Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 114, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1928 — Page 1

WtATHCR fair tonight and probably Sunday. Slowly riaing temperature Sunday and north and central portion* tonight.

FIVE KILLED IN EXPLOSION AT KOKOMO

AGED WOMAN IS FATALLY BURNED IN FARM HOME Mrs. Sarah Reef, 89, Receives Fatal Burns In Mysterious Fire Today LIFELESS BODY FOUND IN CHAIR Geneva, May 12.- (Special) Mrs. Sarah Reel', 89, was burned Io denth. about 5 o'clock Ibis morning, al her home southeast of Geneva, on the Adains-Jav countv line. A non. Oliver Reef, who resided In a house situated close to the home in winch Mis. Reef lived alone, saw smoke issuing fiom the house. He i i-hed into the bui'ding, and found his mother sitting in a chair, dead, with her clothing almost burned from her body. The origin of the fire is unexplainable, since no fire of any kind was burning In the house, not even a keiosene lamp. The flames bad shot up into her face, which was also badly burned. The only pap of h r body which hud retained it’s natural color was that part where the flesh rested against the back of the ( hair in which she reclined. Fire Almost Out The fire had almost died out when Mr. Reef reached his mother. The house had not caught fire, but the diair in which Mrs. Reef was slitlug was badly burned. Mrs. Sarah Reef as the widow of Jacob Reef who preceded her in death 17 years ago. She was born September 21, 1838, in Fairfield county. Ohio. Two sons survive*, OUver, who resided on the same farm as h|s inapter. and Martin, of Gewrtr. —One sister, Mrs. Katie Bellman resides in Celina, Ohio, and three brothers, Jesse Wiest of east of Geneva, Soloman Wiest, residing near New Corydon. and Noah, of near Portland, also survive. The deceased was a member of the Jay City United Brethren church. Funeral services will be held Monday, at 1:30 o'clock at. the Jay City I B. church. Burial in the Baugherty cemetery. o Reginald Denny Engaged Hollywood, Cal., May 12- (U.PJ—Engagement of Reginald Denny andßub Ides Steiffel, motion picture players, was announced here by Denny. They will be married in November, He said Denny was divorced last November, by Irene Heismann Denny. 0 D.H.S. ANNUAL ISSUED FRIDAf This Year’s “Ravelings” Has Many Improvements Over Former Editions The Decatur high school annual, "Ravelings,” was issued yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Three hundred copies, fifty more than last year, were wblished, and all have been sold for more than a week. The annual is in black and white with black si'houettes and pictures used effectively throughout. The 1928 “Ravelings” is the most expensive annual ever published by D.H.S. There are more pictures, and Die back costs about ten cents more apiece, than last year. The amount of advertising, is about the same as before. To meet the added expense, a Picture show and a carnival were held. Several other means were also used. It is thought that when all expenses are paid that there will be a surplus of fifty dollars or more in the annual fund. There are many Improvements and eu'argements. Each person in high school has an individual picture. The graduating seniors have large pictures and the other three classes small ones. A theme is used portraying the pupils of 1881 and 1928. Every activity is represented by pictures and a story. The back is black with Ravelings 1928.” embossed in gold, running vertically on the left side of the front cover. Thirty new pages were added. Every effort was made to place the annual in the All-American rating in the national contests. Miss Blanche McCrory, senior class guardian, lias Just received a certificate which gives last year’s annual first class rating, next to the highest division.

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BEN HUBS HONOR DECATUR WOMAN Mrs. Andy Artman Re-elect-ed State Scribe Os Order At Annual Congress The Ben Hur Fraternal Congress of the State of Indiana, was held on Wednesday and Thursday, of the past week at Crawfordsville. Mrs. A. D. Artman, of this city, who is State Scribe of the Congress, attended and was re-elected for another year. The 1929 Congiess wiil be held in Muncie, according to plans made at the Crawfoldsville meeting. The following officers were elected and forthwith installed by the Supreme Chief, John Snyder of Craw fordsville. State Past Chief, Carl Sorenson, oi Foil Wayne; State Chief, Louis Mills, of Indianapolis; State Judge, Elizabeth Mohhs, of Evansville; State Teacher, flee Cruea, of Crawfordsville; State Scribe, Mrs. A. I). Altman, cf Decatur, State Keeper of Tiibute P. L. G. Axel, of Kendallville; State Captain, Blanch Swalls, Terre Haute*; State Guide, Vera Ptjrks, Huntington; State Innet Gate Keeper, Ernest Keener of South Bend; State Outer Gate Keeper. Lillian Horm, Elkhart; and State Pianist, Hairy Wence, Marion. 0 Large Airnort Near Mitchell Is Dedicated Mitchell, Ind., May 12—(U.R>—The 200-acre airport of the Indiana arlines was dedicated here today. Army and commercial planes, the latter intruding the Stanolind, three-motored giant flying machine of the Standard Oil Company, were here. While enroute here from St. Louis. Mo., Friday, the Stanolind was fired upon, two bullets going through each wing an 1 the middle spinner cap shot off, it was announced. o MONROE C. OFC. HOLOSELECTION: J. A. Hendricks Elected President At Meeting Held Thursday Evening Monroe May 12—(Special)— J. A. Hendricks was elected president of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce at a reorganization meeting. Thursday night, and C. E. Bohnei was elected secretary of the organization. The meeting was in the form of a banquet and the Ladies Aid Society of Mon roe served dinnei to the 35 members attending the meeting. Several of the members of the organization gave short addresses at the meeting, stressing the necessity rs such a body in Monroe and plans were made for a program for the coming year. Several civic questions were consideied at the meeting and indications are that the new organlgation will have a constructive program for Mon roe.

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occupy.ng Tsinan to protect Japanese interests since June 1, 1927. Their presence lias been constantly resented l>y the Chinese Nationalists. (International Illustrated News)

Spirit Os St. Louis Taken To Smithsonian Institute Washington, May 12 —(U.R) — The Spii It of St. Louis, Col. Lindbergh’s famous plane, lias been removed from Bolling Field to Smithsonian institution whe.e it is to lie suspended in an exhibit i.xni as a lasting memorial of the New York-Paris flight. o —; Cleared Os Charge Washington, May 12 —(INS’—Customs and dry agents were absolved today by special prohibition investigators of charges of firing at-rcss the Detroit rive; into WfntTsor, Canada. CLUB LEADERS HEAR SPECIALIST Leaders Os Home Economics Clubs Os County Take Lesson In Nutrition Sixteen home Economics Club leaders met Friday in the domestic science room of the Decatur high school building and received their first lesson in Nutrition, from Miss Dorthea Muehl. Miss Muehl is the Extension Specialist in charge of the nutrition project which the five Home Economics Clubs in the county are taking up this year. Miss Muehl took up the process of mak’ng various kinds of rolls aji-l bread in tlie forenoon. General organization work and tlie scoring of bread was explained in the afternoon. The leaders who attended tlie meeting Friday will give the same work to their own township clubs at the next regular meetings. Miss Meulil was well pleased with the calibre of the leaders attending the meeting Friday. She said that those attending seemed interested in their work and were willing to go ahead. Those attending the meeting were: Mrs. Mary C. Teeple, Mrs. Chas. Schenck, Mrs. E. W. Busche and Mrs. John Floyd, of St. Marys township; Mrs. James Manley, and Mrs. Jesse Byerly, of Kirkland township; Mrs. Fronds Fuhrman, Mrs. Chas. Barnhouse. Mrs. Dale Moses and Mrs. S. P. Kunkel, of Root township; Miss Beulah Barkley, Mrs. J. C. Barkley, Mrs. Forest Walters and Miss MariI lynne Wherry, of Union township; Mrs. Fred Blum anti Miss Opal Reynolds. of Monroe, Wabash and French townships.

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VERA HIRSGHY DIES OF BURNS Former Adams County Girl Fatally Burned At Home In Wells County Blufftcn, May 12 —Vera Marie Hirschy, 13,,daughter of Mr. and Mrs Samuel Hirscliy, tenant on the David Studebaker farm, one mile soulli of here died at 9 o’clock last night at the Wells/County hospital fiom burn's ■ eceived at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon when an explosion in the kitchen stove set the dwelling on fire. The family had just returned from attending a funeral of a friend in Bluffton and the girl tan to the kitchen to start the fire in the stove. The explosion occurred when she threw kerosene on the live coals in the stove. Her father, who was i nthe field, saw the flames and rushed into the’ house. In tea. ing the burning clothes from the girl he sustained bums on hands and arms but was not seriously injured. The Bluffton file department was called to tlie scene but the house was practically destroyed. The Hiischys moved to Wells county from Adams county about four years ago settling on the Studebaker farm. Vera is survived by her father and mother and two brothers. Elward and Dennis. Funeral set vices will he held some time Sunday. The child was bom near Monroe, in Adams county. She moved ta Wells county with her pa: ents about four years. Surviving are the parents and two brothers, Edward 12, and Dennis 8. The body was removed to the home of the child's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hirschy, in Adams county, today. Funeral services will be held at tlie Christian Apostolic church at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon. Moose To Initiate 35 Candidates This Evening All Moose of the city are urged to attend the initiati n ceremonies to be held by Adams lodge No. 1311, of this city, at the Knights of Columbus hall in this city, tonight. Thirty-five can didates will be initiated into the order All of the candidates are asked to meet at the Mocse h nie on Third street at 7 o’clock. The initiation will start at 8 o'clock. Lunch will be served at Hie Moose home immediately after the initiation is over.

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H.O. DAVIS FOUND SHOT TO DEATH; PISTOL IN HAND Prominent Pleasant Mills Resident Believed To Have Ended Own Life Worry assigned as CAUSE OF ACTION 11. (). Davis, 54. well known Pleasant Mills resident, wal found dead in his Ford coupe on the J. 11. Steele r ad, about a half mile I:.mi his residence early Illis morning, with a bullet wound in his head and another in his left side, just below the heart. The revolver, a 32-caliber gun, was in his hand when found and it is the general ■pinion tlrtit Mr. Davis ended his own life. Mr. Davis had been a rural mall carrier in Pleasant Mills and Decatur for 23 years, and this ft lends say he had worried consideiably the last year since Ills i elease from rural mail service. Following ids release as a mail carrier, lie had been employed in this city as an insurance agent by Charles Yager. Recently. Mr. Davis had decided to move Ills family to Warsaw, where he had gone to work for his brothers in the wholesale candy business. Returning From Warsaw Mr. Davis was to return from Warsaw last night where he had been working, and the family had planned to move to that city next week. There were no signs cf a snuggle and it was the general opinion that Mi. Davis had shat himself. The theory of a hold-up was investigated, but a search of his clothing by Coroner J. C Grandstaff revealed that his money and ether personal belongings were intact. it is thought that Mr. Davis left Warsaw last evening and drove to within a half mile of his home where he stopped and shot h niself. Tile examining physicians were of the opinicn that Mr. Davis shot himself in the left side first, in an effort to strike the heart, and then when fie realized that the bullet had missed the heart he sent tile second bullet through the (COMIVI EI) O\ I'MIF FIX E JAPS TO CEASE THEIR FIGHTING Invaders to Halt Operations In China With Tsinan Area Under Control Tokio, May 12—(2:20 P.&.)—(U.R) - Japanese military operations in the Tsinan. China, area have been ordered ceased by the chief of stflff of tile Japanese army. The situation was believed to be satisfactory with Hie expeditiolial') force controlling the city, after many hours of battle, and having control of the Tsinan-Tsingtao railroad. This gives the Japanese forces a direct control against the Southern Nationalist army, it was believed. Japanese losses from the recent intensive activity, when the small expeditionary army Imtlled its way to tlie walled city of Tsinan and routed the Chinese there, were not believed large. One report here said nine men had been killed and 115 injured in one of the most recent and most bitter battles. The expeditionary forces cut a direct patli toward Tsinan, military advices said. They were stopped by varous patrolling groups of the Chinese army, but continued their vigorous attack until they had managed io seize a part of the walled city. Airp'anes were sent overhead to ad vise the Chinese to surrender and a steady bombardment had been continued against the wall city. Q Suspect In Warsaw Murder Case Released From Jail Columbia City. Ind., May 12 - (INS) — Martin “Mike’’ Ross, held in jail here for more than a year charged with conspiracy to murder Franklin Tuck er, missing Warsaw cigar clerk, whose body has never been found, was released from custody ' today, after Prosecutor C. A. Lincoln filed a motion to dismiss the case. The action followed a verdict in favor of Verne Martin at his second trial on the same charge. Lincoln was also disgruntled because the Kosciusko county commissioners refused to reimburse him for money spelit seeking evidence.

Demands Aide Resign * WjfWK ijßt Colonel Robert W. Stewart, above chairman of the Board of Directors of the Standard Oil of Indiana, refuses to comment on the statemen' of John D. Rockefeller. Jr., that he j had asked the Colonel Io resign. PARTY CHATrMEF ARE RE-ELECTED Dick Heller And Paul Graham Chosen By Democrats And Republicans The chairmen of the Democrat and Republican parties in Adams county were reelected today, the precinct ' committeemen meeting at I o'clock , this afternoon at. their headquarters. Dick D. Heller was unanimously re-elected county chairman of the Democrat party, and Paul H. Graham was re-elected chairnUlß*of the Jle- ’ uWican organization. Mr. Graham received 28 votes and Samuel Butler -eceived 5 of the votes east for Reublican chairman. Both Mr. Heller and Mr. Graham were elected two years ago, serving during the 1925 campaign. Other members of the Democrat I organization are, Mrs. Thurman Gottschalk. Berne, vice-chairman; Raymond J. Harting, Decatur, treasurer, and R. Muselman, editor of the Berne Review, secretary. Tlie members of Ihe Republican organization are, Mrs. H. O. Jones. Berne, vice-chairman, and Oscar Teeple, Decatur, secretary-treasurer. Tlie chairmen elected today will pilot their parties through the presidential campaign next November. The committeemen who attended the meetings today were elected at the primary election last Tuesday. The election of a district chairman for the two parties will take place next week, the county chairman from the counties comprising the Eighth district making tlie selection. U. S. Cruisers To Sail For Chinese Waters Soon HoiWulu, M .y 12—(INS) -The United Q tates cruise's Milwauke" Trenton and Memphis will sail for Chinese wateis next F'iday. They will re- ; lace other Atm r’can warcrall now on g< ard duty. HOOVER’S COST IS $241,274 SO FAR For me r Representative Good, II o over Leader, Testifies Before Committee By Paul R. Mellon (U. P. 'Staff Correspondent) Washington May 12 (U.R> —The cos’, of the Presidential campaign of Herbert Hcover to date was placed today by Former Rep. Good, a leader of the Hoover-for-President Club, at 241,274.til. He told the Senate campaign investigating committee he estimated the dull had spent this much so far. hut he argued that "never lias a nationwide campaign been e nducted as chealy as ouis." Good compared tlie Hoover campaign expenses witli those of Gov Lowden and Gen. W< od in 1920, placI ing tlie Conner at $414,987 and the latter at $1.773,330 as admitted hy i them. I Incidentally he suggested to the i’ committee that it investigate charges • oi to.mer semi ary of Agriculture I Meredith that Gov. Ai Smith’s friends I had used a slush fund to got the lowa delegation.

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BLAST WRECKS LAUNDRY;TOLL MAY BE LARGER Woman Blow n Through Wall When Boiler Explodes; Street Torn Up I CONCUSSION FELT FOR MANY MILES Kokomo. In<l. May 12 (INS) i I'ivd women were instantly kill- ' ed, four oilier persons probably ! will die anti others were in juried in an explosion al the Fridlin | Laundry here today. Downtown windows were shattered and (racks of the Union Traction company were torn up by the force ot the explosion which occurred in tile) steam pressing department as workers were at their places. Dead Are Identified Police succeeded in identifying the | five dead women. They were: Mrs. Emma Black Ford, of Kokomo Miss Anna Black, of Kokomo, sitI ter of Mrs, Ford. Miss Rose Courtney, of Greentown Miss Mary Sapp, of Kokomo Miss Edith Birkett, of Kokomo Tlie four injured were taken to tho hospital. "It was a horrible sight," said Dr. i W. A. Hatfield, who was called to attend the injured women. "Heads wore split open aiid cute so marred the features that recognition was impossible*.” Po’ice reported that one of th" women who died was literally blown (through the wall. 20 to 30 feet out into the street. When the boiler blew up, 25 girls, five wagon drivers and four other ’'ersciis were in the building. The ettocuasftni was felt for many miles. o Bank In Shelbv Countv Ordered Closed Today Indianapolis, May 12. —(U.R) —The state bank of Gwynneville, Shelby •v'tinty, was ordered closed today by Thomas Barr, deputy state banking commissioner, for the protection of depositors. Barr said Hie bank has deposits of approximately $40,000, iioids an equal amount of "fairly good” paper and is capitalized at $25,000. Ixisses to depositors will be avoided, Barr believes. O. S. Winslow is president, 11. E. Pitts, vice-president and E. H. Bond, cashier. Frozen assets precip fated Hie closing. BIBLE CONTESTS WINNERS NAMED Bible Memory And Story Telling Contests He I d Here Friday Evening The county Bible Memory and Bible Story Telling contest was lield Friday evening in Decatur at Hie First M. E. church. There were six of tho nine groupings of townships represented. There were five contestants in tho Bible Memory contest, as follows Kathern Olwin, Kirkland,-Preble township Agnes Neuenschwander, Monroe township; Pauline Affolder, Washington township. Betty Meshberger, Hartford township; Ardis Walters, (Inion-Root townships, Kathenh Olwin was awarded first place, and Pauline Affolder second place, in the Memory contest. There were four contestants in tb<> Bible Story Telling Contest, us follows: Bernadine Kolter, Washington township; Leah Griffiths, Kirkland•Preble township Naomi Neuenschwander, Monroe township; Ray Smith St. Mary’s township. Naomi Neuenschwander was awarded first place and Leah Griffiths, secend place, in this contest. Tlie two winners will represent Adams county in the regional contest which will be held on or before May 29. the place to be announced later. The winner at the regional contest will 1 epi esent Miami, Wabash, Huntington Wells, Adams, Jay Blackford and ■ Grant counties at tlie Stale S. S. Con- ■ vention at Logansport June 19. 20 and • 21. o Staff Holds Banquet i Lafayette, Ind.. May 12 —(U.R)— At- > tendance of more than a hundred was s registered at the annual banquet ot > the Purdue Exponent staff here Wednesday night.

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