Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 211, Decatur, Adams County, 6 September 1928 — Page 1

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MUND HOLOS 111 DERBY LESS IT KANSAS CITY •ssaiJa'V Knee Cross Indiana THKEE Si’i.i'M{ MISHAPS Kansas City. Mo, Sept. 6. i (j?) Karl Bowland. <»l W unit., Kansas. held his lead in the (‘,'ns-continenlal air derby to,|.lV when he arrived in Kansas City, the second over-night sto p' He landed his Cessna Mane al Richards airport at 12:13 o’clock I*. M. Racers Cross Indiana Terre Haute. Inti.. Sept. 6. (U.PJ— Twenty-eight of the 31 trans-contin-ental race planes which left Columbus, Ohio, this morning, passed through Indiana successfully today r,nd went on 5o St. Ix>uis after stopping here. Three of the planes met with mishaps. One plane, piloted by Dan Robertson. of St. Louis, crashed near Rushville. Ind. Neither Robertson nor bis passenger, Earl Daugherty, were hurt seriously. J W Hunt. Moundsville, W. Va., was forced down in Indianapolis with s broken carburetor. The pilot was i not hurt. . i Harry Smedley, of Kansas City, was reported to have been forced down 20 miles from Indianapolis without injuries to himself or his passenger. George L. Bennett, owner of the plane. Drinking Fountains Placed In Legion Memorial Park Three new drinking fountains were placed hi the legion Memorial park I today by the city of Decatur. The r fountains were placed near the center I of the park. They are of the valve ’ control type and were installed by , Orval Hart tiff, superintendent of the I city water department. —— o — Russia And Bulgaria Endorse Anti-War Pact Moscow, sept, 6—(U.R) The soviet government decided officially today to adhere to the Kellogg anti war treaty. Acting Foreign Minister M. M. Litvinoff transmitted to Jean Herhpte. French ambassador, the soviets formal notice of adherence to the treaty, Washington. Sept. 6—(U.R) Bulgaria today joined the growing list of "''•signatory nations which have anttotinied tln-ir intention to subscribe “ the Kellogg anti-war treaty when ' ""Utied the state department that "•ould take Hits action at an early “J e. ihi s brings tllH nilm ]^ r of nou ■ gii.itm y nations who have adhered will adhere to the pact to 26. BERNE SCHOOLS HAVE 471 PUPILS High School Has 160 Pupils; More Children Expected To Enroll np nm’ e s<h Sf ' l | L 6 ’ Special)— The a total /? ? S ° Pened Tllps '>ay with ‘hild J,! " n, *' nt of 471 More the lew f PXp ‘‘ cted t 0 enroll within "ext few days. tows- ei'. 1 ,? 11 '!'?' 1 b> gra<lps 18 as folteacher t',' i' 46 ' Mrß ‘ K ' L ' u 'itcher, ger. teacher 6 > 2 ’ MiSS R ° Se Bprnn ‘ Lehman te > 31 4 "’ MIBS Hilda Helen l' t , . ‘V : grade 4 ' 35 ’ Mlss Hernice' V , ae ,er: grade 5 - 38 ' M ' SB 28, Miss si? '' S ; teach es: grade 6, h37| Mlas iT ® ChUg teacher : gla "” 8, 3 6. Dale E M u" 1 th ’ ,eacher: grade st, itooi iX ?; Brann - teacher ; hig " treshn ’,i are 44 P u P ,ls the The hup the hig " sch °°>- •letferv ? BPho °l teachers are E. W. 1 Hit’chy nn f n'f nden,; Miss Car °>ln e h>u, Latin' P L Pc pal: Mrs - Grace WalHan, English’ Engllßh: Harr y H- HoffJo^B on Hiltn a ? d SC ' enCe: Haro,d S ' Edison Sir/ ’ an< athlßtlc coach; ’"Retrial am 8er w ' I Math ematics and H°tne Eco n >~,t’ * ,iss Hazel Langdon, Dick, Music # B r d Ar, ; M ‘ BB Wilma c^-e u iai au ;; e d C t. Maynard Hetrick ’

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Southwest's Fairest i JRk 1 ■■ : by W l?.-2u Miss Dorothy (.’oilier, 19, Lpng Beach, Cal., who was awarded Pacific Southwest Exposition's most beautiful girl trophy. TO HOLD MISSION FESTIVAL SUNDAY Congregation Os Zion Reformed Church To Hold Three Special Services Next Sunday, the Zion Reformed congregation will observe its annual Mission Festival. Arrangements have been made for three special services. A former pastor ol the church, the Rev. L W. Stolte, n >w pastor of Second Reformed church, Dayton, Ohio, will be the Xestiye speaker. In 'he morning service, at 10:30 o'clock, Rev. ' Stolte will speak on "Religious Conditions In Europe.'' In the afternoon, a' 2:30 o'clock, he will give an ad dress on "Italy and France,” and in the evening, at 7 o’clock, he will give a stereopticon lecture on “Switterlr.no ” Rev. Stolte was in Switzerland last I rummer, where he preached for sev-] eral months, being sent there as a special delegate from the Central Theological Seminary, Dayton; Ohio .' He also visited other parts of Europe and his addresses will be of much interest. Pastors from the surrounding Reformed churches and their congregations are invited and will participate in the services. • Special music is being arranged for all the services and the members and friends of the church are asked to turn out in full force on Sunday. Another feature is the special offering that will lie lifted at all the services for benevolent purposes. This Sunday lias been specialty chosen for the annual Mission Festival, because of it being the beginning of Old Home Week. At this service on Sunday, former members and friends of the church who may have come to attend the Old Home Week celebration will be welcomed and recognized. A noon and evening luncheon will be served in the dining room of the church and thus the entire day can be spent in worship, fellowship and renewing old acquaintances. The ladies of the church are requested to bring well-filled baskets o—± Baby Strangled To Death Indianapolis, Sept- 6 —<U.R) — Niue months old Cleo May Long, was strangled to death when her head became caught between the bars of her crib. She was breathing slightly when found, but resusciation efforts failed. o — U. S. Steel Stock Rises To $156 A Share Today New York, Sfept. 6 —<U.R>— U. S. steel corporation common stock today rose to 156, a gain of $3 over the previous closing price and a new record price for the present shares. Demand for this issue was enhanced by predictions by the steel reviews that the third quarter would set a new record for steel production in the third quarter

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HOLD SUSPECT IN $200,000 HOLDUP Man At St. Louis Partially Identified As Indianapolis Country Club Bandit St. Louis, Mo. Sept. G (U.R)--Four] Indianapolis witnesses today partially I identified Charles Phayer, held here. ( as one of the bandits who robbed the Broadmoor Country Club of |200,00u on May 30. Ben Baratti, a companion of Phayer. was not identified. Everett T. Fisher of Indianapolis, oil/ of the four witnesses, positively identified an expensive "Patek Phillip pl” split second watch found on pray 1 er as I lie one taken from him in the robbery. As none of the witnesses identified | Barattl in connection with the Broadmoor robbery. Authorities indicated lie would be released. The Patek watch, valued by fisher at S3OO, was found in Phayer's posession police said It was the only Patek watch which had been reported missing from any part of the country, they said. Phayer. an alleged gambler of East St. Louis, 111., vehemently denied any connection with tlie Broadmoor robbery, ami told police lie obtained the watch in a division of assets from an East St. Louis gambling house. School Publication Runs Picture Os Elephant Rock, Recognition is given in this month's issue of 'lie "Cooperative School Bulletin’’, published at Butler, Indiana, of the activities going on in Decatur in preparation tor Old Home Week and the dedication of "Elephant Rock". In .memory of .Mrs. Gene Stratton Porter The front cover of the magazine contains a picture of the Memorial witl: two children standing in front of it. a reproduction of which will appear in the Old Home Week edition of the Daily ncmicrat, Saturday, ’’’he ,-nagatine is published in the interest' of the piibl'-- schools at Butter ami Auburn, Indian.i. An article entitled "Gene Stratton Porter. Adams County's Own," which appeared in tlie publication was written by Mrs. Frank Downs, of Decatur The folowing editorial also appeared "A Mr. French Quinn, a dealer in real estate, at Decatur. Indiana, deserves considerable recognition and commendation for his interest in the promotion of the wonderful literary work of Gene Stratton Porter. He is backing the great movement of Gene Stratton ' Porter Day at Decatur, September 11." I WANT FLOWERS FUH BLANKET Woman’s Club Delegated To Make Blanket To Cover Elephant Rock The task of making a blanket of flowers with which to cover Elephant Rock, which stands on tlie Court House yard as a memorial to Gene Stratton Porter, at the dedication ceremonies on Tuesday, has been delegated to the Woman's Club of the city. Preparedness for this will necessitate the use of many garden flowers, which it is requested the members of the club or any other individual who is interested, donate to the cause. The call for flowers is herewith issued with the request that all flowers lie picked and sent to tlie home of Mrs. W. E. Smith. South Third street, on Monday evening. The blanket will be made then, early Tuesday morning. A great many flowers are needed and the public is asked to respond to this call as freely as possible.

Purse Woven By Blind Girl Wins First Prize

Indianapolis, Sept. 6 (U.R) Back of the mist which renders the eyes of the blind sightless, there is a great writer has said, more determination than in “all the world of those who can see.” And that’s why they prepared today to tell brown-haired Hazel Johnson that she, a blind girl, triply handicapped by inability to talk or hear, has woven a wool hand purse which easily captured first prize at the state fair. It was less than a month ago that Hazel took up weaving. She, of course, could not read the printed

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, September 6, 1928.

—1 Catfish Weighing ll’/j Pounds, 31 Inches Long ('aught In River Here — What is believed to be the largest Channel Catfish ever caught in the St. Marys river near here, was being exhibited today by Paul Reynolds and Heze Cochran, of this city, who hooked the fish while fish ' Ing In the river near the Smith Inidge at the north etlge of the city last night. The fish is 31 inches long and weighs ll’-j pounds. The fish was caught on a small hook and line with a steel casting rod. The two men were fishing in a boat and it took them ten minutes to land the fish. LUCY BIENZ IS CALLED BY DEATH Mother Os Decatur Man Dies At Home East Os Willshire Today ' Mrs. Lucy Bienz, aged approximately 55 years, wife of Wm. Bienz, died at 4 o'clock this morning, Thursday, September 6, IMS. at her home two and one-half miles east of Willshire. Ohio. Death was due to complications which followed a stroke of I paralysis. Mrs. Bienz is survived by her husI band and the following children: Earl Bienz. residing on Mercer avenue. this city; Mrs. Juanita Ward, of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Leia Hill, of Denver, Colorado; Irene and Roxie Bienz, and Mrs. Neva Lydenbusg, of Dayton, Ohio; and Clem Bienz, of Van Wert. Ohio. Late this afternoon, funeral arrangements were still pending, awaiting word from the daughter in Colorado, but tentative arrangements have the funeral set |pr Sunday afternoon. I — 0 Federal Grand Jury Subpoenaes 150 Witnesses Indianapolis. Sept. 6—(U.R) —Subpoenas for more than 150 witnesses to appear Iw-fore the Federal grand jury , session starting Tuesday were served today by Deputy V. S. Marshals. Albert Ward, U.S. district attorney, said 115 cases involving 175 persons,, were ready for presentation to tlie grand jurors. The grand jury is expected to comI plete its investigation and be readv I to repoit September 15 o — - Three Youths Confess To 40 Holdups, Police Say Indianapolis, Sept. 6. —(U.R) - Three youths, all under 21 years of age. wel - e held here today as a result, police said, of their confessions to approximately 40 holdups and burglaries. The three, Harry Noey, 19. John McCarthy, 19, and Milburn Jones. 19. confessed Jo eighteen holdups, one store burglary, the theft of twenty automobiles, and the passing of worthless checks amounting to SSOO, officials said. Detectives said they believed the crimes admitted amounted to only a small part of the total activities of the youths. 0 — Lyle Womack Seeks Divorce From Ruth Elder, Pretty Flier Balboa. Canal Zone. Sept. 6 —(U.R)— L’yle Womack filed suit for divorce in the Canal Zone district epurt at Ancon today, against Ruth Elder, charging cruelty. “I tried to effect a reconciliation," lie said. “I urged Ruth to join me here but she prefers her career and 1 do not desire to hinder here.”

patterns hut that caused little worry. She immediately set work and made her own pattern in the Braille system, which is read with her fingers. Makes Good Speed There wete a few minor tasks and then Hazel began work on the purse. It took, her less than two weeks of one hour a day work to complete the job. Few of those who see could liave done it faster. Miss Winifred Conrick, head of the occupational therapy department of James Whitcomb Riley Hospital (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO}

MARY R. HOFFMAN EXPIRES TODAY Preble Township Woman Dies Os Pneumonia At Hospital In This City Mrs. Mary R. Hoffman, aged 61 years, died at 9 o'clock this morning, Thursday. September 6, 1928, at the Adams County Memorial hospital. Death was due to an attack of pneumonia, which followed an operation for strangulated hernia, to which Mrs. Hoffman submitted late Monday evening. Mary R. Hoffman wait a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Werling, -deceased. She was born March 9. 1861. in Preble township where she has resilled during her entire life period, making her home on the Hoffman homestead. 1U milys north of Preble, with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Hoffman. She was united-in marriage with Christ Hoffman, who preceded her in death about thirty-two years ago. Surviving are two sons, Oswald, and Victor Hoffman, both of Preble; ' six grand-children; a step-mother. | Mrs. Ida Werling. of Preble: one sis-! ter. Miss Rons Werling. of Preble; three brothers, August and Albert Werling, of Preble, and Charles Werling, of Peterson; one half-sister, Mrs. Harry Chalfant, of Griffith; and one half brother, Raymond Werling. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the family residence, and at 1:45 o’clock at the Preble Lutheran church of which the deceased was a member. The Rev. Robert Gaiser will officiate. Burial will be made in the Lutheran cemetery at Preble. Winkler Resigns To C ampaign For Office Indianapolis, Sept. 6 fUJ?)—George L. Winkler, deputy prohibition administrator for Indiana today announced his resignation, effective Saturday, in order to carry on his campaign as Republican nominee for Marion county sheriff. Man Killed At Plymouth Ply mt nth, Ind.. Sept 6 —(U.R) —John Fults 77, was killed, instantly near here today, when a Pennsylvania pas- ; senger train struck his automobile. I Fults' head was severed GET CUNFESSION IN MUBDEH PROBE Valuable Evidence Obtained In Probe Os Muncie Woman’s Death Muncie, Ind.. Sept. *6—(U.R)—Mrs. Irene Moyer. 24, Terre Haute, held here in connection with tlie murder of Mrs. Myrtle Miller, 36', was to visit the scene on a lonely road near Newcastle today where the body was found last Saturday morning. Mrs. Moyer reques'jed the trip Wednesday light after police said she accused Charles Beasley, 34, also of Terre Haute, of being alone with Mrs. Miller on tile road where her body was found Friday night. Makes Long Confession In a LOOO-word confession, Mrs. Moyer said Mrs. Miller. Beasley and Homer Patterson, Terre Haute, went riding Friday night. After buying liquor near here, the party started toward Newcastle, she said. “Beasley ordered Patterson and me olt of the car, saying that he wanted to be alone with Mrs. Miller,’’ her statement said, according to police. “They drove down the road and out of sight. “He was gone 15 minutes, maybe longer, then came back and picked I us up. He was alone and got out of the front seat,” the woman's confes- ' sion reads, police said. Mrs. Moyer said when she inquired about Mrs. Miller, Beasley replied that they had bad a fuss and that she went "on to a friend's." “There is no use in going back for her. She said to tell you kids goodbye and she would meet you in Terre Haute on her brother's birthday.” Beasley was quoted as saying. ’ In returning to the murder scene today, detectives said they would renew the search for the hammer with ' which Mrs. Miller was struck on the head 19 times. Beasley has not offered to talk. He will not be questioned until after 1 Mrs. Moyer's confession is checked, police said.

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Must Serve 30 Days I u 1 Mrs. Florence E. S. Knapp, former New York secretary of state/ who has been sentenced to serve thirty days in jail for grand larcenj’. She was convicted on two counts in connection with alleged state census thefts. CARAVAN COVERS LARGE TERRITORY X Many Cities And Towns Visited By Old Home Week Boosters On Tour Deca tin's Old Home Week was well advertised in about a dozen cities and towns. Wednesday, when about fifty local people, including the Jiinior band, joined in an auto caravan and toured the surrounding territory. Tlie following cities and towns were visited by the caravan: Monroeville, Convoy, Dixon. Van Wert, Ohio City, Rockford. Celina, Portland, Geneva, Bluffton and Ossian. At each stop tlie Decatur boosters passed out hand bills and personally invited hundreds of persons to visit Decatur during the Old Home Week celebration next week. A feature attraction was furnished at each stop by L. C. Helm. Mr. Helm was dressed consplciously and wore a high plug hat. He carried what appeared to lie a motion picture camera and at each stop set tip*his instrument and apparently started filming the crowd As soon as the crowd gathered around him, lie pressed a button and the "camera" came apart, displaying signs which told about tlie Old Home Week program. Pythians To Hold Meeting This Evening Tlie regular meeting of the Knights lot Pythias lodge will be held at 7:3(1 o’clock this evening. The meeting hour’has been changed .from 8 to 7:30 o'clock for the winter months. Members of the committee in charge of tlie lodge's activities for Old Home Week are urged to be present tonight, as plans for the week will be made. Dore B. Erwin will give a talk tonight in which he will tell about the meeting of the Supreme lodge in Milwaukee. Wis., recently. o 4 Badges For Old Home Week Are Being Sold The sororities ladles canvassing the city for the sale of Old Home Week badges repoit excellent success. They will continue tomorrow until every-] body has been given an opportunity to buy. The liadges are attractive and wiil lie kept as souvenirs by many. They sell for 25c each and if you I . haven't bought one for yourself and for your family and friends, better get them while you can as the supply is limited. - - - Mardi Gras Queen Contest Standing Regina Wilce 1,210 Marie Miller 1.200 Celia Appleman .' 1,000 Mabie Staley 1,000 Mariam Meyers .. 1,000 Mildred Akey 1,000 Marguerite Mylotf . 1,000 Berneta Tanvas . 1,000 Katherine Omlor 1,000 Gladys Reffey 1.000 Kathryn Hyland 1,000 Gerber 1,000 1 Margaret Haley z. ( 1,000 ! Viola Schmitz 1,000 Irene Neukom l;00o Helen Gass 1,000 Lee Anna Vance 1,000 Mildred Bixler 1,000

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TO MAKE FIRST SPEECH SEPT. 18, IN OMAHA, NEBR. Democratic Nominee To Start Speaking Tour In Wheat Belt TO VISIT OTHER WESTERN CITIES By Thomas L. Stokes, UP Staff Correspondent Albany. N. >Sept. 6.—(U.R) —Governor Alfred E. Smith will open his speaking campaign in the heart of the wheat belt at Omaha, Nebraska, with a speech there the night of Tuesday, September 18, he announced today. The preliminary itinerary calls for a second speech in Oklahoma City, Thursday, September 20, to be followed by an address at Denver, Colorado, Saturday, September 22. These were the only speeches announeed today. Plans To See Country Albany, N. Y., Sept. 6.—(U.R) -Gov. Alfred E. Smith, whose life wa, bounded for more than a quarter of a century l>y New York City and largely by the East Side, will see the country really for the first time on the extended campaign trip being mapped out for him as democratic presidential candidate. If elected, he will visit Washington for the second time in his life. The governor attended a prohibition conference at the White House a fewyears ago, but got only a passing glimpse of the capital city. The Democratic candidate has never been abroad. In this respect, his career is a contrast to that of his repuldlcon opponent, Herbert Hoover, (flip lisui traveled ail over the lace of the globe, and has lived for long periods of time in foreign countries. The first time he was anywhere near the south was in tlie spring when he took a trip to Asheville, N. C. He is not expected to go to the south during the campaign, but he will see much of the rest of the country. The governor is giving his attention to the numerous campaign speeches he will make, between attenting to state business and getting as much rest and recreation as possible. Today, lie will hold a meeting of the building and sites commission to consider the Buffalo office building situation. B. W. Sholty, Civil War Veteran, Seriously 11l B. W. Sholty, Civil war veteran and a pioneer druggist of Decatur, is seriously ill at his home on West Monroe street. His condtilon was worse today, it was stated, than at any time. Mr. Sholty is one of the few veterans of the Civil war living in Adams couitty. 0 — New M ater Main Being Laid On First Street Work is progressing nicely on the laying of a new water main on North First street, between Jackson and I Marshall streets. The old iron pipe, placed there I’ll years ago when the mains were first laid in Decatur, rusted out and it was necessary to dig up the street ami lay a new line. G. 0. P. GPENS HEABOUBRTEBS Adams County Republicans Have Offices In Decatur And Berne Republican headquarters for Adams county have been opened in rooms 8 and 9 of the Peoples Loan and Trust company building. Miss Helen Gerke has been placed in charge of the office, Paul H. Graham, county chairman, announced. The headquarters will be open from 8 to 12 o’clock each forenoon and from 1 to 5 o'clock in the afternoons. Headquarters will be opened at Berne Friday, and Edward E. Llechty w’ill be in charge. A large room has been secured above the Hudscit-Esaex sales rooms on North Jefferson street. An organization meeting will be h“!d at Berne, Friday evening at x 7.30- o’clock, at which time Frank Gordon, of Bluffton, district chairman, will outline party plans.

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