The Tribune from Seymour, Indiana • Page 1

Whole Family For SEYMOUR DAILY TRIBUNE EIGHT PAGES TODAY VOLUME XLIV NO. 65 SEYMOUR. INDIANA TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1926. PRICE THREE CENTS. WHITE WAY HERE WILL BE PAINTED Council Regular Sessioh Orders Coating For Lamp Posts- Globes To Be Cleaned.

-CONTAGION FUND BOLSTERED Ordinance Passed Adding $1,000 To Budget- City Engineer Makes Report -Bonds Approved. Streets -in Seymour lined with the boulevard lights will take on a new aspect soon when the posts supporting globes are coated with the white paint which was ordered purchased by the city council in regular session Monday evening. Twenty gallons of white paint will be bought from the Garland Paint Company, of Cleveland, and work of repainting will be started by the street commissioner as 80011 the weather permits. The paint is of a hard nature and will not brush off, as is charaeteristio of the coating now covering the posts, it was said. An additional five gallons of yellow paint was also ordered.

This mixture will be used for street marking. Following awarding of a gravel contract and a garbage and ash contract at the last council meeting, bonds of $500 each for W. M. Olinger, of near Seymour, cand Thomas Goins, who were given the contracts respectively, were approved at the session. In a report to the assembly, E.

Douglass, city engineer, advised that a committee be appointed to investigate the various projects a- bout the city in the way of drainage improvements before any money is expended by the city 011 such improvements. The drainage, problem at the intersection of John and Fourth streets can be solved by tion of an inlet, tile, and storm sewer, the engineer stated. Necessary changes to correet the conditions at the Gaiser ditch and Garden avenue, at the Third and John streets intersection, and at the alley on the east side of Pine street between Fifth and Sixth streets were explained by Mr. Douglass in his report. The street commissioner was m- structed to clean out the gutters in Vine street south of Tipton street.

He will also clean the light globes on the "white way" when the weather is suitable. Those manholes in the city which have not been cleaned are to be cleaned, it was decided. All but a few in the southern part of Seymour have been taken care of, it was stated at the meeting. As a means of better equipping the city engineer, the council granted Mr. Douglass permission to send the tools and apparatus in need of repair to Cincinnati and to obtain other Vitems as he.

was in need of them. Mr. Douglass made a report at the last session on the condition of his equipment. Before improvement of curb and gutter is commenced on North Vine street. the city engineer is to remedy the sewer condition there, the council instructed.

He will also correct. the water drainage condition at the Thompson Grocery on North Pine street. To settle the matter of preferential streets for traffic here, committee of Councilmen, Ed. Massmann, Frank W. Abele and Logan Largent was appointed to consider the type sign to be placed at the corners of Second and Walnut, Sixth and Walnnt, Sixth and Ewing and Chestnut and Tipton.

Further equipment for the fire department was provided with instructions to buy an extension ladder. The ladder will be forty feet long and in two sections. Dr. Altchison Drops Dead. By International News Service.

Chicago, March 16 The Rev. John Y. Aitchison, 65 years old, a assistant to President Max Mason of the University of Chicago and former secretary of the foreign mission board of the Northern Baptist Conference, dropped dead of heart disease Monday. Swept By Hurricane. By International News: Service Moscow, March -For twentysix hours a hurricane swept Turkestan and did heavy property damage, many houses being destroyed.

accurding to reports received here. SCHOOL MEN LAUD TRADE 1 TRAINING All Day Conference Held At Shields High School In Interest of Education. TALKS FEATURE SESSION Problems In Work Are Under Consideration On Afternoon Program -Z. M. Smiths Talk.

"Firmly instilling in the minds of educators that labor with the hands deserves as much consideration as intellectual training is one of the greatest problems that advocates education face today," 7. M. Smith, state director of vocational education declared this afternoon in the closing session of the one day conference which opened this morning at the Shields High School. Mr. Smith, who is a brother C.

Earle Smith, former editor of the Tribune, addressed the group on "Problems in Organization and Administration of Vocational Education." More -than twenty-five persons were present at the two meetings. "Every boy or girl has the right to find out what he or she is best fitted for and to equip for that one thing," Mr. Smith asserted. A general discussion of the topic presented by Mr. Smith followed the initial talk.

Z. M. Smith, superintendent of the Greenfield schools, also spoke. Miss Mary Beeman, state supervisor of Home Economics education, talked this afternoon on the home economics phase of the problem under consideration. In her address she stressed the versatility of the course.

"Every girl should have some training in home economics the amount depending on what use she will make of the course," Miss Beeman. said. The morning sessions were presided over by Harry Wood, director of vocational education, Indianapolis. Deman Kelly, state supervisor of industrial education, presided this afternoon. The first address on the program was made by Norman J.

Lasher, superintendent of the city schools. here. In his talk he emphasized the point that vocational education is essential in the schools as it established points of contact with the school, home and community. "Vocational Education As an Integral Part of the Public School Program" was the topic present by Superintendent M. J.

Abbett, of Bedford, this morning. The importance of that phase of education was the high point in the address. Donald Du Shane, superintendent of the Columbus schools, in a discussion stated that vocational training was necessary for students not intending to follow a professional career. Courses in the publie schools should be governed by the mental ability of the various students, he said. A talk by N.

F. Hutchison, superintendent of the Salem schools, terminated the conference. Other school men who attended the conference were: W. E. Grossman, vocational director at Columbus; L.

L. Brown, superintendent of schools at Moores Hill; Henry Fosbrink, Vallonia; Thomas A. Mott, former city superintendent here; Fred Jeffers, principal, and Howard C. Henderson, agriculturial director here. NORRELL BOY IMPROVING, REPORT RECEIVED HERE Lad Hurt in Wreck Will Recover, Is Word- Gordon Raeburn Brought Home.

Rex Norrell, 11 year old brother of Ralph Norrell, driver of the car in which Leland Ross, this city, was fatally injured Saturday, WAS Teported Monday night making favorable improvement from the injuries he suffered, despite rumors current here Monday and today that the boy had died. The driver also was reported better. Gordon Raeburn, another local boy injured, was brought to his home here today. Melvin Bell and Gordon Miller, the two other Seymour boys in the wreck, have returned to their studies in the Shields High School. The DeMoss Concert, Thursday evening, at 8:00.

First Baptist church. ml7d KILLING ON APRIL. FROST 27. IN PREDICTED COUNTY I A killing frost April 27 or 28, followed by a frost as late as May 18, is the prediction of John Brooks, well known Redding township man, living four and one-half miles east and north of this city. Mr.

Brooks, like William Hehman, of this city, bases his prediction on electrical disturbances coming early in the year. PROGRESS BRINGS MANY ADVANTAGES "Co-operation and Organization" Is Subject of Address by Albert Stump, of Indianapolis. HIGHER PLANE OF LIVING AIM Independence of Individual Fresent in Relationship of Nations, Declares the Speaker. "Co-operation and Organization" was the subject of an exceptionally interesting and pleasing address delivered by Albert Stump, Indianapolis attorney, at the regular meeting of the Seymour Rotary club today. Referring to the inter-independence of mankind, he spoke of the advancement of civilization and the higher plane of living brought about through the progress of nations and individuals.

Mr. Stump is a demo. cratic candidate, for United States: senator in the primary election to be held May 4. He was introduced by John A. Shields, chairman of the March program committee.

Much of the progress that has been recorded, said Mr. Stump, can be traced directly to co-operation and organization. Both are essential factors in the daily life of the people. He pointed out that an individual may regard his work as unimportant and of little consequence, when in reality it forms the keystone of the arch so far as the life of the individual is concerned. Cooperation and organization are found in the most common things of life, he said.

Citing the shoe industry in illustration, he pointed out that the materials that enter into the manufacture of footwear come from practically every continent in the world. People are dependent upon each other, he said, and this dependence makes for the unity of mankind. The same dependence found in individual life holds Is an important place in the relationship of nations, Mr. Stump said. He pointed out that in 1910 Norman Angell, an English economic writer, stated that the principal countries were so dependent upon others that they would suffer in case of an industrial breakdown of any of the principal powers.

It was predicted that if England should bring about industrial collapse in Germany England would materially suffer. Mr. Stump pointed out that as a result of the World war. industrial efficiency in Germany was demoralized and that today the effect has been felt throughout England to such an extent that an attempt is being made there to provide funds for the restoration of Germany's industries. Mr.

Stump declared that progress and organization have given to the average person today more luxuries and better advantages than members of the most wealthy class of two centuries ago could enjoy. Fie stated that machinery now does the work that was performed by slaves formerly, with the result that the individual has more leisure time. Shorter working hours, he said, gave opportunity for full appreciation of the beauties of life. People who were required to work long hours, he said, were unable to appreciate good literature, because they not have the time to learn to read easily rapidly, They were unable to appreciate flowers because they did not have time to (Continued on page 8, column 3) TO MERGE QUARRIES Form $40,000,000 Bedford Limestone Corporation. By International News Service.

Bedford, March 16 -Announcement in Chicago yesterday of the consolidation of all stone industries in this district into a 000,000 corporation was received with considerable satisfaction by business interests there today, CLEAR $302.90 ON SECTION TOURNEY Schools: in County. Get Checks For Dividends After Expenses Have Been Taken Out. SEYMOUR'S SHARE IS $107.99 Also Receives $200 for Promotion of Basketball Meet Under Contract With State Association. Cheeks were mailed out today to each of the high sehools competing in the seetional tournament held here as a means of dividing the money cleared in the process of the meet, according to H. C.

Henderson, instructor in the local schools and treasurer of the Shields High School athletic association. Of the $930 which was obtained as.a result of the tourney expenses amounting to $433.10 plus $200 which the local sehool receives for holding the meet have reduced the total amount actually cleared to $302.90, Mr. Henderson reports. of this, Seymour share was $107.99, making the school's total dividend $307.99. The transportation of the nine teams visiting here, their meals and lodging, referees, balls, tickets, schedules, and other miscellaneous items compose the list of expenses.

A contract with the state association provided the $200 for the school here. One-half of the amount cleared was evenly divided among the ten schools and the remaining half was issued on a basis of the sale of season tickets. A pro rata of 76 cents on each ticket waS used in arranging the divisions. The Indiana High School Athletic Association received $15.94 as its share in the split. About $300 was ultimately cleared by the local association which placed the treasury in a sound financial condition, Henderson states.

Following are the names of the schools and the amounts of the checks sent: Brownstown, Clearspring, Cortland, Crothers. ville, Freetown, Houston, Medora, Tampico, Vallonia, Seymour, $107,99. JOSEPH H. BRYAN, AGED 75, DIES IN NORTH VERNON Passes Away At Daughter's Home Funeral. Services To- Be Thursday Morning.

Funeral services for Joheph H. Bryan, aged 75 years, whose death occurred at o'clock Monday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Oscar Aufderheide, North Vernon, will be held Thursday morning at 9 o'clock at the North Vernon Catholic church. Mr. Bryan had been ill for the past three weeks with heart trouble.

Surviving are the daughter, Mrs. Aufderheide, with whom he made his home, and four grandchildren, Misses Margaret and Ruth Bryan, of Bridgeport, Illinois, and Dale and Wilford Bryan, of St. Louis, Mo. The body will be taken to Bridgeport for burial following the services Thursday morning. NO DOGS SOLD Canines Taken by Local Police Not In Demand.

In spite of the fact that numerous dogs here have been confiscated by the city in enforcement of the tax laws, no offers have been made from experimental laboratories for the canines, as has been done in some other cities in the state. Representatives of Indiana University have 1 purchased 8 number of dogs from Columbus authorities and have sent them to the institution to be used in experiments. COLONEL COOLIDGE IMPROVES Appears Much Better And Asks For Nourishment. By International News Service. Plymouth, March 16-Awakening this morning much brighter, Colonel John C.

Coolidge called for 8 little nourishment. It was announced that he appeared much better but he is still weak. Chicken Supper. Central Christian church and Doing Class, Thursday, 118, from 5-8 prim. BLOOMINGTON SUFFERS 21ST.

MEASLES DEATH By International News Service. Bloomington, March 26- The measles epidemic gripping Monroe county claimed. its twenty-first. victim today in the infant son of Mr. and Mrs.

Don Fowler, of Bloomington. Officials said the epidemic seemingly is growing worse in the rural districts while the situation is slightly improved in Bloomington. CLAIMS HE ALONE GUILTY OF MURDER Former Fascist Leader Shoulders All Responsibility for Killing of Deputy. Matteoti, MAKES FRANK STATEMENT Takes Witness Stand in Own Defense- Absolves Companions of Blame. By International News Service.

Chieti, Italy, March Amerigo Dumini, former fascist leader, today shouldered alone the responsibility for the death of Deputy Matteoti, for whose murder he is now on trial here with four others. Dumini, who claims he was born in St. Louis, took the witness stand in his own defense shortly after the long deferred trial opened and immediately absolved the others charged with him from blame in the death of Matteoti. "I wish to state definitely that none of my present companions on trial, were with me on June 10, when Matteoti died," said Dumini dramatically. "His kidnaping was completely on my initiative." This frank statement from Dumini came as a surprise.

In 1924, Dumini said, he went to. Paris to investigate alleged antifascist and socialist plots against the fascist government of Italy. These investigations, he said, led him to the conclusion that Matteoti had inspired the murder of the fascist secretary Bonservizi in Paris in 1924. "That is why I decided to kidnap Matteoti," said Dumini. Prior to Dumini going on the stand the judge had announced that those on trial were charged with "murder under aggravating circumstances," indicating that the court will- consider the political aggravations which may have contributed to the murder.

INCOME TAX RATHER CLOSED ISSUE IN COUNTY TODAY Nearly All Payers Said To Have Filed Returns Before Time Expired Monday. The income tax stood today pretty much a closed incident for Jackson county, as nearly all of those persons liable to it had Ailed their returns Monday, the last day to escape the penalties provided by law. A few last-minute payers got their blanks in the mail Monday evening, but will be protected by the postmark on the envelopes containing the returns, as the cancelling stamp date and time shown, up until midnight, will be taken as prima facie evidence that the returns were filed within the legol time, it is stated. It is said there are still a few tardy ones who have yet got their returns filled out and in the mail, but no accurate means for checking up on these were available. COUNCIL OF INDIANAPOLIS APPROVES OF COLOR LINE Duvall To Sign or Veto Ordinance Calling For Segregation of Whites and Negroes.

By International News Service. Indianapolis, March -Mayor John L. Duvall had before him today for his signature or veto an ordinance passed by the city council at a stormy session last night providing for future segregation of whites and negroes in the residential sections of Indianapolis. Only by written consent of a majority of property holders in the neighborhood can person of one race establish his. residence among those of an opposite race, the ordinance provides, and violations are punishable by fine and imprisonment.

The White People's Protective League sponsored the ordinance "in the interest of public peace, good order and the general welfare." AMERICA JOINS IN POUNCE ON CHINA Ultimatum Sent Orient Insists All Fighting Betweeir Taku And Tientsin. Halt. MEASURES ARE THREATENED Action Taken As Result Of Note Asking Shipping Rights Which Government Ignored. By International News Service. Peking, March United States joined with other powers in delivering an ultimatum to the Chinese government demanding that hostilities at Tientsin cease before noon Thursday, it was announced today.

The ultimatum insists that all fighting between Taku a and Tientsin, about thirty-eight miles, be halted at once, and that mines and other obstructions be removed. The powers insist that navigation signals be restored and demand that the government pledge never to interfere with them again. All combatant vessels are to remain outside the Taku Bar and searching of vessels of foreign registry is to be stopped. Unless these satisfactory assurances are given on all these points the naval authorities of the powers, the ultimatum states, will take such measures as are necessary to guarantee freedom of navigation from Taku to Tientsin. The ultimatum was delivered because, it is explained, the Chinese government ignored the note sent by the powers last week asking that foreign shipping be respected and obstructions in the harbor be removed.

By International News Service. munication with Hongkong is cut London, March 16-Steamer comoff, a Central News dispatch from Hongkong said today. Anti-Christian feeling is sweeping the city, the report stated. The city is placarded with posters calling upon the people to rise and destroy the christian residents. Many foreigners have besieged the consulates requesting advances in dread of an anti-christian outbreak.

LIONS CLUB WILL HEAR SCOUT EXECUTIVE SPEAK Local Organization To Get Pointers On Boys' Work- To Hold Short Session. Scout Executive Rood, of Anderson, will be the speaker Wednesday at the noonday luncheon of the Lions Club. He will outline the Boy Scout work as conducted by the Anderson club, by which he is employed, and members of the local organization will take his information into consideration when outlining the boys' work program the club is contemplating. The meeting will be short on account of the funeral services that afternoon for Leland Ross, brother of Howard Ross, one of the members of the club, as many of the other members desire to attend the serv. ices.

Getting Slightly Discouraged. By International News Service. Chicago, March 16- "I have never been married to the right commented Mrs. Henry Meyers Thornburg Poulos Kardran, Kalivas Sarmarsokos, 31, as she applied for her ninth divorce. "Hanging Prosecutor" Missing.

By International News Service. Chicago, March 16-Haynie R. Pearson, 60, who as assistant state's attorney thirty years ago ed as record for obtaining hanging sentences, is missing from his home. Friends believe he may be a a victim of amnesia. No Rehearsal.

No Rehearsal. Seymour Concert Orchestra this week. Regular rehearsal next Tuesday, March 23. A. Steinwedel, Sec.

Eagles Dance. Eagles Dance. St. Patrick's dance, Wednesday, March 17, Eagles Hall, for Eagles and families only. m17d Committee.

Tip's Yellow Taxi. Any time, anywhere. Phone 447, Residence 67. Tip Richardson The DeMoss Concert, Thursday evening, at 8:00. First Baptist SPAIN STALLS 1 IN LEAGUE PARLEY Will Vote On.

German Entry But Must Resign If Permanency Is Not Granted. JOINS BRAZIL'S DEMURRER Dispute Arises Over Who Shall Fill Seat Vacated By Czechs and Sweden. Geneva, March 16-Spain joined Brazil today in offering an obstacle to the proposed compromise on the League of Nations dispute. Spain today announced that she will not vote against the admission of Germany to the League of Nations, but that if she is not granted a permanent seat in the council she must carry out her intention of resigning from the League. The Brazilian delegate, Mello Franco, has not thus far indicated that he intends to make recesany sion from his insistence that Brazil must have a permanent seat on the council, in place of the non-permanent seat is now holds.

The proffered resignation of Sweden and Czecho-Slovakia from their seats makes the election of Poland and one other country possible. There is an impression that in the face of the solid opposition of other members of the League Brazil cannot hold out, and that at tomorrow's meeting of the assembly a compromise entirely satisfactory to all will be adopted. There is still a delicate question to be settled as to the award of the second seat made vacant by the resignations of Czecho-Slovakia and Sweden. There is some dispute as to whether the additional seat shall be given to Romania, a supporter of France, or to Holland or some a other neutral nation. Premier Briand, Sir Austen Chamberlain and Herr Stresemann are now in conference endeavoring to reach an agreement on this matter.

MRS. MARY ALERT, AGED 64, IS TAKEN BY DEATH Dies At Home In This City- Funeral Services To Be Held Thursday. Mrs. Mary Ahlert, aged 64, died at 5:45 o'clock at her home, 516 Homestead avenue, after an illness of two weeks. Mrs.

Ahlert was born December 7, 1861, in Ripley county and has been a resident of this county, for many years. She was married March 23, 1880, in Cincinnati to Fred W. Ahlert, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Ahlert was a member of the St.

Paul Congregational church in Seymour, and of the Ladies Aid Society of the church. Surviving are a son, Henry F. Ahlert, and two daughters, Mrs. Louise Schlitzer, of Terre Haute, and Mrs. Elizabeth Breitfield, of Seymour.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the St: Paul Congregational church. the Rev. J. S. Stoddard, officiating, with burial in Riverview cemetery.

APPROVES PLANS FOR NEW FRANKLIN SCIENCE HALL College Board Votes Construction of $200,000 Building -Work To Bagin About May Construction of a $200,000 science hall at Franklin College probably will begin about May 1, it was announced here today following meeting of the college board of trustees held Monday night at the Columbia Club, Indianapolis, Jay C. Smith, of this city, member of the board, attended the meeting. Tentative plans for the new science building were approved at the meeting, and plans were made for raising by subscription the additional funds needed. for it About $150,000 of the building fund ready is on hand, it was The board's building committee was instructed to order plans specifications for the building. contract will be let soon after the done.

The science hall will just east of the campus. Bret of a aeries of at planned for the college. Li man Graber2 of in the city by Up March.