Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 29 February 1928 — Page 1

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I HOPE OF WIPING UTCORN BODEH IS ABANDONED Department Os Agriculture ‘ Experts Say Eradication Is Impossible HOPE TO keep losses down WMhington. Feb. 29,-(lN$)-Kxperts the department of agriculture have tbandoned hop.' of completely wiping cut the European corn borer in the Vuited States, Dr. C. L. Marlatt, chair- ! bh of the federal horticultural Iwanl. told the house appropriations njjwammiitee on the department’s badger, it was disclosed In hearings I today. The department hopes to minimise losses through educating farmers to dean-up their land, he said. At the same time, department experm asked a $150,000 appropriation to develop substitutes for corn should the corn borer sweep the country. . Eradication Impossible "There is no possible means of j eradicating the corn borer,” said Dr. Marlatt. “That is now recognized by | all concerned. For example, to eradicate this pest as to any area, you would have to reduce that area to an absolute desert, and would prooably have to hold it in that condition for i some years.” The ultimate spread of this pest throughout the United Stales can not Ibe precented. We may relay it; and that is the whole proposition we have before us now—that, and studying and developing means of control.” Farmers, by cleaning up and hurning corn stalks and rotating crops, ran minimize the danger, he said. The corn l»orer, which has heipi I prevalent in Canada and some far I eastern states for years, now is in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, he said. Farm Bill Reported Washington. Feb. 29.—(INS)-Provid-ing funds for the widespread activities of the department of agriculture the house appropriations committee toICO.XTI.M KO OX V*AGK*FIVB» HI BOSSE TO ' SEEK OFFICE Young Decatur Attorney To Seek Nomination For Prosecutor Ed A Bosse, attorney of this city , and a son of J. W. Bosse, former • Decatur postmaster, today anncunc- i ed his candidacy for prosecuting at- j torney of Adams county, subject to the decision of the Democratic voters i of the county in the May primary. Mr. Bosse is a graduate of the lawschool of Indianapolis University and has practiced law in Decatur'for the Inst year. While a student in Indianapolis he was connected with three J law firms, including the office of the Marion countjy prosecutor, Wttjjam 11. Remy. Mr. Bosse also was employed by Hack and McAllister, and Roscntirß, (lark and McCard, while a stu--11(111 at Indianapolis. He was graduJbd m 192, ;,iid since that time has , active as an attorney in Decauir. Mt. Bosse is the first member of tot party to file a declaration for office of prosecutor. He stated a> tlat lle would make an active for the office.

Its Hard Work And No Pay For Many Today

ashington, Feb. 29 -(INS)— The "a Ameri can People today are d 05250,000,000 $250,000,000 worth cf work for whlch th °y get no pay. Jnnl ° ne way at !ookin S 3t *he fahdi “ eftect of Pebr uary 29—The dl leap year day for bachelors. come ‘ e !• S ' few yearß the national inter ai timated by the Bureau of inspread reVenue at $90,000,000,000 is year t h° Ver * CO worki,l « di > y * This tours an 6Xtra one ’ an eight Dav i-? e WOrk for the sam e pay. tra dav- b ° rera ’ of course, get an ex--Bligibl„’ „ >ay but thoir income is nesalary haJi corapa!ed to those on a io 'estm?nt 8 ° r dra "’ ine Jncome from

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Flies by Airmail I * ■ Jf ISSEIOu a- a ' " ■ t < wli * **** Miss Margaret Bartlett, of New York- in her flying costume, ready with her Baggage, to be air-mailed to San Francisco. She is the second to cross the continent this way This human .parcel weighs 100 pounds and the postage was S4OO. flFmeTdropP DEAO IN FIELD James A. Steel, 77, Dies Suddenly At Home In Kirkland Township James A. Steel. 77. well-known farmer of Kiikland township, dropped dead nt his farm west of Decatur this morning. Mr. Steel’s death was said to have been caused by heart failure He was hauling corn fodder f.om a field near his home when he died. Janies A. Steel was born in Adams county, August 1, 1850. He was the son of Samuel and Susan Worley Steel. At the age of 16 years,, Mr. Steel’s father died and James worked at various trades for about four years when he purchased a strw-miß~ at- Peterson. which he conducted for three years. After disposing of his business at Peterson. Mr. Steel purchased part of h’s father's farm in Kirkland township and had since resided on that farm. In November. 1872, Mr. Steel was married to Victoria Leßrun. To this union were born eight children. Two preceded the father in death. The six surviving are: Mary S. Steel, at homo; (’ora Pence, Burr Oak, Michigan; Rosa Welker. Decatur; Bessie Andrews, at home; Celia Catan, LaGrange; and Earl Steel, of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Steel died February 7. 1905 | and on March 23. 1907, Mr. Steel was married to Mary M. Merryman. The i widow and six children, as well as two brothers, George Steel, of Tocsin, and Robert Steel of Convoy, Ohio, a sister Mrs. Martha Watkins of Tocsin, and six grandchildren survive. i Funeral arrangements have not 1 been completed, pending the arrival I of the children. Chicago Wants Site Os Historic Fire For Memorial Fire House Chicago, Feb. 29. — (INS) —The city of Chicago has offered $36,000 for the j property on DeKoven street where Mrs. O’Leary’s famous cow kicked over the lantern that started the historic Chicago fire of 1871. If acquired, the property will be used for the site of a memorial fire house. o Bomb Rocks Village Pittsburgh. Feb. 29.—(INS)— Dozens of persons were hurled from their beds at Elizabeth, Pa., near here, today and one man was injured when a mysterious bomb explosion rocked the borough. The bomb wrecked a two-story buiding and residence and damaged nine other buildings.

Leap year definitely set Uncle Sam back $10,000,000 for that is the average day’s cost of running the federal government, state governments last year cost about $1,700,000,000. according to the commerce department. Leap Year means about 4,800,000 more to them. Tenants had it on the Landlords, however, for two rooms and baths cost just the same in Leap Year as any other time. Government economics said the extra day doesn’t mean anything from the financial standpoint for a few Jay thrown, in here or there is a mere trifle when viewing time from the standpoint of all that’s gone and all that’s coming.

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WIG-WAG LIGHTS ARE AUTHORIZED FOR CROSSINGS Public Safety Committee Authorizes Nickel Plate To Erect Signals ERIE PLANS TO INSTALL SIGNALS The Public Safety committee will make a report to the city council next Tuesday night, giving the Nickle Plate railroad the privilege to elect wig-wag sgnal lights at the Thirteenth street crossing, at the Line street crossing and on Winchester street. The report will also include lhe Tenth street crossing. The Nickel Plate has already erected a signal at that point. The privilege of erecting a signal at the Winchester street crossing will not do away with the watchman, the repott specifying that “the watchman must remain on duty until the council decides whether the wig wag signal shall remain”. Conference Is Held Representatives frrin lhe Nickle Plate tailioad were in the city lallt week conferring with members of the Public Sifety committee and the committee decided to make the above report to the council for final approval or rejection. Several of the councilmen believe that a watchman should remain on duty at the Winchester street cressing because of the fact that many school children have to cross the tracks going to and coming from the South Ward school building. The Erie railroad, it was stated, will elect a wig wag signal at the Tenth street crossing. The safety committee wil report also, that the Erie and Nickle Plate railroads may erect signals jointly at the Liiye street crossing. The signals wutQtj be placed on both sides of the crossing.

MEMBERS OF OLD HOME WEEK CLUB * * ft # # * « HAVE YOU JOINED? I A. D. Sutfles. The total is now sixty-five. We need thirty-five to make it a hundred this week. Then we promise to get busy. REV. MINER IS REVIVAL SPEAKER Formers Decatur Pastor Preaches Sermon At United Brethren Revival The Rev. C. J. Miner, of Laketon, former pastor of the Decatur United Bretheran church, preached the sermon at the United Brethren Revival last night, to a large and an attentive audience. His sermon was based on the third chapter of Daniel and from that chapter Rev. Miner brought forth many applications for our lives today. In part, the preacher said that folks do things because of the pressure that is brought to bear upon them. That was the ease in the text, the king Nebuchadnezzar commanded the people to worship the images which he had made and if they refused to do so they were to be persecuted. Thus folks today, in fear of persecution in this world, bew down to the things of this world instead of the Lord God. He spoke at length in regard to the three who refused to deny the Lord God and who took their stand, let come what may. The result was discussed in which as in all cases God will take care of his own. Rev. Miner pointed out that those who threw the three into the furnace were slew by the flames of the fire that they had made for another. “So it is today, Our sins will sooner or later take, us as toll, if we do not surrender to God” said Rev. Miner. Rev. Miner’s sermon was true to the situations of life today, and he drove home many truths and as he put it beat the devil on his own ground. Two bowed at the altar for forgivness last night. There will be the observance of the Holy Communion at the services this evening, this to be observed in the early part of the services, which will begin at 7:30 o’clock An invitation is extended to all Christians to participate in this service. In closing the services last night, the pastor urged for much prayer today in behalf of the services tonight.

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Finds in Oil Case. ; Wtl * Judge Siddons, almve, who presided in the Washington trial of Sinclair and Burns for jury shadowing, found that there was Jury shadowing and that it was illegal. It is believed that this is lhe first time that there has bee a legal decision given on this phase of law. arrestTllegeT CONFIDENCE MEN Two Strangers Jailed Here; Confidence Card Game Alleged Two strangers, giving their names as L. J. Madison, of Chicago, and ,1. H. King, of Sturgis, Michigan, were taken into custody at the Murray Hotel by Chief of Police Melehi and Sheriff Hollingsworth at 3 o'clock this afternoon, upon complaint of James Sprague, of Decatur, who told the officers that the two strangers were,attempting to work a confidence card game on him, involving $1,501). The two men were taken to the county jail and were being questioned late this afternoon. No charges had been filed against them at 4 o’clock. It is said the two men had been in the city for the last two days. They were closeted in a room at the hotel with Sprague for some time this afternoon. When tlfe three men came down stairs about 3 o’clock, one of them went outside and climbed into his automobile, but Sprague held the other one and instructed someone at the hotel to call the police. Two Cars Collide On Second Street Today An auto accident cccuired at the cornel of Second and Madison streets about two-thirty o'clock this afternoon when a Ford roadster diiven by John Dierkes, and an Auburn sedan, driven by Helena Meyers, and owned by G. H. Wehmeyer, collided. Miss Meyers had come from the east on. Madison street, and stepped at the Second street intersection for through traffic. Believing the traffic clear, she attempted to make a left hand turn on Second street, when the roadster, coming from the north, struck her right front fender. The fender was the only part of the Wehmeyer car that was damaged but the entile front end cf the Ford roadster was damaged, including the radius rod, radiator, lights and fenders The Wehmeyer, car was diiven away from the scene of the accident but the roadster had to be towed to a gaiage for repairs. 0 _ -1 M Let’s Deocrate Decatur will be host to hundreds of high school boys and girls, in addition to many of their fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters, Friday night and Saturday, while the annual high school sectional basketball tournament is being held in this city. The city’s guests will come from all parts of Adams county. The teams which will take part in the tournament are Kirkland township, Hartford township, Jefferson township, Monmouth, Monroe, Geneva, and Decatur. Why not decorate store windows, homes and public places in the colors of the various teams? Other cities have ,an established custom of doing in. Why not Decatur. The colors of thf different schools are as follows: Monroe, blue and white; Kirkland, green and gold; Jefferson, red and blue; Monmouth, Black and gold; Geneva, cardinal and black; Berne, blue and white; Hartford, red and white and Decatur, purple and gold.

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DECATUR PUPIL WINS IN COUNTY ESSAY CONTEST Mary Madelin Coverdale Wins First In Fire Prevention Essay Contest IVAN MOSER, OF BERNE, IS SECOND Adams county winners First—Mary Madeline Coverdale, j 13, Central school. Decatur. Second— Ivan W Moser, 14. Berne. The following report was filed this inornin gwith W. A. Lower, chairman "cr Adams county in the “How to. prevent files in the community” essay contest “We, the judges selected to grade the "How to prevent fires in the community” have selected the fol lowing: First - No. 41. Second —No. 50.” O L. Vaneo. Wai Wemhoff, E. W. Jeffries. The winning essays were forwarded today to .lames Larrimore. district ehairmaii, at Anderson, who will name judges to select the tvo best in the district, awarding prizes of SSO and $25. The district winning essays will be forwarded to the office of Alfred Hogsten. state fire marshal, Indianapolis, who will appoint judges to select the two state winners, who will receive prizes of SIOO and SSO. Tne state winners will be announced March 28. The winning essays from this county will l>e returned and published after the contest has closed. Conducted In Grade Schools The con’est tv as conducted in the gra4e. soliooU. public and parochial, of the state, anfl opened February 1 and closed February 21, essays being limited to 500 words. They were graded 75 percent on treatment cf subject and 25 percent on English. The papers were given to the judges with only numbers to designate them and they did not know the winners. Mrs. Nellie M. Long, chief of the education division of the state fire marshal department, will select the (COXTTVt ED OX PAGE TWO; BEEKEEPERS TO ORGANIZE HERE Organization Meeting To Be Held At County Agent’s Office March 10 Arrangements have ben made to hold a meeting of all beekeepers in Adams count at the county agent’s office on Saturday, March 10, at 1 o'clock. C. O. Yost, state bee inspector, has been obtained as a speaker for the | occasion and, no doubt, his talk will be of Interest to all apairymen. Every beekeeper is invited to attend, whether he has one stand of bees or fifty. The principal object cf the meeting is to reorganize the Adams County Beekeepers Association and W. W. Hawkins, former president, will be in charge of the meeting. Several topics of interest will be brought up for discussion, concerning the inspection of apiaries for foulbrood. purchase of bee supplies, and selling the honey crop. Mr. Yost is especially desirous of having a beekeepeis association formed in Adams county, since there are well over 2,000 stands of bees in the county and 250 apiary owners. He states that the size of the honey industry in Adams county compares favorably with that of the leading counties in the state and that an association of this kind would greatly benefit apiary owners in cooperating on the different problems concerning the bee industry. —' —-o — Kohler Funeral To Be Held Friday Afternoon Funeral services for Paul Kohler, of St. Marys, Ohio, a nephew of H. W. Sellemeyer, of Decatur, who was fatally injured when accidentally shot through the stomach by a shot-gun. Monday, will be held at the home at 1:30 o’clock and at the Reformed church in St. Marys at 2:30 o'clock, Eastern Standard time, Friday afternoon. Burial will be made in the St. Marys township. Relatives from Decatur and Adams county will attend the funeral services.

He’ll Nominate “Al” / ’lf Ji iJKg i i j® o n / ~ y — JL. N. — X —-S Mayor John Boyd Thacher of Albany, N. Y. (above), will probably nave the distinction of nominating Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York for president at the Democratic convention in Houston. Texas. GIVES FIRST OF LENTEN SERMONS Father Girardot, Os Bluffton, Preaches At St. Marys Catholic Church The first of the Tuesday evening Lenten services was held at the Si. Marya Catholic church last evening. The Rev. Father Charles Girardot, of Bluffton, a former chaplain at the Michigan City state prison, delivered the first of a series of sermons on “Why Catholics should feel proud of the Catholic faith.” Father Girardot’s sermon was an instructive discourse on the Catholic faith. He touched on the four points of the Church. Unity, Holiness, Apostolic and Universal. Father Girardot opened his talk witjt the remark that “it is good during the season of Lent to recall to mind and discuss the merits of the Catholic faith” Father Girardot stated that the conferences to be held during Lent would be in the nature of an instructive discourse on the Catholic, emphasizing the four points of the Catholic faith. The Rev. Joseph Hession, acting I pastor, conducted the services prevI n us to the sermon, consisting of the I chanting of the Litany and, following the sermon, the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Father Girardot delivered the series of sermons at the iCatiholic. church in this city last, year. o Traveling Man Ends Life Brazil, Ind., Feb. 29.—(U.R)— Belvan V. Pittinger, a retired travelling salesman of Chicago, came here to Brazil, his home town, to die. He took poison tablets in his room at a local hotel. He had been tin ill health three years. Pittinger form rly operated a laundry here. AGED MONROE WOMAN DIES Nancy Jane Parrish Succumbs To Illness Due To Complications Nancy Jane Parrish, 81, of Monroo, died at her home at B'3o o’clock Tuesday night following an illness due to a complication of diseases. Nancy June Smith Parrisli warborn in Ohio, April 1, 1546. She has been a resident of Monroe for the last 16 years. Her husband, Joseph L. Parrish, to whom she was married 60 years ago. preceded her in death 30 years ago. A brother and two sisters also preceded Mrs. Parrish in death. Surviving are) the following children: John W. Parrish, Washington township: James F. Parrisli. Root township; J. D. Parrish, Kirkland township; O. M. Parrish, Fort Wayne; H. M. Parrish. Monmouth. ■ and Mrs. Maggie Essex, of Arkansas. 35 grandchildren, 8 great grandchild- ' ren and 3 great, great grandchildren - also survive. Mrs. Parrish was a member of the ! Monroe Methodist church. Funeral 1 services will be held Friday after- • noon at 1:30 o’clock at the home in • Monroe and at 2 o’clock ut the Mon- • roe Methodist church. Burial will be ■ made in the Zion cemetery. The Rev. i E. M. Foster will have charge of the services.

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TESTIFIES AT KOKOMO PROBE OF BANK CASE i Fallen Grand Dragon Wins Fight For Conference With Attorneys FEARS TORTURE AT STATE PRISON Kokomo, Ind. Feb. 29—(IKS) —Havng won hi^a fight for another conference with his two attorneys. D. ('. Stephenson, life convict, whom Kokomo once knew at the height of hie Ku Klux Klan dragonic splendor, ‘estified freely today before the Howrd county grand jury which is probig an alleged sensational conspiracy between high slated officials and hankers fit collect commissions on deposits of state funds in Indiana ' ankis. Stephenson indicated that his tes‘lmony was being given at the risk of being “subjected to the worst tor’ure known in the history of the -ountry”- when lie returns to lhe stat > prison at Michigan City where lie is serving a life term for the Madge Oberhoitzei' murder. Identifies His “Rake Off” The jury inquiry here followed the discovery of s3l'ooo worth of concelled checks made out to Stephenson which were found in the defunct American Trust Company. Stephenson previously identified, these as his ‘rake off” on the depositing of state funds in various banks. The fallen grand dragon of tlie Indiana Klan entered the grand Jury room defiantly at 9:10 o’clock this morning He again refused to testifv unless he was permitted to confer with his two lawyers. Olin R. Ho’i and Lloyd O. Hill. A few minutes later Prosecutor Romer R. Miller accompanied hy a court stenographer emerged from the grand jury room and went before Circuit Judge John Marshall. The prosecutor informed the court of Stephenson’s refusal to testify un'ess he was granted opportunity to "onsult with his attorneys and asked the stenographer to read to the court the opening minutes of today’s (<’O\TJ\ I El> ON I’VSE FIVE. O GOOD INTEREST IS MANIFESTED Evangelist Preaches On “God’s Attitude Toward The World” The revival which is in progress at he Church of God was well attended ast evening. A good interest was manifested and the church is expectng an. old-time revival. Evangelist Timmer’s subject was “God's Attitude oward The World.” He chose finis text. John 3:17. He stated that r esus Christ did not come to pass ondemnation on the world. God oved man even though he was steepd in sin and wickedness and saw beeath it all a human soul. He delated it an advantage to be saved rom a life of sin because sin brings uination. Thousands of homes are dighted by its effects, but when Jesus omes in He brings that which satisfies, the speaker declared. Those in attendance are reading fi >rtion of Scripture each day. The inber of chapters read by each peron is reported every night and the otal number read is reported at the ext service. Six hundred and ninecen chapters were reported at last evening’s-service as having been read Monday. One special feature last evening was a duet entitled “When The Train Comes In,” which was beautifully rendered. The public is cordially invited to these services which begin at 7:30 o’clock each night. o Man Arrested Near Berne Pays Fine At Bluffton Charles Hixson, of Fort Wayne, was arrested by Wells County officials last night on the Adams-Wells county lino i northwest of Berne, on a charge of [ intoxication. He pleaded guilty when . arraigned in court before Justice of i the Peace Walbert, in Bluffton, this . morning and was fined $lO and costs, . amounting to $40.55. Farmers, who be- . came suspicious of Hixson after he had s parked his car beside the road, call--1 ed the officers.

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