Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 136, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1928 — Page 1

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COOLiDGE FAILS TO SIGN MUSCLE SHOALS MEASURE Status Os Bill Is Doubtful; May Be Killed By “Pocket Veto” decision MAY BE left to the courts Washington, June B.—(U.R) The Muscle Shoals bill held doubtful status today through failure of President (Toolidge to alineh his signature to the measure hv last midnight. II was authoritatively stated Hie President believed he had killed the measure by "pocket veto.” Senator Norris of Nebraska, lending proponent of the bill, maintained on the oilier hand that it had become law He plans to make a test, by inserting appropriations for conduct of ihe work in an appropriation bill next session. This would throw tlm n atter into the courts if the government contested his action. Passed -Late By Congress The measure, designed to have the government manufacture nitrates, deve'op and sell power, and produce | fertiliser for experiment at its war-! time plant in Alabama, was passed by i congress a few days before the end ! of the recent session. Ten days, excepting Sundays, fol-' lowed without the president, either signing or vetoing the measure. Tln> ten days expired last, midnight. < Foes of the bill and persons close I' to Ihe president maintained his failure to act during this period constituted a “pocket veto’’ of the legislation. They based their argument on the 11. S. Constitution, which ; reads: - — —- , “If any bill shall not be returned hv the president within ten days after it shall have been presented to < him, the same shall lie a law in like i manner as if he had signed it. un , less Ihe congTess by their adjournment prevent its return; in which | case it. shall not be a law.” Norris contended that the end of , the long first session of congress ( does not constitute adjournment in the meaning of the constitution, hut is only a recess between sessions. o Thieves Take Tomato Plants Columbus, Ind., June 8. —(U.R) -Tomato plants now may he included among the loot taken in various Indiana robberies recently. Thieves dug the plants from the garden of the Rev. E. Robb Zaring here. TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT DELAYED Leak In Oil Tank Makes Start Os Plane “Friendship” Uncertain Trepassy Bay, Newfoundland, June S —(INS) —A. leak, in the oil tank of the trans-Atlantic monoplane Friendship made it uncertain today when the plane, carrying Miss Amelia Earhart, and two male companions, could hop off for Europe. In order to make the necessary repairs Pilot Wilmer Stultz and Mechanic'Louis Gordon had to remove 'lie oil tauk entirely from the machinel. At 11 a.m. there was a gusty wind blowing and the repair work was still under way. Miss Earhart said that they wouild take the air at the very first opportunity but would not run the risk of trying the jump to Europe unless every part of the mechanism was in perfect working order. o Rehsselaer To Dedicate National Guard Armory Rensselaer, Ind., June A. — (U.R) The Indiana National guard armor> here will be dedicated Friday. State officials invited to attend the ceremonies include Governor Ed Jackson, Adjt. Gen. William Kershner, Col. John J, Boaz. Harry Leslie. Republican nominee for governor is also expected. oChoose Own Character Character ts shaped and destiny decided not so much through things that are forbidden us as through things that are optional. It is our choice that develops character.

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Inherits a Throne '' tjk mV jf J -■ H J Thousands will be envious of the stripling pictured above, for he inherits the overlordship of a million subjects and more wealth than he can possibly spend in a lifetime. He is Martanda Sydney, twelve, son of the late Rajah of Pmlukota, who died suddenly in the American Hospital at Neuilly, France. Martanda’s uncle will act as regent until he is twentyone. SMALLPOX SCARI INVADES DECATUR Six Homes Are Under Quarantine;‘Board Os Health Issues Warning Dr. J. M. Miller, city healtli officer, reported this morning that six cases of smallpox had been quarantined in Decatur within the last two days, ami the city health department asks the cooperation of all citizens in the fight to check the* spread of the disease. New cases Quarantined by the health department today were E. D. Engeler, corner of Adams and First street; Clifford Lee, Line street; Walter Rons, Mercer avenue. Cases Quarantined yesterday were the Clyde Leo Fugate home, West Adams street; Nathan Roop, Elm and Fifth street, and the Frank Young residence, NortTi Fifth street. Dr. Miller stated this morning that the cases had not been reported to him a soon as they should have He urges citizens to call in a local doctor as soon as an eruptive or breaking-out disease is noticed and that the attending physician should notify the secretary of city board of health as to the diagnosis of the case. The quarantine is placed on the residence to protect the public from coming in contact with the victim of the disease and thus prevent its spread. Dr. Miller said that every possible effort should he made to prevent the spread of the disease, so that a general epidemic would not occur. Twenty-five cases of smallpox calls for a general Quarantine and once the disease gets a start it is hard to check. Dr. Miller stated. A case of chickenpox was reported to Dr. Miller yesterday. Ruth Margaret Kimball, daughter of Dwight Kimball, 814 N. Third street, was quarantined today. The quarantine for smallpox is 21 days, Dr. Miller stated. Cooking School Opens At Local Electric Store The Monarch Cooking school, conducted under the auspices of the Central Electric company, under the direction of Mrs. Vivian Donnelly, home economist and dietian, opened at the company's store here Thursday afternoon with a number of local women in attendance. The school is being conducted in the special demonstration kitchen in the rear of the store At 7:30 o’clock tonight, Mrs. Donnelly will demonstrate and explain the advantages in even meal planning and waterless cookery. Bakine will lie demonstrated, also. The i ast session of the school will be held Saturday afternoon, starting at 2:00 o’clock. The attendance prize was awarded yesterday afternoon to Mrs. John WNeutrality Unnatural Neutrality is no favorite with Providence for we are so formed that It Is scarcely possible for us to stand neuter m our hearts, although we mav deem it prudent to appear so in our actions.— marles Caleb Colton.

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FARM REVOLT IS BEING ORGANIZED AT KANSAS CITY Drive Assumes Serious Proportions With Army Os 100,000 Predicted HOOVER MANAGERS DENOUNCE MOVEMENT Kansas City, June 8 -(INS)— A farm j revolt, as widespread as Ihe famous ! "It! lo l" and populist movements of other days, was being organized here today to force the writing of a MrNary. Haugen farm relief plank into tile new Republican platform. Tlie drive, supported by every announced candidate for the Republican nomination, excepting Herbert Hoover, assumed serious proportions when farm leaders declared an army of 100,(mo farmers would march upon the convention to battle for the plank. The slogan already adopted, is: “Equality for agriculture." Branded “Defeatist Move” The Hoover managers, sensing the farm movement as a direct attack on their candidate, denounced the agrarian demands as a “Defeatist I move" against the secretary of comi merce, they declared the Republican | party could not accept a McNarvHaugen plank without “Slapping President Coolidge,” due to his veto of the bill two weeks ago. The farm leaders however faced the future with optimism. They were cheered by the statement of Nicholas Murray Butler, of New York, that the Republican party would be guilty of a political blunder end an exhibition of cowardice if it failed to heed the farm demands for an adequate farm relief plank. A similar endorsement of their movement hy Mrs. Ruth Hanna McC'ormid, of Illinois, also served to- strengthen their battle lines. Senator Reed Brands Hoover As Pro-British Indian;polls, June 8. —(INS)—Attacking Herbert Hoover here today as being “pro-British", IT. S. Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri, made the statement that “if tlie Republican nation ul convention wants to nominate for tlie pre si ydenfteheo ESC ETAOIN the presidency of the IT S. a candidate from Great Britain it ought to take Lord Gray. “Lord Gray is at least an English gentleman," Senator Reed added. ALL CANDIDATES LIST EXPENSES Democratic and Republican Committee Treasurers Also File Report All candidates in the May primary ' election have filed their statements showing the amount of money spent by them in their race for the nomination. Treasurers of the Democrat and Republican county central committees also filed statements. Neither party received any dona 1 tions or paid out anything for tlie primary. The reports were made liy R. J. Harting. treasurer of the Democratic Central committee, and by Oscar Teeple, treasurer of the Republican county organization. - only one Republican for county office spent any money during the . primary. He was H. W. Patterson, . candidate for county recorder. He i S pent $1.50. The other Republican candidates who filed their statements_ since the last list was published were H. S, Chase, for sheriff; John Brown, county commissioner, third district, ’ H o. Elston, joint-state representati VG. Democratic candidates who fil«d ’ since the last list was published were L. E. Opltger, for congress, $51.21; , Walter Wilkinson, for auditor, s7fi; W. If. (il)liom, for surveyor, $132.70; Mrs. Ella Peoples, for recorder, $44.25; Albert llariow, for auditor, slGo.90; James Foreman, for county coin- ’ missioner, third district, $26 ;> Dick 5 Tonnelier, for surveyor, $146.10; Ed ’ Gieen, for Cowan, for auditor, $116.95; Ralph Roop, for surveyor, $106.46; Charles W. Studler, for recorder, $55.40; George Saunders, Bluffton, for joint Btate representative, nothing. Yesterday was the last day for primary candidates to file their statements with County Clerk John L. Nelson.

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Dailey Spends $1,847.75 To Obtain The Nomination Indianapolis, Ind., June 8. — (INS) Frank C. Dailey, democratlr nominee for governor, spent $1,847.75 to olituin (he nomination, according to ids campaign report on tile here toduy. ( Other reports were: Evans Woollen, democratic favor-ite-son presidential candidate, sl,884.79. Charles VV. Jewett, defeated republican candidate for governor, $1,622.62. Alvah J. Rucker, defeated republican candidate for governor, $1,349. Solon J. Carter, defeated republican candidate for United States senator, $3,116.62. FOUND GUILTY OF CHILD STEALING John Chenowith Gets 2-14 Year Sentence And SSO Fine Here Today John Chenowith, 45. was sentenced to serve from two to 14 years in tlie Indiana Stake Prison, at Michigan City, and find SSO and costs, hy Judge C. Sutton, in the Adams circuit court this morning, after he had been found guilty of child stealing. Chenowith. who was defended hy attorney H. M Devoss, occupied the witness stand several minutes during his trial today. Chenowith was charged with stealing William Eady. six year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Eady, 133 N. Eight street, on May 28, last. The defendent claimed during his trial todav that he found the child on the Pennsylvania railroad tracks at tlie Monroe street crossing and that he took him in charge to prevent the trains from striking him. However, the evidence showed that Chenowith gave the child a nickel and took him north <;n the railroad tracks a distance of about five city blocks and then took him acros.s several vacant lots west of the railroad tracks. He then (o- k the child south toward Nuttmau avenue and at the corner of Nuttmau avenue and Eighth street the child was taken from him hy the driver of an ice wagon. Chenowith admitted today that a railroad policeman hail stopped him as he and the hoy were walking down the tracks and asked him where he was going. After telling the policeman he was going to Amos Fisher's, he was ordered off the tracks, lie said. Chenowith was arrested hy Chief of Police Sephus Melchi. shortly after he had released tlie child and started north toward Tlie foundry. Chenowith formely resided here, but had returned to Decatur only a few Uayß before his arrest He said he was looking at vacant lots in the northwest part of the city with the idea of inlying one when he was arrested. Amnesia Victim At Capital May Be Fort Wayne Woman Indianapolis, June 8.* — (INS) — The woman suffering from amnesia who was foiiul at the traction terminal station here last night today told City Hospital authorities that she believed she was Cora Minton, of Fort Wayne. Hospital officials are communicating with Fort Wayne authorities to determine whether or not tlie woman escaped from some sanitarium there. The woman is about 40 years old, has light hair and blue eyes. She wore a gold ring with the initial “V." MISS BUMBAUGH PLEADS GUILTY Warsaw Girl Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter Charge; Brothers Freed St. Joseph, Mich., June 8. — (INS) — Miss Margaret Bumbaugh, 32, of Warsaw, Ind., pleaded guilty to manslaughter today in connection witli the death of Walter H. Cook, Niles, Mich., basket, manufacturer, whom " she shot after a twelve-year love asI fair on March 30. , Pleading guilty to manslaughter, , Miss Bumbaugh secured the uncon- , ditlonal release of her two brothers. George and Gerald, who also were [ charged with Cook's murder. After Miss Bumbaugh had pleaded • guilty to manslaughter, Prosecutor . George Bookwalter moved that the charges against the brothers tie nolle prossed. The motion was granted.

CAN YOU TELL WHICH IS LINDY?, \ I, Miss Amelia Earhart, Boston social worker, and Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, th e World’s last known aviator, look enough alike in their flying helmets to double for each other. Even to the elose-erppped, yellow hair which 1 fits her head like a bronze 'cap, does Miss Earhart resemble Lindy, and shv“ possesses his infectious smile and dislike of publicity. For your information, , hers is tlie picture on the left: on the right is Colonel Lindbergh.

I _ - Rev. Thompson Speaks At Rotary Club Meeting Tlip Rev. W. 11. Thompson, former pastor of the Christian church in this city, was the speaker at the ’•egular meeting of the Rotary Cluh, held last evening. Rev. Thompson* spoke on ] "Business Psychology", and dealt with I local conditions. He stressed the-im-portance of p life and efficient clerks in a stdh> and the advantage of service. , Six Indiana Boys Are Graduated At Culver Culver, Ind., June 8. —(U.fJ) The following Indiana students were among ! those who received academic and military honors at commencement ex- . ercises at Culver Military Academy: Neal A. Swearington and Joseph D. ‘ Coppock, Peru; Benjamin H. Anderson, Hartford City, John R. Crimmel, Hartford City; Robert S. Cuthbert and John .1. Sailors, Kokomo. TRUSTEES AND FAMILIES MEET Township Trustees Os Present And Past Hold All-Day Picnic Present and former township trustees of Adams County, and their families enjoyed a day together Thursday. . when they held an all-day picnic at the home of Charles Arnold. Kirkland township trustee. An organization was formed and plans made to make the event an annul affair. Clifton K. Striker. county superintendent, was elected president, and T 11. Noll, trustee of Washington township, was named secretary-treasure. The organization will hold its next picnic at the Martin Moeschberger home in French township in June, 192!). A game of indoor baseball, between two teams chosen by T. It. Noll and Oiden S. Fortney, furnished considerable amusement Mr. Noll s team won i the game by a score of 18-15. A delicious dinner was served cafeteria style, at the noon h tit. Those nresent were: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Worthman and family. I-outs Worthman and children, Idabelle, Florence, Irvin and Ethel, the Rev. and Mrs. Mat Worth- ’ man and daughter Francjle, of Poland, Ind,; Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Studler and family, of Hartford township; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mceschbeiger and family, of French township. Mr and Mrs. Otlen S. A£ortney. of St Marys township; Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Noll, of , Washington township; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Arnold and family, of Kirk- ! land township; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hettinger, and family, of Kirkland township; Mrs. Susie R. Bowen and son Kermit, of St. Marys township; .’ Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Graber, of French townchip; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Cowan, 8 of Decatur; Albert Harlow, of Geneva; Moses Augsburger, of French to'.vn--1 ship; Samuel Butler, of Decatur; Mr. r and Mrs. C. D. Spuller and family, of e Union township; Emma Striker, Ruth e Smith, Hansel Foley and Superintendent Striker.

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TO GIVE SACRED CONCERT HERE 1 ■ Mennonite Males Chorus Os Berne To Sing At Reformed Church Sunday The program for the sacred concept to be given at the Zion Reformed church here Sunday evening by the Mennonite male chorus, of Berne, was announced today. The concert, which will begin at 7:80 o'clock, is being sponsored by the Girls' Guild of the local church. A free will offering will be lifted. The pubic is cordially invited to attend. The program is as follows: Invocation — la) The Crusaders Protheroe (h) My Saviour' Walks Beside Me Glffe (c) Jerusalem Parker-l^rvln Chorus Quartette Selected Baumgartner. Stauffer. Habegger, Baumgartner Reading Selected Waldo M. Lehman (a) Cross and Crown Giffe (b) No Shadows YoYnder C.aul-Nevin (c) Somewhere. Davles-Giffe Chorus Offering. Violin Duet ...... Selected Reusser-Burkhalter Quartette Selected Baumgartner, Stauffer, Habegger, Baumgartner (a) Thanks Be To God Mendelssohn-Protheroe (lit Tarty With Me O My t Saviour Salter (c) Mother Love Voigt (d) Now the Day is Over Hamby Chorus Benediction. New Type Electric Sign Installed By Local Store A new type electric sign has been installed at the Central Electric company's store on Second street. The sign Is known as a neon gas sign and gives forth a vivid red light. Tilts t vpe sign uses no Aliments or light lmlbs of the ordinary type, but a glass tube, which has been evacuated and then filled with Neon gas. The ordinary 110 volt current Is stepped up to 15,000 volts and attached to special electrodes which are built into the tubes. The neon gas acts as a conductor and as the current passes through the tubes the gas glows creating a red light. This type light Is used as a beacon lights at some of the larger aviation '■ fields, as the light given forth has the power of penetrating fog and rain Clean Umbrellas 1 Umbrellas should be opened once in 1 a while and scrubbed with warm suds to which some ammonia has been i added. Rinse in clear water and let • dry while open Clock’s Flashes Tell Time A new electric clock, which tells f time by red and white flnsljcs from It t tamps, bus been set up in Bnlllmori i- a nd can be rend 20 miles away If thi weather Is favorable.

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FLIERS DUE AT BRISBANE LATE THIS AFTERNOON Encounter Worst Weather Os Long Flight Between Suva And Australia PLANE’S SPEED CUT DOWN BY THE-STORM Honolulu. June 8 UNS) I -css Ilian aOO miles from Brisbane, Australia, Ihe goal of its tmns--I‘acific flight linking North America with Australia, the gianl tri-molored monoplane. Southern Cross, today wa s speeding along on schedule. A radio message direct from the plane, picked up by Radio Corporation this morning, gave the nosition of the plane at I a.m. Suva time (June 9) as latitude :$| |2 degrees south, longitude 161.38 degrees east. IHO miles from Brisbane. On the basis of this report, the plane should reach Brisbane between 12 and 1 pan.. Pacific Coast time, today. Brisbane, Australia, June 9—(Saturday)—(U.R)—The Southern Cross was speeding safely along the last third of its course from the Fiji Islands to Australia early today after riding through the worst storm of its Pacific flight. At 1:39 a.ta. today (9:30 a.m., C. S. T.) it was estimated that the piano had covered between 600 and 809 miles of the 1.795-mile jcurney from Suva to Brisbane. " That estimate was based on the last previous position in latitude and longitude given by the Southern Cross and the average speed the craft was maintaining. Captain Charles Klngsford-Smlth and his three companions on tlie trans-Paciric. flight had been in tlie air twelve und one-half hours at 1:30 a.m. today*. The plane look off from Maselai Beach, near Suva, at 2:55 a.m Friday, Suva time <8:55 pin. Thursday Central Standard time). Tlie Southern Cross lifted from the sands of Nasolai Beach with a Htiff cross wind blowing but made the takeoff successfully. With a fuel load of 808 gallons and 32 gallons of oil it was estimated that the plane could remain In the air a maximum of 25 hours. Captaiii King«ford-Sm|itlh and bis companions, Charles T. P. Ulm, opllef pilot, Harry Lyon, navigator, nnd Janies E. Warner, radio operator, had hoped on their departure from Suva to be in Brisbane at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, making the flight in less than 19 hours. But the violent storm the Southern Cross encountered during, the night out. down its average speed, and the arrival here will be somewhat later. WEATHER HALTS NON-STOP FLIGHT Attempt To Break Record For Flight Across Continent Is Failure Columbus Ohio—(lNS) —The attemptJ ed non-stop record flight of Lee Schoenhair and Harry Tucker from San Diego ! Cal. to New York city ended here today when the fliers were forced to , bring their plane down when they were turned hack by the fog near Harrisburg, Pa. The fliers set out from Sun Diego to break the record made hy Lieuts. 4 Kelly and McGready of 26 hours esh tahlished in 19*23. The plane, a Lockn head Vega, capable of a speed of 160 n miles an hour, was called the "Yankee s Doodle”. i. 0 English Highways In English history, the highway was designated as tlie main public | road willed) was tlie subject of special royal enactments controlling tlie policing of It. It was, therefore, popularly referred to as the “King’s” or "Queen’s” highway. s Money Spent in Europe ( The United States bureau of for- ■( e ign and domestic commerce estimates ir that Americans s|iend SHS(UHXI.OOO a year abroad, most ot It In Euroiie.

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