Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 29 March 1929 — Page 1

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CONGRESSMAN is mdicted under prombition law Caressman M. A l f r « d Michaelson. Os ( hicago, Is Wanted In Florida GIVEN 24 HOI KS IN which tosurrender! Chicxo. Mar. 29 - U.P.‘ -ConMre ß sM n M. Alfred Michaelson today was given 24 hours in which Io surrender on an Indictment charging violation of the prohibition laws. * United States Commissioner Edwin K Walker issued the ultimatum at the federal building and said that if the Chicago congressman did not give himself up within that time, a United Slates marshall would lie "sent out to bring him in." Michaelson s bond was fixed at $2, DiHl and proceedings were started to remove him to Jacksonville, Fla., where he was indicted last Oct. 17 on charges of entering the United States at Key West the previous January .1 with the following liquors: Six quarts of John Haig whisky; two quarts of creme de month?. one quart of creme de cocoa; one quart of Tassel Akavit; one quart of cherry brandy. and one keg of plum barbauconrt. Faces Three Counts The indictment, a copy of which is in the United States commissioner’s possession, charges the congressman with possession, transportation and Importation without duty of intoxicating liquors. The complainant against Michaolsmi wns Flank L. While and United Stays (fifjrit iftorney who signed the indictment was Francis L. Poor >-f Jacksonville; the indictment is based on section 95-B of the tariff act of U 22. Eugene Tappy, assistant district attorney here, said he understood Michaelson was in Chicago and that he was preparing to surrender. ■ in 1 -O' ■—‘Wil I Wolf Attacks Farmer In Jay County; Hunt Is Arranged For Saturday Portland. Mar. 29.—Elijah Lyons, a farmer living south of Portland, was attacked by a wolf on his farm Wednesday evening. Hearing a hog squaling in his wood lot he went to investigate and found that a wolf had killed one hog and injured another. Charles Bragg, a neighbor, heard Mr. Lyon's call for help and found that the wolf had him cornered. The two men succeed in frightening the wolf away. Mr. Lyons is a neighbor of William Murray who killed a wolf on his farm last month. A big drive is being arranged by farmers of Jay county and Randolph county to begin at 9 o’clock Saturday “orning to kill the wolves in the neighborhood. The drive will be directed by William Murray and a thousand men are expected to participate. JENSEN UNABLE ’0 CLAIM RECORD In Air Longer Than Anyone Has Flown Alone But Record Stands New York, March 29—(UP)—Mareirtt nSen ’ tbe man wbo sta F ell aloft _ minutes and twenty seconds lon- * J , n any person has flown alone, ’ m the peculiar position today of . g una ble to claim a world’s solo endurance record. fipk| ,leil h 6 ea me down at Roosevelt ed t n yeSterday afterno °n he had failthp i o ! Xc ® Ptl by ally hour the record of ntaqJ 1 > e - b,leut- Hoyal V. Thomas, who ago m" S niar h at this field a year less b° neW recor ‘l ia recognized tmleast ° xcef ‘ds the old mark by at east one hour. reach 8 " 1 ’ ° ne ot tbe few Pilots to . he "J awaii in the Pole flight from A M w j COast ' went aloft at 6:01:35 time yes e tn ne t ß<lay ’ His official Tenmnltn day was 5:34:55 P. M„ 80 respon,! ,° * he inotor ' Jenson could not feporte.t ,° < ’ ongra,r ‘ la tions. Later he during th '*£!( dozed Bev eral times

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I Noted Evangelist To Speak At Pleasant Valley Evangelist Millie M. Lawhead, of Van Wert, Ohio, who has had nationwide experience In evangelistic work, will speak, at the Pleasant Valley church Easter Sunday morning and I evening. The morning service will begin at 10:30 o’clock and the evening service' at 7 o'cloc k. Miss Harriet Davis, of lite Cincinnati Bible school, will be present In the two services, also, and bring several inspiring messages in song. The public is cordially invited to attend the services. — o MAY ARRAIGN FOUR SATURDAY Four Alleged Bank Bandits Likely Will Appear In Court Tomorrow Elmer Wood. Everett D. Gaither, R. W. Siniff and Phil Chamberlain, four alleged hank bandits held in the Adams county jail in connection witli the robbery of the Bank of fann Grove in 1928 and March 14. 1929, will be arraigned in Adams circuit court Saturday morning, according to present plans, it was learned today. Because of the half holiday in connection witli church serv’ces in Decatur today, it was decided not to arraign the four men tint.?-Saturday. It is understood that all four of the alleged bandits will enter pleas of guilty. Sheriff Hollingsworth stated today that visitors would be permitted at the jail Sunday, and that it would probably be the last day in which people could visit the four men. More than 2,000 visitors have been at the local jail in the last 10 days, according to tabulations kept by officials. It is understood that three charges have been filed against each of the tour men including bank robbery, which is said to he the most severe. — — o Southern Cross Pilots Plan Another Long Flight Sydney, Australia, Mar. 29. —(U.R) — Capt. Charles Kingsford Smith and Lieut. C. T. P. Ulm, who piloted the plane Southern Cross from California to Australia, made arrangements today to start Saturday on a flight to Umdon. The Southern Cross pilots, and their plane are at present at Wyndham waiting for favorable weather. A nonstop flight to Singapore is the first leg of the journey. EASTER CANTATA TO BE RENDERED Choir Os Zion Reformed Church To Present “The Resurrection Song” Easter flight will be observed at the Zion Reformed church by the rendition of an Easter cantata, entitled, "The Resurrection Song," by the church choir. Tlte choir of this church has for many years observed Easter night by the singing of an appropriate cantata, and these messages in song have always been enjoyed by those who worship the resurrected I-ord in the spirit of soul praise. The text of this year's cantata has been arranged and the music composed by Roy E. Nolte. The choir is directed by Leo Kirsch, witli Miss Lulu Gerber as pianist. The choir will be assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Henry ( . Weidler, of Detroit, Michigan. The program will begin at 7:30 o dock. A free will offering will b? lifted, lhe public is cordially invited. The following program will be rendered : “Christ, the Lord, is Risen" — Choir “Hear Ye the Story"—Alto solo Mrs. Dallas Goldner “Hail, King of the Jews’’—Bass Solo J. Henry Graber; Choir “Father, Forgive Them”—Soprano and alto duet Miss Eleanor Reppert and Mrs. Dallas Goldner “The Wondrous Cross’’— Tenor solo Henry Weidler; Choir "There Was a Garden" —Men's chorus “As it Began to Dawn" —Mens chorus “As it Began to Dawn”—Bass solo J. Henry Graber; Choir "Come, See the Palace”— Soprano solo Mrs. Henry Weidler; Choir “Awake, Thou that Sleepest" Choir “Sing the Resurrection Song”— Tenor solo Henry Weidler; Men's Chorus “Alleluia! Christ is King” wriJ>JtJ -_- u -|_|- l _- L j-| rL - _~ T ,- L -_ - -- — -w-. (CONTINUED ON I'AGE THREE)

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Fitting Solemnity Prevails As Good Friday Is Observed In Decatur Today

I Business Institutions Close| During Three-Hour Observance Christ, the Redeemer of mankind, is dead. More than 2.000 years ago today, on the first Good Fr.day, Jesus of Nazareth, son of God. was crucified on Mt. Calvary, in fulfillment of ’he prophecy of Isaiah and all other prophecies that the Heavenly Father would send His only son to redeem | mankind. In commemoration cf the ignominious death of Christ on the Cross, th“ world today bowed at the cross of Jesus and meditated on the great and supreme sacrifice which the man of Galilee rendered to the Father on Golgotha's height to atone for our sins and to make us children of God and worthy of the promise of the reward in Heaven. It is a day when sincere hearts and appreciative Christians meditate on the sufferings of Jesus and the lapse of more than 2,000 years from the time of the crucifixion unt’l today has only served to more fully impress upon the hearts and thoughts of mankind the real love which the son of God had for all. St. Mark. St. Luke and the other disciples, in >heir graphic way, recorded the true and sad story of Christ's crucifixion, of His suffering and death, and one cannot read or hear it told today without being moved to gi ief and sorrow. But the grief and sorrow with which one is filled cn Good Friday gives way to the joy which Christians experience on Easter Sunday, when again all prophecies concerning the Resurrection are fulfilled. Good Friday Observed As time rolls on. each year has seen a more fervent .oliservane of Good Friday. Business ceased today between 12 o'clock nooi and 3 o’clock this afternoon in Decatur. Stores, offices, banks and factories were closed from 12 to 3 o’clock in commemora'ion of the Three Hours which Christ spent on the Cross. People turned to the churches, wherein the story of the crucifixion, the love of the Savior for mankind, was told by the ministers. It was in the churches where the faithful found solace and comfort in meditating cn the sufferings of Jesus and in renewing courage or to begin anew their determination to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. St. Marys Catholic Church Beginning with the mass of the presanctifieiU at 7:30 o’clock this morn ing, followed by the veneration of the Cross, when the faithful approached the altar and kissed the Cross of Jesus, solemn and impressive services were held at the St. Marys Catholic church in observance of Good Friday. The interior of the church, stripped of all decoration and adornments. was in a state of mourning in observance of the death of Jesus. Hundreds came and went from the church during the day, where, in private devotions, they knealt before <CONTINUF.r» •'■V '''««>> BANK ROBBER FOUND GUILTY Jury At Defiance, Ohio. Convicts Joe Kowalski. Os Muncie, Ind. Defiance. Mar. 29.—Joe Kowalski of Muncie, Ind., was found guilty of complicity in the robbery of the Hicksville bank on February 27 by a jury in the Defiance court of common pleas last night at 9:15 o’clock. Conviction carries a term of 10 to 25 years in the state penitentiary. Kowalski and the other three men, who have pleaded guilty, will be sentenced Saturday morning. A motion for a new trial will be filed by defense counsel. Kowalski is the only oue of the quartet'hehl here who stood trial. Melv .i Halterman, 21, Alexandria. Ind., Barney Maynard, 22, and Hubert Laverl Stevens, 23, both of Muncie, pleaded guilty. Halterman sprang the sensation of the trial Wednesday when he repudiated his confession, testifying that Kowalski was not one of the four. In rebuttal, however. Maynard and Stevens who had testified that Kow alskl was the fourth man. returned to the stand and said that Kowalsßi had offered each of them SSOO if they would testify that he was not in the robbery.

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GOOD FRIDAY "Surely He hath borne onr infirmi'ies and carried our sorrows; and we have (nought Him as it were a leper, and as one struck by God anl afflicted. "But Ho vas wounded fc.-r our iniquities, He was bruised for our sins: the cbast’semen 1 of our peace was upon Him, and by His bruises we nr ■ healed." —Isaiah 53:4-5. Prophecy. And Pilate a-ain answering, snith to them: “What will you then that I -Io to tlie King of the Jews?” But they again cried out: “Crucify him." And P late sai’h to them: “Why, what evil hatli He done?” But they cried out ti c more - “Crucify Him " And se I date being willing to satisfy the people, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged Him, to be crucified. And the soldiers led Him away irfto the court of tlie palace, and they called together the whole band Xnd they clothed Him witli purple and platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon Hint. And they began to salute Him: “Hail, king of the Jews.” And they struck His head with a reed: and they spit on Him. Aud bowing then knees, they adored Him. And after they had mocked Him, they took off the purple from Him, and rut His own garments on Him, and they led Him out to crucify Him. And they forced one Simon, a Cyrenian who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and of Rufus, to take up His cross. And they hrnng Him into the place called Golgotha, which being interpreted is. The place of Calvary. And they gave Him to drink wine mingled with myrrh; lint He took it not. And crucifying Him, they divided His garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. And it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. (St. Mark 15:12-2.T) And a’ the ninth hour. Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying: “F. oi, Eloi inmna sabacthani?” Which Is, being interpreted, "My God. my God, why hath thou forsaken me?’’—St. Mark 15:34. And Jesus having cried out with a loud voice, gave up tlie ghost.— St. Mark, 15:37.

Physical Description Os Christ Founds In Letter

Columbus, Ohio, Man Gives Result Os His Biblical Research Abroad Editor’s Note: The personal appearance of Jesus Christ always has been the subject of keen interest especially at Easter when the moving story of the crucifixion becomes vivid in the mind of the Christian world. Samuel J. Williams, of Columbus, Ohio, who has been engaged in Bibical research in Palestine, recently completed a search for an authentic physical description of Christ. By Samuel J. Williams (Written for the United Press) Copyright, 1929, by the United Press Washington, March 29-(UP)— Only one supposedly contemporary penpicture of Jesus Christ has been preserved for the modern world. Its authenticity is in question but it has existed for so many centuries that it is largely responsible for the eonve.itional picture of Christ which famous ar- > tists have drawn. This pen-sketch of Christ purports to have been written by one Publius i Lentulus, possibily a minor Romani official in Jerusalem, alleged to have been a friend of Pontius Pilate. Lentulus took note of the strange man who went about the city, followed by disciples who called Him the Son of God. and forwarded an official report to the authorities at Rome. Gives Mental Picture The letter is known to have been in i existence In the eleventh century at which time it appeared in the writing of St. Anselm Arch-Bishop of Canterbury. Some scholars have held the leter a forgery and deny that such a man as Lentulus ever lived. Neverthe-1 less the description has shaped the mental picture of Christ for the world This alleged letter of Lentulus has been found in four languages, all similar except for slight variation of phrases and a difference as to the col-1 or of the hair and eyes. The most striking version appears in “Palestine and the World” by Erank G. Jannaway. “It reads: "There has appeared a man here, in Palestine, who is still living, whose power is extraordinary. He has the title of the great prophet; His discip-j les call Him the Sou of God. He raises the dead, and heals ail sorts of diseases.. He is a tall, well-proportioned man; there is an air of serenity in his | countenance, which at once attracts the love and reverence of those who see him. “His hair is the color of new wine; from the roots of his ears, and from thence to his shoulders, it is curled, and falls down to the lowest part of them. Upon the forehead it parts in two, after the manner of the Nabarenes. "His forehead is flat and fair, his face without any defect, and adorned with a graceful vermilion, his air is (.CONTINUED ON PAGE TW«)

Wants His Eligibility To Hold Office Established Indianapolis, March 29 —(UP) — The state of Indiana will be represented by Attorney General James M. Ogden. April 5, at a heating in Lake Superior court when Roswell O. Johnson, former mayor of Gary, will petition for a decree establishing his eligibility to hold public office. Johnson is seeking nomination as Mayor of Gary on the Republican ticket- He was convicted of violation of the federal prohibition law in U. S. district court but was paroled after serving part of an 18 months sentence. Later, he was given an unconditional pardon from President Coolidge. He insists that the pardon re-established his right to hold public office. -. o — Funeral Services For James Bowers Arranged Funeral services for James Bowers. - whose death occured Wednesday j night at. the Adams County Infirmary, will be held at 8:15 o’clock, tomorj row (Saturday) morning, at the InIf’rmary. The cortege will leave about 9 o'clock for North Manchester, when' a service at the Fairview church will precede the burial, which will be made in the Fairview cemetery. COMMUNICATION LINES MERGED Greatest Cable-Radio-Land Line Concern In World Is Created New York, March 29—(UP)—Creation of the greatest cable—Radio—--1 landlijie communication epneern in the world seen here today in a huge double purchase maneuver by the International telephone and Telegraph company —owners of the postal telegraph company Commercial Cables and all American cables. First the I. T. and T. Bought R. C. IA. Communications, Inc., The Communication Company of the Radio corporation of America, and followed this today by purchahsing the U. S. and i Haiti Cable company, a connection of the French Cable company. The I. T. and T. purposes to take over U. S. and Haiti Cables company Monday. This company connects New York with the French Cable company’s extensive system throughout the West Indies and Northern South America. The new alignment means that the United states and Lite Virgin Islands will be linked by cable under an American-owned system. The I. T. and T. Expects to erect immediately a station at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and to handle commercial traffic.

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Call Issued For Condition Of’ Banks H Washington, March 29 (UP) — Comptroller of currency J. W Pole Issued today a call for report on the condition of National banks as of March 27, 1929. Indianapolis, Mar. 29—<UP) —Luther Symons, state banking commissioner, today issued a call for the condi- ■ tion of all state hanks as of March 27. 1929. LOCAL TEACHER RECEIVES HONOR I Picture And Writeup Os Grace Coffee Appears In “The American Penman" Miss Grace Coffee, instructor of garmmar and penmanship at tlie Decatur Central grade school, received recognition in the American Pennman ' magazine for March, when her picture and a commendation of her work and ability appeared on a feature page entitled. "Among Teachers and Super- ; visor's The article concerning Miss Coffee, read as follows: "Miss Grace Coffee, specimens of whose work are presented in this issue of The American Penman", is consideied one of the foremost teachers of penmanship in the state of Indian:!. Her work has won the admiration of tlie State Department of Public Instruction as well as all those connected with tlie Decatur jublic schools where she is a teacher in the grammar grades. Miss Coffee has the rare ability of being able to make her subject a vitalized, functioning reality. She is so lull of her subject that she radiates it wherever she goes. Through her efforts, penmanship lias become a factor in the promotion ot pupils from the grades to the high school. The niinninium requirement is an improved certificate. Her successful students can be numbered in all walks of life. “For a number of years. Miss Coffee has held a life State Supervisor's license in Penmanship. She has been awarded the Teacher’s certificate from the A N. Palmer Company, the Farncis B. Courtney school, Business Educator, and has received numerous other honorary awards. “Miss Coffee has been active in the Penmanship section of tlie State Teachers Associations and lias served as instructor in the County Institutes.” -o TO GIVE PAGEANT AT M. E. CHURCH Program Os Unusual Merit Arranged By Local Church For Sunday Night A program of unusual merit will be given at the First Methodist Episcopal church, Sunday evening. Beginning at 7 o'clock, the high school Epworth League chorus, under the direction of Mrs. Dan Tyndall, will render a beautiful cantata. This will be fol-1 lowed by the presentation of a pageant | entitled, "The Triumph of Love,” by Wolff. The scene of the pageant is laid in 'Palestine, at tlie time of the trial, crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This play is especially appropriate at Easter time, as it has a gripping theme and reveals the characters of those who lived with the Lord during his ministry in a clear and forceful way and causes the hearer to appreciate Easter as he had never done before. The consternation and fear of the disciples when Jesus is arrested and condemned to death and their resignation to the envitable as well as their joyous recognition of the truth of the resurrection are portrayed in a delightful manner. To see this play is to have z a deeper appreciation of Hie sacrifice of Christ. The cast of tlie pageant is as follows; Simon Peter—W. F. Beery. James —Freeh Hower. John —W. Guy Brown. A Roman soldier and a blind man — Avon Burk. Salome, mother of Janies and John — Laura Stanley. Mary of Magdala—Kathryn Dixon. Mary, wife of Alpheus—Harriet Myers. Mary, Mother of Jesus—Mrs. Helen Liechty. A slave girl—Agnes Houston. A Jewish maid —Catherine Hower.

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CLASH BETWEEN RIVAL MEXICAN ARMIES LOOMS Rebel Forces Concentrate At Jimenez; Plan Attack From Air, Also PLOT TO ASSASSINATE CALLES IS REPORTED Juarez, Mexico, Mar. 29.—-<U.B —Rebel headquarters announced today that rebel forces are massing for a decisive battle at Jimenez. The announcement was based on a telegram received from Gen. J. G. Escobar, rebel commander. General Nicholas Fernandez, leader of the Villa Dorados is with Escobar, tin* message said General Marcelo Caraveo. governor of Chihuahua, also is enroute front Chihuahua City with troops to join the rebel concentration, while Gen. ,1. G. Amaya, governor of Durango, arrived at Jimenez Thursday witli 23 rebel regiments. Plan Air Attack Juarez, Mev., Mar. 29. .U.R)— Gen. J. G. Escobar, rebel chief, today sent a telegram to rebel headquarters here saying that a part of the "great surprise” rebels have prepared for the federal forces of Gen. P. E. Calles is a fleet i< 25 airplanes with synchonized machine guns and half a dozen Curtiss bombers. The machine will “rain death” upon tlie federal troops, Escobar said. Tlie general’s message also said that the red federal airplans which killed a score of civilians at Torreon and Jiminez Thursday flew into a trap near Jiininezand was shot down. Report Plot Against Calles El Paso. Tex., Mar. 29.—(U.PJ Mexican consul general Enrique Liekens said today he knew nothing of a Span sh language newspaper report of a plot to assassinate General Calles at his Beremjillo Durango headquarters. The report concerned an alleged conversation between two rebels in an El Paso hotel in which it was supposed to have been said that two “well paid" agents of General J. G. Escobar had been sent to Torreon to assassinate Calles. o Utility Lobbyists Lead List In Sums Expended Indianapolis, Mar. 29. —JU.R) Utility lobbyists lead the list in huge sums expended during the recent legislature, expense accounts filed with the secretary of state today showed. William A. Mcinerny of South Bend, veteran lobbyist for the Indiana Public Service Co., an Instill concern drew $75 a day for services. His salary account was listed as $4.5(10 for lhe S6O days and expenses at $1,500. The same company paid Paul Dunton, of IjaGrange, younger of the triumverate of Mcinerny, Dunton and Charles Kelsoe a $3,000 salary and $2,500 expenses which seems to have been standardized. o BLUFFTON EDITOR GIVES TALK HERE George Saunders Speaks At Meeting Os Decatur Rotary Club George Saunders, editor and publisher of the Bluffton Hanner, delivered a short talk at the regular meeting of the Decatur Rotary Club, held last evening. Mr. Saunders, who has served several years in the legislature made a few remarks on the recent session and stated that the legislature was forced to increase the state tax rate in order to take care of the deficit in finances .left by Governor Ed Jackson and his administration. He remarked that Governor Harry Leslie was making a sincere effort to do the right thing and that increased taxes was a matter which tiie people themselves made. Mr. Saunders concluded his talk on what a fine thing it was for the country to observe Good Friday and urged a general observance on tlie part of everyone. He stated that the thonghs of the people should turn today to Jesus of Nazareth, who gave His life on Mt. Calvary fur mankind and stated that the country needed prayer and a truer appreciation of the Savior's sufferings.

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