Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 9 August 1928 — Page 1

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eruptions of VOLCANO KILL 1,000, REPORT Six Villages On Tiny Island In Flores Sea Reported Destroyed TIDAL WAV E ALSO SWEEPS THE COAST Amsterdiiiii. Aug. 9.—<U-» | n llt . thousand persons were Inland 'it'll were injured when villages were destroyed by an eruption of the volcanic mountain Rokatmda on the is|in<| of Paloeweh, according to /'ispatches received here today from Batavia. - a , Casualitifs and property destruction centered in the southwestern part of the island. Nine ships were reported to have b.en sunk off Celebes isSapd. Sea Rises 16 Feet The eruptions on Paloeweh island Ip-an Saturday. The sea at once rose 161-2 feet on all sides of the island. Many people perished by fleeing into the sea to escape the molten lava. The coast of Flores island was crept by the tidal w’ave. Paloeweh is a tiny island off the northern coast of the Island of Flores, in the Flores sea. It is directly south of the Philippines and southeast of Borneo. As Paloeweh is a Dutch possession, dispatches from Batavia are sent direct to Amsterdam. Peters Names Advisory Committee Os Farmers? Indianapolis, (August 9 —(U.R>*-The Democratic party's appeal for the agricultural vote of Indiana will have the active support of an advisory committee of seventeen prominent Hoosier farmers named today by R. Earl Peters Democratic state chairman. The committee, selected from the ranks of who have been active in farm orgSTOation work in the state include: . H. D. Coombs, of Crawfordsville, president of the Montgomery county Union Agricultural Society; Jesse C. Brinks, of Rushville, president of the Ruch County Farm Bureau; Frank Daniels, of Peru. P. H. Fountain, of beymcui: Chai les E. Carroll, of Hartfoid City. Peter J. Lux, of Shelbyville; -nd ( M. Bull, of Michigan City, director of the Farm Bureau Federation. SMITH TO ATTEND WIM RITES I residential Nominee To Attend Funeral Os Veteran Democratic Leader Y ' AUg ' Govrnor Alfred E. Smith will leave late 01 1 llica 8O where tomorrow he ■ attend the funeral of George E. cfnZ s . Veteran Democratic leader Z 0 : 1 ?' " K th ? funera l the governor bain- < lmmediatel X return to Al- > Pl,t thp final touch on h he will ( ieii ver Aug 22 when nominal 1 y the /residential critic uJ t ern °J andthe !a ‘ e Demosinee 1920. ' ad bee “ C,Ose frlends ChhagoT H Or W !" make the trip to William F r PHVate Car oWned by York Kenny - mll *onaire New car wi l h e / n tr a eb or - The private Cent,. v be on the Twentieth Suvn/hZ’’' ? he second ' funer al ation tL e ended Siuce his non'inyoarold firßt Was tllat of the 19 ‘ man of Ih« J ° hn J Raskob chair ' mttee w Democratic national combile aecido, > VaS killed in an autolnoa< cident in Maryland. Chis Uneral To Simple Hr° ' ' A,lg ' 9 ~(U.R)—George E. S e buried’ Dem ° Cratic lpader . nor as h o H d n mueh the Bame man<Hsp’ay. h Ved ’ simp,y and without Po’-iticiln 1 whn VICOS for the vet&ran to septic n auccumbed yesterday morZ *• ™ sonln « "till be-held toby hl m hp - 1 ' Wlli fo,low I> lan s made • aim before he died. W ‘ U be Wd at tbe Se rvlce g -o A b<? followed l, Y church nW Catholie U h L t dy ° f Mount Car - Parish church, Brennan’s home

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Report Loewenstein Lost Sixty .Million Just Before He Died London, August 9— (INS)—Captain Alfred Loewenstein, the Belgian capital Ist who met his death by falling or Jumping from an airplane over the English Channel on the night of July 4 lost 160,009.001) in the three weeks preceding his death, according to the Evening News today. This newspaper said it learned that Loewenstein left $40,000,000 to be divided equally iretween his wife and son. FINED ON BAD CHECK CHARGE f Roy Miller, Os Domestic, Gets Fine And Suspended Jail Sentence Here Roy Miller, of D. mestic, Wells county. was fined $5 and costs and sentenced to serve thirty days in jail this j morning, after he had entered a plea of guilty, in Adams circuit court, to a charge of issuing a fraudulent chepk The jail sentence was suspended by Judge Jesse Sutton, pending good behavio: cf the defendant. Miller was charged with issuing a fraudulent check sot $23.45 to the Peoples Stole at Berne, January 22, 1927. The check was drawn on the Bank of Berne. Miller's brother, Alva Miller, with whom Roy resides, paid the fine and costs and the defendant was released. Attorney James T. Merryman, of Decatur, was appointed by the court to serve as counsel for miller at the hearing this morning. Miller was arrested about a month ago. but at that time asked for more time in which to enter his plea. o Commissioners Go To Fort Mayne On Business The county comnuaaioness met at the auditor's office this morning and then drove to Fort Wayne, where they will look after business matters pertaining to roads and county affairs. — o Gov. Smith Wants To Hold Debate In Church New York. August 9—(U.K) —Governor Smith's reply to Dr. John Roach Straton's attack on his fitness to serve in public office will be made from the same pulpit where Dr. Straton called the Governor “The deadliest foe in America today of the forces of moral progress and true political wisdom." That was tndicatetnoday by close fl lends of the state’s chief executive, who said Smith was averse to the Baptist Pastoi's suggestion that the debate be held in Madison Square Garden. The governor prefers to answer Dr. Straton in the Cavalry Baptist church where the allegations were voiced by the clergyman. Political observers see in the debate the ’ Governoi's last defensive move before taking up the offensive on the issues of the National battle. o Bids On Two Roads To Be Received September 5 Bids ter the construction of the Herman Butick road, in Pieble township, and the Jeff Crum road, in Kirkland township, will be received by the board of county commissioners on Wednesday, September 5. The Buuck road was advertised for sale this month, but no bids were received, because the contractors said it could not lie built for the estimate. 0 Candidate For State Office Visits Decatur Otto G. Fifield of Crown Point, Republican candidate for secretary of state, visited here this morning and held a conference with seveial of the local leaders. Mr. Fifield is making a tour of the state to establish an organization, looking towards his campaign lift the state ticket. 0 Child Killed By Auto Spencer, Ind., August 9—(lNS)—Dickie Wi iglit, 7, was struck and killed by the automobile of Irvin Arthur, farmer, while the lad was running across the street here to get a piece of ice from an ice wagon tor ills 5-year-old sister Joan. JL 0 Designer Os Purdue University Campus Dies Lafayette Ind., August 9 —<U.R) —Pierre Van •Landegham, 72, botanist and horticulturist who designed the Purdue university campus, is dead after being in failing health several years

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INCREASES ARE HEER UNJUST Board Os Review Expected To Refuse To Abide By State Board’s Order , Although the county board of review was still -tewsy today, investigating and checking up assessments tn this county, in all probability the board will refuse to place the increases on local assessments as ordered by the state board of tax commissioners last week. One of the members stated, “in justice to the farmer and to the owner of real estate in Decatur, Berne, Monroe and Geneva, we do not think the increases should be placed on farms, real estate and improvements as ordered by the State Board.” The members of the board of review have delved into the assessment in eainest and are checking the -values all over the county. One member stated today that farms sold recently were in keeping with the assessed value, that the purchase price was within SIOO of the assessed value of the farm. Members of the board does not wish to place an extra hardship on the taxpayers, they state. It is contended by a majority of the members that the assessed values are high enough, that they represent the ‘True cash values.” The board will not decide definitely what it will do until Saturday. The state board must be notified of the action of the local board not later than Monday, August 13. In the meantime, the board members will continue to check up on the assessed values, making comparisons and gaining information which will assist them in making up their minds what to do about the state order. o GEODETIC POST IS SOUGHT HERE Government Seeks Information About Post Located On Hospital Grounds The U. S. coast and geodetic survey, Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C„ is trying to locate a limestone post, which many years ago was located in the northwest corner of the old fair grounds, now the hospital grounds, and used for the purpose of measuring directions. For years it is said the magnetic needle has been slowly changing to the westward and every few years a reading is taken by using the stones and their locations as the measuring posts. Today, Postmaster L. A. Graham received a letter from R. L. Faris, director of this department, asking for information concerning the stone and urging him to secure information concerning it. Inquiry has failed to produce any one so far who ever heard CCONTINVKD ON PAGH TWO J

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, August 9, 1928.

Berne Girl Claims To Have Been Healed Divinely Berne, Ind., Aug. 9. —Special)—Miss Bessie Stucky, 32. of Berne, today claims to have been divinely healed from a crippled condition which site had experienced since she was three weeks old. Today, for the first time since she wa« a child Miss Stucky is wearing an ordinary shoe on her right foot instead cf a specially constructed shoe with a sole three and one-half

inches thick. When a baby. Miss Stucky was . striken with what was believed to be infantile paralysis, which left her right limb shorter than the feft one. Last March, Miss Stucky discarded her eye glasses which she had worn for eight years, claiming that her eye trouble had been divinely healed. For years. Miss Stucky has been praying that she w’ould be healed of her crippled condition and she was confident that her prayers would be answered. Last month, she attended an evangelistic service at Lake Harbor, Michigan, and was blessed by divine Jiealers. Sometime Monday night, Miss Stucky was awakened by a vision that came to her. In the vision, she was urged to buy a new pair of ordinary slippers. Tuesday evening, she visited a local store and purchased a pair of ordinary slippers. At midnight. Tuesday, she felt the urge to arise from her bed and walk. She waited about two hours and when her sister arose and went down stairs, she arose and immediately she felt a distinct pulling in her right limb, she states. Putting bn her new’ slippers, Miss Stucky walked and then, for the first time in her was able to run down the stair steps. Miss Stucky called her sister’s attention to the marvelous change in her and her sister noticed that Bessie walked with very little limp and also that her body had straightened considerably. Her parents were awakened and told what had taken place and they, too. report that they could see a physical change. Today, Miss Stucky Is extremely happy. She Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Stucky, of Berne, and is employed at the Berne Overall and Shirt company’s factory. o — Justice Os The Peace At Plymouth Disappears Plymouth, Ind., August 9 —(U.R)— Justice of the Peace Walter A. Zeroll is missing' following tiling of a charge that he accepted bribes from Bertha Bozarth, operator of the Pine Tree inn., to permit her to violate the dry law. She was given a sixty-day sentence for selling liquor after a raid at the inn. She made an affidavit that she had paid money to Zeroll. o ■* Nobile and Mussolini Confer Rome, August 9 (U.R) —General Umberto Nobile was received in audience today by Premier Mussolini, and made a preliminary report on the flight and wreck of the Polar dirigible Italia - o Resignation Is Accepted Washington, August 9—(U.R) —President Coolidge has accepted the resignation of Dr. John J. Tigert, commissioner of education, the interior department was advised today. Dr. Tigert will become President of the University of Florida.

ently expended its fiercest blows in the vicinity of Palm Beach and Daytona Beach. Als>ve photo of debris left at Sorrento. Fla., in the wake of last year’s disastrous storm.

MAN IS SLAIN AT ROADHOUSE Alleged Rum Runner Shot To Death At Barbecue Near Indianapolis Indianapolis. August 9 —(INS!— Teerence King, 27-year-old alleged rum runner, was shot, and killed here early today at the Green Mill barbecue. This was the same resoi t where, on May 4. 1926, Wilkinson Haag prominent druggist, was slain during a holdup. Today’s shooting was done by a man named “Smitty”, for whom police are searching. He fled in a roadster. Two girl entertainers, Miss Gladys Devore. 30, a singer, and Miss Margie Ford. 22 dancer. whtx said they were forced at the point of a gun to drive the slayer away in the roadster, were being held under high bond as material witnesses. All other barbecue employes were questioned. Police were searching, also, for three | other girls seen with the slayer at the barbecue before the shooting. All had been drinking, police said. HOOVER BARS “MUDSLINGING" Republican Nominee Prepares To Deliver Speech At Notification Saturday Stanford University. Cal.. August 9— (INS)—With his formal notificationTs ! hours away. Herbert Hoover today barred “mudslingers” from his campaign for the Presidency. ‘ The Republican nominee let it be known that he will not countenance any personalities in the campaign either against his Democratic, rival, Governor Smith, or other prominent Democratic party leaders. He placed “mudslingers" under the same ban he recently put upon the “barnstorming” plans and “ballyhoo” programs devised by his enthusiastic personal friends. The candidate was looking forward today to the arrival of Senator George H. Moses, of New Hampshire, chairman of the notifioation committee. Senator Moses will deliver the notification address at the exercises here Saturday In Stanford Stadium. A copy cf Moses' speech was sent the nominee some time ago and he returned it to the Senator with a number of suggestions, which materially changed its contents.

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Triumph Os Motor Age Now Complete At Shelbyville, Ind. Shelbyville. Ind., August 9-(INS)— The tiiumph of the motor age has been complete here. All horse drays have been banished from the Public Square by order of the City council. City authorities advised the owners of the horses to keep the animals in barns. ► Yes, the day of the hitchracks is gene for go..d here today. PLAY ATTRACTS ANOTHER CROWD, Second Performance Os Home Talent Play “In- 1 heritance” Is Given “The inheritance", a drama with mu- ‘ 4 sic in three acts, written and directed ‘ by Father'Sheridan, played to a second 1 full house, last evening gt the D. C. H. S. auditorium, and received the hearty app; oval of the audience as manifest- , ed by their generous, applause. The story of the play deals with the , family of a poor, but honest doctor, , who has been criticized for not being | prepared to leave an inheritance of money and property to his children, in , the event cf his death. The character of Doctor Lathan was capably portrayed by Fred Schurger. while Miss Gertrude Holthouse, carried the role of the doctor’s wife. Fred Foos and Kathryn Omlor were his two children. Bob and Zita, whom the doctor grea'ly admired. While the children have gone to a party, Dr. Lathan falls asleep and dreams of riches, to which he unexpectedly fell heir. He pictures the daughter, whom he loved, as a snob and who is high-bfow, desirious of marrying the rich young Reginal Fulton. despite the fact that he is “perfectly effeminate”. Bob, the son, becomes a gambler and murderer, and Jim Robbins. Zita's sweetheart, becomes the "vassal", and "Toph", the village cut-up of Act 1, becomes the butler in the Doctor’s new household, at an agreed salary of 1 cent per day doubled each day. Even his own wife has become a bossy and high toned individual, who orders him about and complains at his ordinary manners and ways. The scene is a reception in the aristocratic home of the Lathans. Their rich friends call, among them being Miss Selina Banngs, played by Miss Florence HSlthouse. who is taking up subscriptions for a canine I hospital. Introduced into this scene, were a group of attractive young girls in var-1 ions songs and chorus numbers including Messrs. Fred Fullenkamp and Paul Briede. in two vocal duets. Thomas Durkin Jr., in a monologue. Miss Margaret Niblick in two dainty dancing numbers, and Miss Winifreid Kitson in a song and dance number “Won't You Wait Till the Cows Come Home”, with chorus. Act Di returns to the humble home of Dr. Lathan, where he awakens to find his family just as adorable and loveable as ever, but without the money and gorgeous costumes of which he had dreamed. He is delighted to find that his son is not a gambler and murderer and that the supposed curse of wealth does not threaten the family happiness. As a finale, the son of his wealthy friend stumbles in, a drunken wreck, and portrays the fact that an “Inheritance" is not money, but a clean (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 0 Employes Os Defunct Piano Plant To Get Pay Bluffton. Aug. 9 —An older was entered in federal court at Chicago, Wednesday, in the H. C. Bay Piano company receivership case, giving the receiver authority to pay 50 per cent of the claims for wages at once. The claims for labor, as filed by employes of the local factory following the closing of the plant, will total nearly SIO,OOO. i o Auction School Students To Sell House And Lots The students of the Retppert Auction School will conduct a sale Saturday, August 11, at 2:30 o'clock in Bellmont park. A new fire-room cottage will be offered for sale. Five one-half acre tracts on the east, side of the park and 15 building lots will also be offered for sale. Col. Fred Reppert owner of the property, will , also attend the sale, as well as the faculty of the Reppert Auction school. Col. Reppert states that the cottage, > half acre tracts and the building lots can be purchased on easy terms and s he invites the public to attend the j sale.

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CIRTUS BELT IS HARD HIT: NEW STORM BREWING Second Hurricane Reported Approaching As First One Blows Self Out PROPERTY DAMAGE EXCEEDS $5,000,000 Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 9.— (INS)— Florida today was taking stock of enormous property damage done by the fierce hurricane which was blowing itself out today and, also, was casting anxious eyes toward east&rn Cuba, where another tropical storm of great intensity was reported brewing. Fragmentary reports today from Palm Beach to Melbourne, on the east coast, and from inland points almost to Tampa indicated that Florida’s citrus belt sustained more than $5.000,000 damages from the fierce winds. Fort Pierce, alone, reported $1,000,000 of property damage. Curiously, no loss of life has occured. Fruit Trees Destroyed Buildings were unroofed, thousands of orange, lemon and grape fruit trees were destroyed and public utilities were crippled by the storm. South Central Florida and the west coast were isolated today as the hurricane was hurling itself toward the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, the government weather bureau in Washington was warning afl shipping in the vicnlty of Jamaica and eastern Cuba that a tropical disturbance was again approaching from the north of Sautn Domingo. Warning Issued Washington, Aug. 9.—(INS)— A warning to all shipping in the vicinity of Jamaica and eastern Cuba was issued today by the weather bureau because of <i tropical disturbance about 75 miles south of Santo Domingo. Tbe storm is heading northwest at a fair rate of speed. Jt was described as a moderate intensity. While the storm apparently is headed toward the southwestern American coast, officials said it might turn off before striking Florida. RUS OVERTURNS: 35 PERSONS HURT Chicago-Cleveland Bus Is Wrecked Near Lagrange; Lights Blind Driver Lagrange, Ind.. August 9 —(U.P.) — Blinding headlights on an automobile today was blamed for the injury of thirty-five persons near here last night when a Chicago-Cleveland Greyhound bus overturned. The lights on an approaching automobile were said by bus passengers to have blinded the driver while he was attempting to make a turn on a downhill grade. The buss overturned but did not catch afire. The driver was among the seriously injured. The bus was badly damaged. Ross Greenwait, bus inspector for the Indiana Public Service commission was in Lagrange investigating the accident. o —— Two Decatur Men Leave For Pacific Coast Today James Sprague and Frank Schumaker left at noon today on a motor trip to the Pacific coast. They will take their time, stopping at. various places in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, their ultimate destination being some where in Oregon or Washington where they expect to open a barber shop or engage in some busi- ; ness, making their future home in that section - ——— o — Nuns Held Since Death 1 Os Obregon Are Released ‘ Mexico City. Aug 9—(U.P.)—Eighteen * nuns from the convent of Mother Superior Concepcion, held since the assa- * ssination of Piesident-elect Obregon, 1 were released today. The had been 3 detained for questioning. Mother Superior Concepcion, has ad- '• mitted that ..he might "unconsciously” ’ have inspired Jose De Leon Toral to 1 kill Obregon, but she lias denied any e knowledge that he intended to commit the murder.

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