Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 21 January 1928 — Page 1

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U.S.BEUTIONS WITH NEIGHBORS BEING IMPROVED Havana Conference OTHERS’ SUSPICIONS ARE DISAPPEARING Havana. Jan. 21. - UNS) - The rough »J»t» in America’s relations i|h the other republics of the western hemisphere are rapidly being ironed out in Havana. fn( |er the skillful but unostentatious guidance of Charles E. Hughes, most of the trouble that threatened ' t make the sixth Pan-American conference a fighting affair has been dissipated and today there is every prosper! that after four or five more weeks of diplomatic maneuvering, the liarley will come to an end with the usual resolutions of non-political duracter. Suspicion Disappearing Around the committee tables —and vhat h more important—around the nightly dinner tables in Havana, the real work of the conference is being done. The self-effacement of the I'nited States delegation in the matter of accepting posts in the conference. and the elevation of the statesmen of the smaller republics to those same posts of responsibility has had a notable effect in allaying the suspicion which some of the delegates Mt about “the colossus of the north" I .when they came to Havana. Outside of purely routine erganiza- ■ tian work the conference has not attempted to accomplish anything [ this week. Committees have been appointed, have met and organized; ' the physical machinery of the conforesee has been assembled and put Inninning order, but there has been m yet no serious effort to get down to the “issues" before the conference, which embrace everything from international hygiene to international I intervention. William DuPont, Wealthy Industrialist, Is Dead Wilmington, Del., Jan. 21. —(UP) Funeral services for William DuPont, d, millionaire industrialist, who died suddenly at this winter home near Brunswick. Ga., yesterday, will be held here tomorrow. Hie aged capitalist had been im- | proving from a recent illness when he collapsed suddenly at his home. : heath was due to heart disease. William DuPont was one of the *st survivors of the DuPont famHe was born August 21, 1855, ' e 3 °n of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geard DuPont and a brother of Col. Henry A. DuPont, Civil War veteran, ormer I nited States senator who •neu recently. He was educated at the Massachuets Institute of Technology and en- . 11 E '' DuPont de Nemours " pai >y. manufacturers of powder, ' i* S f . altler ' De later combined i»rt , ?? er com Danies and mat!? 0 the DuPont company. MMES HIGHWAY SUPEMNTENDENTS County Highway Superintendent Appoints His Assistants For 1928 thee?'], 101 " 1 s,| P er intendents for »■„.,“ county roa(1 districts county £j <>day by Charles Bagley Men a „n'f h .,' y super * nte ndent. The in a ? ??•” 3erve - superinduring he r respctive districts ‘ g the Fear 1928. i\ffee t | intD ’ ents ' which wilf beOistrict w a ! once ’ are as follows: denbeck- ■> Y H ' Bittner :2. Otto Ro--15. Mann \ AU i USt Buwlck ; John toulg Selkin? ? re<l Osterme yer; 6, I. J. A w^ 8 ’ 71 Martin Bultemeler; James 9 ' John Bucher : 10, ’Charles Tr 8 j M,,tOn K<lg ""i ’’■John HatZ “ er: 13 ' Ed Miller; J C. Aum gßer; 15 ’ C ’ C - Been 16, Cl «esX l ? 8 i r 0 : 171 Ed Beer i 18. 10 Hay- ?! k 19 ’ Mil ° Sales : 20, Ot- “«> Miller 9, red “atthys; 22, VerClinton H art 3 ’ C ' k Sch eiman; 24, ' ,jO bdon* rl p* h Admiral Dies S,ic hae] De J pn| 2l Z' llNS,- “ Slr John ®H««h fleet rtua eCk ’ admiral °f the " rc - I! e was’ tOday ot heart fail ' 48 65 years old.

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May Ix)se Reward *r* e I * 4. /Ft w 1 MM Harold Ixttridge of Flint, Mich., ‘ (above), may not. receive the $4,000 ’ offered for information leading to the ai-rest of Adolph Hotelling, slayser of Dorothv Schneider. Lotridge 5 is quoted as having said he would 1 tell who killed the child “when the reward gets big enough.”

SERVICES WILL CLOSE SUNDAY I Zion Reformed Church To End Series Os Special Services Tomorrow In the atwence of the Rev. R. B. Meckstroth, of Huntington, who assis- ; ted in the services at the Zion Reformed church this week, the local pastor the Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann, occupied the pulpit ‘last night and choose as his subject, "Slumbering Sonls”, baserf oh Kpleslahs '5:14 “Awake, thou that sleepeth, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.” Rev. Fledderjohann stated, in part: “This is Paul's great challenge to get out of the slums of life, and see where real life is to be found. It is Paul’s trumpet call to get away from that which is filthy and unclean, and live a life that is morally and spiritually clean. It is Paul's bugle call to awake from the dark night of sin and see the bright sun of the Christian life, high in the heavens. It is the breakfast bell of life, announcing a bright day with good nourishing food set before us. It is the chime that tolls the funeral dirge of sin and announces the melodious notes of spiritual songs and the making of melody in our hearts to the Lord. “When we arise front our bodily slumbers in the morning, we need not turn on the artificial light to see the day. It is there. All we need to do is to thank God for the light of another day and go about our usual tasks. The one that wants darkness must seek some secluded spot where the light cannot enter. But we cannot keep the sun from shining by pulling down (CONTINI r.u on page SEVEN » — o Sister Os Richard Roop Dies At Bluffton Mrs. Emery B. Goff, 44, of Bluffton a sister of Richard Roop, of this city, died at the Wells county hospital at 1 midnight last night, following an illness of several weeks, Mrs Goff was born in Adams county, but had resided in Wells county for several years. Surviving besides the brother in this city, are five children, all at home. Mrs. Goff’s husband preceded her in death several years ago. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at the Methodist church at Bluffton, at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in the Bluffton cemetery. 0 Mrs. Jessie Deam Seriously 111 At Frankfort, Kentucky Word has been received from Frankfort, Kentucky, announcing the very serious illness of Mrs. Jessie Deam, of Decatur, from bronchial pneumonia. Mrs. Deam has been sojourning during the winter months with her son, Burt Townsend and family, at the Capital Hotel, at Frankfort, Kentucky. Two weeks ago, she was ill with a cold, but had Improved and was able to be up and around. Last Saturday, however, she suffered a relapse and gradually grew w-orse until the doctors pronounced her ailment bronchial pneumonia, on Thursday. A chronic weak heart makes Mrs. Beam’s condition more serious than usual. Mrs. Deam resides at the corner of Third and Adams street, this city.

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UNION RAILROAD STATION IS BEING CONSIDERED HERE Representatives Os Erie, Nickel Plate and Pennsylvania Study Proposal OFFICIALS GIVE OUT NO INFORMATION During this week, officials representing the Chicago & Erie, Nickle Plate and Pennsylvania railroads have spent considerable time here studying the situation and discussing plans proposed by the Erie to build a union passenger and freight station at the crossing of the three roads in the southwest part of the city and abandoning the stations now in use. While nothing official has been given out, it is understood that the proposition comes from the Erie company and the plan is to reduce the overhead cost of operation hy maintaining only one agent and one form* Guesses as to the result of the investigation are varied, but at least there is sufficient Interest being manifested that several groups ot officials fronr the various roads have visited here this week and a meeting of representatives is said to have been held. Just how elaborate the new building would be or the exact location could not be ascertained and it is doubtful if plans have progressed far enough to decide these matters. No information could be secured from the local stations. —o Mr. Parker To Testify At Trial Os JHickman Los Angeles, Jan. 21 —Parry M. Parker, faTTTe'r oF“tffe‘*7Tilin’ Marlon Parker, wil testify against the kidnaper kiler of his 12-year-old daughter at the murder trial of William Edward Hick man here next week. The announcement that Parker would be Hickman's accuser and the state’s star witness was made today by district attorney, Asa Keys. “TRUTH TESTER" DISCLOSES LIE Woman Breaks Down And Admits She Was Trying To “Get Even’’ With Man Monticello, Ind., Jan. 21. —(INS) — A fake truth testing machine awed a woman here into retracting two murder accusations against Lloyd Kimble, Delphi farm hand. Mrs. Jeanetta Taylor, the state’s star witness against Kimble in the trial for the murder of Daniel Sink, 78, which ended in an acquittal tor Kimble at Delphi last Wednesday, appeared before the White county grand jury and charged Kimble liad killed John Baker, 55, near here last February. After her appearance before the grand jury Mrs. Taylor was taken to the office of Prosecutor John Rothrock. Three doctors, two stenographers, Kimble, his son. his attorney and a curious machine-like contraption awaited Mrs. Taylor there. “This is the truth tester,” one of the doctors explained. “We are going to attach it to your arm and ask you to repeat, your story. This dial will register whether you are telling the truth or lying.” A rubber tube leading to the awesome contraption was then wrapped around the woman's arm. As she started to repeat her charges against KiinbCe, one of the doctors interrupted her. “The truth tester is registering a lie.” he said. Mrs. Taylor hesitated and then broke down. “I wanted to get even with Kimble for accusing me of theft,” she added. She will be taken before the grand jury again today to admit her repudiation of the charges. The “truth tester” was an ordinary blood pressure testing machine used by almost every physician. (_) Prison Warden To Be Married Michigan City, Jan. 21 —(INS) —Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Stipp today announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Nellie Martha Stipp, to Walter H. Daly, warden ot the Indiana state prison here. Miss Stipp is a teacher of English in the senior high school of this city. ;

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Held as Firebuj F i (J •i ■ ■■•• IL I 3a ■ A John J. Fisher, former policeman, leaving the court after being held as the man who touched off seven blazes in Washington. D. C., in one hectic night for the firemen. Fisher denies the charge, but admits having witnessed three of the fires.

ATTEND LINCOLN MEMORIAL MEET Four Decatur Men Attend Banquet Heid At Bluffton Friday Evening Avon Burk, French Quinn, Charles Colter and the Rev. H. W. Thompson motored to Bluffton, Friday evening, where they attended a 6:45 o'clock banquet held at the Bluffton Community Balding in connection with the district meeting of the delegates of the district for the Lincoln Union Memorial. A program followed the banquet. French Quinn was the principal speaker of the evening and addressed his hearers on the subject, “The Life of Abraham Lincoln". Rev. Thompson, of this city, and Attorney Sumner Haynes, of Portland, also gave short talks in keeping with the topic of the evening. This Lincoln Memorial organization is striving for the placement of a memorial to Abraham Lincoln, at Lincoln City, Ind. Rev. Thompson will go to Fort Wayne next Wednesday, where he will be the speaker at the Regional Conference of the Organization. o I). F. Teeple Files Petition To Start New Truck Line Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 21 — <INS) — David F. Teeple, operator of a freight bus line between Decatur and Fort Wayne today asked the Indiana public service commission for permission to operate a freight bus line between Decatur and Portland. The proposed new line would serve Monroe, Berne, Geneva and Bryant. Mr. Teeple now operates a truck line between Decatur and Fort Wayne. o —— IRISH PRESIDENT VISITS CHICAGO President Cosgrave Takes Windy City By Storm; Gets Big Welcome Chicago Jan. 21 —(INS)-—William T. Cosgrave, president of the Irish-Free State, took Chicago by storm today. Thousansd gathered in the La Salle street station to meet Chicago's distinguished visitor hours before the Twentieth Century Limited was expected to arrive with Cosgrave’s party Mayor William Hale Thompson, of Chicago, was the first to greet president Vosgrave. “I’m Mayor Thompson and I want to greet you in the name of Chicago”, boomed the voice of “Big Bill” through the shouting. “I have heard a great deal of you, even as fqr as Ireland,” said Cosgrave with a friendly smile as the two men shook hands.

THREE STATES ARE SWEPT BY POWERFUL GALE Heavy Destruction Os Property Reported In Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan ONE DEATH REPORTED DUE TO SEVERE COLD Chicago, Jan. 21—(INS)— Wisconsin, Michigan an dlndiana were swept by a 50 mile-anbour gale today accompanied by driving snow storms. Heavy destruction of property occurred when the storm broke in the northern Michigan pininsula. One dead directly attributed to the storm was reported in Milwaukee and several cases of exposure in a score of cities. Zero weather added to th esuffering. Waves 20 feet high crashed over the break waler at Milwaukee and other Wisconsin ports endangering ferries. Calls for aid were broadcast from an unidentified ship off Luddington Mich. Slightly warmer weather was predicted fur Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin for tomorrow with slight snow flurries. Relief Expected Soon Chicago, Jan. 21 — (CP) — Relief from freezing winds and zero weather which swept the middle west the past 48 hours, was expected late today. The cold virtually halted air-mail service, tied up traffic on highways interfered with railroad schedules and destroyed property where the wind was at its height. The mercury hovered tietween zero and eight above. George Haldeman Starts Non-Stop Flight To Florida Curtis Field N. V. Jan. 21—(INS)— Captain George Haldeman left here in a Fairchild cabin monoplane on a nonstop flight to Florida. Captain, Haldeman was pilot with Miss Ruth Elder on her unsuccessful attempt to fly across the Atlantic. He expects to land after dark this evening. TWO-TKIBDS BULE TO BE FOLLOWED Democrats Drop Talk About Abrogating Old Rule In Convention z Washington, Jan. 21. — (UP) —Talk of abrogating the two-thirds rule in favor ot a majority system of nominating democratic candidates has been dorpped by democratic leaders and plans are going forward to nominate a candidate in June under the old system. Friends of Gov. Smith have passed the world among various leaders that Smith would not desire abrogations of the rule; that if he is to be nominated he wants to be nominated under the old rule. A movement may be instituted at the Houston convention, however, to drop the rule until the 1932 national convention. Sen. Pat Harrison of Mississippi and others are working on such a proposal, the United Press learned today. He and other influential leaders believe that while every convention is empowered to adopt its own rules, adoption of a resolution in Illusion recommending action on the matter in 1932 would have the effect of eliminating personalities from the issue, because notice would be served on candidates before the 1932 pre-convention campaign that they must submit to a different method of selection. o Smith Plans Nation-Wide Fight To Gain His Seat Chicago, Jan. 21—(INS) That Frank L. Smith, senator elect from Illinois plans to make a nation wide fight for his seat in the United States senate wat evidenced today when it was announced that copies of Governor Len Small’s manifesto attacking the senate’s action will be broadcast in every state in the union. Mr. Smith’s backers charge his rejection by the senate was an infringe ment on the soverign rights of the state of Illinois. They hope to make a national issue of the matter. As for Smith himself he has declared that he would use his entire 6 year term in fighting for UTs seat.

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Accused by Police The fingerprints of Mrs. Marion Kirk (above). Chicago police charge, . match those found on the tape used in strangling Betty Chambers in that ■ city. Mrs Chambers, alleged leader of a band of thieves, was found slain in her apartment.

BERNE TO HOLD SEWER HEARING Town Board To Get Views Os Property Owners Regarding Proposed Sewer Berne, Jan. 21.—(Special)—A meeting of the property owners of Berne, who are interested in whether or not the town builds a new sewer, will be held in the community auditorium, Tuesday evening, at 7 o'clock. At that time, the town board of trustees will take final action as to whether or not the work on the proposed sewer shall be continued or dropped. The board of trustees with Engineer Carl J Simon, of Van Wert, Ohio, and Attorney Guy Colerick of Fort Wayne, will conduct the hearing. They request all those who oppose the sewer as well as those favoring it to attend the hearing and there make their wants known, and at the same time receive correct information pertaining to the sewer. A large majority of property owners in Berne have already expressed themselves as against the construction of a new sewer by signing a petition that was circulated by a committee in which the board of trustees are asked not to construct the sewer. The petition, however, has no value insofar as halting the work on the sewer is concerned. Neither would a remonstrance have such value, it is said. Only oppositions expressed at a public hearing will prevent the cost of the sewer to be thrust upon the property owners. The hearing was advertised according to legal requirements, giving property owners sufficient opportunity to voice their objections. Any other preventory measunes are superfluous. The estimated cost of the sewer is 189,000. Q , Subscribes For Daily Democrat 26th Time Ed Chronister, one of the well known farmers of route five, called today and renewed his subscription to the Daily Democrat for his twentysixth year. Ed is one of those first 800 subscribers the Daily Democrat had the day it started, January 12. 1903, and says he expects to peek it up another twenty-five, by the way. Mr. Chronister has a hobby, he loves a landscaped yard about his home and has one that attracts much attention. He has, also, assisted a number of others in beautifying their yards and is glad to extend such aid as he can give. Report On Christmas Seal Sale Not Complete About forty persons to whom letters containing Christmas Seals were sent early in December have failed so far, to return the seals or the money for the same, W. Guy Brown, chairman of the annual Anti-tuberculosis Christinas Seal sale in Adams county said today. Mr. Brown is anxious for responses to be made by those parties as soon as possible, so that he can , complete his report on the sale. ' —n ■ ■ G. W. Goethals. Builder Os Panama Canal, Dies > ! New York, Jan. 21 —(INS)—Major i General George W. Goethals retired, • “builder of the Panama canal' died at s his home here today. He was the first i civil governor of the Panama Canal zone.

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STATE BOARD CAN NOTFORCE MRS. PEOPLES TO QUIT Attorney General Gilliom Issues Ruling In Adams County Controversy CASE IS PURELY A LOCAL MATTER liitli:in;i|)olis, Jan. 21.— H I’) “The stale hoard of education has no authority to demand the resignation of Mrs. Ella Peoples, serving as attendance officer of Adams county, in spite of the fact that she has failed to pass the required examinations for the office," said Attorney General Arthur 1.. Gilliom, todav. In answer to a query from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Roy D. Wisehart. Attorney General Gilliom ruled that the case was a lo ■al matter and that the state Ixxtrd lias no authority in the matter. Others Seek Appointment Three other persons have passed the examination and have been waiting for the appointment, but the Allans county board of education has ■ refused to demand her resignation. Mrs. Peoples took office last Sepember, following a contest of the office with Nathan Ndlson, incumbent. She will continue to serve under her old license, which is dated May 2, 1927. o French Air Ace Takes Off On Long Flight Malta, Jan. 21.—(INS)—Sir Alan Cobham, British air ace, took off today for Benghazi. North Africa, continuing his flight around that continent. Cobham started from England several months ago but was detained here by bad weather and the necessity of making repairs on his machine. o Labor To Demand Beer Plank In Party Platforms Miami. Fla.. Jan. 21 —(UP) —Inclusion of 2.75 per cent beer in platform of both major political parties will be demanded by labor, members of the evecutive council of the American federation of labor, in session here, announced. The announcement came after the council had heard a plea from the United Brewery workers. Seasonable Temperatures Forecast For Next Week Weather, Jan. 21 —(INS) —Ohio valley, rising temperature the first part of the week with a period of rains or snows followed by colder again about Wednesday. In the region of the Great latkes by colder again about Wednesday. In the region of the Great Lakes temperatures close to the seasonable average most of the week proliably with one or two precipitation periods. TRACE CLUE TO MISSING GIRL Miss Frances St. Johns Smith Believed Seen In Washington, I). C. New York Jan. 21 —(INS) —Detectives left New York today for Washington to investigate the most tangible clue yet received in the dissappearance of Miss Frances St. Johns Smith 18-year-old heriss and Smith college student. Search for the missing daughter of ■ St. John Smith, wealthy broker of this city, swung suddenly toward the 1 nation's capital city as group of socially prominent w-onten in this city, headed by Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, pre- • paired to trace down a report that the ' girl was being held for ransome. Postal authorities had joined the 4 hunt upon receipt by the Smith family 1 of a letter posted in New York demanding $2,400 for the sate return of Ftances. It was mailed before Smith raised the reward to SIO,OOO. ; The girl, believed to be the missing heiress, entered a restaurant in Wasbr ingto nwith a young man and tainted I, at a table when she scanned a newst paper article called to her attention by t her escort. She was carried upstairs I and revived, departing two hours later in a large sedan.

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