Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 3 May 1928 — Page 1

, WEATHIT probably local jhowers or thunder,torms beginning to night or Friday. Cool Friday and no, 'tf l ' west and cent ' rat parts tonight.

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■CUBANS STRIKE I AT CONNECTING I LINK WITH U. S.I — ■Delegates To Constitutional I Convention Want Permanent Treaty Repealed ■TREATY MADE AFTER SPANISH-AMER. WAR I Havana, May 3.— (INS) — The ■•(institutional convention today ■ook, the first steps towards ■breaking the political link that welded Cuba and the United ■states so closely together since ■he Spanish-American war. lielegates to the convention de■hianiled repeal of the permanent iHpratv with tlie United Slates known the Platt amendment, which guarprotection of foreign proper/Wties in Cuba and prevents Cuba from ■contracting a foreign loan without the gconsent of the Washington governo ■Three Earth Shocks Are Felt In Colorado T Creede. Colo.. May 3—<U.R) —Three ■<*j.ili shocks were felt here today U : flKii.irking the ninth consecutive day of K'E.iinilir distrtibances. The Hist shock ■was felt at 12:20 A. M. the second al ■"■'in A. M. and the thiid at 5:15 am. ■Winnows rattled and dishes wore broHken. No one was iq.-areu. 5 - O , ■Western Missouri Swelters As Snow Falls Tn Kansas J Kansas City. May 3 —(INS; - With : Kat iv falling in western Kinsas. Kan■as city ami wes'ern -Missouri today ®|swelteied in mid-summer heat. By far ■the hottest May second and third in Kill years having been recorded at the ( ■weather bureau. ■I Yesterday's high mark was 82 deo — ■Former Bluffton Child Loses Eye In Accident Bluffton, May 3—(INS) —Russell, 4- ■ yiar-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. ■ Rogers, of Chicago, formerly of BluffBion had one of his eyes put out while ■ lie was playing with an ice pick yesterM<lay. The pick pierced the eye-ball des- ■ laying his sight. Dirigible Makes Flight Ukehurst, N. J.. May 3—(U.R)—The ■ navy dirigible Los Angeles ieturned to ■ iis n ingar today after a nine-hour reE pair and training flight ■ South Bend Claims Population Os 126,260 South Bend, Ind., May 3. — (U.R)— ■ This city’s population is 126,260, ac- ■ cording to the 1928 city directory just ■ issued. The 1927 directory gave the city 119,910, and the 1920 federal cen- ■ sus, 70.983. ■JAPANESE AND I CHINESECLASH ■ Forces Os Two Nations Fight After Chinese Troops Loot Tainan Tokto, May 3 —(U.R)—The Japanese ■ war oKice today was advised that ■ Japanese and Chinese forces had I clashed at Tainan after Chinese had ■ looted the city. The advices said the I fighting was continuing. Japan sent, several hundred soldiers B into China after the clash between I the Nationalist and Northern armies | had centered in Shantung province. | These Japanese forces were to pro- ■ feet the Japan Nationals in the ■ province. / Shanghai Is Bombed Shanghai, May 3 —(U.R)— A seaI plane of the Northern army bombardI Ml Shanghai at noon today, dropping ■ four bombs on the Chinese section i of the city. Two Chinese were woundI Ml and a building was destroyed. It was bleieved to be the first I occasion on which an airplane was I used to bombard a big Chinese city I during the five years of civil wajr. Many of the Chinese soldiers carry K paper umbrellas and declare truces k during rains. All are equipped with B teapots in which they bt‘ew tea dur- ■ Ing frequent pauses in the fighting

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' ————— ni| , ■111! Only A ('rooked Tooth Keeps State’s Healthiest Boy From Being Perfect Lafayette, Iml., May 3.-<|NS) — | Only a crooked tooth today prevented George V. Collicott, 16 | year-old blond young farmer of I Gternsburg, Ind., from receiving a | rating of being a 100 percent pliys- , ically perfect boy at the tenth an nual boys and girls Fonr-H Club Round-up at. Purdue university. Young Collicott was rated 99.9 percent perfect phy-ically, and given the title of Indiana's healthiest boy. 11 was the highest rating ever given an Indiana boy in the annual health contest here. The hegplhlest Indiana girl was declared to be Miss Alice Hunt, 15 a brunette, of Wayne county, who got a physical rating of 99.1 .percent. Members of the state goard of , health and Dr. Harold J. Risk, of I Lafayette, were the judges. The two winners will represent. Indiana in the National Health contest of the boys and girls 4-H Clubs in Chicago next November. James Dean, of Bluffton, James Thomas, of Madison county, and Frederick Wingate, of Delaware county, tied for third place among the hoys with a rating of 98.9 percent. o 47 TO MAKE COMMUNION Class Os 32 Boys And 15 Girls to Make Communion At "Catholic Church A class of 32 boys and 15 girls will make their sclemrt Holy Communion at the St. Maiys Catholic church Sunday May 6. The children will receive Holy communion during lhe 8:30 o'clock mass. The Rev. Father Joseph A Hesston, acting pastor, will officiate at the mass. The children will inarch in a body to the church from the school building. In the afternoon, beginning at 2 o’clock, services will be held and members of the Uominiini.it class will be ent oiled in the scapular. The members of the class are: George Tricker, Denis Schmitt, Joseph Schultz, John Kfihne. Harold Baker, Herman Knapke, Edward Lose Leo Faurote, William Lose, Albert Hain. John Carrell, Robert Cook. Herbert Foos. Ambrose Lengerich, Jerome Geimer, Edward Bakei, Robert Arnold Florian Keller. Robert Kohn, Charles Ehinger, Ambrose Heimann, Julius Baker. Joseph Straub, John Brite, Waltei Heimann, Richard Hess. Cedric Colchin, Edward Schultz. Vernon Hobble, Raymend Krause, Franklin Teeple. Robert Bi idem Helen Barthel, Marceline Gage, Patricia Fullenkamp, Virginia Christen, Dorothy Lengerich, Alvei a Vian, Martha Colchin. Doroth Miller, Mary Eyanson, Mary Wolpert, Rosemary Rumschlag. Mary Margaret Keller. Phylis Shanahan, Margaret Rumschiag, Irene Bentz. Rota/ians To Hold Meeting At Park The tegular meeting of the Rotary Club will be held at Bellmont Park at 6 o’clock this evening in connection with the supper which the Club is giving for the boys of the city. No meeting will be held up town by the club this evening. o Klein Funeral To Be Held Sunday Afternoon Funeral services for Louies Klein, Jr., who died Wednesday afternoon, will be held at the Klein home in Preble townsTnp, “isilnday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock and at the St. Johns Lutheran church at 1:45 o’clock. Burial will he made at the St. Johns Lutheran cemetery. ——■ ■■'■O' •——— Wells County School Enumeration Shows A Loss Os 150 Children Bluffton. May 3—(U.R) There are 150 fewer children ,of school age in Wells county this year than a year ago, according to the annual school enumeration, just completed. The enumeration shows that there are 5,393 children of school age this year as compared with 5,543 last year. There was a decrease of 63 in the city of Bluffton. Seven of the townships had a decrease this year, while Union township gained 12 afld Jefferson gained 29. Bluffton has 4,157 children of school age including 1,833 males and 2,324 females.

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BERNE WOMAN EXPIRES TODAY Mrs. Morris Ehrsam Dies Early This Morning; 111 For Eight Weeks Heine, M ly 3 —(Special) Mrs. Mor iis Ehrsam. 58. died at her home here at 12:05 o'clock this morning. May 3 1928,. after an eight weeks illness of a complication of diseases. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hi run, both of whom preceded her in death. She was born in Fort Wayne on March 9. 1870. Practically her entire life pet iod was spent in * Adams County with a residence i at Linn Greve for several years. Surviving, besides the husband, are the following children: Mrs. Walter Reusser, of Berne. Martha, Clara, Mynne, Edward. Henry and Robert Ehrsam. all at home. Fred Braun, of Decatur is a brother of the deceased. Other brothers and sisters include: Mrs. Lena Craig of Archbold, Ohio; Mrs. nufus Hawk, of Rockford, Ohio. Mrs. John H. Hllty, Charles Brann land George Braun all of Berne. Funeral services will he held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the home, and at 2 o’clock at the Reformed church, the Rev. C. W. H. Satmrwein officiating. Burial in the M. R. E. cemetery west cf Berne. o > Chicago Has Hottest ' May 2 In 15 Years Chicago, May 3—(U.R) — Chicago today was in the midst of its first period of summer weather this year. The hottest May in 15 years was recorded by the Weather Bureau yesterday when the temperatme went to 83 degrees. Anderson Has 14,000 At Work In Factories Anderson lud.. May 3 —(UP) Fourteen thousand persons are working in industrial plants here, a survey by the chamber of commerce shows. 0 Aviation Accidents Kill 164 Persons Last Year Washington, May 3 —(U.R) -Aviation accidents last year totalled 200, killing 164 persons and injuring 149, t’)» commerce department reported today. No statistics for previous years are avilahle. Most of the accidents occurred in, unlicensed planes, only 34 licensed planes and eleven licensed pilots being involved. Trans-oceanic flights (accounted for many of the deaths and experimental and contest flights tan up the total of fatalities. BOYS PLAY WITH ROTARIANS TODAY Track Meet, Baseball Game And Supper At Bellmont Park Is Program Today was Boys’ Day out of Doors in Decatur. The Rotary Club, joining in tlie national observance of Boys’ Week, had planned a program for the boys of the city, at Bellmont Park. The program, which was to start at 2 o'clock, included a track and field meet, baseball game and supper. The boys, which included the boys f£om the public and parochial grade schools, were divided into three teams, called the Reds, Whites and Blues. The Rotarians were to take part in the events with the boys. Following were the entries in the track meet: 50-yard dash—Bob Elzey, Don Klepper and Carl Buffenbarger (Reds); Traverse Arnold, Edwin Kauffman. Edward Metzger (Whites); James Moses, Edward Hess, Harry Jones (Blues); Jimtny Arnold, Paul Graham, Sim Burk, Fred Reppert (Rotary). 75-yard dash — Thomas Malley, Chester Hill, George Schultz (Reds); Dale Myers. Lawrence Kohne, Albert Frohnapfel (Whites); Lawrence HttllInger, Carl Lose, Robert Brown (Blues); Teetle Harting, Clarence Beavers, Paul Edwards (Rotary). Running broad jump—Jerome Meyer, Marion Feasel, Albert Scheuman (Reds); Vernon Hill, William Kltson, Herman Burkhead (Whites); John Hunt. Cedrick Fisher, Joseph Murphy (Blues); C. E. Bell, Burt Lower, Bill Bowers, Dr. Rayl (Rotary). Running high jump—Chester Hill. Francis Lichtle, Hugh Engle (Reds); (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 3, 1928.

War Ace Killed FV* "J \ . «- - Major John L. E'anoher, commander of the 41st division air unit of the Washington National Guard and Wor d War ace, was the victim cf an accidental Iminb explosion at the Wenatchee, Wash., Apple Blossom E'estival. CENTRAL SCHOOL PLAY TONIGHT “Danny Boy” Is Title Os Play To Be Given By Eighth Grade Pupils After having been postponed once on account pf the illness of one of the leading members of the east, the annual Central school eighth grade play will he staged tonight and Friday night in the Decatur high school auditorium. Tickets which were sold for the original dates of the play will be good either night. Persons who do not have tickets may purchase them at the door. “Danny Boy,” is the title of the play chosen by this year’s eighth grade class. It is an entertaining play and the cast has bee nwell trained for the production. Miss Grace Coffee, one of the instructors at tlie Central school, is directing the play. o , Hartford City Filling Station Attendant Robbed Hartford City, Ind.. May 3 —(U.R) Two bandits enterrupted Walter Flem Ing, tilling station attendant while he was counting the day’s receipts, took $25 and escaped in an automobile. Child Drowns In Cistern Indianapolis, May 3.—(U.R) —Three-year-old Earl Vibber was drowned when he fell into a cistern at the rear of his home here. Tlie boy was playing in the yard when last seen by his parents and it was presumed he lifted the light cistern door ami lost his balance. British Post Office To Studv Methods Os Services In America London—(lNS)—iu the hopes of improving her own set vice, England is going to America to study post office methods. cf tlie British post office system has been severely criticized on economical and other grounds, and the question lias been discussed in the House of Common. During the course of a debate there, the Post master General announced that he was planning a “flying visit” by officers of the British Post Office to America to make a close study of the American telephone and telegraph services. Man Wrecks Truck In Effort To Kill Wasp, But Avoids Stinging Indianapolis, May 3—(U.R) —A wasp flew into the cab of a truck, driven by William Farrington. Detroit, Mich. Farrington struck at the insect, taking his band off the wheel as he did so. The truck crashed Into a telephone pole, and overturned. Farrington crawled fro mbeneath a mass of wire “Pretty lucky to get off so light,’’ he said. “Anyway 1 didn’t get st' iig.”

SMITH'S VICTORY IS OVERWHELMING Wins All But Four Os 58 Counties In California Primary Election ( San Francisco, May 3—(INS, —Governor Al Smith’s overwhelming victory in California’s Democratic primary election was further emphasized today as tabulation of returns from the tew remaining precincts proceeded. While votes cast for Herbert Hoover, sole Republican candidate on the primary slate, continued to pile up Into a huge total well over the half j million mark. Smith's edge over the | combined poll of his Democratic I opponents. Senators James A. Reed! and Thomas J Walsh, maintained itself at approximately 30.000. Reed, running second to Governor Smith, hud a lead over Walsh 01 approximately 13,000. With tabulation <• inplete in 7.790 precincts out of a total of 8,753 throughout the state, the revised vote count stood: Hoover (Republican) .539,194 | Smith (Democrat) 128,762 Reed (Democrat)’ 56,828 Walsh (Democrat) 43,680 All but four of the 58 counties in tiie state returned Smith victorious n the Democratic voting, on the basis cf returns already tabulated. Reed won two counties. Walsh one, and the fourth registered only Republican votes. Wins Connecticut's Delegates Hartford. Conn., May 3 —(U.R) —Ten I deleg at es-ut-large to the Democratic National convention, instructed to vote for Governor Alfred E. Smith, until released by him. were chosen ' by the Democratic state convention here today. o Charles Schwab Wins Gohl Medal For Achievement In Iron And Steel Industry Ixmdon, May 3.--(INS)— The Bessemer Gold Medal for achievement in the iron and steel industry, was today awarded to Charles M. Schwab, of the Bettilehem steel corporation, by th> British iron and steel institute. The p.esentation was made by Benjamin i Talbot, president of Hie institute, at the institution of civil engineers. About 500 engineers were present. Mr. Schwab, in accepting the medal, outlined his own career since lie stalled as a workman in tlie Carnegie mills in Pittsburgh in 1879. The present era. lie said would be known in History as “the age of steel”. RAVELINGS TO GO ON SALE TUESDAY Decatur High School Annual To Have Many New Features This Year The 1928 edition of Ravelings. the Decatur high school annuaJ, probably will be placed on sale next Tuesday morning, it was announced today. The printing will be finished this week. Practically all of lhe copies have been sold, aJpeady, and the remaining ones probably will be sold within the next few days. Three hundred copies have been ordered from the printer this year, fifty more than were ordered last year. This year's annual has many new features. The binding costs about ten cents mote per copy than that used last year. There are about twenty-five new pages. Each pupil in the school has an individual picture. These and many otfier improvements make it one of the best annuals ever published by the local high school. Miss Geraldine Hower is edito:-in-chief of the publication. o Brown County Artist Dies Nashville, Ind., May 3- (U.R)—Funeral services will be held Friday for Mrs. Ada Walter Shultz nationally known Indiana artist who died at her Brown County home Tuesday The body will be cremated at Indianapolis and the ashes sent to Mrs. Sbulz's f :rmer home in Delevan, Wis. O , Caused Change of Mind We have come across a fine testimony to the power of advertising. Some people went to inspect a house which had been offered for sale. “We saw the advertisement,” they said. “Yes,” answered the owner, “so did we, and after reading the ad writer’s description of our house we have decided not to sell!’’—Toronto Globe.

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Dollar Bill Shower Puzzles But Delights Indianapolis Residents Indianapolis, May 3. —(INS)-- An intriguing mystery of u dollar bill shower puzzled residents of 'East 16th street here today. The first greenback was found by Betty, little granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orval T. Duvall nt 3515 East 16th street. It was laying unfolded in a corner of the backyard. Later Mrs. B. H. Hawkins at 3517 East 16th street found a dollar bill in u corner of her yard. Further search disclosed another greenback in another part of tho back yard. Then Mrs. Chariest F. McVey who lives at 1530 North Gale ' str’eet, across the alley from the i Duvalls, reported finding a dollar I bill in her backyard. The news spread quickly in the neighborhood and a big seeching party gathered looking for more i bills. How the bills got there is a mystery unless somebody in an airplane scattered the money. _ ERIE TO SETTLE FOR TWO DEATHS Railroad Company To Pay Total Os $4,000 For Two Fatalities Here Settlements of claims against the 1 Erie railroad company for the deaths of two persons at the Mercer avenue cressing in this city last winter were authoiized today by Judge Sutton, in the Adams circuit court. The administrators of the estate of Hazel Lemunyon ami Bessie Hoblet two of the four persons killed when an Erie ft eight train struck the automobile in which they were riding, were authorized to settle and compromise claims against the railroad company for $2,250 and $1,750 respectively. The administrators were also authoiized to execute to the Erie railroad company a release from all liability for the deaths of tlie decedents. Josephus Daniels Refuses To Support Third Party Raleigh. N. C. May 3—(U.R) Josephus Daniels, former secretary of tlie Naw will support the Demoeiatic Pieridential nominee because the Democratic party is the only hope in saving tin National “from the hands of privilege and corruption” lie said in refusing to have a part in a third party mo’vement. His decision was in a telegram to Wilbur Legette, campaign manager for Senator James A. Reed in California. Legette asked Daniels if he would be a vice presidential candidate on a ticket headed either by Reed or Senator William F. Borah should Governor Alfred E. Smith he the Democratic nominee o Boys In Reformatory Are Poorly Educated Lebanon, Ind. May 3—(U.R)—Seventeen per cent of the 2,000 boys in the state reformat ry at Pendleton, Ind., have had no education at all and 52 per cent have never gone beyond the third grade in Professor Stout Scott, in charge of the Pendleton reformatory school declared tn an address before Lebanon high school students. Scott added that there was not a single College graduate in the institution. Professor Scott who has been employed at the reformatory for 20 years lelated some interesting facts about boys in the reformatory which would serve as valuable pointers for boys of high school age. "Your aseciations are a great factor in what you may lie in the future" he said. The speaker said that it was not the well-educated boy who was sent to the state institution, but usually the fellow whose home training in some manner, failed to guide him tight.

Fermer Kills Golden Eagle Lebam n, Ind., May 3 —(U.R) — Lee Brown, farmer fifteen miles northeast of here, shot and killed a nine and a half pound golden eagle which had been harassing,his sheep. It measures seven feet from wing tip to wingtip. o Retired Grocer Drowns Self Butler Ind. May 3—(U.R)—John W. Underwood. 61. tetiied grocer committed suicide by drowning in a gra vel pit a mile north of here while desj pondent over illness, police said.

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OPPONENTS OF MC NARY-HAUGEN BILL WIN POINT Equalization Fee, Heart Os Measure; Stricken Out In Surprise Vote BACKERS PREDICT REVERSE ACTION By William B. Neal. 1. N. S. Staff Correspondent Washington, May 3. — (INS) — Severely jarred, but still grimly determined, lhe house “farm i bloc” fought today with its back | to the wall to save the McNaryi Haugen farm relief bill from deI feat. As the situation stood today tho equalization fee —declared by farm organization spokesmen to be the heart of the measure—ris stricken out. In its place is a bill somewhat akin to the farm relief proposed by Secretary of Agriculture Jardine. Backers of the bill declared that the house would reverse its action of yesterday, when by a vole of 141 to 120 it adopted the bill of Rep. Aswell (D) of Louisiana, as a substitute for the first section of the MeNary-Haug-en bill. House In Parliamentary Tangle The parliamentary tangle created by the unexpected action was still muddied as the house prepared to renew the fight over the measure today. Under the machinery of the house the action was taken in committee of the whole, with Rep. Mapes (R) of Michigan as presiding officer instead of Speaker Longworth. Much depends upon Mapes’ decision on the parliamentary situation. The action came with dramatic suddeness, although Rep. Aswell who, with Hep. Fort tR) of New Jersey, has bqen leading the fight against the bill, had previously announced his intention to move to substitute his own measure. The "farm bloc" leaders have demanded that they he permitted to continue to consider the McNaryHaugen bill for amendments, while opponents contend that the Aswell substitute should lie voted upon finally. The Aswell substitute was adopted without a roll-call vole, and "farm bloc” leaders were confident that some members would change when a final record vote Is taken. They also pinted to the absence of 174 membets at lhe time of the vote. We are going to fight on,” said Rep. Haugen (R) of lowa, chairman of the agriculture committee. “We shall see whether we have the majority that we thought we had.’’ Party lines were split on the vote on the Aswell amendment. Many members who voted for it announced that they wanted farm relief and believed that the president would sign the Aswell bill with it in. Only one minor amendment had been made when the vote was taken. Fruit was exempted from the operations of the bill on motion of Rep. Harrison (D> of Virginia. BREMEN CREW TAKES TO AIR German-Irish K1 ie r s Fly From Washington To New' York In Junkers Plane i ■ Miller Field, N. Y„ May 3.—(U.R)— I The Junkers monoplane F-13, carry- ;’ ing the crew of its sister ship, the Bremen, landed at 11:33 a. m., today • from Washington. • Fred Melchior, Junkers pilot, flew the F-13 to Washington yesterday to ■ place it at the disposal of Baron Von ) Huenefeld, Captain Hermann Koehl • and Major James C. Fitzmaurice. The fliers, who left Washington at

8:28 a. m., were met at the field by members of Mayor .lames J. Walker’s reception committee. o Baby Dies Os Burns Mishawaka, Ind., May 3—<U.R)~Patricia West, 4 month old, is dead of burns suffered when a coal oil stove exploded at the home of her parents. '' ■* Earlham Professor Resigns Richmond. Ind.. May 3 —(U.R) —Prof. Hallow Dean, head of Earlham Col- • lege's music department, has resigned effective at the end of the present term.

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