Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 101, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1929 — Page 3

ffo ARE DEAD I in AUTO MISHAP I As Car Overturns II stuWvl 11 -. md . Apr. 27.-(U.B- ■ were burned '<» death, and nrNty vonng women injured, ■*’’ er believed seriously. when their Ml 1 * 11 overturned In a ditch nt Ealy and I wnterson. The Injured: Miss mLov Meadows, 17. and Etta Mae Klkeraon. 16- All four were restLnts of Indianapolis. ■ The automobile in which the four riding overturned after being Ee,wiped and burst into flames, the .. men being imprisoned in the ■wreckage and the wbmen tossed BevLal yards, clear of the flaming ma- ■ chine. M j SS Wilberson. sister of Lester, who was driving, said the men were L t killed instantly by the Crash but Lre burned to death; They both pleaded with us to help them, she said. . , Passing motorists attempted <o extricate the men but to no avail, the flames making rescue work impossible Their moans and cries for assistance gradually grew weaker a.s the flames consumed their bodies, the young woman said. Coroner Ed Boyd of Shelby county, was unable to give a cause for the accident. He said the machine apparently overturned 200 feet from where the accident occurred after snapping a telephone pole and wrecking several yards of fencing. The automobile had been rented in Indianapolis and the four had driven to Shelbyville and were enroute back to the former city when the accident occurred. Both women were taken to a local hospital. Miss Meadows being dismissed after an examination and Miss Wilkerson retained for treatment. PARDON BOARD HOLDS SESSION Seventy-Three Are Refused Clemency By Board At Michigan City Michigan City, Ind., Apr. 27. —(U.P) —Seventy-three inmates of the state prison here were track in their cells today after trustees of the institution, sitting as a board of pardons, refused them clemency. The board failed to pass favorably for the 73 prisoners who had applied for paroles or pardons. Governor Harry G. Leslie was in attendance at the session and participated in discussions relative to the applications. Senator William F. Hodges, Gary, attended the meeting in the interest of Thomas Povriznic, who was sentenced to a life term from Lake county after being convicted of murder. His sentence was commuted to 15 years to life. He will be eligible for parole at the end of three years. Michael Foley, Indianapolis, secretaiy of the board, severely rebuked Harry Pattee, Cleveland, 0., who appeared before the board in the behalf of a Cleveland youth serving a 20 year sentence for an attack on a girl at the state normal school at Teve Haute seven years ago. Many lawyers from over the state appeared in behalf of prisoners but to no avail. James Parker, for whom a plea was made at the last session by persons from Lake county, was granted an extension of parole. Homer Dasey, Hancock county, one of three men who were granted clemency by Governor Ed Jackson before Ims term of office expired, was denied release. Frank Hanly, once sentenced to death, also asked release. It was refused along with the others. — O—--Baton Caused Death The man who invented the baton died from its use. Jean Baptiste Lully, who conducted Louis XlV’s band, found it tiresome to mark time with bls foot, so he substituted a six foot staff which he would tap on the floor. One day he excitedly brought the Pole down on his foot. Blood poisoning set in, resulting In Lully’s death. IMPROVED BUS SERVICE Effective, Sunday, April 28 f° r Fort Wayne: 4:30, 7:00, 10:00 and 12:00 a.m. I 2 0, 4 i?°» 6:3 °, 8:00 and 9 p.m. g n^ ve F°rt Wayne for Decatur: 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. 1 ” 3 . 0 ’3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 8, 10 p.m. trt L run daily except .first v not run on Sunday, . 011 n <l bus at noon nn? e a through from Richmond bus at 2:30 through Richmond on untiays, as well as week days. B. C. Coach Line.

Young Aviatrix Makes New Record « .1 • J Bl afSaXO L * I Ek t t I h ■' 4 f - jfc j I ' ~ ■’ ' -, I . s ■ Ussxi- Why / Elinor Smith, 17-year-old aviatrix, is shown here checking over her motor before her takeoff at Roosevelt Field, Long island, in an effort to establish a new endurance flight record for women, whicli she accomplished when she broke 'lie existing record of 22 hours, 3 minutes. 12 seconds. University of Chicago Head ■ W ; ; w 1 i' 1 JWtef I '■ A ■- -■ — c — 1 Robert M. Hutchins, dean of the Yale University ISchool, ha-sbeen i«« iho m.Yt nrpqMent df t.he University of Chicago. He is oniy uj veZ o? age‘ the youngest president ever to be chosen for any university in the United Stat. He wil as nine olife -l :; • 1

DOES FIREMAN OR COP LEAD MORE DANGEROUS LIFE? QUESTION DEBATED

Denver, Colo., April 2fi -(UP) A tempest in a teapot is blowing here around the question of whether a policeman's work is more dangerous than a fireman’s. It started recently when three firemen were killed in a collision enroute to a fire and several policemen were killed in line of duty by bandits. Reuben W. Hershey, manager of safety and excise, took the position that the firemen braved the greater hazards. His statement was in defense of the firemen's retirement age of 50 years, as compared with the retirement age of 60 years for policemen. ‘All circmustances considered. 1 believe a fireman has a more dangerous occupation,” Hgrshey said. The issue was joined when when City Auditor George D. Begole issued his annual erport, tending to indicate that the condition described by Hershey had changed with the advent of the man with a gun.

The repot t shows pensions are now being paid to 66 widows of policemen and to only 35 widows of firemen. The same applies to orphans. There are

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27 orphans of policemen under 11 years of age, and 10 orphans of firemen on the pension lists. The report shows further there only 60 retired policemen as compared to 71 retired firemen. The argument grew hot when Hershey attributed the greater number of retired firemen to the fact that firemen usually join the depar nent at a younger age than policemen. “The average age of men joining the fire department is 21, while 25 is the average age of men joining the police department,” he stated. “This difference in age at the time of starting work, and the fact that policemen retire at 60 years of age while firemen retire at 50, is responsible for the greater number of retired firemen. Thedifference in the number of widows and orphans is attributable to the fact that a much greater number of single men join the fire department than the police department.” ;—o : — i— ■ I Get the Habit—Trade at Home, it Pays

Youngest New York Banker Builds 64-Story Structure

Now Home Os Bank Will Be Second Largest In Country Everyone thought when the plan’ wore made for the Chicago garment mart, to )>e completed next year, called for a 75-story structure, that many a year would pass before there would be another to even approach that height. Imagine the stirprise, then, that greets the announcement by 34-year-old George L. Ohrstrom that he heals a syndicate which will build a new home for the Bank of Manhattan, to lie B 4 stories high, just 44 feet higher than the Woolworth Building, present Metropolitan title-holder. This enterprising young man was a student of University of Michigan Law School when the United States entered the war, and today is president of G. L. Ohrstrom & Co., prominent firm of investment bankers. After the completion of the building, which is expected to cost $20.000.000 the Woolworth Building, long a curiosity for rubber-necks, will be left entirely out in the cold. What is more, it will tower above Wall Street fORNADHEATH - LIST GROWING Central Georgia Counties Begin To Rebuild After Cyclones Atlanta, Ga„ Apr. 27.— (U.R) -Four central Georgia counties, sections of which were laid waste in the worst tornado in the state's recent history, sought order out of chaos today as the death toll slowly grew. The latest tabulation revealed 45 deaths in Georgia, 21 of which were whites. The injured were estimated at between three and four hundred, with property damage believed to stand well above a million dollars. Two distinct tornadoes were responsible for the great damage and loss of life in Georgia, which wreaked greatest havoc in Candler and Bulloch counties. A stretch half a mile wide between Metter and Statesboro was laid waste. Every house in the path of the second’disturbance, which struck Metter about 11 p. m. Thursday night, wis| demolished. The twister, traveling with freakish and frenzied speed, zooned into the air and then looped downward, smiting {the earth w'.th destructive force. Farms were ruined. crops destroyed, livestock killed, and household articles and furnishings flung grotesquely over wide areas. Many of the dead and injured were counted at outlying farms and country communities, and it is believed reports of far greater loss of life originated through duplication. Deadly Gas The most dangerous property of carbon monoxid gas. apart from its poisonous qu lities, is the fact that it is colorless, odorless and tasteless. Consequently, It Is difficult to detect aud when Inhaled a very small percentage of this gas in tlie air is sufficient to cause death within a few minutes. This gas combines with the hemoglobin of the blood, producing ’headache and giddiness, then asphyxiation. o Goats of Catalina Between 20.1 MM) and 30.00 C wild goats inhabit Santa Catalina island, off the coast of California. o AN OPPORTUNITY — S9OO chatel mortgage and note at Decatur, Ind, on $3,000 security due in about IS months. Will take 25% discount for cash. J. L. Todd, Coldwater, Mich. 98-4tx

MM A New Sink in 8 Hours IN ONE working day we will double the convenience of your kitchen for many years to come. We can replace your old sink with a beautiful modern one in eight hours or less if the water and drain connections do not need serious alterations. It’s fun to pick out a new sink when there are so many modern features available. Drop in to see our display or phone us for catalogs which show all that is latest and best. August Walter 254 N. Second St, Telephone 207.

> "■ - * j* X about 840 feet, and will lie 36 feet higher than the Chrysler Building, now- under construction. Dislocates Arm In Bridge Game Winside, Neb., April 27 - (UP)— To the causal player, bridge may appear to be a harmless game, but Miss Ella Durham, a teacher living here, believes it is a strenuous sport. She is suffering from a dislocated arm —the result of playing bridge. She was dealt an unusual hand. In expressing her surprise and pleasure, she waved her arms in the air and clapped her bands s vigorously that her right shoulder was dislocated. School was closed the next day. Card of Thanks We wish in this manner to thank the neighbors and many friends for their loving kindness and Help given us-during the recent illness and deatli of our husband and father. Also- for the beautiful floral offerings from the Sunday schools. Mrs. John L. Kline & children

CORETHROAT Your money back if not relieved I 3 - c Yy one swallow of 60c THOXINE Holthouse and all other good durg stores. •*

The World we live in TODA Y the world is literally at our doors. A spin of a dial, and we listen to the President in Washington, or a football game in San Francisco. From our talking machines the greatest of operatic stars sing to us, the fore most dance orchestras play lively syncopation of our choosing. Our automobiles stand ready to whisk us over smooth boulevards to new scenes. Monday is no longer blue; tne family washing is done bv electricity; so too is 0 o ci-cl : i,g. and the preserving of food, and the sweeping of floors. Yes, the world we live in has changed ... changed marvelously for the better. Have you ever stopped to consider the part advertising has played in this change? Glance over the advertisements in this newspaper. How many of the products mentioned are old friends of yours, familiar because you already own them or intend to get them soon! And the articles in your own home. Every one of them, probably, is advertised, either here or elsewhere. The chances are you first learned of them through the advertisements. Advertising is important to you because it keeps you informed of the changes in the world. It tells you of new products, of improved designs and workmanship and materials. It helps you to spend your money wisely and well. It points you to the better things of life. Advertising is the herald of progress. Decatur Daily Democrat

GENEVA NEWS Mrs. Josephus Martin, and Mrs.. Ralph Snyder tire attending th" Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, at liidinnapolls, Indiana. Miss Vera Martin left for Pontiac Michigan where sin- will make her future home. George Thomas Drew of Richmond Indiana came Tuesday to spend some time here with relatives. Agnes Shank of i’opoka Indiana is visiting with Dr. Shank ami family. Mrs. Cluude Lough spent Thursday in Berne. Dr. and Mis. McKean of Linn Grove spent Thursday with Gorman McKean i

lb 1 , | UNCLE SAM SAVES i I -DO YOU? | The New Paper Currency jji KI to be released next July will ul fjft M pj® be only two-thirds as large as Lylj the old. iuJ iw * iHL ( i But by reducing the size of JW the bills, Uncle Sam will save Rjl millions of dollars. Jmd How much could you save < by reducing your expendi- r® hires one-third? Ba w H ’ Ka Uh e it a trial and place that third on a Savings Account at pW H The Peoples Loan’? g Q and Trust Co. w

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and family. Several ladles of the Methodist church spoilt Thursday In Bluffton attending a conference of the Foreign Missionary Society. Mrs John Unde of Albany New York, and Walter Thornhill and Mrs. Oscar Harb and children of Geneva spent Tuesday In Decatur with Miles Roop and family. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Grammer and Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Hutch motored to Rayton, Ohio, Wednesday where they spent the day vlgitlng. Miss Madeline Robin ofTCast of Geneva, left for Muncie hursday where she will attend to business at Muncie Normal school. Mis. R. -G. Briggs and Mrs. R. A. Briggs motored to Lima, Ohio, Friday where they spent the day.