Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 225, Decatur, Adams County, 22 September 1928 — Page 1

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I GOEBEL WINS IN LOS ANGELES TO CINCINNATI RACE I Veteran Air Racer Makes Long Non-Stop blight I In 15 Hours SEVEN PLANES LEFT IN CLASS B FLIGHT Cincinnati, Sept. 22.-<U» Vt lin Lojkheed-Vefia monoplane- hindetl here at (I-25 \ M. ttxlav, completing J ~ nistop Hight from Los Mueles in competition with Emile Bingen, who had left two hours earlier hut was unr("'orte<l al 1 P. MCoebel, by alighting here first, won the first prize of $3,000. He covered the distance in 15 hours, 17 minutes, averaging more than 131 miles per hour. Officials set the distance from Los Angeles to Cincinnati at 1,875 miles. Class B Planes Leave El Paso E! Paso. Tex.. Sept. 22.— (U.R) —E. E. Ballouggh, Chicago, in a Laird plane, with Charles Diskinson. 71-year-old flier, as passenger, was the first Los Angeles to Cincinnati class B air racer to leave the El Paso control today. He took off at 8:10 a. m. Seven of the ten airplanes which started lined up al Meactem field for today’s Bight to Pine Bluff. Ark. The other three eateries failed to reach Fort Worth. Fog and high winds over west Texas hampered the flyers on yesterday’s lap from El Paso. The fog over Quardaltipe mountain defeated Samuel H. Turner. Alexandria, Va., who landed his Berline monoplane at Pecos with only a few drops gasoline supply left. __ Engine trouble forced down W. 11. Emery. Bradford. Pa., and H W Myers, Los Angeles. Emery landed his Travelair near Sweetwater. Myers landed his Simplex east of Midland after it developed engine trouble. o —-— (CONTINUED ON P<«K FVVVt. Several Decatur People Hear Frank Dailey Speak Several automobile loads of Decatur people motored to Eort Wayne last night to hear Prank C. Dailey, Democratic candidate for governor, speak at the Moose auditorium. The auditorium was filled to capacity and many persons were unable to gain admittance. Arthur Hamrick, candidate for secretary of state; John Linebarger, candidate for superintendent ct public instruction, and Jap Jones, candidate for state treasurer, were present at the meeting and made short talks, also. Mr. Dailey made a forceful address in which he outlined his policies. - WANT HOOVER TO SPEAR MORE L. 0. P. Candidate Urged To Make Trip To Oklahoma And Texas Washington, Sept. 22.—(U.PJ—Pressure is being brought on Herbert ~o' er to amplify his four-speech 4*a ’ing campaign so as to include, Tpxas ll^l,l5 ’ a trtP tO Oklahoma and P(| S "" ator Plne - of Oklahoma, Informix. s Republican presidential nomine thought it advisable for i iaitv"' t 0 malte 8 tri P there, especthe' n" View of the re< ‘ent visit of tn n „ lPOtrati <’ nominee, Gov. Smith t 0 Oklahoma City. liJot leXa ‘ S si,uation was called to as u' en “ On by a delegation of Texquest? Ub itanS recentl y with a re-al-n i .' l an a ddress there.. Pressure Illinn? ». een ex erted for speeches in Hnm >° rtb b)a ' <o * 8 and Montana. übeenu been hesitant about invi ll( . ( . hin < V u erS are tryin « to conspeeches'" it 6 sho " ,<l raake more two tn tn Ie ÜBUaKy 'ms spent from ®f each 7**. weeks in the preparation said he ? hiS “ddresses; and it is c «Pt nr r ° eS llOt See b ° W he can ac " the short 6 speaking engagements in tlon, Ime re maining before elecare Ell7aha.r, : ? raaining engagements Vork, 0“ b ° n ’ ’ Oct ’ 6; New later. u„ /’ aIK Boston, sometime several " S ° * 8 arran ging to make 1,1110 Alto,'Noy 0 " ‘J 18 trip west 10 ’ NOV. 1, to cast hlg ba i lot

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MAULEY WOMAN EXPIRES TODAY Mrs. Daniel Scherry, 48, Dies Early This Morning; Funeral Monday Afternoon Mrs. Daniel Srtwrry, 48, died at 2:45 o’clock this morning, Saturday, Sept. 22, 1928, at her home one-half mile east c-f Magley. Death was the result of chronic colitis, with which she had suffered for sum time, gangrene finally setting in and causing the fatality Mrs. Scherry had been failing in health for the last five years, but had been bedfast only three weeks Lydia Marie Reppert was born July 14, 188tl, in Preble township, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Replied. both cf whom are deceased. September 4. 1900. she united in marriage with Daniel Scherry the surviving husband. Four children, the result of this union survive as follows: Milton Em- 1 erson Scherty, i esiding near Magley, I ' Alma, Marie and Marcella, at home. One sister, Mrs. Emma Miller resides at Van Wert, Ohio, and one bro-11 I'ter, Albert Reppert. tesides in Kirk-11 land tcwnship. Ollie Reppert, a bro-1 ther preceded in death. Funeral services have been arranged for Monday afternoon, at 1:30 o’clock at the family residence, and at 2 o'clock at the Salem Reformed chinch at Magley, of which the de- ] ceased was a member. The Rev. David Grether will officiate at the services, with burial in the Magley cemetery. Two Killed By Train At Van Wert, Friday ' Van Wert, Ohio, Sept. 22—Mrs. Vic- ’ toria Melser and J. A. Morris, 57, both 1 of Lima, were instantly killed when • west bound local Pennsylvania passen- 1 get train Number 451 struck the automobile in which they were riding on 1 the Chestnut street crossing here Fri- I day mottling. The car, an Oldsmobile • coupe, was torn into fragments and 1 scattered along the tracks. Morris operated the Morris Collecting company with his office on N. 1 Main street in Lima. He was believed 1 to be in Van Wert on business with people living near the scene of the 1 accident. o I New Radio Set Installed In Democratic Headquarters i Milton C. Werling was busy this afternoon installing’ a new Grebe radio set at the Democratic headquarters above the Daily Democrat office. Every ; thing will be in readiness to receive • Gov. Alfred E. Smith’s speech which will be broadcast over a hookup cf , stations from Denver, Colorado. The public is invited to attend. Gov. Smith’s , speech will be on the air at 10:30 , o’clock Central Standard time, tonight. Bay Piano Factory To Reopen Monday Morning Bluffton, Sept. 22—(U.R>—The H. C. ' Bay Piano factory, in this city, which i was closed several weeks ago follow- 1 lug the appointment cf a receiver for the company, will reopen Monday and operate under court orders for a period of from two to six months, it was announced today. Notices that men were wanted in all departments were posted today. ,

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Letter Comes From California To Deeatur In 24 Hours By Plane Despite the fact that his letter was carried from San Francisco to Decatur by air mail in 21 hours, a check sent I here by Frank Erwin, former local resident, to be used in purchasing flowers for the funeral of his aunt, the late Mrs. Otto Kiefer, of this city, arrived a few hours after the funeral had been held. Mr. Erwin, who is a son of Mrs. Ben Shilts, of east of Deeatur, operates a studio in San Francisco and is doing well in his profession. He stated in Iji'e letter that members of his family were well. o— Cool Weather Forecast For First Os Next Week Washington. Sept. 22 —(U.R) —Weather outlook for the period of Sept. 2429. 1928. For the region of the Great Lakes; Temperatures mostly below normal first half of week, rising within latter half; not much precipitation likely. o HEAVY LITTER WEIGHED FRIDAY Litter Os 12 Pigs Belonging To Enoch P. Habegger Weigh 2,565*4 Pounds Two more litters in the Adams county Ton Litter Club were weighed up yesterday by County Agent Ferd E. Christen. One litter of eight Durocs, belonging to John E. Heimann, weighed 1.818 pounds on the 180th day and the other, a litter of 12 Chester Whites, belonging to Enoch P. Habegger, of Berne, weighed 2.565% pounds. Mr. Habegger's litter is the heaviest litter that has been weighed up in the county so far this year. Several good litters are to be weighed up within the next 10 days, however, and it is possible that Mr. Habegger's record, may be broken. The eight pigs belingnig to Mr Heiman averaged 227 pounds each when six months cld and the litter of 12 belonging to Mr. Habegger averaged 213.8 pounds each. One pig in Mr. Habegger's litter weighed 288 pounds. Mr. Heiman will receive a silver' medal for his achievement while Mr. Habegger will receive a gold medal. Mr. Heimann fed the record litter last year, his litter of 12 Durccs weighing 2,934 pounds when six months old. The Schmitt trophy is now in Mr. Heimann's possession and the winner of the trophy this year cannot be determined until all the litters are weighed up. Mr. Schmitt is also offering some cash prizes for the winners. . Mr. Habegger fed his litter principally on shelled corn and tankage fed in a self feeder. His pigs also received a slop composed of ground oats, ground corn, bran and middlings. The pigs learned to eat when they were about two weeks old and Mrs. Habegger built a creep for them so that they could have access to feed at all times. Mr. Habegger attributes a great part of his success to the fact that these hogs were raised on clean ground untin they were four months old having access to sweet clover pasture until the last six weeks of the feeding period.

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FIRE DAMAGES GENEVA HOUSE Residence Os Boyd Booher Catches Fire Late Friday Afternoon Geneva, Sept. 22—(Special)—The residence of Boyd Booher, in the east part of Geneva, was badly damaged byfire which broke out late Friday afternoon. The origin of the blaze is unknown. No one was at tl>e Booher home when the fire was discovered. Mr. Booher was at work at the Geneva mill, about half a block from home and Mrs. Booher had gone to Bluffton, The latter's brother, William Eckrote,, who rooms with the Booher,s left early yesterday morning with a truck load of furniture. The fire started in Mr. Eckrote's room, it is believed. The fire department was-called and two lines of hose laid to fight the fire. Practically the entire room was destroyed and nipeh damage done to the interior before the file was extinguished. All of Mr. Eckrote's clothing, except that which he was wealing, was burned. , -o Arraignment Os Federal Court Defendants Started Indianapolis. Sept. 22. — (U.R) —Arraignment of nearly 100 persons indicted by the federal grand jury in two partial reports, was started today by Federal Judge Robert ('. Baltzell. Defendants entering pleas of not guilty will be tried in their own divisions, beginning witli the Terre Haute division at Terre Haute, Oct. 1. Those expected to be arraigned today included: Kenneth Spurgeon, charged with conspiracy in connection with the Terre Haute union station mail robbery, March 26 and narcotic charges against several Evansville doctors. o Dog Races To Be Held At Bellmont Park Sunday A coon chase and dog race will be held Sunday at Bailment park. The first race will be held at 10 o'clock in the morning. Two hundred dogs from five states will be entered in the races. Fred Beery, one of the promoters of the race, stated today. Kenneth Runyon Honored By Appointment At College Kenneth Runyon son cf Mr. and Mrs. Roy Runyon of this city, has been chosen as Assistant Biologist at Park College, Parkville, Missouri, where he has entered his second year of study The school is one where every student works two hours a day, and in this way a large farm is kept going by the students. When Kenneth returned to school Jast week and reported for “family duty”, as ft is termed at the school, he was overjoyed to learn that he had received the appointment as Assistant Biologist, when only a Sophomore in the school. Kenneth studied Biology last year and although not definitely decided upon his college course, is greatly interested in Biology and research work. On his return to school, together with other students, the trip of 650 miles was made in a period of thirty hours.

Florida Hurricane Vividly Described By Ruth Bowers Hiatt In Letter To Mother With public interest centering as It Is around the terrible hurricane which struck southern California early this week, the following letter received by Mrs. .1. S. Bowers from her daughter, Mrs. Huth Bowers Hiatt, of West Palm Beach. Florida, gives an interesting account of the gruesome affair. Mr. and Mrs. Hiatt und sons were among those fortunate enough to escape

the fmy of the winds and water. The letter was written Tuesday afternoon and reads: Dealest Folks: Sitting here with the sun shining brightly, one feels that the last three days have been a dream until the ambulance whistle’s shrill siren is heard or one looks out the window to see houses and garages flat to the gi ound. So long as I live, a shrill suddenwind will cause my hair to stand on end and goose pimples stand out on my skin. Storm Begins Sunday Noon The first strong winds began about noon on Sunday and tore around the house in a dangerously playful fashion. Gradually getting stronger and advancing rapidly, we could but count the minutes as the storm approached. The commander head of the American Legion called us at two and begged us to come to the hotel as noone could determine the danger of the hurricane. It was raining hard land blowing then, so we decided to stay and go through it in our house. The storm swept around the house and on—one felt as though one rode a runaway merry-go-round. We I watched from our front windows, the roofs of four houses go down the street. Os course that meant ruin to those homes. In many of these cases, the people had been carrying on since the bank disasters. Four houses east of us are almost, a total loss. Furniture and bedding soaked and dripping. Rain Falls In Torrents Jack and Billy slept until sour — and icame, the deluge. We all worked frantically mopping up the water under the front doors. Torrents of rain poured in on the porch ami pushed under the doors. Then for an hour we held the French doors to stay them against j the wind. The lights and telephone service were gone dusk came, and the lull of the storm. Horrible now that I think of it. We ate our dinner by the coal oil light—actually ate and rt'OV TIM El» OX PACK THKKEt SMITH SPEAKS AT DENVER TONIGHT Candidate Plans To Discuss Water Power Issue; Big Welcome At Wichita By Thomas L. Stokes. U. P. Staff Correspondent Aboard Governor Smith's Special train enroute to Denver, Colo., Sept. 22. (U.R) -Governor Alfred E. Smith Invaded Colorado today for his first discussion of water power, an issue he will emphasize strongly in his appeal for western votes, and on the more immediate mission of injecting renewed enthusiasm into Colorado democrats by a personal appearance. He picked Colorado for his third campaign speech because it is one of the seven states involved in one of the two major waterpower projects pending before congress the Iftmlder day projects and because democrats believe their prospects in the state are unusually good this year, seriousness of which became apparent several weeks ago when Dr. Hubert Work, chairman of the republican national committee, made a trip to his home state, to smooth over the friction. Today’s trip is the New York governor's second visit to Denver. His other visit was 20 years ago, when he attended the democratic national convention in Denver in 1908. At that time, Smith was a rising young member of the New York assembly. Governor Smith retufned through Kansas last night to receive a series of welcomes at short stops along the way. The hugest crowd was at Wichita, the home of former Governor Henry J. Allen, now publicity director of the republican campaign, and the place where Carrie Nation, pioneer prohibitionist, smasheff her first saloon. Governor Smith said a few words, telling the crowd that Kansas has a warm heart. It is the only time that he has departed from his custom of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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NEED OF RELIEF IN SOUTH URGENT Citizens Os This Community Are Tardy In Makins Donations To Fund Citizens of the community continuquota for the Adams county chapter the American Red Cross- fund being raised for the lelief of sufferers in the hurricane devastated areas of Florida and Porto Rico. Although the quota fort he Adams county chapter has been fixed at $1,025, only (86.56 had been contributed today, and of that amount, SSO was given by the local Red Cross chapter, itself. The need for immediate relief is ' extremely urgent ami conditions are much worse than at first believed. The death toll continues to grow and the danger of disease in the affected areas is adding to the perils of the survivors. Contribution boxes are located in each of the three local banks, the post office and the Daily Democrat office. Citizens aie urged to contribute to the fund freely and quickly. The contributions reported today included: Previous total $76.97 Cash 1.09 G. W. Everett s'l Esther Bowers 1.00 Friend 1-00 Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hocker 2.00 Mrs.. Jesse Cole 1.00 Nellie Winnes I.W Mrs. Ben Schroyer 2.00 Total $86.56 Oct. 27 Is Date Set For Observance Os Navy Day! Indianapolis, Sept. 22. —(U.R) —October 27, has been set aside by the Navy league of America as National Navy Day, it was announced here by James W. Fesler, chairman of the Indiana Navy Day committee. Fesler said that it was the intentions of the league to point out the | work of the United States navy to the public. —o To Continue Operation Os Anderson-Lebanon Railroad Washington, Sept. 22—(U.R)—Continued operation by the Central Indiana railway of its 42 mile section between Andersen and Lebanon, by the Inter state commerce commission. “It is not expected that the AnderI son-Lebanon-segment can be operated at a profit," The commission said, "But all things considered, we are persuaded that proposal for continued operation piesents a practicable solution of the pioblem." o Al Jolson Secretly Married; Takes Bride Abroad For Honeymoon New York, Sept. 22.—(U.R)—Mr. and' Mrs. Al Jolson are aboard the White Star liner Olympic today on their way to spend a honeymoon in Europe. Asa Yoelson, who is Al Jolson. and Nellie Keeler Jolson, who was Ruby Keeler, were married secretly at Port Chester. JL Y„ yesterday. Broadway had heard rumors of their marriage for several hours, but it was not until just before the Olympic sailed that the singer of mammy songs and the 19-year-old dancer would confirm the report that they were man and wife. It is Jolson's third marriage and Miss Keeler's first. Rumors that Jolson had received death threats from a rival for Miss Keeler’s hand were received with knowing smiles by everyone except the press agent. The press agent revealed that the singer met Miss Keeler at Texas Guinen’s night club here two years ago and helped to “give the little girl a hand.” It was not until last week, however, that he decided to give her his heart as well. In marrying Jolson, Missl Keeler refused S3,(MH) of the profits he had made in the rise of Warner Brothers motion picture stock.

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RELIEF WORKERS SAY TOLL LIKELY TO REACH 1,500 Flood Waters Hinder Relief Work; Thousands Being Fed Bv Red Cross CHURCHES, SC HOOLS HOUSE MANY VICTIMS Washington, Sept. 22.—'UR)— Known dead in the Florida hurricane area have increased to 1,000 and these figures still are incomplete, A. L. Schafer, director of Red Cross relief, reported to headquarters here today. Schafer said that the 8,782 persons were being fed today in the counties of Palm Beach, Broward, Dane and Okeechobee. Concentrated In Camps In Palm Beach county, 3,844 persons were housed in concentration camps and 250 in Broward county and 375 in Dane county were similarly sheltered. Hospital cases in Palm Beach and Broward counties numbered 130. Red Cross authorities announced today they had received $879,357 in large donations. West Indies Toll Grows Paris, Sept. 22. — (U.R) —The death toll from the hurricane in Guadeloupe, Frenih West Indies, was far heavier than at first reported, the ministry of colonies announced today. Deaths totalled 555 outside of Point a Pitre, the principal city, the announcement said, while it was expected the dead in Point a Pitre itsself would exceed 300. West Palm Beach. Fla.. Sept. 22 — (U.R) —The death toll of the Florida hurricane may reach 1.500, Governor John W. Martin of Florida reported to beadquarters of the American Red Cross here today. All doubt that the death list would pass 1,000 ended with the report of It’ONTINT I'.D ON VMJF FIVtD O — Next Week Is Annual Home-Coming At Bluffton The annual big homecoming event of the yeai foi Bluffton and Wells county will be held next week, September 25 to 29, inclusive. It will be the occasion of the annual free street fair and county agricultural exhibit at Bluffton, and the fair management expects it to live up to the slogan of “Each Year a Little Better” In addition to a program of free acts, there will be free exhibits of agriculture, herses, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, bees, art and culinary, boys and girls club work, a flower show and a dog show. Many from this locality will attend. STORY OF BOY'S MURDER RELATED Youth Discloses Details Os Brutal Slaving In California Riverside. Calif., Sept. 22. —(U.R) — The story of the purported murder of ' nine-year-old Walter Collins was made public for the first time today. Sanford Clark, 19, after an all night police grilling finally stated that he, Gordon Stewart Northcott and Gordon’s mother, Mrs. Louise Northcott, grouped around Collins’ bed and butchered the youth with an axe. He said he and Northcott struck the boy with the blunt side of the instrument, and then Mrs. Northcott used the sharp side to complete the slaughter. Clark said Mrs. Northcott at first opposed the slaying of Collins and favored turning him free on the desert some place, bu ther son finally preailed upon her and she decided that all three should participate in the murder so that, “none would tell.” The slaying took place on the Northcott chicken ranch near Corona where two other yout.hs were done to death and where the head of a fourth was brought for burial, according to Clark. Clark’s tale of the Collins’ death followed his appearance before the grand jury. On his testimony and on physical evidence to support it, murder indictments were returned against Mrs. Northcott and her son.

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