Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 288, Decatur, Adams County, 7 December 1927 — Page 1

I WEATHER Kh.mging to ‘°- Kight; snow ThursK, in north portion. ■L',re cold wave toK.ght and Thursday. » VVkvls reaching gale Ho roe.

FRANK L SMITH BARRED FROM SENATE

| Kansas City Selected For G« O. P. National Convention

I |an francisco ■tND KANSAS CITY ■ get most votes I ■'alil'ornia City Leads For I I first Eight Ballots; I Kansas Citv Next Two I BIETROIT RUNNING I I'UIRD IN BALLOTING I Washington, Dec. 7 —(INS) — ■ I Kansas City was selected this asE I terncon. as the site for the 1823 B I rational Republican convention. B I The selection was made by the Republican national committee on the twentieth ballot. The convention will be held on June 12. 'Washington, Dec. 7.— (INS) The Republican national coninitlee was deadlocked alter ten tallols this afternoon in its Ifort to pick the 1928 con venion city. ■ ,« A’ 1 o’clock the committee, unable Si, make headway, recessed for an leer and when it reconvened the [padlock continued. Feeling among (artisans of the various cities was lense. ■ H S.m Francisco I'd for eight ballots ■ City went ahead on the ninth ■ il tenth. Detroit was far behind in ■ Kt! place with Chicago, PhiladelI and Cleveland viitually out of I Hue running. g fl On the first ballot the vote was: | I San Francisco, 40: Kansas City. I Koi: Detroit, Ifi: CleveI Kami 3; San Antonio 2; and Philadel- | Kpliia 2. I H On the second the I I San Francisco, 47; Kansas City, | KtY Detroit, 11: Chicago .”>: Cleveland I 8”: and Philadelphia 2. » ® Tlure was no choice on the third I ■ballot, the vote being: »| San Francisco, 47; Kansas City 39; ■Detroit 9; Chicago 3; Cleveland 3; Philadelphia 2. J o— High School Girl Is Suicide 11 Chicago. Dee. 7. — (INS) Violet ■ Elkins. 15, high school student, is near ■ drntli today from a self inflicted bul- ■ let wound. She was said to have ■ hen despondent over low grades re- ■ reived at school. I o ■frank LIGHTLE I EXPIRES TODAY I Former Meat Market Proprietor Succumbs To Illness Os Cancer ; Frank A. Lichtle, 51. former meat B lnar ' iet proprietor of this city, died at ■ 11:50 o'clock this morning at his home '■ on North Third street, following a il rear's illness from cancer. Mr. Lichtle IM was operated upon two years ago last March and his health had been gradually declining. His condition grew serious and he became weaker until death relieved him of his suffering this morning. Mr. Lichtle was born in Seneca county, Ohio January 16, 1876 He was a son cf Nicholas and Margaret Lichtle and to this city with his parents when a small boy. He engaged in farming for a few years, but devoted most of his life to the meat market business. A few years ago he disposed of his meat market in this city, ill health compelling him to give up active work. On October 19, 1909, Mr Lichtle f was united in marriage to Miss Viola f Ulman, of this city. To this unirn six r, t children were born, one of whom died in infancy. /Besides the widow, the [ following children survive: Margaret < Adrian, Francis, Mary Helen and Pathi eiine Lictle, all at home. One son, : Thomas Lichtle, by his first wife, also [ survives. The deceased is also survived by his mother, Mrs. Margaret Licit- | tie, of Tiffin, Ohio, four brothers .John of Hammond, Martin, of Columbus. William, of Mansfield, and Timothy, Tiffin, Ohio,'and four sisters, Mrs. Peter Braun of Adams county; Mrs. Jchn Geiss, of Cleveland; Mrs. Joseph Hilb, of Tiffin, and Mrs. John Niblick of Celina, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Friday morning at St. Mary's Catholic church in this city, Rev. Joseph Hession, officiating. Burial will be made in the St. Joseph Catholic cemetery.

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Miss Thelma McKinley of Haskell, I Okla., is wow the outstanding farm girl of Oklahoma, after her last I year's .work in her 4-H club at Oklahoma And M. College Her to- 1 tai crops and household products for the year w, re valued at $5,000. 1

ZERO WEATHER RUE TOMORROW — Sever Cold Wave Moving Eastward; Accompanied By Snow Indianapolis, Dec. 7. (INS) The first zero weather of the winter will envelope most of Indiana tomorrow evening, .1. H. Armington, government met* eorlogist, warned the Hoosier puldie here today. “Temperatures of zero to five be'ow zero will prevail in northern Indiana, zero in the central portion and zero to ten above in southern Indiana,’' Armington predicted. The frigid wave was moving toward Indiana out of the frozen northwest at the rate of 25 miles an hour ind its advance chill will reach the -late late today. Armington said. Cold Belt Sweeping Eastward Illustrating how the cold belt was weeping toward the Hoosier state, Armington °aid at S o'clock this morning it was 42 degrees above zero at Davenport, Iowa; and 22 degrees above at Des Moines, and 2 degrees below zero at Souix City, lowa. “The storm this morning is center ed over the mid-Mississippi region and is moving north eastward and causing high temperature and rain to | the east and snow and decidedly colder weather to the west.’' Armingon said. “The center of the storm will continue northeastward during he next 24 hours and as it passes the tate of Indiana it will cause the wind to shift to the west and northwest, change the rain to snow and temperatures will fall." o Valuable Jewels Stolen Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 7. —(INS) Bernard Rehfelt, New York consignment jeweler, was robbed of jewels valued at $200,000, police reports disclosed here today. — o IRON D.C.H.S. HONOR ROLL Catholic High School Announces Honor Roll I'or Second Six Weeks Nineteen pupils of Decatur Catholic high school were named in the school honor roll for the second six weeks of the semester. There were two seniors, six juniors, two sophomores and nine freshmen on the list. The names on the honor roll are as follows; Seniors: John Dowling and Margaret Voglewede. Juniors: Helen Lengerich, francos Schultz, Margaret Kiting, Agnes Baker Mary Virginia Hyland and Patricia Teeple. , Sophomores: Hilda Heimann and i Frances Dolpert. t Freshmen: Mary Kobne, Hotilda • Harris, Monica Heimann, Henrietta I Spangler, Mary Helen Lose, Lxjretta ■ Malley, Leo Dowling, Raymond Leonard and Thomas Voglewede.

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MELLON SAYS PROSPERITY IS RECEDING IN U.S. Secretary Os Treasury Reports Business Os Country Healthy, However SEES TREND BACK TO NORMAL EXPECTANCY’ By JOSEPH S. WASNEY I'nited Press Staff Correspondent Washington. Dee. 7 (VP) America's wave of prosperity has receded somewhat, bringing the business of the country back Io '‘mjrmal expectanev” with sound underlying fundamentals. Secretary ol Treasury Mellon reported to Congress today. In his annual report on the nation's finances, Mellon declared business is "healthy" and listed eight conclusions on the oast year as follows: 1. "A large volume of business was done simultaneously with declining commodity prices—an unusual combination of circumstances. 2. “The volume of new construction remained large, as engint ering and industrial and public works projects were in sufficient volume practically to offset a decline in construction of dwellings. 3. "High wages, due to increased average productivity per worker, and lower living costs, due to declining prices, resulted in a sustained purchasing power for a large variety of consumers’ commodities. 4. "Business was free from the accumulation of excessive inventories advance ordetThg'Dtlbject to cancella tions. and unreasonable speculation in commodities, and a spirit of caution prevailed generally among business men. 5. “Automobile production continued at a pace somewhat reduced from the year before, amt dangers of a serlcus slump have been lessened as demands for replacements are now sufficient to absorb about halt of the year's output. 6. "Competition became more intense and the largest profits were made by tiiose concerns capable of introducing economies or capturing the market by adaption of the products to the demand. 7. “Charges for the use of fixed capital were reduced troth on industrial and government securities and on farm loans. 8. "Banks in the United States increased their loans and investments about $2,000.1)00,001) at the same time ; that they reduced somewhat their I dependence upon the Federal Reserve system, due mainly to gold imports and a decline in requirements for <CONTINLKD ON PACE I" Ol FAVOR GUARDS AT CROSSINGS City Councilmen Discuss Problem Os Guarding Railway Crossings The problem of guarding railroad crossings in Decatur was taken up by the city council in session last evening and. after some discussion, the matter was referred to the committee on public safety. Several of the councilmen talked in favor of requiring the railroads station a watchman at. the Mercer avenue and Winchester street crossings from 5 o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock at night. The wigwag crossing signals were discussed also. Gates- for the railroad crossings were discussed, but several of the councilmen found objections to these because they did not operate on Sundays anti nt night. Within the last three weeks, five people have been killed at railroad crossings in this city. Last Thursday, four people driving here from Willshire, Ohio, were killed at the Mercer avenue crossing by an Erie meat train. Three weeks ago, Ed Rathfon of Sebewaing, Michigan, was killed by a Pennsylvania switch engine at the Winchester street crossing south of Decatur. The matter was referred to the committee and it is likely that the members will make a report at the • next meeting and order the railroads to safeguard the crossings.

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Rural School Sells | 1,100 Christmas Seals; I Record Sales Expected Miss Ruth Gilbert teacher of district 5 2 school .No 8. in 2 jy ijlftffll t Monroe township, is ( 5 th'- tir.-t rural teachL :-iii " (el to report on the £ flfiSQL'ityjSAiii) Ch list nt us Seal sale in Adams county 1 this fail. W. Guy Brown, of Decatur, chairman of the sale, announced today. Miss Gilbert reported that her school ha 1 sold 1,100 seals, which is more than the quota for that school. ] Otlter teachers have called for more seals and supplies and indications ate that the sale throughout the county this year will break all previous records. | _ ,—o MAN’S INJURIES i MAY BE FATAL' Little Hope Held For Recovery Os Orien Stopher, Injured Tuesday Little hope was held today for the recovery of Orien Stopher, Adams county fat met who was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when a truck collided witli his automobile at a cross mads, two miles south of Monroe. Mr. Stopher was brought to the Adams County Memotial hospital here late yestrtday afternoon and underwent an operation about 9 o’clock last night. Mr. Stopher suffered two fractured ribs on the left side, a punctured litita and buisted bowel Petit nitls developed in the bursted bowel and a large amount of pus was removed from the abdomen during the operation. Hope for Mr. Stopher’s recovery was practically abandoned last night, but .his condition was repotted slightly improved thjs morning and the attending physician said there was some chance that he would live. Tltete is danger of pneumonia developing as a result cf one lung being punctured, the physi clan said. Mr. Stopher is about 40 yeais old and is the father of two child ren. JOHN SPUHLER DIES TUESDAY Former Resident Os Decature Dies At Hospital In Fort Wayne John Spuhler, 83, former resident of Decatur, died Tuesday at a hospital in Fort Wayne. He had not reside in this city for several years. Mr. Spuhler is survived by his widow, Mrs. Barbara Spuhler, of Decatur; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Sweigart and Mrs. Anna Foreman, of Decatur, ami Mrs. John Link, of Ft. Wayne; one son, W. H. Spuhler. of Fort Wayne; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Spuhler was a member of the Zion ReI formed church of Decatur. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Klaehn & Sons’ funeral home in Fort Wayne, with the Rev. ('. O. 1 Shirey officiating. Burial will be made in the Lindenwood cemetery, ’ Fort Wayne. ’ 0 Junior Band To Hold i Practice This Evening < The Decatur Junior band will hold -a rehearsal in the high school assemf bly loom at 7:30 o'clock this eve- • nlng. All members are urged to be I present. ■> o a Helen Wills Fined 3 Berkeley. Cal., Dee. 7 (INS) The t purs'- of Miss Helen Wills, famous tennis player, was lighter by $2 tou day. She was assessed this amount I for violating a parking ordinance i- here. :1 o B ’i — sone ; 'y rem II '*jw) i- ‘ k h A \ e te: e -S I v ' V /- 8 1° Christmas

ORGANIZATION IS FORMED FOR OLD HOME WEEK F. M. Shirmeyer Made President Os Organization To Sponsor Event INDUSTRIAL ASS N. BACK OF AFFAIR Decatur will have an Ok! Home Week in 1928. The question was brought up it the November meeting of the Decatur Industrial Association. ( and referred to the board ol directors, whose report last '‘veiling was unanimously in favor of il. President (.al I*'.. Peterson, in announcing that lad. read lite organization as formed bv the board: F. M Sehirmnyer, president. J. H. Heller, rice-president. French Quinn, set relary. Theodore F. Grallker, treasurer. Board of managers: F. M. Schirmeyer. .1 H Heller. French Quinn. Theo. F. Grallker, George Krick A. R. Ashbaucher. It. J. Yager, Dick Hel ei, C. c. Schafer. W. A. Lower, ('. C. Pumphrey, It. P. Schmitt. Finance committee: H. P. Schmitt. W A. L'wer. ('. A. Dugan. John Tyndall, E. F. Gass. Dan Niblick. Oscar Lankenau. T. J Durkin, A. J. Smith. Amusement committee: H. J. Yag?r. William Linn. Henry Thomas, Avon Burk, Dr. Fred Patterson Music committee: ('.(’.Schafer, Dr. Roy Archbold. Judge J. ('. Sutton, H. !). Hfte. M. F. Worthman . Advertising. Dick Heller, chairman to name committee. Invitations: To be selected by the board of directors. Mr. Schirnteyer was president of ’lie crganizalion which celebrated Old Home Week in 1912 and a number of the membars of ‘he committee is named were on the board. The •ommittee. it was announced, will be ncreased as the various departments tie determined upon and complete olans will be announced after the first meeting which will be held soon Old Home Week looks like an assured event, and 1 everyone is asked to watch for Ute dates, helpmake it a real one and do hi., part. O : Kirkland Operetta To Be Repeated Saturday Night The operetta, "Patricia," which was presented by the Kirkland high school pupils recently, will be repeated in the Kirkland auditorium, Saturday night, at'7:3o o’clock. Miss Baker, the music instructor of Kirkland high school, is in charge of the production. WOMAN TRIES TO SECURE RELEASE Charlotte Ladd Starts Habeas Corpus Proceedings Against Sheriff Charging that she is being illegal ly deprived of her liberty by Sheriff Harl Ho’lingsworth, Charlotte Ladd "f this city, today instituted habea, corpus proceedings in the circuit •ourt to secure her freedom. Mrs Lathi was arrested and placed in jai yesterday by Sheriff Hollingsworth after Attorney C L. Walters, specie i judge in ci’y court, issued a commltt . ment for her. Mrs. Ladd was tried and convictet . in city court, recently, on a chargt of violating the prohibition law. Mr Wallers, presiding as special judge fined her SIOO and costs and senteiic > ed her Io serve six months in tin s state wojnen's prison. Mrs. Lad, prayed an ajtpeal to tile circuit com t and she filed Iter appeal bond, whirl was approved. However, the trai: script was never, filed in the circttl court and, the time for the filing <i the transcript having expired, tit commitment was issued yesterdaj Mrs. I.add alleges that it was Mi Waiters duty, as special judge, t transfer the trailer!pt. The hearing on the writ of hahea corpus was scheduled to ho held 1 circuit court this afternoon. Pros' cuter John T. Kelly and Attorne | Dote B Erwin represent Sheriff Ho I lingswortli. while Attorney A. < ' Butcher is counsel for Mrs. Ladd.

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Little Alfred Lilliendahl, eightyear old sou of Mrs. Margaret Lilliendahl. who is being Hied for tlie murder of li r husband in Mays landing, N. J., doesn’t quite know what tlie proceed'ngs are all about, but hopes in a lioyish way that his mother will be title t:> come home to him.

DEMOCRATS TALK POLITICS 1928 Gubernatorial Campaign Discussed At Meeting Os Party Leaders By Eugene J. Cadott, (INS Staff Correspondent) Indiana polls, Dec 7 (INS) Th Democratic state committee, meeting here today took action which c >mmft tie men contend will avoid adoption >f a "cut and dried ’ state platform in 1928. The meeting authorized formatloi of a platfrm advisory committal which will receive suggestions for platform planks and report on then' to the state committee and to the re solutions committee of the next stati convention. Each of the thirteen distiict chairmen will name one man ami one woman tn serve on the advisory commit 1 tee which It Earl Peters state chair 1 man will head. Indianapolis, Dec. 7. Talk of thi 1928 gubernatorial campaign was 1 heard about the lobbies here today a: members of the Democratic state en tral committee met at the Claypool j Hotel. With the men party leaders then issembled also members of the Indi ' ma Women's Democratic club. Meet ings of the executive and advisory boards of this organization were call ed together by Mis. J. R. Riggs, o. club president Whether there would be opposing candidates to tno two Democrat!' aspirants who have come out earl' ■ was a subject of discussion. To ilat ■ Frank C. Dailey, of Bluffton, candi ■ late for governor and Albert Stump, candidate for I'nited States senator, are the only major entrants in th, . 1928 melee. NO OBJECTIONS : TO KNAPP SEWEF it ii Council Sets .Jan. 3 As I)at< For Receiving Bids On J 1 Improvement Contrary to expectations, no remor 1 stranees wete Hied against the Knap ' sewer Improvement, and the clt r ' council, in session last night, passe e ‘ the final resolution ordering the in ‘ provenn nt and fixing January 3 a the date on which they would rccelv I bids for its construction. The prt ” posed sewer Improvement include II the enclosing of the sewer with til The sewer runs across the south en 1 ’ of Decatur, south of the Adams (’mint 1,1 Memorial hospital, which drains ini \ it. The length of the proposed newt ' improv mellt Is 1.980 feet. ' A petition from Jess Roop and ot ,P era to Include resurfacing material the North Tenth street improveme as was filed with the council. The pe 1,1 tioners filed a petition sum'time a; asking that the street lie improv e j V with brick, asphalt or concrete a ", the petition filed last night asked th (l iIM IM EU ON PAGE TWO)

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SENATOR-ELECT DENIED SEAT BY A FORMAL VOTE Most Optimistic Followers Do Not Hope For Reversal Os Decision NO VOTE TAKEN UN VARE SO FAR Washington. Dec. 7. (INS) Ail hopes ol senator-elect. J'rttnk 1.. Smith, Bcpiililictm. lt.inois, winning a seiialoi'ial logtt on tlie strength ol his 192t> election disappeared this afternoon when tlie senate, by a l<»rI mat vote, denied him the right to ti ke tiis oath of oilice. This action permanently excluded Smith Horn the senate and even his most optimistic followers do not hope or a reversal of the decision in the future. Washington. Dec. 7. —(INS) — Alli ugh facing a hostile jury in the < nate. Senator-ele< t William S. Vare of Pcn.ia.. and Frank L. Smith, of Illinois, today appeared certain of winning a new hearing on the charge abed against their fitness to wear it natorial togas. Leath rs of the Dt-moeratic-insur-rent coalition, which opposes seating either senator-elect, were said to favor a new hearing for the accused then. The coalition however proitosed to extend the life of the Reed ■lush fund committee and order it to the new investigation of slush fund charges. As the coalition lolds a clear-cut majority in the new senate, its wishes undoubtedly will lie followed. —o— —s Joe Hirshinger, Western Union Manager, To Leave Joe Hirshinger, manager of the Western Union telegraph office in his city for th 1 past year and a half, eceived word Tuesday evening that he will be transferred to the Fort Wayne office. Mr. Hirshinger will begin his duties as assistant maniger of the Fort Wayne office Thnrslay morning. Mr. Hirshinger has made many fiends since coming to Decatur ■iglite' it months ago. His successor hers 1 has not been named. W. G. Meredith, relief operator, will fill the vacancy until a i>ermanent manager us the local office Is named .Mr. Hirshinger said today. COOPERATION IS SPEAKER’STHEME General Manager Os Continental Sugar Company Addresses Industrial Ass’n. K I "Cooperation", iiouby of Colonel T. ’ G. Gallagher.’ of Toledo, vlce-presldont and general manage! of the Cotitineii- ’ tai Sugar company and the Holland- ’■ St. I. mis Sugar company, was his subII JBct in a very interesting talk at the p regular monthly dinner of the Decatur Industrial Association, held in the K. of (’. hall, last evening. President Cal E. Peterson presided and. aftei a short business session, introdttced Joint H. Carmody, chairman * of tlie entertainment committee for ■ the evening, who. after Intrtsliicing i * number if officials who have been assisting in tlie sugar making campaign here presented the colonel. The talk C was of special Interest because Mr. Gallagher is the head of the organiza- , tlon which is now in charge of the sugar plant here. Mr. Gallagher has had a varied ex- " perience. joining tlie tiriny when a bo' >l> after he had left home because he had- '' n't cooperated with his father. He retinned home after a short time and 111 completed his education. Ho was an efficiency engineer in Mexico for the Guggenheim*, chief engineer cf iron and steel plants, served in the U. S. army and then got into the sugar ml « ame ' tv Describes Sugar Industry |tn Tlie talk gave the Decatur men an Idea of the enormity of the organization tequired to operate the field and t] b factory forces of the hlg sugar coin j n puny as Mr. Gallagher described it carefully, cooperation in the mills, in Ptj. the field work, with tlie farmer and ,go with every one with whom they deal. ,ed anti tcld of the success with which tb« tnd plans were meeting He expressed his bat delight with the uoopetation given (t ovrtM i:i» ox t’MiK T«o>

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