Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 23 May 1928 — Page 1

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PRESIDENT VETOES FARM RELIEF BILL

■OV. JACKSON I MEETS REBUFF I AT CONVENTION ■tale Republican Conven■tion Adjourned Before I Governor (lives Address Ki I MIN ATE SPEECHES Ki WATSON, ROBINSON I liuliaiiapolis. May 23. — <INS)— K unexpected adjournment of K Republican state convention before 1 o’clock today ' I tomorrow morning solved ■or the day the question of GovKt! Jackson’s appearance H, a speaker before the convenHion. , , ■ Jackson, together with Senators ■vaK.,ll and Robinson, hail been ■cii.Mtiled to speak, but a wave of to Jackson's appearance as convention orator had gathered. ■ The permanent ehairmen, Fred ■krnell. announced that ‘‘in accordwith instructions o' the program this convention will be ad Manriie.l until 9:30 o'clock tomorrow All Prepared To Speak S Governor Jackson sat on one side ■f the box For distinguished guests. the two senators were on the sides. ;■ Senators Watson and Robinson had | ■yen prepared to speak, having distheir manuscripts to the and Jackson had sent that he probably would have a quotation about noon, jl It was uncertain whether there be any speeches from the sen- - or the governor tomorrow, inasas nomination of candidates |and the real business of the cnnvenwould occupy practical)* all of time. Besides. Watson and Robhad planned to return to Wash-, tonight. Practically “Shelves" Jackson j|| Ewing Emison, of Vincennes, (hairof the program commit tee, was ®uot at the convention when the word ■to < irtail the program was issued. I Jackson maintained a “poker" face, ■following what was considered by ■many observers as his shelving as a ■factor in Indiana Republican affairs. | The new deal candidates for gover■hor were jubilant at the incident, ■which they believed indicated that g he convention delegates were in a ■mood to favor new faces at the table ■of candidates. o ■ Man Gets 1-10 Year Term For Shooting Ex-Lover Ns i ' Newcastle, Ind.,.May 23. — (U.R) ■ •Mai ion Rider, 23, was sentenced to ■ one to ten years in the state reform■atory Tuesday by Judge J. R. Win ■ shaw in circuit court for the shoot ■ ing ofi his estranged sweetheart. Miss Helen Reddick. Rider pleaded guilty to assault and I ’battery with intent to kill- The girl was hot four times and a few dty* ago was removed from a local hos pilal to her home. o MYERS TO FACE BURGLARY CHARGE Prosecutor To Draw Up Other Affidavits Against Wounded Prisoner Prosecutor John*T. Kelly this afternoon was preparing several alii davits to file against Dotie Myers, 39. who was shot Monday afternoon in self defense by,Sheriff Hail Bollings worth, after the sheriff had stopped the man to question him. Mr. Kelly stated that his present p an was to try the man on a charge of burglary. An affidavit, charging assault with intent to kill and of car rylng a concealed weapon, also will be drawn up, it was indicated by Mr. Kelly. It is not lilcely that Myers will be able to have a hearing before several days yet. He is to be removed from I the hospital to the Adams county jail I th s evening, it was announced at the sheriff's office. Myers' condition was reported this ■ - afternoon as satisfactory. The wound I ih his right, aide is mending rapidly and It is thought he can be moved tonight from the Adams County i Memorial hospital where he was takI en Monday afternoon.

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Vol. XXVI. No. 123.

Changes Her Title ’*' ~" 1 * 1 . i t&dk W < • \ ' *lll / / \ll k\ \_J . A year ago Miss Estelle Kosloff gave up the title of "Miss Chicago” to become Mrs. Earl Bath. Now she’s expecting to receive the decree of divorce from Mr. Bath, which a Chicago judge indicated would be granted her. PTAN FOR D. H.ir COMMENCEMENT Capacity Crowd Expected At Annual Program, Friday Evening Plans are being made to take care of a capacity audience at the annual commencement exercises of Decatn. high school. To be held in the high school auditorium, Friday night.. Albert Stump, prominent Indianapolis attorney ami a candidate for the United States senator, ' will deliver the ad dress. On ace tint of the large crowd expected, the school authorities announ eed today that only those invited guests who have tickets will be admitted to the auditorium before 8 o'clock. Aftei 8 o’eb ck, the unoccupied seats will be sold to the public Diplomas will be awarded to 52 graduates at the commencement exercises. The senior reception will be held in the Masonic hall immediately aftei the commencement. _— o Bones Broken In Foot' Otto Blocher, of Linn Grove, suf-1 sered the fracture of two bones in his I left foot last Friday. He was loading I heavy planks at a farm, west cf Mont-i pelier and one of the planks slipped, tailing on his foot and inflicting the injury. o CHILD SERIOUSLY INJURED BY TRUCK Bob b y Schmitz, Age 4, Struck By Truck Driven By .lames Colchin Bobby Schmitz, 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schmitz, of South First street, was seriously injured about 9:30 o'clock this morning when he was stttick and knocked down by a Ford truck driven by P. J. Colchin. Tile lad had been riding on the back of a water wagon and jumped off. running directly in front Os the Colchin I ruck. The lad received a severe cut on the face and the attending physician stated that indications were the lad's skull was fractured. The child's condition was regarded as very seriousMr. Colchin was driving bis truck south on First street toward his residence and the waler wagon was going north. There was another wagon behind the water wagon and the lad jumped off the water wagon and ran in front of the automobile. The truck did not run over the boy, but the fender struck him on the head and knocked him to the pavement. James Engeler picked the lad I!iP and took him to a physician's °* Au* examination showed that the injuries were of a serious nature and it was deemed advisable for the lad to rest before a further examination was made. The child was taken to his home and later removed to the Adams County Memorial hospital.

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ACTION ON FAST TIME PROPOSAL IN COUNCIL DELAYED — - mi., ■» i > Committee’s Report of Plan For Referendum Delayed Until .June 5 NO APPROPRIATION FOR SPECIAL ELECTION The Judiciary committee of the city council, to whom was referred the proposal of Holding a city election for the purpose of obtaining public opinion on the daylight saving proposition, will not make a report until the next regular meeting of the city council, which conies on Tuesday; June 5. Tlte committee, composed of Joe Hunter, chairman, H. F. Linn and Herman Gillig. met last night in conference witli City Attorney J. Fred Frnchte and discussed the proposition. As the council does not meet until June 5, the eniomittee will have to wait until that time to make a report. No Fund Available Members of the committee stated that since the city did not have an appropriation for holding a special city election, they believed no action would be taken on the matter this year. The cost of furnishing the ballots would be small, it was stated. Several of the councilmen volunteered their services to serve on the election board, but the committee feels that unless the city appropriated sente money for publictity that it would be impossible to get out the vote. Some of the members of the committee feel that more than one voting precinct should be established, making it convenient tor ail citizens to get to the npjls. Tlt',s would naturally increase the cost in connection with the special election. As the report will not l»e made tin til June 5, it is likely that no action will be taken then, for the reason that the summer season will be at hand and it would then probably be too late to hold the election this year. o Poison Kills Baby New Albany, Ind., May 23. (U.R) Poison found in a shed caused the death here of Elmer Endris, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clements Endris. The poison was kept for spraying purposes.

TO GIVE PLAY AT PLEASANT MILLS Baptist Sunday School Class To Present "The Old Oaken Bucket” “The Old Oken Bucket" is lite nanie of a four-act play ujllch will be presented tomorrow evening, by ’he Young Peolple’s class of the Pleasant Mills Baptist church, at the Pleasant Mills higlt school auditorium. The setting of the play is laid in a rural village, with a group of truehearted country people as the leading characters. “Tlte Old Oken Bucket” is tivied in interest, when a struggling young artist finds his way to fame with a picture of lhe old well wiilt the farmer's dainty ward standing beside it. The characters of lhe play are as follows: Reuben Hardacre, an honest old farmer Glenn Ray Tom. Ills son, a chip off lite old block Harry Trontner Arthur Ames, a young artist .... Clyde Trontner Mark Hayward, a wolf in sheep's clothing Brice Daniels Jake Tompkins, awkward country boy Franklin Halberstadt Mr. G. Whillikins, a neighbor .... Frank Fortney Rev. Wm. Mason, tlte peacemaker Neva Crownover Martha Hardacre, Ruehen's wife.. Lizzie Dawrence, the light of Uncle Rneben's eyer Bessie Carter Emily Lawrence, the sunshine of the Household Lillian Burke Sapphira Scriggins, the village gossip Margaret Daniels Mrs. G. Whillikins, very proper but not charitable Cecil Edgell Mary Jones, the village belle Ruth Ray Time — The Present, Place — A Rural District Tickets are being sold for lhe play witli 25 cents admission for adults.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 23, 1928.

“Rocket” Automobile Is Latest Wonder Os Science

Attains Speed Os 125 Miles An Hour Within 10 Seconds Berlin, May 23—(U.R)—A ''rocket” automobile, constructed by scientists as the first of seven steps toward a "rocket” airplane capable of reaching new limits of space, attained a speed of mote than 125.25 miles an hour within 40 seconds of its start at the Avus race track today. Newspa|H*rs, enthusiastic over success of the test, predicted that a rocket airplane —which it is hoped to perfect within six years would bring down the flight time from Her lin to New York to five hours. Secrets Closely Guarded Construction secrets of the machine are guarded ci'oeely, but the Vnited Press learned recently that the "rocket plane” is to lie propelled by a series of rocket discharges, and would descend by means of gliding. Fritz Von Opel, former German racing champion, piloted the car in the test. Spitting flames, smoke and gas, the strange contrivance started aJmost like a big bullet down the straightaway of the track. Within six seconds, from a standing start the (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) O— — — COL. LINDBERGH ACCEPTS POST Becomes Chairman Os Technical Committee Os Transcontinental Airway New York. May 23 -(INS)- Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh at the office of the Trans-continental airways, today confirmed the announcement made bj the company that he wool dserve in an advisory capacity in collection with their proposed plane-train passenger service from New York to the Pacific coast. Lindbergh added, however, that he had not* become a member of the com pany, and stated that lie had no eon tract with them. ‘‘l’m going to assist them in ever; way I can. in the organization of route) and in other technical details" h° said in praising the project as an. important and practical development of aviation New York. May 23. —(U.R) — ColCharles A. Lindbergh, who has been out of a regular job since be quit the airmail set vice more than a year ago to fly from New York to Paris, went to work today for the Transeantin ental Air Transport corporation. Lindbergh’s new position is a "full time job,” his employers said. As (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) G.E. BAND TO GIVE CONCERT MONDAY First Open-Air Concert Os Season To Be Given On Liberty Way The first open air band concert of the season will lie held on iJberty Way next Monday evening, stalling at 8 o’clock. The General Eleclirc Band will provide the music. The band will make its first public appearance Monday night in the new uniforms purchased recently. Tlte uniforms ars sai dto lie very attractive. The G. E. Band will go to Indianapolis next Wednesday to play at lite annua l 500-mile automobile race on the India napolis speedway. o Motor Crash, Injuries, Fire And Torn Clothes Fail to Halt Bridegroom Z — Columbus, Ind., May 23. —(U.R) — A motor crash, fire, personal injuries e.nn a suit of clothes torn to shreds failed to keep Harry M. Ranson, of Laporte, from reaching here for his wedding to Miss Nelle Prall. The mishaps to Ranson followed close in succession when a bus crashed into a truck enroute here from Laporte. Fearing explosion of the bus gas tank, Ranson dove through one of the windows, leaving most of his suit, hanging to pieces of the broken window glass.

MINE DISASTERS TAKE HEAVY TOLL Upwards Os 225 Men Killed In Three Disasters Since Saturday -(U.R) - Since Saturday upwards of 225 men have been killed in three coal mine disasters in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and West Virginia. While rescue crews today were bringing out the last of the bodies of the 19G men killed by an explosion Saturday In the Mather colleries company's mine at Mather, Pa. Seventeen men were trapped by an explosion in the Yukon-Poca honlas mine number one at Yukan, W. Ya. Thirteen bodies have been recovered . An explosion in the Black Mountain coal corporation’s mine at Kinver, Ky., lasi night entombed 75 workers. Sixty of them escaped, five bodies were recovered and ten men still were missing. I r - o Decgtur Auto Stolen But Later Recovered *R. J. Harting, local restaurant man, was worried last night when he went to get his car which he parked on North Second street. When Mr. Harting went to go home his car was gone. He li ft tlte key in the transmission kek and someone drove it away. This mottling, tlte car was found along the toad near Ute Gerlier Ladder factory in the west part of the 'city. It was not damaged. o • Thursday Is ( lass Day At Decatur High School Class Day Exercises of lite Decatur high school will lie held in lite II S. auditorium, Thursday afternoon, beginning at 2 o’ejoek. Each class will have a pait in tin' exercises. Tlte public is cordially invited I i attend this program. o Young Wife Commits Suicide Terre Haute, Ind , May 23. (U.R) — Mrs. Jennie Hage, 18, committed suicide at the home of iter parents here Tuesday by drinking poison. Despondency over family troubles was blam'd for lite act. BEST SCHOLARS IN COUNTY NAMED Pupils Making Highest Grades In Eighth Grade Examination Named Tlte mimes of tlte pupils who made the highest grade in each of tlte various subjects in the first county eighth grade examination held several weeks ago, have been announced by Clifton E. Striker, superintendent of the county schools. Woodrow Gilliom. of Monroe township, who made the ■ highest total grade tn the county, also had the highest grade in five of lite nine subjects lie led in American history. Indiana hist ry. civics, reading, and spelling. The highest possible grade in each of the nine subjects was Arithmetic 90 American history 75: Indiana history 50; Civics, 50; language 115; reading 100; geography 96; I’Mysiology 50; ami spelling 50. Following are tlte names of the pupils making the highest grade in each subject, together with their grade: Arithmetic — Arnold H. Egly, Geneva 90. American history— Wcodrow Gilllotn, Monroe 73. Indiana history — Max Rufus Stauffer, French, and Woodrow Gilliom. Monroe 43. Civics—Woodrow Gilliom, 48. e Lndguage Amos Eicher, Waitash 108. Reading—Woodrow Gilliom, Monroe 96. Geography—Max Rufus Stauffer, French, and Leonard Gtindlinard, both of French township, 90. Physiology—Susie Schrock. Monroe 49. Spelling—Helen Eger, Linn Grove. Margaret Blakey, Union and Woodrow Gilliom. Monroe. 50. Out of a possible total of 676 points for the nine subjects Woodrow Gil - Horn scored 631 points.

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Shows Her Boss r 11# p I ■ MB-- 1 Miss Frances Bailey of Kansas City, Mo., quit iter job when her employer rejected her ideas about tlte manufacture of women’s clothes. Now she is head of her own corporation. PERU MAN FINED BY MAYOR KRICK W. J. Nolan Pleads Guilty To Larceny Charge; Caught Robbing Filling Station W J. Nolan, arrested Sunday morning at the-Clyde Fugate filling station in Ute sotiili west part of Decatur, wa arraigned in mayor’s court last night on a charge cf larceny charge, ami lie entered a plea of guilty. Nolan was fined sls and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail. Nolan stated last night that he would he unable to pay tlte fine and in all probabilities lie will be taken to the state penal farm for tlte sentence. The fine and costs amounted to $26.60. Ora Smith was found guilty of disposing of carcases of dead animals without a permit and was fined $25 and costs and sentenced to 15 days in jail. His brother Roy Smith will be tried on a similar charge today. o ADAMS COUNTY MAN IS SUED Wabash Man Sues Samuel Hocker As Result Os Automobile Accident' A suit for $5,000 damages as the result of injuries sustained by ills wife in an automobile accident on November 3, 1927, was filed in the Adams circuit court here today by Frank Ptirsian. of W<ibash, against Samuel If Hocker, of Adams county. Mr. Ptirsian alleges that on tlte above named date, he and his wife. Kate Ptirsian, were riding in an automobile as the guests of Cecalia Griswald, on tlte road between Wabash and Vernon, in Wabash county. It is further alleged that the defendant

drove his car directly into the path of the Griswald car at a cross roads four miles south of Wabash, causing tlie Griswald car to strike a telephone pole at the side of the road. Mrs. Ptirsian was permanently disabled by injuries sustained in the accident, j according to the complaint, being rendered deaf in botli ears by a blow on tlte head and crippled by an injury to her right ankle. Attorney H. N. Hipskind, of Wabash, is counsel i for the plaintiff. 0 c Pensions Os Civil War Veterans' Widows Boosted v Washington. May 23 —(U.R) —’Presi< dent Coolidge today signed the bill ini’ creasing from S3O to S4O the monthly 1- Pension of civil war veterans’ widows aged 75 years or over.

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MG NARY-HAUGEN BILL RETURNED TO CAPITOL UNSIGNED / I.- I ■■ Coolidge Ignores Advice Os Farm Bloc And Threat Os Grain Belt Revolt DECLARES MEASURE IS UNWORKABLE Washington, May 23. (INS) President Coolidge vcloeil the McNarv-Haugen farm relief bill today, foi' the second time. Ignoring the advice of the farm bloc in congress and dis-, regarding the threats of a grain belt revolt against the administration in the forthcoming eiection, Mr. Coolidge sent the famous measure back Io the capitol without his signature, and accompanied it with a message explaining his reasons for disapproval. Although the bill had been modified considerably to meet presidential objection, it still contained the equalization fee which agrarian leaders characterized as the heart of tlie plan and to which Coolidge has been unyielding in ills opposition. Passage Over Veto Unprobable In view of the short time remaining of the present session of congress it is not anticipated that the bill can be passed over the veto. It Is not even certain that an effort will lie made to do so, for some of the backers of the bill have declared their intention to let the party stand the onus of its defeat. “Crnely deceptive to the farmer” —"fantastic, unworkable. price-fixing policy - encouragement to profiteering — wasteful . distribution — governmental spying and policing.” These were only a few of the stinging descriptions applied to the measure by Coolidge in the course of his long messae. despite i the endorsement of lite bill by such economic authorities as Vice-Presi-dent Dawes. Frank O. Lowden and others who helped pusii it through ( congress. Signs Merchant Marine Bill Washington, May 23. —(INS)- President Coolidge today signed the Jones- ■ White merchant marine bill. This measure authorizes extensive replacements of government vessels. Increases the construction loan fund from $125,000,000 to $250,000,000, reaffirms the general shipping policy of tlte 1921 act. liberalizes ocean mail contracts, and majeos ail merchant marine personnel eligible for the naval reserve and two month's reserve ’ pay without, actual service. 0 _— J Frank C. Dailey Visits In This City Tuesday Frank ('. Dailey, leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor of Indiana, visited here a few hours yesterday. He was accompanied by W. A. Kunkle of Bluffton, a former | district chairman and Dal Wendell, a I well known Democrat of Bluffton. Mr. Dailey is confident that lie will lie nominaten on tlte first ballot in the coming convention, and expects to I make an active canvass of the state during Gie summer and fall He has many good friends in this county, having frequently visited here while he was a resident of Bluffton. . SUMMER SCHOOL : PLANS ARE MADE I )- Four Weeks Course For II Grade Pupils Who Failed ' t During Winter Planned

A four weeks summer school for pupils of the grade schools who failed in one or more subjects during the school year just, ending, will be conducted at the Central school building this summer by W. Guy Brown, principal of the Central school, it was announced today. The school will open next Monday. The hours for the classes will be arranged so as not to interfere with the Daily Vacation Bible School, which will be held in the Central building during the same period. A large number of pupils were forced to miss considerable school work during the past winter on account of scarlet fever and other contagious diseases. If the number entolling in the school is large enough, i another teacher will be employed to assist Mr. Brown.

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