Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 6 August 1928 — Page 1

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15 KILLED, 27 HURT IN TRAIN WRECK

I POLISH FLIERS. I RESCUED. PLAN I M ATTEMPT ■ Into The Ocean I TI RX BACK WHEN ■ TI on LINE CLOGS B Oporto. Portugal. Aug. <». ■| (U.P) Ikirdh roeovered Iroin jffll [|| ( .j r plunge into the sea on their H ininsiitkinlic Hight to N e w HH Yerk. Major Louis hlzikowski M . U! ,| Casimir Kubala already are Ml 'hiking of a new attempt. ■■ \Ve hope t. irj again at the fast ■H ,-fportuni'y ' Kubala said today as Im M| >f t the military hospital and joined B| lb'ikowski at a hotel. They planned HH l(1 go to Paris this afternoon. M| Tile escape of the two Polish avia- ■| Ilir .. war r. tans and incidentally Ml v.t.ran. of opposing armies—was 1 the second daring the week of trans|H itltantic adators. Oil Line Goes Bad M| hlzikowski and Kubala started from |H| !■ Bourget flying field, Paris, at 1 dawn Friday for .\’ew York. The oil Ml ♦,„! of their Celle went wrong. After HH being far at tiiey* turned back for Ml Btripe in a desperate attempt to Ml ’■•'li Spain. They plunged into the Ml ‘0,1(11(1 were picked up by the HaniIM hit •• Atm i t--.unship Samos Sat|M urday. after 3S hours in the air. Mi R° ,h fl'T. were shaken by their Ml P |,ln ?e inl " Kubala injured |M bis right arm in a fall aboard the MM Sama, lb- was able to leave the hos|M P' ,al today, however. Mi ’ II '" a'iator. were more concerned |M tvsaniing their failure to reach New |M I '' l; iii a .iii their narrow escape |M from death. Plane Is Saved Mi " On| y o I''" more hours and we Ml have made it," said Kubala. MB ’ rl| e commandant of the Port of RH Leiroes—the seaport of Oporto, 4 |M m ’b's from the city—and military au|M titorities have taken care of the flv|M ets, both of whom have great gratiM tude at their treatment. H The aviator’s plane, the Marszalik H Pilsudski, is to be taken to Paris. ■ While hi the hospital. Major Kubala H ' f!l ‘ ,t|p United Press of the trying 38 HI hours of flying, the crash and the H rescue by German sa’lors. The plane Ml ,ook nff fron: Le Bourget field. Pafis. ■ at dawn Friday and was sighted H while passing out to sea. Hours lat- ■ er. a British ship saw it north of the M Azoles and three hours after that, an H o,,,f ‘ r Br >tish ship reported it flying H back toward Europe. H he anxious hours of silence that ■ j fallowed were relieved at noon Sun- ■ day when th Seamos put into Leizoes ■ | were taken ashore. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o THREE GENEVA ■ YOUTHS JAILED Spend Friday Night In Jail At Portland; Hearing Set For Thursday : yomh?™; Aug 6 -Three Geneva ■ William Eckrote, Ralph Bailnn aPd neßt Striker - s P ellt a most m-ot table night in the city lockpri('»P,e ’ aS a lesult ° r a » escapade • riaay evening. , * adeged that the boys were brew hat , lin(ler tlle lnfll >ence of home Party of' K s pe, , sißte<i in ann °y‘ n K a the L ,° Ur boys and four Kiris on Oneof th f ? m Geneva t 0 this city. DeMel b ° yS wlth the girls, Harold davit of Ceylon, filed an afflAverl fll” 8^ 116 three ’ and Lleut - Hal auto noli d D ° W Chapel Os the state Police, arrested them. before 'sT’- the b ° yS Were arrai S ned rouncii George Fry, in the city of no ' m mber> The y entered pleas was Axed £ tl B ° nd hl eaCh lnstance their trio the B,lra of * IOO - and of this ! WaS Bet f ° r Thursday night be tried HZ 7 °’ clock ' They wil > v„ (1 . n charges of intoxication. Cenev'i" Nelso ” a “ attorney of ‘he yomh entered an a PPe a rance for Striker fat’h« nd » he ’ With Dorren Mos the ,° f Ernest Striker, one the bond' " Sed ' Bigned Ks sureties on named ,bree , boys w ‘th Derrickson, tless IJ „ W tneßßes ‘ are Bud Langlrls did nm eV ‘ a ' ld Alva NeviL The d hot appear in the case.

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Legion Post To Elect Delegates This Evening Delegates from Adams Post, No. 4S, of the American Legion, to the annual state convention of the Legion, will lie elected at a special meeting of the post in Legion hall at 7:30 o’clociKthis evening. All members of the post are urged to attend the meeting. o COMMISSIONERS WORK ON BUDGET I County Board In Session Today; $5,000 For Road Right-Of-Ways Asked The county commissioners met in regular session this morning, devoting the forenoon to checking up and allowing bills. This afternoon and tomorrow, the commissioners will get down to the task of preparing the county budget, listing those items which tire commissioners must appropriate. As fat as known, none of the county officers have filed estimates higher than last year, except in cases where | the appropriations last year were not ! i sufficient to carry on their respective I offices. Ed M. Ray and W. D. Cross, repre- ! senting the Adams County Better Highway committee, filed a petition with the board, signed by many taxpayers, asking that $5,000 be listed in the budget for the purpose of purchasing right-of-ways. The commissioners will be in all probability list the appropriation and it will be up to the county council to pass on it. The county commissioners also make up the estimate for bridge building and bridge repairs. The list of bridge improvements and the estimated cost thereof was not available today. One saving in the list of expenses will be the eliminating of the item for election expenses next year. The hospital board, also, asked that the appropriation for the Adams County Memorial hospital be reduced to $5,00(1 for next year, which means a saving of $2,000 over a year ago. o Crayon Lecturer Coming To Pleasant Dale Church On Wednesday and Thursday evenings, Prof. G. E. Weaver, who is noted lecturer and chalk talker, will give programs at the Pleasant Dale church. Prof. Weavei was held of the Art department of Mt. Morris 111. College for fourteen years, an Institute instructor and an entertainer, and has given lectuies in nearly eveiy state in the Union. He has appeared cn many of the larger Lyceum and Chautauqua programs in the country. His talks ate inspiring, helpful, instructive and entertaining. Old and young enjoy them. He draws while he talks and talks while he draws. No admission wil be chatged, but a freewill offeting will be lilted. o z Col. Pettit To Address Fort Wayne Kiwanis Club Col. Guy Pettit, of Bloomfield, lowa, who is a member of the faculty of Reppert’s School of Auctioneel ing in this city, will be the principal speaker at the luncheon meeting of the Fort Wayne Kiwanis Club, at the Anthony hotel Tuesday noon. o Sheriff And Prosecutor Called To Geneva Today Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth and Prosecutor John T. Kelly went to Geneva this morning, after they had been informed that Henry Morningstar, of Geneva, had been arrested there. According to the word received here, Morningstar became intoxicated last night and struck John Shell, also of Geneva, on the head with a bottle. The sheriff and prosecutor had not returned from Geneva at 3 o'clock this afternoon. c , Brothers, Weighing 204 And 84 Pounds, Receive Prize At Twins’ Reunion Newcastle, Ind.. August d—XU.R)— Otto Brandon, of Huntington, Ind., today was president of the Twins association, following bis re-election at a reunion here yesterday. Seventy-nine pairs of twins, and and three sets .of triplets, representing five states attended the reunion. Gilbert and Hubert Lewark. of Rushville, Indiana., won the'award for being the most unusual pair of twins Gilbert weighs 204 pounds and his twin 18-year-old brothers weight is only 84.

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REHEARSALS FOR PAGEANT CALLED First Rehearsals Scheduled For Tuesday Morning; Several Groups Named The committee on cast tor the historical pageant, "Adams County, Yes- I terday and Today," is busy with the task of grouping and selecting talent for the various dance numbers. Several of the groups are already complete, and rehearsals will be officially opened at 9 o’clock tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. The rehearsals are to be held in the large dining room on the first floor of the K. of P. Home, on Third street. A chaperone will be provided for each group and mothers need not fear for tiie safety of the children in sending them to the Home for practice. Each group will rehearse lyRehearsals To Start Promptly. if any children, whose names appear herewith as group members, (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) SECOND JUNIOR BAND ORGANIZED Twenty Boys And Girls Join Organization; More Members Wanted Decatur Junior band, No. 2, was organized witl) twenty members at a meeting held in the Decatur high school auditorium this morning. ProfDave Rice, director, and M. F. Worthman. superintendent of the city schools were iu. charge of the meeting. Another meeting of the newly organized band will be held Thursday morning at 9 o’clock and another Saturday morning qt the same hour in the high school auditorium, for the purpose of completing the organization. Any boys or girls wanting to join tiie band are urged to attend the meeting Thursday morning. It is hoped to obtain at least 36 members for the new band. There was a fine variety of instiuments represented by tiie twenty boys and girls who joined the band this morning. • Those who were enrolled as members of the new band this morning were; Ed Martz, Clcys Eicher,. Ellis Squires, Harold Kolter, Bobby Ashbaucher, Harry Moyer, Vernon Hebble Frederick Schroyer. Elva Amspaugh, Franklin Hebble, Marcia Martin, Bobby Worthman, Robert Brodbeck, Richard Brodbeck, Charles Cloud. Walter Buslck, Paul Haiicher, Clarence Smith and Lawrence Smith. Persons who have second hand band instruments for sale are requested to call Mr. Rice or Mr. Worthman, as some of the boys and girls do not have instruments yet. Prof. Rice is doing great work with the young musicians of the city. He has had wide experience as a band director and organizer and is recognized as one of tiie greatest band musicians ever turned out by Decatur. Decatur Junior band No. 1, was organized about two years ago, and now has 44 members. Rapid progress has been made by the organization and it is rapidly becoming ohe of the best junior musical organizations in this part of the state. » *

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The Polish fliers, Major Louis Idzikowski (top) and Major Casimir Kubala. were rescued from the Atlantic ocean. 80 miles south of Cape Finisterre, Spain, Sunday, after an unsuccessful attempt to span the Atlantic >'n an east to west flight. Their plane is shown in the above picture, making a practice flight over Dreux, France. The map shows the tentative course which the fliers planned to follow between Le Bourget field. | Paris, and New York. HARVEY BEER DIES AT BERNE Death Follows Three Months Illness; Widow And Five Children Survive Berne. Ind.. Aug. 6. — (Special) — Harvey Beer, aged 38, died at 5:55 o’clock Sunday morning. August 5. 1928, at his home in Berne. Death followed a three months illness with symptoms of tuberculosis. Harvey Beer, a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Beer, of Monroe township, was born December 20, 1889. in Monroe township. Adams county. Fourteen years ago, he united in marriage with Mrs. Rose Beer, who survives him. together with five small children, as follows: Ellen, aged 12 years; Ralph, aged 10 years: Irene, age 7 years: lona, aged 3 years; and Sara Belle, aged one year. His parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Beer and the following brothers and - sisters, also survive: Mrs. Fred Pick- I ford, and Mrs. Noah Roth, of Decatur; Mrs. Ed Rich, of Monroe township; Miss Della Beer, at home; Miss Caroline Beer, of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Ed Speeheger, of Linn Grove; Mrs. Henry Neusbaum. of Monroe township; Mrs. Floyd Schindler, of Berne; Ermin Beer, of Berne; and Elmer. Raymond and Merlin Beer, at home. For five years, Harvey Beer followed the occupation of a farmer, lint (CONTIS"*!!* ON PX<«E TW<>» PLAY ATTENDED DY LARGE CROWD Full House Enjoys Home Talent Production, “The Inheritance,” Sunday A full house greeted the home talent cast, Sunday evening, who presented "The Inheritance,” a drama with music, which was written and staged by Father F. A. Sheridan. Tiie play was given in the Catholic school auditorium, under the auspices of the St. Mary's Dramatic Club. The setting of the first act was a living room scene in the home of Dr. Lathan and introduced the members of the Lathan household. The setting of the second act was a gorgeous party scene, in which a chorus group appeared in various song and dance numbers. A silver cyclorama from the Robert Rehm studio in Fort Wayne, furnished a dazzling setting for Act 11, and with various colored flood lights playing upon it, was a pretty setting for the attractive chorus numbers. The story of the play is largely a huge secret and to divulge it flow ON PAGE TWO J

SEVEN HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT • I I — Woman’s Nose And Cheek Cut Off In Wreck Near Bluffton Sunday Bluffton, Ind., August 6- (INS)-Mrs. Jilin Lindeman. 64, of Lafayette, In- ; diana, remained in a critical condition in a local hospital today but was given a chance to recover from terrible injuties received in an automobile collision. It' she recovers, physicians said she would be badly disfigured. Hetnose and one cheek were sliced off. Physicians setjed them back on. She also had a broken leg and probaldy fractured skull. Six others were injured in the crash. They were Walter Linderman of Tipton, son cf Mrs. John Lindeman, who received a broken left arm, and his wife, whose left leg was fractured, two ribs broken and skull cut; Dr. Margaret Richards, lecturer, sister of Lindeman, was painfully bruised. O. M. Rumbaugh of Hartford City, Indiana dtiver of the cat which collided with the Lindeman machine, his daughter Gladys, and her friend. Thelma Stewart of Hartford City were cut and bi ttised. o OPEN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN TODAY H. W. Thompson Begins Duties As General Manager Os Old Home Week H. W. Thompson, assistant secretary and general manager for Old I Home Week, this morning opened j headquarters in the Industrial Association looms, over the J. and J. grocery, where hq will be found most of the time between now and the close of the big week, September 10 to 15. Mr. Thompson’s first the opening of the display advenising campaign. He now lias ready for disi tribution: Automobile window signs with vacuum cups so they do not need to be I pasted. Signs for the car bumpers with clinchers so they will not come off or bother. Large signs for trucks, made so they can lie securely tied. Fence signs, window cards and cthet advertising. Local citizens ate raquested to call at Industrial Headquarters between 8 o'clock A. M., and 12 o’clock noon, or between 7 and 8 o’clock in the evenings. if they wish any of these. Everyone is urged to put some kind of an Old Home Week sign on their car. Mr. Thompson will also look after collections, securing of parking spaces collect concession fees, write news stories and otherwise keep busy. He will- lie glad to confer with any of the committees and to aid them in anyway lie can. Standard Oil Company Pays Cash Dividend Chicago, Aug. 6.—(U.R)—Directors of the Standard Oil company of Indiana today voted a regular casli dividend of 25 cents per share of capital stock. The dividend will be paid September 15 on stock of record August 16.

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New Telephone (Rates Granted Craigville Co. New and slightly higher schedules of telephone rales were approved by the public service commission for the Craigville Telephone company. No change was made in the general line but an increase of SI.OO was made on [the business phones, from $125 to $2.25. —o HOSPITAL FUND REDUCEDS2,OOO # Trustees Ask For $5,000 Appropriation Instead Os Usual $7,000 The hoard of trustees of the Ad-1 ams County Memorial hospital will ask so: an appropriation of only $5,000 for next year, as compared with $7,000 this year, Ed M. Ray. vice-chair-man of the board, stated this morning, following the regular meeting of the trustees. The county has been appropriating $7,000 out of the general fund each year for the maintainence of the hospital. The income during the past year has increased to such an extent I that the institution is practically I "breaking even” on an operating basis and the board of trustees wish to reduce the appropriation at once. If the patronage and income keeps up I next year, as in the past year, the trustees believe that the $5,000 appriation will be sufficient to pay all operating costs and take care of replacements during the year. The income from patrons practically pays all expenses chargeable to the direct operation of the hospital. Appropriation For Upkeep Each year, there is need for extra supplies, the making of repairs and improvements to the building and grounds and these expenses are paid out of the appropriation. The trustees are well satisfied with ♦he operation and management of the hospital and are glad that they can reduce the appropriation. The cut of $2101)0 will be reflected in the county tax levy, meaning that much of a saving to the taxpayers. This appriation does not affect the appropriation for bonds and interest, which has to be made every year to pay the bonds as they become due. The board decided not to present a request to the county council for an appropriation for a nurse's home. It was stated that the trustees were evenly divided as to opinion on building a nurse's home on the hospital grounds, and the matter will not lie brought up this year, it was stated. Monroe Boy’s Leg Is Broken In Accident Glen Rupert, 15-year-old son of Wm. Rupert, residing on Monroe rural route two. experienced a painful injury, Sunday afternoon, while riding a horse. The horse swerved to go through a narrow gate,, and crushed the boy’s right leg against a gate post. He was brought to the Adams County Memorial hospital, where his leg was I found to be fractured. Otherwise, he was uninjured. His condtiion today, is. reported as being very good. Clyde Walb Files Petition In Bankruptcy Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. G. —(U.R) —A voluntary petition iln bankruptcy has 'been filed in United Sattes district court here by Clyde A. Walb, Lacrance, former Republican state chairman of Indiana, now serving a term in Federal prison for national banking act violation. o Stranger Shot To Death By Bicknell Policeman Bicknell, Ind., Aug. 6. —(INS)—An unidentified white man was shot and killed here early today in an exchange of shots with Patrolman Roy Horn. The shooting occurred when Horn attempted to arrest the stranger who 1 had been around the streets here for several days. Horn said the man drew a gun and started shooting first. A slip of paper bearing the name ‘“W. F. Lassiter" was found in the mail's clothing. Officers have been unable to identify the man. Coroner .N. E. Beckes of Knox county* returned a verdict of "justiflabe homicide." f o G. E. Band Notice t The members of the General E-lec-f trie band are requested to report both tonight and Tuesday night, for prdc- - Lice. All members are requested to be present.

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TWO PASSENGER TRAINS WRECKED AT MOUNDS, ILL. Eight Killed Outright And Seven Os 34 Injured Die At Hospital IRON BAR ON RAILS CAUSES CATASTROPHE Mounds. 111., Aug. 6. (INS) ; Eight persons were killed outright and 31 critically injured in the crash of the two Illinois [Central trains here at 3 o’clock this morning, a survey of the catastrophy by railroad officials revealed. Reports were received here that seven of the 31 injured had died, bringing the total fatalities to 15. Mounds, 111.. Aug. 6. —(U.R) —At least ten persons were believed killed and more than 50 injured today in a sideswipe wreck and derailment of two Illinois Central passenger trains north of here. , Among the known dead was L. A. Drennan. Matoom, 111., express messenger on the Chicago-to-New Orleans limited. The other train In the wreck.was the Memphis-tq-St. Louis “Chickasaw" crack night flier. Iron Pipe Causes Wreck The wreck was said by trainmen to have been caused by an iron pipe ofstiuction on the south-bound right-of-way. It was seen by the crew of the "Chickasaw.” and they stopped their train. The New Orleans-bound train then came along, struck the obstacle and sideswiped the stationary train, it was said. Passenger train number 203, St. Louis to Jackson. Tenn., first saw the iron pipe, stopped and telephoned warning ahead to the "Chzckasaw.'’ which was advised at Cairo. Word could not be sent to the southbound New Orleans train in time. The pipe measured 24 inches in diameter and was 20 feet long, he said. Uetween 50 and GO of the injured were taken to the St. Mary’s hospital at Cairo, 16 miles south of the scene of the wreck. Twenty-eight of the injured were negroes, the hospital reported. One woman suffered the loss of an arm. while several suffered broken limbs. The pipe obstruction was believed lost from a freight train which pass over the route during the night. In addition to Drennan, the body (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) WINNER OF FAIR TRIP IS CHOSEN Miss Josephine Hill Chosen To Represent County At State Fair School Miss Josephine Hill, (laughter of Mr. and Mis. Henry Hill, of Root township. was chosen to represent Adams county at the State Fair School of Home Economics, in a contest held last Saturday at the Decatur Public Library. The trip to the State FailSchool is financed by the five enonomics clubs in the county. A total of ten girls exhibited their achievements at the contest last Saturday, and the jol) cf choosing the winner was indeed a difficult one for the judge, Miss Mary Burk, instructor in Domestic Science in tiie Decatur high school. However, Miss Bulk performed her duty in a fine style and everyone was satisfied with the decision. Miss Burk complimented each one of the ten girls on their work and she stated that each exhibit was deserving of some award. There was only 4.5 points difference in any of the ten 1 exhibits. Miss Olive Biehold has been ' chosen as first alternate and Miss Maliel Lehrman as second alternate. 1 Each girl was required to bake one • loaf of bread, prepare one can cf ? string beans and make a simple kitchen apron. Each article was given 1 equal weight in the final placing and the girl with the highest score was de- < dared the winner. Those exhibiting - were: Marilyune Wherry, Union township, scote 92; Doris Shlfferly, St. Mat,vs 91; Mabel Lehrman, Union, 94; Lydia Scheimann, Root, 91; Joseph- - ine Hill, Root. 95%; Olive Beihold, h Root 94%; Dorcas Byerly, Kirkland, ’- 92; Helen Nyffeler. St. Marys, 91; o Ruth E. Schwartz, Monroe, 91; Naomi Nyffeler, St. Marys, 93%. '

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