Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 293, Decatur, Adams County, 13 December 1927 — Page 1

WEATHER Rain in north portion tonight, changing to snow flurries in northeast portion Wednesday. Colder tonight, much colder Wednesday.

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ex-service men OF COUNTY HOLD ANNUALBANQUET Captain P. E. Greenwald, Chaplin In Rainbow Division, Is Speaker WOMEN ARE GUESTS AT THE BANQUET Reminiscences of world war days, and of the heroic fight made by the American soldiers on Flander's Field 1.1 1917-18. were given by Captain P. i T. Greenwald, of Winchester, Army | chaplain in the Rainbow division, at th ■ third annual banquet of ex-service men i f Adams county, held at the Decatur Country Club last night. Ninety veterans, their wives and sweethearts, attended the banquet and ]■, tram. |A tw'o-course dinner wis served in the banquet hall and patriots decorations were carried out at the tables. Paul Graham, retiring commander of Adams Post, of the American Legion,

P dded at the meeting and introduced the s]>eaker of the evening. The R 11. H. Fernthiel pastor of the Presbyterlsh church in this city, who saw service during the war, and who i chaplain cf the local Legion post, (.acred prayer. Captain Greenwald, in his talk of “Retaintscenes” of the world war days also told of meeting Mrs. Eavgeline Booth, general in the Salvation Army who recently returned from a trip to Europe. He quoted Mrs. Bcoth as saying that the European countries were extremely jealous of America's financial position and that paid -profiganda was being distributed, discounting America's entery into ttru —War amt claiming that we entered the conflict solely on the idea of saving the money loned to the allies. Captain Greenwald stated that the Legion cculd help correct this erroneous talk. Captain Greenwald also paid a high compliment to the Legion for its efforts in helping ex-service men and urged all former ex-service men to affiliate with the American Legion. The installation of the new Legion officers will take place next Monday night at Legion headquarters. Ferd OBrlen will be installed as commander. The Legion new has a membership of 146 and Mr. Graham stated that they hoped to increase that to 200 during 1928. Any member of the local Legion post will be glad to enroll an exservice man, Mr. Graham stated, and he extends an inviation to all world war soldiers to join. 0 MID SPEND A BILLION ON NAVY President Coolidge Approves Proposed Naval Building Program Wash tigton, Dec. 13.—<INS) — A five-year naval building program, to cost approximately $1,000,000,000 and bring the American navy up to somewhere near parity with the British, has been approved by President Coolidge and will be introduced in congress this week. The urogram contemplates the construction of 2G cruisers of the 10,000ton type, three airplane carriers similar to the Saratoga just launched, five or six large fleet submarines of the mrst advanced type, and a numlor of destroyer leaders. The program wdll cost approximately $200,000,000 a year and when >t is concluded the American navy; w-'Il be for the first time since the Washington armament conference on a basis of comparative equality with the British. The navy general board his been working out the details of the program for months, but it was not until the collapse of the Geneva naval conference, called by President Coolidge, that the administration finally determined upon its presentation to the seventieth congress. O Dayton Pastor Is Missing Dayton, Ohio., Dec. 13—(INS) Search was resumed today lor Rev. David I. Good, for seven years pastor of the Patterson Memorial Presbyterian chunch, who has been missing for the last ten days. Several days ago church officials re-1 ceived a brief note, mailed ft om Est-, ingharn, 111., written by Rev. Good and offering hie resignation. The resignation was accepted yesterday.

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Cleveland-Pittsburgh Flier Is Derailed Alliance. 0., Dec. 12.—(UP)—The Pleyelmul-Pittsburgh flier of the Pennsylvania rallioad was derailed when ‘ U iw night* a ' a croßsi,,R ,IPar len persons were injured. Three cars were derailed and 500 feet of track was torn up. Witnesses declared the train was running at a speed of more than 50 miles an hour when the accident occurred. Ambulances and physicians from Alliance rushed those who needed I further medical attention to City hospital. Wricking ..rews worked through the morning, getting the cars baek on the rails and rebuilding the track. TRUCK DRIVER SERIOUSLY HURT Me n n o S. Sprunger, Os Berne, Sutlers Concussion Os Brain Today Herne. Dec. 13—(Special)—Menn:

- S. Sprunger, of Herne, a poultry buye er for the H. Belling Produce Coms' pany of Decatur met with a serious J accident .sometime between 7 and 7:30 r o'clock this morning when the truck , he was driving struck a bridge abutment about two miles west of Berne. f Joel Liddy was enroute to Berne < when he noticed the Ford truck, which > had smashed inti the abutment with r the ton all crushed in. He then noticed > the driver sitting there, apparently - lifeless. Mr. Liddy investigated anti ■ failed to find any indication of life a- • bout the man. He ran to the home of i Mike Moser, nearby, and called a ; Betne physician. Mr. Sprunger was 1 then taken to the physicians Afftce where he was found to have suffered concussion of the brain and a deep cut in the chin. At 8 o'clock this after- ■ noon. Mr. Sprunger had not regained ■ cousciensness. I Mr. Sprunger is a married man and • the father of two or three small childi ten. His age is given at about 35 years, i Details as to how the accident happen- . ed have not been learned, as there i were no witnesses. The Ford truck which he was driving had a broken I windshield, bent axel, bent radius rod - and the top was crushed. The car rei nrained upright and the driver retained ed his seat in the car in the impact. , o Former Local Pastor Broadcasts At Evansville Rev. H. J. Kieser. former pastor of Decatui M. E. circuit, is broadcasting “Morning Alter Worship Services” each morning cf this week at 7:15 o'clock over station W. G. B. F. at Evans ville, Indiana o Monroe Familv Escapes Injury In Auto Accident When enroute to Berne to attend Sunday school, Sunday morning Mr. and Mr.-f. Adolph Sprunger and family of Monroe, met with an accident which might have proved very serious, when their car skidded on the icy road and rolled over into a deep side ditch. Edward Sprunger. a son. sustained a dislocation cf the collar-bone and a bruised shoulder. The ditch where the car tolled in, was twenty feet deep, When it stopped rolling, the car was lacing the north, the direction from whence it had ccme. How members of the party were saved from serious injury is almos miraculous. All were victims of nervous shock as an aftermath. First Shipment Os Christmas Trees Here The first shipment of Christmas ! trees was received in this city Monday afternoon and came all the wav from the Maine woods. The prices are practically the same as last year and range in price from 50 cents to two dollars lot the larger ones. They are nice healthy green icoking trees and will undoubtedly find ready market in this city. — Taxi Kills One Woman And Injures Another Indianapolis, Ind . Dee. 13 - DNS* — Mrs. Georgia Martin. 62. was killed and Mrs. Ora Henry, 44. was injured critically when they were struck by a taxi cab driven, according to police, by Ray Wilson, 23, of the De I Luxe Taxicab company. Wtlson, who told police he was driving at a moderate speed when the women steppe in front of his machine, was held on $2,500 bond on charges of manslaughter.

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Impeached By Legislature W.. i J wtXTJf V J £ * M ■ r i'Qiiitjo ’ ««« GOVERNOR HENRY S. JOHNSON (International illustrated News) The Oklahoma State Legislature met at the breaklast hour today and impeached Gov. Henry S. Johnston.

THIEVES BREAK , IHTOSROCERY Large Quantity Os Merchandise Taken From E. A. Straub Store Thieves entered the grocery of E. A. Straub, 908 Winchester Street, Monday night, sometime between the hours cf 9 o'clock P. M. and morning. Checkup shows that the intruders helped themselves freely to cigarettes, chewing tobacco, cakes, socks, leather' gloves 100 five-eent candy bars, sev-1 eral pounds of creamery butter, all of j the meat in the ice-box. various kinds of canned goods, several boxes of 3miuute oats, and other groceries. Haw entrance was gained to the grocery is a source of mystery. When Mr. Straub went to the grocery this morning, he found the rear door standing open, but the lock was still locked. The theft was, without a doubt , committed by local talent and the' names of possible suspects are in the' hands of police. Tracks leading from the grocery were followed through the* ((-ox nvrnn <>\ i’m.g tw<>» GIRL MURDERER ! NEAR Mrs. Velma West Tortured By Belief She Has Been Sentenced To Die Painesville, Ohio, Dec. 13. (INS) Tortured by the belief that she has already been sentenced to ifruth in the electric chair, Velma West, the so-called “split mind" murderess of her wealthy husband. Edward West, trembled in her cell here today on the verge if a nervous collapse The pretty 21-year-o'd confessed slayer, through her attorneys, will stage her second attempt to be r«-

leased on bond in Lake county com-! mon pleas court today when a habeas corpus action will be heard. Seth Paulin, prosecutor. predicts th!.move wi t be unsuccessful and that ti e self-imposed young widow must spend toe holidays in jail. Mrs. West, who admits beating her husband to death with a sma 1 hammer. lost her first battle for freedom j on bonds yesterday when she was given a preliminary hearing before Judge Marvin Helfer, who held her to the grand jury on a charge of first degree murder. Why the attractive blond widow | has been called a woman with a. “split mind” was demonstrated at the conclusion of the preliminary hearing. Up to the time Judge Helter j announced his decision, Mrs. West was as calm as any one in the court-, room.

Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday, December 13, 1927.

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I Indianapolis Baby Weighs 16 Pounds, 4 Ounces At Birth ' Indianapolis. Dee. 13.— (INS) — 'Weighing sixteen pounds and four ounces at birth, Mildred Ijucille Fish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fish, is believed to be the largest baby ever born in Indiana. “Babies weighing twelve pounds at birth are not uncommon, " Dr William -King, secretary of the state board of health declared, "the fact this baby weighed more than sixteen pounds does not mean that it is abnormal. It is merely a big, tine baby.” CONGRESS GETS DOWN TO WORK Both Houses Begin to Work On Important Business On Program Washington. Dec. 13. — (IT)—The I mills of congress began today really to grind out grist in both houses. | While the house has plodded along i with the legislative business for several days, the senate, still unorganizI ed, has until now accomplished vir- | tually nothing except Io prevent the i seating of Senat ns-electj Vare and I Smith. j But today the senate hogan consulI ering th- deficiency appropriation One of the essential, though unroi mantle, phases of the nation's buslj ness as done by congress. It had I been hurried out of the .appropriaI tions committee in' record time so the teiiaie could have something to do besides t wirl its thumbs anil talk over its Vare-Smith troubles and the inIfftVHM l)l> <>> I'AGE TVKH GOOD FELLOWS CLUB REPORT I Previous Tloal .... s(i!).2,> .

i rrevious i n»ni • decode Club 20.00 A Friend I A Friend I no A Friend 3.00 Total ' Boxes for tile Good Fellowship Fund ' are located at the Daily Decoerat office, Murray Hotel. Postofl'iee, and Old ' Adams County Bank. have you dome jtk [

GOV.JOHNSTON OF OKLAHOMA IS IMPEACHED Members Os Legislature Meet Early Today And Impeach Executive ACTION IS TAKEN IN DEFIANCE OF TROOPS By Don A. Higgins, UP Staff Correspondent Oklahoma City, Dec. 13. —(U P) —The Oklahoma house of representatives, in a secret session early today, voted six charges of impeachment against Governor Henry S. Johnston. The action was taken in defimce of troops of the national guard and of a temporary injunction issued yesterday in district court. The house was In session from 2 intil 6:30 a. m. It accepted the impeachment chnrgpreviously diuwn up by an investigating committee under chairmanship of H. Tom Kight, of the insurgent leaders. Tiie charges.-allegjng intimidation of the commonwealth by troops, geural incompetency, acts against the midi good and conspiracy to extort money, now are ready for the senate court of impeachment. Simultaneously, the house voted out three charges of impeachment against Harry B. Cordell, president of the state board of agriculture. Yesterday's district court injunction restrained the legislature from receiving impeachment charges from its ~ oxrtxi gn ox t’WiF, ■!»••»;

GOAL PARLEY IS STARTED Few Operators Present When Secretary Davis’ Conference Opens Washington, Dec. 13—(INS)—With a full representation of the United Mine workers and only a handful of operators present, secretary of labor Davis’ coal parley got under way here today. The refusal of operators in central and western Pennsylvania. Ohio and Northern West Virginia to participate threw a wet blanket on the proceedings and little hope was held out that any real peace would he obtained. John L. Lewis, president, and Phillip Murray, vice president respectively. cf the United Mine Workers led the Union forces. Davis refused to give out a list of the operators present. HONOR ROLL IS ANNOUNCED Forty Pupils Named On Honor Roll Os Pleasant Mills Schools The honor roll for the third month of the present school year has been announced by the Pleasant Mills sch. ols. Forty pupils made grades high enough to merit the honor roll. Three of them were placed on the high honor roll. The honor pupils ate as follows: High Honor Roll Seventh and Eighth grades Jimmie Davis; Third and fourth grades Lois Mann; first and second grades Mar tha Rose Rupel. Honor Roll High School Albert Davison. Rich aid Evans. Clifford Whittredge. Jail'llta Evans, Samantha Mason. Charles Brunstrnp. Glenn W. Ray. Oscar Ray, Eldred Shlfferly Gifford Shipley.

Seventh and Eighth grades Elton Archer, Russel Edgell, Wendell Mann Billy Davis, Ruth Ray. Mary Ada Johnson and Dora Sjjuman. Fifth and sixth grades Mary Kathryn McMillen, Luther S :vlne, Violette Shiple.'. Evelyn Anspattgh, Lucille Manlier and Leland Rolli. Third and fourth grades-Rosemary Ray. Jesse Teeple. Arthur Anspaugh, Eathyl Tinkhant. Ellen Fay Spencer. Doris Durbin and Mary Louise Sovlne. The First and second grades -Geraldine Ray Archie Mason. Richard Archer, Paul Spencer. Anita Shipley, Eligaheth Anti McMillen and Dorothy Troutner.

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Girl Dies Os Pistol Wound In Abdomen Vincennes. Ind. Dee. 13. (I’P) The 14-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stanfield died last night us result of a pistol wound in the abdom, n, received early yesterday, while Ernest Scroggins of Bickii“.l, a guest, was demonstrating an automatic pistol to the parents. The accident oc< lined at 3 a. m., after an all-night party at the Stanfield home, polite said. Tiie < hild's injury was not known unt’l a doctor, called to treat a flesh wound In the mother's hand, inflicted by the same bullet, discovered it Scroggins is held in the county jail and it Is thought manslaughter charges w ill ;>e plan d against him. COMMANDERS OF LEGION CONFER National Commander Spafford Addresses Meeting At Indianapolis Indlanapot's, Dec. 13. — (UP) —Th, American Legion lias undi r consideration today a plan for mobilization ot its members in times of national cm eigencies such us floods, earthquakes and tornadoes. The plan, presented last night in an address by E. E Spafford, national commander, bet'on the conference of slate commanders and adjutants at national headquarters here, would prepare the Legion for rescue work and protection of Ilf, and property during disasters. Spafford named vice-commanders t< head tiie wo:k in five national dis triets and declared arrangements would lie expedit'd for quick and

fficlent mobilization. Data will be obtained by these men regarding facil ities tor transportation, commimfca tion. supplies, medical aid anil the names of civil authorities who could help in the work the commander said The live district vice-command- re announced are Paul H Younts of Charlotte, N. ('., Atlantic coast dis trict; .1. M. Henry of Winona. Minn north central district, including Indi ana; Ralph T. O'Neil of Topeka, Kas . central district; Dan Spurlock of Shreveport, La., xsonth central district. and James T. Taftis. of Colville Washington. Pacific coast district Commander Spafford's mobilization proposal followed an amplification ot his statement Sunday that he will not urge the poll of the organization on the prohibition question unless it Is ordered by the national executive committee. "My proposal for the poll was madt with the best motives" he declared ''such a poll, if taken, will not be indulging in politics, hut merely a meth od of getting publie opinion < rystalfz ed on this subject. However, the matter seems so controversliH that I have decided not to bring it before th< national executive committee myself and unless ordered by the committer the matter will lie dropped. 1 insist howevi r. that a poll of some organ ization like ours would be of lremen dons assistance to our nation, and would tone political parties to write their platforms in clear and unmistakable language." The conference will hear th" report of Dan Sowers, director of the Amer Icanism department of th" Legion at its meeting today. o — Body Os Lewis Gehrig Exhumed For An Autopsy Berne. Deeembei 13 (Special I The body of Lewis Gearig, well known Decatur man who died ■u’.ddenly was exhumed here toda.' for an autop sy, in which insurance companies sought to determine whether or not Mr. Gehrig's death was caused from heart ttoublo or from a f ill from the i of of his house, where lie was work ing at the time of his death. A physician from St. Louis, assisted by physicians ftom Decatur and Berne, con- . ducted the autopsy. — ■ o ■ - S. A. Lengel Released From .Jail Under Bond

Canton, Ohio, Dee. 13. —(UP)-Form er Police Chief S. A. Letigel, convict ed of the murder of Don Mellett. < rusading editor of tlte Canton Daily News was liberated under $25,000 bon today. t • i < L'tlgel run from the jail where he has been confined for weeks, into the arms of his wife and daughter. Lengel's release was ordered by Common Pinas Judge Edward Diehl, pt tiding a review by the state supreme court, asked by Stark county authorities to revoke an order of the court of appeals that Lengel be granted a new trial.

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“LONE EAGLE" IS OFF ON ANOTHER NON-STOP FLIGHT Trans-Atlantic Trail Blazer Attempts Hon From Washington To Mexico City EXPECTS TO MAKE IT IN 24 HOURS Washington, Dec. 13, (INS) Gol. Charles A. Lindbergh, who blazed the trans-Atlantic trail to Paris lasi May, took oil from Bolling field In re at 12:20 o’clock this afternoon. on a Houston flight to Mexico City. He plans to make it in something ess than 24 hours, the exact time being dependent on how much the tpeed of liis "Spirit of St. Louis” is •elarded by headwinds. Tilt- take off was almost perfect, despite the soggy condition of the field and the heavy load of gasoline •arrled. Prior to the getaway. Lindv and some of the army aviators staHcned at the field had gone over it lioroughly and stuck small flags in Hie s(>ots that were particularly wet. Tiie Sprit of St. Louis carefully .voided th-se as it skimmed down the field Sky Is Overcast Tiie sky was overcast and murky, but there was a promise- of good weather ahead. Lindbergh was given an escort or six army planes on tile getaway. Five of these were piloted by army friends and in tiie sixth was William I P. McCracken, air secretary of the

aomineree department With th'' army planes starting on Uie mound below him. Lindy circled the field once while his escort was retting info the air and then turned the nose of "we" into the haze of the southwest In a few minutes, he was compl'.'tt b out < f sight in the murky air. Only a small crowd gathered at Bolling field to see the start of the ntetnati nial flight. It was compos'd mostly of army aviators and newspaper folks. Lindberg). observed unusual precaution in preparing for the getaway. He had lite Spirit cf St. Louis wheel'd to the tar end ot tlie field shortly ICOMIMI.iI nx I'A(.R iwo> FEWER FAMILIES THAN AUTOS Auto License Bureau Reports Adams County Has More Autos Than Families This year. Adams county has more intomc'il'es than families, based on the 1920 census, according to the otto registrations for 1927. During the year, 1.-’l'i licenses were Issued it the local office of the state license 'nireaii in the Graham and Wallers >ffi< e, to owners of passenger cars. In 1920. the government census list'd 3,736 families in Adams county. Granting a ten per cent increase in ■lopulation. the figures would be ibout even, the autos having a little r 'he better of it. Licenses were also issued for 550 trucks and 251 trailers. Paul Graham, manager of the bureau, stated today. 1 The local bureau will begin to issue ‘ the new license plates on December i 15. The state auto department has not vet issued the extension in Recur- • 'ng the plates and. following the law, D lie plate: must be secured by Jami- .. iry I, 1928. It is thought, however, that an extension to February 1. 1928 will lie granted, as in former years. Mr. Giuliani stated that the office , if the local bureau would remain op■n until 9 o’clock at night in order to ire oninu d ite auto owners who wishd to secure the new plates by Jami- • ary 1. 1928. d "he 'il itc s assigned to Adams

county run lit numbers from 268,901 io 272,700 for passenger cars and from 56,001 to 56,500 for trucks. The plates have a maroon background with white figures and lettering, the ns well as the figures ot lite year, wot d Indiana" being spelled in full "11128." Tile plates are a little stuallei than the ones in use this year. According to a ruling made by the seeiitary es state, auto owners must secure their licenses and plates in the county in which they reside and are asked not to send their applications to Indianapolis The rules governing the issuing of the plates are posted at the local office.

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