Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 213, Decatur, Adams County, 8 September 1928 — Page 1

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CITY IS READY FOR OLD HOME WEEK

BEE FLEETS OF (UPLINES RACING (CROSS COUNTRY Class II And C Planes l eave \ e » York Today; Class A Planes In West DRAKE TAKES LEAD IN CLASS A DIVISION Xew York, Sept. S. «■» - Three fleets of airplanes skimmed through the air in the southwest anil east today in as ' m.mv divisions of the national nir races, from New York Io Los Angeles. Class A pilots, who left New York I Wednesday, continued their struggle for leadership, flying westward from Fart Worth. Texas. Refueling stops were scheduled at Abilene. Midland I and Pecos, with an overnight stop at E! Paso. Classes B and C Start The class It and class C planes left New Ycrk this morning. Twenty r’anes started in the class B divison. Four stops were scheduled for •nday as follows: Harrisburg,' Pa.; McKeesport. Pa.; and Columbus, Ohio, before the planes start on the final jump to Terre Haute. Only four planes started in the Class (’ event. Their first scheduled stop was at McKeesport, Pa., and they are scheduled to rest tonight at Torn Haute, Ind. Dake Takes Lead Pecos. Texas. Sept. B—(U.R)—Robert Dake, of Pittsburgh. Pa., maintained his terrific pace in the national air race Class A between Midland and Pecos today, bringing his American Moth down on the municipal field here at 11:00:10 a.m. Twenty-five seconds behind Bake, Earl Rowland, of Wichita, Kansas, elapsed time leader of th- flight, landed his Cessna monoplane. Land At McKeesport Pettis Field. McKeesport, Pa., Sent. *--(U.R>— The four Class C planes in the series of air dashes from the At■amic to the Pacific coast arrived at "■His Field this afternoon within thnty-seven minutes of each other, "iihm half an hour after arriving. "S'h left for C Rumbus. Ohio. Rob"t 11, (antwell, of Los Angeles, flying a Lockhead Vega, was the first to arrive. Up landed at 1:50:12. Reaches Terre Haute Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. B.—(U.R)— John Livingston, of Monmouth, 111., flying a Waco plane, led the transcontinental class B air races into at 12 05- a «fi le tOda> Wl ' Pn hf> arrlvpd Thiic Haute is the overnlght Btop astern ra<P H,erS Wi " rest hprp this S7oX a andT nd - ,onight bpfore ,p »'- Louis at 4 a.m. tomorrow. Legion Post To Hold Meeting Monday Night Adan? o' 1,1 *' P a reßular meeting of ii ° f thp American Gening, at . 011 . Halt Monday win l„ i .' ■’ 0 clock. The meeting nd to au^nd 11 '" 1 merabprß arp Bus North at 11 p m theA a "r', , ! P > ,S haVe bpp| * »' a 'l p ”v W north? * inp to run a " p *t™ week leavi?” ', PIP Pach evenin K next oclo k 8 hP HOIP| Riep at H accomodation of those 'olohrution?'l”" " ,P 01,1 Hoinp Week shows. ‘ t 0 re,naln fo r the night fdSTMASTER IS MMEDATBERNE ,rt d Rohrer Is Appointed 10 Succeed Menno Burkhalter County \v? Pr ’ Pdifor of the Adams Postmaster i? 8 ’?' 88 bpen a PPointed ’ord received f r BeniP ' accordlu K to par, ntHit at w°"h thP P ° St ° fflce de ' Mrer winL hington ' ’>• C. Mr. master on ‘‘ I " ,p 1118 Unties as postMenn., n Say ’ Sp P te mber 30. Postmaster His retirlng 611 l»st March i *°‘ ,r -y ea r term expirunder a sner.i ’? Ut be llas been Ber ving time. a a PP o intment since that i ’ nb|1 can ODo 0 DoH r t| bpPn actlve ln Rpcounty forth i 8 " Bprne and A,lams } for the last thirty years.

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Heads Waltonians I/* ? f>, . \- v Lion. Charles L. Biederwolf, clerk of the Supreme court of Indiana, is the president of the Indiana branch of the Izaak Walton League of America and will be in charge of the dedication exercises of the Porter memorial. LIQUOR CASES ARE DISMISSED Man Refuses To Testify Against Defendants After Filing Affidavits Ray Eyanson, serving a 35-day jail sentence for drivin an automobile while intoxicated, refused to turn state’s evidence against Charles ‘ Dutch” Wise, on a charge of Itootlegging, in mayor’s court late Friday | afternoon, and the case against Wise i 1 was dismissed. Eyauson had made an | affidavit charging Wise with selling liquor to him Wise was arrested in Fort Wayne and brought to Decatur. He has been in jail for the last teu days. When arraigned in court yesterday Eyanson refuted his statement and claimed that he got his liquor from a man named Mike Loop and “Julius” I Dehofer, from Jay county. These two men were arrested and arraigned in court, but no evidence was produced to substantiate the charge. Mayor George Krick scored Eyanson for making the affidavit and then withdrawing the charge. The court said that he could not believe what the two defendants said after they had changed their statements so many times and proceded to acquit Wise. Prosecutor John T. Kelly then asked that the affidavits against the other two men, said to be Belgian beet workers, be dismissed. Eyanson will have to serve out his jail term, having about 15 days mote He was also fined $lO and costs, amounting to $41.80. He has not yet paid his fine. Wise was given his freedom. c —. Masons To Have Charge Os Mr. Sholty’s Funeral Members of the Masonic lodge will have charge of the funeral services for Benjamin W. Sholty, which will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Masons are requested to meet at the Masonic hall at 1:45 o'clock. Mr. Sholty was one of the last two surviving charter members of the local Masonic lodge. — — ...... . Concession Man Comes Here From West Virginia A concession man who will operate three stands here, arrived this morning after a drive from West Virginia, where he happened to see one of the Decatur Old Home Week advertising signs and decided that this was the place to come. He is pleased he is here. Hughes Elected Judge In World Court Today Geneva, Sept. 8. — (U.R) — Charles Evans Hughes, former chief justice of the United States supreme court, w*as elected by the League of Nations assembly today to be a judge in the world court at The Hague. 0 Rev. Hurt To Preach At Christian Church Sunday The Rev. R. B. Hurt, of Indianapolis, who has preached at the Christian church in this city the past several weeks, will again be in the pulpit next Sunday delivering sermons both morning and evening at the usual hours. Rex’. Hurt is a talented young man and his sermons are convincing and logical. All who will are invited to hear this young man.

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City's Official Welcome To Our Friends front Everywhere: For the week of September 10 to 15, the City of Decatur and everv one of its citizens, with all the energy of which they are capable, and with preparations which have extended to the limits’ of their ability, have provided for you a season of hospitality and fetitivity, with moments of trUest sentiment woven into the events of the week. We offer all this with the earnest hope that you may enjoy and profit by them. We are truly proud of our city and the spirit of our citizen ; and I. as Mayor, voicing the desire of all, extend to yjm greetings and the hand of friendship. GEORGE KRICK, Mayor of the City of Decatur. Girl Pens Note On Hotel Dresser Scarf And Flees

Written on a scarf cover on a dresser in the Hotel Rice, a young lady, signing her name as Myrtle Brown, age 20, 571 Washington street, Wabash. left a note stating that she was "running away from them and if they wanted her they would have to come after her'. The girl said she was going to Cincinnati, being "Cicintia". In one place on the scarf she signed her name, ’’Mis C. M. Brown” and in another place. “Myrtle Brown". Her scribbling on the scarf read: "Please write 1 Hen Is Fast Worker; Hatched In March And Is A Mother In August Greensburg. Ind , Sept. B—<U.R8 —<U.R) —A Rhode Island Red hen in the flock of Forest Myers, of Greensburg wins tho medal for being “fast worker’’ according to its owner. This unusual hen, according to Myers, was hatched on March 2. this year. She laid her first egg on July 18. She was a good producer for a while until on August 27. she stole her nest and hatched 11 chicks fom 12 eggs. Meyers believes thid is a record in as much as the hen had eggs pipping beneathe her just 179 days from the time she pipped her own egg. o Frank Dailey Speaks At Uniondale Meeting Bluffton, Ind., Sept. B.— (U.R) -The Democratic campaign in Wells county was opened Friday night by Frank C. Daliey, Democratic gubernatorial nominee with a meeting at Uniondale. Dailey was accompanied by R. Earl Peters, state chairman. o Smith Asks Critic To Prove His Charges Albany. N. Y. Sept . B—(U.R>—Governor Alfred E. Smith made public today a letter inviting Clarence W. Barnes, of Boston, to come home and prove his statement that the so-called Albany baseball pool operates “in sight of the New York state capitol building”. The letter in which Barnes, Republican candidate for attorney general of Massachusetts, complained about the pool, also was made public by Smith. o OHIO MAN FINED FOR BEATINC WIFE Woman Found Hiding In Straw Stack After County-Wide Search Thomas Neate, a farmer residing between Wren and Ohio City, Ohio, about 15 miles east of Decatur, was fined $25 and costs, Friday after ,he entered a plea of guilty to a charge of assault and battery on his wife, Hazel Neate, 52, when arraigned in court before Squire W. S. Giffin, in Van Wert, Ohio. The fine was suspended by the court when Neate promised not to mistreat his wife again. Mrs Neate disappeared from her home last Tuesday, following an alleged quarrel between she and her husband. A county-wide search was instituted for Mrs. Neate and on Wednesday afternoon, a neighbor found her hiding in a straw stack, about a mile from here. Mrs. Neate xvas suffering considerably from exposure and hunger, but her condition was not serious, it was said. She also had several bruises about her head and body, it was reported by neighbors. Mrs. Neate was taken home and medical aid summoned. Her condition is reported satisfactory at this timeThe charge of assault and battery was filed against Neate by Charles Kirk, Van Wert county humane officer.

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to folks and tell them I am going to Cincinnati, and if they want me they will have to come after me" The postscript read. “I am going away from them". Jesse Rice, proprietor of the hotel stated .that he would not notify her relatives at the address given, he stat Ing that if anyone was interested that they would see It in the paper Mr. Rice stated that the girl paid her bill in advance. She had red hair, weighed about 125 pounds and was fairly pretty. — All Committees To Meet At City Hall Next Monday Evening Members of all committees connected with the various divisions of Old Home Week, are requested to meet at the City Hall promptly at 6:45 o’clock Monday evening. All city officials and employes are also requested to lie on hand. All these will march to the reviewing stand where the floral key will be presented by Mayor Krick to officials of Old Home Week, who will pre- : sent it to J. Frank Mann, represent- ; ing visititig guests. Dunbar Band, Os Berne, To Play Here Monday Night Arrangements were made this morning for the Dunbar band, of Berne, 'o come here Monday night for the opening of the Old Home Week. The General Electric hand will also be on th& job. but they will be needed a couple of hours for the pageant rehearsal, and a band was needed to take part in tlie opening program at the reviewing stand. Following pageant practice, the G. E. band will also give a concert down town. Miss Riesen, or Celina, 0., will sing several solos during the evening o Free Parking Grounds Are Being Arranged Besides the numerous pay yards for parking of automobiles during Old Home Week. Sept 10-15, several free grounds are being arranged so that I everybody can be cared for. F. A. Peoples, who operates the North End I Filling station, a Red Crown station | has arranged space to take care of a hundred cars and will be glad to accomodate those who stop there. o More Than Two Tons Os Paper Consumed In Printing This Edition The Daily' Democrat today presents a special Old Home Week edition, consisting of forty pages. This is the largest newspaper ever published in Decatur. More than two tons of paper were used in printing this edition. A total of 5.400 copies were printed and a copy was placed in every home in the city and throughout the surrounding territory. Publication of this record edition was made possible by the splendid support given by local advertisers, who were liberal in their use of space to welcome guests to the citv for Old Home Week. An effort was made by the editorial department to make the edition interesting and of historical value through the use of stories and pictures. There is a limited supply of extra copies of this edition, which may be procured at the Daily Democrat office for five cents each. No orders tor extra copies will be taken over the telephone. Persons desiring extra copies for souvenirs are urged to procure them at , >nce.

Answers Call Ji Benjamin W. Sholty, .pioneer merchant of Decatur mid a veteran of the Civil war, died early tills morning at his home on West Monroe “I reet. B?W. SHOLTY IS CALLED BY DEATH Prominent Decatur Citizen, Veteran Os Civil War, Dies Early Today Benjamin W. Sholty, aged 82 years, who for many years stood foremost in the business progress of Decatur and who was a veteran of the Civil War. died at 2:30 o’clock this morning. Saturday, September 8, 1928, at , his home, 607 West Monroe street. For seven years, Mr. Sholty has I i been failing in health, and for the I last two years a very pronounced decline has been noted. His eyesight had practically failed and hi: hearing had become very bad. A week ago yesterday, he was taken to his bed. and on Thursday morning of this week, double pneumonia added its | ravages to his already weakened eon Istitution. Unable to withstand this ■added affliction, the aged man passed away early this morning. Served In Civil War Benjamin Wesley Sholty was born iin Stark _eounty. Ohio, on March 12. 1846. Tie was tho son of Henry J., and Sarah Weimer Sholty, both deceased. Benjamin Sholty was ten years of age when he moved with his parents to Indiana, and received a major part of his schooling in the school of Noble county, Indiana. When he was sixteen years of age. he entered the school at Roanoke, and it was while a student there, that he was siezed with a desire to join the army and fight for the Union cause. In June, 1864, he enlisted in Company I, ■ 138th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He served for four months i and was then honorably discharged. | Following his discharge, he returned i to Roanoke, where he remained until > <<O\TI\I i:i> ON P4GR FINR. 0 EX-OECATOBITE IS COPPER KING .1. T. Crabbs Gains Recognition In Story In Saturday Evening Post Wesley Stout has an interesting feature story in this weeks Saturday Evening Post entitled, “local boy makes good", and referring to such men as Owen D. Young, chairman of the General Electric board: Walter Chrysler; Alfred P. Sloane, president of General Motors: the Guggenheim brothers, and a number of others who were born and reared in small towns and cities cr on the farms of America. In the section devoted to the copper industry, this paragraph is found. “J. T. Crabbs, president of Branby Consolidated Copper, was borne in Decatur, Indiana, and was for twenty-one years an officer of the United States Army before be resigned in 1908 to enter business” Tlie Crabbs family was one cf the prominent ones here in the early days and will be remembered by many of the older residents. They were merchants and operated one of the first stores here. The “copper king" mentioned in this story is believed.by Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison to be a son of David Crabbs who moved from here to Cincinnati many years ago. He had three sons, all of whom have made • goon in business circles.

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HOME-COMERS ARE ARRIVING FOR CFtEBRATION WHICH WILL OPEN ON MONDAY;STREETS GAILY DECORATED Official Program For Week’s Event Is Complete; Special Features Are Arranged For Each Day; Free Acts, Band Music, Speaking By Notables, Pageant, Exhibits And (Jay Midway Are Features; Much Enthusiasm Is Manifested. Willi the arrival of the vanguard of home-comers and the annoutu ement of the official program, Decatur was ready today for the opening of Old Home Week, Monday evening, Sept. 10. By rail and motor, the home-comers started to arrive in the city yesterday anti today and, by Monday evening, hundreds are

MANY FROM HERE CO TO COLLEGE 32 Graduates Os I). H. S. And I). C. H. S. Enter College This Fall Thirty-two Decatur young men and women will enter various colleges and universities as freshmen this fall, according to a list obtained today from officials of the public and , Catholic high schools of the city. Twenty-four of them are graduates of Decatur high school and tlie other eight, received their dipolmas from Decatur Catholic high school. Thirteen schools of higher learning will receive students from the ' list. Indiana University leads the i list, with eight, four students from each of the local high schools. The names of the young people and the names of the schools which they . will attend are as follows: Indiana University—John DeVoss, i Margaret Haley, Kathryn Kauffman, and Helen Haubold, of Decatur high school, and John Dowling. Fred Foos, Elmer Sorg and Severine Schurger. | of the Catholic high school. Ohio State University — Don Le- , Brun and Helen Kinzle, of Decatur high. University of Chicago — Gerald Somers, of Decatur high. Indianapolis Teachers' College — Helen Shroll and Betty Erwin, of Decatur high. International College. of Fort Wayne—Alma Bucher, of Decatur high: College of Commerce Accounts and Finance, Cleveland, Ohio — Harry Magner, Decatur high. DePauw University—Ross Stoakes, Geraldine Hower and Frank DeVor. of Decatur high. • School of Art. Detroit—Virginia I Hite. Decatur. University of Michigan. Wm. Beli of Decatur high. Heidelberg University, Tiffin, O.— j Helen A. Kirsch. Decatur high Franklin College—Roy Anadell and ! Vivian C. Thomas, of Decatur high Indiana State Normal. Muncie — Lillian Worthman. C. Verea Heller. Graydon Dixon and Paul Whittenbarger. of Decatur high. General Electric Engineering School. Fort Wayne—True Sheets ■ and Bob I. Carper, of Decatur high. St. Marys College of Notre Dame. South Bend —Winifred Arnold, Isabel Neptune, Helen Schmitz, and Mary Margaret Voglewede, of Catholic high. In addition to the above list, many other Decatur young people will resume their work in various colleges and universities as upper classmen. o More Relics Wanted For Antique Exhibit The committee in charge of the antique exhibit for Old Home Week announced today that relics and antiques would still be received all day Monday, at the exhibit room, at the southeast corner of Monroe and Third streets. Old furniture, spinning wheels or any other kind of antiques are wanted, as the room is large and many items are needed to fill it. o Imperial Treasurer Os Masonic Shrine Dies Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept 8 —(U.R)— William S. Brown, 79, imperial treasurer of tlie Masonic Shrine of North America, died at his home here today after a lingering illness. Brown was elected imperial treasurer of the Shrine in Denver, Colo., 30 years ago, and he has held this office consecutively since that time. He was one of the most widely known Masons in the United States.

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expected to be here for the opening program. From far and near, they come, bringing with them a smile and a hearty handshake, and are met with an equally hearty reception on the part of relatives and friends tn tire ‘‘ol’ home town,” and on every hand the old fashioned, homelike spirit prevailed. City Gaily Decorated Everybody is happy and everyone is keyed up to a high pitch of enthusiasm, incident to the opening of the week, and the many happy times in store for the six days. The city is gaily decorated with flagA and bunting and thousands of colored lights, which will send forth their ray of cheerfulness and welcome to all the visitors. Second street will be transformed into a "Coney Island” midway by Monday night and thousands are expected to mingle together in the street in happy reunion. There will be stands, . booths, free acts, indusPROGRAM ON PAGE EIGHT A copy of the official program for Old Home Week will be found on page 8, section one, of tonight’s I Daily Democrat. trial and agricultural exhibits and other attractions for the thousands ! who come to participate of Decatur's ■ hospitality. Big Attraction Each Day A half dozen bands. United States senators, governors and qan<]sdates for governors, state officials, noted authors and men and women prominent in all walks of life will be here to participate in the big program. There will be music, concerts and oratory, balloon ascensions, trapeze acts, trained elephants, and a big show every day of the week. Program For Week With the blowing of whistles and the ringing of bells at 6 o'clock Monday evening, the word will be sent forth that Old Home Week is open. There will be a parade and the turning over of the key of the city by Mayor George Krick to F. M. Schirmeyer, chairman of the Old Home Week committee. H. W. Thompson will extend words of greeting to the guests and the response will be given by Hon. J. Frank Mann, of Muncie, former resident of Decatur. The General Electric band will then give a concert and an informal reception for all guests will be held. Tuesday, the dedication of Elephant Rock, the great boulder located in the southeast corner of the court house lawn, will be dedicated in memory of Mrs. Gene Stratton Porter, famed author, who formerly lived at Decatur and Geneva and, through her writings, brought enduring fame to the Limberiost region << tjXTivt ci» ox cage: sf.xh.v* TO HOLO MISSION FESTIVALSONOAY Zion Lutheran Church To Hold Special Services To Aid Missions The annual mission festival of Zien Lutheran church will be observed tomorrow, with two special services. The Rev. C. B. Preuss, well known pastor of the Lutheran church at Friedheim, , will conduct the German services here 1 in the morning beginning at 10 o'clock. In the English service which will be held in the afternoon at 2 o'clock, Prof E. Schnedler, of Concordia College, Fort Wayne, will deliver the ad- ■ dress. These special services are conducted - annually in the interest of Lutheran . missions at home and in foreign coun- < tries, and a large attendance at both services tomorrow is anticipated. A i most cordial invitation is extended to all.

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