Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 116, Decatur, Adams County, 15 May 1928 — Page 1

WEATHiR Shower* and prohabaly local thunderitorms toniqht and Wednesday. Warmer tonight west portion.

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district party LEADERS ELECTED THIS AFTERNOON Virgil Simmons, Os Bluffton, Re-elected By Eighth District Democrats FRANK W. (JORDON HEADS REPUBLICANS Portland, May 15. (Special) Virgil Simmons, of Bhilfton, w.is re-elected chairman of the Democrats of the eighth district, at a meeting of the comity ( hairmen of the district here lodav. ns. John Gnbbins, of Muncie was . ectcd vice-chairman, and Dick D. Udler, of Decatur, was named secre-tary-treasurer.' The election of each of the officers was made by acclamation. About thirty party leaders attended the meeting; and the gathering was •: highly harmonious one. The party workers were optimistic over the outlook in the coming campaign Gordon Heads Republicans Muncie, May 15. — (Special)—Frank W. Gordon, of Bluffton, former judge of the Wells circuit court, was elected chairman of the Republicans of the eighth district, today, at a meet ing of the county chairman Here. He succeeds Lawrence W. ('artright, of Portland, who has been district chairman for several years. It was understood that Cartright was a candidate for re-election, but when it was learned that only Jay and Randolph counties were in favor of ins re-election, his name was not presented, and Gordon’s election was made by acclamation. The chairmen were still in executive session at 2:30’ o'clock this afternoon, and the other officers had not been chosen. o Big Passenger Plane Stranded At Indianapolis Indianapolis, May 15 —(INS) —Plane No. 2, of the tri-inotored passenger planes making a- transcontinental trip to the Pacific coast for passenger service between Los Angeles and San Francisco, was compelled to return to the airport here this afternoon after encountering bad weather conditions. 0 Farmer Breaks Leg In Automobile Accident Bluffton, May 15 —J. W. Gerber, farmer living east cf Bluffton, received a f ictnre of the small bone in his left leg Sunday evening when his legs were jammed against the floor boards of his machine as it stopped suddenly as the result of crashing into a wire that Gerber had placed in front of a gate nt the Gerber heme. The machine was slightly damaged as the tesiilt of the accident. o— Would Bar Cigarct Ads From Magazine Columbus, Ind., May 15. — (U.R) — hrongh the city school board here, te Batholomew county W. C. T. U. is 'taking an effort to have cigatet advertisements barred from the Literary Digest, weekly magazine of national circulation used in the high school civics and history classes here and elsewhere in the country. Mrs. Marshall Smith, cltairman of the W. C. T. IT. narcotics committee, is leading the fight. 0 CANDIDATE LISTS HIS EXPENDITURES George Shoemaker First Candidate To File Expense Account; Spends $32.45 George Shoemaker, of Geneva, successful candidate for the Democratic nomination for county commissioner from the Third district, spent $32.45 in 1 te primary campaign for the nomination. Mr. Shoemaker was the first candidate to file his campaign expense list. Candidates have until June 7 to silo their expense account with County Clerk Jchn E. Nelson. Flora P. Halberstadt, St. Marys township, and Charles - Longenberger, Blue Creek township, candidates for advisory board, did not, spend anything in their race.

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Aeronautical Stock Passes All Others On Exchange New York. May 15.—(U.R)- Wright aeronautical slock crossed radio corporation and General Motors today, leaching $205, a gain of $S a Share ovei the previous dose, and a new high record. Curtiss Aero also made a new high, touching $165 a share, up $10.50 a share. Buying in the issues was based on the announcement of a cross-country air line to Los Angeles with the Pennsylvania' railroad, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and the two airplane companies cooperating. ASSESSORS ABE FINISHIND WORK Township Assessors Turning Over Books To County Assessor Today The township assessors were turning in their books and schedules to County Assessor Jay Cline today, this being the final day for assessing property in this year Th.ee of the assessors had turned in their reports up to neon today and Mr. Cline stated that the others would do so today and tomorrow. The assessors must also notify County Auditor Martin Jahetg as to the amount of dog tax money paid over to the township trustee. The assessor has five days in which to make his final report on dog tax to the trustee, lie is then required to notify the trustee of the delinquent dog taxes. The trustee then has until June 2 to turn the list of delinquent deg taxes to the prosecuting attorney, whe shall prosecute those delinquents. Dog owners who have not yet paid theii tax must do so before June 20. The dogtax is payable after today to the township trustee. The dog tax in . Uus cmuU.v Uws ye*r -m- -lor •* male and unspayed female and $5 for each additional dog. The assessor in French township collected $212.50 ami the assessor in Blue Creek township c< llected 327.50 in dog taxes, they notifying County Auditor Jaberg tills mottling. — 1 o ANOTHER HELD FOR STEALING Third Member Os Alleged Gang Os Chicken Thieves Held At Columbia City A young man who is said to have been the third member of the gang «f chicken thieves broken up last week with the arrest at Columbia City, of William Glen Fisher, of Fort Wayne and Carl Schaffer of Decatur, was arrested last Saturday while walking along the Bluffton toad, at Fort Wayne. He gave his name as Jesse Fisher 27, and said he was a full Another of William Glen Fisher. He said he lived at Waynedale, a suburb cf Fort Wayne. Shafter and William Glen Fisher were sentenced at Columbia City last week after t hey pleaded guilty to stealing chickens from the Phil Schieferstein farm, neat Decatur. There are two charges against Jess Fisher, one that he sold 327 pounds of chickens on Match 30, valued at $65.50 and the other that cn March 18, he sold chickens of the value of $50.60 the chickens having been stolen. He will not have a hearing until the July term of court at Columbia City. Huntington Woman Is Arrested In Decatur Mis Hazel Follis, 19, of Huntington, was taken into custody by local police officials last night and turned over to the sheriff of Huntington county, who returned the ycung woman to Huntington, where she is wanted on a charge of obtaining money under false pretense. Het husband was already under arrest in Huntington. It is alleged that the couple borrowed a sum of money at a secuilty company's office in Huntington, giving for security a list of property that they did not own. Mrs. Follis was rooming in this city, and yesterday morning stalled to work in a Decatur home as a maid. —o Bond Sale Authorized Indianapolis, May 15. — (U.R) — The public service commission has authorized the Indiana Hydro-Electric Power company to sell $3,000,000 five per cent bonds at not less than 95 per cent of par and to use the receipts to redeem outstanding obligations.

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WAR RUMBLINGS CONTINUE IN EAST r •. I* JJr q b '* -J £ I I i ■ r > - * < ' > r* ~i ... I •* Premier Baron Tanakh, pointing with his cane, and General Shirakawa, War Minister of Japan, are tlwo of the prominent leaders in the Japanese operations. They are shown here as they appeared at recent maneuvers at Tokio where the Nipponese warriors were playing the parts they now adt in earnest.

Health Officer Gives His Speech, Even If His Audience Does Walk Out Danville, Ind., May 15. (U.R) - Dr. W. T. Lawson, town health officer, was left talking to an empty room at a meeting of the town board here, members quietly slipping away while the doctor was making a piea for enforcement of at) ordinance torbiddlng , .raising of hogs inside the corporate limits of DaiivTHe“’The health officer in a public announcement asked persons complaining of hog raising to take action in court, asserting that by that method results will he obtained despite Jthe board's lack of interest. o Persons Injured In Kokomo Blast Recovering Kokomo. Ind., May 15.—(U.R)— Eight persons injured in an explosion at the Fridlin laundry here Saturday in which four others were killed, are recovering. Investigation of the tragedy so far has failed to disclose the cause. Explosion of a steam honor, in addition to taking a toll of dead and injured, caused $30,000 damage to the laundry plant. This was the second time that an iron had blown up. the first having been in 1890. o Rushville Factory Burns Rushville. Ind., May 15.—(U.R) —Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Glenwood canning factory with a loss of $26,000. Insurance of SIB,OOO was carried. — o COED DIES IN DORMITORY FIRE One Burned To Death, Three Injured In Blaze At Wittenberg College Springfield, Ohio May 15- (INS) —One coed was burned to death and three others injured in a fire which today partically destroyed Woodlock Hall, small dormatory housed 22 young women on the campus of the Wittenberg College here. Httlda "Sipe, freshman of Shelby, Ohio, was bufned to death when she failed to escape from the burning building. College authorities expressed the belief that Miss Sipe fainted when trying to escape. The body was recovered by firemen. Library Trustees Appointed The Decatur city school board has appointed Henry B. Heller and Matthias Kirsch members of the board of trustees of the Decatur Public Library Both have taken their oath and accept the appointment. —o Fire Occurs In Lumber Yard Anderson, Ind., May 15. — (U.R) — Damage of $5,000 resulted from fire at the Winters-Mercer-Brannum Lumber company yard. The fire is believed to have been caused by g defect in electric wiring.

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DECATUR MAN IS T. P. A. DIRECTOR John S. Peterson Is Elected Director At State Convention In Terre Haute John S. Peterson, newly elected director of the Indiana T. P. A., received a complete story cf the convention ' held at Terre Haute last week. Mr. Peterson was elected director of the state organization for a two-year term He received a total of 263 vetes out of a possible 269, and defeated 4 other candidates seeking the post. Mr. Peterson has served as secretary | of the local post of the organization for the last nine years and the Decatur organization has grown from a membership of 60 to 107. Recently, Mr. Peterson was re-elected secretary of the Decatur post. 0 Muncie Couple Bound In Home; Robbed Os S3BO Muncie, Ind., May 15. (U.R) -Two unmasked handits bound Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Postel in a second floor room of their home here Monlday night and rohbed Postel of S3BO. "We’ve been tipped off that you got lots of money and we want it or we will "Itill you," the bandits threatened. One of the robbers called at the home in Postel's absence Monday afternoon and inquired as to the price of a wagon advertised for sale. Both came back kt night, forced their way into the house while covering the couple with revolvers and then carried out the robbery. 0 George Appleman Buys Hower Brothers Grocery George Appleman has purchased the Hower Bros., grocery, corner of Monroe ami Seventh street, from Alton Hower. The deal was closed last evening and Mr. Appleman is now in , possession of the business. Mr. Ap- , pieman formerly operated the West End restaurant. Rockford, Ohio, Man Dies At Hospital Here Ben Bollenbacher, aged 45 years, Ye--1 siding on Rockford, Ohio route six died at 9:30 o'clock this morning, May 15, 1928, at the Adams County Memorial hospital. Mr. Bollenhacker under- ' went a major operation about five days ago at the local hospital. He is survived by a wife and five children. Disciples Os Christ Open State Convention Bedford, Ind., May 15. —(U.R)—A conference period opened today’s session of the convention of Indiana Disciples of Christ Churches. The speakers were Mrs. Effie Lu Cunningham, H. C. Armstrong and Genefrede Harris, all of Indianapolis. This evening, there will be a business men's commission banquet and a banquet of young people.

CONTRACT LET FOR PAVING OF FT. WAYNE ROAD I Road No. 27 Between Decatur And Fort Wayne Among To Be Paved CONTRACT FOR ROAD AT BRYANT ALSO LET Indianapolis, May 15.—(INS) — I Contracts for paved roads total-1 ing more than $1,000,000 were let to six low bidders by the state highway commission here today. Thirty-nine bids in all were received on the nine projects Io be constructed. 'fills was the third paving contract letting of the commission in their 1928 program. A total of 64% miles of paving, divided into nine projects, constituted the letting. To Pave East From Bryant Among the bids were for 9% miles on state toad 67 from Bryant, Ind., in Jay county, to the Ohio state line, to connect with a paved road at Celina. The low bidder was Hinton & Smalley, of Celina. Ohio, with a bid of $176,554. The engineers esti- ; mate was $225,151. Ten and one-half miles on state road 27. from Fort Wayne south to the end of the existing pavement; low bidder. Grace Construction and Supply company, Fort Wayne, with a bill I of $181,780. The engineers’ estimate on this pro ject was $244,572. ThV road will he paved with conciete. o Bus Destroyed By Fire; Ten Passengers Escape Winchester, Ind May 15 —(U.R>~Ten Passengers cscapml injury and their baggage was saved when a MuncieRichmond bus was destroyed by fire half way between Lynn and the Liberty church. A cigaret stub was believe.l to have started the fire. About $7 in metal tn. ney in a supposedly fit eproof box was melted into one piece. The casoline tank bad been filled at Richmond, but despite the fire all around it, there was no explosion. o— Three Men Arraigned In City Court; Two Pay Fines Three men were arraigned in city I court last night. Herbert Fuhrman, attested Sunday night by Officer Burl | Johnson, pleaded guilty to a charge of speeding and was fined $1 and costs Mike Kimball, arrested by Officer Johnson last night pleaded quilty to a charge of public intoxication ami was fined $lO and costs. Archie Smith pleaded not guilty to a charge of drawing a weapon. His case was set for a hearing at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The affidavit filed against Smith was signed »by Amos Meeks, who alleges that Smith drew ti shot-gun on him. BEV. SCHROEDER TO LEAVE BERNE Mennonite Pastor To Move To Freeman, S. Dak., To Become College President Berne, May 15.—Special—The Rev. P. R. Schroeder has been released from the pastorale of the First Mennonite church of Berne and will move his family to Freeman, South Dakota, next August, to accept the posi tion of president of Freeman College, which was offered him recently. Freeman is a small town, about half the size of Berne, and Freeman College is a small Mennonte Junior College. Rev. Schroeder announced on May ; 6 that he had received the call to the college presidency and that he would accept it, providing two fifths of the membership of the church voting, voted to release him. He distributed ballots to the members of his church and last Sunday, he announced the result of the vote. Os the 815 ballots cast, 345 voted to release him and 470 voted against his release. Figuring on the basis of the total vote cast, there were 18 more than twofifths in favor of his release. The local church will hold a business meeting on Monday afternoon. May 28. to take steps to procure a new pastor.

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Frederick Promises To Curry On His Campaign Kokomo, Ind., May 15.- (U.R)-John E. Frederick, who lan second in the recent Democratic primary, has prom iseil he will lake his campaign to tin* fiwor of the state convention, in opposition to Frank C. Dailey, the leader in the primary. Dailey failed to obtain a majority in the convention, and, nmjer the )a,w, the convention must now name the party nominee. Frederick said his supporters, throughout the state, had urged that he curry his campaign into the convention. START SURVEY OF LIMBERLOST Surveyors, Under Direction Os Izaak Walton League, Start Work This Week Berne, May 15 —(Special) - Louis Neadei houser, secretary of the local Isaaz Walton League, has received a letter stating that two surveyors would be here this week to begin work on the survey of the Limberlost district, near Geneva. The survey is being made to determine if the district, matde famous by the late Gene Stratton Porter can be converted Into a lake as a national patk. The lands involved are wet and swampy regardless of the efforts to drain the same, and a large portion of it is of very little value for agricultural purposes. If this lake were established, it would be twice the size of Lake W:iwasee. The lands bordering on the lake could be sold for many times the worth of the land that would be involved in the project in its present condition. K. Os C. Convention At Gary Ends Today Gary, Ind., May 15.- (U.R) —A, trip today through steel mills closed the state convention of the Knights of Columbus. At a. business session Monday, Joe A. Naughton. Indianapolis, was chosen state deputy. State officers will select the 1929 convention city. NATIONALISTS ARE NEARING PEKING Japan Maintains Watch On Advance Os Chinese Nationalist Troops Tokio, May 15—(U.R) —Julian (onlay maintained a watch on the advance of the Chinese Nationalists of Peking and Tientsin. The capture of Peking is expected momentarily and it. was questioned here whether General Chang Tso Lin, the Manchurian leader and head of the Northern faction, would oppose the occupation of the central govern nient capital. Chang is expected to retire to Manchuria and latest, advices said his northern forces were retreating slowly. Relations between the Japanese and Chinese were quiet today. From Tisinan came reports that the Japanese consul general had arranged with the Chinese |for maintaining peace. At Tientsin there are many Japanese marines. Japan had made no decision to dispatch additional troops. Japanese also watched the drive on Peking. Japanese natpnals tjherv are said to be well protected. Japan Submits Data Geneva, May 15 —(U.R) —For “purely informative purposes." Japan today submitted to the league of nations copies of two declarations made by the government at. Tokio. One explained the necessity for sending military and naval forces to Shantung Province, China. The other affirmed Japan’s intention to withdraw the forces when they no longer were needed. This was the first, official intimation the league had had of the Japan-ese-Chinese crisis since the Chinese . nationalists government's appeal for i intervention. o Body Washed Ashore . New Albany, Ind., May 15.—(U.R)— - The body of/John Featheringill, accidentally drowned in the Ohio river - here March 15, has been washed , ashore by waves in the wake of a i passing steamboat, after use of dynamite had failed to dislodge it.

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MEASURE DALIS FOR EXPENDITURE OF 5325.000.000 Jones-Reid Flood Control Bill Becomes Law With Affixing Os Signature DISASTROUS FLOOD LITTLE OVER YEAR AGO Washington, May 15.—UNS)— A little more than a year after the disastrous Mississippi valley tlood, the $325,000,000 JonesReid Hood control bill today became a law. President Coolidge affixed his signature at the White House, shortly after 12:30 o’clock p. m. No one was present in the office when President Coolidge picked up a pen from his desk and wrote his name on the document. o Gen. Nobile Hops Off On Polar Trip Again Oslo, Norway, May 15—(INS)—General Umberto Nobile. Italian arctic explorer, hopped off this afternoon at Kings Bay, Spitzenberger, in the polar exploration balloon, Italia, for the second attempt to explore Nicholas the Second' land and perhaps fly over the North Pole itself, a radiogram from Kings Hay said. 0 Man Arrested At Berne Held In Jail At Bluffton Gerson J. Weiss, a traveling accountant who gave both Berne and Fort Wayne as his home address, is being held in the Wells county jail at Bluffton on a charge of obtaining money under false pretense. Weisa was arrested at Berne, Saturday night, by Sheriff flari Hollingsworth. The charges filed against We.lss at Bluffton were preferred by the Hoosier Milk Condensery and allege that the defendant appeared there and represented himself to be an organizer for the Associated Lutheran Laymen of Fort Wayne. Mr. Weiss is alleged to have offered for sale some stock in that association, representing said stock to he secured by paidin pledgee by the membership. Since purchase of the stock, it is alleged that it has lieen found that the stock was not secured by paid-in pledges and Is practically of no value. Weiss' bond lias been fixed nt $2,500. 0 Michigan City Police Chief Is Dismissed Michigan City, Ind., Max 15. (U.R) — This city conjectured today over reas‘ons for the dismissal of its chief of police, Richard J. Krause, believed to have been the youngest police chief in Indiana. He is 29. Members of the city commission, in a meeting last night, ordered Krause's dismissal. No reason was given but the prevailing belief was that the wholesale raids conducted Iqst week by federal prohibition agents influenced the commission. The federal raids were believed to have resulted from charges made by the Rev. Donald ('. Ford, who alleged that "wholesale conditions of vice" existed within the city. Wade W. Swasick, city engineer, also was dismissed. o ST. LOUIS HONORS CREW OF BREMEN Varied Program Arranged For Reception Os Ger-man-Irish Fliers , St. Louis, Mo.. May 15.—(U.PJ—8t. • Louis paid its tribute today to the . Gernian-lrish crew of the trans-At- • lantic plane Bremen. A civic parade, a reception by Mayor Victor J. Miller, a ground breaking ceremony at the proposed new Ger- > man house here, luncheon with August • A. Busch, the brewer, and a public dinner as the guests of the chamber of Commerce, comprised today's program. Baron Guenther von Huenefeld, - Major James Fltzmaurtce and Capr tain Hermann Koehl, arrived by air 1 late yesterday from Milwaukee, i They delighted St. Louis with their i- reference to Lindbergh as "the greatest aviator in the world."

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