Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 212, Decatur, Adams County, 7 September 1928 — Page 1

i DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

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Vol. XXVI. No. 212.

INCREASE IN CITY’S TAX RATE SMALL

lEIBS in AIR DEBBY ARRIVE AT FUfil WORTH, TEX. Earl Rowland Still Leading In Transcontinental Airplane Race qTART OF OTHER RACES POSTPONED Fort Worth Tex.. Sept. 7.— i m,R) Earl Rowland, piloting his fleet Cessna monopans, was still, leading the class A planes of the UMs-continental air derby when ’ ! ) c shot into the city airport here j ! a L 1:07 o’clock p. m. today. Rowland hopped off from Kan- j w Citv. start of the day’s run 1 at 7 o'clock a ni • making the 526-mile | leg to Fort Worth in six hollis. seven : minutes. Robert Hake, of Pittsburgh, flying au American Moth, was close on Row tgatfs tail, bringing his snip to earth here at 1:32 o’clock, p. tn. Stop At Oklahoma City Oklahoma City. Okla.. Sept. 7.—(UR) Earl Rowland, holding his lead in the trans-continental air derby, arriv- i h) here from Witicha. Kansas, today | it lii:47 o'clock a. nt. Oklahoma City is lhe second fueling stop of the day. Fiom here, the I filers will proceed to Fort Worth. Teue. • Robert Dake, of Pittsburgh, flying an American Moth, was the second arrival. Tie landed at 11:14 o'clock a. in. three minutes before Rowland: took off tot Fort Worth, the over- | night stop. “B" And “C" Planes Delayed Roosevelt Field, N Y , Sept. 7. —(U.R) -The class "B" and <lass '('" Voces of the national air derby Wer£. postponed today because of unfavorable weather reports front points along the route. Airplanes in the two race will lake off tomorrow. Officials had decided earlier to postpone the flight, but pilots protested j and the postponement was deferred | until finally it was ascertained that even west-bound air mail planes could not take off today. o——«-—— Continue Investigation Os Angola Murder Case' Angola. Ind.. Sept. 7.—UR)—Officials today continued to probe the marder of a man believed to have been Thomas Burke, whose charred body was found in a burned barn near Fremont. Detectives, it was reported, have extended their search to nearb/ counties in the hope of discoveting additional clues in the case. Coroner Paul Humphrey's lias tonducted an inquest on the dead man’s body, hm t ii<l | lu t render a verdict. o IEASLEYTOFACE MURDER CHARGE Alleged Slayer Os Mrs. Myrtle Miller To Be Returned To Newcastle Newcastle, Ind.? Sept. 7—(U.R)— Chat les Beasley, 34, was to be re,llr'ied here from Muncie today or Saturday where he will be formally ' tatged with the murder of Mrs. • yrtic Miller, 36, a week ago, ac,(lln 8 to police here. Jltis move was decided here ThursJ when Mrs. Irene Moyer. 24. Terre n,ade a new confession in aniA ' ailnii ” ed being in the 'mobile when Beasley killed Mrs. Fri t? °“ “ 10nely road here last lay “teht, police said. ° f questlonin K here. She scene '1 'i a<l viH,,ed ihe murder »a< fm , the place where the ho,l y S h e n, ‘ SatUrday Miller T' 1 Beasley had Htru< ■k Mrs. T’"' o.' " > le head nineteen times A ; the butt of a revolver. crime w" K tO her , POTlf e«4ion, (.lie eighths c.) > co,n ” ,i,, ed for a sevenMil'cr XV diam,),ld worn by Mrs. hrssinJ’V d ' ewelry w/rth S4OO »as found g fr ”' n her body when u irotn ’ be second confession t 0 the n»t Pr ’ de,ectiv es returned *.to aeetpX! C ?” n,y jail at Mu '” Pfogecntn r Heas,p y of the crime. 'he Henrv * PaU ' Beason lias called y county grand Jury to meet.

Charged With Beating Mother r-— T-; '* ■ * -wit sh »&&& .«**** y '• w - ... < ~ >■ xC’ Emil Hanke (left), held in Chicago on a charge oPbeating his 84-year-old mother. Mrs Minnie Hanke, after having failed in efforts to send her to an inst’tut'on. tolling Police Captain H. M. Malloy, “I didn’t do it." Said by physicians to be on her deathbed, her skull fractured, Mrs. Hanke pleaded, "A mother shouht close her eyes to the wrongs her child does Iter. Please let my son Emil go.’’

HIRE CLOWN FOR OLD HOME WEEK Committee Adds Feature To Entertain Crowd; Free Acts Being Located « ■ To please the boys and the girls and everyone else not so old that they have forgotten how to laugh, the general committee of Old I kune Week, on reeomendation from the entertainment committee, has added a feature to the regular program, by employing Harry Gage, world famed circus clown, who will entertain on the streets all next week, make announcements and other wise make himself useful as well as ornamental. Harry has traveled with several of the big circuses ami was. for eight years, one of the stars with the Wallace outfit The high bat feature will be located at the east end of Liberty Way. the singing bar act near the Campbell filling station on North Second, and the elephant act at the corner of Monroe and Third. The balloon ascension will take place from the corner of Monroe and Fourth, according to present plans. The merry-go-round will be at the foot of East Madison street, the Ferris wheel near the Confer Ice Cream company's plant and the pony ride and the chairplane are still to be located. Arrangements to provide parking space for 2.500 cars have been made Fields for that purpose, with police protection and lights, open day and night, will be on the Dugan field on East Jackson, the Cipher lots on Winchester, the Steele lot on First street, and the Dave Campbell parking ground. A uniform price of twenty-five cents per day has been agreed upon Besides these, the outlaying streets and vacant lots may be used /ree by those who prefer to ‘do so. Q Methodists Planning Home-Coming Service The First Methodist church of Decatur is planning for a home-coming set vice to be held on Sunday. September 16, in connection with Decatur's Old Home Week. Invitations have beets sent to ten or twelve former pastors of the church and some of them have already replied that they will be here and speak. 0 Chicken Dinner To Be Feature Os Church Picnic A chicken dinner will be served at the picnic to be given Sunday September 9, by the St. Rose church, in the Giant grove, north of Monroeville. The committee will start serving dinner at 11 o'clock. A program will be given during the day and there wil be amusements for all. The Rev. ('. W. Marr is pastor of St. Rose’s Catholic church, Monroeville.

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Berne Family Meets XVith Accident On Last Mile Os 2,000-Mile Trip Berne, Sept. 7. — (Special)—To meet LWit.lt an automobile accident on tlie last mile of a 2,odd mile automobile I vacation trip was the misfortune sufI feted by Mr.’ and Mrs. F. G. Eichenl berger and son, Harold, of . Berne, Wednesday. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. The family was returning from a tour' through Michigan. Wisconsin. Illinois and lowa, and were within sight of Berne, about a mile west df town, when a Ford coupe, occupied by Mrs. Enow W. Lehman and her son, Glenford, drove onto the pavement from the north, striking the Eiehenberger sedan a glancing block. Kichenberger's car. a Whippet sedan, was damaged considerably. Eight Negroes Held For Robbery At Indianapolis Indianapolis, Sept. 7. 'U.R) —With the arrest of eight negroes, police today believed they had solved tlie sotirr e of a robbei y wave which has gripped Indianapolis for several months. Police recovered loot estimated at $16,000 in connection with the negroes arrest. o MANY PRIZES FOR FARM OAY Premiums Valued At Approximately SSOO Offered By Cloverleaf Creameries The biggest feature of Agricultural Day of Old Home Week. Wednesday. September 12. will be the awarding of tlie free prizes to be given by tlie Cloverleaf Creameries. All farmers and everyone else interested are requested to register at the Creameries from 9 o’clock' a. in., to 1 o’clock p. m., ' where they will be given a ticket which will give them a chance at one of the many prizes offered. Three divisions will be made, those living in the city will be given one kind ot' a ticket, those from Adams county another. and those from ’outside the county another kind. Divisions will be made in the premiums and awardAl to persons living in each locality. Registration will be free. The prizes are: sloo in cash, 3 silver sets worth S4O. 2 Vega separators, 3 thirty-five dollar checks to be used in purchasing purebred heifer dairy calves. The total of the premiums will be approximately SSOO. Everyone attending on Wednesday will be eligible to register. Plans have been completed for a very interesting program before the drawing, which will . take plare about 2:30 o'clock. Ticket holders are requested to remain close at hand so that the drawing rtiay proceed in a rapid manner.

Decatur, Indiana, Eriday, September 7, 1928.

Candidate Notifies Himself Os Nomination; Makes Acceptance Speech Ontalia, 7—(U.R)—Occupying the dual role of notification committee and nominee. Dr. Henry Hoffman, aged Omahan, notified himself last night, that lie had been nominated as presidential candidate on lhe Progressive ticket and then, in an address to an audience consisting of three casual onlookers and several newspaper reporters, accepted leadership in tlie new party. Hoffman, who organized the party here last summer, had invited numerous persons from all parts of the country to attend the notification ceremony. None appeared. _ -n— ----- - —

MISS FLORENCE MOUGEY EXPIRES Former Decatur Girl Dies Suddenly At Iler Home In Toledo, Ohio Miss Florence Mougey, age Hl years dc”"hter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Monger. >.f Toledo, Ohio formerly of thi city, died suddenly Thursday evening at about 6 o’clock at her home. Weld received here by relatives stated that Miss Mougey'was sitting at the table when death came. Site had been a victim of tuberculosis for sometime A few years ago. Miss Mougey was seriously injured in an automobile wreck in Toledo, ami since that time hail been in poor health, tuberculosis later setting in. She was a patient in the sanitaiium at Perrysburg, Ohio, returning home about four week's ago. -The young lady was born in Decatur and made her home here until her parents moved to Toledo Funeral services will he held Monday at Toletlo.. She is survived by Iter parents and the following brothers and sisbers, William Mougey, representative es General Mo tors in Denmark; Mrs. Ed Thompson; Adrian. Raymond. Alfred. Charles Richard, ami Robert Mougey. The deceased is a great niece of .Mrs. P, J. Teiveer, of Hits city. Several people front this city will attend the funeral. o FEW PASS TEST FOR DRY AGENTS Only 199 Out Os 2.500 Applicants In Thirteenth District Successful East St. Louis, Hl. Sept 7—(U.R) —A major shakeup among prohibition agents of the thirteenth district, comprising Illinois, Indiana. lowa and Eastern Wisconsin, appeared probable

today with announcement that only 199 out of 2400 who took the civil ser 1 vice examinations, had passed The announcement was made ijere by F. I). Filloway, deputy prohibition I administrator for the East St. Louis district, who added that cut of z l4 agents under his charge, only three passed the examination and would have to be replaced by the district ad miuistartor at Chicago. Smith To Make His Speeches Extemperaneous Albany, N. Y„ Sept. 7.—(U.R) —U<ov. Alfred E. Smith will campaign for the presidency exactly as lie lias in tlie state, he explained today, determining the nature of the speeches which will be extemporaneous from campaign developments. ■’Something might happen in the afternoon to change my speech for that night,” he explained, — —o Two-Legged Cow To Be Exhibited Here Wednesday Tlie Cloverleaf Creameries have added a feature for their part of the Dairy and Farm day celebration next Wednesday. They will bring here a two-legged heifer, two year old, which walks like a kangaroo and will prove of interest to those here on that day. The cow will be here only one day and will be shown at the tent near the creamery. o . Junior Band Notice The Junior band will meet at the Central school building at 7:30 o'clock this evening for a regular rehearsal. All members are urged tp be present as music for Old Home Week will he practiced.

U. S. Airport Facilities Are Proven Inadequate . For National Defense

Enroute to Ix>s Angeles Aboard Army Bomlrers, Sept. 7. —(U.R) —Commercial airport facilities have been proved inadequate to provide for national defense needs m the event of necessity of a sudden mobilization of the V. S. Sir force on the western coast. , A I'nited Press survey of this week's tactical maneuvers in the army's clack bombing outfit, the s«X'- ; ond observation group, showed that the attempt to fly to tile Pacific coast with sufficient speed to stop a t heorot ieal enemy attacking fleet

has tailed. The Langley field group, in huge Liberty niotoreil planes, have been almost perfect in performance, but Toss of time in duelling, delays cans- ; ed by inadequate facilities and lack of night trying equipment hindered the group. The group, which has been in the air only 3(1 hours in making I.tide miles from Langley to Midland, Tex . left Midland early today ami landed ; at El Paso, Tex., at 8:45 A. M, mown-1 tain time. Tuscon, Ariz., is the day’s | destination. At Fort Bragg. N. C.. and Mont- j gomery, Ala , both army posts, there were delays totaling four and one- , half hours because the number of gasoline trucks were insufficient to service tlie nine planes. One and three-fourth hours were lost at Augusta, Ga.. when file planes had to taxi to underground tanks for gasoline to be pumped from drums. A delay of two and one-half hours was encountered at Monroe. La., and , despite that time, only 300 of tlie required 1.500 gallons of gas was availab'e. Servie’ng caused a one and one-hit hour delay at Shreveport. la». When the bombers readied Midland, Tex., ill Hie heart of the fields, yesterday', ft was found that two days notice had not gathered enough gasoline drums for quick fueling, and almost five hours was lost. Graham Baby Dies Shortly After Birth “ Myron Graham, infant son prema- • turely born early this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Graham, at tlie Adams County Memorial hospital, died shortly after birth. Surviving are the parents and one sister, Rosamond Graham. Burial was made at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the Decatur cemetery. I Tlie mother is getting along nicely. To Enforce Rule Vigorously I Indianapolis, Sept. 7.—(tUD—The state board of education today start ed a move to vigorously enforce the board's rule prohibiing high school athleVj? contjnAs /‘xceptj on Friday i night and Saturday. i The Indiana State High School • Athletic Association will ,take charge 1 of enforcing the rule. ; o

MISSIONARY TO SPEAKAT RALLY Epworth Leagues Os Decatur Sub-District To Meet Here Next Sunday Scott Houser, a missionary among the young people of South America, supported by the Epworth Leagues of tlie Methodist Episcopal church, will be the principal speaker at rally of Epworth Leagues of the I>ecatur subdistrict. to be held in the First Methodist church of this city, Sunday afternoon and evening. Mr. Houser is now enjoying a furlough from his missionary work. The sub-district includes the Bobo circuit, Pleasant Mills, Geneva. Gennexa circuit, Decatur circuit, Monroe and Decatur First church. The afternoon program will open at 2:30 o’clock. Mr. Houser will speak on his work among the young people South America. Following the afternoon program, a pot-hick supper will be held in the church basement, at . 5:15 o'clock At 6:30 o'clock, Mr. Hou- ■ ser will conduct a typical South Amer- . lean Epworth league devotional meetI ing. This service will be largely in ■ Spanish. Mr. Houser will be assisted by the local Leaguers and the district cabinet officers, who expect to be here. The day's program will be conclud- • ed with a service starting at 7:30 : o’clock, to which the memberships of . o’clock, to weihh the memberships of t each of the churches in the sub-dis- » trict are invited. Mr. Hauser will deliver an address.

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ARTHUR H. SAPP TO VISIT OECATUR 1 I Immediate Past President Os Rotary International ' I To Be Here Thursday Hon. Aithut IL Sapp, of Huntington i iniediate past president of Rotary International. will be one of the distinguished guests at the Fraternal Day

I . ' \ '-e | If*. \ .L u A wo# . —... Arthur H. Sapp program in Decatur, on Thursday September 13. of Old Home Week. Mr. Sapp advised the Decatur Rotary' Club that he would come for tlie Fraternal Day program. An invitation was extended to Mr. Sapp by the local club and he will join with the Decatur Rotarians in the parade Thursday evening. Mr. Sapp is an international figure : ami known throughout the Uniteil States Last year, he visited Europe three times and assisted in establishing Rotary Clubs in Germany and several other foreign count! ies. He had audiences before the King of Englamj. and president of France. Muss lini of Italy, the King of Belgium and several other foreign rulers. He also was a guest at the White House. Mr. Sapp served as president ot Rotary lutern'atiffinal last year and was elected a director of the organization at the MinneapolisM’onverftion last i .lune. A musical program with Mrs. L A : Holthouse in charge was given at the regular meeting cf the club last evening. James Cowan acted as song leader. There will not lie a Rotary meeting next week on account of Old Home Week. 0

Two Automobiles Collide 1 In This City At Noon , The Hupmobile belonging to John i | T. Myers was badly damaged this noon when it and another car collided cn Winchester street near the South Ward school building. Can oil Cole was driving the Myers car and Charles Landin,, driving a small car. struck the Myers car in the side, damaging lhe doors, ruining door and one fender. The Lainlin car w;as slightly damaged also, one of the tires being torn. No one was hurt. \ o To Abandon Naval Pact London Sept. 7 -—(U.R) The Daily Herald, a labor oigan, reports without confirmation in tomorrow's issue that the government has decided to abandon the Anglo-French naval compromise, due to objections " certain other naval powers " o : — VV. S. Hibbs, Life-Long Republican, For Smith Washington. Sept, 7. —(U.R) —William S. Hibbs, millionaire broker and life . long iepublican, declared for Goverl nor Smith, democratic presidential nominee, today. Henry Breckenridge of New York, Democrat, who was assistant secre- ■ tary of war under President Wilson, i has come out for Hoover, it was anI nouuced here. t o— E. B. Williamson Wins ) Prize At State Fair r f Indianapolis, Sept. 7. — (U.R) —E. B. - Williamson, Kendallville, was award- - ed second prize for his plate of Wealthy apples at the state fair.

Price Two Cents

NEW RATE IS , S3.SOdNCREASE ONLY TWO CENTS I Boost In Rates Small DeI spite Large Decrease in Property Valuations ONE-CENT BOOST IN |STATE KATE EXPECTED — Decaturs lax nite, payable in 111929. will be $3.50 on the hun.idled dollars, anticipating that lhe stale lax nite will be increased one cent., ’litis is tin in-

I crease of only lw<» cents on the hundred dollars over tlie 192 S lax rale. The local tax levies have been adopted by the various taxing units and there will not be any change in .the Ligures. The state rate this year is 23 cents on the hundred dollars and it is expected that the levy will be increased to 24 cents. Proposed’ Rates Much Higher The 53.50 rate is not as high as first expected. Before final action was taken on 4he proposed rates, the totel figured $3.78 on the hundred dollars. The county council reduced the estimated levy for c/ninty highway repair from 37 cents to 25 cents on the hundred dollars and the county tax rates were reduced from 17 cents to 37 cents on the hundred ’dollars. The tax rates adopted, including a state rate at 24 cents on the SIOO, are: . Unit Rate Uivil city $0.71 School city .... 1.43 County, general .37 County highway repair .25 Township .06 Township road bond .39 Library .05 State tax .24 i « Total $3.50 If the state does not increase its rate, the total rate in Decatur will be $3.49 on the hundred dollars, an in- ! crease of only one cent in the total. Less money will be raised through taxation this year because of the lower valuations, there being about a i three million dollar decrease in the county. Letter Received From Blew Family In Alabama A letter from .1. A. and Nellie Blew, of Ryas, Alabama, former residents here states that they regret that they cannot come to the Old Home Week celebration as the crops on their plantation are now ready for harvest and must lie taken care of. They will be thinking of their many old friends all week, however, they say, and are sending a eoupHe of southern sweet pota--1 toes to show the folks here the grade ot' their goods. They will keep posted on tlie events by reading the Daily

Democrat. MRS. C. EICHER DIES THURSDAY Well-Known Hartford Township Woman Dies At Home Near Linn Grove Linn Grove, Sept. 7 —(Special) — Mrs. Christ Eicher. 56. wife of a former Adams county commissioner, died at her home south of here at 5:30 o'clock Thursday evening. Death was due to a nervous breakdown and heart trouble. Mrs. Eicher had been ill for ten weeks. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sol Moser and was born in Hartford township, March 28. 1872- She spent her entire life in Hartford township. Surviving are the husband, mother, five sons, one daughter, five brothers and two sisters. The surviving children are: John Eicher, of Fort Wayne; Raymond Eicher of Linn Grove; Victor Eicher, of Geneva; Ellis, Solomon and Martha Eicher, at home. The mother, Mrs Sol Mos er, aged 82 years, also resides at the Eicher home. Two surviving sisters and five brothers are as follows: Mrs. C. Mettz and Mrs. J. Slaubauch, of Berne; Joseph Moser, of Oklahoma; Solomon Moser of Geneva; John Moser, of Montana; Chris Moser, of Richmond. and Noah Moser of Minnesota. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Mission church west of Berne, the Rev. Clauser, of Herne, officiating. Burial will be made In the M.R.E. cemetery.

YOUR HOME PAPERLIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY