Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 23 January 1929 — Page 1

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rail and auto wrecks take big toll

HEAVY TJX ON CIGARETTES IS SOUGHT IN BILL ■.“ Sis' 1 ™ KSr “Fag" Tenth Os Cent rfvenue would go FOR SCHOOL RELIEF Indianapo l '*' J«"- 23. U.R) By a scant margin of two votes the Gray bill increasing from a misdemeanor to a felony the sale or gift of liquor to a minor faded of passage in the senate today. Indianapolis, Jan. 23. — U.R) — The ■‘deadly fag" will have a hard time in Hooaierdom if a bill presented to the Indiana general assembly today is enacted into law. The measure would tax every cigarette sold in the state one tenth of a cent and provide that wholesalers and distributors must affix stamps showing the amount of tax paid and the retail price upon each package of either cigarettes, papers or tubes. Would Fix Size of Packages Moreover, persons who persist in the •habit" will be able to obtain their favorite brands only in packages of 5, S, 10, 12. 15. 16, 20. 25. 40. 50. SO. or 100. according to a provision of the bill. Practically no American manufacture!s now provide packets of 5. 8, 12. 16. 25. 40, or 80 cigarettes. The bill was introduced by Representatives Lafayette Gilley. Washington; Lewis E. Carter. Salem and Harlan R. Denton, of Barber Postoffice. Proceeds of the tax fund would go to the school relief fund to make up a 12,000,000 deficit. Salary Grab Bills Impeded Indianapolis, Jan. 23 —(U.R) -Salary grab bills in the Indiana logtstature are finding an impediment in the measure being drafted in the state board of accounts which will set a definite salary for some 2.000 county officials of the slate and displace the fee system. In the senate, announcement was made by Senator Winfield Miller, of tCOXTIXiED ON PAGE I’lVEl O — FAIRWEATHER RETURNS TODAY Temperature Falls and Sleet And Rain Cease; Ice Disappears From Streets After 24 hours of sleet and rain, the sun came through the clouds early this morning. A drop of several degrees in temperature was recorded by local street thermometers last night. Fair weather was on the program all day today according to weather forecasters and a slight rise in temperature was predicted for the next •4 hours. While the mercury did drop several degrees since yesterday, the and sub-zero weather which forecasters predicted would arrive todav, did not materialize. The ice, which covered the streets nd roads of this community yestera>, making it hazzardous for automoones and trucks, had parctically disap■■ed today and roads were reported ln good condition. Launch Sinks; 20 Missing ogota, Colombia, Jan. 23 —(U.R)— fo/ao paßSf,ng ers were unaccounted and ‘ he iailnch Socal blew “P "ear 'quj 0 y ,he Ma S dale na river the siirv? NueVo today - Several of were selSin 7** * njure<r ' Boa ‘ 8 searching f or others.

Gloom Cast Over Mining Town By Bank Tragedy

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Here is a recent photo of Dorothy Helen, the nine-year-old daughter of Babe Ruth, the future of whom may be decided in court. Both the family of the child's mother and her baseball player-father are seeking to retain custody of her.

Laporte Has $35,000 Fire 3 —(UPI — Damage estimated at $35,000 was done here today when a downtown building block of thiee stories was gutted by fire A radio store and several appartments were destroyed.

BLUFFTON PLANS LEGION MEETING Many Decatur War Veterans Plan To Attend District Meeting Sunday A large delegation of Decatur war veterans are planning to attend the eighth district meeting of the American Legion, to be held at Bluffton next Sunday afternoon and evening. The Bluffton post is making arrangements to entertain a crowd of 1,000. The Anderson, Muncie and Fort Wayne drum corps will be on hands to enliven the meeting. Fred Landis, editor of the Logansport Pharos-Tribune and a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor in the last primary election, will be the principal speaker at the meeting. The program for the meeting is as follows: 12 noon to 3 p. m. —registration. 3 to 4:30 p. m. —business meeting. 4:30 to 5:30 —fun fest. 5:30 to, 6 p. m. —playlet. 6 to 7 p. m.— banquet 7 to 7:30 p. m.—parade. 7:36 p. m. —public meeting and speaking. 10 p. m— ’ o Near Zero Temperature Is Predicted For Tonight Indianapolis Jan. 23 —(UP) — The could wave which caused the mercury to slump throughout Indiana last night would arrive in earnest today according to J. H. Armington. U. S. weather forecaster here. Armington said the cold would sweep into the state accompained by high winds from the Canadian northwest which would send the temperatures to around the zero mark tonight. o Killed By Own Revolver Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 23 —(UP) — When his revolver fell from its holster and exploded, Edgar A. Fulmer, 48, was shot through the heart and killed. Fulmer was carrying the revolver due to suspicions that a grocery store operated by his wife, was to be robbed.

of Shelburn have been struggling against financial difficulties for nearly three years, due to idleness of coal miners. The town except for business of farmers living around it, is dependent entirely upon the mining industry. Bolinger has asserted that the bank’s depositors will not lose through his defalcations, but a different view is expressed by Charles Thompson, vice-president, who believes little will be salvaged from the institution. In the meantime state and county officials continued to investigate the Maple death.

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COUNTRY CLUB ELECTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Large Number Os Members Attend Annual Meeting Held Tuesday Night PLANS MADE TO SOLICIT MEMBERS A large crowd of the members of the Decatur Country Club attended the annual meeting at the Industrial Association looms last evening, and there was a display of Interest seldom manifested. Every one was desirous of do-, ing everything they can to assist the owneis of the golf course to maintain and improve it. Dr. E. G. Coverdale, president, presided and Herman Edinger was named temporary secretary. The election of the board of directors, consisting of ten men and four women, resulted in the selection of the fullowing: Dr. Hoy Archbold, F. E. Confer, Dr. E. G. Coverdale. Herman Ehinger, J. H. Heller, 1;t. Burt Mangold, Chalmer Porter, C. C. Schafer, W. A. Klepper, Mrs. Leigh Bowen, Mrs. Vincent Borman. Mrs. J.e McConnell and Miss Florine Michaud. On motion. Paul Schulte, of Chicago, owner of the course, was made a member of the board. Plan To Improve Links Twenty men and eight women were nominated, the result of the election being as above. Herman Ehinger made a report of the special fund raised for the Fourth ,-f July celebration and a vote of thanks was extended to Bernard Clark, club manager, and Dr. Coverdale, president, for their splendid services the past year. Mr. Clark also told of plans for improvement of the course and the club house during the coming year. A motion that the president name a membership, committee. to solicit new members and to assist in the collection cf dues, carried. The New Board will be called soon, when plans for the year will be further developed. LINCOLN PROGRAM ENJOYED BY MANY

Judge Charles Edward Bull Effectively Impersonates Immortal Statesman An insight into the kindness and life of Abraham Lincoln was given the audience which witnessed the playlet. "The Heart of Lincoln" at the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium Tuesday afternoon given by Judge Charles Edward Bull, of Hollywood, Calif., and Mrs. Louise Feeser, of Portland. The audience was thrilled with the portrayal of the scene which took place in the White House on November 16, 1863, the day after Lincoln’s memorable Gettysburg speech. Judge Bull, who is a living likeness of Abraham Lincoln and who has played the part of the martyred president in several motion pictures, carried out his part of the program to perfection. Seeing Judge Bull in flesh and looking at a picture of President Lincoln, the eye cannot detect any difference in stature and appearance. He looked and acted like Lincoln. Lincoln's sympathy for his soldiers was expressed in a telegram which he sent to one of the army commanders ordering a respite for a Union soldier who had been condemned to death. His reason expressed in the telegram for freeing the soldier was "there already are too thany weeping wives and widows.” Mrs. Feeser played the part of Mrs. Lincoln, typical of the real wife of the immortal Lincoln. With her shrill and commanding voice, she found fault with the personal appearance of her famous husband and her reprimands were constant and exacting. The audience was moved with the portrayal of the scene and as a result of the reproduction, the love for the great Lincoln grew’ in their hearts. French Quinn, of this city, acted as chaiman of the program and presented the two famous characters. Mrs. Feeser played "Susanna”, the song which President Lincoln loved most, and Judge Bull told several stories which Lincoln was credited with telling during his life-time. He showed the humorous side of Lincoln as well as the serious and sympathic side of the great man, and the P ro « ram was one of great inspiration and enjoyment. The children of the Sit. Joseph’s Catholic school and several hundred adults attended the presentation.

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Two Show Windows Get Bath Early This Week, Result Os Egg Battle The show windows of two bus!ne s houses on Second street ’■eceived their weekly bath a few days early this week, as the result of an egg battle between two young business men last night One of the young mon fired an egg across the street and the terminal facilities used by the hen fruit turned out tj be the show window of ths other young man's store. To retaliate, the latter young man crossed the street and proceeded to decorate the show windows of the patty of the first part with yellowish splotches eminating from egg shells. A truce was then agreed upon and the window massaging paraphernalia was brought into use. The boys had their fun and their shows windows are now cleaned and ready for Saturday.

BATTLE OVER DRY LAW FUND | STILL RAGING > Mellon And Dry Groups Fight On As Battle Shifts To Lower House SENATE PASSES APPROPRIATION BILL By Cecil Owen. UP Staff Correspondent Washington, Jan. 23. — (U.R) — T h e battle between Secretary Mellon and dry groups over the $24,000,000 extra prohibition appropriation continued undiminished today but on a new front. Passage by the senate late yesterday of the modified Harris amendment to the deficiency bill shifted the fight to the house where a bitter debate is expected. As passed, the amendment clothes the president with authority to allot the money among various government agencies. Mellon Wins Point The provision was made to meet objections of Secretary Mellon against assignment of the entire sum to the prohibition bureau. Mellon pointed out the customs service, coast guard and other enforcement bureaus are equally important. Even in its modified form, the amendment fails to meet Mellon's protest because it provides no way of increasing court facilities to try dry cases. Without provision for appointment of additional federal judges the present congestion in federal courts would be unrelieved. As court congestion is regarded by the treasury as a major factor in blocking effectively enforcement, Mellon is opposing any measure which does not meet this difficulty. President Coolidge opposes any appropriations which might cause a treasury deficit at close of his administration. The $24,000,000 would give the treasury a total of $37,500,000, the most ever appropriated directly for prohibition enforcement. The charge that congested court dockets are blocking prohibition en(CONTINI'FD ON PAGK SIX I SLEET FAILS TO DO ANY DAMAGE Officials Os Telephone Company And Light Plant Happy As Storm Ends Officials of the citizens Telephone company and of the city light plant heaved a sigh of relief today because of the change in weather and the alleviation, at least for thep resent, of the fear that sleet would damage wires and wire poles in Adams county. The sleet and cold rain which fell all day yesterday, failed to do any serious damage. For a while, it was feared that a recurrence of last year’s sleet storm would envelop the community. Thousands of dollars worth of wires were destroyed last year in a similar storm. Nb damage from the sleet was reporfed in this community, with the excqbtion of a few minor automobile accttents. The pavements running out of ®ecatur were reported to be slippery/ and motorists were warned by road officials to be careful in driving over them. Other streets and roads were in fairly good condition.

RIVERS CONTINUE TO RISE AS FLOOD STAGE IS NEARED One Man Drowns In Monroe County; Cold Wave Grips State LOWLANDS ARE PARTLY INUNDATED Indianapolis, Jan. 23. — (U.R) —With Indiana in the grip of another cold I cold wave, streams throughout the | state were reported still on the rise I today. The reports said that although the streams were beyond their banks in many sections, little damage could he attributed directly to the floods. In Monroe county one man, Bvron Barrett, 26, was drowned in Salt Creek, when he attempted to cross the swollen stream in a horstt* and buggy. Homer McKnight, his father-in-law, was rescued after being forced to stay in the icy water some time. White River Rising Rapidly Advices from Bedford, said the White River, near there, continued to rise at the rate of one inch an hour. Official reports said the river was 15 feet above normal. Evansville reported that the city proper was not menaced by flood waters, but that lowlands throughout Vanderburgh county were partly inundated. All ferries were reported to be still operating but with considerable difficulty. Pike county reported that White river continued to rise at the rate of one inch an hour and that the stream could only be crossed at one point, six miles northeast of Petersburg. Ferries throughout the county have ceased operation. Wdrd from Berne said the Wabash river had overflowed its banks near there and that state road, known as Limberlost Trail, was under water in some places. The White river at Indianapolis was reported high, but not expected to cause any serious damage. —o PUMPHREY BUYS PORTLAND STORE Decatur Jeweler Buys Store From John Baumgartner, Former Decatur Man The John Baumgartner jewelry store at Portland, was purchased today by C. C. Pumphrey, of this city, posession to be given February 1. The name of the business will be changed to tlhe Pumphrey Jewelry store and Mr. Baumgartner will be the manager of the store. Mr. Baumgartner was formerly associated with Mr. Pumphrey in the jewelry business in this city and about four years ago started in the jewelry business in Portland. Mr. Pumphrey, who conducts in Decatur one of the highest grade jewelry and gift shops in this part of the state stated that he would remodel the interior of the Portland store at once. He will carry the same high grade merchandise in the Portland store as that carried here and intends to give the people of Portland an attractive gift and shopping center. Mr. Pumphrey started in the jewelry business in this city 16 years ago and is located in his own business building. The Portland store is located at Meridian and Main streets. Mr. Pumphrey plans to have a formal opening of the new place of business on February 1. —— o Rev. Rupnow Unable To Come Here For Service On account of the inclement weather and slippery roads last night, the Rev. Mr. Rupnow, of Fort Wayne, who is preaching at the Zion Reformed church this week was not able to come to this city. Two slides into the ditch after he had started, caused him to turn back home. The local pastor substituted with a message on the subject, “Pulling The Load With Christ". There will be services again tonight at 7:30 o’clock with the Fort Wayne pastor assisting. o Crossing Watchmen Killed Anderson, Ind., Jan. 23. —(U.R) — Jacob Lowrey, 50, was killed while W'orking as a railroad crossing watchman, when he was struck by a switch engine.

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A W. BOOLE DIES THIS AFTERNOON Native Os Adams County Dies At County Infirmary At Age Os 82 Years A. W. Bodie, 82, died at 12:40 o'clock this afternoon, Wednesday January 23, 1929, at the Adams County Infirmary, from complications resulting from influenza and infirmities. Mr. Bodie lias resided at the county farm for the past year and a half. The deceased was born October 26. 11.46 in Jefferson township. Adams county, the son of Abraham Bodie. In his early twenties, he enlisted in the regular army at Newport, Kentucky, and served for a period of seven years in scouting and escort duty on the plains. He returned to Adams county and for a period of two years engaged in farming. In 1879, he went to Princeton, Missouri, and it was during an eighteen-year residence there that he united in marriage, in 1877, with Mary Eliza Shannon. As a result of this union the following children survive: .Mrs. Eleanor Danner, of Delphos, Ohio; Mrs. Lulu Hertford, of Kansas City; Carl Bodie, of Grand Rapids, Michigan; Rees Bodie of Fort Wayne; and Ira Bodie, of this city. One sister resides in California. and two half-brothers, Dave and Link Bodie, reside in this city. Because of the illness of Ira Bodie, the remains will be held at the S. E. Black funeral parlors, where they may be viewed by friends and relatives. Services will be held Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at the Mt. Hope church, the Rev. O. E. Miller officiating. Burial will be made in the Mt. Hope cemetery.

Shifting Os 425,541 Votes Would Have Elected Smith

New York, Jan. 23.—(U.R)— Although approximately 36,435.000 votes were cast for president in the last election, 425,541 votes properly rearranged would have given Governor Alfred E. Smith 18 additional states and a total of 269 electoral votes —enough to win the presidency, according to figures compiled for the United Press by the Democratic Nat’onal committee. That could have happened and still Hoover would have won the popular vote by a plurality of about 6,060,000. Hooker actually had a plurality of about 6,500,000. The compilation reveals that the changes in vote would have to be spread over 18 different states and would range in number from a shift of 2.119 from Hoover to Smith in Nevada, to a shift of 83,275 from

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34 LIVES LOST IN U. S. DURING LAST 24 HOURS Tragedy At Bellevue, Ohio, Which Took 19 Lives, Is Investigated 22 MAIMED IN FIVE MAJOR ACCIDENTS SCENE OM MANY TRAGEDIES Bellevue, ().. Jan. 23—(UP)—For-ty-two white crosses, standing out like monuments in a graveyard, will adorn the two-mile stretch of road between here and Columbus Pike — scene of the bus-interurban crash that wiped out 17 lives yesterday That many have died from accidents on the stretch within the past few years. In the least 19 cases, it was said. Lake Shore electric ears have figured.

By United Press Grade crossing crashes anti train wrecks has taken a toll of 34 lives in the United States in the last 24 hours, according to figures compiled today by the United Press. Twenty-two per s g n s were maimed in five major accidents reported over the period. The most disastrous crash occurred late yesterday near Bellevue, Ohio, when a I>ake Shore trolley crashed into a loaded bus and killed or fatally injured 19 persons and left 14 in hospitals. Two Killed At Farmland , . Farmland, Ind., Jan. 23. —(U.R) —• (Frank M. Davidson and his wife, Sum- ! niitvUle, Ind., were killed instantly I here today when tlitir automobile was struck by a Big Four passenger tra'n at a crossing. The couple were on their way to the bedside of Mrs. Davidson's inotli(COX'TINI IT OX PAGE «!X) —o ANGULA PROBE IS CONTINUED Additional Witnesses Called Before Grand Jury In Crime Ring Inquiry Angola, Ind., Jan. 23.- —(U.R) —The grand jury investigation of Steuben county’s alleged crime ring was continued today with additional witnesses placed on the stand. Special Prosecutor T. A. Redmond, when questioned if the investigation was near an end said “the grand jury will remain in session at least through next week, probably taking the customary Thursday adjournment until Monday.” Brown McCool, alleged bootlegger, who it was considered likely would be called before the jury, has disappeared. Investigators refused to comment on his disappearance. Muncie, Ind., Jan. 23. —(U.R) — The appearance of Forrest Huntington. of the state bureau of identification, before a grand jury here, has led court observers to believe that the grand jury' investigation into alleged crime ring at Angola, hdS reached Delaware county. Huntington refused to comment on his trip here.

Hoover to Smith in Missouri. In the latter state, nearly a million and a half votes were cast, and Hoover’s plurality was 166.275. The Democratic National committee’s figures on the number of votes necessary to have taken the 16 other states from Hoover and given them to Smith, follow: New York 51,741; Florida 21,203; North Carolina 31,349; Tennessee 19,023; Texas 13,003; Virginia 12,232; Arizona 6,999; Connecticut 22,288; Maryland 38,927; Montana 17,362: New Hampshire 17,346; New Mexico 10,762; Nfolrtjh Dakota 12,397; Utah 6.817; Wisconsin 46,974 and Wyoming 11,725. Governor Smith, over a national radio-hookup recently, used similar figures in asserting the importance of the Democratic party in American political life.

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