Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1928 — Page 1

WEATHER Mostly cloudy toRain tonight in night .nd Sunday, northeast. Somewha colder in northwest ton i fl ht. Colder Sunday.

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SOL. LINDBERGH HOPS OFF TODAY FOR COSTA RICA ••Lone Eagle” Leaves Cheering Throng Behind Him In Nicaragua GREAT WELCOME AWAITING HIM Sun .lose. Costa Rica. Jan 7. (jX'S) Col. Lnulbergn Jand(d al San Jose at 1:51 o clock I’iis al Managua. Nicaraeua, Jan 7—(UP)— l, n .,n(| for Costa Rica, the sixth stage „i his all conquering tour of Central vinerica. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh lock off in the Spirit of St. Louis at 11:03 A. M. Leaving behind him an enormous cheering throng that echoed the enthusiastic welcome given b> all Nicaragua in the last two days, Lindbergh headed # utheast on the 210-mile course that will cany him ever the picturesque |i fly mountains of Costa Rica and their volcanoes. When he neats San Jose. Lindbergh who spanned the Atlantic will have the ptivllege of a tare sight. From his plane skinning over the mountains which rise It),#00 feet above sea level he will be able to see both the Atlantic and Pacific, separated by the narijw strip cf land that is Ccsta Rica. Enthusiasm Runs High San Jose. Costa Rica, Jan. 7 —(INS) a the hour of Col Charles A. Lindbergh's arrival neared, enthusiasm reached a high pitch today among the thousands who have gathered to welcome the aviator. Ten trains, operated free for the occasion by the government brought thousands from cities, towns and vilI luges in the interior. all toads led to 1j Sabana flying field. 0 ~ Ferd Christen Heads Indiana Berkshire Breeders Ferd Christen, well known young farmer residing northeast of Decatur, was elected president cf the Indiana Berkshire Breeders’ Association, at the annual meeting of the oganization, held at Indianapolis this week. Mr. Christen, w.ho is a son cf E. S. Christen. former county superintendent of schools, and is a gt adnate of Purdue University is gaining wide recognition as a breeder of Berkshire hogs. He has just sold a pure hied Berkshire Gilt to a party in the Hawaiian Islands and is preparing to ship the animal within a few days. — c Good Will Planes Take Off From Tampico, Mexico Tampico, Mex.. Jan. 7.—(UP)—The two good will planes, flying from Texils to Mexico City with a party of IniHiness men, took off from Tampico at 8:30 a. m. today. they had been held up here since Wednesday by unfavorable weath’r. o — PLAN FAIRER AND SON NIGHT Knights Os Columbus Arrange l or Luncheon And ' digram, January 16 J' 1 ' Knights of Columbus, of this >• *lll observe Father and Son 'B'tt at the K. of C. hall, on Menton win'"t"*’ January u A ,unch ’ bp .... be Berved - a program will Th* an< £Vei- y'hing will be free. X ’ eet " lß . will h£ >d at 7 o’clock, bov t y .. Knlght is invited to bring a have a m ® etiug - If he does not b °y tor b? he is aßke<t t 0 lnvite a buff L h r even ing. Adrian Wemfact that”' kn,ght ’ emphasized the - -he "" Ch X Se W ° Ukl be made ">at no “ nd refreshments and \ sn v ectlon would be taken, the <i v /n', ” robab 'y f rom out of "'embers of h U v l ° the boys a "" on the n 0° Knights of Columbus Th, , y Scout movement. Ing repl v m ™X ee 111 Charge is Bendasking that t 0 every member, '■f if he Lm aCh "‘ form the eornmitbave a gu Xt‘ at,Pn ‘’ aild » ba will real enjovnw 6 * promisea to be one of to narH t antl 6Very Knigbt >« the arti invited. 8 " 11 ‘ 0366

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Missionary Knighted I * • ' JSkI Er JF w r ! ■ Dr. W. J. Wanless, attached to the American Presbyterian Mission Hospital at Miraj, Bombay, India, has been knighted by King George for his splendid work among the natives. (International Illustrated News) BERNE WOMAN HURT IN FALL Miss Emma Fox In Critical Condition After Fall Down Cellar Steps Berne Ind. Jan. 7—(Special)—Miss Emma Fox. 59, who was seriously injured, Thursday evening about 5 o’clock. when she fell down a flight of cellar steps at the Adolph Bauman home in Monroe township, is in a very , ciiticAj condition. She is still unconscious from the fall and it is believed, that she suffered a fractured skull, but as yet her condition has been too serious to permit the taking of an X-ray to determine definitely the extent of her injuries. Her left wrist is fractured and there are numerous bruises about her arms and head. Miss Fox is a resident of Berne. She had gone to the Banman home to assist during the arrival of the stork. Twin boys wete born to Mr. and Mrs. Bauman Friday morning, while Miss Fox still laid in an unconscious condition from t'.ie fall. She was taken to the home of her brother, Noah Fox. one mile north of Berne. The cellar steps at the Bauman home wete very steep and Miss Fox had been duly warned by. the family as to their precariousness. One misstep, however, caused her to fall the entire length of the flight with the above result. Mr. Bauman was in the house at the time and removed her from the cellar, and immediately summoned medical assistance. Because of conditions at the Bauman home, it was decided to move her to the home of her brother. Old Home Week Board To Meet Next Wednesday F. M. Schitmeyer, chairman of the board of governors fur Old .Home Week, has called a meeting of the board for next Wednesday night, at which time plans for the affair will be discussed and a number of important matters taken up. The date will be fixed soon and sub committees named, so that the plans will be completed in a few weeks. There is much to do- and it will take the combined efforts of every one to do the job as it should be done. o FORT WAYNE MAN IS FOUND DEAD Body Os Herman Strodel, Former Street Commissioner, Found Near City Fort Wayne, Ind., Jan. 7—(INS— The body of Herman Strodel, 55, former street commissioner of Fort Wayne was found today in a vacant house on the outskirts of the city. While the cause cf death was believed to be apoplexy, the coroner has begun a postmortem examination of the body to determine the cause of death. Strodel disappeared yesterday noon. Search for him had been conducted all night.

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FARM INSTITUTES HELD THIS WEEK WELL ATTENDED Institutes Held In Root, Monroe And Union Townships EXHIBITS MADE AT TWO INSTITUTES Splendid attendance and interesting addresses featured the first three of the annual farmers institutes in Adams county this week;. Institutes ■•ere ueld in Root. Monroe and Union townships this week. Institutes will be held in other parts of the county later this month. The speakers at the institutes held this week were Mrs. W. Roberts, of Heltonviile, Lawrence county, and Maurice LaFuze of Union county. Both speakers had interesting and instructive addresses. The Root township institute was held in the school building at Monmouth. Tuesday. Good attendance marked each session. Officers elected for next year were: F. E. Christen, hairman; Charles Gage, vice-chair-man: and Mrs. Sherman Kunkle, sec •etary and treasurer. The Monroe township institute was held at Monroe on Wednesday. Calacity crowds attended each session. The officers elected were: W. T. Rupert, chairman; William Patterson, vice-chairman; and Mrs. E. W. Btmche secretary and treasurer. There were 62 entries in the men’s and boys class of the corn show insti >n connection with the Monroe institute. This number did not include the members of the boy’s corn c'.ub, who also held an exhibit. There were 8.3 entri“s in the women's and girls’ exhibits. There were 27 1-ear samples of corn shown by the corn club The riwt» members also exhibited 16 bushel samples The Union township institute was held at the Kohr school building Thursday. institute was well attended also, and much interest was manifested. There were exhibits of corn, wheat, soy beans, oats, school work, bread and cullinary products in connection with the institute, also. The officers elected at the Union township institute were: C. D. Spull- • er. chairman; J. C. Barkley, vice- ' chairman; Ross Harden, treasurer; and Mrs. M. A. Clem, secretary. O THAMES RIVER FLOODS BRITAIN Nine Persons Dead, Many Homeless; River At Highest Point Im History London. Jan. 7-'(INS) —The tides n the Thames turned at 2 o’clock this afternoon and the danger of a renewal of the devastating floods of last night were past for twelve hours. Hundreds of workman were put to korw with the falling tides to strengthen the Thames embankment, which was overflowed last night with nine known deaths, several more missing and hundreds of persons being driven from their homes, as the result. Hundreds of riverside warehouses were forced to suspend business in the low lying section. The port of London authority announced the Thames during the night reached the highest point in its history. Warnings were issued that floods could ba expected to continue until Tuesday, when the tides will begin to fall. o — Hickman’s Attorney On Way East After Evidence Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 7. —(UP) — Jerome Walsh, youthful lawyer defending William Edward Hickman, was en route east today accompanied by Deputy District Attorney James Costello, to collect the insanity evidence which will be used in the trial of the confessed double murder here January 25, Costello was more or less an unwelcome traveling companion for Walsh, who yesterday resented having a representative of the state accompany him on his evidence gathering tour. Superior Judge Carlos Hardy ruled however, that it was customary in criminal cases to have a member of the district attorney’s office present when depositions were taken and ap- I pointed Costello.

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Resigns Today pt 111 L. M. Busche L. M. Busche, agricultural agent of Adams county for the last seven years, today resigned his position here to accept a position as county agent in Madison county, which car-1 ries a larger salary and larger field .'or work. seolhoemaker WILL RUN AGAIN County Commissioner From Third District To Seek Re-election George Shoemaker, of Geneva, kdams county commissioner for the Third district, today announced his candidacy for re-election as Third listrict commissioner on the Democratic ticket, subject to the decision of the Democratic voters in the May primary. Mr. Shoemaker has ably represented his district on the board of commissioners and asks that he be returned to that position for another term. Mr. Shomaker is the first to announce his candidacy as commisdoner from his district and the second Democrat to enter the primary race. John G. Hoffman, commissioner of the First district, announced his can didacy aliout 10 dajs ago. These two men both served on the board together with B. F. Breiner during the last term. o_ County Hospital Cares For 676 Patients In 1927 From the Adams County Memorial Hospital comes the annual report that 676 patients were cared for during the last year and 64 babies were delivered there by the stork during 1927. This record is in excess cf last year. The hospital is continuously gaining in popularity, and more and more, the people of Adams county are learning to depend on it as a .haven fcr illness and surgical troubles. WEALTHY FARMER, AGED 80 MISSING No Trace Found Os Allen County Man, Missing With $50,000 On Person Fort Wayne Jan. 7 —(INS)—No trace has been found today of Fred Thorn. 80-year-old wealthy retiied farmer of Allen county, who is at large some where with $50,0(10 in cash of his person. Thorn disappeared last Saturday, after drawing $50,000 in bills from a bank here and saying he was going to Arlando, Fla. “I believe Thorn is in the hands cf a gang of swindlers or couiider.ee men", chief of police, Walter Kavenaugh, said today. Mrs. Thorn the old man’s wife, was in Los Angeles, Cal., when she received word of her husband's disappearance. She is rushing here from the California city and is expected tomorrow night. o Farmer Reports Theft Os 20 Choice Chickens Samuel Kaehr residing, six miles west of Monroe, reports the theft of 20 choice Buff Orphlnton chickens the first of the week, from his chicken house. Mr. Kaehr states that there are two suspects in the case, and sufficient evidence is already on hand I for one prosecution in the case and perhaps the second one.

GOV. DONAHEY, OF OHIO, CALLS COAL PARLEY Ohio Mine Operators And Union Officials Called To Meet Jan. 16 SOUTHERN INDIANA STRIKE IS ENDED Co'.umbus, Ohio, Jan. 7—-(INS) — Declaring that "Little children must mt be subjected to hunger and cold lucaus* 1 of disagreements of their e’ders," Governor Vic Donahey today has called a conference of Ohio coal maters and oerators, in hope of ending the strike wjtich has been in effect since last April. The conference is to begin Monday, Jan. 16. at 10 o'clock in the ! morning, in the senate chamber of the state house. Indiana Strike Ended Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 7. — (UP) — Wabash. Talleydale ami Bardyke Approximately 1,200 miners of the mines here were Nick at work today, the two weeks' strike ended and final settlement of the controversy left by Operators and miners to John L Lewis, international mine worker president. Lewis is expected to rule in the near future on the local dispute which caused Harvey Cartwright. district No. 11, united mine worker president. to older the men out. Tlie district, president ordered the men back to work soon alter the op-erator-miner conference which Lewis got under, way at Indianapolis Friday. O — Alleged Auto Thief Shot By Policeman Indianapolis, Jan. 7 —(UPi —Charles BerfnfngeiT 26. alleged atUo thief, was in the city hospital with a shattered leg today, victim of the persistance of Charles Bridges, of the State highway police. Bridges spotted a stolen car in a private ear last night. He waited five hours ami finally Benninger appeared. Benninger drew a gun, firing six times at the officer as he fled, hut fin ally was wounded in the leg by return shots. Despite the wound, Benninger crawled to a shed where he was arrested later. 21 BOYS SHOW CORN SAMPLES St. Marys Township Boy Wins First In Corn Club Exhibit This Week Sixteen members of the boys corn club exhibited bushel entries of their most select seed corn in connection with the Monroe Farmer’s Institute held last Wednesday. Eldred Shifferly, of St. Marys township, bears the distinction of exhibiting the best bushel. Herman Patterson, of Blue Creek township, was second, while Glen and Floyd Rupert, of Monroe township, were third and fourth, respectively. Others were as follows: fifth, John Schenck; sixth, Vaughn Shoemaker; seventh, Noali Schrock; eighth, Dwight Green. Twenty-seven boys each showed 10ear samples. Results were as follows first, Lawrence Blum; second, Eldred Shifferly; third, Glen Rupert; fourth I' oyd Rupert. John Schenck, Dwight Green. Calvin Steury, Herman Patterson, Daniel Habegger, Noah Schrock, Martin D. Habegger, Chaiiner Reber, Austin Merriman, Albert Davidson and Vaughn Shoemaker gollowed in the order named. o Decatur Moose Attend Meeting At Bluffton Jesse B. Roop, dictator of the Loyal Order of Moose, and 15 other members of the local Moose lodge, went to Bluffton last evening where they attended the regular meeting of the Moose lodge at Bluffton. The Bluff ton degree team and the drill team whicli won first prize at the National convention last year will come to Decatur on Sunday, January 15, to put on the degree work for a class of between 75 and JOO members. The initiation ceremonies will be held in the Decatur high school gymnasium and a banquet will be held in the evening. Detailed plans will be completed at the regular meeting of the lodge Tuesday evening.

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i To Visit America ' ' **" i w I r President Wil’iam T. Cosgrave of the Irish Free State will arrive in New York on January 18th and will visit Chicago, Washington, Philadelphia and Boston. (International Illustrated News) PYTHIANSPLAN FOR BIG MEETING Huntington Man Obtained To Speak At Banquet Here Monday Night Efforts are being made to obtain Mayor J. O. Snyder, cf Huntington, district deputy of the Knights of Pythias lodge, to deliver the chief address at the banquet being planned by the local lodge for Monday night, January 9. Mr. Snyder stated that he thought it would be pcssible for his to be here at the Monday nlghl' meet ing and that he would come unless some other business detained him. In case Mr. Snyder sends his regrets, another good speaker will be secured. A fine program is being arranged for the Monday ifeeting, at which time each member cf the local lodge will bring a friend. Mote than 80 tickets already have been acid for the meeting and at least lot) persons are expected at the meeting. o_ Mellon Favors David A. Reed For Presidency Washington, Jan. 7. — (UP) —Secretary of Treasury Mellon favors the nomination of Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania as 1928 Republican presidential candidate, the United Press learned today. Mellon himself is not a candidate and will not be, and is willing that it be known lie is for Reed. Reed is a distinguished 47-year-old Pittsburgh attorney, affiliated with the Mellon interests for years, who came to the senate in November 1926 and started running things for the republicans of that body. France Replies To U. S. Anti-War Pact Proposal Paris, Jan. 7. — (INS) —France has replied to the United States suggestion for a multi-lateral anti-war pact with the proposal that such a pact confine itself to wars of aggression. The French reply, submitted by Ambassador Claudel to Secretary of State Kellog, was made - public here today. The reply confined itself to the anti-war pact and did not discuss the proposed arbitration treaty, which is being negotiated separately by France and the United States. WALB RESIGNS CHAIRMANSHIP Resignation As State G. O. P. Chairman Effective Next Tuesday Noon Indianapolis. Jan. 7. — (INS) —Clyde A. Walb, of LaGrange. Indiana, indicted Republican State chairman of Indiana, today tendered his resignation as state chairman to the Republican state committee, effective next Tuesday noon. At the same time, Walb called a meeting of the state committee for noon Tuesday, to act on his resignation and to select his successor. Henry Marshall, Lafayette, Indiana, (CONTINUED ON PAGE TH HEE I

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ACCEPTS POSITION AS COUNTY AGENT, MAOISONJOUNTY New Position Carries Larger Salary And Larger Field For Work SERVES IN ADAMS COUNTY SINCE 1920 L. M. Busche. agricultural agent for Adams county for more than seven years, today tendered his resignation to the Adams county board of education. The resignation, which came as a complete surprise, will become effective as soon as i successor to Mr. Busche can be chosen and approved. In announcing his resignation. Mr. Busche stated that he has accepted (he position of county agent of Madison county. His new position carries wit li it a large increase in salary and a larger field in whicli to work. Term Ends Nov. 15 Mr. Busche’s contract in Adams county does not expire until November 15, 1928. He filed his resignation today with Clifton Striker, superintendent of the Adams county schools and president of the county board of .‘ducation. Mr. Busche’s resignation read tys follows: “I hereby resign as county igricultural agent of Adams county, same to be effective as soon aS my successor can be approved, 1 want to expren my appreciation to the county board of education for the fine cooperation which has been givan to me. 1 am sure that with your cooperation, agricultural extension work will progress still more under mjf successor.” When interviewed, Mr Busche stat'd that lie had received the unanimous vote of the fifteen members of h<' Madison county board of educaion Friday. He said a delegation >f Madison county farmers vlsitied him here several weeks ago. their visit resulting in the action by the Madison county board of education yesterday. Mr. Busche said that his relations with the farmers, business men and ?ounty board of education here have been th? best possible. He said he had had perfect cooperation, whicli he greatly appieciated. Mr. Busche was first employed as Adams county agricultural agent on November 15. 1920, following his graduation from Purdue University. He is a native of Adams county, havng been born and reared in Uie vicinity of Monroe. He has accomplished great work among the farmers of Adams county during his term here. Adams county has ranked high in all lines of agricultural enleavor during the last several years, ityl for the last two years, has rank’d first in the number of ton litters woduced in tile Hoosier Ton Litter Chib. Although Mr. Busche declared that t had no connection with his resignation, it is possibly significent that he Adams County Board og Educa- ( IIMIM l.n OX PAGE TIIKEE) SCOUTS TO HOLD BANQUET MONDAY Reorganization Meeting To Be Held; Catholic Ladies To Serve Meal The Boy Scouts and Scout officials will meet at 6 o’clock Monday evening, January 9, for the purpose of reorganizing, at a banquet served by the Catholic ladies in the Catholic school building. Mr. Hoffman, president of the Anthony Wayne Area Council, and Mr. Anguish, Scout executive, have been obtained to give short talks on Scouting. In planning the next year’s work, several new leaders have been appointed. Harry Daniels has been appointed Scoutmaster of Rotary Troop 62. witli Harold Zwick assistant. Cornelieus Durkins, Scoutmaster of troop 62, has beeu changed to troop 61. Members of the Adams County Council and Court of Honor, Scouts leaders and parents are all cordially invited to attend. Tickets may be obtained from Cornelius Durkins at Durkins Garage or from Bryce Thomas.

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