Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 149, Decatur, Adams County, 23 June 1928 — Page 1

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I SPLIT AMONG I DEMOCRATS IS I HELD UNLIKELY Prohibition Still Remains Fighting Subject For * National Convention , SMITH PLANS TO j REMAIN SILENT ■ By Carl D. Groat, I UP Staff Correspondent. ■ Houston, Texas. June 23. — (U.R) ■ , Prohibition remained today a tightiim ■ subject for the Democraic national | e< nvention, but with distinct signs ■ that it Will not split the gatb rin . ■ w ide open. ■ Statements of Norman Id. Mack and I Gov. Smith on this delicate question I had served to bring lite controversy ■ into the open, and anti-Smilh drys ■ were promising their campaign ■ against “any and all wets" would !>•■ E reflected in the balloting on the ores!1 I dentlal nomination next week. Holding Prayer Meetings Ptayer meetings are being held by the women drys in their fight against I Smith and also against Reed. Monday will be for them a day of prayer. The women, instead of playing "prac- : tical politics/' buttonholding delegates and seeking jo switch state delega lions to avowedly dry candidates, have determined upon a series of mass meetings and prayer services in their headquarters and churches over the weekend. in these meetings they will pray for a dry candidate. They have not determined whether they will menJ tion Smith and Reed by name, although such drys as former State I Senator Belle Kearney, of Mississippi, have not hesitated to. denounce the two specifically. In some quarters, ihw hr it tendency to believe that the women drys lacked organized leadership sufficiently strong io cope with til ' formidable I delegate position of Gov. Smith. Gov Dan Moody, of Texas, will ad less them Monday and he may stir some I fresh enthusiasm in their ranks. It is generally admitted that Nor man Mack’s announcement that Gov. Smith was opposed to prohibition, followed by Smith’s own reiteration of his previously known position on prohibition, had accentuated the dry ■ wet situation here. It still can burst I out in open session, or it can provoke sharp debate in the resolution.i committee when the platform is con sidered. Smith, however, is known to be i ready to run on a strong law enforcement plank, and he is reliably report [ ed to have no intention of trying to force a modification or light wine and beer — plank upon the conven tion. The signs now point to bridging 1 the wet-dry troubles amicably r.o la" s as the convention itself is concerned. : Senatoi George of Georgia has lei it i be kntjwn that his followers intend to support the convention's choice. Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi is known so feel there will be no southern bolt from the nominee. Senator James Reed is here with some fight in him, but it is not believed he is pre irovrni Hit »’<<;►: I" C>; ORCHARD OWNERS TO HOLD MEETING - Noted Authority On Orchard And Garden Insects To Be Here Tuesday Dr. C. R. Cleveland, foremerly of Peru University and now employed by the Standaid Oil Company, will be in Adams county next Tuesday. June to confer with orchard owners concerning their troubles with the various i i sects and diseases affecting thei: i trees. Dr. Cleveland is a noted aut hoi tty on orchard and garden insects and his wide experience with insects gives him a complete knowledge of lit sc most common to the orchardist. The meeting will be held at the Dan Mazelin farm, three miles north and one half jnile west of Berne ami will begin at 1 o’clock. Mr. Cleveland de sires to have evejyone attend the mee,ing who has" questions to ask concern ing spraying for the diffeient kinds id diseases and insects. A complete discussion of various ..pray materials and their uses will be given, which will he of interest to everyone interested in the various lines of horticulture.

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’ion guessed it the first time. The smiling youngster in the role of soap- ' ox orator is no less a personage titan Al Smith, Jr., and he is making an extemporaneous talk to delegates en route to Houston aboard the steamship Shawnee.

- LONE BANDIT ; LOOTS TRAIN i Express Messenger Questioned Regarding Robbery Os Train In Michigan Blissfield, Mich.. June 23 (INS) Police, New York Central and American railway express company detec fives Today are contTiinYng t<> qne'sfTTO * A. B. "Hob" Carrotheis, express mes- - senger, regarding details of the *1.500 ■ : robbery n carroitieus car last night .' on a New York Cent r.it train. > | A lone bandit,'after seizing a pouch ■ | containing, vmrem y leaped fiom the | tiaill on tSe fiNter sale of tlie track . I and escaped in the darkness. It is he- ' lieved that the bandit fled to an autoI moldle patked near the station and . I headed t ward Detroit. ! Tlie train pulled into tlie station on time 11:31 I’. M.. the first intima- ! tion of the daring tobbery came when several persons on the platfoim were horrified at tile sight c.l' a man's body hmled from the exptess eat into their midst. The man entered the train <5 miles n rthwest of here. The messenger said tlie man "got the drop” on ’ : him is soon as he entered the express ■ cat. > o — Special Services To Be Held At U. B. Church Holy C.ininiinion will be observed at. lite United B Ihreti church totnorpw morning, at (he worship service. , In' the evening, there will lie several special musical numbers, that have . been prepared under the direction of lhe D. Y. B. class, who will have charge . of the services. Tlie public is Invited L to these services 0 4— G. J. Schmidt, Os Cleveland, Ohio, Visits Here Friday G. J. Schmidt, principal of the St Petei's school ai Cleveland. Ohio, spent Friday night at the home of (I. Lehman and family. Mr. Schmidt forhmerly was principal of Immanuel LnHtheran church school, in Union townI ship. He came to Indiana to attend tlie ' convention of the Missouri synod, of I the Lutheran church, at F rt Wavne ' next week Indiana’s Last Survivor Os Mexican War Is Dead ■ I • Shelbyville, June 23 (INS)— Samuel Leffler, aged 91, Indiana's last survivor of the Mexican war. died at his home in St. Paul, Ind., last night. Leffler was born June 14, 1929. at. Butler. Ohio. He came to Indiana 'early in his boyhood and had lived in Shelbyville and Decatur counties all of his life. Family Os Five Killed • When Train Hits Auto Hobart, Ind. June 23—(U.R)— Family of five was wiped out here late last night when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a fast Pennsylvania passenger train. The dead are Edward Ttaeger, 37. his wife, Rachael. 27 and their children —Franklin, 7; Lily, 5; and Louisa. 2.

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! Mae Murray, Screen Star, Is Mother Os 16-Month-Old Son Hollywood California June 23 (INS) —Telegiams of solicitation flowed east ward today to Mae Murray, congratulating Iler on being the mother of a golden haired son, whose existence lias been kept a secret for sixteen montlis by tlie blonde stage and screen star and her husband. Prince David ,M. Divani. ; The prince broke the,news to an astzmiateed H«dl>wnusL when lhe paternity of tlie youngster was sought by puzzled friends of tlie couple. For months, the only world known to the baby boy was the walls of Miss Murray’s home in West wood. A Japanese nurse attended Ills wants and a butlet kept intruders away. Miss Mui ray, who divorced Robert M'onard motion picture director, in Paris three years ago became the bride ofl’rince M. Divani, of Georgia, in June 1926. q HOOSIER VOTES LOST TO SMITH A. C. Sallee Says Indiana Delegation Will Stick With Evans Woollen Houston. Tex.. June 23—(INS)—The Indiana delegation appeared lost to Gov. Al Smith today when A. C. Sallee, former Democratic national committeeman from the Hoosier state, announced the Indianans would vote for Evans Wollen, their favorit rite son, "until a candidate is chosen.” Smith supporters were claiming a considerable number of Indiana delegates once tlie delegation left Woollen. according to Sellee, a personal representative of Woollen, no such e ntingency ever will arise. “The Indiana delegation is unanimously and enthusiastically for Evans Woollen, of Indianapolis, for the nomination tor president and it will remain istea<|faAtj)r and. loyally behind him until a candidate is chosen by the convention,” said Sellee. “We of Indiana are in tlie happy state in tills convention ot having no alliance and no animosities. We are not against anyliody. We are for Evans Woollen and intend to fight it out along this line of non-entangle-ment and good will until a candidate is nominated.” The Woollen boom was put into motion here when headquarters were opened for the Hoosier candidate in tlie Rice hotel. Charles A. Greathouse. of Indianapolis, R. Earl Peters. Indiana Democratic state chairman. Marshall Williams, secretary to tlie Democratic, state committee, ami Lew G l . Ellingham, of Fort Wayne, were on the ground campaigning for Woollen. Fort Wayne Man Fined Here On Speeding Charge Sam Novick, of Fort Wayne, was fined *1 and costs, amounting to *ll, in city court after he entered a plea of guilty to a charge of speeding. Novick was arested by night policemen, Burl Johnson and Burg Womack, Wednesday night.

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Grateful Burglar Thanks Victims For Leaving Their Buildings Easy Os Access! Linden. Ind.. June 23. — (INS) A ' grateful burglar who left a note thanking his victims for leaving their property lying around loose and their buildings easy of access, operated I successfully in two business places heie on the same night. Breaking two windows In the lumber yard here, they rifled the cash register of $4 28 and then left, going to the elevator where they broke a glass from the door, and finding *2O. This good luck evidently prompted the note of thanks which contained an apology for not leaving a note of thanks at the lumber yard, giving the fact that they did not have time. The thanks would be reciprocated by the police if the burglars would announce themselves, it is said RECEIVER NAMED FOR BERNE FIRM Grover C. Moser Appointed Receiver For The Clouser Candy Company Grover C. Moser, of Berne, was appointed receiver foil The Clauser Candy company, of Berne, late Friday, following the filing in the Adams circuit court of a petition for receivership by Edgar J. Clauser, Mr. Moser filed bond in the sum of *3.000. Mr. Clauser. in his petiti. n for a receivership, stated that he was a stock holder of the defendant company and that the company owed him *4OO for services as a labor and manager of the firm He alleges that the company is insolvent and owes a large amount of indebtedness and claims. TRAIN STRIKES CAR: NONE HURT Mrs. Alta Archbold Has Narrow Escape From Serious Injury Friday Night Mrs. Alta Archbold, wife of Zach Archbald, residing south of Decatur on the county farm road, had a narrow escape from serious injury Frilay night, when an Erie express (rain struck her automobile, an Essex sedan, at the Mercer avenue crossing in this city. The front, end of the automobile was badly- damaged, but Mrs. Archbold, who was riding alone, was uninjured. Mrs. Alchbold had started home from the city and was going south on Mercer avenue. It was raining at that time and she had the windows of her car closed. She said she did ■tot. hear the train’s whistle until she was on the tracks. She stopped her car. intending to lan k off the tracks, tut she became confused and was unable to complete the shift of the gears into reverse before the locomotive of the train struck the front end of the car. The automobile wns turned around until it headed north by the force of the collision. However, not a glass in the car was broken and the body of the car was not damaged. . — o — Bus Company Sued Michigan City. Ind . June 23 (U.R) — Death of a bus passenget suffered when an unsecured seat overturned is the abisis if a *10,1)00 suit against the South Shore line motor coach company by Wayne Tilt, administrator of the estate of A. W. Lund. THREE MARINE FLIERS KILLED Major C. A. Lutz, Holder Os Coveted Curtiss Trophy, One Ot Victims Washington, June 23—(INS) -Major Charles A. Lutz, veteran marine flier and holder ot the coveted Curtiss trophy, and two other marine fliers were killed early today when their big Fokker plane went iuto a tailspin near F*ile, Virginia. An official report to the navy department said the plane ran into a heavy fog after passing over the Qantico marine base. The accident, was attributed to engine trouble. Besides Lutz, Lieut. Howard B. Busbey, married, of Washington, and Corporal D. C. McChesseney, of Detroit, a mechanic, were killed.

AMUNDSEN RADIO" BELIEVED HEARD Icebreaker Picks Up Weak Signals; More Supplies Dropped To Nobile Troinsoe. Norway. June 23-(U.R)--The Russian icebreaker Mallgun radioed at 1 p.ni. today that she hud heard weak wireless signals and believed them to emanate from the set aboard the French Furman seaplane which carried Roald Amundsen. discoverer of the south pole, who has been missing now for five days. The Maligin was ID miles southeast nf the Hojie Islands when she radioed. She bad Been en route to Northeastland from Archangel. Russuao, but had diverted her course in order to get into the path of the Farntan plane and seek it and its compliment of six men. Tile Maligin, first of the Russian rescue ships to get under way. carried two seaplanes. The famous Russian arctic aviator Babushkin was In (barge of the planes. More Supplies Nobile Rome. June 23 -(INS)—-A powerful. Swedish, trimotored Junkers seaplane has located the stranded Nobile party on the ice off the coast of Northeastland dropping weapons, storage batteries and rubber boats, said a radiogram from King's Bay this afternoon. The occupants of the plane spotted the Nobile encampment upon the ice at 8:30 o'clock last night and dropped sup-1 plies attached to parachutes. Commander Tormberg, pilot of the plane, plans to equip it with runners j for a landing on the ice. Then, he I hopes, he can pick up the six members of the Nobile group and carry them to King's Bay. ——~--o U. S. Mining Engineers Kidnaped In Mexico —— Washington June 23- (INS) W. 11 Mitchell and John F. Hooper. American mining engineers, were kidnaped by rebels yesterday at. Rio Blanco, Mexico and held for *IB,OOO pesos innsom I'lie American council, Edward T. Low rev at Guadalajara. Mexico wiled the state depaitment today. MAIL BAGS ON LINER LOOTED Registered Mail Valued At $500,000 Missing From Bags On Leviathan London. June 23—(U.R)—A quantity of registered mall, including some jewelry, was found to have been removed from mail bags when the United States liner Leviathan arrived at Southampton today. A spokesman for the company told the United Press that the bags arrived in Southampton sealed and that therefore the robbery must have occurred before the mail bags were delivered in New York. It. was reported without confirmation, that the robbery total would be uppr'Xiinately 100,000 pounds sterling —or about *500,000. The mail was exceptionally heavy and it was said that the jewelry was of considerable value. Ifespite belief that the robbery before the ship left New York, Scotland Yard was advised and immediately obtained a (•rniiplete line of passengers. An inspector was sent to Southam pt on. it was reported here that the mall had come from the United States. Canada, Japan, North China, the west coast of South America, Panama, tlie Barbadoes, British Honduras and Mexico. 0 i_— Boy Drowns In River Indianapolis, June 23 -(U.R)- The swollen waters of White River had claimed another life today when Herman Swenke, 13, was swept under while wading. Heroic efforts on the part, of Ills playmates to save him were futile. o Mexicans Start Non-Stop Flight From Walkerville, Ontario, To Mexico City Walkerville, Ont , June 23—(INS)Joaqulni Paehffba, Mexican business man. and Fritz Vieler, former German war ace and now proprietor of a riving school in Mexico City hopped off today at 7:34 on a non stop flight to Mexico City.

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Lead Fight on Smith *** Senators Claude Swanson (top) and Walter F. George (bottom) are en route to the Democratic convention in Houston. Report has it they will lead the opposition to Governor I Al Smith of New York, imam ANNUAL TERM Certificates Awarded To 157 Pupils At Close Os School Friday Certificates were awarded to 157 pupils at the < lose of the annual Daily Vacation Bible Schoo! .here Friday noon. The school, sponsored by six Protestant churches of the city, enjoyed a highly successful term of four weeks. The total enrollment for the term was 213. The enrollment by churches was as follows: Methodist, 75; Evangelical, 49: Reformed. 46; i i Presbyterian, 29; Baptist. 17; Christian. 16; l ulled Brethren, 5; unclassi I tied. 6 Tlie first six churches named joined in sponsoring the school. The school closing program was dispensed witli on account of the large number of contagious and infectuous diseases prevalent in the city. Tlie program was to have been given last Thursday night Ninety-nine pupils who did not miss a day of tlie school received "A" certificates, while “B” certificates were given to 58 pupils who did not miss more than three days. Pupils who received “A" certificates were: Mary Maxine Hilton. Richard Ham mond, Huth Hammond, Betty Jean Fuhrman, Billy Ward Ensley, Virginia Fledderjohann, Frances Magley. Phyllis Hunter, Richard Goldner, Robert Egley, Kathleen Foreman. Paul Lord, Virginia McMillian. John Krick. Bobby Porter. Howard Gehrig. Jimmy Cri: ten. Tjivera Meyer. Max Smith, Betty Smith, Billy Buck. Helen Kohls. Don aid Bohnke, Dale Fuhrman, Mary Beery. Billy Joe Spahr. Guy Koos, Richard Zerkle, Evangeline Fuhrman. Mary Maxine Steele, Max Moser, Tommy Summers, Gilbert Egley, Betty «<oxTixiricn «>v ’•*«« fivk> o Sight-seeing Tour Os Two Young Girls Ended Evansville, Ind.. June 23. (U.R) Loi cal police have been notified of the abrupt ending of a sight seeing tour by Edna Beard, 16. of Evansville, and her chum, Leona Escow, 19, of Louis- ' port. Ky., who were apprehended from 1 atop a coal bunker at Danville. 111. ■ The girls were dressed in hiking garb and said they were “just sight-see-ing.’’ Now they are awaiting railroad fare to get home to their parents o-

Abducted Girl Is Abandoned In Auto Noblesville, Ind., June 23—(U.R) — Veda Deaver, 17, is back home today - having been teturned by het father, f Jesse Deaver, following het abduction i by Clifford Gtisby. Anderson, recently. Police at Akron detained the girl f when they found her seated in an autoo mobile, where her abductor had abandoned her.

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CHARLES MAKLEY GETS 10-21 YEAR TERM IN PRISON Sister-In-Law, Edith Maklev, Is Set Free; Three Still In Jail Here FOUR MEMBERS OF GANG SENTENCED After pleading guilty to a charge of robbery, «Charles Makley, 39 of St. Marys, Ohio, | was sentenced by Judge lesse ;('. Sutton, in the Adams circuit court this; afternoon, to serve from 10 to 21 years in the Indiana state nrison, at Michigan City. Makley had confessed to taking part in the holdup and robbery of th© <Linn Grove bank. March 24, 1927. At the same time, Makley's sisterin law. Mrs. Edith Makley. of St Marys who was also charged with participating in the Linn Grove rubbery, was set free. Tlie affidavit against her was dismissed. Authorities stated that there was insufficient evidence against her to warrant bringing her to trial. Four of Gang Sentenced Makley was tlie fourth member of a gang of bank robbers to be sentenced within the last two weeks Three of his confederates were sentenced In Ohio. They were Harry Smith and Edward Axe, of St. Marys, Ohio, who were sentenced at Celina this week, to serve 20 yeats each in the Ohio state pt (son for robbing the Chickasaw, Ohio bunk, and Howard Smith, also of St. Matys, who received a 15year sentence at Greenville. Ohio, fur I lobbing tlie Ansonia, Ohio bank. Three others, two men and a woman who were attested in the roundup of the gang, are still held in the Adams comity jail here. They are Eddie Meadows, of Kansas City, Mo., and Robert Wheatley ami his wife, Gladys, of Hammond, Ind Meadows To Go To Ohio Sheriff Hail Hollingsworth said today that Meadows would be turned over to the Celina. Ohio, authorities next week He is wanted there on a charge of robbing the st Henry, Ohio bank. Meadows is said to have eonfessed to the St. Henry roblrery, but rcoNTiM Eir n.t pagk Tivor W.W.G. Giris To Conduct Senice At Baptist Church The W W G girls of the Baptist church will conduct the entire services at their church tomorrow evening. beginning at 7:30 o’clock to which the public is cordially invited. The program is as follows: Congregational song Piano Sol Mildred Afcey Short G.tilu talk—lda Potts Souk by the choir. Evening Offering Scripture leading followed by the evening message- \nna E. Winnes. Quartet number, “No Longer lamely" -Ruth Winnes. Manila Moser, Pauline Murshul. Stella Bartlet". V lin solo- .Mary Catherine Tong. Fonk by the Choir. Duet number, “in the Gat den" June Miller and Ruby Rhinehard Quartet number. “Sometime. Somewhete" Pearl Ogg, Edith Johnson, Ida Potts, Leona Bowden, Congregational song Guild Initiation service. Benedicti m UNION SERVICES TO OPEN JULY 1 I Churches To Worship Together This Summer; David Hogg To Give Address

Arrangements are being made by the Ministerial Association of the city, for a series of union services, to lie held on the Sunday evenings during the months of July and August. The first of these services will be held next Sunday evening, July 1, in the First Methodist Episcopal church. Since next Sunday will be so near the Fourth of July, It. will take the form of a religious, patriotic meeting. David Hogg, U.S. congressman from the twelfth district of Indiana, will be the speaker at the service next Sunday evening. The service will be full of Interest and pep aud a capacity audience is anticipated. Union services have been held by the local Protestant churches each summer for several years.

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