Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 197, Decatur, Adams County, 20 August 1928 — Page 1

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Rockford Fliers Lost; U. S. Patrol Boat Begins Search

10 RADIO FAN REPORTS HE PICKED UP S.O.S. Monplane “Greater Rockford" Long Overdue At Mt. Evans, Greenland U S PATROL BOAT INSTITUTES SEARCH New York, Aug. 20.—(INS) — The first word believed from Bert Hassell’s “Greater Rockford” was reported by F. L. Hall, amateur radio enthusiast of stunford, Conn., who stated today that at 10:30 o'clock last night, he received an S.O.S. call signed “R,” the signature u«ed bv the aviator. The message was received over a low-wave length. Hall has a large receiving set and has often received messages from England. Search Is Begun Washington. Aug. 20.—(UJD—The coast guard today instituted a search for the missing airplane ‘‘Greater Rockford." Lieut. E IT. Smith, of the patrol boat, Marion, was ordered to search ; the area near Davis Straits, where it ‘ is believed Bert Hassell and Parker t). Cramer may have gone down. The Marion was last reported near Davis Straits. It is there to conduct a scientific study of icebergs. Requests for the search was made to the Navy department in a teletram from Representative John T. Buekbee, of Rockford. It wui referred to the coast guard as the Navy has no ships in the vicinity. Watch Kept In Iceland Reyjabik, Iceland. — (U.R) —A watch has been kept here since Sunday morning for the airplane “City of Rockford” but it was thought tonight that the American flyers had not reached Greenland. A heavy rain has been falling for the past twenty-four hours. Ships At Sea Notified Halifax. N.S., Aug. 20.—(INS) — Radiograms were flashed to ships at sea early today to keep a lookout for Bert Kassel and Parker Cramer, the two American aviators who became lost while attempting a flight from Canada to Greenland. While the route taken by the airmen was far north of the regulation tteamer lane, small ships ply the waters where the men may have come down. Favorable weather conditions were reported off the coast. Belief is maintained here that the plane was forced down by mechanical trouble, but there is no explanation of its silence Radio Is Silerft New York. -—(INS)—The nigged jraste of I.aborador and Greenland held fast today the seciet of the ■reater Rockford, giant monoplane in *hich Bert Hassell and Parker ■ f ramer attempted the second leg ’ air journey from Rockford, 111. to Stockhold, Sweden. Only an ominous silence has reON~pm;e TW„7 SIXTEEN MEET VIOLENTDEATH Via PJ Others Injured In AcCl dents In Indiana DurJng Week-End At'SS 8 ' 2f '-<>«)- andT Perßons were ,lea(1 Sunday Z,u '7 °‘ herS Were llljure<l a « the 'Hana a W6ek 61111 acclc >ents in InsponsibipAU f to!noblle craßhes were reUfaveit! >° r ‘” 08t ot the fa,a lities. The cas e ?‘ ling wi,h three deaths, 'he casuallty list follows: auto- S > B tW ~ F ! Oyd Snap P 20 > billed in 18 khled i n raßh l Luc »>« nrum, ence Ow. aa ‘°-train crash. Lawrcrash. D ’ 1S ’ kille<l in all to-train M ?! l ’ da Oarr °tt, 54. of sion. ’ " kil ed 1,1 auto collifatally hurtV Stepllen p Preske, 44, Log a , o n auto ac cident. killed in an?'~ Mrß, Fl ° ria Keller ‘ 65 ’ ton, 5s rodent, o. Burt LayInd,,* fatally (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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* Sail for Alcohol Conference 1 jUj v ■■ xjPfc*-*e-X. 'J ' < »•. United States Prohibition Commissioner .1. M. Doran (left) anil Captain J. 1’ McGovern, general counsel for the Industrial Alcohol Institute, photographed as they sailed for Antwerp, wl ere the International Congress Against Alcoholism will be held August 20 to 25, inclusive. Dr. Doran is The first United States government official ever accredited as a delegate to the congress since its organization forty-three years ago. Both he and Captain McGovern wi'.l address the delegates..

MANY RIDE IN AIRPLANE HERE —.— Much Interest Shown In Aviation By Local PersonsiJO’J Take Rides Lieut. Cornish and Herald Preston were here yesterday in their airplanes and.conducted a flying excursion from the Bernard Meyer field, three miles south of Decatur and were well pleased with the interest manifested. A large crowd was present and exactly a hundred and five passengers were carried dining the day, one of the platies being almost constantly in the air. They will return soon and expect ! to make an effort to organize an aerial club here to open a flying I school. Plans for a flying circus here ! in the near future are being made. Both Cornish and Preston declared the Meyer field the best they have ever seen anywhere and are enthusiastic about an airport here. Verne Bohnke, local man who has gained quite a flying reputation, will be here either next Sunday or the following Sunday to give rides. He is also a booster for the airport. Several of the fliers will be here during O> Home Week, giving exhibitions and conducting passenger ride service. Fred Schoaf. who formerly lived here and now owns a plane at the Fort Wayne airport, was here yesterday to aid in boosting the new field and proposed airport. It was his original suggestion which started the efforts to locate a flying field at this site. * o * Civil War Widows Get Increase In Pension Decatur and Adams county widows of Civil War veterans are receiving a pension increase of $lO a month. The total amount of pension received by each widow is now S4O per month. The $lO per month increase was provided for in an act passed by the last congress. Only those widows over the age ; of 75, and who were married to the veterans prior to June 27. 1905. are sharing in the increase. Those younger than 75, but who were married before the time limit mentioned, will receive the increased pension beginning with their 75th birthdays. Widows who come within the provisions of the conditions for the increase, but who are not now receiving the additional money, should notify the pension department in Washington. Ornamental Light Posts Painted White And Green Workmen are engaged in painting the ornamental light posts throughout the business district. The body of the posts are being painted white, with the base and the section just below the white glass shade a deep green color. The posts were painted entirely green before.

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Preble People Hurt In Automobile Accident Mrs. Arthur Bebrick and Mrs. i Chris Bebrick, of Preble, suffered i painful injuries, and Arthur Bebrick ’ escaped unhurt when a hit-and-run Motorist hit their Whippet sedan, five milrs north of Ossian on the BltrifI ton-Fort Wayne road, about 9 o’clock, i Sunday njght. Mrs, Arthur Bebrick * from fraentred ribs and lacerations about her face and head, while Mrs. Chris Bebrick was badlycut about her face and arms Both were hurled against the windshield by the force of the collision. The Preble party was enroute home from Columbia at the time of the accident. Thdl driver of the other car did not stop and the license number was not obtained. The Preble car was jammed against an abuttment by the force of the collision and ' was damaged beyond repair. o ALBANY IS READY FOR NOTIFICATION City Is Bedecked With Flags; Smith Frames Answer To Critics Albany, N. Y„ Aug. 20—(U.R>—Bedecked with flags and bunting. Albany today awaited one of the biggest events in its more than 300 years of history—the formal notification on Wednesday evening of Gov. Alfred E. Smith that he has been selected as the Democratic candidate for president'. There have been many big events in this city's life in days gone by, but the coining event is expected to surpass them all, for it is anticipated that 100.000 or more persons will gather in the open spaces surrounding the capitol to hear and see the governor. Many of the business houses in the vicinity of the capitol appear to be one solid wall of waving, weaving colors as the breezes move the decorations. Final plans for the ceremony were completed today. Two bands, one on each- side of the eastern stairway of the capitol, where the exercises will be held, will give a concert begining at six o'clock in the evening. An hour later the governor, accompanied by John J. Raskob, chairman of the national Democratic committee, Senator Key Pittman of Nevada, chairman of the notification committee, Senator Joseph T. Robinson, the vice-presidential nominee, and Mayor John B. Thacher, will walk down the stairs to the platform. The mayor will extend the city’s welcome to the visitors and introduce Pittman, who is scheduled to make h’s notification address at 7:15. The governor will make his reply beginning at. 7:30. Albany, N. Y„ Aug. (U.R>— Go”. Alfred E. Smith today completed his (CONTINVED ON PAGE THREE)

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, August 20, 1928.

Name, Smith Hoover Gets Owner Into Lot Os Trouble These Days Portland, Ind., August 20 (INS) — Smith Hoover, a foimer resident cf this city but who now Hves at Kalamazoo, Michigan, is having a lot of trouble with his name since Al Smith and Herbert Hrover have been nominated for President, according to reports reaching his friends here. A teller in a bank refused to honor a check which Smith Hoover had endorsed. He thought the signature was phoney. A speed cop stopped Hoover recently for driving too fast, and getting out his little book and pencil demanded Hoover's name. “Smith Hoover." was the leply. “Don’t get funny with me,’ roared the cop. The office) refused to believe Hoover and accompanied him home to verify the name from neighbors. o PAGEANT TO BE LEADING FEATURE • Various Periods In Development Os Decatur And County To Be Portrayed Plans for the historical pageant, 1 which will be a leading feature of Lim- ' berlost Day. Tuesday. September 11. lit which time various noted men and w men of the country are expected to lie Decatur's guests, are rapidly nearing completion. With the exception ot' the group of pioneer children, who will start rehearsals tomorrow, under i the direction of Miss Eleanor Pumph--1 rey, the various dancing and costume | groups of the production are putting I on the finishing touches of their numI hers. I With heavy rehearsal during the present week it is hoped to have all group direction out of the way in readiness for putting the entiPe pageant together beginning September 1. Natural Amphitheater Provided A location on the west side of the road at the Country Club will furnish a natural amphitheater for the presentation of the pageant. Maitin Myloi 1 and Mrs. Charles Knapp, chairmen cf lighting effects, report that they have made arrangements for several large' flootlights to be Gained on the pageant site and to be operated in various color effects. Erance Confer will act as Herald and announcer of the evening and will dress in heiald costume with a trumpet for silencing the crowd. The leading character of the first Episode will be Mrs. Dim Tyndall prominent vocalist, who will appear as the “Spirit ct Indian Days". Sup(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o — BULLETIN Berne. Aug. 20.—(Special)— Frank M. Cottrell, Civil War veteran and one of the oldest members of the Adams county bar. died at 12:10 o’clock this afternoon at his home here. Mr. Cottrell had been ill with heart trouble and infirmities for the last several weeks. He was past 80 years of age. Surviving are the widow and two daughters, Mrs. Rose Parr, of Berne, and Mrs. Vorhees, of Geneva. Funeral arrangements have not been made. TO PLAN MODEL AIRPLANE MEET Boys Interested In Tournament To Hold Meeting Tuesday Morning A meeting of all boys of the city who are interested in the model airplane tournament to be conducted in this city in the near future by the Uons club, will be held in the Industrial association, Tuesday morning ac 10 o'clock. Plans for the tournament will be made at the meeting. It is probable that a Model Airplane club will be organized at the meeting tomorrow. Several local boys have signified an Interest in the project and some of them have all ready constructed model planes. If a club is organized, rules for the contest will be formulatd and instruction in the building of model planes will be given to those boys who desire it.

STEPHENSON'S PETITION FILED Attorneys For Former Grand Dragon Seek Writ Os Habeas Corpus Laporte, Ind., Aug. 20.—(INS) —The heralded "supremist" effort of D. C. Stephenson, former grand dragon of 1 the Indiana Ku Klux Klan, to win his jfieedom from the life sentence imI posed on him at Noblesville. Ind., November 16. 1925, for the Madge Oberholtzer murder, was started in La- ■ porte circuit court here today, when the former Indiana political dicta- . tor's battery of lawyers tiled a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Stephenson's six attorneys gained their first objective when circuit judge. John (’. Richter, immediately Issued a forthwith summons directing Walter Daly, warden of the state prison at Michigan City, to bring , Stephenson into could at 111 o’clock a. tn., tomorrow. However, arguments on the ,petition for the write tnay not be held I until later this week, to enable Attorney Arthur L. Gilliom to get here in person from Grand View, Mich . ; where he is vacationing. Seek Absolute Discharge The petition indicated that the attorneys not, only would make a stronfight for Stephenson's immediate adi mission to bail, but that even the question of absolute discharge of the ' famous life prisoner from the pen’i tentiary would be raised. ' The petition contended that Steph-| enson’s constitutional rights, bc.in ' state and federal, had been violated. : stressed Stephenson's right to immediate bail by-eHing numerous precedent* and raised the question of the ' Hamilton circuits court's jurisdiction ! in the whole case. The petition also questioned the jurisdiction of the Marion criminal court since the alleged crime occuted i in Hammond, in Lake county. The petition also set forth that the murder indictment against Stephenson was defective, in that it brought out no purpose for the crime. HOME-COMING IS HELD AT SALEM Hundreds Attend Delightful Program At Church In Blue Creek Township Several hundred persons attended the home-coming services at the Salem Methodist church in Blue Creek township. Sunday. Scores of former residents of the Salem community returned for the services and a very enjoyable day was spent. ■ The day's program opened with the Sunday sdhocl and preaching serviceduring the forenoon. The pastor, the , Rev. A. E. Burk delivered the sermon at the morning service. Following the ' close of the morning service a basket dinner was spread in an orchard just south of the church. The afternoon service opened at 1:15 i o'clock. The pastor presided as chairman cf the program. The address of welcome was given by Mrs. Nettie Mercer and O. L. Vance, of Decatur, who is a former resident of Salem, responded for the visitors. Several musical numbers were given, including; 1 vocal and violin music by Mis. Chancey Young and son of Fostoria, O.; vocal duet by Rolla Caldet wood, of Dayton, Ohio, and Ed Miller; vocal duets by Mr and Mrs. Vernon Riley, of 1 Fcrt Wayne; Dr. J. Q. Neptune, of Decatur;; and selections by the choir made up almost entirely ot' former residents of the community. The principal address was giyen by Rev. Barton, of Geneva, former pastor cf the Salem church. Other talks were given by Rev. L. C. Wismer, a former ! pastor of the church; John Holmes, of Portland and others. 0 Yellow River Flood Drowns 1,800 Natives ’ Peking. August 20—(U.R> —Eighteen ,hundred natives were drowned when flooded tributaries of the Yellow river swept over 200 villages in Central 1 Shantung, it was reported here today. I The report was made by American ’ investigators in the flooded region t Forty thousand were made homeless, the estimate said.

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Fair Cio-Getter J - « ■ ■ Hill It I 7 I: Wk —\ -J 1 : f 1 —»ooßuu»o*oc»an»aoce- e. Miss Virginia Hollingsworth, pretty Fitzgerald. Ga., girl, who has been chosen to direct her home town's chamber of commerce with the title of secretary. Her grasp of business conditions in the South is said to be remarkable. HARRY STRAUB KILLED BY TRAIN — Decatur Man Killed Instantly In Accident Near Fort Wayne Saturday Hart y A. Straub. 4S. of Decatur. | was killed instantly about 5 o'clock , Saturday evening, when a Nickel I Plate freight train struck his automobile at a crossing on the Bueter road, a short distance east of Fort Wayne. The crossing is a short distance north of the Lincoln highway. Mr. Straub had gone to visit his brother. Charles Straub, who resides near the tracks at the intersection cf the Bueter road and the Lincoln highway. He had ifarked his car at the side of the road and gone into the house. A Shell gasoline ■ company truck driver asked Mr. Straub to move his car so that several trucks could cross the railroad tracks and get into the company's yard, on the other side of the tracks. The dar was parked so that the big gasoline tank trucks could not turn off the Lincoln highway into the storage yard. Automobile Is Demolished Mr. Straub drove his car across the ! tracks into the company's yard ami j turned around. He was driving back across the tracks when the freight train struck his car. The train was going east to the Nickel Plate yards. The automobile was demolished and carried down the tracks about 500 feet. The train was not going rapid- ■ ly„ but the impact severed the air Ifne and the air brakes could not be applied. Mr. Straub received internal injur- | ies which caused his.death. The Fort Wayne police were called to the scene of the accident and they noti- I fied the Allen county coroner, Dr. Harry G. Erwin, who ordered the body removed to a funeral home in Fort Wayne. O. O. Mills, of Fort Wayne, was the engineer of the train which struck Mr. Straub, and L. E. Stephan, also cf Fort Wayne, was the fireman. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) — (j Two Automobiles Ditched Near Sunday Two automobile accidents were reported today, which took place Sunday evening. Charles E. Porter, of Uniondale, went into the ditch near Uniondale, when an axel on his car broke. No one was hurt in the accident. Ott Luttman went into the ditch south of the Fuelling church, northeast of Decatur, when he tried to get out of the way of another car that came on the highway from a side road. Rather than hit the other car Mr. Luttman drove into the ditch. He received an injury to his back.

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ART GOEBEL SETS NEW RECORD FOR NON-STOP FLIGHT Plane Averages 140 Miles An Hour In Non-Stop Flight Across Continent FORMER RECORD IS BEATEN EIGHT HOURS Curtiss Field, L. L, Aug. 20. (U.R) Racing through the sky nt an average speed of approximately 1 10 miles an hour, Arthur Goebel, and Harry Tucker today set a new WTtrld record for a non-sl<tp airplane ijight across the United States. They left Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, at 12:10 P. M. (4:10 P. M. eastern daylight time) and arrived at this flyifig field at 11:08 A. M, today, an elapsed time of IS hours and 58 minutes. Curtiss Field officials were dismayed when they saw the trim white monoplane, a Lockheed-Vega with a Wasp motor, come sailing out of the western sky, at least two hours before anyone thought she would arrive. Second To Accomplish Feat Although airplanes have flown across Irnth the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, only once Itefore had a plane spanned the breadth of the United States in a single hop. That flight, made by Lieutenants James A. Macready and Oakley Kelley, Dayton. 0., army fliers, on May 2 and 3 in 1924, required 26 hours and 50 minutes. The two Dayton pilots used an army Fokker transport, much bigger and more cumbersome than Tucker’s Lockheed-Vega. Frank Titchenor, publisher of the I Aero Digest, who served as official i timer of the flight, was first to greet I the fliers when they stepped from the plane. He announced the time as 18 hours and 58 minutes. He recorded the arrival time as 11:08 A. M, and said that he had accepted Tucker's statement that the plane's wheels left California soil at 12:10 P. M, Pacific coast lime. Goebel said the flight was made as a preparation for the forthcoming trans-continental derby’ scheduled to start from Roosevelt Field on Sept. 12. “I found a route which I believe will help us (he and Tucker) on the derby,” Goebel said. “It can't be talked about now, however, or everybody would use it." Goebel said he flew’ over St. Louis at midnight and over Columbus, Ohio at dawn. "We flew at a fairly higher altitude all the way,” the pilot said. “10.000 feet over the mountains and seven or eight thousand feet over level country." Goebel estimated his speed at “something around 150 miles an hour.” Although they loaded provisiops into the plane before leaving Los Angeles, Goebel and Tucker said they “hadn’t eaten a bite”. “We were too intent on getting here." said Tucker. Their first demands were for food and they were taken to the Garden City Hotel for luncheon. Later they (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) FARM DISPLAY BEING PLANNED Interesting And Attractive! Agricultural Show Planned For Old Home Week A very interesting and attractive agricultural exhibit is being arranged by County Agent Fred E. Christen for Old Home Week, September 10 to 15. The exhibit will be on display at the Purdue tent on Second street during the entire week. The exhibit will be educational as well as illustrative. Prominent among the displays, will be the Purdue exhibit which will include the dairy section showing the construction ot a modern bull pen, the soils and crops, poultry and corn borer exhibits. Through the cooperation of John H. Carmody and the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company, an attractive sugar beet exhibit has been arranged for, which will include an attractive mounted exhibit from Purdue university. Chas. Brock is planning an interesting honey and bee ex j-y-iurcj-4CONTINVBD ON HA(iK TWO)

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