Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 96, Decatur, Adams County, 21 April 1928 — Page 1

WEATHER Rain probable tonight and Sunday. Somewhat cooler in southwest tonight a nd in southeast part Sunday.

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Capt. George Wiikins, American, Flies Over North Pole

ARCTIC REGIONS AGAIN CROSSED GV AN AIRPLANE Kadiograms From Spitzbergen Tell Os Captain Wilkin’s Success FLIGHT MADE IN BEHALF OF SCIENCE London, April 21—(INS)—Capl ( orge H. Wilkins, American aviator, lias flown over (he North Pole anti across the “top <f the world.” according to an Exdianw Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen this afternoos ([noting two radiograms received and published by the newswiper Politiken. noth radiograms were from Svalhnrd (Spitzbergen) where, they statc.l. Wilkins landed today. All Members Os Party Well According to these messages Wilk!"s and his companions flew from Point Barrow, Alaska, to Doedmansoeira, an uninhabited island, in the Arctic, where they were detained for five days by bad weather. After being able to continue they flew to Svalbord. The messages said that all the combers of the party were well and that the plane was in excellent condition. (By United Press) The Wilkins flight across the Arct’c regions was made in an effort to locate land there and chart'the, only spot on the globe still unknown to Eien. -*• Hr. Isiah Bowman, director of the American Geographical Society, said wme time ago that the Wilkins flight would “end the age of discovery begun by Columbus, for mankind will then have searched the entire globe." Plans for a polar airplane expediton were completed by Captain George Hubert Wilkins, Australian exnlorer and aviator, on December 22. 1925. He was to fly across the center o’ the Arctic ice pack. His flight, according to wirelbss dispatches to the newspaper Politiken in Copenhagen indicate the Wilkins expedition must have experienced the same thrill as the members of th-’ p?.ine Bremen-s prow. Landing on bleak Dead Man's Island, only 25 miles from Spitsbergen, Captain Wilkins was unable to ret in touch with civilization. For five days he was bond fast on the island, prevented from taking off because of bad weather. Wilkins tried to accomplish his ’■c ns-Arctic feat in 1926 but ill luck dogged his efforts. Friends Are Elated San Francisco, April 21. — (INS) — Friends of Captain George Wilkins irovTiviTgn ov vtvjr, PORTER LOT IS SIFTTOOENEVA Daughter Os The Late Gene Stratton Porter Presents Lot To Town Geneva, April 21 —(Special)—A vacant lot on Main street, in the business district of Geneva, has been presented to the town of Geneva by Mrs. Jeanette Porter Meehan, daughter of the late’ Charles D„ and Gene Stratton I’orter. The lot is known as inlot No. 144 and has been used as a site for the town’s band stand for several years •n appreciation of the gift, the,town board has written the following letter to Mrs. Meehan: "Until further opportunity presents itself, the Trustees of the Town of Geneva take this means of extending t" you their thanks for the splendid gift of in-lot one hundred forty-four (144). "They accept the same with the understanding that neither said real estate nor any building to be erected 'hereon shall be used otherwise than a Public park or band stand, and upon 'jolation of this condition, the title to said real estate shall immediately revert to and vest in said Jeanette Porer Meehan, her heirs, legal represenatives or successors in interests.”

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Loaded School Bus Turns Over In Ditch Wabash, Ind., Apr. 4-([NS)—Four-teen pupils were recovering today fiom more oi less painful injuries received when the Chester township school hack driven by Charles Reed turned over in a ditch near Liberty Mills last night. < Oieeha Pulley, 17, and Mary Reed were the pupils hurt most. Both were badly ent and bruised. , The accident happened when L. J. Yoder, teacher at North Manchester, attempted to pass the school hack and the front wheels of the two vehicles came together, upsetting the bus. o— — D.H.S. CLASSES GIVE PROGRAM Second Night’s Events Os Annual Carnival Prove Highly Entertaining With the crowning of the “Royal Family” as the featured event of the evening, the Decatur high school carnival of 1928 came to a most successful close. Friday evening. The program beynn at 7:30 o’clock in the high school auditorium. Before the curtains opened, Ronald Parrish and Harold Strickler gave the bugle call. As the curtains were drawn, the court jesters, r,ob Cole and James Engeler appeared pn the stage in jest and an opening song to the coming of the King. The stage setting was a throne room scene of purple and gold. The high backed chairs were draped in gold colored velour with the dias and p’.lows of a rich purple hue. tufted. The first- to enter were +UUe UUs Catherine Knapp and Lewis Smith, who bore the crowns of the King and 'leen on pillows of gold. Following them were the Senior Royal Family, which included Miss Helen Gerber, as Queen: Bill Bell, as' King; Miss Nina Shady, as Princess, and John DeVess. at Prince. Following them, were the attendants which comprised the members of the Junior, Sophomore and Freshmen Royal Families, who failed to receive enough votes to be crowned. These attendants comprised: Juniors —Joe Krick, Josephine Jaberg, Stanley Green and Isabel Hower: Sc-nhomores —Carl Gerber, Bernadlne Shraluka, Bob Shraluka Gladys Teems; Freshman — Arthur Shamerloh, Ruth Macklin Harold Melchi and Margaret Kitson. When the process on approached the throne, the King and Queen knelt and were crowned by the little crown hearers. They were then escorted to their throne chairs. Ross Stoakes gave them the “Pledge of Allegiance” Miss Kathryn Kauffman then gave a presentation speech and in turn bestowed upon the senior class, for the victorv in the contest, a purple and "old banner bearing the inscription “Carnival of 1928. Seniors.” To the King she presented a gold knife, to Ihe Queen a fancy brooch. to the Prince and Princess, a silver pencil, each. The entire assembly then sang. “Hail to the King,” as the finale of the crowning event. The senior class won the Royal Family contest with a total of 9,000 votes. Close behind them were the Freshmen, and until the very last minute the vote count switched back and forth between these two classes with an ultimate victory for the Seniors. Each class then presented a stunt. The Freshmen participated in a fashion show which was the first feature of the program. This was in the charge of Miss Jeanette Clark, freshman class guardian. Representing the Sophomore class, a group of girts appeared in popular song and dance numbers. Miss Flor>ne Michaud, guardian of the Sophomore c’ass. sponsored this act. The Junior stunt comprised a program of readings, musical number's, and a one-act i>'av. Miss Verneal Whalen is the Junior class guardian, but Mr. L. B. Mann had charge of the direction of the acts. The Senior class, under the direction of their class guardian, Miss Blanch McCrory and Mrs. J. R. Blair, nresented a “Doll Shop.” On the shelves of the shop were French dolls, sailor dolls, overall dolls, mamma dolls, clown doll and soldier doll. These in turn did a dance act when wound un by the clown doll. Miss Virginia Hite. The soldier doll gave a reading as a part of the program. The entire affair was entertaining and was witnessed by a good sized (CONTINUED OS PAGE FIVE)

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LAB ANON HAS SBO,OOO FIRE Three-Story Building Housing Farmers State Bank Is Destroyed Lebanon, Ind., Apr. 21. —(INS) —Fire today destroyed the three-story structure on the southeast corner of the square which house the Farmers State bank. The loss was estimated at SBO,OOO. The building was completely gutted. Emergency calls for help were sent to Frankfort and Indianapolis and both cities sent trucks helping to confine the blaze to the one structure. The bank loss alone was sifid to amount to $40,000, but this was fully covered by insurance. RELIEF PLANE IS DELAYED Bennett And Balchen Become 11l Enroute To Greenely Island Murray Bay, Que.,"’April 21—(U.R) — The illness of both pilots has delayed for at least 24 hours the Ford relief plane's flight to Greenly Island with repairs and supplies for the Airplane Bremen. Floyd Bennett developed influenza during the night and was not able to leave his bed when called early today to make ready for last stage of his Northward flight. Later it was learned that Bernt Balchen, Bennett’s co-pilot also was suffering from the same malady. The Ford plane, in which the two pilotp flew to Lake St. Agnes Airdrome from Detroit yesterday, was loaded and ready to be taken up when the report reached the field that both fliers were ill. Their haste in leaving Detroit and the daylong flight was said to have lowered their resistance. Plans for the flight to Greenly island were revised on the bases of a new development. It now is likely that the plane will leave at 5 A. M. Sunday o —— Samples Os Excellent - Corn Exhibited Here Billy Patterson, of Blue Creek township, brought into town today, several ears of as fine corn as ever seen. It was raised in Johnson county, where they have a reputation for world champion com crops and quality. Billy has raised some mighty fine corn himself and is trying to get some that will do to exhibit along side the prize winners. He will plant the Johnson county corn and is expecting some real stuff next fall.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, April 21, 1928.

Never Too Old To Learn Before You’re 45, Educator Declares Bloomington, Ind., April 21—(U.R) — Dr.. Edwjrd L. Thorndike, of Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, addressing the fifteenth annual conference on Educational Measurement at Indiana University here, declared, "In general, nobody under ’45 should restrain himself from trying to learn anything because of a belief or fear that he is too old to learn it”. Other speakers at the conference, which was to close this afternoon, are president William Lowe Bryan and Professor W. W. Wright, Indiana University, and Dr. Frank N. Freeman University o’ Chicago. o RULING ON BUS LINES ISSUED Lines Operated by Railroads Should Be Regarded Same As Other Lines Washington, April 21—(U.R) —Railroads should be authorized to operate auxiliary motor bus lines, under federal and state regulation, the interstate commerce commission said today in its final report on the motor bus investigation. Holding that transportation of passengers by motor buses is a well established and useful factor of the nation’s transportation system, the commission said that motor bus lines should be subject to the interstate commerce act. “Regulation of interstate commerce by motor vehicles oerating as common carriers of passengers on the public highways over the regular routes or between fixed termini should be provided for law,” the com mission said. Railroads should be required to obtain certificate of public convenience and necessity for motor bus operations and should also be authorized to maintain through joint rates with other motor or truck lines, the reitort said. The decision, which will be subm'tted to congress for legislative action. referred almost entirely to motor bus passenger line and expressed the opinion that truck lines were not needed now. , o Loving Cud Presented To Geneva High School Senior Geneva, April 21 —(Special)—Miss Frances Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cook, was the winner this year of loving cup awarded annually by K. F. Shoemaker to the valedictorian of the graduating class of Geneva high school. The cup was presented to Miss Cook at the commencesnsat exercises held Tuesday evening Miss Cook resides at Ceylon.

for Point Barrow, the first stop on a polar flight which carried them over the north pole today. (International Newsreel)

AUTO UPSETS IN DITCH i TWO HURT Car Driven By Marjorie Hoagland, Is Wrecked Near Pleasant Mills An Essex coach automobile, belonging to Marion Hoagland of this city, and driven by his sister, Marjorie Hoagland, struck loose grave on the Pleasant Mills road east of this city last evening and turned over, slightly injuring the occupants. Miss Hoagland was slightly injured and one young man in the car received a broken arm. Other occupants received slight bruises and scratches. The car. which was badly damaged, was towed to this city for repairs. The car left the road and turned over in the sideditch, demolishing the tops and tearing off the fenders. HEAVY RAINS HIT INDIANA Southern And Central Parts Os State Have Heaviest Rain Os Season Indianapolis, Apr. 21. —(INS) —Southern and central Indiana today were being swept by the heaviest rainstorm of the spring which was rapidly wiping out rainfall deficiencies accumulated since January first, according to J. H. Armington, government meteorologist. The downpour was torrential in some Indiana sections, Evansville re-,, porting more than four inches of rain by 9 a. m. today. The rainstorm extended from southern Oklahoma to western Ohio Armington said and rain will continue tonight and probably Sunday. Northern Indiana w r as escaping the deluge, day that no rain was falling there day that no rain was fallin gthere. to— " A drizzling rain started falling in Decetur and Adams county early this morning and continued throiighout the day. The temperature was between 35 and 40 degrees above zero during most of the day. \ 0 Delores Del Rio, Movie Beauty, Seeking Divorce i ■ Los Angeles. April 21—(INS)—Delores - Del Rio. dark-eyed Mexican scree i i beauty today was speeding toward the > frontier town of Nogais Mexico, where - she will institute divorce proceedings ; against Jaime Del Rio young author and playright charging incompatibility.

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Recovery Os Lost Purse Makes Aged Man Happy Andrew Landis; un elderly man employed’ on the Sam Henchen farm in Kiikl and township, is happy today over the recovery of a purse containing $7 in m ney, which he lost last Saturday, while shopping in Decatur. It was all the money Mr. Landis had and lie was forced to return home last Saturday without the groceries he intended to purchase. On Friday, Mrs. R. 'A. Harker, 815 West street, informed the Daily Democrat that she had a “found"ptirse in her possession, and Mr. laindis called at the Harker residence, teday, and identified his property. He was almost over joyed at the recovery. o , STOP. ’ STRIKES MEMPHIS, TENN. — Wire Communication Demoralized By High Winds Raging In South Atlanta, April 21—(INS)— Wire communication with Memphis and nearby Tennessee points was broken off today as the result of a terific storm. Telegraph companies reported wire communication to Memphis disrupted. Storms and high winds have been raging in the Mississippi valley in the vicinity of Memphis and Little Rock during tlie early morning. o Portrait Os Elwood Haynes Is Unveiled Kokomo, Ind., April 20 —(U.R) —A portrait of the late Elwcod Haynes, credited with being the inventor of the type of automobile in general use today, has been iruveited here. The picture is the work of Randolph LaSalle Coats, Indianapclis artist, and will be a gift of the Kokomo art association to the City’s schools. The Unveiling was by Margaret Hillis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hillis, and a grand daughter of Haynes. o One Man Killed W hen Auto Hits Street Car Hammond, Ind, April 21 —(U.R) —H. S. Downing, 40, Griffith, Ind., was killed and an unidentified man his companion, was ciitically injured when their motor car crashed into a street car here last night —o Champion Strawberry Shortcake Eater Out To Break His Old Mark New Albany, Ind.. April 21 —(INS) — John Marsh. 70 local carpenter, who claims to be the championship strawberry shortcake eater in New Albany as a result of consuming 154 individual cakes last season, has already started to break his record. Marsh claimed today he had already eaten 26 shortcakes this season and that he hoped to eat 200 before the 1928 strawberry season was over. o Buys 1914 Flivver Bluffton, Ind., April 21 —(U.R) —A 1914 model touring car has been bought by Harry Sunimes. Wells county farm bureau sercetary, from Geoige S. Dickson, original purchser, drove the car but 5,000 miles. Body lines and a brass radiator shell distinguish it from today's cars. o Hartford City To Improve Light Plant Hartford City, Ind., April 21 —(U.R) — The city council has awarded con-, tracts for a new 1,500-Kilowatt turbine and a switchboard for the municipal light and water plant at a total cost of $47,108. o J. J. Wood, Fort Wayne Inventor-Engineer Dies Fort Wayne, Ind., April 21—(U.R)—JJ. Wood associated with the General electric company here forty years as an inventor and engineer, is dead at Ashville, N. C. where he was spending a vacation, according to word reaching here. Among 240 patents held by Wood was one for a machine which made the cables used in the famous suspension bridge at Brooklyn, N. Y. also invented the horizontal steam engin used in the first Holland submarine and the dynamo providing power for flood lights on the statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.

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VERDICT FREES OIL MAGNATE IN CONSPIRACY CASE Government Again Fails To Get Conviction In Teapot Dome Case JURY DELIBERATES ONE HOUR, 50 MINUTES Washington, April 21.—(>NS)—. Harry F. Sinclair, oil magnate, was acquitted by a jury here today of government charges of criminal conspiracy arising from his leasing of Teapot Dome naval oil reserves. The jury delibereated only one hour and fifty minutes, after getting the case this morning. Today’s not guilty verdict marked the government's second failure to secure criminal conviction in oil scandals, former Secretary of Interior Albert Fall and E. I. Doheny having been acquitted two years ago. Charged With Giving Bribe Sinclair was charged with having given former Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fail a $233,000 bribe to secure the oil lease. Fall, who was indicted with him, was too ill to stand trial. The oil man already is under two jail sentences as a result of his part in the oil scandals of 1923. His refusal to answer questions of the senate investigating committee netted him three months for contempt and his action in hiring the Burns deflective agency to spy on the jury that sat in the first Teapot Dome conspiracy trial last October got him another six months for criminal cotnempt. Last October’s trial ended in a mistrial when the court learned of the juiy’s surveillance. Broadcasting Licenses Extended For 30 Days Washington, April 21 (U.R) —Extension of all existing radio broadcasting licenses for another 30 days or until June 1 was announced today by the Federal Radio commission. o ... Bomb Wrecks Newspaper Plant At Scranton, Pa. Scranton, Pa.. April 21 —(U.R) — A bomb early today wrecked the plant of the Italian newsparer Lavoce Italian. Police said the bombing was the woik of local Italinas who opposed the paper’s fascist program. Three persons were hurt slightly in the blast which wrecked the four story brick building in the business district housing the newspaper plant. - o Bond Jumper Caught Tere Haute, Ind., April 21—(U.R) —• Jesse Waller, who was alleged to have jumped a SIO,OOO bond after failinr in a holdup here, was again in custody today. He was arrested at Vincennes while driving an automobile containing alleged nitroglycerin. WARD LAUNCHES ACTIVE CAMPAIGN Democratic Congressional Candidate Plans To Visit Every County In District Union City, Ind., Apr. 21.—(Special) —Don C. Ward, of Union City. Democratic candidate for the nomination for congress from the Eighth congressional district, has launched an active campaign for that office, Ward managers in this city announced today. Mr. Ward will visit every county in the district between now' and the primary election day, May 8. Mr. Ward has been active in Democratic politics for many years and has served as toastmaster on many occasions at political rallies throughout Indiana. Ward strength is apparent in every county in the district, his managers say, and a Ward-for-Congress club has been organized in Randolph county. Political observers say that Ward will get a large majority in Randolph I county in the general election next . November, if he is nominated in the i primary, Randolph county has long 1 been a Republican stronghold, and > observers say that if Ward can carry . his home county, he will easily be 8 elected to congress. < Ward’s opposition in the primary is Lawrence E. Opliger, of Decatur.

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