Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 282, Decatur, Adams County, 30 November 1927 — Page 1

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(LOOD WARNINGS Kent out along ■ WABASH RIVER Expected To Be At ?|ood Stage Between Jluffton And Covington HER STREAMS OUT OF BANKS ndhinapolis, Nov. 30.—(INS) <><| warnings for the upper f <>f the Wabash river in m.i WCTC issued here today |j V ,|. 11. Armington, governM , i! ni< leorologisl. as Hie reSp of almost two days of altwo days of continuous npnfall. Wabash river will be over JKL. I stage at most points between @liiig!oii and Bluffton," Armington warned. liver will go several feet over tJ, i ood stage at Lafayette and will fcnilatt' considerable bottom land, ■Kiington said. ■ t Logansport the river will be at Kosciusko County Flooded Nov. 30. --(INS) — Rain over Kosciusko and adjoinunties for 40 hours this week ■1 still was falling this morning. and livers have gone over SU banks. Highways are flooded, runts in lowlands are partly ■iSftlbd with water. The tracks of (Mam and electric railroads are with floods. Tippecanoe River Swollen ■<>< hester, Nov. 30 —(INS) — The river, swollen by two (taxs of rain, was out of its banks and lowlands in numerous places ■pliis district today. Colder Is Forecast Nov. 30. — (INS) -DeAfedly colder, but not eold ehough it a mdd 'Wavu_uJuA-.W4Aj.be for Indiana made here today by summary of the weather out■l Armington, government meteorNov. 30.— (INS) After a of spring-like temperatures, and vicinity was preparing today for a seige of cold weather. Ti mercury climbed Io (54 degrees for the warmest November 29 ver recorded here. Hut at 7 tfloek this morning the temperature lit- and still going down. A raw t wind, under grav skies that hilt of snow, is sweeping the city. ■ —o—- ■ Sweetest Smile'’ Contest EMakes Life Pleasant At Indiana State Normal ■ferre Haute. Ind., Nov 30. —(INS) Tl> "Sweetest Smile" contest is in ful swing here among co-eds at IndiState Normal school, under the s of Advance, the school paper. smiles will be judged by by an impartial come. and any girl in the school is -'ble to enter the contest, it was .aMlounced. The contest closes at a. December 14. organization has been asked l(ll "' n ate one candidate, whose MBnile will compete for the school ■pince the entries may be made for weeks yet, many coeds are walkabout classes practicing their : t winning smiles. .3K o CONDEMN BRYANT BUSINESS HOUSES Btate Fire Marshal’s Orders I Threaten To Wipe Out Business District Iryant. Nov. 30—Orders of the state marshal earning in the wake of a |B r which threatened to wipe out the district of this town, came Bh the form of a severe blow to this ■pmmunity today. ■Several store buildings were desed by the fire some time ago. A Mhivey of those surviving the blaze result in the state fire marshal’s that they are fire hazards and be razed. Blk b. Ford of Portland was served |f i'll notice today from the state fire office that his two-story building here must be removThe building stands at the east of the area swept b.v the fire. It ■ not occupied at present.

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Gary Court Fixes Value Os Woman’s Love At One Dollar Gary, Ind, Nov. 30.—(INS)—One dollar is the price set on a wife'* | love by the Gary superior court Imre. | in deciding the case of Edward Fer(,nce, painter, who sued Ernest A. Berger, apartment owner, for alienation of the affections of Mrs. Fer- [ ence. Ference had asked $50,000 for the alleged alienation. During the heating of testimony. Terence said he discovered that his wife, Mabel, a beauty specialist, kept , a tryst with Barger on sevefl nights during this year. He told Judge (’. V. Rldgley that he gave chase in a truck, but was outdistanced by Barg- ’ er’s big car. o— ARTIST TO GIVE CHALK TALK HERE H. F. .James, President Os Fort Wayne Art School. To Appear In M. E. Church Mr. H. F. James, president of the Fort Wayne Art School, an artist of known ability, will appear at the First Methodist church in this city Sunday evening, in connecton with the church series of "Pleasant Sunday Evenings. For Profit," Mr. James’ will give a chalk talk lecture. The service will start at 7 o’clock. Mr. James is scheduled with one of the best lyceum bureaus in the country, to give chalk talks. He uses an electrically displayed easel. Throughout his entire program, he gives a running lecture of life’s best philosophies. The talk alone is worth hearing and it is made doubly interesting and profitable by his work in colored pictures. The program next Sunday evening will be something different than has yet been featured in the cthurchls “Pleasant Sunday Evenings For Profit/! The public is cordially invited to attend. o Large Mink Caught In Adams County Frank Mclntosh, of Union township was showing one of the largest minks over caught in this part of the country today. He caught the animal on his farm yesterday morning and brought the hide to this city today. M. Moyer, of the Maier Hide and Fur company, stated that it was the biggest mink he had ever seen here. The animal measured 32 inches from tip to tip and its body was 22 inches long. It was 5 inches wide. Mr. McIntosh staled that he would probably sell the animal to a fur company. 22 More Convicted In Liquor Conspiracy Case Indianapolis, Nov. 30 —(UP) Twentytwo more of the 99 persons involved in the Ferricane Liquor conspiracy were found guilty by a federal court jury last night. Two other defendants were found not quilty by instructions of Judge Robert ('. Baltzell. Those found not quilty and released were John Smith of Indianapolis and Sam Fleigle of Louisville, according to Judge Baltzell's instructions no evidence was submitted implicating these two in the conspiracy. Sentences of two of the convicted men will be fixed today. The other sentences will be handed down Saturday. o Officers Elected By M. E. Sunday School At a meeting of the official board of the First Methodist Episcopal church Tuesday evening, officers of the Sunday school of that church were elected. John E. Nelson was re-elected superintendent. The other officers elected are: Earl D. Colter, assistant superintendent; Alva Lawson, secretary; Harry Magner, assistant secretary: John B. Stults, treasurer; Frank DeVor, librarian; Fred Hancher, assistant librarian; Chalmer O. Porter, adult superintendent; Miss Effie Pattdn, intermediate superintendent; Miss Helen Haubold, organist; Miss Dorothy Walters, pianist; James D. Harkless, and Mrs. P. Bryce Thomas, choristers. — Educator Commits Suicide Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 30.—(INS) —William A. Blessing, principal of Wayne township grade school No. 14 and veteran Marion county educator, committed suicide by taking poison, at his home here. No explanation could be offered by members of his family today. Blessing’s body was found by his daughter, Miss Phyllis Blessing. ■ ■

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$200,000 TO BE AVAILAOLE FOR ROAD BUILDING More Than Half Os Total Available In County Is In Washington Township SEVERAL ROADS WILL BE BUILT More than $2(10,000 will be available in the 12 townships in Adams county for road building next year, iccordlng to the figures compiled by County ~r Martin Jaberg. Os this amount, about half, SIOO,913 0(5, is available in Washington township. Out of this credit, the 'hree hard surfaced roads, the Schulte road past the Memorial hospital and the Decatur Country Club and the two past the Maplewood and St. Joseph’s Catholic cemeteries, will be constructed. The building of these three roads will practically consume the entire credit. The contracts for building these three roads were awarded last summer to P. L. Macklin and Son. of this city, but work on the roads was held up pending the sale of the bonds. The bonds have not been sold, but they probably will be sold after the first of the year. The roads will be constructed during the spring and summer. • All Townships Have Credit All of the twelve townships have a credit available for road building, although the amount available in Union, Blue Creek and Jefferson is probably not sufficient to build a road next year. The decrease in farm valuations, ordered this year by the state board of tax commissioners, consequently reduced the limit of bonded indebtedness in the townships. The amount of bonds outstanding for roads on January 1. 1928. will lie $644,103.65. Luring 1928. the sum of $144,397.44 Will be paid on the bonds. The 2 percent building limit will vield a total of $718,055.40, out of which is deducted the amount of outstanding bonds, the amount to be paid next year, leaving the credit available or road building. The list of figures showing the amount of indebtedness, the 1928 bond payments and the credit available for road building in each township in 1928 is as follows, the first set of figures being the valuation; the second set being the debt on January 1. 1928; the third set being the amount to be paid on the bond debt in 1928 and the fourth set being the amount available for road buildICOXTIM El> ov PACK TWO; ADAMS COUNTY RIVERS FLOODED Almost Constant Rain During Past Two Days Sends Streams Out Os Banks With almost constant rain falling in Adams county for the past two days streams and rivers were approaching the flood stage and in some instances roads were almost impassable, due to the heavy downpour. The heaviest rain of the last few days fell about 10:30 o'clock last night and continued for several hours. Last night’s rain Was accompanied by some lightning and wind, but no damage was reported in the county. The Wabash river in the south part of the county was rising rapidly this morning, according to residents of near Geneva, and it was feared that the road between Berne and Geneva would be covered with water by tonight. The St. Marys river was out of its banks in several places in the county today, and there was no evidence of a let-up in the rainfall at noon. Greeks all over Adams county were out of their banks and many fields and in some instances roads were covered with overflow waters. The rain turned to snow about 2:30 o'clock this afternoon and, with the temperature falling, indications were that Adams county would experience the heaviest snow cf the season. o Chi'd Killed By Truck Connersville. Ind., Nov. 30. — (INS) —Eileen Stanley, 6. was killed here when she was struck by a truck said by police to have been driven by Harold McGraw. Witnesses said McGraw skidded the truck desperately in an attempt to avoid the accident.

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Gov. William H. Adams Denver, Colo., Nov. 30 —(UP) — Hopes for an early ]>eace agreement in the Co’orado mine fields rested today in Governor W. H. Adams. Attempts of operators and miners in the northern field to reach an agreement without state aid failed when the I. W. W. strike leaders refused to consider any agreement that did not affect the southern field as well. Gov Adams was reported to be considering appointment of a special investigation committee to seek a strike solution, but many observers thought he would depend entirely on the state industrial commission. Four more northern nel 1 mines were scheduled to open today. National guard troops were ordered Io (he mines to protect the workers. PROPOSED DRAIN DISCUSSED HERE Drainage Commissioners Os Three Counties Meet Here This Afternoon The drainage commissioners of Adams and Jay county, Indiana, and Mercer county, Ohio, held a meeting this afternoon, relative to the proposin the Adams county court house here ed deepening and straightening of the Wabash river, from a point in Ohio to a point in Indiana. The (lommissioners and Attor'ney Ted Whipple, of Portlat <l. went <>vethe plans for the proposed drain. The c< minissioners will go over the territory soon ami will file their report with the court here early in January. o Four Youths Confess To Automobile Thefts Marion, Ind., Nov. 30 -(lNS)—Fifteen auto thefts in Marion, during the past six weeks are believed to have been cleared up today by alleged confessions of four IS year-old youths, according to poli e. The boys were arrested while driving a Chrysler roadster on a downtown street. The youths are Lee Raugh. William Robeitaon, Gerald Thaws, and Robert Barker. They are being held in the county jail for trial. o State Os Alabama Loses In “Masked Flogging” Trials Luverne, Ala.. Nov. 30. — (UPI The state of Alabama today admitted defeat in the Crenshaw county “masked (logging" trials and withdrew 100 indictments voted last month by a special grand jury. The withdrawal came after state Attorney Geneial Charles McCall, who instigated the flogging investigation. had withdrawn from prosecution of the cases. Only two of die defendants were brought to trial. Both were acquitted. Vermont Legislature Takes Un Flood Relief Montpelier, Vt. Nov. 30 (INS)— The special flood relief session of die state legislature, called by Governor John E. Weeks, met today. The lota! flood damage was estimated at $6,342,-

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| OPEN LEAGUE OF I NATIONS PARLEY IN GENEVA TODAY I Representatives of Fourteen Countries Meet To Dis. cuss Disarmament RUSSIAN DELEGATES ARE WELL PROTECTED I . By Henry Wood (UP Staff Correspondent I Geneva. Nov. 30. — (UP) — The League of Nations preparatory disi. mament conference convened short■y aftei 10:30 a. m. today. Just before the coufeience convened, the spokesman for the Russian lelegation told the United Press the Soviet delegation would have the conference and return to Moscow if they are not allowed to expound theii full views. He said they would not allow the representatives of Eng’and, France Italy, or the United States to attefapt to keep them quiet “on the pretext of keeping the Russians to the acenda." Precautions taken for the safety of the sixteen Russian delegates were the most strict ever taken by the league. 7*ie public was excluded from today’s session. Journalists were obliged to show special identification cards, which included their photo graphs. The precautions were taken to pre vent a re-occurrence of the crisp which arose several years ago when a Soviet delegate was killed by ai agitator in Switzerland. Fourteen Nations Represented The basis of the league’s disarma ment commission rests on the 14 countries represented in the counci of the League of Nations. These now , consist of England. France, Italy. Ger many, Japan. Columbia, Cuba. Canada. Chile, China. Poland, Iloumania ■ Finland, and the Netherlands To these have been added thret other nations that were originally memliers of the council at the time the commission was organized. These include Sweden. Belgium, and Czechoslocakia. — o Coon Hunter Falls Over 30-Foot Cliff; Breaks Leg I Wabash. Ind., Nov. 30. — (UP) — Marland Stettler, farmer living east of here, has decided ’hat night hunt ing for anything other than snipe, h ' a dangerous business. Stettler is ii ' Hie hospital today, his right leg brok en in two places as result of falling over a 30-foot cliff while hunting ratoons last night. HEALTHIEST BOY AND GIRL NAMED lowa Boy And Kansas Girl Win Crowns Awarded By “1-H” Clubs :1 II Chicago. Nov. 30. — (UP) — Fred Christensen. 13. of Blanchard. lowa, and Mario Antrim. 15, of Kingman. Kansas, today wore the crowns of - most healthy boy and girl in the United States. They were selected last night by a committee of physi- , dans for the annual award of the I "4-H" Cubs. 1 Miss Antrim, an attractive high school sophomore, has been trying for three years to win the health eham'pionship. In 1925 and 1926 she ! placed second in the Kansas state contest. Marie has dark brown hair, blue eyes, and a complexion that does not require cosmetics. HeT features are regular, teeth perfect, and the proportions of her figure were adjudged ‘perfect." by the examiners. „ She weighs 124 pounds ami is 5 I feet 5)4 inches tall Her health score was !)!) percent. Miss Antrim said she did not. dance, ■ but followed these rules for perfect r In alth: il Regular meals; and a plain diet; ,- nine hours sleep regularly; adequate ■■xercise and sensible clothes. Young Christensen attributes his physical perfectness hard work on his father's farm and football and basketball at high school. He is a high school graduate and does not know whether he will attend college. His score was 99.15 percent. The annual convention of the “4-H" Chibs Is he'd in conJ inction with the International Livestock Exposition and is supervised by the United States department of agriculture.

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Giant Hawk Attacks Children On Way Home From School; Is Killed Indianapolis, Nov. 3<i— (INSI —A giant gray hawk which attacked a group of children on ihelr way home from school No. 41 here, pecking at their heads and faces ns It swooped angirlly, was displayed today b.v Dr Austin 11. Todd, city councilman, who went to the rescue and shot the bird. From wing tip to wing tip the Hawk I measured slightly more than tour feet. It whs one of the finest specimenkilled here in years. When Dr. Todd first killed the bird with a 22 calibre rifle, he thought it,' was an eagle, from Its size. Atrac ted b.v the cries of the children, Dr. Todd chased away and shot the bird before- th- children were i-.-l jured. : 1 JAIL INSPECTED RY GRAND JURY Jurors Eat Dinner With Sheriff; Plan To Inspect County Infirmary Members of the- Adams county rrand jury, whic h has been in session Tere for nearly two weeks, made their . innua! in-pec tion of the county Jail I ind ate dinner with’ Sheriff Harl I Hollingsworth, at the jail, today In vddit’on to the jurors. Miss Dorothy! 'Valters, their stenograidieir, Bailiff I. W. Sc-llemever ami John E. Nelson, county clerk, were guests of the sheriff and wife for dinner. Tomorrow the grand jury will make in Inspection of the county infirmary. The jurors will eat dinner with the cupelint--nclent, Mr. LaFountaine. Several witnesses were exaniinerl by tlie grand jury today. It Is bought that the jury will end itu cession this week. —o ”” - Van Wert M. E. Church To Be Remodeled Soon Van Wert, Ohio. Nov. 30. — Work will start soon on the building of a me-story brick addition to tlie E’lrst Methodist church of Van Wert. At he same time, the main bhiilciing will be improved, the plans of th • official board calling for the replacing of all iecayed brick, ieci<-c oral ion of the interior, replacing of all plumbing and wiring witli new, repairing and reolacing ornaments on the building and providing better lighting. Thcost of the work is estimated at $25. )0(). The addition will add 2.110 feet more- floor space to the church building. o Negro Abducted From Kentucky Jail And Lynched Whitesburg, Ky. Nov. 30—(INSIThe body of Leonard Wood, negro, of Bunham. Kv., accused of murdering Herschel Deaton, 26. of Bluefield, W Va., several days ago was found today in the top of Cumberland Mountain, following his abduction from the Whitesburg , Ky., jail last night. The body had been riddled with bullets and burned. — o— M. Burt Thurman To Seek Gubernatorial Nomination r ■ New Albany. Ind., Nov. 30 (INSII M. Burt Thui man. collector of internal revenue at Indianapolis, whore home is here, will launch his campaign ! tor the Gubernatorial nomination to- , mm row at the third district repuhllj can dinner here, according to the an- , m iincement of Frank V. McCullough , county republican chairman. County chairmen from the ten conn- , ties in the district will be present at I the dinner, according to McCullough I (I Berne Man Has Finger 1 On Left Hand Amputated 1 Berne. Ind . Nov. 30 An operation was performed on Homer ’Buck” Parrisl Monday at the ofliI ce of a local physician. It was found necessary to amputate the first . so nt of his middle finger of the left ’ hand. Mr. I’arrish got bis Hngers badly rawed by a large rip saw at the M Homer Manufacturing Co., here oiNovember sth. i — 0 Fire Destroys Factory | 4 Chicago, Nov. 30—(INS)—Fire early today practically destroyed the Re- .. public Food Products company's plant 9 in the stockyards distikt. Damage was “ estimated at $200,000. An oil burner 1 in the basebent is believed to have caused the blaze.

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PILOT KILLED IN CRASH NEAR KENDALLVILLE Wrecked Mail Plane And Pilot’s Body Found In Field This Morning MAKING FIRST TRIP AS AIR MAIL PILOT Kendallville, Ind., Nov. 30.— (INS) —An air mail pilot believed to be Edward Axburg, 23, of Chicago, was found dead today beneath a wrecked air mail plane on the farm of George Simmons, about 8 miles northeast of here. He was believed to have crashed when forced down in a heavy electrical storm about 10 o’clock last night. The plane was flying from Chicago to Cleveland at the time of the crash. The plane had come down In an open field and had plowed over the wet ground for more than n rod before it crashed. The pilot apparently had been killed instantly. Seen Flying Over City Residents of Kendallville saw the mail plane passing over this city about ten o'clock last night during a lain storm It was«flving very low. The pilot's body was removed to Wat-rloo. Ind., about six miles east of Corunna, Ind., where Coroner John Clurk of Auburn, Ind , was to hold an inquest today. It was reported here that the pilot was making his first air mail flight when lie was killed. The Simons farm is located about two miles north of Corunna. Indiana. Mr. and Mrs, Simons said today that they heard a sound Hke a big crash during th- terrific rainstorm lust night but had paid no attention to it. This morning SimonX recalled the noise and looked around his farm with the result he found the Wrecked This was the second air mall tragedy in this vicinity this year. On April 22. Pilot John Milatzo of Maywood. 111. crashed near Toepka, Ind., during a sleet storm and was killed Rainstorm Is Blamed Cleveland, Nov. 30.— (INS) A driving rainstorm, whi h delayed mail planes between Chicago ami Cleveland. was blamed today for the accident of air’mail pilot Edward Axberg, who, according to information reaching Supeiintendent John Berry nt the local airport, was killed In the crash of les plane near Comma, Indiana, last night. Berry said be had been informed that Axbeii had crashed while trying to fly through the rain storm ut a low altitude. An observing plane, sent out from Cleveland in an effort io verify the reports of Axberg s death, was forced back by poor visibility, and continued rain. ——o American Held For Ransom In Mexico Washington. Nov 30 I UP)-Thom-as W. Thompson, American citizen, was captured by Mexican bandits November 25 near Copala, Sinaloa, and is held tor $200,500 ransom, according to consular reports from Ma- | zatlan to the state department today. He has been threatened with death if "government officers” are informed, the consul reported. Mexican military authorities therefore have now been requested by Thompson's friends who are negotiating for his release, to be discreet in pursuing the bandits, CONGRESS FACES FULL PROGRAM Party Politics Expected To Play Dominant Role In Coming Session 1 Washington, Nov. 30. —(INS) — A fur-reaching program of legislation, investigation, appropriation, election contests and politics today awaited ’ the opening gong of the seventieth ’ congn ss next Monday. The activity of the new congress will carry the quadrenniel significance that usually goes to a turbulent future, much like that of the 'f iixty-eighth congress four years ago wht n the oil scandals were first un--1 earthed. Partv politics were expects ed to play a dominant role in as much r as the Republicans hold , only a e paper majority, and cannot legislate without Democratic h dp.

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