Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 9 April 1928 — Page 1

M WEATHER Partly cloudy toI night and Tuesday. I Warmer Tuesday.

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■office seekers i SET BUSY; TIME I FOB FILING ENOS ■Democrats Have Full Ticket In Field; Two Vacancies On G. O. P. Slate I PRIM ARY ELECTION IS SET FOR MAY 8 Alter ;i hustling Saturday nf■icrnooii, the deadline for filing ■declarations of candidates ■‘came and went" and Adams ■countv office seekers today ■buckled down to the real work Biol' campaigning the county bc- ■ fcre May <S, the day of the prim- ■ arv election. I I The Republican t icket for Adams ■county was filled with the exception ■of a candidate for surveyor ami com- ■ inissioner of the First district. John ■c. Hoffman, Democrat, is the only ■ candidate for commissioner of the ■ First district and will automatically ■be elected when he casts his own ■ vote in the primary election. II The winnar of the Democratic print- ■ try race for surveyor also will auto- ■ matically become surveyor without ■ any opposition from the Republican ■ party. There are three Democratic ■ candidates for that office. They are ■ p chard Tonneliter and Ralph Roop. ■cf Decatur, and Walter Gilliom. of ■ Byrne. All three are young men and ■ a-“ making active campaigns for the I office. Three Candidates for Congress [ In the Eighth congressional district ■ there are three candidates for con- ■ gress: Albert Vestal, Republican in- ■ c.umbent, is the only Republican can- ■ didiate for the national office. I euce E. Opliger. of Decatur. and,Don I Ward, of Union City, are the Denw- ■ cratic candidates for sional office. For joint representative of Adams and Wei’s counties in the state legislature, George Saunders, of Bluffton, Democratic incumbent, will be opposed by R. O. Ellston, Republican, of Adams county. Candidates now have until April 12 to withdraw their names as candidates. according to the state election laws. Delegates to state conventions have until April 17 to file thelf intentions. It is understood that a complete ticket of delegates for, each party will be filed the latter part of this week. The Democratic, party is entitled to 11 delegates and the Republicans can choose 7. The allotment is figured on the number of votes cast in the county for secretary of state in 1926. Following is a complete list of cand dates for the various offices in the' county: Precinct Committeemen Decatur. 1 A—Frank Peterson (R), Dick Heller, (D). HONTINVED ON PAGE SIX) EISTER FITTINGLY OBSERVED HERE Churches Hold Solemn And Impressive Services; Weather Is Cold The joyful feast cf Easter, proclaiming Christ's resurrection from the tomb, was solemny and appropriately observed in all churches in this city tmd community yesterday. Services were held from early mornmg until late in the evening. At the St. Mary's Catholic church, the first mass was held at 5 o’clock A. M., it being a solemn high mass, Holy Communion was also distributed during this mass. Sunrise services were held at the fethodist .Presbyterian and at the uon Reformed churches. The other 1 arches held Easter services during e morning and an Easter Cantata * as given at the Zion Reformed enurch in the evening. The Sunday ’< tools and Junior leagues also con'’•med special Easter services during the day. Special Easter music by the choirs and sermons on the Risen Christ and m resurrection were given in all the churches. , Easter parade cf new spring "tues was limited and on account of ' nclement weather, persons keep’s within comfortable automobiles to (l ° ‘h® parading. Large congregations attended the th Berv * ces in the churches and 6 ay was most fittingly observed in a spiritual sense.

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Fills Unexpired Term : L-x ' 1 I ' Cyrus Ixx-her tabove). State Direc- ’ tar of Commerce in Ohio, is to take 1 the place of the late Senator F. B. • Willis at Washing! >n. Locher, who i is a Democrat, was appointed by Gov. Vic Dohaney. '■ " ■ ■' " -' —III , , ' 5 CONGRESSMEN ARE UNOPPOSED l Albert H. V 7 estal, Eighth District, One Os Five Unopposed In Primary Indianapolis, Apr. 9. —<U.R) —All but five of Indiana's thirteen congressional representatives—all of whom seek re-election — will have opponents in the primary May 8. With the closing of filing time for candidates Saturday night, it was revealed that on’.y five of the representatives must not battle to hold their places. The five who are unopposed in the primary are Rep. Arthur H. Greenwood. Democrat, second district; Noble C. Johnson, Republican, fifth district; Albert H. Vestal. Republican, eighth district; Albert R. Hall, Republican, eleventh district; and Andrew J. Hickey, Republican, thirteenth district. The most spirited campaign fight is expected to develop in the seventh district, where six candidates seek to unseat Representative Ralph E. Updike. Republican. o Bernard Wemhoff Gets Certificate In Journalism Bernard Wemhoff, of thi.-f city, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wemhoff, today received a membership certificate in the Newspaper Institute of America The institute is conducted to create interest among writers to become employees of newspapers and the Institute also aids young men in securing positions. . Every grade given out to Bernard was excellent, His name has been placed in the placement bureau of the Institute. The course includes, English punctuation, writing and other subjects pertaining to journalism. The certificate was presented ‘‘cum laude". — 0 - Hensley Babv Scalded Sunday By Hot Coffee Bobby Hensley, one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Davd Hensley, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Decatur, met with a very painful accident. Sunday morning, when he pulled a coffee pot full cf hot coffee over on his head and back. The mother of the tot was preparing breakfast and an electric coffee percolator, which was attached to a plpg on the wall, was setting on the breakfast table. The baby grabbed the electric cord, pulling the pot full of hot coffee over on him. While not necessarily serious, the burns which affected his head and back, were very painful. The Hensley family had expected to spend Easter Sunday in Decatur and Bobby was to have been baptised at the Methodist Church Sunday morning. but plans were canceled by the unfortunate accident. Bluffton Rotarians Elect New Directors Bluffton. April 9—The Rotary Club has elected five directors, and two members were tied for the sixth place on the directorate. The tie between these two members will be broken at the next meeting.' The five directors elected are David Meyer, Dr. Louis Severin, John Kelley, Dr. C. E. Caylor, and Jack Moynihan. George Arnold and H. L. Goodin were tied

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ANNUAL COUNTY H.S.CONTESTS WON BY BERNE Winners Score 243 Vz Points In Annual Literary. Music Contests — DECATUR SECOND WITH 161 POINTS Berne high school carried off first I honors in the annual Adams county high school Literary-Music contests, held last Friday and Saturday nights, with a total of 243’4 points. Decatur was second with 161 points. Other schools in the county scores as follows: Geneva 94; Monroe 73’4; Hartford 56; Kirkland 54. Monmouth 45, Pleasant Mills 23 and Jefferson S. The literary and the instrumental music contests were held in Decatur, Friday night, and the voca'l music contests were held at Berne, Saturday evening. Large audiences attended both sessions, and the competition was keen and the ability of the pupils was commendable. Trophy Awarded Winners A beautiful trophy was awarded to the Berne school in recognition of the school's victory. The trophy is a graceful statuette, representing ‘Victory," mounted on a metal base. A silver medallion bear>s the inscription. "Adams County Literary-Music Contest." A plate on the base will bear the name of the school winning the trophy each year and the date of the victory. Pennants were awarded to individuals and groups winning the various events. In winning the annual contest. Berne pupils scored 1) first places, two seconds, one third and tied for one third place. Decatur won first in five events, second in five and third in fourth. Pleasant Mills and Kirkland won first in two events, while Monmouth, Geneva, Hartford and Kirkland each scored one first. Berne Wins In Music Although winning the contest by a 'arge score, it is signjficent that the Berne pupils failed to place in any of the Literary events, all of that school's points being won in the mu=ical numbers. In grading the vocal music contests the following scale of points was fol’owed: duets —first 10, second 8, third fCovrm rn on rum rni ; , o • BANDIT AUTO IS IDENTIFIED Car Abandoned In Wells County Is One Used In St. Henry Holdup An 8-cylinder Gardner automobile which was round abandoned, last Wednesday, east of Petroleum in Wells county has been positively identified as the automobile in which the bandits who robbed the St. Henry, Ohio, bank last week made their escape. The car was taken to St. Henry, Sunday, by Wells county officials, where itz was identified. Insull Companies Are Involved In Coal Merger Chicago, Apr. 9. — (U.R) —- Twentythree coal mines in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia, of an estimated value of $44,000,000 have been consolidated by the Samuel Insull and Peabody Coal company interests, it was announced here today. Under terms of the agreement, the Peabody company will operate 34 mines with an auula capacity of 20,000,000 tons. Insull companies involved were the Commonwealth Edison company, People's Gas, Light and Coke company, Public Service company of Northern Illinois and Middle West Utilities company. Stock of the consolidated company will be given the Insull interests in payment for the mines. Durbin Funeral To Be Held Tuesday Afternoon Funeral services for Miss Goldie Durbin, of Pleasant Mills, who died Saturday, will be held at the residence at 1:30 o’clock and at the Pleasant Mills M. E. Church at 2 o’clock Tuesday -afternoon. Burial will be made in the Spring Hill cemetery.

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Boy Admits Robberies To Obtain Loot To Pay Father For His Meals Fort Wayne, Apr, 9—(U.R) —Edward Ramsey charged his 14-year-old son 15 cents a meal, the boy told police in confessing robbery of homes, garages and automobi las for loot to pay for his food. The father and his housekeeper, Effie Croft, face a charge of contributing to the boy's delinquency. Ix>ot from the robberies was taken to the Ramsey home in such large quantity that a truck was used to remove it to the police headquarters where it awaits inspection and identification by owners. rt START SCHOOL ENUMERATION Annual Enumeration Os School Children In County Begins Tuesday • I “• Jchn Parrish, principa' -it the North Waul building and W. Guy Brown, principal at the Central school building, have been appointed to take the annual enumeration of school children in this city, beginning April 10. All children between the ages of 6 and 21 are to be included in the enumeration, no matter if they are attend ing school after they are past 18 years cf age or net. In the townships, the township trustees will take the enumeration. The cooperation of the patents is asked in seeing that their children are listed in the enumeration, because the county will receive a distribution of state school funds cn the per capita of each child of school age in the county. The enumerators have until April 30 to complete their work. The totals are turned in to the county auditor, who then certifies the total to the auditor of state. The school funds are then divided on the basis of the number of children in the county. BLOOMINGTON HAS MYSTERY MURDER Police Baffled By Slaying Os Young Man During Alleged Poker Party Bloomington, Ind., Apr. 9. — (U.R) — The murder of Orville Wise, 22, employee of the state highway commission. who was shot to death early Sunday during an alleged poker party at his home here, mystified police today. Wise was called to the front door of his house and shot down as he stood in the doorway. Police immediately arrested ten men who had been in the party, but after questioning all were released. Wise lived for 30 minutes but he refused to name his assilant, although police believe he was aware of the identity of the murderer. At first, suspicion was directed toward one man who had left the party early, as the result of heavy losses, authorities said. But police announced today that this man had proven his innocence, as had the other nine members of the party. Wise's family was unable to reveal any motive for the shooting and police frankly confessed today that they had few clues to operate with. Wise was thought to have had no enemies. NICHOLSON MADE CITY COUCILMAN Famous Indiana Novelist Elected Member Os Indianapolis City Council Indianapolis, Apr. 9.—>(INS) —Meredith Nicholson, famous Indiana novelist, this afternoon was elected a member of the Indianapolis city council to succeed Millard W. Ferguson, an indicted councilman who resigned. Nicholson was elected unanimously by the councilmen after his name had been proposed by a number of civic organizations. He is a Democrat. Ferguson, who is one of the six councilmen involved in bribery charges and who had been indicted by the Marion county grand jury, will retire from the council at once.

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ELEVENTH-HOUR 1 EFFORT MADE TO STAY EXECUTION r Attorney Pleads With Gov. Jackson To Grant Respite To John Hall YOUTH REPORTED RESIGNED TO FATE Indianapolis, Apr. 9.—(lNS)—The fate of John Hall, 23, scheduled to die in the electric chair at midnight at the state prison at Michigan City for the murder of Louis Kreidler .a South I Bend druggist, was the subject of a lengthy conference here today, between Gov. Ed Jackson and Frank E. Coughlin, a South Bend attorney. , Couglin was seeking a last-minute stay of execution on the grounds'that Hall's accomplice in the holdup In which Kreidler was fataly wounded, a young man named Thomas O'Brien ! is now serving a life sentence in the state prison, has confessed that he • and not Hall dealt the crushing blow which killed Kreidler during a holdup on March 29, 1926, which caused Kreidler's death on April 5, 1926. Resigned To His Fate ' Michigan City, Ind., Apr. 9. —(U.R) — With his scheduled execution only a few hours away, John Hall, sentenced 1 to die shortly after midnight tonight for the murder of a South Bend druggiest. today was resigned* to his fate. 1 “Life in the penitentiary,” he was reported to have said, "means about 1 ' 25 years; the chair means five minutes.” , ( The doomed man was reported to have placed little faith in the lastminute efforts of his former pal, Thomas O'Brien, to save him from the chair. O'Brieu confessed to the actual murder. He is serving a life sentence for his share in the crime. "I don't know why he did that,” Hall said. "I don't believe it will help me any and it certainly will not do him any good. It will go against him in any plear for consideration he might make later." Hall closed his statement with: “I’m just one of the guys who never got a break.” He has spent much of his time in reformatories and other institutions and his lawyers have contended that his “lack of chance” merited consideration. o TWO MEN KILLED IN RUN BATTLE Deputy Sheriffs Shoot It Out With Two Men Near Portsmouth, Ohio Portsmouth, 0., April 9 —(INS)—Two are dead and two others are reported near death in hospitals here, today, as the result of a gun battle between deputy sheriffs and two men near here last night. Henry Bending, 31, a deputy sheriff, was shot through the head and killed instantly. Garner Vencil, 27, was shot in the abdomen and died in a hospital this morning. Allen Higgins is also in a hospital with serious knife wounds an dGreen Willis. 47, a deputy has a bullet wound in the neck whtyh is expected to prove fatal. o ‘ Fort Wayne Writer And Art Teacher Is Dead Fort Wayne, Ind., Apr. 9. — (U.R) — Mrs. Sue Vesta Hanna, 66, writer, art teacher and research student in genealogy, is dead here after a six months illness. She was active in Daughters of American Revolution work. Seventh Man Arrested In Hammond Bombing Case Hammond, Ind., Apr. 9. -(U.R) John Testo, 34, was held today, the seventh man arrested in a week in connection with the bombing last November of the State theater here. Testo, proprietor of a restaurant on the Lincoln highway, was held under $lO,000 bond. Train Kills Man” Vincennes. Ind., April’9—(U.R)—Jules Valin. 45, whose home is believed to be In Benton, 111., was instantly killed here today when his automobile was struck by Southbound C. and E. I I. Passenger train number 9. The body was found on the front of the engine.

Makes Solo Flight > - ** r- I ' i ” 13 Lady Heath is reported safe at Cairo, Egypt, after being the first woman to make a solo flight between Cape Town and Cairo, the length of the African continent, in a light plane. CHICAGO CLOSES” HOT CAMPAIGN Both Sides Predict Victory In Primary Election Set For Tuesday By C. C. Nicolet, UP Staff Correspondent Chicago, Apr. 9.— (U.R) —Chicago’s unique political campaign of bombs, bullets and threats came to a conventional close today with both sides predicting victory and only an undercurrent of rumors of violence at the polls to distinguish it from the political drivers of other cities. An unusual number of politica.' sermons yesterday provided the ony fireworks of the conclusion of a campaign which two weeks ago seemed likely to en din serious bloodshed. A score of prominent pastors pleaded with their congregations to unseat the administration, both state and city, and end what was termed an “unwho’ly alliance of crime, gangs and government.” Newspaper straw votes as the campaign ended reflected the opinions of the newspapers, one pointing to an administration victory and one to triumph for its opponents. There was little on which to base an unprejudiced opinion of the outcome. The state campaign has figured almost as much in factional strife in Chicago as the contest for Cook county officers. The Thompson-Crowe faction, supporting Governor Len Small for re-election, has been opposed in Cook copnty by the Deneen Swanson group behind the candidacy of Louis L. Emmerson. Judge Swanson is opposed to Crowe for the nomination for state’s attorney. Another Bomb Explodes Chicago, Apr. 9.— (U.R) —Another bomb —the 17th since October—shook Chicago out of its pre-piitnary calm today. Police were inclined at - first to blame the blast on alcohol rather than on politics, but many observers believed it was the start of a renewed election offensive. It was the first important bombing since the homes of Senator Charles Deneen and Circuit Judge John A. Swanson were damaged two weeks ago. o— ■- Athens, Greece, Man Enrolls In Reppert Auctioneering Course The fame of Col. Fred Reppert, Decatur auctioneer who is probably this city’s best known citizen, has reached far-away Athens. Greece. Today, Col. Reppert received a postal card fr .m Const. Belocas, at Athens. Greece, enrolling that individual in Col. Repperts correspondence course in auctioneering. Col. Reppert has conducted a home study course in auctioneering, in adition to his semi-annual school of auctioneering, for several years. —. c Decatur Residence Is Sold At Auction For $1,900 The C. A. Krugh residence, on Nuttman avenue, was sol dat public auction Saturday to Calvin Coppess for $1,900. The house is semi-modern. Col. Fred Reppert conducted the sale.

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SECOND TRIAL OF MILLIONAIRE OIL MAGNATE OPENS — Defendant Charged With Conspiring To Defraud The Nation JUDGE SELECTS JURY FOR TRIAL Washington, Apr. 9.—HNS)—Tn record time, 12 men were selected this afternoon to sit as a jury in the second trial of Harry Sinclair. millionaire oil man charged with having criminally conspired with former Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall to defraud the nation of Teapot Dome naval oil reserve. By Herbert Little, UP Staff Correspondent Washington, Apr. 9. — (U.R) — The second trial of Harry F. Sinclair, oil magnate and sportsman on charges of consiracy to defraud the United States in connection with lease of the Teapot Dome naval oil reserves opened today before Justice Jennings Bailey in the District of Columbia supreme court. It was Sinclair’s second appearance in court on the same charges. The first trial last October, when Albert B. Fall, former secretary of interior, was a co-defendant, ended because of alleged jury tampering. Today Sinclair stood alone as Fall was too ill to appear and had been granted a postponement. Defense Objection Overruled George P. Hoover, chief counsel for Sinclair, questioned the validity of the new court procedure of having the judge instead of attorneys quetison talesmen. He started vigorous y to object to the procedure. Justice Bailey over-ruled Hoover's protest, before the attorney had said a dozen words. Sinclair, accompanied by his wife, his mother, Mrs. Phoebe Sinclair, and his "million dollar” staff of attorneys arrived in court at It) o'clock. The defendant took a seat in the enclosed space before the judge’s seat and sat nonchalantly while a clerk called the jury roll The work of Impaneling a jury began immediately, and Justice Bailey took up cross-examination of jurors The objection of defense counsel, against this new procedure, caused momeutar yinterruption of the examination. but Justice Bailey halted Hoover's long argument abruptly. “I've heard enough; objection overruled and exception noted," he said as he resumed questioning jurors. The trial is expected to last at least a month. The government has called nearer 75 witnesses, covering rtOXTIXI Fl» ON ’MOW FIVE, PLACES RELIGIOUS BOOKS IN LIBBABY Community Training School Puts Many Books In Public Library The following list of books on Religious Education has been placed in the Decatur Public Library by the Decatur Community Standard Training School. They constitute a prac Heal Sunday School library and embrace manv of the most recent books on the subject of religious education. A special alcove has been provided for these books by the Librarian, nnd the books may be taken from the Library, by holders of library cards, on the same conditions as the regular library books. Books may be retained only two weeks, unless renewed. Exceptions are teachers and c'.ubs, etc., as is the rule with the i regular library- books. All leathers - in the Community Training School ■ may, by arrangement with the • Librarian, retain books for a longer I period of time. . The rural churches and people, who I are not entitled to cards at the Library, may secure books through their pastors or superintendents, who will be granted cards at the library far these Sunday school books. They ) will be held responsible for book) going out on their cards. All students of the Community Training School, whether students at r the present time or not, shall be I granted special cards permitting them (CONTINUED ON FACE FIVE)

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