Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 11 June 1928 — Page 1

I WEATHER I Mostly cloudy with probably shower, In L th portion tonight or Tuesday and in northwest portion Tuesday. Riaino temperature.

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NO DATE SET FOR ARRAIGNMENT OF BANDIJSUSPECTS Five Alleged Hank Robbers Brought Here From Hammond Sunday ANOTHER SUSPECT ARRESTED IN OHIO Although five suspects charged with the robbery of the Linn Grove bank, March 24, 1927, are now confined in ‘the Adams county jail, no date has l-een set for their arraignment. The Adams circuit court closed for the summer vacation last Saturday, but the prisoners will be given an immediate hearing, if they request it. The five prisoners held here are: Eddie Meadows, Charles Makley. Lee i Wheatley, Mrs. Gladys Wheatley and Mrs. Edith Owens. They were hi ought 1 here Sunday from Hammond, where I they were arrested last week by Sher iff Harl Hollingsworth, Chief of Police ; Sephus Melchl and Francis Schmitt, of this city. The party made the trip from Hammond to Decatur on the E'ie passenger train which arrived here about 3:20 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The trip was uneventful, according to the sheriff. Harry Smith Arrested Harry Smith, of St. Marys, Ohio, another member of the alleged gang of hank robbers for whom a warrant was issued here several days ago, was arrested Saturday in Columbus. Ohio, and has been taken to Celina, Ohio, where he is wanted for the robbery of the bank at Chickasaw, Ohio. Sheriff Hollingsworth went to Celina this afternoon to confer with the Mercer county sheriff relative to bringing Smith to this city. Four of the five prisoners Jiejj! here have admitted their part in the Linn Grove robbery, it is said. Meadows, however, has not made a confession. He does not deny the charges, but does not admit them, either. Each of the five held here is charged with bank robbery and their bonds have been fixed at $25,000 each. About $1,900 was taken in the Linn Giove robbery. 1 -o Will Rogers Entertains Sparton Radio Dealers Gerald Cole and Paul Saurer of the Deiatur Electric company, returned Sunday from Jackson. Michigan, where they attended a convention of Sparton radio dealers. Will Bogers, famous American humorist, was the headliner at an entertainment given for the visiting Sparton dealers. Rogers figured in two airplane mishaps while flying from Beverly Hills. Calif., to Jackson, but was not injured. 0 Legion Post To Hold Meeting This Evening Adams* Post No. 43, of the American Legion will hold a meeting in Legion Hall at 7:30 o'clock tonight. The local chapter of “40 Et 8" will meet in Legion Hall at 9 o'clock. Members of hot organizations are urged to lie present at their respective meetings. 0 TO OPEN COUNTRY CLUB WED N ESDAY Stag Supper And Golf Tournament To Feature Formal Opening Os Club The formal opening of the Decatur Country Club to be featured by a stag supper and club tournament, will be held at the club Wednesday, and all members are invited to attend. The dub tournament wul be held at 3:30 o'clock PM. and all members are requested to play. Each member of the club will be placed cn one team or another, the losing team to defray the expenses of the supper. The supper will be served by the club management at 50c per plate. This meeting will* mark the formal opening of the club for the year and an attractive program is being planned by the entertainment committee. Due to the high water of the last few days, it may be necessary to postPonte the club tournament in which case the supper and formal opening will be held just the same. A notice regarding the tournament will appear in Tuesday’s Daily Democrat.

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Convention ( hairman O' V MO?.. fill H ■ - i - Photo shows Senator James Moses of New Hampshire, Permanent .Chairman of 'he Republican National Convention. CONVENTION iF OPEN TUESDAY Epworth Leagues Os Fort Wayne District To Meet At Bluffton and Adams county will attend the annual convention of the Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal church. Fort Wayne district, to be held at Bluffton on Tuesday and Wednesday, of this week. Adams county (■hajuers of the League and various individuals from this county will take part in the two-day program. Pennants and banners will be awarded for the largest number present from any chapter at any one session, the largest number of miles traveled, the sub-district having the highest average per cent according to Aim, the chapter in each sub-district having the highest per cent according to Aim. A loving cup will be given to the Junior and Senior chapter standing highest according to Aim. The program for the convention is as follow’s: T uesday Session 10:00 Cabinet Meeting of all District and Sub-District Officers Meeting of Nominating Committee Meeting of Institute Committee 1:15 Song Service Leader, Rev. White 1:30 Invocation 1.35 Special Number Poneto Chapter 1:40 Welcome Address Miriam Lands 1:50 Response Dorothy Walters :*OO Special Number 2:10—Roll Call of Chapters — Response Our plans tor the Institute and Booth Festival, and the outstanding event in the years work. 2:50 Address. Dr. W. W. Wiant 3:20 Debate 3:45 Recreation, charge of Bluffton Chapter Weiner Roast and Lunch. 7:30 Whistling Solo Frances Fanning Stunt Angola Sub-Dist. Guitar Solo Ethel Murray Stunt Auburn Sub-Hist. , Special Number Bluffton Sub-Dist. Stunt “So That Is The Way It Is” Bluffton Sub-Dist. Special Number Decatur Sub-Dist. Stunt . Decatur Sub-Dist. ON PAGE TWO) o— : — Decatur Young Man’s Auto Balks At Bluffton Bluffton. June 11—<!NS>— A Studebaker touring car which was found cn West Market street near the Clover Leaf railroad yards early Thursday evening ami later taken to the Grover and Baxter garage by local policemen, was claimed Saturday by the P. Kirsch and’Son Hudson-Essex sales company of Decatur. The car had been driven to this city, Thursday evening by Don aid Farr, of Decatur. Farr found it impossible to start the car and for that reason 'it was left standing on the street. _ Night Policeman John Deam was first notified of the parked ctfr early Friday morning. Later in the day he Chief of Police A. N. Pleasinger placed the car in the garage for storage. The machine was tinned over to the Decatur party shortly before Saturday neon bv Chief of Police Pleasinger, after proper identifications had been made.

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“STOP HOOVER" IS WATCHWORD Real Work Os Trying To Stop Secretary Under Way At Kansas City Kansas City. June 11—(INS)—The real work of trying to "Stop Hoover’’ got under way today as incoming trains poured into Kansas City the hundreds of delegates with whom the .decision ultimately rents. “He will be stopped.’’ asserted the spokesmen of the hard-pressed allies. "He can't be stopped." countered the Hoover managers. “It will be Hoover on the first or second ballot.” It is into this situation, with the lines drawn taut, that Andrew W. Mellon will step late today. No school room ever waited more expectantly for tlie teacher than does this Republican national convention await the coming of the shy, taciturn little leadet from Pennsylvania. It is his convention He holds the key. If 4ie nods bis head one way it will be Hoover, if he nods another way it probably won't be Hoover, it may, in that event, be Coolidge, Hughes, or any of the struggling ami embittered allies against the cabinet candidate. The 79 votes from Pennsylvania <( it.VTI.MEU ON PAGE! SIX) Fifty Pounds Os Amonia Escape At Ice-Cream Plant A little excitement and considerable fast work was occasioned at the Conter Ice CreauLJtlant ou North Second street this morning when a gasket was blown off an amonia tank. About fifty pounds of amonia escaped before a new gasket was ieplaced. No one was overcome by the fumes. —— o Mrs. Coolidge Is Under Care Os Two Physicians; May Delay Vacation Trip Washington, June 11. —(IMS) —Under the care of two White House physicians, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge today was suffering a recurrence of an illness with which she was afflicted some time ago. Dr. Joel T. Boone and Col. Janies F. Coupal, the president’s physicians, were in consultation, but announced that no decision as to whether Mrs. Coolidge will be able to leavC Washington tonight can be reached until late todaj. While physicians expressed the hope that Mrs. Coolidge would be able to travel to the summer white house, it was given as a possibility that the president might jiostpone the departure. STARTS FOR 0. S. Mexican Ace Starts NonStop Flight From Mexico City To Washington Mexico City, June 11 —(UP) —Capt. Emilio Carranza. Mexico’s Lindebergh took off on a non-stop flight to Washington from Valbuena flying field at 8:10 A, M. today. Carranza intended to return the good will flight made from Washington to Valbuena field by Lindbergh. There had been some doubt whether Carranza would be able to take off with his heavily loaded plane from the flying field 7,300 feet above sea leavel. A special runway 3 1-8 miles long was built to aid him. Carranza Arrived at Valbuena field at 6:30 A. M. and superintended pre'parations. Weather Prevents Miss 801 l From Taking Off Curtiss Field, N. Y., June I—(INS}1 —(INS} — After surveying weather conditions at dawn, Charles a Levine, sponsor of Miss Mabel Doll’s proposed trans-At-lantic flight in LeVlne’s monoplane Columbia announced that the flight would not start today. All preparations had been made for a hop-off between five and six o’clock this morning but unfavorable weather reports caused the “Queen of Diamonds" and her pilots Oliver Lb BoutlPiir and Captain Arthur Argles, to change their plans.

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By Nicholas Murray Butler Preaident ts Columbia University and one of the country's foremost Republican leaders. (Written exclusively for International News Service and copyrighted 1928 by Intel national News Service). Kansas City, Mo., June 11 In my judgment the Republican Parly faces at this convention one of tin* no st t ' i* ■ x V I* w | jt Jr c NICHOLAS M. BUTLER

critical periods In its history in many ways this crisis is more important and more far reaching than that of 1912 which was at bottom a contest very largely over personalties. No Dominating Personality The party is now without any dominating personality and whether recognized or not, it is questions of principle and of public policy which are at issue in a most acute form. The fact of The matter is that owing to developments of the last twenty odd years, the two great political parties. Republican and Democratic, hgve lost the (CONTIXt FD ON PAGE .41X1 RETIRED FARMER CALLED BY DEATH Gerhart Voglewede Dies Os Heart Trouble At Home Here Saturday Night Funeral services for Gerhart Voglewede, 77, well known retired farmer of this city whose death occurred Saturday night, at his home 906 High street, will be held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock at the St. Marys Catholic church in this city. Mr. Voglewede's death occurred at 10 o'clock Saturday night. He had been i in poor health for several years and death was attributed to heart trouble and complications. Mr. Voglewede was a native son of Adams county. He was born in this county on December 29, 1850, and lived here his entire life. About 20 years ago, he retired from active farming and moved to this city, making his home with his sister Miss Elizabeth Voglewede, on High street. Besides his sister, three brothers also survive. They are, John and Anthony Voglewede, of this city, and Lewis Vogelwede of Muskogee, Okla. Mr. Vogelwede is a member of one of the pioneer families in Adams county, his ancestors being among the first families to settle in Adams county. He was a member of Hie St. Marys Catholic church of this city. Burial will be made tn tile St. Joseph Catholic cemetery. o Claude Logan To Receive Diploma At Kalamazoo Friends in this city have received invitations to attend the annual commencement exercises of Western State Teachers College, Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Monday, June 18. Claude S. Logan, formerly of this city, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Logan, is one of the graduates. 'He will receive his Bachelor of Science degree in Manual Arts and Biology. Mr. Logan has already signed a contract to teach In the Kalamazoo Public schools, beginning next September. He Is a graduate of the Kalamazoo high school and Is a former news boy of the Dally Democrat. His friends in this city are glad of his success in his studies and of the fine position he has secured in the Kalamazoo high school.

CATHOLIC SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT IS HELD SUNDAY Eight High School Pupils Get Diplomas; Grade Pupils Get Certificates REV. DUFRANE GIVES PRINCIPAL ADDRESS Attended by a capacity audience of relatives and friends, of the graduates, the annual commencement exercises of the St. Joseph grade schools and the Decatur Catholic high school were held Sunday evening, at 8:00 o'clock, in the auditorium of the school building. Diplomas were awatded to eight high school graduates, four commercial graduates and certificates to 4o eighth grade pupils. The eight high school graduates, four young men and four young women. marched from the rear of the auditorium to the stage where they took their places. The stage was decorated with a row of spring flowers. The exercises opened with the song. “Come to the Gay Feast of Song," by the high school glee club!) and the graduates. Mrs. 1.. A. Holthouse was at the piano and members of the chorus were seated on the stage. Miss Mary Margaret Voglewede delivered tlie salutatory. Miss Voglewede extended greetings on behalf of the class to the pastor, tlie Rev. J. A. Seimetz, who came from Foit Wayne to attend the exercises: to tlie assistant pastor, Rev. Joseph A. Hesston: to tlie Sisters: to the parents of the graduates, and to the friends and wellwishers who assembled for the program.

Miss Voglewede extended thanks and appreciation to those who made it possible the graduates to receive their education and to those who labored in their behalf. She concluded her remarks with the suggestion that graduates remember "their , duty to God and Country" and at all times carry through life Hie teachings of Christian manhood and womanhood as imparted to them during their course of study in the St. Joseph school. Miss Voglewede did splendidly and her address and that of Mr. John Dowling, who delivered the valedictory, were features of tlie fine program. Mr. Dowling delivered a wonderful address and proved his ability as a student and orator. His delivery and ease on tlie stage was admired by the large audience and his address was one of inspiration and good thought. On behalf of the class, he bid farewell to th” pastors. Sisters and friends, with a word of timely advice to the members of the graduating class. The Commencement Address Tlie commencement address was (Continued on page two) — O JAPANESE GIRL TO VISIT CITY Missionary To Japan And Native Girl To Appear At Baptist Church • - Miss Thomasine Allen and Ohara San, of Sendai. Japan, will arrive Wednesday to be guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bell for several days. Mrs. Bell and the ladies of the Baptist church will give a reception for these ladies at the church, Wednesday evening, following the prayer service. An interesting program is being prepared for the evening, including the prayer hour. Refreshments will be served. Members and friensd of the church are cordially invited to attend and meet the guests. Miss Allen has been a missionary for a number cf years under the Board of the Woman's American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, being a teacher in the girls school at Sendai. Japan, She is home on furlough. Obara San ((Miss Ohara), is a Japanese girl a graduate of the Sendai school and now a student in Franklin college, to complete her educaticn when she expects to return to ‘ her people as a Christian teacher. It will be the great privilege of the Baptist congregation to hear these la- . dies next Sunday, as they will speak i In the evening service. The reception ' will be given Wednesday evening so i that people may meet them Boys and i girls and young people are especially i Invited to see and meet the girl from . Japan.

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Assassin Is Foiled . J — L ■ ' * k w An attempt to assassinate Baron Tanaka, the Japanese premier, as ho walked into the Tokio railway station was foiled by timely intervention of police, who took into custody Shingo Okamura. merchant, when tvdashed upon tlie statesman with uplifted knife. MRS. B. F. MILLER EXPIRES SUNDAY Kingsland Woman, Former Adams County Resident, Dies Os Cancer Mrs. Ada Cronin Miller, 45, wife of Benjamin Frank Mljler, of Kingsland, a former Adams county resident. died of cancer, Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, at the Methodist hospital in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Miller had been ill for several months and had lieen a patient at the hospital for the last three weeks. Mrs. Miller was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William < ronin, now living at Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born in Adams county, June 16. 1882. Her marriage to Mr. Miller took place in At(ams county, June 10. 1900. Surviving are the parents; husband; six children, John, of Bluffton: Mrs. Anna Davis, of Zanesville; Robert. of Indianapolis; and Harry, William and Virginia, at home; nud tlie fiulowing brothers and sisters: Courtnty Cronin, Ray Cronin, Charles Cronin and Mrs. Carrie Langdon, all of Lawrenceville, 111., Mrs. Minnie Brown, of Berne; Bessie Cronin, of Newcastle; Flossie - Welter, of Indianapolis. No funeral arrangements have been made. .—o Kingman Boy Killed By Gasoline Fumes Kingman, Ind., June 11—(INS) —The body of Leland Thompson, 15-year-old popular high school pupil, was found in the garage of the Thompson home here, bent over the gasoline tank of the family flivver. The boy's mouth encircled the mouth of Hie tank. The coroner returned a verdict that, deatli was due to accidental inhaling of gasoline fumes. The engine of the automobile was not running. Young Thompson was a yell leader in Kingman high school, a member of the orchestra and had just finished his junior year. o Roof Fire Occurs At John Colchin Residence

Sparks from the chimney caused a small roof fire at the John Colchin residence, on North Fifth street, about 9:30 o’clock this morning. The fire department was called and, through the aid of chemicals, the blaze was extinguished. The loss was estimated at about S2O. L— Two Autos Collide At Five Points Crossing Two automobiles collided at the ; Five Points crossing Sunday morning . One of the auto,*, driven by a man from Berne, was going south on See- > cud street and attempting to turn on- . to Meicer avenue, and the other car, t driven by a man from Muncie, was i driving north on Winchester street. > They both met In the center of the I circle. The car from Berne was bat!r residents along the streett did. not i ly damaged. No one was hurt and learn the names of the drivers.

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RELIEF WORKERS RUSH PLANS FOR MAKING RESCUE Radio Reports Say Expedition Was Broken Into Three Parties ONE MAN SUFFERS BROKEN LEG IN FALL Moscow, June 11—(INS) —A report that Lieut. Lutzo Holm, Norwegian aviator, had found two wounded members of the Nobile expedition near Brandy Bay on the north coast of Northeastland was denied in a radiogram from Kings Bay today. By Eric Berndsen (IT. [’. Special Correspondent I Kings Bay. Spitsbergen, June 11 - (U.R) Radio operator Oueseppe Haig! of the Dirigible Italia wirelessed the supply ship Citta Di Milano here today that the Italia's crew was split In to three groups on ice, which was drifted 1 1-4 miles since Friday. The largest group of the Italia's men. Biagi said, consisted of seven men. That group, he said. Included General Umberto Nobile, the Italia’s commander and two injured men. one. of the men. he added bloke his leg when the Italia landed. Another group of six men. Biagi reported. was 18.75 miles east of 'ho Nobile group, while a third contingent of thiee men —without adequate food or clothing—which had not succeeded in communicating witli General Nobile was missing. Need Food and Medicine The situation of the three missing men. Biagi said, was desperate. They were trying to reach the main land, he said. Biagi implored rescuers to use every means to get provisions, medicaments and bandages to the Italia's men. The conversation of Biagi with the Citta Di Milano was a long one. At its end. the Italia's wireless weakened ominously, as if Hie batteries were waning in strength. London June 11 (INS) -Spurred on by Radio reports from the Italia that while General Umberto Nobile and the seventeen members of his crew were alive, two of t,hose aboard the airship were seriously injured when the ship's Gbndola was Inn led to the ground In a storm, lelief workets attempted to accelerate their leseue plans today. Tlie Gondola was detached from tlie airship during a terrific storm and Nobile and seven of the crew hurled to the ground inside it. The remainder of the crew drifted thirty kilometers (CONTINI KI) ON PMR TWO} O ■ Feast Os Corpus Christi Celebrated The feast of Corpus Christi was celebrated in the St Marys Catholic church yesterday. Tlie procession with tlie Blessed Sacrament was held during the 9:45 o’clock high mass. Little girls dressed in white scattered flowers and a number of little boys acted as candle carriers. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament was held following the mass. DEATH CLAIMS C. L. BRE NTLIN GER I Retired Adams County Farmer Dies At Age Os ! 83 Years Today

Chauncey Lewis Brentlinger. 83, retired farmer and for 47 years a resident of Adams county, died at his home in Kirkland township near Curryville, at 6 o'clock this morning, following a two years illness ftojn heart ' trouble and senility. Mr. Brentlinger I lived alone siuce the death of his wife I about 6 years ago. He was born December 20, 1844 in Auglaize county. Ohio, and was married to Miss Margaret Bedford in 1870. The deceased is survived by five children, namely; Mrs. Flora Drum, Wells county; Aithur L. Brentlinger, Waynedale; Orville, Decatur; Mrs Sylvia Miller, Kirkland township, Adams county; Mrs. Frances Pearl, Booher, Centerville. One daughter. Mis. Minnie Marger. is dead. Twentyfoul glandchildren and 13 great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the house and 2 o’clock at the Pleasant I Dale church. Burial will be made' lit I the Pleasant Dale cemetery.

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