Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 292, Decatur, Adams County, 12 December 1927 — Page 1

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I BANK KUBBtKJS I RECEIVE HEAVY PRISONTERMS Two Men Who Robbed Huntertown State Bank Are Sentenced I CONFESSIONS CLEAR IT OTHER ROBBERIES ‘ Fort Wayne, Dec. 12.—(INS) N lletivv prison sentences wen ■ nided out here today to the two ! mm who confessed to robbing tin Huntertown, Indiana, Sinh bank of $1,312.59 on Dec. 8, I and who were subsequently ciinturcd in Ohio. I Russell Clark. 30, of Detroit, was | si nh need to 20 years in the state penitentiary. His companion, Charles ! E. Hovius, 26, of Indianapolis, drew a 15-year term in the state prison. The sentences were imposed by Ci nit Judge Wood 1). Allen after both men entered pleas of guilty to I i.ihhcry charges. Confessions of both men that they robbed banks at St. Straughn, Paragon, New Augusta and Huntertown solved four recent IndiI ana bank robberies. The men admitted. according to Sheriff Guy Emrick that they were members of the gang headed by Frank Badgley. the Bloomington. Indiana, bad man, now serving a life term for the Amboy state bank holdup. O _ — Youth Wanted Here Is Sentenced At Portland Willard Lawrence, 18, of Portland who is wanted here on a charge of stealing chickens in the southern part of Atlants county, was sentenced in the Jay circuit court at Portland. Saturday, on a similiar charge. Judge R. I). Wheat sentenced Lawrence to serve nine months on the state penal farm and fined him $1 and casts. Lawrence had pleaded guilty. The other young men, Orville Knoelke. 17. of Bryant, and Donald Fifer. 19 of Winchester, were sentenced by Judge Wheat, Saturday, for stealing chickens. Each was fined $1 and costs and sentenced to serve front one to ten years in the state reformatory. John Scott, 18, colored, of Dunkirk, was fined $1 and costs and sentenced to serve nine months on the penal farm, when he pleaded guilty to a chatge of stealing a watch, money and a satchel. o Mother Os President’s Wife Is Seriously 11l Northampton, Mass., Dec. 12. — (UP) —Mrs. Lemira Goodhue, mother of -V: s. Calvin Coolidge, is ill at the Dickinson hospital here, suffering from influenza. Her condition today was reported as “quite a bit' improved,” by attending physicians. Mrs. Goodhue is in her 79th year. , —— 0 . New Church Dedicated The new Grace Methodist church building, in Hartford City, was dedicated Sunday. Bishop Frederick D. Leete, cf Indianapolis gave the address ■Mrs. Dan Tyndall of Decatur sang several solos at the evening service. When all of the space is utilized, the church will seat between 1.100 and 1,200 persons. 0 DEDICATE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING Madison Township, Allen County, School Building At Hoagland Dedicated The new Madison township. Allen county, school building, located at Hoagland was formally dedicated Sunday afternoon. A large crowd of patrons, pupils and friends of the school gathered in the assembly room of the fine new building for a program starting at 2 o’clock. Mr. D. O. McComb superintendent of the Allen county schools, precided at the dedication. M. F. Worthman, superintendent of the Decatur city schools delivered the principal address. He spoke cn “Consecrating the school to one thing—Education," Mrs. Houck, president of the Madison township parent-teachers club, presented the school with a beautiful American flag. Principal Doty accepted the flag for the school with a short speech. A quartet from Fort Wayne, furnished music.

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Louise Hunter, native of Middletown, [ Ohio, and Metropolitan Opera graduate, was selected as prima donna to sing at opening of $3,000,000 • theatre erected in New York as memorial! to late Oscar Hamnierstein. SUGAR FACTORY TO CLOSE SOON Annual Campaign To End About Dec. 18; Many Beets To Be Grown Next Year After maintaining an average of store than 1,000 tons of beets sliced a day. the local factory of the Hol-land-St. Louis Sugar company will close its annual campaign about December IS. it was announced by factory officials today. Practically all the beets have been delivered at the local factory, and it is estimated that the slicing will be completed by the end of this week. Part of the force of workmen will be maintained for several days after the official closing of the plant, until the work is entirely completed, and in all probabilities the large factory will be closed down entirely before Christmas, with the exception of the regular crew of 31) or 40 men who work the entire year. While 'his year's run has been unusually short, officials say that the run has been very successful and the sugar content of the beets this year has been satisfactory. Fieldmen from the local factory have been busy the last several weeks getting their contracts with farmers in this locality ready for next season, and they report that the acreage will be larger than anticipated next year. Manchester College Head To Speak Here Mr L O Winger, president of Manchester college? will give an address llt a meeting of the Decatur city school teachers, to be held in the high school building at 7:30 o’clock this evening. Mr. Winger is an interesting speaker and his address is expected to contain much information lor the teachers. _ — D H. S. Pupils Interested In Course In Banking Much interest is being shown by more than forty Decatur high school pupils in the class in banking, which is being taught by Miss Blanche McCrory who has worked out this course alone and has placed it on a high plane The course was added to t e tun culum of the commercial department last fall for the first time. Miss McCroroy has divided tie course into stx parts, namely: Organization of the bank, purpose cf bank books; internal organization of the bank; books of accounts; individual accounts of customers; and statements of resources and liabilities and of profit and loss.

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08. SHUMAKER DENIES REPORT FROM CAPITAL Explains Why He Was Replaced On Anti-Saloon League Executive Board ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE FIELD DAY HELD HERE In a sermon nt the First Methodist church here Sunday morning. Dr. E. ■ S. Shumaker, superintendent of the Indiana district of the Anti Salvor, league, denied that he was di opped as a member of the executive committee of the Anti-Saloon league, at the national convention held at Washington. I). C. last week, because he was under sentence fur contempt of court In Indiana. as ieported in press dispatches sent out from Washington last week. Dr. Shumaker explained that when he was made a member cf the exe cutive committee at the last convention. it was undeistood that Mi. Holsapple superintendent of the Michigan district of the la-ague, should assume the position this year. It was in accordance with that agreement. Dr Shumaker said yesterday, that he stepped aside and Mr. Holsapple was made a member of the committee. Indiana and Michigan comprise cue group in the national Anti-Saloon League oiganization, and are entitled to one member on the executive committee. Dr. Shumaker delivered a sermon ’ on the benefits derived fiom prohibition. He offered much proof to show [ that drinking has decreased, prosperity has increased, the death rate has decreased and conditions in general have improved. Sunday was Anti-Saloon League field day in Adams county, and speakers were present In several of the church ex to dgj.iyet.Kynjierance sermons. A II large crowd greeted Dr. Shumaker at I the Methodist church. United Brethren Church Two bundled and fifty persons greeted Dr. E. S. Shumaker at the United I Brethren Sunday school yesterday morning when he gave a brief address to the school. Intense interest was manefested by both the children and . adults as Dr. Shumaker gave a vivid interesting and instructive talk. The 1 morning worship service had the Rev. Leßoy Huddleson, of Indianapolis as I the speaker and lie brought a most ■ timely message in the interest of tem- ■ perance. It was a straight forward mes--1 sage and found a place in the hearts i and minds of the folks. Rev. Huddleson is a convincing speaker and with 1 his wounderful message yesterday the cause of temperance and the place of 1 the Anti-Saloon League in the great tight was fully realized by the i>eople. At Evangelical Church Sunday proved to be a great day ifOXTIXIED OX PAGE FIVE) . o— DRY LEADERS GIVE DEBATE Dr.E.S. Shumaker And Rev. H. W. Baldrige Give Debate In Decatur Church The First Methodist church auditorium and Sunday school room were filled, Sunday evening, when Dr. E. S. Shumaker and. the Rev. H. W. Baldbridge. debated the subject "Can the Law- Be Enforced?" The debate was sponsored by the Decatur Ministerial 1 Association and 111 Protestant churches of the city participated in the union program. During the opening devotional*. Mrs. Dan Tyndall and Mr. Paul Sauer sang a vocal duet which was very well received by the large audience. The setting for the debate was laid in the office of a prosecuting attorney, who had been negligent in his duties, had not enforced the laws of the city and was particularly careless as regards the enforcement of the prohibition laws. Rev. Baldbridge represented the persecuting attorney. Dr. Shumaker then appeared as an irate citizen, enraged by the carelessness of the prosecuting attorney and demanded enforcement. The prosecuting attorney argued that, because of certain conditions, he could not enforce the laws. Public sentiment was not in favor of it aud he must follow the desires of the public, he said. Just -it this point, however, the debate turned and the prosecuting attorney cleverly pointed out to Mr. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, December 12, 1927

Girl Scouts Sell Christmas Seals At Decatur Postoffice ________ 1 he Ladies Shakes- > 5 peare Club has pur ? J 1 hased a five dollar I Guv C ( Hrown. chairman of i , ~ < the Adams county J ) Christmas Seal sale, reported today. The Decatur Girl Scouts had charge of the sa'e of Christmas Seals at the postoffice Saturday t and they disposed of about 6i)o seals. The sale of the Christmas Seals and health bonds, which are sold each year to aid in the tight against tuberculosis, is proceeding nicely in Adams county, Mr. Brown rt ports. OLD HOME WEEK WORKERS TO MEET Committees To Meet Wednesday Night; More Names Added To Committee The names of four additional Decatur men have been added to the general committee in charge of the Old Home Week celebration to be held in this city next fall, Frank Schirmeyer, general chairman announced today. The men are W. A. Klepper, W. P. Schrock. Harry Moltz and c A Dugan. These four men. together with those announced last week, will compose the general committee, but the chairman pointed out that many other local citizens would be called on to assist in the many things necessary to plan for such an undertaking. The first general meeting of the entire committee has been called for next Wednesday night, at 7:30 o'clock, at the Industrial rooms, Mr. Schirmeyer stated today, and every member of the committee is expected to attend the first session, which will he an organization meeting. The chairman will outline the plans and will distribute the work to the various committees. It is the present plan to do as much work at once as is possible and to continually k e.p the project before the minds of all the people in order that the 1928 Old Home Week wi’l be an even greater success than the one held here several years ago. Every member of the general committee is urged to attend the organization meeting Wednesday night, and a record of attendance at each meeting will be kept. TINO MEN KILLED BV ERIE TRAIN Victims Drive Car Onto Tracks During Dense Fog This Morning Rochester, Ind.. Dec. 12. — (INS)— Two men were instantly killed hero today when they drove on the Erie railroad tracks during a dense fog anil a fast Erie passenger train hit their automobile. N. O. Shipley, the crossing watchman, tiled to warn them but they didn’t see him. lie believed. The dead were: William Hartsock, 59. a laburor. Elgie Brute, 51, a painter. Hartsock's skull was crushed. Brute received a broken neck. Both men were dead when they were picked up. It was believed that the men failed to see the train approaching owing to the heavy fog. They did not stop to listen according to the watchman at the crossing who said he t.r-d to flag them but wasn't seen on account of the fog. A northbound Erie passeng-r train hit the car. -> o— GOOD FELLOWS CLUB REPORT Previous Total . 565.34 R. (). Gent is !•"" Helen Gass Mrs. E. F. Gass LOO Total . $69.25 toOkistmas

REED COMMITTEE GIVEN NEW LIFE BY SENATE VOTE Committee Given Full Power To Continue Slush Fund Investigations RESOLUTION GETS OVERWHELMING VOTE Washington, Dec 12. —(INS) The | senate today formally extended the i life of the Us ed committee to r- move lull doubt of its authority to hold new inquiries into the slush fund charges raised against Senatoiselect William I S. Vare, of Pennsylvania, and Frank L. Smith, of Illinois. A resolution sponsor d by Sen Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, chairman, was adopted by an ove: whelming margin. it not only gave the committee full power to institute new or reveal old investigations into s natorial campaign of 1926 lint validated all its acts during the past summer when its authority was challenged by the court. Ready For Business Washington. Dec. 12 (UP) Through a series of compromises -x---pected to k-ep everyone happy, the United States senate was ready today to get down to legislative business. At the end of a week of backstage maneuvering among dissatisfied elements of the Republican party, Senator t'uitis. party floor leader, announced he was ready to lay his organization plans before the senate for ratification. Bit Curtis -annot be certain that p<ace is preserved because with sen ators-elect Smith and Vare unable to vote- —the Democrats outnumber the Republicans The count stands: Democrats, 47; Republicans, 46; Farmeriailmr.. 1. Under Curtis’ plan the Farmer T.ATFbrtt- will vote with the Republicans to maintain a tie and Vice-President Dawes will cast the all important deciding vote. Such a elose alignment, however, means the absence of one senator would upset all Curtis’ careful calculations. Tin- Curtis pea e agreement provides legislation demanded by western independents will be given a prominent place on the program. The McNary-Haugen bill was to be considered before Feb. 1. along with a bill to prevent federal courts from using injunctions in labor disputes and a resolution for investigation of the administration's policy in central and South America. o Senate Favors Medal x For Col. Lindbergh Washington, Dec 12—Col. Charles A. Lindbergh wll receive a congressional medal of hou r for his trans-At-lantic flight.the senate today approving a bill already passed by the house. UNION TOWNSHIP WOMAN EXPIRES Mrs. Frank Snapp Succumbs To A Complication Os Diseases Today i Death quietly entered the Frank • Snapp home in Union township at 10:45 o'clock this morning December 12 i and claimed the wife and mother Mrs. Hannah Barrone Snapp 65. Mrs. Snapp lias been sick for some time with com ■ plication-, the exact nature of the ’ disease net being fully determined. Hannah Barrone Snapp was born in 1 Union township. February 24 1862 and her age at the time of her death was (15 year. 9 months and 18 days. Practically her entire life was spent in tin- same neighborhood in which she was born. Surviving besides the husband are ’ three sons, Al Snapp, of Union town ship and Henry and Charles Snapp, of Fort Wayne; one grand-child. Bernice Snapp of Fort Wayne; three sisters and one brother, Mrs. Mary Stuttler, Mrs. Sadie Snapp. Mrs. Alice Coyne and Wm Barrone, all of Union town ship. Funeral services will he held Wed nesday afternoon. The cortege will leave the residence promptly al ISlt) o'clock Satndard time, and funeral services will be held nt the United Brethren church in this city, at 2 o’clock. Rev. Culbert'son, pastor of die Wood Chapel United Brethren church, of which the deceased was n member, will conduct the services Burial in the Decatur cemetery. •

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MRS. VELMA WES.' 4 (Internationa) Newsreel* Painesville, Ohio. Dec. 12. (INSi With the courtroom crowded to capacity. tlie preliminary hearing for Velma West. 21. self-confessed slayer cf her husband, Thomas Edward West. 26, at Perry. Ohio, last Tuesday, opened here today. Hundreds who were unable to gain admittance, surged through the halls outside the courtroom.

TO HOLD ROEBUCK FUNERAL TUESDAY Veteran Os Spanish-Amer-ican War To Be Buried At Pleasant Mills Fune.al services for Perry Roebuck 51, former Pleasant Mills resident, whose death occurred at the Saldiers’ home at Dayton. Ohio. Saturday morn ing. will be held Tuesday afternc >n at 2 o'clock r.t the Pleasant Mills Hiptist church. Burial wi! take place in the church cemetery. The Rev. Mr. Dav will have charge of the services. Petry Roebuck was ln>t n in Pleasant Mills, December 7. 1576. He was the son of Ebenezer and Catherine, Roebuck. Mr Roebuck enlisted in the I’nited States army during the Spanish American war and served during that war. Later, his health became Impaired and he was nndergoning treatment at the military home at Dayton. The deceased was a niebber of Company E. 26th Infantry t'nited States Volunteers. He enlisted in 1901 an I was disearged in 1905. lie had been . a patient at the Dayton Militaiy Home tar the past two years. Surviving ate the wid w. Mrs. Perry Roebuck the mother. Mrs. Catherine ; Roebuck and fun step-children Daniel, Maiian and Forest Railing, of near Monroe, and Mis 11. 1.. Morgan of Monroe. The following brothers and sisters also survive Steven Roebuck, ‘ of Huntington; Albert and Grant Roebuck, of Kalamaz. o. Michigan; Mrs. ’ Fima Comer of Huntington; Oscar Roebuck, of Dallas. Texas; Mrs. Clara ’ Robinson, of Huntington. One brother and a sister preceded Mr. Roebuck in death. — - - <f J Lieut, (oste Starts Return Trip To Paris i Rio De .Janeiro. Dec. 12. (INSI ' Lieutenant Coste and his copilot. Le Brl.x. who recently compb ted a Hight by stages from Paris Io Buenos Aires, hopped off at 5:06 a m. today on a 1 non-stop flight Io Santiago. Cuba. ' They expect to make this Hight the B first leg of their teturn voyage to '• Palis by air. - - —-o — - -. Indianapolis Youth Killed In Auto Wreck 0 Indianapolis. Ind . Dee. 12. (INS) il Joseph 1.. Borilenkecher. 19. was dea< d today and six other persons were suf 2 sering from injuries as the result o f automobile accidents in the Indian u apolls area Bordenke her was hur a fatally when a car in which he wa s, | riding near Fort Benjamin Harriso I skidded and overturned

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[LEGISLATURE ! - HITS SNAG IN IMPEACHMENT Court Issues Order Restraining Legislators From Impeaching Governor GOVERNOR CALLS OUT GUARDSMEN — Oklahoma C.ilv. Dee. 12. | (INS) District Judge Torn (i. , ('.haiiilxTs today granted a leitii pi.rarv restraining order in f avor of Gov. Johnston Io prevent i the legislature returning impeachment charges against the executive or anv other stale ollicia l . I hc order was carried immediately to the shite supreme court for final action. Legislature Adjourns Oklahoma City. Dec. 12. —(INS) — Mcmia rs of the Oklahom * legislatuie innounced this afternoon the xessioit had "adjourned until tomorrow." Oklahoma City, Dec. 12. —(INS) — Meintx rs of the Oklahoma legislature haired this morning from assemblylng at the state capital liy national guardsmen ordered bv Gov. Henry S. Johnston, prepared this afternoon to meet on the streets of the city. In a statement issued by O P. Hill, speaker of the liouse of representatives. he called upon the members to assemble down town two miles away and li -ar impeachment <-harg-.«s i!gainst the governor. Guardsmen Called Out Oklahoma City. Dec 12. (UP) Governor Henry S Johnston of Oklahoma called out three companies of the national guard today, giving the first Waltonesque touch to the inipeaehmeat battle which resulted last week in assemblage of a special ses»iun>f tire state legislature Five Impeachment charges against tin governor were voted Saturday by an investigating committee of the lower house, and they were to he presented to the house tixlay. In the impeachment fight centering around Governor Jack Walton several years ago, militia and machine guns played a prominent part in the executive's battle Johnston's fight tn keep his seat had not heretofore had a tuHltary tone. Otficers of two Infantry companies and one machine gun company were at' the state capital building at dawn today and enlisted men were gathering rapidly. It was understood the guardsmen had orders to prevent the legislature from meeting. Governor Johnston's proclamation cited the executive's belief that the legislative session was ilh-gal, and contended it was ia the public interest to prevent further action by the legislature until its legality was settled by th<> courts The slate qtipretne court had held actions of the session to be void. The legislators convened a week ago without call of the governor. Mt t of last week was devoted to organization. Saturday an invest I ' gat ug committee headed by H. Tom Knight. leader of the insurgents in the legislature, returned five secret tcoxtiM i:n ox ru,); i ixiu SPAFFORD HALTS PROHIBITION POLL i Legion Commander Says Proposed Poll Will Not Be Taken ( Ind.anapolls. Dec 12 (INS) The proposed prohibition poll by American Legion posts v..is called off here tbp day by national commander E. E. Spaffotd. who suggested it in a re--1 cent :New York address. “After careful consideration it 1 seems that the matter Is so controvr rsial as to cause niisumlerstanilliig among our own members and 1 have decided not to bring the matter before this body nor shall I bring it be tori' the executive committee,’’ Spas ford told the national conference of department adjutants and commanders of the American la'gion here today. I "A poll of some organization like ours, however, would lie of tiemenI rlous assistance to our nation for It i, ‘ would undoubted!) cause our great ,b polttlcr.l parti-s to write into their II platform in clear and unmistakable lIH language just where thev stood on on (COMIXIED OX I’AGF. FIVE)

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