Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 283, Decatur, Adams County, 1 December 1927 — Page 1

t WEAKER 'jw fair tonight. Erl- ■ ay probabl.' cloudy. fKightly warmer in and south.

TRAIN KILLS 4 PEOPLE IN DECATUR

ShumakerDemands Indictment Os Dr. Rayl

jUNISHMENT OF ■OCTOR FOR USE If whiskey asked Ibperintendent Os AntiKaloon League Wants l)e---■catur Physician Indicted Ik. MEDICAL SCHOOL ■] \N ISSUES COMMENT ■'M By William E. Hallberg. j|||| ii’P Staff Correspondent) '&■ (-..pyrigllt l!»-7. by Unit- d Press Whdianapolis, Dec. I.— (IT) — Dr. C. ('. Rayl of the physician who preMribed whiskey for Attorney Mineral Arthur L. Gilliom’s „|Hs'er. Miss Emma Gilliom, while was in a Decatur hospital. W®' suggested today by Dr. E. superintendent of Dr. Shumaker was hurling challenge at Gilliom’s defenders. o,Lii Charles Emerson of the Indiana College of Medicine, aduse of whiskey as a medicine .SB'lf Dr. Rayl prescribed whiskey for sister, and if there is no fufmal prescription to that effect on he is guilty of violating both the act and Wright bone dry bill should be punished." Dr. Shur declared. “No man 4s above laws of this gre»t commonwealth »’ 1 anyone violating the la\vs is Wuilry of anarchy.” Says Whiskey Depresses dry leader asserted that great ■i tieians agree with him that whisdepresses rather than stimulates said he could not believe that Hto-um University medical instructH- teach its use to students. .••■Nevertheless. Dean Emerson said whiskey is not used in any oi th- hospitals of the college, yet the are given full instructions its use. In case of a sudden col'®ipse," he added, “whiskey is a stimu‘JJbi However, we do not recommend continued and frequent use.’ ■D-an Emerson said he could not. whiskey as saving a human 9Bf but stressed its importance in of a habitual user of inin clinical work at the college ; BRi>p. Frank Wright, author of the ■fl’t ight "bone dry” act. defended the which prohibits prescription Mpr se of whiskey as a medicine. ■ “Whiskey,” he said, "is not an aid of physicians. The act permits the use of grain which has the same practical effect as whiskey. Physicians may Mpttain required amounts of grain alon prescription. Why don’t tCOSTIVI ED ON PA<(E ■ALSELY "RUMORED I IL DUCE IS SLAIN Rumors That Mussolini Was I Assassinated Branded As “Inventions” ■ Home. Dev. I—(UP) —Premier Milswas in the best of health today. ■ Rumors circulated in Berlin that he been assissinated were branded iflcially as “inventions.” Berlin, Dec. I—(UP)—A rumor defrom Rome as false, that PreMussolini of Italy had been’ asikssinated, was believed today to have Ben caused by a Bourse maneuver deigned to bring about a fall in the valn’ Italian currency. It was thought speculators started the rumor. 0 —— ■)ce Fry back Has Charge Os Lions Club Program 1 Dee Fryback was in charge of the ■program at the regular meeting of ■Jl ] " ijons Club. Tuesday evening, held [f 11 the basement of the Christian Mr. Fryback called on sevBeral members of the club to give short Balks. Clyde Butler was a new mem B*’’ 1 ' present. A report was given on Be Red Cross roll call in Decatur and ■he north half of the county, the club in charge of the roll call.

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Woman Killed Enroute To Work Here Planned To Quit .lob This Week Mrs. Kenneth Hoblet. who was killed this morning in the automo-bile-train accident at the Mercer avenue crossing in this city, planned to quit working at the General Electric factory here either this Friday or a week later, according to her ft lends. Mrs. Hoblet had been married late last summer and her husband had asked her many times to give up Iler work. She had finally agreed to do so, according to friends. Mr. Hoblet is a farmer residing near Willshire.

— o CHRISTMAS SEAL CAMPAIGN OPENS Seals Being Mailed Out To 1,000 People By Chairman Guy Brown An office force of 15 Central school pupils were assisting Principal W. Guy Brown today in preparing the anti-tuberculosis Christmas Seals -to be sent out today. Mr. Brown is county chairman of the Christmas Seal sale. He stated that the same plan which has been used here for the last two years will be used again this year. In Decatur, 1,000 people will receive 100 seals each by mail with a stamped envelope to either remit the dollar or return the seals. In the rural schools, all school children will be given seals to sell to their parents and friends. The canvassing method also will be used at Monroe, Berne and Geneva, Chairman Brown stated. The quota for Adams county this year is 100,000 seals, and those in charge stated today that they were sure Adams county would buy its quota of seals. Last year, 74.315 seals were sold in Adams county. The seal sale will continue until Christmas day and they will be placed on sale at most local business houses for the convenience of Christmas shoppers who run short of seals for their Christmas packages. Many firms have agreed to place a seal on each letter sent out by their concern from now until Christmas. Besides the mailing system for disposal of seals, all local school children will also be given seals to sell. It is hoped that more than the quota of 100.000 seals will be sold this year in this county.

W. P. Shanahan Almost Hit By Train Wednesday W. P. Shanahan, auto salesman of this city, had a narrow escape from serious injury Wednesday afternoon, when a switch engine on the Pennsylvania railroad came within an inch of wrecking the automobile in which he was riding. Mr. Shanahan was driving east on Monroe street and approached the Seventh street crossing. He was able to stop his car within a few inches of the tracks and the passing engine struck one fender. On account of the snow and hosted windows in his car, which obstructed his view, Mr. Shanahan did not see the engine. He was not Injure! and drove Ills car uptown. f 0 — Three Inches Os Snow Falls In Adams County The first heavy snowfall of the season arrived arrived here yesterday afternoon whe nthe heavy rain, which had fallen all day, turned to snow and the thermometer dropped several degrees. About three inches of snow fell. Cold weather was reported to continue here today, with a foiecast of slightly warmer for tomorrow. More snow is anticipated. Berne Man’s Car Is Blown Off Highway A Ford sedan automobile, driven by Amos Burkhalter, a salesman for the Berne Overall and Shirt company was blown off the road and overturned on the highway between Montpelier and Fiatt Monday afternoon. Mr. Burkhalter was only slightly bruised and the car was not badly damaged.

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DISCORD CROPS OUT TODAY AT GENEVA PARLEY French and Creek Delegates Try To Revive Defunct Geneva Protocol OTHER NATIONS OPPOSE MOVE Geneva, Dec. 1. -(I P) Dissension cropped up at the outset of the first meeting of the League of Nations Security coni mission today when French and Greek delegates tried to revive tlw defunct Geneva protocol. I'he protocol would have formed a sort of international police force to war on warlike nations. Lord Cushendun, chief British delegate moved promtply to crush the attempted revival. Chief Greek Delegate Politis began proc 'edings. “It will net er be possible." he said, “to draft a more perfect document than the 1924 Geneva protocol of arbitration. security and disarmament, which the larger nations refused to accept. Paul Boncour ook up tne argument where Benes left off. He reaffirmed the French viewpoint that the security commission’s sole task was to establish the greatest possible degree of collective security, in order to provide a basis that would permit each nation to establish Armaments only of .sufficient strength to insure their national securit/y and interna.t.i,onal obligations. Lord Cushendun’s maiden speech resolved itself into a statement of the British view that the Geneva protocol is impracticable, and that Piitain must in any situation that arises have liberty of action to decide for herself whether her intervention is justified. The protocol principle makes Intervention automatic “I'd like to avoid entirely the word protocol,” said Lord Cushendun.. “The past contains some things on which sentence already has been pronounced. I won't object to a study of the protocol, but I don’t believe it will advance us much. I hope w 1 all live long enough to see the cud of the investigation.” GRADE CROSSING TOLL MOUNTING

Eight Motorists Meet Death At Crossings In Decatur Since Jan. 11, 1925 The four deaths resulting from the accident this morning when an eastbound Erie meat train struck an automobile at the Mercer avenue cross Ing, killing four people, brought the death list from railroad crossing accidents to eight in this city since January 11. 1925. These eight victims were riding in automobiles and were killed at railroad crossings in and near Decatur. On January 11, 1925, Thomas Baker, age 9, was instantly killed when a Pennsylvania train struck the automobile in which he, his father, brother and Mrs. Robert Chronister were tiding. The accident happened at the Adams street crossing. Mrs. Chronister died on January 22, 1925, from injuries. The other two occupants recovered. Erastus Fritzinger, Decatur manufacturer was killed by an Erie freight train at the Tenth street crossing in this city on February 4, 1927. Ed Rathfon, of Sebewaing, Mich , was killed Nov. 12, 1927. at the Pennsylvania crossing, south of Decatur. Mrs. Rathfon, who was severely injured, is recovering. The four victims this morning were Miss Hazel Lemunyon, Hobart Strickler, Mrs.->Kenneth Hoblet, Alfred R. Stettler. On August 22, 1922, William A. Bowman, was killed at the Erie crossing when driving his car, west of the city. Besides several people, other than those killed in automobiles, have been killed by trains in and near Decatur (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, December 1, 1927.

Facing Reprimand J|/ 1111 l ■*** i Captain Richard Brace White, I American naval attache of the Paris embassy, whose remarks at French dinner abpul war situation have caused furore, lias been ordered to forward copy of his speech to Washington. lodgWring - MUSICIAN HERE Odd Fellows To Sponsor Entertainment By Clayton I*. Young. Dec. 12 The Decatur Odd Fellows lodge will sponsor an entertainment in this city on December 12. by Clayton P. Young, novelty musical entertainer ami vaudeville artist, of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The program will be given in the (hid Fellows hall, corner ol Second and Monroe street. Mr. Young plays a number of mus ical instruments, and among other things, plays a violin and piano at the same time without any mechanical device, playing the air upon the violin and the accompaniment on the piano. Mr. Young has given entertainments for various lodges over the state and has met with enthusiastic receptions.

Warnings Issued To Strike-Breaking Miners Denver, Colo., Dec. 1 (UP) Printed warnings to miners working despite the I. W. W. strike were circulated in the coal field today. The warnings bore, skull and crossbones and the signature of the I W. W. They warned recipients that it would be “just too bad" if they went to work. A letter received at Trinidad threatened resumption of picketing, but mine owners said they expected little trouble. —— o Boy’s Leg Broken When Knocked From Tricycle Paul Schmitz, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schmitz. South First street, who sustained a fraettipe of the laige bone of the right leg. Saturday afteinoin. when struck by an automobile, is getting along nicely Paul was riding a tricycle on the side walk near his home, when Frank Aurand backed his car into an alley for the purpose of turning around. The car missed the alley and ran over a corner of the sidewalk, striking the tricycle and knocking tile ladd off. The boys leg was beneath the frame of tile tricycle, which was ever-run by tile wheel of the car. and this fact alone is believed to have saved him from more serious injury. The light leg was fractured just above the ankle and was a clean break which undoubtedly will heal nicely. is a pupil in the second grade at the Catholic school. rt A M AVE YOU a SHOtViHG

Couple Killed Here Today Planned To Be Married Next Spring Fate apparently pays no heed to romance, Miss Hazel Lemunyon and Allied Stettler, of Willshire, Ohio, who were killed In the Mercer ave. mie crossing accident in this city this morning, had been close friends for several years and those who knew them stated today that they were planning to be married early next spring. They had hoped to announce their marriage during the holidays and a close friend of Stettler’s stated that a ring had been purchased and was to be given to Miss Lemuny n on Christmas.

GET DETAILS OF FATAL ACCIDENT Accident, In Which Sister Os Adams County Woman Is Killed, Is Described The following detailed account h.o been received concerning the fatal accident. Thanksgiving Day. in which Mrs. Lillian Hastings. 32. a sister of Mrs. Bluhm, 1 esiding cn Bellview Farm one mile east of Decatur, lost her life. Mrs. Hastings was a recent In ide. She is a niece of Mrs. Anna Vant’amp , also residing near Decatur and a very good friend of Miss Ireta Erwin, with whom she roomed in Fort Wayne, for some time. Tragedy climaxed a happy family gathering held in Flint, Michigan, on Thanksgiving Day. when Mrs. Morley Hastings died in the Memoiial hospital shortly after midnight of injuries received in an automobile accident that evening. The car in which Mr. and Mrs. Hastings were riding crashed Into a sugar beet truck, which was parked partially on the pavement on state road 21. just west of Kerby, Michigan, shortly after 10 o'clock Thanksgiving night. Mrs. Hastings received a crushed chest and died of an internal hemorrhage. “Mr Hastings was driving the car and died not see the body of the truck until he gtnick It and his car plowed underneath it. The top was torn from the ear and the corner of the* truck bod> stniek Mrs. Hastings, crushing her against the back of the seat of the automobile. She was conscious (COVI'IM ED ON I’AOK TWO) WABASH RIVER STILL RISING

Other Streams in Indiana Not As High; z Drop In Temperature Forecast Indianapolis, Dec. 1. — (UP) - -The Wabash river will pass flood stage ot 16 feet at Terre Haute today and eon tinue rising in the next few days tin Hl it reaches 21) to 21 feet. .1. II Arm ington. U. S. weather bureau fore caster, said in a special warning issu ed today. He added that the flood wave will continue downstream, cans ing moderate overflows at Vincennes uid Mt. Carmel. Otherwise, there has been so sub I stantial flooding of India'na rivers despite the heavy rains of the last few days although there has been a general rise of water and some lowlands are inundated. The east fork of the White river was reported at Hood stage in Seymour and the Wabash was slightly above flood stage, hilt falling rapidly, at Covington and Lafayette. Flood stage was not quite reached at Logansport and the level was one foot under at Bluffton. Today’s cold weather was expected to check any further r*" e at these points. Armington warned shippers to protect against temperatures as low as IS degrees above zero. Low temperatures which last night ushered in the state’s first real touch of winter wili continue tonight and Friday. A slow rise is expected Friday night. The cold was brought out of the north by blustery winds which swept the state yesterday. Northern Indiana reported 20 degrees above and along the Ohio river it was 35.

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FOUR RESIDENTS OF WILLSHIRE. OHIO MFET DEATH WHEN EBE TRAIN HITS AUTO AT MERCER AVENUE CROSSINC

Tragedy Occurs Early This Morning As Four \ ictims Were Enroute To Work In This Citv; Three Killed Instantly And Fourth Dies At Hospital Two Hours Later; Frosted Window Glasses Blamed For Crash

Three people were killed instantly and a fourth died of injuries two hours later when the Overland "6 sedan in which they were riding was struck by an east bound Erie meat train at the Mercer avenue crossing in this city, at 6:20 <> clock this morning. The three killed outright were Miss Hazel Lemunyon. 26; Alfred 11. Stettler, 36, and Mrs. Kenneth Hoblet. 20. all of Will-

RADIO STATIONS MAKE CHANGES Changes Ordered By Federal Radio Commission Becomes Effective Today Washington, Dec. 1 (INS) Nearly 3l)0 broadcasting st il ions now on the a'.r will lose their licenses February 1, the federal radio commission rnnounced today. This drastic use of the big stick." which will cut th" number of sta tions in operation to alxrut 400 is essentia! to g.ve the listeners real service, according to Commissioner Sam Pickard. Small stations, of low power, and those rendering little or no public serviie must go. the edict said. By Robert S. Thornburgh Washington. Dec. I HNS) —For'he first time since radio broadcasting lias attained national imp rtance, listeners tonight will be able to obtain liete-todlne-less reception >m most of the channels between 600 and 1000 kilocycles. provided the wave-clearing operation made effective Dei einlier 1 pro . the "as advertised panacea." Last midnight frequency shifts, power changes and time division orders were made effictive to setup what federal radio commission believes will prove national radio highways over which programs may travel from epas' to coast without interference. Substantially, the plan clears the ether on twenty-five channels . lit of thirty-five within this band, and for thirty six stations for sufficient power to have a national reception range under good atmospheric conditions These are the stations with 1,000 watts or greater power on the cleared channels. Before the first of the year through complete relicensing of all stations on tile air. the commission plans to clear the other ten channels in file 600-1000 kilocycle band. On the uncleared chan-

nels are twenty-two stations with pow-■ er (f loot) watts or greater, and a large percentage of these probably will ' be retained to establish from 40 to 50 stations as “national." Six stations witli over 10.000 watts' power are found in the 600-1000 Kilocycle band WEAF, of New York, KD KA, of Pittsburgh and WGY of Schenectady, witli 50.000 watts; WJZ. of New Yotk, 30,000 and WBZ. of Springfield Mass, ami WLIB of North Elgin,' 111 . 15,000. o - — “Death Lane ' Is Name Given Chicago-Cieveland Air Mail Route In Indiana Fort Wayne. Ind... Dec. 1 (UP) Tlie name of "Death Lane” lias been applied to Hie Chi( ago-CleV( land air mail route along a 7i) mile stretch in northeastern Indiana. Three aviators have lost their lives' while Hying the United States mails over Hie route, the largest number, of fatal accidents reported on any mail route in the country, according to postoffice department officials. | The latest to die was Edward Axberg | of Chicago, who was killed in a for cd landing northwest of Kendallville. Monday night. Tlie other two victims were John Milatzo of Chicago, killed mar Topeka. Ind, April 22. and Art Smith of Fort Wayne, killed Feb 12, 1925, near Waterloo, Ind. ■ —* — —o ———,— Aged Man Drinks Poison Indianapolis, Ind . Dee. 1.- (INS)— Relatives of Mark S. Corel, 71, who paid no attention to his statement "I’m going to kill myself," found the aged man's body a short time later, in his room. He had drunk poison.

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shire, Ohio. Hobart Strickler, ti'so ol Willshire, the fourth member of the party, died at X:3O o'clock at the Adams County Memorial hospital this morning, witliout regaining consciousness. All four ol the occupants of the car were employed in this cilv al the General Electric factory anti were enroute to work when the accident occurred. There were no eye witnesses tn the tragic accident, but it is thought that the told atmosphere had caused the glasses of the automobile to fog up and that Stettler, who was diiving. failed to see the approaching train, 1 1 r near its warning signals. Say Whistle Was Sounded The train was headed east and the automobile was going north on MerTHE DEAD Hazel Lemunyon, 26, Willshire. Ohio, killed instatly. Mrs. Kenneth Strickler Hoblet. 20. Willshire, 0.. killed instantly. Alfred Ray Stettler. 36. Willshire, Ohio, killed instantly. Hobart Strickler, 31. Willshire, O-, died at Adams County Memorial hospital at 8:30 o’clock this morning. without regaining consciousness. 'cer avenue when the crash occurred. The train stopped immediately after i the accident and the (lain crew called a Jisal ambulance. Members of the Hain crew were grief stricken. They stated that the whistle of the train had been sounded and that they thought the driver of the car failed ! to see the approaching train. The three b dies were removed to the Lobenstine and Hower morgue Jn th s city and Strickler was rushed so the limqdtal. Strickler had a badly fractured leg and sei end internal injuries. He failed to regain consciousiii'ss and died about two hours after he was taken to the hospital. Bodies Badly Mangled All Ihrci who were killed outright went badly mangled. Their heads were cru h ti and all received many body bruisi s and ( tits. The ill-fated car had left Willshire about 6

o'clock this mon ag. Hobart Strickler and Mrs. Hoblet were the son and daughter of Grant Strickler, town marshal of Willshire, tcovriM i:r> o\ page t»«» MANY PERSONS JOIN RED CROSS More Than 100 Memberships Already Secured In Northern Half Os County With many persons yet to he solicited. the annual Red Cross Roll Call in Decatur and the northern part of Adams county appears certain of going over the top. Dr. Burt Mangold, presldent of the De atur Lions Club, which is sponsoring the roll call here, said i today. Already, more than 400 per- ' sons In Decatur and vicinity have I joined the Red Cross for 1928. I'ifteen teams of two members each are soliciting memberships here. A house-to-house canvas is being made. 1 The Decatur Casting company was i [reported as one hundred per cent for . I lite roll call, every employee ami off tidal having joined. It is believed r that more than 500 memberships will lie obtained in Decatur and the northern half of the county. The toll call is reported to be progressing nicely in the southern part o of the county, also. Mrs. T. A. Gottt svhalk. of Berne. Is the chairman in e charge o? the drive in tile southern r. part of the county. The goal for the entire county was 1,000 members.

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