Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1928 — Page 1

WEATHER Mostly unsettled JSflMind Saturday ’°" ( “blv local show- ; “X 'terms SUB*'? * toniflht In north portion.

HEAT WAVE SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE

OLD HOME WEEK COMMITTEE TO CONVENE OFTEN Meetings Tinned Two Or Three Times Each Week; Discuss Decorations \ aME CHAIRMAN V 01 REGISTRATION! I it was decided last' evening by the reiitral (onunittee for Old Home W( ,, R tn meet two or three times a ~w R until all details have keen ar-, and until all committees and ..'uh committees are working smoothlv The next meeting will be held at City Hall next Tuesday evening ji at ; to o’clock. at which time arwill be made for special lighting and decorating of the city. Arches will be constructed across the ■ ireets ami a string of lights will be extended from the end of North Second street to the bridge. Mrs. .1 H. Heller was named chairman of the committee for registration and information and will name a number of people to assist. They —-will have headquarters at a prominent place on the midway and will see that the visitors register, receive souvenirs and are given such information as they may desire. '"> The finance committee is well along with its work, but has not finished. One section, that from the Brock alley south to Jefferson street and along ! First street, has not been canvassed, but will be in a day or two. On the othe: routes nicst of the money hsfa l.e. n collected and the general committee feels sure the responses will be satisfactory. Ford christen, county agent, is at Purdue today, arranging for an agricultural exhibit here that will equal that at the state fair. The program committee will meet Monday night and all other committeFsTVlTi gbTTn-" to action at once. The event will be more than has been claimed for it in every way and it remains only for each business and social organization to get busy to see that they are pro I -ily i epresented during the week. Old IL.me Week is going over big Help make it better. o —. — — — Rotarians Hear Report Os International Convention Herman J. Yager, delegate of the Decatur Rotary Club to the annual con venti n of Rotary International, at Minneapolis, last June, gave a complete report of the convention at the regular meeting of the club last evening. Mr. Yagei lead paits of the speech er given by several of the speakers and told of the interest shown in the big Int. rnational gathering. —o — Movie Producer Dies London. July 20— (U.R)— Scott Sydney. American moving picture producer long associated with Christie Comedies. died suddenly at the village of Hadi, it today while discussing the script of a comedy he was to produce. OH— —— WILLIAM HULLE EKPIRESTODAY Pioneer Resident Os Union Township Dies At Fort Wayne Hospital William Hoile, 79, for many years one of the prominent farmers in Union township, Adams county, died at 2 ” clock this morning at the Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne, following an operation last Wednesday f6r hernia. Death was attributed to inflamation and strangulation of the bowels. Mr. Hoile moved to Fort Wayne about 16 years ago after retiring from active farming in this county. During his many years of residence in nion township, he actively engaged arming and years ago conducted Maw min on hiß farm He waa w(?n ‘ « favorably known in this part of 'he county. •'L Hoile was born In Germany, o'mtry when he was eight years of tow. family settle d in Union ‘ship and that place was always Tome until he moved to Fort in 1912. .Fifty-two years ago. Snm “ llited m »raVriage with Miss B ,’ ‘ a ™ eeke ’ llal ‘Shter XTf Christian ' c, qne of the pioneer families In "‘“on township. the following << OJf PAt . K TW(J|

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After Four Years I l ! 1 : r I ' - ..>l—; Charles Bryan, brother of the “Great Commoner” and Democratic choice for Vice President in 1924. prepares for his coming campaign for governor of Nebraska in the fields of his farm near Lincoln. SCHOOL MONEY IS DISTRIBUTED County Auditor Divides $13,742.64 Among School Units Os County County Auditor Martin Jaberg has distributed the common school revenue and the congressional school fund interest .received a few days ago from the state treasurer. Adams county received $13,7_42,U4, The money way iflstnbuted among the 12 townships and the Berne and Decatur school boat ds. The amounts received by each follow: Blue ('reek. $518.74; French $615.84; Hartford $666.60: Jefferson. $520.92; Kirkfand. $’696.30; Monroe, $1,414.88: Preble $723.99; Hoot. 878.50; St. Marys $58.9.35; Union. $668.81 Wabash $1.432 54; Washington. $1,017.56; Herne $1,039.64; Decatur $2,959.87. ‘ The money will be used in the school funds and the distribution is made on the basis of the number of children of school age in the county. Adams County does not receive as much as it pays into the state fund. This county is credited with more than 6,100 schi ol children. Colored Flood Light Plays On Water Sprays At City Water Works A red flood light has been placed on top of tlie city water works building at Rugg Memorial paik and the colored light is played on the water as it is sprayed in the spray ponds at night. A beautiful scene is thus produced. Probe Os Assassination Os Obregon Near Close , Mexico City. July 20 —(U.R)—lnvestigation of tlie assassination of General Alvaro Obregon—already officially blamed to the “Catholic Clergy”—May end today and young Jose De Leon Total may be executed momentarily. Ten persons, in addition to the confessed murderer, are held and chief of police Rice Zertucher said the General inspection of the crime almost was concluded. BERNE CHOIR TO SING IN DECATUR Ladies Chorus Os Mennonite Church To Appear At U. B. Church Sunday The Mennonite Ladies Choir, of Berne, will render a special sacred concert at the local United Brethren church, Sunday evening. The Choir lias been giving special musical programs in other cities this summer and this community is fortunate in being able to secure it. The Menncnite church at Berne is widely known for its wbnderful musical talent. This is the first appearance of the Ladies Choir in Decatur and the public is invited to hear it Sunday evening. The program will begin at 7:30 o’clock and will consist of choruses and duets, solos, quartets and a special reading given by Miss Luginbill

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DR. SHUMAKER LOSES APPEAL Supreme Court Upholds Sentence For Contempt; Stephenson Loses Appeal Indianapolis. .July 20.—(INS) Tlie Indiana Supreme court this afternoon handed down three ii»n»< rtant decisions, two of which affect two of the state’s Inst known men. Dr. E. S. Shumaker. head of the Indiana Anti Saloon league, and I). C. Stephenson, imprisoned former grand Hragon oi the Indiana Ku Klu.x Klan. The twill's decision affirmed the original sentence of 60 days on the state farm and $250 fine imposed on Dr Shumaker for contempt of court in that he had criticised the supreme court as being "weft'.” The court, however, denied Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom’s petition for an increase in Shumaker’s penalty. The court denied a rehearing to Stephenson on his appear from the decision of Superior Court Judge H. L. Crumpacker, of larporte, denying him a writ of habeas corpus to get out of the state prison. The court also dismissed the appeal of Ira M. Holmes from the Marion county superior court judgment that he had no claim on the Indianapolis mayoralty office. —2 —o Mrs. Anna Brennan Dies In New York Word was received here today of the death of Mrs. Anna Brennan, who died yesterday morning at Mospeth Imng Island, New York. Mrs. Brennan was the giandmother cf William Franrts Schneider, who makes his home with Mrs. Catherine Schneider, in this city. She was the mother-in-law of Joseph Schneider. Committee Named To Get Pastor For Berne Church Berne, July 20 —(Special) — J. F. Sprunger, John Eicher, Ben Sprunger, Jerry Leiehty and D. J. Spi linger. deacons in the First Mennonite church of Berne, have been assigned tlie task of finding a successor to the Rev. P. . R. Schrceder. as pastor of the local church. Rev. Schroeder will leave Berne early next month to take up his duties as president of a small junior Mennonite school at Freeman, South Dakota. ANNIS MERICA DIES IN OHIO Former Decatur Woman Expires At Ho m e Os Daughter, Near Celina Mrs. Annis Meric®, aged 88 years, died at 6 o'clock this morning. Friday July 20, 1928, at. the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Yaney, five miles south of Celina, Ohio. Three years ago, Mrs. Merica suffered a stroke of paralysis, and since that time had been an invalid. Tlie immediate caus’e of death was a dropsical disease, which developed, and hardening of . the arteries. Mrsi. Merica was born August 19, . 1839, in Jackson, Ohio, her maiden name having been Annis Wood. She united in marriage with Noah Merica, i who preceded her in death twentyone years ago. Most of her life period with the exception of the last five years which she spent with Mrs. Yaney. Mrs. Merica was a resident of Decatur. She is survived by four children, Mrs. John H. Yaney, of Celina, Ohio; i Frank F. Merica, of Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Andrew Baxter, of Decatur, and Mrs. Jonas Fisher, of South Bend. One qon, John Merica, died eleven ’ years ago. and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Thompson, died about twenty-five years ago at her home in Fort Wayne. Two brothers, Charles and Newell r Wood, of Jackson, Ohio, and one halfI brother, Marion Palmer, also of Jack- , son. Ohio, survive. Mrs. Merica, at the time she suffered the paralytic stroke, three I years ago, planned all the details of , her funeral. She chose her undertaker, minister, singers, pall bearers, , place of burial, and even supervised . the making <X her burial dress. , Funeral serveies will be held Sun- > day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the - Baptist church in this city. The Rev. I Mr. Scherer, of Sipencervllle, Ohio, i will preside at the obsequies. Burial 1 will be made in the Decatur cemetery.

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Restless Honey Bees Indicate Long Winter, Prognosticators Say X.rtland. July 20 —(U.R)— Prepare : for a long cold winter. That Is the warning of prognostl- ! cators who base their forecasts on bees. From throughout the state come reports that the operators of apairies are losing many swarms of bees, the entire swarm leaving the unheralded and before the owner can take steps to stop tliem Bees in general are very restless this summer, they state. These bee prognosticators cite 1 the winter of 1917-1918 as the mst 1 recent instance when summer res'- 1 I lessness of the honey bees foreasl 1 a severe winter. I > DR. WIANT TO “1 1 SPEAK HERE ■ I Prominent Methodist To Give Sermon At Union Services, Sunday Evening Dr. Warren W. Wiant, district superintendent of tlie Fort Wayne dis- 1 tlict of the Methodist Episcopal ' church, will be the speaker at tlie union servile planned by tlie Decatur ' chinches tor next Sunday evening. The service will be held at the First 1 Methodist church. ■ I Pi Ik Dr. W. W. Wiant Dr. Wiant has risen through the ranks of tlie church in a marked way. He is a young man, lint has a highly responsible position as district superintendent. He is a fluent speaker, keen of mind and big of heart and never fails to interest and stir his audience. A splendid program of music is being planned in connection witli the union meeting. o Young Indianapolis Girl Kidnaped By Aged Moron Indianapolis July 20 (INS)— North side citizens were aroused today by the kidnaping of 12-year-old Helen Clossin by a grey-haired “gas hawk" Who took the girl to Broad Ripple in his ear and attempted to attack her. The girl managed to escape and reported the incident to her father Harry Clossin who immediately called police. Every available police squad was lushed to the north part of the city for search of the grey-haired moron. CONFERENCE TO BEHELDSONDAY Three Methodist Charges To Hold Joint Quarterly Conference Here There will be a joint quarterly conference of three Methodist charges at the Decatur Methodist church, Sunday afternoon, beginning at 2:30 o'clock. The conference will be composed of the Pleasant Mills, Decatur circuit and Decatur First church. This will be the second quarterly conference of the present church year and the union conference of the three charges is a new program for this part of tlie sub-district. There will be reports from all heads of the various departments, such as Sunday school superintendents, ladies aid societies, missionary societies, Epworth League, etc. Dr. Warren W. Wiant, district superintendent, will preside at the conference and conduct the business session.

SMITHWOULD ECONOMIZE Plans To Eliminate Useless Bureaus And Boards If Elected President By Raymond I. Borst, INS Staff Correspondent Albany. N. Y„ July 20.—A complete overhauling of the machinery of tlie federal government and the consolidation and elimination of overlapping and useless bureaus, boards and com missions in the interest of economy ( and efflciem y is planned by Governor ; Al Smith in the event of his election to presidency. This was revealed by the governor to United States Senators Millard E. Tydings of Maryland and Harry B. Hawes of Missouri, recent guests of i ' the executive mansion. Plans Constructive Campaign Tlie governor impressed upon Tyd- < ings and Hawes that he proposed to . conduct a "constructive” campaign and not one of criticism. "I want my campaign and my ad- | ministration, if I am elected, to lie constructive,” the governor was quoted by* Senator Tydings. "I want tilings to lie done to better the national government.” One of the outstanding achievements 1 of Smitli’s four terms as governor of New York has ’been ids reorganization oTTFie state government in which he consolidated tlie 190 bureaus and i agencies into 18 main departments. According to close friends of tlie governor lie feels the same tiling can lie accomplished in the federal gov- : eminent, only on a larger scale. Senator Tydings is authority for the statement that the government ' will stress tlie need for an overhauling and reorganization of the federal government in his notification speech next month. Members Old Home Week Music Committee Named (’. ('. Schafer, chairman or the music Committee for Old Home Week, has .announced the apointment of the following members of his committee: Judge and Mrs. J. ('. Sutton. Mr. and Mis. Dan Tyndall. Mr. and Mrs. Will Bi wers. They will have charge of all the music, both vocal and band, during the week, will employ the various organizations and talents and will see that there is plenty of splendid music They will meet ut an early date upon call of the chairman. JOHN 0. YAGER VISITS DECATUR Reads Old Home Week Letters In Daily Democrat And Gets Homesick John D. Yager, reared at the Park hotel in ths city, now a resident of Bellevue, Ohio, where he has for many years been in the service of tlie Nickle Plate railway, visited here this morning. He and Mrs. Yager have been enjoying an automobile trip and came here for a short visit with his sister. Mrs. Fred Bender, of Pleasant Mills. At Warsaw, John noticed a copy of tlie Daily Democrat containing several Old Home Week letters. It made him homesick so they drove here for a day, subscribed for the paper and expects to return for the big week next September. John and Adam Brown were on a ship bound for Belgium twenty-nine years ago with a large number of horses, the property of Mr. Brown and Julius Haugk. The ship struck a terrible storm and it became necessary to unload the horses in the ocean, together with the rest of the cargo. The boat finally limped into St. Michaels, on the Azore Islands, after a very thrilling experience. John has a copy of a little paper published there and will send it on to be posted In the Daily Democrat window. John's parents were Mr.- and Mrs. Daniel Yager. o Ed Murphy’s Arm Broken When Motor Backfires Ed Murphy, who is employed in this city by the Fisher and Harris grocery company sustained a fracture of his right aim just above the wrist, Thursday afternoon, when the motor of a ■ K tiuck he was attempting to crank backfired causing the crank to strike him on the arm. The accident occurred at Rockford. Ohio, Mr. Murphy having gone to that town with a load of groceries for the Fisher and Harris store there.

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Republican Al Smith ■' Alfred E. Smith, not. related in any way to the Democratic standard bearer, who lias been ruled ineligible to run tar sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas, because he failed to file his declaration in person. ANOTHERFINED IN CITY COURT W. S. Burns, Os Home Billiard Hall, Fined For Keeping Slot Machine W. S. Burns, of the Home Billiard hall North Second street, entered a plea of guilty in Mayor’s court late yesterday afternoon, to the charge of keeping a slot machine in his place of business and was fined $25 and cost, amounting to $35. by Mayor George Krick. Mayor Krick ordered the slot machines destroyed, the defendants liav- i ing ten days time to file a plea against such action. Mr. Burns was tlie fourth person to plead guilty to the charge filed ai gainst him. He received the same fine as did Floyd Death. Fred Fulleukamp and Doy Lhainon, who were arrested for keeping a gambling device. Bernard Kintz, who was araigned in mayor’s court yesterday afternoon, asked for more time in entering his plea. His case and the charge against Mots Sether. also charged with keeping a gambling device, will be heard I by Mayor Krick tonight. Jesse Rice also arrested on the same charge will tie arraigned later if the defendants plead guilty, they will in all probability be given the same fine. No ruling has been m;ide yet for tlie disposition of the money found in the slot madhines. It was stated that several of the machines had considerable money in them. o — Body Os Lowenstein Identified By Relatives Calais, France. July 20- (U.R) Two brothers-in-law of Captain Alfred Loewenstein today identified the body of a man, found floating in tlie English Channel, as that of the Belgian financier. They came here from Brussels and looked first at the dead man’s teeth and then at a wrist Watch —upon which were the initials "A. L.” —and said there was no question of the identity. Tlie financier’s widow was prostrated and unable to come to Calais as she had planned. Police are rushing their official inquiry so that the body may be transported immediately to Brussels. The two brothers-in-law of the financier visited the crew of the fishing steamer that found the body and assured them thev would be rewarded. BONDS FOR THREE ROADS ARE SOLD Three Issues Os Bonds Totaling $20,120 Sold By County Treasurer Bonds for the Isaac Lehman road in Monroe township, the Peter Fox road in Hartford township and the Charles Nyffler road in St. Marys township were sold by County Treaseurer Ed. Aslibaucher, yesterday. A small premium was paid for the bonds. The Bank of Berne purchased the Lehman road bonds, SB,BBO, paying a $lO premium. The First National Bank of Decatur paid a premium of $167.19 for the Fox road bonds, $9,840. The Nyffler road bonds, $2,400, were purchased by Dore B. Erwin, of Decatur, he paying a SSO. premium. The roads will be constructed this summer. The Lehman road is in Berne, running east from the end of the brick pavement to the tile mill corner.

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ELECTRICAL AND WIND STORMS IN STORE FOR STATE Temperatures Ranging In Nineties Forecast For Today And Saturday FIVE PERSONS DIE OF HEAT PROSTRATIONS I Indianapolis, July 20. —UNS) - Scorching hot weather, with the probability ol severe local elec trical storms with wind squalls that will bring only temporary relief, arc in store for Indiana for the next 36 hours or more, .1. 11. Armington, government meteorologist forecast today. “There is nothing on the weather map today to indicate that the heat wave is nearing its end.’* Armington said. “Temperatures ranging in the nineties will continue today and tomorrow. Local thunder storms will bring temporary relief to some sections.” Early Winter Predicted While Armington painted this hot prospect for Hoosierdom. barti yard weather prognosticators predicted early cold weather was near because of the actions of certain insects. From Reelsville, Ind., came the news that katydids were starting to "holler” there. This, according to an old saying, means that frost is only six weeks away. From Lebanon came the story that honeybees were leaving their hives in swarms and were seeking more substantial shelter. This, according to rural weather prophets, is an unfailing indication of an early hard winter. Meanwhile, the hot. weather was (flaiming additional lives in Indiana/ Since the mercury began flirting with the nineties, at least five persons have died in Indiana from heat prostrations. Maximum temperatures in Indiana yesterday was at Vincennes, where the mercury (limbed to' 95. Columbus and Madison had 93 degrees. Wheat Thrashing Begun In Berne Community Berne, July 20 —-(Special) —Wheat thrashing has been started in this community. Tlie first load cf new wheat brouglit to market was delivered to tlie Berne Grain and Hay company, Wednesday by Isaac Lehman. Tlie quality of the grain was good, but the moisture content was comparatively high. The wheat tested 55 and sold for $1.25 per bushel. Wheat thrashed on the Albert Augsburger farm was delivered to the Berne Equity elevator Thursday. It tested 57 pounds per bushel and the moisture test was 15’,i per cent. o BERNE TEACHING CORPS SELECTED Two Vacancies Remain To Be Filled; H. B, Hoffman Gets Leave Os Absence Berne, July 20—(Special)—Two vacancies remain to be filled in the teaching corps for the Berne public schools next winter. The vacancies are in tlie eighth grade and music director. 11. B. Huffman- who has efficiently directed the music department for several years, has been granted a leave of absence for one year to complete work for his A. B. degree. The teachers for the high school are E. W. Jeffery, Superintendent, Miss Caroline Hirschy, Principal; Edison Sprunger. Manual Arts; Maynard Hetrick, Commercial; Miss Hazel Langdon, Dometic Arts; Mrs. J. C. Walton, i Latin; H. H. Hoffman, Social science; I Harold S. Johnson. Athletics; Music, i open. i Tlie grade teachers: first Mrs. R. L. . Butcher; second, Miss Rose Sprun- - ger; third, Miss Hilda Lehman; fourth Miss Helen Atz, fifth Miss Bernice - Masters; sixth, Miss Salome Schug; i seventh. Dale Braun: eighth open. f LINN GROVE WOMAN BksMb r Bei ne. July 20 —(Special)—Mrs. F. ’- P. Stedcke, wife of the pastor of the i- Evangelical church at Linn Grove, is e confined to the Otis hospital, at Celina I suffering from a broken leg, bruised i- ankle and perhaps internal injuries, ,t as the result of a fall down the cellar o steps at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lucille Bauer, at Celina, Monday.

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