Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 253, Decatur, Adams County, 25 October 1928 — Page 1

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?UNE HEARING GOAL IN FLIGHT ACROSS COUNTRY Monoplane Yankee Doodle Passes Albuquerque On East To West Hop TWO MEN IN PLANE SEEKING NEW RECORD Albuquerque, N. M., Oct. 25. _(U.pj—The monoplane Yankee Doodle, carrying ( apt. C. B. D. Collyer, and Harry Tucker, passed over Albuquerque at 9:10 a. m. (mst) today. The plane, dying fast ami low, passed over the main section of the town and headed west army officers who had been watching so rit, reported. hast August. Tucker, piloted by Art Goebel, crossed the country in hop f.om Loa Angeles to New York The Yankee Doodle has a crusing in 19 hours and 58 minutbs. The Trim White monoplane took off from Roosevelt Field, L. 1., at 4:15 i p. nr yesterday at a terrific pace despite its heavy load of 520 gallons of gaso'lne and 25 gallons of engine oil. Speedy Plane The Yankee Doodle has a cruising speed of 135 miles an hour and can develop a maximum of 170. Now the most famous of transcontinental racing veterans, the Yankee Doodle is making its third bid for an I ocean-to-ocean record — not satisfied I with already holding the west to-east ! record. On the non-stop race of the transcontinental air derby, last month, Goebel again flew the Yankee Doodle and Tucker sat beside him. They were the only ones to reach Mines Field, Los Angeles in the race but were disqualified when they were forced to land enroute for gas. “Red” Grange Appears In Court On Paternity Charge Chicago, Oct. 25. — (U.R) — Harold "Red" Grange, former matinee idol of intercollege football, appeared before Judge William Fetzer today in answer to a charge of being the father of an illegimate daughter. On motion of his counsel, the case was continued until Nov. 13, pending investigation. The former Illinois football star was three hours late, but appeared to he not in the least embarrassed when he came before the judge. in the rear of the room, sat the complaining witness with the 7-month-old red-haired daughter in her arras. She is Miss Helen Flozek, former employee of a loop hotel, where Grange had lived. John J. Gorman, who represented Grange, asserted Miss Flozek had charged previously that a resident of Evergreen Park was the father of her child. Tweniy-One Persons Are Indicted At Peru Peru. Ind., Oct. 25.—(U.R) —Twentyone persons were indicted •by the Miami grand jury as result of an alleged vice ring exposed by two girls. Vera Tubbs, 15, and Hilda Smith. 16. Eight of the persons Indicted have been arrested. They were: Helen Mooney, 24; Garnet Reed, 2*: Harry Snyder, 25; William Henehy, 20; James Redmon, 69; Robert Mooney, 28, and Harley and Arley Johnson, twin brother. 18. FUN FEST iv a L ATMONMOUTH Pupils Os Monmouth High School Announce Annual Event For Friday Night The pupils of the Monmouth high school will hold their fourth annual f| m festival Friday night, October 26 The pupils plan to make their annual carnival and will charge no admission fee. All persons who so desire are urged 0 come masked. Prizes will be given o the persons best masked. The public cordially invited to attend. The afair will be held in the Monmouth school building. Aged Man Dies M. Ball, 83, veteran sawmill operaot, di e( j j/[ On( ] a y at hja | lolne j n on j 0 >, Ohio. A widow and one son survive.

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Gives Business Away v, O'* . Oscar F. Grab, New York dress manufacturer, has given his million cellar business to his employes rand entered upon a banking career. Jie was born in Austria, coming to the United States when he was three years old. OLDHOMEWEEK REPORT IS MADE Report Shows Cash Balance Os $1,279.72; Expenditures Total $5,475.62 The .Old .Home .Week .Committee has made a final report, showing receipts of 16,755.34. expenditures of $5, 475.62, leaving a casli ballance of >l,279.72. The teport shows that >3,948.84 was obtained from local subscriptions, >l,902.35 from concessions, >386.26 from the rides. >114.12 from the shows, J 330.32 from the sale of badges, >66.30 from the Mardl Gras, and >7.15 from incidentals. The largest items of expenses were foi the bands and free acts. The board if diiectcrs are more than pleased with the showing and the officers state that all bills have been paid. The balance of >1,279.72 will be placed in a separate fund and kept intact. It lias not been decided what will be done with the money. The report made by the officers follows: Received by the Treasurer sums as fellows: Subscriptions >3902.35 Concessions 1902.35 Rides 386.26 Shows 114.12 Sale of Badges 330.32 Mardl Gras 66.30 Sale of Posts 5.00 Refund 2.15 Total >6755.34 z Expenditures: Bands >1060.75 Pageant 110.67 Limberlost Day 11856 Office Expenses stamps etc. 135.95 Agricultural Day Calf Club prize 260.09 Clown ■ 40.00 Prizes, floats, quilts etc 119.30 Street Decorations 375.00 Advertising 293.52 Manager 180.00 Free Acts 1102.46 Tents Rentals 116.46 Mardl Gras 92.67 Labor, ticket takers stands etc 206.54 Lights 44.30 Insurance premium 100.00 Incidentals Labor and Dtayage 146.30 Badges 532.28 Printing 441.23 Total Expenditures >5475.62 Balance cash on hand ...... >1279.72 Respectfully submitted: F. W. Schirmeyer, Pres. French Quinn, Secy. T. F. Graliker, Treas. John H. Heller, Vice-Pres. W A. Lower Audt. Co. John W. Tyndall, Audt Co. o Securities And Safe Are Found In Lake Valparaiso, Ind., Oct. 25. — (U.R) — Securities worth $5,400 and a safe from which they were stolen In a fruit store burglarly here were found in Loomis lake three miles north of here by hunters. L_o Wants Marriage Annulled Jeffersonville, Ind., Oct. 25.—(U.R) Margaret L. Beard, 31, has filed a suit in Clark circuit court here asking that her marriage to William L. Beard, 40, be annulled on the ground that she was drunk at the time of the ceremony. She alleged Beard forced her to drink.

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S. S. CONVENTION DRAWS CROWD OF 1,500 AT RERNE Clifton Striker Elected President Os County Sunday School Association BANQUET HELD WEDNESDAY EVENING The Adams County Sunday school convention, which was held in Berne Tuesday evening and all day Wednesday, closed last evening with a splendid session at the Mennonite church, witli an estimate of 1,500 persons in attendance. A banquet preceding the closing session, was held at the Berne Community auditorium for the Sunday school workers and was attended by about one hundred officers, teachers, ministers and workers of the Sunday schools of the county. C. D. Teeple, of this city, presided at the banquet as toastmaster. The dinner was served by the Evangelical ladies of Berne. Officers Are Elected Accepting a report of the nominating committee at last night’s session, the following officers were elected to serve the Sunday schools of Adams county during the coming year: president, Clifton Striker, of Berne; vicepresident, W. F. Beery of Decatur; secretary and treasurer, Miss Inda Spilinger, of Berne; assistant secretary and treasurer, (a new office created I Miss Lficille Amstutz, of Berne; superintendent of Children’s Division, Miss Frieda Lehman, of Berne; Superintendent of Administrative division, M. F. Worthman, of Decatur; superintendent of Adult division, Milton Girod, of Geneva; superintendent of Educational division, Mrs. S. Ll Cover, Decatur; and superintendent of Young People’fe division, Guytress ..Elay. ul_Qen£xa. .... . Among those attending from this city were: Rev. M. W. Sunderman, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Runyon, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Teeple, Rev. A.,R. Fledderjohann, Rev. and Mrs. Harry Ferntheil, Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Vance, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Worthman, Miss Mildred Worthman. Mrs. Henry Graber, Mrs. Archie Foley and Mrs. Susie Reppert. The Washington Township Sunday school convention will be held at the First Presbyterian church in this city on Sunday evening, November 11. The program of the convention will lie ready for publication at a later date. HOOVER FINDS HE HIT WRONG KEY Republican Candidate Discovers He Stirred Up Hot Controversy Washington, Oct. 25. —(U.R) —Herbert Hoover found today that he had stirred up a controversy that probably will dominate the campaign until its close 12 days hence, when he denounced Governor Alfred E. Smith's prohibition modification, farm relief and waterpower proposals as “state socialism.” The Republican candidate today was studying Smith’s Boston speech last night in which the Democratic candidate ridiculed the “socialistic” attack. He likewise gave his attention to the harsh criticism of his Madison Square Garden speech by Senator George Noryls, of Nebraska, independent Republican leader, who has declared for Smith. Hoover was considering whether the fusillade will make it necessary for him to take up the issue against on his own behalf in the final campaign speech he will make at St. Louis on November 2 on his way west. Smith Grabs At Issue Hoover announced last night he would speak on farm relief and inland waterways chiefly, with some attention too her issues, in that address. He has declined heretofore to be drawn into any debate and may decide to ignor Smith’s reply. Smith, it appears, is going to emphasize the “socialistic” attack. He has been waiting since the outset of the campaign for a tangible target, for Hoover to say something directly about his program. He now has it. He considers the last few days of a campaign the most Important. He probably will use this ammunition to the limit, in a iplay for the “break” (COS"'tNUED ON PAGE THRBF.)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October 25, 1928.

Says Hoover Plans To Turn Farm Problem Over To Congress If Elected Llncon, Nebraska. Oct. 25—(U.P>— Herbert Hoover contemplates calling a special session of Congress to solve the agricultural problem if he is elected president, Gov. Adam McMullen said in an interview here today* o Mrs. Frank Butler Injured In Fail Mrs. Frank Butler, of South Winchester street, is confined to her bed, due to severe injuries she received when she fell off the top step on the ladder on which she was standing, this morning. The extent of Mrs. Butler's injuries has not been determined as yet, but she suffers severe pains in her back. Mrs. Butler is a clerk in the ladies ready to wear department, of the Kuebler company. GERSON J. WEISS FREED BY JURY Former Adams County Man Is Acquitted In Trial At Bluffton BlufQton Oct., 25—'U.R)'-The case of the state vs. Gerson J. Weiss, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Adams crtmity, a chatge of obtaining money under false pretense, was unexpectedly brought to a close about 5 o’clock last evening in the Wells circuit court before Judge A. W. Hamilton and a jury. The defendant was charged with selling worthless certificates cf debt, issued by the Lutheran Laymen’s Association to Amos Neuhauser, manager of the Hoosier Milk condensery. When the trial came to an end, the defense attorneys tiled a motion for preemptory instructions of the court, contending the state had failed to make a case. The motion was granted and exception was* taken by the state. The case went to the jury at 5 o’clock and 10 minutes later a verdict of not guilty was returned. The court then ordered the defendant discharged and the state took exceptions. Mr. Weiss had been in the jail here for several months unable to furnish bond. o George N. Peek To Give Radio Address This Evening George U. Peek, chairman of the executive committee of the American Council of Agriculture, will deliver an address over the radio in regard to farm relief in the present presidential campaign, at 7 o’clock this evening Mr. Peek’s address will be followed by a speech by J. F. Reed, former president of the Minnesota Farm Bureau, at 7:30 o’clock. The radio hookup will include stations WBBM. Chicago; WLW, Cinncinati, and the usual Midwest stations. Meeting Os Democratic Committee Is Postponed Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 25—(U.R) —A meeting of the Democratic state committee scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until next week, State Chairman R. Earl Peters announced today. However, county central committees will meet throughout the state Satuiday, Peters said, to draft plans for the windup of the campaign. ZEPPELIN MAY START TONI6HT Weather Conditions Keep German Dirigible In Lakehurst Hangar Lakehurst, N. J. Oct. 25—(U.R)' Starting time for the midwestern flight of the Graf Zeppelin still was doubtful today, owing to reports of unfavorable weather. Every attempt will be made to get the great German craft aloft and headed westward today, officials said. It was announced this afternoon that the ground crew had been ordered to report at the hangar at 4 o'clock. Although It still was slightly windy, Dr Eckener expected the wind to die down by sunset. The itininerary still is incomplete, the commander said, but the Graf Zepplin will try to visit as many cities as possible. A special effort would be made to fly over New York, Washington, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Columbus, and Toledo, Ohio he said.

MORE MEETINGS HELD IN COUNTY BY DEMOCRATS Large Crowds Greet Speakers At Three School House Meetings SEVERAL SPEAKERS DISCUSS ISSUES Large crowds greeted the Democratic speakers at the school house meetings held in Blue Creek, Jefferson and Hartford townships last night. Don C. Ward, Union City, Democratic candidate for congress from the Eighth district, spoke at all three places. The meeting in Blue Creek township was held at the Kinisey school house, Daniel N. Erwin, of Decatur, presiding as chairman. The Jefferson townshii> meeting was held at the Jefferson, Center school building, and the Hartford township meeting in the school house at the edge of Linn Grove. Joseph Peel presided as < hairman of the Jefferson meeting, and Huber M. DeVoss, Decatur attorney, presided at the Hartford township meeting. The Democratic county candidates attended the meetings, several of them going to all of the three meetings. In Blue Cieek township, they were given an opportunity to make short talks. “Nail” Whispering Attacks The candidates "nailed” the whispering attacks made against several of them and showed how unfair the Republicans were in their attacks on them. The speakers at the Blue Creek township meeting were Mr. Ward, George M. Krick, mayor of Decatur, and B. F. Roller, local attorney, who spoke on the issues of the campaign, stressing the farm relief question and asking the voters to help clear the good name oT Indiana by voting for Frank C. Dailey and the Democratic candidates. Mr. Ward was given a rousing reception. At the Jefferson township meeting, Mr. Ward and John T. Kelly, prosecuting attorney, spoke. Mr. Kelly dealt with state issues, farm relief and the religious issue. He made a plea for tolerance and showed how un-American it was to vote against a man because of his religion. Mr. Kelly emphatically stressed this issue and laid stress on the farm issue and the need of electing the Democratic (I’ONTI v • <»N P4GE I •»<>! VANDALS WARNED BY CITY POLICE Police Instructed To Prevent Destruction Os Property On Halloween Mayor George Krick has instructed tlie city policemen to arrest any boy or young man who deliberately destroys or damages property in connection with their celebration of the Hallowe’en which occurs next Wednesday. Mayor Krick and the city policemen want the boys and young folks to have a good time, but they rightfully believe that it can be had without destroying pioperty. Boys are warned not to soap of mark windows. A warning is also given to boys not to soap windows in automobiles and above all the boys are warned not to rub soap on ihe outside of automobiles as it mars the finish. No general celebration of Halloween will be observed here this year, Street parades of masqueraders will lie common and as long as everyone is having a good time no objection or interference from the police will be madt.

W. R. C. Holds District Convention At Bluffton Bluffton, Oct. 25—<U.R>—Mrs. Sally Sawyer, of Bluffton, was elected district president of tlie Women’s Relief Corp at a district meeting of the organization here today. Other officers elected were: Catherine Wilmore, of Marion, senior vice-president; Elizabeth Kelly, of Montpelier, treasurer, Mrs Harriet McAfee, of Bluffton, district inspector; Bertha Twible, of Montpelier, delegate; Mrs. Sarah Daugherty of Haittord City, alternate delegate and assistant Inspector. The next district convention will be held in Marion in 1929. Eight cities were represented at the meeting hete today. They were Decatur, South Whitley, Columbia City Fort Wayne, Marion, Hartford City, Montpelier and Bluffton.

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Jewish Leader Dies $ < WSn / ( MF W mg* Adolph Kraus, international presi- I dent of tlie Order of B’nai B'rith for ! twenty years, and a leader of Amer- < lean Jewty over a period of several I decades, has died in Chicago at I the age of 78. Mr. Kraus, whose intercession with rhe Czar of Russia in ' 1905 saved 100,000 of his co-religlon- 1 ists from massacre, was at various times head of civil service commis- ‘ sion, Chicago school board head, corporation counsel and editor of the Chi- j cago Times. DJLSJONOR ■ s PUPILS NAMED 1 Twelve Pupils Win Place 1 On High Honor Roll; 19 On Honor Roll ] Twelve ’ pupils won a place on tlie ; high honor roll of Decatur high school for the first six weeks of the present school year. Four pupils tied foY first place on the high honor roll. They were Harry Dailey, Mary M. Coverdale, Russel Jaberg and Charlotte Elzey. Each has two grades of A plus and two grades of A. Nineteen pupils merited a place on the regular honor roll and honorable mention was given to fourteen. The high honor roll, the honor roll and honorable mention list are as follows: High Honor Roll Plus Plus I Harry Dailey 2A 2A l Mary M. Coverdale 2A 2A Russel Jaberg 2A 2A IB ' Charlotte Elzey 2A 2A Anna Whines 1A 4A Ina Anderson 1A 3A Elizabeth Frisinger 1A 3A Richard Schug. 1A 3A Richard Panish 4A Doris fJelson 4A Esther Sunderman 4A Edith Johnson 4A Honor Roll Plus Plus Maynard Butcher 1A 2A IB Robert Heller 1A 2A IB Miriam Parrish 1A 2A IB Sylvia Ruhl TA 2A IB Margaret Blakey 1A 2A IB Lucille Johnson 1A 2A IB Harold Mutnma 3A IB Fred Musser ... 3A IB Arline Becker 3A IB Leona Bowden 3A IB Robert Butcher 3A IB Wilma Case 3A IB Emily Cramer 3A IB Lulu Ogg 3A IB Olive Teeters 3A IB Gretchen Winans 3A IB Otis Baker 3A IB Irene Gerke 3A IB Marshia older 3A IB Honorable Mention Jessie Sutton, Isabel Baumgartner, James Burk, Helen DeVor, Monte Lebrun, Edward Martz, Woodrow Wilson, Dorothy Young, Mildred Ford, Lucille Ogg, Dorothy Christen, John Newhard. Iverna Welling, Reinhold Koldeway. 0 , President Os Ingalls Stone Company Is Dead Bedford, Ind., Oct. 25. — (U.R) — All . mills of the Ingalls Stone company in the Bloomington-Bedford district were , closed today to remain idle until Mon- ’ day, as a mark of respect to C. C. Ingalls, 62, president of the company, who died Wednesday. Funeral services will be held Fri- . day morning. , o . Child Scalded To Death Connersville, Ind., Oct. 25. — (U.R) — ! Funeral services will be held Friday 1 for Venltla Price, 18-month-old daugh- > ter of Mr. and Mrs. Asbury Price, r fatally scalded when hot water was , spilled upon her from a tub which she pulled from a stove.

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SEES VICTORY IN MASSACHUSETTS UN ELECTION DAY Gov. Smith Cheered W ildly As He Answers Hoover’s \ New York Speech CONTINUES TOUR OF SEABOARD CITIES Boston, Oct. 25.- <U.R) With whistles shrieking anti crowds cheering, Governor Alfred E. Smith left Boston today to continue his campaign through southern New England and other Atlantic seaboard states after a great reception in Boston. „ The Smith special train pulled out of South station at 10:30 a.m. a fewminutes after the nominee and his wife had arrived at the terminal in an automobile parade from Hotel Statler. Before leaving Boston, Smith, in a brief talk with newspapermen, expressed confidence that he would carry Massachusetts November 6. He declared, in answer to a question, that his health was in "tiptop shape,” and said he was not tired despite the strenuous program that he carried out here. Boston, Mass.. Oct. 25. —(U.R) —Qov. Alfred E. Smith left a ringing cry against what he called the reactionary element of the Republican party in the capital of this vital electoral state and set out today for a twelve hour campaign through Rhode Island and Connecticut. The Democratic nominee on died with him the memory of a great reception as he started on his way to other seaboard cities. In his speech last night, at which, 13,088, persons were massed in the arena and 77,000 more were connected at other halls by loud speakers, Smith made his answer to the Madison Squuare Garden speech of Herbert Hoover, his Republican opponent. He took as his text Hoover’s promise to “Use words to convey our meaning, not to hide it." The candidate contended Hoover’s attitude on farm relief, prohibition and water power was "a use of language to cover up something.” He quoted as advocates of his platform upon these issue, former President Roosevelt’s gubernatorial campaigns in New York. Smith pictured to the audience the possibility of Edmund H. Machold, New- York Republican chairman, refeiring to Hoover in a New York hotel room tlie suggestion that a “socialism” charge might be t the best answer to Smith’s program. Tlie nominee again called attention to Chairman Work's renewal of the Slnc'air Salt. Creek oil lease signed when Work was secretary ot the interior last February. Taking up water power development, the governor said that not only was Hoover’s acceptance speech vague on the subject, but his August 18 speech at Los Angeles also failed to express frankly the Republican candidate's position. “All that he said about the fundamental principal e.f controlling the. sources of supply was that he was in favor of the highest dam at Boulder Canyon on the Colorado river that the engineer would recommend,” Smith said. “This lias to do with construction. Tlie fundamental ON PIGB THICKE) 0 JAPAN AND CHINA SETTLE DISPUTE

Friendly Settlement Os All Points In Dispute Reached By Nations Tokio, Oct. 25. — (U.R) — Japan and China have agreed in principle on friendly settlement of all points In dispute between them, a dispatch to the Nippon dempo for Nanking said today. The dispatch said Dr. C. T. Wang, Nationalist foreign minister, and S. Yada, Japanese consul at Shanghai, had agreed on all points, including settlement of the Tsinan uprising, in which Japanese were killed.* Revision of the China-Japan commercial treaty also was at Issue. Yada returned to Shanghai to await approval of the Japanese government of the settlement.

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