Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 172, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1928 — Page 1

WEATHER Probably ohowers ,nd thunde'•• to^ "' , toniOht a™* 9 und * y ' Not much change in tempera ture '

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■RRANTCOUNTY ■ IS SWEPT BY SEVERE STORM I Croix West Os Marion VirI Hall' Ruined By Hail And I Wind Friday Night I UERt IRV DROPS 34 I .‘.n.KKI.S IN 5 MINUTES I • Marion. Ind., July 21 — (INS) - ■ I 'ihmiMinds of dollars <»f proper- ■ I t\ <luiii:n’<' "as dono by one ol ■ I th, worst electrical storms in ■ I <; t ml coiinlv's history, which ■ I sm.pl Olli "I the west here last, Bmß niulil. i ■ 11,,, storm was accompanied ■ I bv hiji wind and bv had, ■■ West "i Marion, crops were flat■gfl buildings unroofed. trees upBpl an.; roads washed out by the MM storm. MP The huil was particularly bad southMfal , i ,t SA/yzee, near Jonesboro and M&i'l T 1',,ml Isaliell. Corn and oats crops H* J «-re virtually ruined. ■ Temperature Drops Quickly K.,» Th,. |,niperaturc bete dropped 34 £.l .-■.■.•s nt five minutes, tumbling Ml ■ m 111. 56 degrees, according to L| \ .imum, government meteoro- ■ legist. ( Propel tv damage in Maritin itself » -Iml as the worst of the storm Bl irmk west and north of here. 11? ,V Swayzee, the storm unroofed M .u! business houses, uprooted L| lie. u'ul upset a load of hay on three |i,| 1 'who. however, escaped with I'm . injuries. At the George CifnI I w- f.iim. a large him was demolish- | | <-.i ;m<! 'lie wreckage crushed Con IM way's automobile. M o — I Hoile Funeral To Be Held Tuesday Afternoon" 1 Kj I'l i. services for William Hoile. K| ! ' known Union t twnship M fe'ii'-r 'Abuse death occured Friday M m ‘ "'"P ;lt ’•”* Lutheran Hospital, tsl ' '■-.'lie. will be held at 2 o'clock IH Tn,-day astern: on, /July 24. at 'he 5 I Eiir-a i.-i Lutheran church, in ’he I'l UL ,-k.- - ttleiiient. Adams county. A [ I 'll rvi, e Will be held at the Hoile i I iH’iu.' - II" Broadway, Folt Wayne, at Bh-I '-lu lock pm. daylight saving time K I iui'l th'' funeral party will then drive ■ I ’ I'iii m township. A son. J. H. Halle, ■' in i'"iiiing from California to attend ■ I luimi.d. The Rev. Phillip WantsEE and the Rev Fred Wamsgans will i.iiidiiei the funeral service. Mk — 0 I I C. E. Bell Returns From Business Trip Abroad | I f larenee E. Bell, president of the | I 1-a Fontaine Handle company of this I city, arrived home today from aAhree I week's trip abroad. Mr. Bell looked IO af . tW bl,! * lness matters in London, lite:pool am] other cities in England. I Mr. Bell arrived in Fort Wayne at I noon and was met there by Mrs. Bell, f I they returning home this afternoon. I Mr. B,di has made an annual trip to ■ ngland for the last three years, his M <»nipany doing a large export btis- ’ I mess in that country. ' o Watson Starts East Indianapolis, July 21 —(INS)—U. S. Seimtor Janies E. Watson, who has iiea: y recovered from tin infected eve ■ i'll here today for Muncie where he I lo visit friends and this afternoon I a n am from Richmond for WashMBI mgt.n. | dental office I CHANGES HANDS I)r - Harold DeVor Buys Office And Equipment Os Dr. John Clark "Zack" DeVor. well known , h ., , ynung man, tcday announced I I la ’ lie has purchased the dental o’f- | I “"'''■‘"'•Pment of -Dr. John Clark E I clostl’p ,? hlrd Street ‘ The deal was [ M f( . e ' '';' ay evenin ß- The dental ofI Phvsi Off ‘ Ce ° f Dr ' Fra,,k LOS< *' bunding"’ are iocate<l in the same i I Siam 'u'? 1 ’ Was graduatetl from Ohio I week rln < Ver l L y 18St Jllne alld this I in India Pe v ® d hls licenses to practice i Ben !'n H V S a Sol ‘ ° f Mr ' and Mrs IEI [).. ... of ’"' es t Adams street. H try herl^ k ’ haS P ractic ed dentis- / I decided . the last few years ’ >mI)p Vo 1 took hiS future » lans - Dram! is , Charge of the o ff*ce todav I dua ‘a now ready for business. .

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J' , W < y* . 1 \Z-di ■ '1 ■ I r J v . ' Paul Reed, above, is being held in connection with the fatal bombing of • Vernon Plager, Rockford. Illinois. I radio expert, who was blown to death . as he stepped on the starter of his automobile. Reed, officers have learned, is familiar with handling of ; dynamite, the explosive used by the : slayer of Plager. The slain man's i widow. Iva Plager (right) is also held in connection with the slaying. Reed is said o be a former sweetheart of ' Mrs. Plager. TWO MORE FINED BY MAYOR KRICK Total Number Os Slot Machine Owners Fined Here — Reaches Si* < —-4 — Bernard Kintz and Mots Sether were fined $25 and costs, amounting to $35 each, in Mayor George Krick's <ourt last evening, on their plea of guilty to a charge of keeping a gambling device in their place of business. Mr. Sether paid his fine and Mr. Kintz, stayed the docket, giving bond f<y his fine. sfayor Krick made the same ruling in these two cases as he did in the four other similar cases tried in his court this week. He ordered the slot I machines destroyed, giving the defendants ten days time in which to file an appeal and to prove that the slot machines could lie used for lawful purposes. The fining of the two men last night makes a Total of six who were arrested for keeping a slot machine in their I place of busHiess. All of the men pleaded guilty and were given the same fine. Jesse Rice, the seventh person charged with keeping a slot machine, is out of the city and will be arraigned later. The court has not yet made a ruling concerning the disposition of the money in the slot machines. Addition To Wren School Building Being Erected Work is piogressing nicely on the addition being built to the high sfltool building at Wren. Ohio. The wings on each side of the ma.n building are completed and the plaster work is now being done. The' addition will give the high school additional school facilities and the remodeled building makes a fine appearance. The cld building is in the center of the two wings. The building will be made modern in every 1 espect and will be ready for occupancy for the opening of the fall term of school. Sevetal men are employed in the construction work. When the building is completed Wren will have a’ fine new school building. 200 Members Os Excursion Party On Potomac Poisoned 1 Washington, July 21 (U.R) —Source of 1 hard boiled eggs blamed by hospital authorities for poisoning about 200 ; persons on an excursion down the Po--1 tomac tiver yesterday was investigat- ■ ed today by Maryland and district of Columbia police. Most cf those affected were children. Eleven remained in hospitals this 1 morning, one in serious condition. Physicians and nurses dismissed the ' remainder after treatment. The excursion was an annual event sponsored by the central union mission. a charitable organization affiliated with most of the Capital’s churches At previous outings Mis. Calvin Coolidge had eaten similar food without effect, he added.

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'■ ■■ 11l ■ — ——------j-r* S'w '* 11 *ll ■ K s W N 7 1H I x jl ’ Z A II a!, i .Ml w / n '■ - - ■ Country Club Road To Opened.in Future — The work of paving the Country Club road is rapidly nearing completion. The gang engaged in laying the brick would have finished its work tcday, if they had not exhausted their supply of sand at noon Friday. The bricks have been laid as far north as the Charles Knapp residence. The work of placing tar between the bricks has been started, also, and will be finished in about three mote days. The pavement must stand a few days after the paving is completed before it is opened to traffic, but it is thought that the toad will be open by the last cf next week or the first of the following week. The road is paved with concrete from the Country Club south to the county farm road. SUCCESSOR TO DR. WORK NAMED President Coolidge Appoints Rov O. West As Secretary Os Interior Superior, Wis., July 21—(U.R)—President Coolidge has filled one of the cabinet vacancies growing out of the presidential campaign by appointing Roy O. West of Chicago as secietarv of the interior. The appointment takes effect immediately. West succeeds Dr. Hubert Work, who resigned from the cabinet to devote himself to Herbert Hoover’s Republican presidential candidacy as chairman of the Republican national committee. The cabinet vacancy created by the campaign was Hoover's resignation as secretary of commerce. Although Mr. Coiolidge is known to be giving considerable attention to the matter of a successor to Hoover, no indication has been given of when the appointment will be made. West is Republican national committeeman from Illinois and took an i important part in the’ 1924 presidential campaign. He recently conferred with the president at Cedar Island lodge. It was understood he was offered the interiorship at that time. o Fraternity Convention Opens South Bend. Ind., July 21—(INS)—Business sessions of the National convention of Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity opened here today with an attendance of 700. a Dr. Archbold Improving Dr. Roy Archbold, who has been confined to his home for the past several days with a severe siege of tonsilitis, is improving and able to be out on the porch today.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, July 21, 1928.

Skin Os Snake, Five And One-Half Feet Long, Found On Farm Near Here The discarded skin 'of a Blue Racer snake, measuring five feet, six inches in length, was found this week on the farm of Mrs. Adam Hower, near fiolio, in St. Marys township. The skin was found along the wire partition fence between Mrs. Hower’s faun and the farm owned by Burt Lenhart, of this city, by Alva Hower, of Warrick county who is spending a few weeks wi’h hls brother Willard who lives on hls mothei's farm. Each spring, snakes crawl out of their old skin, a new one having formed underneath during the winter. The old skin was turned inside out, but was in fine condition. TO CLOSE ROAD NO. 27 MONDAY Work Os Paving DecaturFort Wayne Road To Begin At Once , Construction work on the paving , of state and federal highway. No. 27. from Fort Wayne south to the Adams county line, will be started next Monday morning, according to an announce ment made yesterday by J. McKeese, state road investigator. The road will be closed for the entire distance from the Adams county line to the city limits of Fort Wayne. The contract for paving the road was let several weeks ago to the Grace Construction company, of Fort Wayne. The road will be paved with concrete. While the road is under construction, traffic over state road No. 27 will be detoured from Fort Wayne east on Pontiac to the Wayne trace south to Hoagland and from there to toad 27 north of this city. The river toad between Decatur and Fcrt Wayne is reported to be in only fair condition, i One good route U said to be-over the road No 27 to the end of the pavement thence west to the rivet toad and over the river toad into Fort Wayne. The north end of the liver road is in good condition. o — Republican Editors Hear Orators Praise Hoover Wyandotte Cave. Ind.. July 21 (JNSt —With the messages of orators com- j mitting themselves definitely to Her-' bert Hoever's stand on agriculture and to prohibition ringing in their ears, members of the Indiana Republican editorial association were leaving here today after their three-day tour of southern Indiana. Among the speakers hete and at Corydon yesterday were governor Ed Jackson. Harry G. Leslie, Republican nominee for Govet nor, and congressman Fred S. Purnell, while a speech by United States Senator James E. Watson was read to the editors because an infected eye prevented Watson from attending. o Girl Spending Vacation At Camp Killed By Train Michigan City, Ind. July 21.—(INS) — Molly ing two weeks vacation at a girls camp here, was instantly killed today whet( she was struck by a Michigan Central train. Authorities are investigating rumors that the girl was despondent and may have committed suicide. o Mostly Fair Weather Forecast For Next Week Washington, July 21. —(U.R) —Weather outlook for the week, July 22 to 29: for legion of Great Lakes —showers in extreme east portion beginning of week and probably general shower period toward close; otherwise mostly fair; temperatures mostly moderate first half, probably warmer latter half. | —- ———o Revolutionary Movement In Portugal Is Stifled Lisbon, Portugal, July 21 —(U.R) —The government today stifled a ievolutionary movement that had been started during the night. After several hours fighting the revolutionists surrendered to the government at 8:30 A. M. o Man 83, Commits Suicide Washington. Ind, July 21 —(INS)—Ad- 1 am Ebler, S 3, was dead here today by his own hand thus making good previous statements that he wanted to die because ,of his infirmities of old age. A son Joseph and two youths found the body hanging horn a small tree at the rear of the home. He had been dead several hours when found. Eight children survived him.

DR. SHUMAKER CONSIDERS NEXT STEP IN EIGHT Anti-Saloon League Head Expected To Appeal To U. S. Supreme Court STEPHENSON HAS ONE MORE CHANCE Indianapolis, July 21. —(U.R)—The Indiana supreme court today adjourned until next Friday morning. Th ceourt did not announce any decisions. Indianapolis, July 21. — (INS) —Decision whether Edward S. Shumaker, Indiana Anti-Saloon league superintenwill serve his 60-day state farm sentence and pay his $250 fine for contempt of court immediately, or whether he will appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court will be reached next Monday at another special meeting of the league’s headquarters committee here. This was the statement at noon today of Ethan A. Miles, league attorney, following a hastily called conference of the committee. “We will issue a formal statement Monday," Miles said. Although James i Bingham, Shumaker's attorney was prepared to file the appeal on the ground that the state court had vio- 1 lated the right of free speech in its i decision, Shumaker indicated he had ' little hopes of avoiding serving the ' sentence. Has Little Hope “It seems to me that the United States court dislikes to interfere it, what it considers purely state matters.” Shumaker said. “It' my case had been in the United States supreme court as the original court that body would, have refused to even consider it.” However, other dry lears have urged Shumaker to«make a test case of his conviction by appealing. Bingham said he had 90 days in which to appeal to the federal court. It was pointed out by Shumaker that his case is still pending before the state supreme court until lie is called before the justices to be sentenced of- | ficially. The supreme court dismissed the ease of contempt against Jess Martin', league trustee, on the ground that lie had shown that he was not responsible for the information sheets issued by the league, which termed the justices wet. D. C. Stephenson, former Indiana H I.VI’DI El> OW V4GR FIVE. — 0 HENRY KELLY DIES FRIDAY Farmer Residing East Os Geneva Dies Os Cancer; Funeral Monday Geneva, July 21 —(special) —Henry Kelly, aged 76 years, died at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon. July 20, 1928, at his home two and one-half miles east of Geneva. Death was due to cancer, with which the deceased had been ailing for several months. * Henry Kelly was born in Jay County Indiana. He is survived by a widow and two sons, both at home. Three sisters also survive. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Elm Grove church. o Smith Ready To Announce Date For Notification Albany, N. Y. July 21—(INS)—Governor Al Smith today was expected to announce the date for the ceremony a which he will be formally notified that he has been nominated to rthe Presidency by the Democratic party. The notification will be hel(d at night on the steps of the state capitol and the governor is reported to favor either August 16 or August 23, much will depend, however on when a national wide radio hookup can be secured to broadcast the Governor’s address. 0 Spanish-American Veterans To Hold Reunion, Aug.l2-13 The twenty-ninth annual reunion of the 160th Indiana regiment. SpanishAmetlcan war veterans, will be held at Lafayette, August 12 and 13, according to word received here today by John D. Andrews, Lieut, colonel of Company B. The notice was sent by Col. F. W. Kummings, of Lafayette.

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Cleans Up Plotters I ' I ■ ‘ .. i k’/ One of the latest pictures of President Plutarco Elias Calles of Mexico, who, following the assassination of President-elect Alvaro Obregon, massed the federal army and rurale units to run down anti Obregon plotters. He has announced he will remain in office only long enough for Mexico to choose a successor to the martyred leader. NOTED CHOIR TO SING IN DECATUR Sacred Concert To Be Given By Berne Mennonite Choir Sunday Night The special service at the United Brethren church Sunday night, in which the Mennonite Indies Choir, of . Berne, will render a sacred program of music and songs, promises to- be well attended, as it is affording an opportunity for the people of Decatur to hear this recognized splendid inusicial organization. The folowing program will be given, beginning at 7:30 o’clock Sunday evening: Prelude. Devotions. Prayer Perfect Stenson Sweet Sabbath Eve ... Parks Jerusalem Parker Chorus Vocal Duet Selected Mrs. Nussbaum, Miss Stauffer. Reading Selected Miss Luginbill Herein Is Love Lorenz He’Plans It All Lorenz Chorus Quartette Selected Misses Stauffer. Burkhalter, Nussbaum, Burkhtd/er I God Is Love Shelley I Sottld Like to Be Thereßilhorn I Will Exalt Thee Harris I Chorus . Piano Solo Selected Miss Rohrer By Babvlons Wave Gounod-Harris Chorus I Offering. ] Before Thy Heart’s Closed Portals Edington-Wilson i He Will Hear and Answer Prayer Crosby-Gabriel i Sermonette Rev. Cecil R. Smith ' Jubilate Deo in D Downs Chorus ' . o— Cows Near Ossian Are Poisoned By Snakeroot 1 Dr. C. O. Petrey, Ossian veterinary was caled to diagnose a case of what he soon found was milk sickness in cattle northeast of Ossian. He then I went into the woods pasture and located the cause cf the disease, a rank . growth of snakeroot. Milk cows are , made sick by eating this plant, and persons who drink the milk from the t cows also easily contract the disease . which often becomes serious and may even prove fatal unless discovered in Its early stages. Snakeroot does not I often grow except in shaded sports. , 0 Four Escape From State i Reformatory; One Caught Pendleton, Ind., July 21. — (U.R) — i Three of four prisoners who escaped j from the state reformatory here Friday afternoon during a storm, were f still at large today. The fourth Lee . True, 20, serving a term for vehicle I taking, was captured an hour after . the break for liberty. ,■ Still at large are William Foland, f 20, Indianapolis, robbery convict; .■ Janies Louke. 27, robbery, and Lutiier Gates, 21, burglary.

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L. WALTERS IS HELD UP NEAR PAULDING, OHIO I '' — ■ Local Traveling Salesman Is In Semi-Stupor From Blow On Forehead UNABLE TO GIVE ACCOUNT OF HOLDUP Highway bandits slugged and robbed Lawrence Wallers, well i known young man of this city, salesman for the Schafer company, sometime last night, near j Paulding. Ohio. Mr. Walters is at his home on Vine street, in this city, t’pon the advice of his physicians, reporters were requested not Io interview him on account of his condition, lie is in a semi-stupor anti suffering from a blow of the forehead. Early this morning, a telephone call was received by Earl Fuhrman at the Schafer company, from Mr. Walters, saying that he had been slugged and robbed last night. Mr. Walters stated that he would l>e able to come to Decatur without assistance. but when he arrived here at about 12:30 o’clock this afternoon, he was very weak and was escorted home by Mr. Fuhrman. Money And Revolver Taken Since he came home, Mr. Walters has been sleeping and seemed very weak. Those, who talked with him learned that he was held up near Paulding last night. Part of his money was taken and a revolver, which he carried in his automobile, was also taken. There is evidence of the blow on the forehead, presumably from a “black jack.” The flesh is not broken open. Mr. Walters did not give complete details of the holdup and. due to his weakened condition, he was not questioned much by those who accompanied him home. It is not known how much money was obtained by the highway bandits. o : Adams County Holiness Association Names Officers Monroe, July 21 —(Special)—Officers of the Adams County Holiness Association were elected at. the annual business meeting of the association held at the tabernacle here Tuesday night. The officers chosen were: James Adams, of Willshire, Ohio, president; Rev. E. M. Foster, of Monroe, vice-president; Mrs. Frank Martz, Monroe, secretary; Mrs. Bright, of Craigvllle, assistant secretary; Rev. Foster, treasurer; Louis Habegger, of Berne, assistant treasurer. Another revival campaign probably will be held next fall. A successful revival campaign was held by the association recently. o Trans-Atlantic Flier Married To Chicago Girl Chicago July 21 —The wedding of Louis Gordon, mechanic of the airplane Friendship on its trans-Atlantic flight, and Miss Ann Bruce Friday climaxed the second day’s program for the Friendship's crew of three. Miss Amelia Earhart, who completed the first «it crossing of the Atlantic ever made by a woman and Wilmer Stultz, pilot of the flight were honored guests at the wedding. AUTOS COLLIDE NORTH OF CITY Four Persons Escape Serious Injury In Accident Near St. John’s Church Automobiles driven by Carl Jenkins of Fort Wayne and Paul Gailmeier, of St. Johns, collided near the St. Johns church, on the state road No. 27, about 1 o'clock this afternoon. The Jenkins car, a Chevrolet coach, turned over, but. Mr. Jenkins, his wiife and sister, who were riding with him, escaped with minor injuries. The Gailmeier car, a Chevrolet roadster. did not turn over, but was damaged. Mr. Jinkins was coming south on the state road. Mr. Gailmeier approached the state road from a side road. He stopped for one car to pass on the state road, but failed to see the Jenkins car until he had pulled onto the highway.

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