Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1929 — Page 1

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I MUSE OPENS I celebration at IffICENNESTQDAY 1 10000 present As City CeleI brates Capture Os I Fort Sackville I STATE LEGISATORS ■ Ittemheiebimtion I Vincennes. Ind.. Fab. - ,5 ~W' R ’“ I T « thousand persons were here to- ■ at n the citv celebrated the capture I $ years ago, of Fort Sackville, by I fji.ree Rogers Clark. B Atl2:» P- m. President Coolidge ■ wchwl a telegraph key in WashingI m which in turn set off a bomb here ■ jj.ke’ite of a proposed Clark ■ memorial. The bomb was set to raze ■ a elevator on the site, but the ex- ■ was of only firecracker force. ■ hot an effort was made to tear ■ town the building with tractors. It I Med. ■ Mayor Claud Gregg, then had the I mcture set afire but the flames ■ Kde little progress, due to damp- ■ MR. ■ * By Wallace G. West, I IT Staff Correspondent ■ Vincennes. Ind., Feb. 25. — (U.R) — I tailed by the Purdue university band. I Governor Harry G. Leslie and his ofI fcial party, including members of the ■ general assembly, detrained here i ntortly before noon today to partici- | pate in the George Rogers (’lark mem- ! trial program. I They made the trip on a special lain from Indianapolis and were joined here by official delegations from I ffliaois. Ohio, Kentucky, and other Kites of the old northwest. An intensive program, commemoratlng the capture of Fort Sackville by Clark 150 years ago today, has ’ ter. arranged. The first event is ate deum service lithe former Cathedral of St. Xavier, adjacent to the memorial grounds, at which Monsignor Francis Gavisk, Iniiawpolis, will preside. It was in the taer church on this site that the surrender of Col. Henry Hamilton to Clark was consummeated. t Mowing the church service, the olkials will be guests of the Clark memorial commission at luncheon in the gymnasium named after Father Gibault, who did much to win the Mtthwest for the American cause. During the day, the home of WilHam Henry Harrison, governor and president, the old legislative hall and library of the parish church will be tinted. The formal program of the occasion will be held in the coliseum this tlternoon and presided over by Clem I I Richards, Terre Haute. Speakers werf to be Governor Leslie and James i ■' James, dean of the Northwestern ■ diversity graduate school and outstanding authority of the old northdot territory, won by Clark. ‘ vHT Ihirdue band and Montreal I mritKours. organized by Charles "trhand. will provide music. The i taler organization will sing the . French songs of the early colony. I J^ er wi| l be served for the officiCOXTIXUEI) OX PAGE FIVE) U. CONVENTION HIES ARE FIXED County Council Os Religmus Education Meets At Berne Sunday , ihj 6 ' 116 : f el) ' 25—(Special)—Dates for ‘™ US ,ownshi l’ Sunday school fixed <s l O! L s 111 Adams count y were of the . Unday afternoon, at a meeting eation sT/ Council ot ’'ellgious edu*Wh of Berne. P "’ St Menonite t «*lshlns e8 ? X n tl Utli ° n alltl Root ship Arrii i\ P1 , Blue Creelt town--2p Preh , Monroe township April A Ki r k ’ an( ' and Jefferson Cl 28: Har,foril aad St-la«on-Waba S # h P t ß ’ May B: an(l Wash ’ The an,m ' ° WnshipH ' May 12. anil story mm C ° Un,y Rlhle on May 11 nS contest will be held March t a for the chn, t t nd . l4 were the date ® set 1)6 held ln e? v 8 dlvlsion institute, to Mi 8s N elß B ya and Wabash "’Polls will . c - Youn 8. of Indlaeilt ‘»n E „? te “<ient of Bchoni r ’ county superin--Bale t 0 the 3 o Was elected dele ' and Mi e Bunday school conwas na'ir’ert J n<la aprun W, med alternate delegates

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Death Rate In Adams County Increases In 1928 The death rate for Adams county I increased in the year 1928, over that] ot 1927. according to statistics com-1 , piled by the Indiana State Board of I Health.' The estimated population of the county is given at 20,600. During the year 1927, there were 213 deaths, with an increase of 17 deaths in 1928, or 230 deaths. During the month of December, 1928, there were 30 deaths, as compared with 24 deaths during December of the previous year. Still births were excluded in these figures. o— — DEATH CLAIMS HENRY COLTER Prominent Adams County ’ Citizen Dies Sunday At Home In Bobo Henry Colter, 80, prominent rest- , dent of Adams county, died at 3:45 ■ o’clock Sunday afternoon at his home ' 1 in Hobo. Death was due to infirmities. Mr. Colter had been Hl for the last eight weeks. Henry Colter was a son of Jacob and Carolina Colter and was born at Irnschwiler, Province of Rheinburg- 1 ern. Germany, March 28, 1848. He • came to America with his parents in ■ 1852. The family spent 63 days on ‘ the ocean, the trip being made in a 1 sail boat. They landed at New York and traveled from there to Buffalo in ‘ a canal boat. From Buffalo they took : a shin to Cleveland and there they I boarded ancther canal boat and went 1 ■ to Dover, Ohio. Near Dover, the i elder Colter settled on a farm, but he J died two weeks after reaching Amer lea, leaving a widow and two small 1 ■ sons. Later, Mrs. Colter was married to Jacob Pingstag. Henry resided on the 1 farm unt ij ha was. dlyears csid. Then he learned the trade of a wagon maker and carpenter, and followed that 1 occupation for fourteen years. In ' 1881, Mr. Colter purchased a sawmill near Bobo, Adams county, Indiana, , and moved his family to this county. t He operated that sawmill until three ' years ago, when he retired, in 1890, ( , he purchased a sawmill at Schumm, ‘ Ohio, which he and his son. William ' A. Colter, operated for about 25 years. 1 Much of the lumber used inconstruct- ’ ing the Erie railroad through here was furnished by Mr. Colter. On June 28, 1871, Mr. Colter was married to Ellen Reynolds, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sampson Reynolds, at Bolivar. Ohio. To this union were born three sons, two of whom survive. Mr. Colter was confirmed in the Ger- ■ man Lutheran church near Strasburg, 1 Ohio, in 1863, but shortly after he 1 moved to this county, he became affili iated with the Mt. Taber Methodist ’ Episcopal church at Bobo. He was > an active worker in the Mt. Taber ■ church. Although his early education • was limited, Mr. Colter was a great Bible student and he became well I versed on most subjects. s Surviving are the widow; two sons, ! Charles H. Colter and Earl D. Colter. ■ both of Decatur; seven grandsons; one granddaughter; five great grand- - sons; one great granddaughter; one • brother, Jacob Colter, of Bucyrus, Ohio; two half-brothers, Philip Pingstag, of Strasburg, Ohio, and George Pingstag, of Bolivar, Ohio; and four half-sisters, Mrs. Maria Kline, of Leonadis, Michigan, Mrs. William I Hartline and Mrs. William Meyers, of Strasburg, Ohio, and Mrs. Winfield Hartline, of Canton. Ohio. One son, William A. Colter, of Willshire. Ohio, was buried only ten days ago. Funeral services will be held at the Mt. Taber M. E. church at Bobo at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, with the Rev. N. P. Barton, of Geneva, a former pastor at Bobo, and the r Rev. H. R. Forbes, present pastor of 1 the Bobo church, officiating. Burial » Will be made in the Decatur cemetery. , o — I. U. Nurses Holding Meetings In County ' Miss Winifred R. Sink and Miss ] Lois Lindsay, graduate registered j nurses from the extension department of Indiana University, are spending . this week in Adams county, visiting various schools and giving illustrated ir lectures on the James Whitcomb j Riley hospital. The lectures are free and no solicitation of funds is being t made. j Tonight, the two nurses will hold -a meeting at the Jefferson township • high school building, at 7:30 o'clock. Tuesday night, they will hold a meet- • Ing at the Kirkland high school build- • Ing, and on Wednesday night, they - will be at Monroe. On Thursday eves ning, they will hold a meeting in the Decatur high school building.

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VIOLENCE TAKES TOLL OF THIRTEEN LIVES IN INDIANA Automobiles Figure In Most Os Fatalities In State Over Week-end MYSTERY SURROUNDS SHELBYVILLE DEATH liuiianapoli-. Feb. 25.—(U.R) —Violence took a toll of thirteen lives in Indiana over the week-end. Automobiles figured in most of the fatalities. Mack Rooksberry, 30. Indianapolis, was killed near Kokomo when the automobile in which he was riding collided with a wagon. S. F. McGaland, Dayton, O„ also in the automobile, was probably fatally hurt. William Herbert Owens, 5, Indianapolis, wa-s killed when a truck in which he was riding, witli his father, collided with a street car. Ralph L. Raney, Washington, committed suicide by hanging. Relatives could give no reason for the act. Harry S. Miller. Yorktown, was killed when his automobile collided with a truck five miles west of Muncie. Two negro residents of Franklin, 0., were at Dunreith when their truck was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train. The body of George W. Bishop. 46. negro, Louisville. Ky., was found in an interurban station at Charlestown He had been fatally shot. Authorities believe he committed suicide. Ferdinand Hudeman, 50, was shot to death as he slept by William Frahm, at Hammond. He was a roomer in the Frahm home. Mrs. Catherine Donna, 43, Clinton, was fatally injured when struck by an automobile driven by Joe Vardis. Police held Vardis blameless. Martin Thornburg. 60, was kiilel near Greens Fork when crushed by a tree he and his brother, James Thornburg. were felling. Authorities at Shelbyville have not (roXTIXCRD (IN P*«K FIVE, — Claim Large Sum Is Owed Highway Department Indianapolis. Feb. 25 —(UP) Cities counties and contractors of Indiana owed the state highway department $237,011.20 with some of the claims dating back to work done in 1922. records of the highway department revealed according to the Indianapolis Times today. When asked concerning these debts today John D- Williams, state highway director, declared an effort was being made to colect the money. o HOME ECONOMICS SCHOOL PLANNED National Authority On Dietetics Secured To Give Demonstrations A meeting which promises to be very interesting and helpful to every housewife is a Home Economics School, which has been arranged by the various Home Economics Clubs in the county for next Thursday afternoon Febraury 28 The meeting will be held in the basement of the Christian church in Decatur and is scheduled to start at' 1 o’clock. Miss Una Wood, of Battle Creek, Michigan, will be in charge of the meeting and she will demonstrate the various methods of preparing salads and desserts. Miss Wood represents various food manufacturing companies. She is a National authority on dietetics in the home and her experience with the preparation ot meals and the different appetizing dishes enables her to conduct a demonstration which is extremely beneficial to every housewife. Every woman in the city of Decatur who is interested in better food preparation is invited to attend the meeting next Thursday afternoon, at the Christian church- In addition to a large attendance from the city people, it is expected that quite a number cf the members of the Rural Home Economics Clubs throughout the county wil’ attend. These clubs include the Union, Root, St. Marys, Kirkland, and the Monroe-French-Washington clubs. The rural clubs are now making plans for their regular summer project work In nutrition and they will hold their first scheduled meeting on March 19, under the Supervision of Miss Aneta Beadle ot Purdue University.

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Safely Back Home gjR W.-.- J mH * 1 > ■ V ■ V--S I W 1 Bi I r F ♦ Illi n As mysteriously as she was wisked away, Doris Murphy of San Francisco. CaL, was returned to her i>arents. Authorities, determined to get to the bottom of the case, are holding Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sharp, not being entirely satisfied with their explanation that a stranger left Doris with them. maryaloseT ’ DIES AT HOSPITAL Wife Os Joseph Moser, Os Near Pleasant Mills, Dies In This City Mrs. Mary Almina Moser, 74. wife of Joseph Moser, residing seven miles southeast of Decatur, died at 3:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon, February 23, 1929, at the Adams County Memorial hospital. Death was due to pneumonia, with which Mrs. Moser had been ill for one week. Mary Almina Sheets, daughter of Adam and Sarali Sheets, was born October 27, 1854 in Van Wert conntv, Ohio. On April 16, 1873, she united in marriage with Joseph Moser and settled on a farm near Pleasant Mills, where they raised their family of two children. In 1914. Mr. and Mrs. Moser moved .to the farm which they have occupied until the present time. Surviving, besides the husband, are two sons, Oscar Moser, residing near the home place, and Charles Moser, residing witli his parents; two brothers and one sister, Oliver Sheets, of Wren, Ohio, Elias Sheets, of near Wren, and Mrs. Nancy Major, of Wren. Five grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock (standard time), Tuesday morning at the family home, and at 11 o'clock (standard time) at the (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 0 FIFTY TAKEN IN FT. WAYNE RAIDS Only Eight of Half-Hundred Taken At Road Houses Are Held ! Fort Wayne, Feb. 25 —<U.R) —While an orchestra played the “Prisoner's Song" 50 ipersons, taken in raids on - road houses, were given rides to the jail here for questioning. Os the halfhundied taken, eight were held. Four were charged with unlawful possession of liquor, two with driving while drunk and two hostesses held for questioning. As the patrol wagon made itsrounds, an orchestra was added to the list, which immediately struck up the “Prisoner's Song."

PROWLER SHOOTS AT JACK DEMPSEY AT MIAMI DEACH Former Heavyweight | Champion Unharmed In I Attempt On His Life INCIDENT HAPPENS IN JACK’S BEDROOM; Miami Beach, Feb. 25—(UP) —Jack Demp ey was shot by an unidentified prowler early today, he informed the Miami Beach police this afternoon. The incident took place, according to the farmer heavyweight champion, at the home ot Harry Moir, of Chicago, with whom Dempsey has been living. Jack was sleeping in a bedroom with Floyd Fitzsimmons, Detroit promoter. The bedro nt door was opened. Awakened By Introder New York. Feb. 25 —(U.R) -The New York evening World today published a dispatch from Cincent Treanor, its sports writer at Miami Beach, declaring that an unidentified man entered Jack Dempsey's room at the holin' of Frank Moir there today and fire.', a revolver at the former pugilistic champion in an attempt to assassinate him. Jack was awakened, the correspondent said, by the voice of a man who told him to turn on the lights. Dempsey arose, the report declared, and as he turned on the light the man fired. Dempsey was reported to have leaped aside and the billet buried itself in the wall after which the stranger is reported to have disappeared as mysteriously as he entered. — o Girl Born To Mr. And Mrs. Arthur Holthouse Dan and Jim Holthouse have a haby sister, which is just another way of saying’that their mother and father. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Holthoitse are the parents of a giri baby, born Saturday oveuing at 6:15 o’clock at the Adams County Memorial hospital. The daughter has been named Ruth Alice. She weighed seven pounds and three ounces. The mother and babe are getting alhng splendidly and everyone concerned is happy 0 White Plague Claims Many Lives In 1928 According to the bulleting issued hy the State Tuberculosis Society, there were 2,314 deaths from tuberculosis in Indiana during 1928. In Adams county there were 12: in Wells county. 9, and in Allen county, 118. RETIRED FARMER CALLED BY DEATH Frederick Koenemann, 79, Dies Early Today At Home In Preble Township Frederick Koenemann, 79, prominent retired farmer of Preble township, died at 1 o'clock this morning, Monday, February 25, 1929. at ills farm home near Preble. Death was due to a complication of diseases, with which Mr. Koenemann has been ailing for the past four years, having been bedfast only two weeks, pfior to his death. Frederick Koenemann. son of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Koenemann was born in Friedheim, on October 30, 1849. On December 13, 1877, he united in manage with Miss Wilhemina Eichkoff, the surviving widow. The deceased resided in Preble township, Adams county, throughout his entire life period, and was the last surviving member of a family of six children, two brothers and three sisters having preceded him in death. Suvivlng, together with the widow are the following children: Mrs. M. L. Witte, of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Henry Doehrman. of Midland. Michigan; Mrs. Charles Hockemeyer, of Midland, Michigan: Mrs. August Blomenberg, of Friedheim: Fred H- Koenemann, residing on the home place; and Theodore Koenemann, of Preble. One daughter. Bertha, died in 1900. Eighteen grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon, at 115 o'clock, standard time at the home, and at 1:30 o’clock at -the St. Paul Lutheran church, of which the deceased was a devoted member. The Rev. Mr. Gaiser will officiate and burial will be made in the church cemetery.

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Four Men Arrested At Kokomo Taken To Capital Indianapolis, Feb. 25. — (U.R) —Four men, arrested at Kokomo on charges of conspiracy and blackmail, were held in the coanty jail here today under SIO,OOO bond each, pending action by the federal grand jury. The men were ordered held to the jury when it was alleged they were operating a counterfeit ring and pos- . ing as “federal men." 1 Charles Mazey, secret service man. said the four had posed as “federal men'' while working the counterfeit 1 plot at Kokomo. TORNADO HITS TEXAS; 4 KILLED ______— - ( Many Buildings Demolished When Wind Storm Hits Two Parts Os State Dallas, Tex.. Feb. 25.—(U.R)—Dipping into two sections of Texas today, a tornado killed fohr persons, injured approximately a dozen and demolished 25 buildings. The storm struck first near Grand Prairie where Alfred Gibson, negro farmer, and his wife were killed. Later the twister swept down on Cooper, 25 miles south Paris, and Killed Mr and Mrs. N. F. Jones in the wreckage of their homes. A path more than 100 feet wide was cut through the town of Cooper by the force of the swirling wind. Twentyfive dwellings collapsed as the tornado struck. Five persons were painfully injured by falling debris. Legionnaires To Hold Meeting This Evening /dams Post No. 43, of the American Legion, will hold a meeting in Legion hall, on South Second street, at 3 o’clock this evening. All members are urged to be present as there will l.e a large amount of business to transact. Reports from various committees will be heard. o Passengers Transferred From Listing Vessel Seattle, Wash., Feb. 25.—TU.R) —The 198 passengers of the Alaska steamship company's liner Aleutian! arrived at Seattle today after escaping from the menace of a listing ship and shifting cargo. The passengers were transferred to the company’s liner Alameda in Puget Sound. The Aleutian! was leaking after having struck a rock in Seymour Narrows Saturday morning. Capt. J. C. Nord issued a call for help when the ship struck, but was able to work her free and started back to Seattle when the shifting deck load alarmed passengers. Rather than attempt crossing the strait of Juan Dequac, Capt. Nord dropped anchor off Waldron Island and called for the Alameda. Hower Brothers Quit Grocery Business Here Alton P. Hower and Donald Hower, who have operated a grocery store on South Second street under the name cf Hower Brothers for the last two years, announced today that they were quitting business and would close their store tonight. The firm is solvent, they declared. Most of the stock in the store is being sold to other grocery stores in the city. Alton P. Hower stated today that he and his brother wished to thank the public for the patronage bestowed upon them during the past two years. They formerly operated a grocery store on West Monroe streetThey are undecided about their future plans. Father Os Decatur Woman Dies In Illinois Mrs. M. W. Sunderman, of this city, was called to Manhattan, 111., Saturday night, by the serious illness of her father, Chgis F. Bitner, 72. Mr. Bitner died at noon Sunday. He had been ill several weeks. Rev. Sunderman and children will motor to Manhattan, Teusday, to attend the funeral, which will be held Wednesday afternoon, at 1:30 o'clock. o Lammert Baby Dies At Birth, Sunday Charles Francis Lammert, infant son of M?. and Mrs. Otto Lammert, 124 East Monroe street, died at birth Sunday morning, at 10 o’clock. The funeral took place at 1 o'clock this afternoon at the residence, with the Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann officiating. Burial was made in Decatur cemetery.

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DEFICIENCY BILL CARRYING SMALL FUND IS PASSED Measure Is Sent To Senate Without A Record Vote Today PROVIDES $2,988,144 FOR PROHIBITION Washington, Feb. 25.— <U.R)— House administration leaders won a decisive victory today by passage of the second deficiency appropriation bill carrying $2,988,144 for prohibition enforcement instead of $24,000,000 as advocated by the Democrats. The measure, carrying appropriations of $194,500,000 was sent to the senate without a record vote. A test ballot on a motion to send it hack to committee so as to Include the $24,000,000 resulted 145 for and 239 against the extra dry funds. By Paul R. Mallon (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington. Feb. 25 (UP)— With an enviable record established and ambitious plans ahead, the seventieth congress entered today the final week of its sessions. Both houses planned several night meetings during the week and the senate was called to convene at Ila. m. daily beginning tomorrow, an hour earlier than usual, to clear the calendar. The ambitious plans of the leaders include: Passage through both houses of the edge resolution proposing a $150,000 survey of canal across Nicaragua to remove the burden from the Panama Canal Passage through the senate of house bill for reapportioning congress in accordance with the 1930 census: Defeat of the proposed $24/100.000 prohibition enforcement increase and around $2,000,000. Confirmation by tlie senate of nearly all the executive nominations save that of Pat Neff of Texas, named to the railway hoard of mediation. Break of the filburster against the house bill extending life of the radio commission from one year and passage cf the bill. Delay of action until tlie next session of the Reed report denying a seat to senator elect Vare of Pennsylvania Swift action in the house on the $12,370,000 appropriation for immediate construction of new naval cruisers. The vote on the Edge resolution is expected in the senate late this afternoon under a limited debate rule which provides no senator can speak longer than 10 minutes after 4 p. tn. Local bills then will be taken up. after which will come the Vandenberg leapportionment bill. The house is occupied with the second deficiency appropriation bill which also is expected to be passed before nightfall and sent to the senate for ratificationDry Democrats in the senate are planning to tack on an amendment for the prohibition increase but they may have the almost unanimous opposition pf the Republican majority. Such an «4 OXTINI'EII <»V VIVE! BUSH LIKELY TO HOLD KEY VOTE Lieutenant Governor Expected To Decide Fate Os Primary Law Bill Indianapolis, Feb. 25. — (U.R) —Lieutenant Governor Edgar D. Rush holds the vote counted upon to tip the scales for passage Tuesday of the Republican platform primary modification bill, in the Indiana senate. Probability that Bush will have a chance to cast the deciding vote that will send the controversial primary bill to the house of repesentatives increased when it was learned that Senator Samuel Benz, democrat, English, will stick with the eleven other Democratic senators to vote "no." Senator Benz was the only minority member to speak for passage of the blit when it came before the senate for third reading. Then lie left the senate chamber and still was absent when, after bitter debate, the roll call showed 25 ayes and 24 noes. Twenty-six votes is Governor Bush, weilding the senate gavel, may vote only in the case of a tie and so could not exercise the privilege.

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