Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 148, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1928 — Page 1

WEATHER Moztly cloudy tonight and Saturday, with probably local thunderstorms. Not much change In temperature.

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MODIFICATION PLANK NOT AIM OF GOV. SMITF New Yorker Repo rt e < Ready To Run On Strict Law Enforcement Plank PROHIBITION HOLDING INTEREST OE LEADER!By Cail I). Groat, T’P Staff Correspondent Houston, Tex. June 22.—(U.R —Governor Alfred E. Smith, ot of New York is prepared Io rut for the presidency on a law enforcement plank, stronger ever than the Republicans’ Kansas t'ity plank, according to authoritative advices reaching his workers here today. Subsequently the United Press 'earned that the governor is not seel, ing a modification plank and that ne stands ready to run on a strong enforcement plank in keeping with his earlier declarations for enforcement of laws while on the statute books. Meantime dry anti Smith workers were waiting the arrival Sunday night of Governor Dan Moody of Texas to furnish them a nationally known fig uro to lead the dry tight in the convention. Prohibition Holds Interest Houston, Texas. June 22. — (U.R) — Prohibition continued of foremost interest in pie-convention consideration i here today despite loaders' efforts to soft-pedal it. Many Smith men sounded the cry. "prohibition is not a political issue," I but nevertheless, it showed signs of I being the one big fighting point in the Democratic assembly opening here next Tuesday. Gov. Smith's reiteration -of bm- previous views on the subject in New York, while containing nothing fresh from a fractual standpoint, served as added fuel to the drys’ agitation hete. The dry row really came into the open here when Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, New York committeeman, declared Gov. Smith was opposed to prohibition, favored temperance and advocated states' rights in determin ation of beverages' alcoholic content, latter, he asserted he was voicing his own views and that no one could speak here for the governoi. Then in New York, the governor made it clear he had not changed his known views on amendment of prohibtion provisions, leaving slates to determine alcoholic’ content of beverages. The governor also had made it dear previously that he favored en (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) LIBRARY GETS SPLENDID GIFT Lutheran Young People Os County Present Books To Decatur Library A fine gift of books has been presented to th/Decatur Public Library by the Young People of the Evangelical Lutheran chinches of Adams county, through the Rev. M. J. Frosch. j>.i ter of the Evangelical Lutheran church in Union township. Through the el forts of Rev. Frosch, the llbraiy has been receiving three of the chinch periodic als for the last two years, also. They are “The Waitei League Messenger." "The 1 American Lutheran", and "The Lutheran Witness." The trustees of the library and the library staff are grateful for the gifts and thank Rev. Frosch and’his y: ur:g People for the fine spirit manifested. Following are the titles of the books just presented to the library: “Book of Concord" —Containing the’ Symbolical Books of The Evangelical Lutheran Church. “Hook of Books” —a brief intradjiction to the Bible. “Concordia Cyclopedia” —a handhook cf religious information witli special reference to the history, doctrine 1 , work and usages of The Lutheran Church. "Sermons and addresses on Fundamentals''—by Louis Wessel "The Way of Life, or why should you be a Christian and a church member by G. Luecke. “A Short Exposition of M. Luther’s Small Catechism" “Evolution"—an investigation and a criticism, by Th. Graebner. “The Great Renunciation" -leaves from the Story of Luther’s Life, by W. 11. T. Dau.'

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HOOVER MAKES CAMPAIGN PLANS Nominee Expects To Leave 1 ■ Washington For California Early In July : By Joseph S. Wasney . UP Staff Correspondent Washington, June 22. —(U.R)—Herbert Hoover decided tentatively today to leave Washington July 2 for Stanford University California where lie will be notified late Tn JttTy of Ills' nomin ’ ation as Republican candidate for the Presidency. Hoover, however, may not leave until later in the week of July 2, be- , cause of cabinet business and those making his arrangements said he was holding open the period of July 2 to 5 for his departure. The speech, to be delivered late in July at the official notification ceremonies in Palo Alto will be a comprehensive explanation of Hoover’s ideas as applied to Ihe Republican platform. It will be Hoover’s first speech since his nomination, and since he intends to make only a few formal speeches, it is likely to lie the center of the campaign along with Hoover s letter to Borah opposing repeal of the Eighteenth amendment., Hoover went to work today to clear up cabinet and departmental tasks and to draft the annual report of the commerce department, which is to be submitted to congress in December. The nominee will remain in the cabinet at least until after the notification ceremonies. and he would like to "eep it until next March, it is indicated. This will be decided after Hoover touters with President Coolidge in Wisconsin, enroute to the coast. Hoover does not want to do much campaigning personally, although he probably will speak in lowa after the acceptance speech. Most of his speaking is to be done by radio. ___o Ed Coffee Sneaks At Rotary Club Meeting Ed Coffee gave an interesting paper on the shoe rebuilding business before members of the Rotary Club last evening. Mr. Coffee told an ini erest mg story of the slue repair business, i shoe tepaii shop being the heme of "lest soles". I), if. Erwin, who will retire as president oT the club on July t, will have charge of the program next week. M. J. Mylott is the newly elected president. o Stephenson Wants To Hold Private Interviews Laporte, Ind., June 2i— (INS>—D. <’. Stephenson. Indiana’s notorious life prisoner, through his chief counsel Robert H. Moore, of Clary, this afternoon filed a petition in Judge John Richter's Laporte circuit court, asking the court to .mandate Warden Walter C. Daly and the prison trustees of the Indiana state prison at Michigan City to permit him to hold private interviews with his attorneys. — Lgaonrpoit Man Killed Bowling Gleen, Ky. June 22—(INS)— George Zander, of Logansport, Iml., was killed and three member of his family injured near here today when their automobile crashed into a large truck.

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Report Friendly Reception From Democratic I * Leaders ’ Houston, Texas, June 22- (INS) Crusaders in the cause of farm relief, here to lay their orphan child on the [' door step of the Democratic national convention, today predicted its adoption am’ a rapid Idoont into full maturity after the November election. Traveling southward in record time, after their futile fight for the Mc.Nary-Haughen bill in Kansas City, the farm leaders already are engaged II in a quiet, but intense plea for recognil ion. ll Evi-rx, iiuajjnlnp Democratic leader of note and every delegate is being p approached. They say that they are getting a friendly reception. p "We believe that we are going to " get what we want,” said George ’ Peak, of < hicago, representing and s speaking for the Farm Bureau Feder 1 ation. There will be no farmer’s march on i Houston anil none of the blare of ■ tat liters bands, which sounded a menacing note at the height of the t Republican meet. There was some indication that ■ the farm leaders would not insist up i on the McNary-1 laughon bill being l . mentioned by name, although the ■ same farm relief plank which was |' • rejected at Kansas City will l»e pre- . vented here. ——-o C. E. SOCIETIES IN CONVENTION Decatur Young People Plan i To Attend Sessions At Fort Wayne Several yottrg people from this city will motor to Fort Wayne tonight to ( attend lit l state convention of the, Christi: i. Eldeavr society, which op- , ended at the First Presbyteiian church in that city, la.-t night. E. P. Gates, ( general secretary of the International Christian Endeavor, sounded the key- f ’ note ai tin 1 opening of the convention last night. More than half es the counties, of the state had delegates present al ] th l ' opening of the convention last night. Kenneth Timmons, of Fort Wayne, ita'- t resident, presided. Mayor William Crake made an ad > di ess of welcome. A resolution was introduced and passed that the convention .lek-g.itn , Hiss Cooper send a greeting from . the convention to Mrs. Francis E. , Clark, widow of Dr. Clark, who founded Hie society in the east 40 ye: rs ago Dr. Clark was the principal speaker at the last state convention held in Fort Wayne nite years ago at tin First Presbyterian church also. President Timmons selected Rev. A 11. Moore of indtanapolis to serve | ns the chairman of the nominating i committee to select the candidates for the state officers to be O’ccted ; it thia conference. Rr.v. M. S. I.lvhi- ( good of Huntington was also naiie’d as the chairman of the resolutions committee. Har dd S.'nger, midwest fie; I sec- i rctary from Oklahoma City, Okla., completed th» Crusaders’ c.iretinnt i period at the < lose of the wvr.ns which consisted of singing byn.tis and old songs in .•» darkened, church with only one cradle burning.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, .June 22, 192 K.

President Coolidge To Rest In Indiana-Made Chairs During Vacation Martinsville, Ind.. June. 22 'u R) President Coolidge will rest in Indiana chairs during his vacation at Brule, Wisconsin. The Old Hickory Furniture •company of this city, lias shipped two chairs to the President, one a rocker and the other straight back. SWIMMING POOL i TO OPEN TUESDAY Bryce Thomas To Be Supervisor; Jeanette Clark To Have Charge Os (Jiris The muncipal swimming pool tn Rugg Memorial park will Is* opened for the summer next Tuesday astern on at. 1 o’clock, according Io an announcement made today by the committee of the city council which has charge of the pool. After Tues day. I lie pool will be open daily until sometime in September. Bryce Thomas, well known Boy Scout worker and a teacher in the Central school, has been engaged by the cbunci'l to be supervisor of the pool and he will conduct the conces sion stand in the bath house. Miss Jeanette Clark, girl’s physical train ing instructor in the city schools, has been engaged to have charge of the girls at the pool. In addition to guarding the lives of the children at the pool and instructing them in swimming. Mr. Thomas and Miss Clark will devote two or three fore noons each week to playground work for the children. On Monday. Wednesday ami Frldav orenoons, from 9 to 11:30 o’clock, Mr. Thomas will teach tenuis and baseball to the boys, and on Tuesday and Thursday forenoons, at the same hours, Miss (’lark will teach tennis to the girls. Health Certificates Necessary All persons who use the p: o! must have health certificates, those in charge of Hie pool said today. All children utp to the age of 14 years will be examined at the poo] on Mon day, from 8 o'clock a.m. to 5 o'clock, p. m. Mr. Thomas will examine the boys ami Miss Clark will examine the (r<»>'T!\l KII <»v ”U.E TUO» 0 D. H. S. Teacher Writes Article For Publication An article entitled, "A Discussion on , Virgil. a National Poet", written by Miss Florine Michaud, instructor of Lation in Decatur high schorl, appeared in an issue of the Cooperative School Bulletin, just received here. The paper Is published at Auburn. * o —— Woman Identifies Thief By Her Late Husband’s False Teeth In His Mouth Kingston: Jamaica, June 22 (JR) — Recognizing him, by her late husband's gold-ornamented false tee'll. as the man who robbeu her home, Mrs. Leoni McCurdy caused the arrest of Sydmetith Lawrence. 28-yearold Negro. _ Police wore without a lite to a robbery at Mrs. McCurdy's home when, walking along a main street, she saw the flash of a familiar set of teeth as Lawrence stood talking to a girl friend. Identifying them at one as having belonged <o her hushaml. Mrs. McCurdy called it policeman, and late: Lawrence was sentenced to four months.

ORGANIZATION IS FORMED TO WORK FOR STATE PARK Sites For Proposed Limberlost Park, Near Geneva, Inspected Thursday IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE SUPPORTING PROJECT Sites f:r the proposed Limberlost state park and lake at Geneva, were Inspei ted yesterday by a committe* composed of Chailes L. Biederwolf, Indianapolis. state pi evident of lhe Izaak Walton League. and committee's representing the towns of Portland. Bluffton. Berne, Decatur and Geneva. At noon, the out-of-town visitors were the guests at dinner of W. D. Cross. Jr., and his committee of Geneva workers. After inspecting 'he prospective sites, Mr., Biederwolf stated, "The Izaak Walton League of Indiana is 100 per cent behind this project and we assure you of our hearty suppert”. , Make Inspection Trip Following the dinner. Mr. Biederwolf and Mr. (’loss, together with the following committees, Layman Turner. Raymond Jiiunrey.. A. A. Adah, C. W McLaughlin. Art Bergman and James R Fleming, of Portland; Representative George R. Saunders and Jack Bel ger. cf Bluffton; State Senator Thur man Gottschalk, of Berne; J. I). Briggs E. C. Stucky, Earl Shepherd and E I B. Gauker, of Geneva; Clark J. Lutz. A. Leigh Bowen, Call Puniphiey and Flench Quinn, of Decatur, made a trip of inspection over the purposed sites Tlie site foi the park starts at the edge of the town of Geneva and runs east acr. ss the river bridge, including all the low lands of the Limberlost basin to the cemetery. It includes about st>() acres. TvSs”Sites For Lake One site for the lake would adjoin this tract of laud II commences 1 mile south of Geneva, along state road 27 where a dam might lie constructed at tile place where tile Loh ditch crosses the G. IL and I railroad Hacks and on the east side of the tracks, which would flood a basin sin rounded on all •sides by bluffs, making a lake about 4 miles in circumference. Tlie sec nd prospective site would make a larger lake but would not adjoin the proposed site for tlie park. It would adjoin the town of Geneva at tlie south and on tlie west side of state road 27, where a dam about one mile long would huve to be constructed <rC»NTIM Fill ON I'AGFI two; NO WORD FROM CAPR AMUNDSEN — Fate Os Ten Members Os Nobile Party Still Remains A Mystery International News Sptwice The outside world ’today was still | without word of Captain Raald Amundsen. Lieut, Leif Dietl Ichsen and Rene Guilbaud, who had been missing muce they implied off in a French seaplane at Tromsoe. Norway on .Monday l< search for the Nobile expedition in tlie A. tie. An effort will be made to remove Gen. Umberto Nobile and his five companions on an ice breaker from the ice floe on which they sought refuge cf Northeast land after tlie disaster to the Italia. The fate of tlie remaining 111 mem,hers of the Nobile expedition remains a mystery. The Norwegian government will send a Torpedo boat into tlie Artic sea to search for Amundsen and Ids companions and the missing explorers from the Italia. Norwegian aviators Hjahnar RllserLarsen anil Lieut. Lutzow Holm have been Instructed to make systematic search of the west coast of Spitzenbergen for thA Amundsen plane. Relief work will be hastened owing to tlie fact that this Is tlie season of the year when trick fog appears suddenly over the Artic ice fields. General Umberto Ncbile today radio ed that the storage batteries dropped by parachute from Major Maddaleua's rescue plane were smashed when tlie parachute failed to open Tlie stranded Italian explorer also Advised that instead of using seaplanes, the rescue workers should use land planes equipped with skiis. He indicated that the Ice near his encamp meat was smooth enough to allow a sale landing. He suggested that in this I way he and his crew could be carried I back to civilisation.

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In Air Miracle WOT ft * Franum Parker. 19. of Anderson. Ind., took part in an aviation miracle when he landed his plane safely after one wing collapsed at an altitude of 4,000 feet. LUTHERANS TO CONVENE SUNDAY Central District, Missouri Synod, To Meet At Fort Wayne, .June 24-29 The Central District Missouri Synod, of the Lutheran church, will convene June 24 anil continue in session until June 29, at Concordia College. Fort Wayne. Tlie sessions will lie held in the gymnasium of the college, with h was recently remodeled at a cost of $50,000. The Central District extends over I tlie states of Ohio, Kentucky, West i Virginia and Indiana, and has on its roster, IX7 pastors. 225 congi egutions. I 224 teachers. 177 schools, 10.632 pupils and 1.154 Sunday school teachers. ( The Rev. Walter Lichtsinn. of Ham niond, president of the district, will preside at the sessions. Tile opening service, with confession and celebration of Holy Communion, will lie held at St. Paul's church, corner of Barr and Madison streets, at 1:30 o'clock and the convention service at 2 o'clock, (daylight saving time). Sun- ( day afternoon. Tlie Decatur Circuit of tlie Lutheran church intending this convention, will lie represented by: the Rev. L. J. Dotnseif. the Rev. aid W. Schultz, tlie Rev. M. Frosch, Hie Rev. (’. B. Preuss, the Rev. E. R. Truelsch, tlie Rev. R. Gaiser, the Rev. A. Gerken. ' tlie Rev. C. Rodenbeck. tlie Rev. K I Wyneken — Teachers: Prof. It I Schultz, student Klausing, Prof. 11. F. I Nielson, Miss Buitck. Prof. A. W Rossmann. Miss Ida Gunsett, Prof. I O. Rausch, Prof. R. Stolp, Prof. H. U. Feske. Sunday evening will be taken up by j a Mission service in the college gym nasium. Proceeding that service, there will be a Sacred concert given by the Children's Vested Choir of Immanuel Lutheran school, Hamilton. Ohio, directed by Prof. Leo H. Sippel A very cordial invitation is extended to everyone to attend this special service and sacred conceit Sunday evening at the college gymnasium. Former Town ( Jerk Short In Accounts North Manchester, Ind., June 22 — (U.R) Samuel 0. Norflzger. former town clerk and water works superintendent here, allegedly Is short |X,272 19 board in his accounts state accounts beard field examiners teporfed today. The towffi board lias instructed Pi attorney to file charges against Nofltzger, ft was said. Tlie examiners reported tlie shortage extends over a pi rlod of six or- seven years.

I o t Boy, 8, Drowns Trying To Save Baby Sister Detroit, Mich., June 22—(U.R)—VitoBotdo, 8, is dead today following an unsuccessful attempt to save his baby, sistei. Annie. B. who had fallen Into j Connor's Creek while at play, both I bodies Were recovered.

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LARGE RANK AT I NOBLESVILLE IS CLOSED BY STATE Assistant Cashier Ma k e s Confession After Drinking Carbolic Acid CITY STUNNED BY HIS DOWNFALL Nobilesville June 22— (INS) — Omer G. Patterson. 54. assistant cashier of the Citizens State bank which was closed today by the state banking department after Patterson admitted a shortage of $47,100 died this afternoon at the Hamilton county hospital from self-adminislered carbolic acid poisoning. — Noblesville, Ind., June 22.— (INS)—Noblesville was stunned today by the dosing of the Citizens State bank, a $1,000,000 institution and the downfall of Omer G. Patterson, 54 assistant cashier and one of the city’s most prominent men in social, fraternal and business circles, who swallowed carbolic acid and then, with faltering hand, wrote a confession “to the public” that he had taken $147,000 of the bank’s funds and has “spent it socially.” The man who for 29 years had been a faahion plate in Noblesville, who bad been elected chancellor commander ot Hie Knights of Pythias lodge here, who was secretary of the Eagles lodge, who was a prominent Mason and Elk and who belonged to numerous Imsiness men's associations penned the following note as he writhed in the local jail in the throes of the acid burns: Covered Up Shortage "To the officers, directors and stockholders of the Citizens State Bank and to the public: "For several years I have been taking money from the Citizens Slate Bank until the total sum so taken by me is $147,000. I have covered up this shortage and kept the shortage from tile officers of tlie bank by making false dully statements from the ledgers which were in my charge I made this statement in older that tile public may know of the bank's present difficulty. "Omer G. Patterson." Spent It "Socially" Asked by Thomas F. Barr, deputy state banking commissioner, what lie had done with the money, Patterson whispered: "I spent It socially." And yet the whole town was ready to swear that Patterson was never known to have tasted liquor, to have gambled or to huve any Vicious habits, "As far as I have been aide to ascertain, Patterson lias been a man of regular habits and all his ussocites were people of tlie highest character," Barr stated. o SEVEN SLAYERS ARE EXECUTED Thf e e Electrocuted At Washington, I). C.; Four ,Hung In Florence, Ariz. Washington. June 22 (INS' Three men were electrocuted in the district Jail today tor the murder of Patrolman Leo W. K. Busch. Nicholas Le<‘ Eagles, 32. a New York gunman, went to the chair first. Samuel Moi eno. 20, of Washington, followed calmly smoking a cigarette. John C. Proctor, 19. of Baltimore, who collapsed last night, was the third man executed. The death march started at 10 A. M. Florence, Ariz , June 22—(1NSN—Four inembets of a Chinese Tonk were executed by hanging at tlie stute prison here early today for the murder of Tom Kink, resta irnnt. proprietor The four Chinese who were executed were B. W. I. Sac, Chew Chin, Jew Har and Gee King Long. Won Long.

fifth of the group escaped the noose through commutation. The killing for which the four Chinese paid with their lives, occurred at Kinkman, Ariz., in October 1920 during a prolonged and bitter Tong war between the Hop Sing and Bing Kong organizations. —>. — Youth Killed By Train Porn. Indiana Juno 22 ■ <U.R) —Ge >rge Akins, I, was killed when he was run over by a Big Four train near here.

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