” for the Burns squad. Justice Siddons acted with promptness ami dispatch in citing the principals to appear after District Attorney Gordon had gone into court this morning and presented a petition retuesting the action. In this petition Gordon reviewed at length the activities of the Burns agents, and the ■vents leading up to Siddons' declaration of a mistrial in the noted case. "Well,” said the court, "What day in December do you want them to ippear the earlier the better.” Gordon suggested Dec. 5, and the court so ordered. Juror Not Cited Justice Siddons asked Gordon why the name of Juror Edward Kidwell was not included in the list for whom citations were asked. Kill well was the loquacious juror in the case who has been named in two affidavits as stating that he expected to come out

<< o\ l l\l El) <>.\ PUiB FIVE) o Baptist Young People To Hold Sunrise Service A sunrise service will be held at th( Baptist church. TNtanksgiving morning. from 6 to 6:45 o'clock. The program will consist of musical numbers and a ten-minute address tit keeping with the day. The service will he sponsored by the young people of the church and they ■ invite young ami old from all the churches >f the city to take part. The service will begin and close promptly on time. FARMERS ELECT SETTLE AGAIN

Wells County Man Re-elect-ed President Os Indiana Fann Bureau Federation Indianapolis. Ind., Nov, 22. — (INS) — William H. Settle, of Petroleum, was reelected for the sixth time as president of the Indiana Farm Bureau Fedration, by the ninth annual convention now in session at the Claypool Hotel here. , Other officers re-elected were: Lewis Taylor, of Newburgh., first vice president; Mrs. Charles W. Sewell, of Otterbein, second vice president; Settle. Taylor and ,1. II XValtney, of Poseyville, were named delegates to the convention Dec. 5. at Chicago, of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Resolution reaffirming support of the M'Nary-llaugen surplus crop control bill and recommending support by agricultural Aictions of political candidates promising farm relief were adopted.

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