Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 183, Decatur, Adams County, 3 August 1928 — Page 1

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K DISASTER I TOLL REACHES 20; I probe is begun | T TI.X er J»i< B K^o?ted B 5 I To Be Dying- Today ln\’F OF VICTIMS IS I FOKMKR DtXETO man I Clarence Pace. 30. one of the I workmen who (jied of bqrns refl reived in the explosion of a still fl inthe Indian oil refining plant at I Lawrenceville. HI., this week, was fl a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Pace, fl d Poneto, Wens conty. He w« fl married and the father of two chilfl dren Mr. Pac e will be buried at ■ Lawrenceville. I Vincennes August 3 (INS>— Alw Law ■ renceeille 111. In.lL'n tefining company floil still blast death ,n " mounted to ■ w this afternoon. fl fen others of the 51 burned by flam- ■ in? oil were reported to be dyins- | Vincennes. Aug. 3. (INS) -The lawflwith eighteen men dead and twelve fldyhig at the Good Samaritan hospital fl here from burns teeeived in the torflribieoil still explosion Tuesday at the fllndian Refilling Company’s plant at fllawrenceville. 111., across the Wabash flriver fn.ni here which showered 150 flfir fighters with burning oil. the auflttcritiesof Illinois ami Indiana joined fllunds today in probing the disaster, fl Coronet N. E lieckes of this city fl vent to Lawrenceville to conduct the flinquest into the deaths of the victims. ■The Indiana coroner had charge of 'he ■ taiifSt because the men diet! in India- ■ U The inquest was held at Lawrence- ■ rille because the disaster occurred fl Ikere. ■ .Meanwhile s.o, owing Lawrenceville Hpepated to bur.' the first ten victims ■ “the blast today. Individual funerals ■will be held. IS fi ■ Fort Wayne Smiths I Are Not All For Al, I According To Survey ■ Fort Wayne. Ind.. August 3—(U.R) — ■ The Smiths who live in Foit Wayne ■ are not unanimous in the choice for ■AI Smith foi Ihesident. A newspaper ■ reportei who called 145 Smiths by tele- ■ phone, asking how they stood for pre- ■ sident, and 79 voted for Hoover and ■ only 76 for Al. H y ■ Condition Os VV. S. Vare I Remains Critical Today fl Atlantic City. X. .1., August 3— (INS) The condition of William S. Vaie, senatorelect from Pennsylvania, who suffered a stroke of apoplexy at his sumflier home at Vetn.r City near here Wednesday was declared unchanged I this morning. I His personal physician Dr. Ellwood R. Kirby of Philadelphia, who visited hi® this morning, said before leavj feffor Philadelphia that Vare’s condipion was exceedingly critical. He said , had a temperatuie of 98 and add'd that the slightest recutrenre cf the ,« : 'bral hemoirhage would cause a,L He added that if the temperai ( “l‘ eOntin " e ' 1 il was Hkely to prove WITH OPENED FIVE YEARS AGO ’*l Os 2,906 Patients i a ted At Local Hospital n Five-Year Period ; "Sj’orn , 29, ma , rked the nf,h a » * Count M h open,n ß (,t »>e Adams Accordin'’ e . m ° r ‘ al hoapUal in this citv. Emily "Lt 0 f , l !" rPS compiled by Miss 2.996 patient’ !' spta fuperintendeut, ■ MIS in ,h?« Ve I,een treated at ,he 24.821 6 £,ve -year period. A total 141 numtar a days ’ " ,aikß the ,0 - in th? h • ays patients spent I 4 a T' 1 ; Other tota ‘s for the 77 m» P io( ‘ arP ftR fo "ows: "lajor operations. n ’inor operations ; »*li«U cases ' Maternity eases MracX b ° rn 1,1 h ° SPl,al J 2 burn cases ' 7457 n T* d ear cases 8 to hsll cases i aCCidentß °A deaths which have Hal Hospita for A t “ mS C ° Unty Menio ’ ‘ fOr lhe Period totals 123.

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Princes# to Marry j -1 Eli W3| • ] -- I, ~ ru—, , , (* ' r Princess Ileana isn’t going to become the wife of an American after all. Instead the beautiful daughter of Queen Marie of Rumania will I espouse a German, Prince Heinrich of Schaumbourg-Lippe, according to reports reaching friends in the I'nit’ed States. The prospective bridegroom is one of the wealthiest men in Germany. TO HOLD DAIRY DAY PROGRAM » Cloverleaf Creameries To Hold Celebration During Old Home Week One of tlie features of Old Home ,Week will be the dairy Djy program to be given on Wednesday, September 12. by the t’loverleaf Creameries. Inc., of this city. The people of this community and hundreds cf others remember the first dairy day ever given *in this city, on October 19. 1926. It was one of the biggest and most successful celebrations ever given in Decatur. One of the features was the barbecue and the opening of the enlarged and remodeled plant of the Cloverleaf Creameries in this city. Several thousand people attended the celebration. W. A. Klepper. general manager of the Creamery company, stated this morning that all of the company's fieldmen and station operators, together with their families, will be invited to attend the Dairy Day celebration. Invitations will also be sent to rail toad officials, business associates and men well known in the creamery business to attend. A general invitation is extended by the creamery management to the public to attend the program and gift distribution. Farmers and dairymen of Adams county and vicinity and in the Cloverleaf Creamery territory are especially invited to attend the big celebration. Mr. Kieppet stated that he expects several thousand people to attend the dairy day program. During the day. three pure bred calves, cash gifts and ice-cream will be given away free. A short program will be held at the Creamery, including a talk by a creamery authority, and tire hundreds of patrons and employes of the company who will attend will also be invited to participate in the Old Home Week celebration during the day. ——— o Ferd Christen Speaks To Decatur Rotarians Ferd L. Christen, Adams county agt {cultural agent, gave a short talk before members of the Decatur Rotary Club last evening. Mr. Christen told cf the details and service given through the county agent’s office and said that it was the desire to have the hearty cooperation of both the rural and utban people in helping him render set vice to the community. Several Bluffton Rotarians; including Frank McDowell. Harry Starr and Rev. Charles Giradot, attended the meeting. o — G. A. R. Soecial Train To Start West Sept. 15 Indianapolis August 3 — The official ttain tor the Indiana department Grand Army of the Republic, is to leave Indianapolis at 8:30 A. M Saturday, September 15, for the annual national encampment at Denver. Colorado, Captain Albert J. Ball, state'adJutan't announced. He pointed cut in orders issued today that there is much talk of other official trains, but that thi% particular tour is the only one sponsored by the Indiana department.

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HIDE GENERAL MANAGER FOR OLD HOME WEEK H. W. Thompson Employed To Attend To Various Details Os Event OTHER PLANS FOR WEEK ARE MADE H. W. Thompson, former pastor of the Christian church, will begin his duties next Monday as assistant secretary and general manager for the j Old Home Week committee. He will have offiijys in the rooms of the county agent, on East Madison street, and will attend to various duties. He will look after the distribution of advertising, make collections of subscriptions, see that concessions are paid for, superintend the arrangement I for parking spaces, plan for hotel accomodations for guests and take care of a thousand and one other details of the big week. This was decided upon definitely at the meeting of the general committee last evening when the contract with Mr. Thompson was approved. He has had considerable experience in business and was, for more than three years, the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce at Ligonier, Indiana. Committee Chairmen Named Dr. E. G. Coverdale was named chairman of the committee to extend the courtesies of the Decatur CountryClub to visitors while here. C. J. Lutz was appointed chairman of a special reception committee to receive distinguished visiting guests. Both will name the members of their committees TWFStlve plans for the farm and dairy day on Thursday, September 12, were reported and discussed. It will be one of the interesting days of the week and the Cloverleaf Creameries will take an important part in it. There will be a farm parade, speeches, distribution of gifts and a picnic, with awarding of prizes to club winners. Details will be published within a few days. H. J. Yager, chairman of the concession and free act committee, will go to Fort Wayne Monday to confer with Frank Beimer, who will assist in this part of the work and who has already made a number of plans. The committee on arrangements for Fraternity Day met.last night and checked the lodges which will participate. Practically every order represented here, as well as other organizations, will take part in the program for that day. which is Thursday, the 13th. The big parade will occur in the evening, it was decided, as so many lodge members cannot take part in the exercises during the day. — o HOOVER BANS EMOTIONALISM Republican Nominee Says He Will Make An "Appeal To Reason” • Bv WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON Internationl News Service Staff Cor respondent Stanford University, Cal., Aug 3. — Herbert Hoover today served notice on his personal “board of strategy'’ that his campaign in the future will be conducted along the line of an “appeal to reason,” rather than to “appeal to the emotions” of America's twenty million voters. Hoover will leave to Governor Alfred E. Smith, his Democratic rival, all spectacular campaign moves and conduct his ow-n campaign on a busi ness basis. His trip to the North woods was Hoover's last eflort to win the election on a “personality'' issue. ——o —' — Champion Berry Picker Loses Title To Women Veedersburg, Ind, August 3 —(U.R> — Joe Sljipman, 75, today had lost his title as champion of berry pickers. He blamed his defeat by two women on “these new inventions." The invention was an electric flash light which lhe women used while picking berries before dawn. Shipman arrived in the patch at dawn only to discover the women already had pick- . ed two gallons of berries.

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Meets Heroic Death I - w T • Harry Estrin, 19-year-old Chicago youth, heard the cries of two little girls being drawn to their death by an undertow at the South Haven, Mich., Workmen's Citcle Summer Colony and plunged in after them with full knowledge of the danger to himself. AU three were drowned. 1 BLIND-PIANIST WILL PLAY HERE Gerald Clifl’ton, Os Wren, Ohio, To Play At U. B. Church Sunday Night A special feature of the Sunday evening service at the United Brethren church here next Sunday will be Gerald Cliffton, 14-year-oM blind piapist of Wien Ohio. This talented musfcian will play several numbers during the service. The choir of the U. B. church, members of the congregation and friends will give special musical numbers during the service Sunday evening, also. This program promises to be an exceptional treat for lovers of good music and tl)e public is invited to attend. SMITH TO WAGE BATTLE IN WEST Democratic Nominee To Fight For Few Farm States To Clinch Election By Raymond I. Borst, INS Staff Correspondent ’Now Yoik, Aug. 3. — Confident of success in the south and east. Governor Al Smith has decided to wage an intensive campaign in the middle west in the belief that if he can carry a few farm states he can clinch the presidential election. The governor's first move to win the support of Republican farmers in the corn belt result!*! in an announcement by George N. Peek of Moline, 111., regarded as the spokesman for a million middle west farmers, that he would support the Democratic ticket. The next step to be taken by Smith in an effort to capture the farm vote will be the formation of a special committee, whichc will have complete charge of the* campaign in the agricultural centers. This committee is expected to be headed by Bernard M. Baruch and probably will have its headquarters in Chicago. The drive for the farm votes will be concentrated in Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin, according to close advisers of Governor Smith. There is a possibility that a farm to farm canvas may be made in these three states by the special farm relief committee in the hope of obtaining sufficient farm votes to swing the states into the democratic column. Favors Equalization Fee New York, Aug. 3. —(U.R)—Governor Alfred E. Smith said today that the McNary-Haugen hill, specifically, is “not acceptable” to him as a form of farm relief. He reiterated however, his statement of yesterday that he favored farm relief which will assess the cost of marketing surpluses against commodities to be benefitted, which is in line with the equalization fee principle in the McNary-Haugen bill. The governor explained that the McNary-Haugen bill is contrary to, the Democratic platform adopted at (CONTINI'KD ON PAGH TWO;

CAPT. COURTNEY AND PALS ABOARD ATLANTIC LINER Four Fliers Safely Rescued After Being Forced Down In Burning Plane PLANE ABANDONED IN MID-ATLANTIC New Yoik. August 3 (INS) ThankI fill to have escaped the fate of others > [ who unsuccessfully attempted to span ' I the Atlantic, ('apt. Frank T. Courtney. 1 famous British flier, and his three coml panions were aboard the Atlantic ttanspcrt liner Minnewaska enroute here today after having been spectacularly tescued from Midocean where they had landed in blazing plane. The Minnewaska will reach here Monday morning. Radio repot ts front the linet indicated that Courtney. E. B. Hosmer. Montreal banket and backer of the flight. E. W. Gilmour, radio operator, and Fred Pierce mechanic, al! wete in good condition despite their hallowing expetienee. The men were picked up at a point about 1,600 miles due east f New York ami a little more than 700 miles west of their starting point. Horta, Azores. The fliers were in the air about fourteen hours when their plane caught fire. Realizing that nothing could be done in the air, Courtney headed his blazing plane downward towaids the sea. He succeeded in land-I ing on the lough sea without serious mishap, radio advices indicated' The four men aboard the-plane siteseeded in putting the blaze out after landing on the ocean. Then came terrible hours of waiting with their plan-? bebbing up and down with each wave Plane Is Abandoned London, August 3 —(INS) — Captain Frank T. Courtney’s trans-Atlantic seaplane, the Whale, which was forced down in mid-Atlantic by fire during an attempted flight from the Azotes to Newfoundland, was abandoned at sea. according to a.iadicgram fiorn the Liner Cedrick to the Evening News *!iis afternoon. Q

Gov. Ed Jackson Is Building New $15,000 Home At Indianapolis

Indianap lis, August 3—(INS>-Gov. Ed Jackson who yesterday was made an honorary Colonel in the Kentucky National Guard, is building a new $15,-. 000 home north of Indianapolis, it’became known here today. The building will be so colonial style as befit a cOonel. The governor will occupy the new home with his family when he goes out of office. January 14, 1929. FRED STONE IN AIRPLANE CRASH Noted Actor Sustains Serious Injuries While Piloting Plane New'London. Conn., August 3 —(INS) Fred Stone, world famous comedian and eccentric dancer, was seriously injured when an ail plane in which he was making a flight alone went into a tail spin and crashed on a farm near here today. The accident was witnessed by his daughter, Dorethy, also a noted dancer Etone was removed to a hospital where it was found he had sustained fractures of both legs, and severe scalp wounds and abrasions. He will be laid up' many weeks doctors said, and it will be some time be fore it will be learned wjrat effect the accident will have upon his stage career. o Juior Band To Hold Open Air Rehearsal The Junior band will a rehearsal and give, an open air concert at 7:30 o’clock this evepitig at the home of Miss Arline Becker, a member of the band, on Winchester street. The public is invited to attend the rehearsal and enjoy the music. Following the rehearsal this evening, the Junior band kvill take a two weeks vacation, during which time rehearsals and their regular weekly concerts will be suspended. the vacation. the band will resume practice in preparation for Old Home Week.

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Is and Isn’t I 1 O e WJi If * ! Jf' 111, I Tr --’- Neither long hair nor short nob, but lather a compromise, the long bob, was settled upon as the thing for 1928 at I a meeting of the Illinois and Chicago Cosmeticians' Association. Here is Miss Kathlyn Weaver, who demonstrated the new effect, consisting of revealed ears, curled ends and shoulderlength curls in the drack. (International Illustrated News Photo) Cast rehearsal OF PLAY IS HELD Home Talent Play, "Inheritance,” Is Reildy For Presentation Here The final and dress rehearsal for the play “Inheritance” was held last night, in anticipation of the first public presentation in t|e form of a children's matinee, Sunday afternoon. The play will be given Sunday evening and Wednesday evening for the [general public. i The Rev. Father Sheridan, assistant pastor of St. Marys Catholic church, during the absence of Father Joseph Hession, has had charge of the direction of the play, which was written by him. The story of the play is clever. The plot is concise and the play moves rapidly from beginning to eml. It is filled with Comedy, drama and melodrama. The characters of the play were chosen from local talent and, through tireless efforts and splendid coaching, they have moulded themselves into the personages of the story. The role of "Toph.” the village cut-up, played by Herman Myers, introduces the comedy features of tlje play, and it is his clever impersonation of This comedy part which keeps the audience in laughter. Other characters of the play are of equal importance and very good in their roles. A group of dancing and singing girls in clever costumes, are introduced in several musical numbers, which add greatly to the production. Father Sheridan carries his own set of' costumes for these chorus numbers. A gold from the Shrine auditorium at Fort" Waytie, has been promised for use in the setting of act II of the pFay. The cast of the play is asked to take notice that there will be no further rehearsals until the Sunday afternoon matinees. o Placing New Front In Schmitt Meat Market Work started this morning on the remodeling of the H. P. Schmitt building on Second street. A new and modern front will be placed in the market building. A center entrance will lead to the meat market, a new office will be installed and the counters will be more conveniently arranged, Mr. Schmitt stated today. o Automobile Kills Woman Goshen, Ind., August 3 —(U.R)“-Mrs. John Hazen White, 70. is dead here today from injuries suffered in an automobile accident late Wednesday. She was the widow of Bishop White, of the Northern Indiana diocese of I the Episcopal church.

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WESTWARD HOP ACROSS OCEAN IS UNDER WAY New Y ork Is Goal Os Army Fliers; Plan Stop At Azores If Necessary — * NO RADIO EQUIPMENT CARRIED BY PLANE Paris, Aug. 3. (INS) Undeterred by the news that ('.apt. Frank I'. Courtnev and three companions had been forced down on the Atlantic. the Polish fliers. Major Louis Idzikowski and Major Casmir Kubala, hop ped oil from Le Bourget air Held al 5:49 a.in., (1.:49 a.m., New York daylight time) today, on another transatlantic attempt with New Y'ork as their ultimate goal. Burdened by the weight of 1,200 gallons of fuel which the fliers calculated would take them more than 3,600 miles without a stop, the silver grey biplane “Marzalek Pilsudski” taxied more than three quarters of a mile across the field before It lifted into the air. Head For Azores Idzikowski was at the controls. A huge crowd cheered wildly as the plane rose in the air and headed for the co»st. “We may land in New' York or anywhere." were Idzikowski’s parting words. Before the start the fliers had announced they would head for the Azores, landing there only if addi tioual fuel were needed. If not, they said they intended flying direct to the Boi mudas. Weather conditions for the flight. 1 were ideal. Kubala. ailing as navigator, sat next to Idzikowski in one of the two open cockpits. The plane is not cabin-ent'losed. Before starting Kubala expressed confidence that he and his companion would land in New York in 40 hours as they expected a northeasterly wind behind them most of the way. For provisions, the fliers car ried a dozen chicken sandwiches, tw’o thermos bottles of coffee and six Ixitties of champagne. They said they expect to consume the champagne enroute. “so as not to violate the United States prohibition law.’’ The “Marzalek Pilsudski" is an Amlot metal biplane powered by a 650 horse-power motor. Its wingspread is 65 feet and cruising speed about 150 miles an hour. Both aviators have had long experience. During the early part of the war Idzikowski fought in the Russian armies and Kubala for Austria. Both joined the Polish air force when Poland became an independent country. Their Light is sponsored by the Polish govet nment a n d follows months of intensive preparation. The plane is not etptipped with radio. o Cleaver Is Sentenced Chicago, August 3 —(U.R)—Charles (Lirnpy) Cleaver was sentenced to 25 years in the federal penitentiary and fined by Judge James H. Wilkerson, in fedeial court today on charges resulting from his conviction of participation in the $133,000 Evergreen Park mail robbery, last February. o SECOND JUNIOR BAND PLANNED Meeting Called For Monday For Purpose Os Organizing New Band Here Prof. Dave Rice, director of the Decatur Junior band, announced today that a- second Junior band will be organized next Monday morning, at 9 o'clock, at a meeting to be held in the Decatur high school auditorium. The new band will be for beginners. Already, about twelve vboys and girls have signified a desire to join the new band and learn band music. All boys and girls who have taken one or two lessons on a band instrument are urged to attend the meeting Monday morning and join the new band. Those who wish to join may obtain further particulars by calling either Mr. Rice or M. F. Worthman, superintendent of the city schools. The new' band will be known as Junior band, No. 2.

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