Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 137, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1928 — Page 1

WEATHER Generally fair tonifl ht and Sunday. Cooler tonight and in extreme zov.thwest portion Sunday.

DIRIGIBLE ITALIA LOCATED: GREW ALIVE

Five Alleged Bank Bandits To Be Brought Here For Trial

THREE MEN, TWO WOMEN TO FACE CHARGES HERE Hammond Police To Turn Prisoners Over To Ad- • ams County Sheriff TWO OTHERS TO FACE CHARGES IN OHIO PreparaliQns were being made today by Sheriff Hail Hollingsworth to bring five alleged bank bandits here front Hammond, Ind., to face charges of bank robbery in connection with the l.oldup of the Linn drove bank more than a year ago. The police officials at Hammond have agreed to tarn the five prisoners over to Sheriff Hollingsworth. The sheriff was tin decided when he would bring the Ihree men and two women here, hut indicated that it would be soon. The five prisoners who will be brought hero for trial ale: Eddie Meadows, an ex-convict; Charles Makley, alias Robert McGary; I>-e Wheatley; Mrs. Gladys Wheatley, and Mrs. Edith Owen:-.. Mrs. Owens’ seven-year-old child, who is with her in Hammond, will be brought here, a'so. Held Under Heavy Bond The bond of each of the five prisoners has been fixed at $25,000. Most of them have been implicated in othet bank robberies. Two other men who are wanted in [ connection with the I,inn Grove rob- ! bery and who are in custody, probably will face trial in Ohio. Eddie Axe. who was arrested at Wap-.ikone ta.’ Ohio, has been turned over to Sheriff Betz, of Celina, Ohio, to face trial for the robbery of the bank at Chickasaw. Ohio. Howard “Sport” Smith, who was arrested at Toledo. Ohio, has been taken to Greenville. Ohio, where he is wanted for robbing the bank at Ansonia, Ohio. Warrants for both of these men have been issued here. Howard Smith Confesses Howard Smith made a confession to authorities at Greenville, yester day, admitting that he took part in the robbery of the hinn Grove bank, on March 24, 1927, and the Ansonia • bank, a few months later. Makley has signed a lengthy confession made to Hammond police, in which he ad milled taking part in six or eight bank robberies, including the hank at Linn Grove. The wdman who gave her name as Mrs. Edith Owens when arrested at Hammond, is said to be the wife of Makley’s brother, at St. Marys. Ohio. She has been living with Charles Makley for the last few years, however. All of the prisoners with the exception of Meadows, are said to be CnVTIVI'Kn OX PAGE ’IIIKKEA EMMETT MG LAIN OIES SUDDENLY Former Well Known Decatur Man Dies At Home In Fresno, California Relatives here received the news this morning that Emmett McLain, former well known resident hero, tiled suddenly at his home at Fresno, Ca ifornia. last evening. He had been in good health and, Clem McLain, a brother who lives in Washington. D. 0., was on bls way to Fresno for a visit, arriving there this morning. Mr. McLain was born and reared here, and was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry McLain, both deceased. He was graduated from the Decatur high school in 1890, and served as city clerk and as deputy sheriti several years. He was a candidal e for the nomnation for county clerk in 1898. Later, he went to Nevada where be became engaged in railroad work and for some years past has been division freight agent for the Sante Fe at Fresno-. Surviving are the widow, one brother, Clem McLain, of Washington, D. C„ and two sisters, Miss Nettie McLain, of Denver, and Mrs. Will Makes c.f Los Angeles. Mr. McLain was a nephew of Mrs. Mary Weinhoff of this city. He was about 60 years of age.

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COMMENCEMENT HERE SUNPftY Program Announced lor Graduation Evercises Oi Catholic Schools Eight pupils will receive diplomas and four will receive commercial certificates at lite annual Decatur Catholic high school commencement, which will be held in the Catholic auditorium Sunday evening, June 10. at 8 o'clock The Rev. Leon Dufrane, of Portland, will deliver the commencement address. The eightli grade commencement will he held at the same time. The 1928 class is composed of Misses Winifred Arncld, Isabell Neptune, Helen Schmitz, and Margaret Voglewede ami the Messrs. John Dowling. Fred Foos. Elmer T. Sorg and Severin Selim ger. Commercial certificates will be given to the following: Hubert Gase Mary Meyers. Hilda Heiman, and Agnas Wolpert. X good program has been arranged for the exercises. Miss V.glewede will give the salutatory and Mr. Dowling will deliver the valedictorian address. The program is; Processional Come to the Gay Feast of Sang Deßeef Salutatory, Mary Margaret Voglewede Address — Rev Leon Dufrane. Class Song Cnfei.ing diplomas- Rev Joseph A. J lession Merry June —Vincent Reccessional School was dism sse (Hast Wednesday neen ter the regular summer vacation. A musical progtam was given. The week has been full of piograduation events. n— —- Two Autds Collide On State Road Near Here Two automobiles went damaged but n - one was seriously injured, in a collision on State highway No. 27, near the Trout fat m south of this city, at 11 o’clock last night. The cars belonged to C L. Bierie, of Berne, who operates a barber shop in the Rice hotel here, and Henry Thomas, of Decatur. The left front wheel was torn oft the Hietle car. The cats were traveling hi opposite directions at the time of the collision. Mrs. Frank 0. Lowden Suddenly Taken 111 Kansas City, June 9 — (INS)— Mrs - Frank O. Lowden, wife of the Illinois candidate was suddenly taken ill eai v today enroute to Kansas City from Chicago with her husband.

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Dry Agents Arrest 167 In Raids At Pittsburgh i - i Pittsburgh, une 9 -(INS)— One hundred and sixty seven persons, inelud- - ing Peter I’. Welsh, superintendent of 1 poljce. several magistrates, politicals ' ami police were indicted by the federal grand jury here today following the most inclusive investigation of alleged prohibition law violation con spiracy in the history of Pennsylvania. The Indictments which brought to a spectacular close three weeks of grand jury hearings, followed nearly fifteen months of investigation on the part of the government agents. ODD FELLOWS TO HOLD MEMORIAL Decatur Lodge To Be Host To Neighboring Lodges At Service June 17 Plans are being made by the 1. O. O. F. lodge, of this city, to hold a Memorial service for the departed members of the order, on Sunday, June 17. All 1.0.0. F. lodges of Adams, Allen. Blackford, Huntington, Jay and Wells counties and several nieghboring lodges in Ohio have been invited to participate with the local organization in observing the memorial service. Plans, which have not been comp'eted, include the holding of a sheet parade and a service at the M. K. church, with an officer of the Grand Lodge of Indiana making the principal address. t Tlie Rebekah lodges will also take part in the ceremonies, and, should the weather be favorable, the local ' lodge expects to havfe several hundred Odd Fellows and Rebekahs as their guests on that day. Man Jnjured By Auto Driven By Jacob Atz 1 A dispatch from Goshen. Indiana, ’ says that the Rev. Reuben J. Schroer, ' pastor of the First Reformed church 1 of that city, was severely injured when ‘ struck by an automobile driven by Jacob Atz. former Decatur man, According to the report. Mr. Atz had been ordered by the police not to drive a I car, pending an examination of his mental condition. Mr. Atz visited here two weeks ago and friends noticed his s illness. He was, for many years, a re- ,- Bident here, being engaged in the hari ness and buggy business and later was a furniture dealer.

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.lune 14 Proclaimed As Flag Day; Governor Urges Display Os Flag Indianapolis June 9 (INS)—June 14 was |„ociaimed’ as Flag Day by Gov. Ed Jackson today. In his proclamation the governor called on all municipalities to conduct suitable exercises, having tefrence to the adoption of the national flag and its proper use and display, and directed that tile national emblem be displayed at all appropriate places during the day. GIRL FLIERS ARE DELAYED AGAIN Dense Fog And Powerful Winds Cause Postponement Os Ocean Flights St. Johns, N.F., June 9—(U.R) —Dense fog and an east< rly wind caused an indefinite postponment today of Miss Amelia Earhart’s projected flight to England in the Fokker airplane Friendship. The whole Cape Race coast was obscured by low clouds and the temperature was cool. Members of the Friendship’s crew said they saw no prospects of starting the flight before Sunday. Miss Earhart appeared less impatient to start than yesterday and the day before, when leaking oil tanks d< laved the take-off. She seemed relieved that there was no immediate prospect of Miss Mabel Boil starting across the ocean. Each woman holies to be first of her sex to cross the Atlantic in an airplane. “Barin' To Go” Curtiss Field, N.Y , June 9—(INS) — Although she is “rarin' to go” and is chafing because of the enforced delay which threatens to thwart her ambition to be the first woman to fly across the North Atlantic, Miss Mabel 801 l will not begin her “glorious adventure" in the monoplane Columbia before tomorrow unless weather conditions itnp/ove decidedly.

LUTHERANS TO CONFIRM CLASS Seven Confirmants To Be Taken Into Zion Lutheran Church Sunday The 1928 class of confirmants will be taken into membership with Zion Lutheran church ,by the rite of confirmation Sunday. Before the rite is conferred, an examination of the class before the congregation, in the chief doctrines of Holy Scripture, will take place. The solemn service will begin at 10 o’clock, and will be conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Paul W. Schultz. His address will be based on Revelations, 2. 10. A cordial invitation to attend this service is extended to all.

The program is as follows: Organ Prelude Processional — Hymn: “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” Scripture Reading Hymn: “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” Examination of Class Hymn: “Let Me Be Thine Forever” Sermon: Revelations 2, 10: "Be Thou Faithful Unto Death, and I will give thee a crown of life.” Hymn: "My God accept iny Heart this Day.” Rite of Confirmation. Hymn: “In the Hour of Trial, Jesus Plead for Me.” By Sunday School Children. Prayer Benediction Recessional - Hymn: “Saviour, I follow on guided by Thee." Organ Postlude. The members of the class are as follows: Richard Mailand, Albert Scheimann, Eldred Fiohnapfel, Herman Oehrl, Laura Lankenau, Meta Bieberich, Amanda Bieberlch. o Preble School Picnic To Be Held In Building The Preble school picnic will be held in the Pfeble school bouse one and one half miles north and one half mile west of Preble, Sunday afternoon and evening. It was originally intended to hold the picnic in the woods, but on account of the rainy weather it was decided to have it Indoors.

PACIFIC FLIERS WILDLY CHEERED BY AUSTRALIANS Four Fliers Get Great Ovation At Brisbane After Ending Long Flight , PLAN TO CONTINUE TO SYDNEY TODAY By Clark Irvine, UP Staff Correspondent. Brisbane, Australia. June 9 ((J.R) Wild with joy at his safe return, Brisbane welcomed (’apt. Charles Kingsford-Smith back to Ids native* laud today. The triumphal America-to-Australia flight—the longest ever attempted over the sea was ended, ami the Australian ace and his three comrades were idolized as national heroes. Thousands Witness Landing Tlie big monoplane Southern Cross glided to earth here at 10:15 a. m. (8:15 p m. Friday e.d.t.l Stepping from the cabin. Captain KingsfordSmith. ('apt. C. T. I’. Ulm. navigator. Harry Lyon and radio operator Janies Warner were surrounded by thousands of cheering Australians and borne from Brisbane airdrome on the shoulders of their admirers. The trip, which was made from Suva, Fiji Islands, in 21 hours Jul 20 minutes, was the third leg of their trail-blazing voyage over the Pacific. It was 1,795 miles long. Seldom has this country been so stirred as by the courage of Hie two Australian and two Americans in their dramatic conquest of the untried ocean air lane. Kingsfot d-Smith was hailed as “the Captain Cook of the Twentieth Century” and like tributes were paid each of his comrades. "Your flight marks a new era in the history of aviation," Sir John Goodwin, governor of Queensland, said in greeting. “Your achievement will go down in history for all time because of the courage, skill and endurance it required.” Colonel Brinsniead, director of civil aviation, one of the first to greet the fliers, said their achievement had "shown the real closeness of Australia and America by bringing the two nations nearer geographically and uniting them in an undertak-

(COXTIXI El> OX PAGE FIVE. I O- I WILL RE-NUMBER EAST-WEST ROAD Entire Old Route Os CrossState Highway To Be Made State Road Indianapolis, June 9 —(INS) The entire one route of the present secondary read knowh as No. 16. running from the Illinois state line through Winamac, Rochester, Huntington and Decatur, will be taken into the state highway system this summer, but a new route for No. 16 will be selected eastward from Rochester to Fort Wayne, while the present stretch of the road from Huntington to Decatur will be renumbered. Director John D. Williams, of the state highway commission, announced here today. The old road No. 16. as constituted at present, runs from the Illinois state line due east to Rochester. It reappears again at Huntington considerably south of its former course, and continues eastward to the Ohio line. The highway conimisftiont already has laid out the new route of No. 16 eastward from Rochester as far as Silver Lake, Director Williams said. Further extension of the new route of No. 16 has not been settled upon, pending the decision whether the road will go throng Columbia City or pass south -of that point on a beeline to Fori Wayne, Director Williams said he did not knew what number would be given to the old stretch of No. 16 which now runs from Huntington to Decatur and eastward. This stretch will be taken into the state highway system this summer. No plans have as yet been made to pave the east and west Nel 16 as it will run when straightened out, Director Williams said, but he held forth the hope that it may be done next yeai;.

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Will Divorce Carol wZ VZ jr / Patience lias ceased to be a virtue with flic former Princess Helene of Greece, ami the mother of the boy Klug of Rumania has announced she will seek a divorce firm the exCrown Prince Carol. PREBLUPHONE RATES BOOSTED t Public Service Commission Grants Increase Os $3 Per Year The Preble Telephone company, of Preble, lias been granted an increase in rates by Hie Public Service Commission of Indiana, the order for the increase being received today. The new rate will be sls a year, payable quarterly in advance. The old rate is sl2 a year. The commission further ordered that a collection charge of 25 cents per month be added if the monthly bill is not paid by the tenth of the succeeding month of said quarter. Tlie commission also ordered that "subscribers of the company who own all or part of the equipment serving them shall lie allowed 25 cents per month per tel -phone us a rental

charge.” The petition filed by the Preble Telephone Co., read. "At the present time we have 102 subscribers who are members of the company and 80 subscribers who are non-members. We petition the commission to allow us to increase the rates from $1 a mouth the $1.25 per month to subscribers who are not members of the company. The present' rate to members is $S per year, and a probable increase should be from $8 to $lO per year. This increase will furnish sufficient revenue to maintain the plant and system and render good and efficient service. Tlie Company was not organized for profit and we pray tlie commission that our request lie granted" Tlie commission found that the total operating revenue from January 1, 1927, to December 31, 1927, amounted to $2,248.18 and the operating expenses Cor the same period. $2,319.28, leaving a deficit of $71.10. The order granting the new rates follows: "it is therefore ordered by the Public. Service Commissiort of Indiana that tlie Preble Telephone Company of Preble. Indiana, be authorized and directed to establish, put into effect and collect the following rates ami charges in lieu of the present rates and charges now in effect' Fifteen dollars per year for each subscriber payable quarterly in advance. It is further ordered that subscribers of tlie Preble Telephone Company

troXTIX' to ox PAGE JIXI c Lee Lawless To Manage Store At Kendallville Mr. Lee Lawless, of tills city, lias taken charge of tlie HoosiSr grocery store, at Kendallville, having been transferred from this city. Mrs. Lawless and children will move to that city in a few days. Mr. Lawless is a 1 splendid grocer and has the esteem of his company as a result of the ex- - cellent work he did as manager cf I their store heie since it was started : several years ago. Their many friends here wish them every success.

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POLAR DIRIGIBLE LANDS ON FIELD OF DRIFTING ICE Supply Ship Receives Radio Message From General Nobile And Crew POSITION GIVEN IS ON SPITZBERGEN Berin, June 9.—(lNS>—All doubt that the fragmentary radio messages picked up by the Citta Di Milano and the station al King’s Bay really came froiff the Nobile expedition is now removed according to a report printed by the Berliner Mittag Am Zeitung this afternoon. Il stated that the station at King’s Bav had received certain signals confirming that the messages came from the wireless operator with the Nobile party. These confirmatory signals had been requested by the King’s Bay station.

Kings Bay, Spitsbergen. June 9.— (U.R) The supply ship Citta Di Milano at noon today received a radio message from the lost Polar dirigible Italia saying that all sixteen members of the crew were alive. The Italia's message gave the airship's exact position as Sil degrees 15 minutes north latitude, 22 degrees east longitude near Brandy Bay on the north coast of North East Land. Northeast Lund is across the Henlopen Straight from the northeast corner of Spitsbergen. Rescue Steamers Blocked Polar experts here have held persistently since the Italia's disappearance eight days ago that If her crew were found alive, it would be on Spitsbergen Island or Northeast Land. Two steamers already are near Northeast Land, but both are blocked by ice and drifting One is the steamer Hobby, sent by the Norwegian government, and the other is the Braganza, chartered by the Italian government. They have been unable to proceed on their searching tours for the past 24 hours owing to the Ice jams in the northern waters. Captain Riiser-Larsen. in charge of relief work for the Norwegian government, announced he would start immediately on a flight over the territory. Riiser-Larsen will go directly to position 8(1.30-28, where he hoped to see the stranded craft, General Umberto Nobile and the crew of 16. He will drop food to the men, should they be sighted, for their food supply probably by now is near exhaustion. They carried a month's reserve supply. The explorer said that in the event he was unable to land, dogsled teams

probably would be sent out. Balloon Torn To Pieces London, June 9. (INS) The Polar exploration balloon It.ilia, which was (< OXTIM I'll ON ••*<;« FIVE) EMMA S, DIIIL DIES AT WREN Sister Os Decatur Man Dies Friday Os Heart Trouble And Dropsy Mrs. Emma Dull, aged 73 years, died at her home in Wien, Ohio, at 7 o'clock Friday morning. June 8. 1928. Death was due to heart trouble and dropsy. Mrs. Emma Stewait Dull was the daughtei of Hugh and Eliza Stewart and was born February 16, two miles north of Wren. She was later united in marlage with Amos Dull, who preceded her in death on November 22, 1927. Mrs.. Dull leaves three children G. W. Dull, Mrs. Myrtle Morehead and J. S. Dull, all of Wien. Mrs. Myrtle Stewait Whitham, a foster daughter also survives. W. W. Stewart, of Decatur, H. I). Stewart, of Wren, and Rev. J. M. Stewait, of Williamsburg. Indiana, are brothers of the deceased. Two brotheis died in infancy and a i third brother, G. F. Stewart, died about • foul teen years ago. The deceased was a member ct the i Libel al U. B. church in Wren and had i spent her entire life period in and near - that village. ( Funelal services will be held at two I o’clock Sunday afternoon Eastern s Time, at the Liberal U. B. church in Wren. Burial in the Wren cemetery.

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