Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 168, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1928 — Page 1

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fjffl VOTE IS "DIRECTED" TO SUPPORT SMITH ' = JX=is.T" form In Full ••THUMBS DOWN” ON 1 HERBERT HOOVER ne, Moines. lowa. J "'>' 17 -—(UK)-" meanired agriculture through the S nt “f the corn belt committee “L on record today as turning X-S down" on Herbert Hoover Governor Alfred E. Smith < \ e w York, democratic candidate. ° wal not mentioned by name, the democratic platform was endorsed | ■'lock, stock and barrel. ’■ “Any effort to obscure or submerge the farm issue by "religious intoler•dcc or wet and dry prejudices" was declared to be subordinate to "the paramount issue of the campaign He farm problem." No Beating About Bush In the meeting of the committee here yesterday, called for the purpose of making the agricultural line-up in | the national campaign, there was no j heating about the bush as to where the farm vote would be "directed" by its leaders. The resolutions committee, number in? fourteen, counted eleven republicans. two democrats and out "independent.” Although not a member of the corn belt committee. George H. Peek, Motoe, 111., chairman of the eleven-state committee of 22, sat as a member of [ the resolutions committee. | Peek who came out sevetal days ago unreservedly for the democratic platform and Governor Alfred E. Smith, said in a statement to Inter»lutwnal News Service, that while he ['iid not assume to speak for the com|iiltee as a whole he had no doubt I that his action and that of the corn ■ belt committee would meet with the ' L approval of the committee of 22. o Two Girl Hikers Are Attacked By Young Men I Atersburg. Ind. July 17-(U.R) —Two , pri hikers from Hazleton. Ind., were i tttarked by two unidentified young I men from whom they accepted a t ride in an automobile, police said [ here today. I Flossie Hobson, 19, and Elizabeth | 16, told authorities that i the men took them to a deserted [ house six miles west of here and at- [ Hiked them. One of the girls waved f a handkerchief and attracted the atj tention of John Blaine and his son, I Tired, driving on a road nearby. As I ’be Zaines approached the house, the g assailants fled. o Price Os Steel Advances [ Pittsburgh. Pn„ July 17—(U.R)—The i Carnegie Steel Company announced • the advancement in prices of h’s. plates and shapes, the basic products, $2.00 per ton. [ The previous prices were $1.90 per twelve men STILL MISSING lce Breaker Krassin Enroute 10 Spitzbergen; 16 Rescued Men Aboard 17 <>Ns)-With six Ud g |. " f the Mobile expedition :Wf L”| m r° f the Amundsen toilßuS - ° ,nissin «' ‘he 10,000 ««I ,' Ce brPaker Krassln was ! *un and’t„ °t Spitzberge “ today to Milano th? ,rans(er 'o the Citta di !** Dart T? membera of the tmm the M ice y that ha<l been rescued fcV® ? Bcued men in all i"? 1 J he Other nine b’en groups that Jl ”ers. , ' g ,or the lost ex”rt 4hL arrt the ,ce breaker | S P 8 Sa J e Al fedo MaSleg. As L SUffering fr °m his lTh urßday t i..r l) ? rtPll by wireless ; devellr d ° CtOr rK AST7 met NUEr) 0N t-AGE TWO) Bi .

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Legislator Dies jy te. I. - ijf ; !■ Bak J » « 1 MMKMHMMI. » M S Henry R. Rathbone of Kenilworth. Ill.,congressman-at-large from Illinois since 1922, whose two-year illness ended his life at the age of 57. He championed the cause of farm relief and promoted an amendment to the constitution prohibiting child, labor. CONTRACT FDR BRIDGES LET Commissioners Accept Combination Bid For Bridges And Retaining Wall The contract for building the Meshhet ger bridge in Hartford township, the Erance bridge in St. Marys township, the Graft bridge in Preble townI ship and the river retaining wall in St. Marys township was awarded to Yost Brothers, of this city, on a combination bid of $9,800, by the county < ommissioners in continued session yesterday. Bids for building these bridges and retaining wall were received by the 'county commissioners at the July session, but as the bids on the river retaining wall exceed the estimate, the commissioners did not award the contract. The county council appropriated an additional $1,200 and the com missioners then accepted the combined bid of Yost Brothers. The briges will be improved this year. Reject Basement Floor The county commissioners rejected the floor in the men’s toilet room in the basement of the court house and I ordeied the contractor to repair same. Today, workmen were busy taking off the top dressing. New toilet fixtures have been installed in the room. The room has not been opened for sometime, due to the making of the improvements. To Improve Two Roads Bids will be received by the county commissioners on August 6, for the Improvement of the Buuck road in Preble township and the Meyers road in Monroe township. Both roads are a mile in length. o Pastor Os Rural Church ’To Take Tour In Europe The Rev. L. A. Linz pastor of the St. Mary’s Catholic church in the Irish setlement, east of Geneva, left last Sunday for an extended trip through the old world. Rev. Linz will spend a few days in Pittsburgh, before going to New York, where he has booked passage on the liner, Cleveland, for Hamburg, Germany. He will sail July 21. Rev. Linz expects to spend several months in Europe, most of the time in Germany. Rev. Linz was born and reared in Germany, coming to America as a young man. He has many friends and relatives in the old country, whom he expects to greet once more. The Rev. G. E. Spaeth will have charge of the St. Mary's parish during the absence of Rev. Linz. —• —• o Police Slay Ex-Convict In Gun Fight With Bandits Indianapolis, July 17. — (U.R) — One ex-convict is dead and another probably fatally wounded as the result of a close up gun fight between bandit hi-jackers and a squad of Indianapolis police near Cumberland, Ind., early today. The bandits had created a region of te’-ror along highways between Anderson, Greenfield and Indianapolis. The dead bandit is Ed Rider, 23, Indianapolis, a paroled convict. Three rifle bullets ended his life. The other victim of police gun fire was shot through the head.

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OLD HOME WEEK TO OPEN MONDAY EVENING,SEPT.IO — Each Day To Be Designated As Special Day; Program To Be Finished Soon VISITORS TO BE GUESTS AT PICNIC Old Home Week will start Monday evening, September 10, at a formal i opening, with city and county officials in charge, and will close Saturday evening, the 15th, with a display of fireworks, if the recommendations of the program committee are approved by the general committee. • Tuesday will be School and Limberlost day; Wednesday will be Farm day; Thursday will be Fraternal day, and Friday. Industrial day. The details for each of these events are now being worked out. A separate committee will be in charge of each day and will endeavor to make it bigger and better than any other part of the week. Program Being Filled The general committee will supply the free attractions, music and other features for the week and there will be something doing every minute. Ferd Christen, county agent, is in touch with Purdue and will secure an exhibit of special interest to the farmers and will also plan for the farm day. the calf club show and other features. The complete program will be announced as soon as details are completed. The committee will recommend that a picnic be held at the Country Club one evening during the week, with the registered Gid Home Week visitors as guests of honor, giving each an opportunity to tell of his experiences here. The big event is coming right along now and indications are that it will surpass the one of 1912. The general committee will meet Thursday evening to hear the finance report and appropriate funds to the various committees. Another feature that promises to create much interest will be a quilt show, with premiums to the oldesf, best patterns and finest display. Tt has also been suggested that during the week a public wedding be held, the bride and gropm being given presents sufficient to start them along well towards going to housekeeping. o * — INSTITUTE TO OPEN AUG. 27 Annual County Teachers’ Institute To Be Held In This City Clifton E. Striker, county superintendent of schools, announced today that the dates for the annual teachers' instiute in this county are August 27 to 31. The institute will open on Monday and continue throughout the week. Mt. Striker stated that the session would lie heid in the court room of the court house in this city. He is now preparing the program and obtaining the speakers for the five-day session. Up until last year, the county teacher’s institute was held in connection with Decatur Chautauqua, but since . Decatur has dropped out of the Chautauqua circuit, the teachers’ institute will be held separately again this year , Mr. Striker said. Several of the Adams county teacheis ate attending normal schools and college summer courses this year, preparing for next fall's school work and the last week in August will see all of them back and ready for the opening of school. , o —— Details Os Fire At Rensselaer Received Details from fire at Rensselaer, early Monday morning were received today- The blaze started at 1 o'clock in the morning in the Bob Fendig shoe , store which is connected with the building occupied by the Van R. Grant dry goods and ready-to-wear store. The Fendig store was a complete loss and the Grant store lest sixty per cent of the stock on hands with sixty-five per--1 cent insurance. On the second floor, which was occupied by several physicians, two X-Ray machines and other valuable equipment were destroyed. The building was a complete loss and the only goods saved was that taken from the Grant room by volunteer and firemen.

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Lions* President 1 HB ft w* wBBw Benjamin A. Ruffin Benjamin A. Ruffin was elected President of the International Association of Lions Chibs at the last session of the twelfth annual convention of the association, held in Des Moines. lowa, July 10-13, 1928. Mr. Ruffin was born and reared in Richmond, Vir ginia, which has always been his home. The new President of Lions International is engaged in the general one of the leading firms of architects of the city, and also a director of insurance business and is a partner of many other companies' He is the author of various insurance papers and insurance forms which have been adopted by ’ the American Bankers’ Association and has spoken before many bankers' conventions in various states. two more slot MACHINES TAKEN Total Os 11 Gambling Devices Confiscated By Police In Last Few Days Two slot machines were confiscated at the Rice Hotel last night by the night policemen. Burl Johnson and Burg Womack, assisted by Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth and a deputy, Chester Brandyberry. The machines were not in use, and were found in a closet. Mr. Rice told the officers lie liad sold the machines and made arrangements to have them hauled away today. The two confiscated last night makes' a total of 11 slot machines taken by local police in raids on local business houses within the last few days. John T. Kelly, prosecuting attorney, said today that affidavits charging the owners of the machines with keeping gambling devices in their places of business probably would be filed in mayor's court tonight or Wednesday. Mayor Krick, who issued the orders for the police to confiscate the machines, has been cut of the city this week and will not return until tonight. o ENJOYING TOUR THROUGH WEST Misses Dorothy Walters And Marcella Nelson Write About Trip An interesting trip is being enjoyed by Misses Dorothy Walters and Marcella Nelson, of this city, who left here on Friday, July 6. on a motor trip through the west. According to information received in letters, up until Friday of last week, the gills had traveled 1,900 miles, with an average of 30.4 miles per hour, and a little better than 20 miles to the gallon of gasoline. Neither have they had any punctures. The two young ladies are traveling in the new Ford coupe owned by Miss Walters. They stated that the roads traversed had been very good with the exception of short strips of mud road in Nebraska. Leaving here on Friday, July 6. they spent the first night at Effingham, Illinois; the second night at St. Louis; went on to Kansas city where they spent Sunday night; and were in Lineion Nebraska Monday night. From Lincoln, they went on to Denver, where they have spent several days sightseeing. O letter written on Friday of last week contained the folowing information of their visits there. Their first trip was to Rig Bertha Mountain, on top of which is a range known as the “Berthoud Range", which is 11,306 feet above sea level, and the highest (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

HIGHER TAX RATE IN ADAMS COUNTY IN 1928 PROBABLE Increase In Rate Expected To Be Made To Meet Loss In V aluations / BUDGETS EXPECTED TO BE USUAL SIZE Based on tentative figures and assuming that the state hoard of tax commissioners will not increase the assessments in Adams county, indications are that the tax rates in the county, township and incorporated towns will be higher next year. The I increased rates will be necessary on . account of the loss in valuations, which, based on tentative figures, ! totals about $3,000,000 in the county. All towns in the county show a de- ( crease in valuations. The loss in valuations. in Decatur, Berne, Geneva and j Monroe, compared with the totals for last year, not taking into consideration . the deduction for mortgage exempI tions or the additions for the- state’s , assessment, which will remain about f | the same, total $496,360. Based on a j loss of $3,000,000 for the entire county. > the loss in the towns is equal to about t 16’4 per cent of the total. Little Change In Budgets i Budgets for next year will not be i reduced to a great extent, for the i reason that it takes about the same amount of money to operate the differ- ■ ent taxing units. School costs are still high and roads have been built in a number of the townships. The valuations in Dpcatur, Monroe. I Berne and Geneva for this year are [given below. The totals include only I the value of lots and improvements and personal property. They do not include the assessments for railroads, pipe line companies and utilities, which urw made by the state. The comparison figures for last year do not include these assessments either. Town' 1928 1927 I Decatur $5,988,090 $6,196,360 > Geneva 503,030 603.170 I Monroe 263,720 299.740 1 Berne . 2,180.630 2.331,560 The loss in valuations in the above 1 towns follow: Decatur,-$208,270; Mon- ■ roe. $36,03,0; Berne, $150,930; Geneva, ' $100,140. ’ The state's assessment on railroads > x1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 0 G. E. BAND TO GIVE CONCERT 1 First Os Series Os Open Air Concerts To Be Given This Evening Marches and overtures will predominate in the program for the first of a series of open air concerts to be given tonight on Liberty Way, by the , General Electric band. The concert will start promptly at 8 o’clock this evening. The G. E. band plans to give a concert on Liberty Way every Tuesday evening for several weeks. I The program for tonight is as follows : March. “Billboard” Jehu N. Klohr March. “Chicago Tribune” W. T’. Chambers . Overture, "Day in the Cotton ! Field” it-.-:... Smith and Zublin March, "Under the Double Eagle”.. i J. F. Wagner Overatuie, "Italia” —Ralph C. Jarrett I Overture, "The Belle’’ ... George W. Southwell ■ "Grand Sacred Polpourri” E. W. Beery - Overture. “Down the Mississippi” j A. M. Laurens - Waltz. "Ramona" ’ March. “Washington Greys” ’ C. S. Grafulla I “'Star Spangled Banner.” — o Illinois Aviator Prepares For Flight To Stockholm Rockford, 111., July 17—(U.R)—Bert ! Hassell, Rockford flyer, will spend the rest of the week going over his [ plane. “Greater Rockford" in the expectation of taking oft’ early next week , on a one-stop flight to Stockholm, Sweden. Hassell returned here yesterday from Northville, Michigan, after a tour ' of the country in his plane. He will be . accompanied on the Sweden flight by [ Parker D, Cramer, Navigator formerly a government aviation inspector in the southwest.

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Locates Missing Men > r M. Tshukhnivski, Ruussian aviator, who sighted three of the missing Nobile party in the far north. The men, Malmgren, Mariano and Zappi, who left the main party on May 341 to walk to Kings Bay. have now been rescued by the ice-breaker Krassin. 27 FIREMEN GO TO CONVENTION — Thirteen G. E. Firemen And 14 Members of City Force Go To Terre Haute — | Decatui will have a delegation of 27 firemen at the eleventh annual convention of the Indiana Firemen's association and the twenty-third annua) convention of the Northern Indiana Industrial and Volunteer Firemen's asi sociation. which will open tonight at 1 Terre Haute. Thirteen members of the [ General Electric fire department left | the city this morning to join the Fort ' i Wayne G. E. firemen at Bluffton and ■ procede from there to Terre Haute on a spe<-ial interurban car. ' Fourteen members of the city fire department will leave the city at 10 o'clock tonight and motor to the cou1 vention city. They will return tomor--1 row night and expect to arrive here 1 about midnight. While the city firemen I are absent from the city, Melvin Smit- ■ ley, a member of the legular force, will be in cJiarge at the fire station. , and several members of the volunteer force will be in the city to respond to any alarm that might come in. Members of the G. E. fire department who are attending the convention. are: E. W. Lankenau, superintendent of the plant; Frank Braun, chief; Leo Ulman, captain; Clyde Beery. Tilman Gehtig, Kenneth Eady. II Solomon Lord, Charles Baxter, Cal Wait, Alva Butfenbarger, Francis Eady I Alltel t Beery and Albert Fruchte. The city firemen who will attend the convention are: Jack Friedt, chief; , Arthur ('lark, Oscai Sprague, Amos Fisher. Ervie Elzey, Lester Hofstetter Ralph Bentz, Robert Robenold, William Keller, Oliver Jackson, Arthur Baker, L. C. Helm, Joe Kortenber, and C. O. Meibers. >| More than 2,500 firemen are expected to attend the convention. A large banquet will be held at the Zorah Shrine temple this evening. Various contests will be held on Wednesday and a monster parade will be staged Wednesday afternoon. Huntington Physician Dies Os Heart Trouble Huntington, July 17. —Dr. Mitchell C. Clokey, 55, one of this city's most prominent physicians, died suddenly at 9:15 o’clock Monday night at his home here, death being due to heart trouble. He had been suffering from this ailment for some time but had improved to such an extent as to enable a resumption of his practice. Overwork is believed to have caused him to collapse, as he complained of feeling ill, and was lying down when the end came. Dr. Clokey served in the medical corps of the U. S. army and spent 11 months in Fiance with the A. E. F. He was a thirty-second degree Mason, a Shriner and an Elk, the Huntington post of the American Legion and also of the Forty and Eight, the playtime unit of the oganizai tion. The survivors are a widow and four I children, Elizabeth and Mitchell M. 1 Clokey, Richard of California and ’ Mrs. Robert C. T. Thieme of Jacksonville, Fla., also two brothers and 1 two sisters. C. M. T. C. Closes Wednesday ; Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., July r 17 —(U.R) —Final ceremonies in connec- • tion with closing the Citizens Military training camp here will be held tonior- ? row. Tests in citizenship were to be l given cadets today by Major Wood Unger.

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BOY FINDS BODY OF WOMAN NEAR ROANOKE TODAY Body Scantily Clothed; Head Mashed In With ‘Some Blunt Instrument VICTIM ABOUT 30 YEARS I OLD; DECIDED BLONDE Huntington, Ind., July 17. — tlNSi—The body of a woman about 30 years old, dressed only in a night shirt, shoes and stockings and her head mashed in with some blunt instrument, was found today by Harold Knepp, 12, while picking berries about miles north of Roanoke, which is about 10 miles east of here. Sheriff Garl Rudisel said the woman apparently had been murdered. The woman was about 5 feet seven inches in height and probably weighed about 170 pounds, Coroner G. N. Nye estimated after viewing the body. She was a decided blonde. Jewelry On Hands On the woman’s left wrist was a watch and on the little finger of her right hand was a ring, indicating that robbery had not been the mojjve for the killing. The body was lying face down in the bushes when found. Sheriff Rudisel said that the body was in such an advanced state of decomposition, because of the hot weather, that it would have to be interred without delay. Because no other marks were found on the body, the authorities expressed the belief that the woman was slain on the spot where she was found. 0 —— Grand Dragons Os Klan Meet In Secret Session Chicago, July 17.- (INS)—Grand dragons of the Ku Klux Klan met in secret session here today for a secret biennial klonvocation. Every slate in the union was represtnited, according to Hiram Wesley Evans, imperial wizard of the klan. At a banquet preceding the opening of the’convention, Evans said the klan would take no active part as an organization in tile presidential campaign. "Tile issues of this campaign are such tlufT I have determined the klan shall stay out of it," Evans said. 0 173 Nicaraguan Bandits And Outlaws Surrender Washington, July 17. —(INS)—A group of 173 bandits ami outlaws surrendered to American marines at Somoto, Nicaragua, Sunday, 'according to it wireless to the navy department today from Rear Admiral David S. Sellers. in charge of the Nicaraguan patrol force. More than 250 of the marauding bandits' army surrendered in the same zone 10 days ago. o —. —_ CORRUPTION IS LEADING ISSUE Indiana Democrats Take Stand For Enforcement Os Prohibition Law Indianapolis, July 17—(U.R) - Strict enforcement of the prohibition law, without provision for modification as advocated by Gov. Alfred E. Smith, will be the campaign policy of Indiana Democrats it was decided at a joint meeting of state candidates and members of the advisory board. The basic plea in the Indiana campaign. however, will be political corruption, Frank C. Dailey, gubernatorial candidate, said that he sought the nomination for Governor as an opponent of corruption in office. Albert Stump, candidate for United States Senator, declared lie proposes to make an out ami out campaign in support of prohibition, seeking to win support for Smith ami Robinson on the National ticket from the dry ranks. R. Earl Peters, Democl’atlc State chairman, staged that perfect harmony exists among camlMates, the state executive committee and the advisory committee. Mis. A. P. Flynn, Logansport, state women's chairman, said Indiana wo men are more interested in cleaning up the government than in prohibition.

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