Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 131, Decatur, Adams County, 3 June 1922 — Page 1

olume XX. Number 131

MRS. CARL SENTENCED TO I iIFE TERMBYJURY TODAY SaLLEGED FEMININE BLUEBEARD OF I SHELBYVILLE CONVICTED OF SECI OND DEGREE MURDER FOR POISONI ING OF SECOND HUSBAND.

I ulleil I’reaa Slnlt < orreapomlrnl i I Shelbyville, June 3—(Special to I I Dail- Democrat)-Clara Gibson Carl. | ■ alleged feminine Bluebeard was con B ■ viited of second degree murder for ■ I the poisoning of her husband here ■ I today. ■ The Jury reached a verdict after ■ I deliberating throughout the night ■ I and it was read before the court It E I carries a penalty of life imprison B ■ tnent. ■ i The woman collapsed and was eat I ■ ried back to her jail cell. ■ Conviction was obtained by the ■ I state upon the basis of evidence inB ■ traduced to show that Mrs. Carl had I I fed arsenic to her first husband and I I her father-in-law as well as the set ■ I ond husband. ■ She was charged specifically with I I poisoning Frank Carl, the second hits I ■ band. Prosecutor Waldo Ging intro- | I duced evidence however, to show t I that arsenic was found in the bodies I I of Alonzo Carl, father of Frank, and I I Robert Gibson, the first husband. I Mrs. Carl had nothing to say re I I garding the verdict. She was in | I court when it was read and she faint I led immediately. She had testified I I cooly and unemotionally in her own i I behalf, looking the jurors squarely I in the eyes. Her collapse, however. I was said to have been due to an exI treme nervous strain during the trial. (Continued on page three! i I TO BEGIN WORN I ON NEW COTTAGE HI ! Mrs. Mary Holthouse To Build New Dwelling— Building Activity Ground will be broken Monday for the foundation of the new six room cottage to be erected by Mrs. Mary , Holthouse at the corner of Jackson ; and Third streets. Charles N. Chris- ■ ten has the complete contract for the [ building. The house will be modern through out and it is expected that, it will bo ready for occupancy by September S Ist. Just recently Mrs. Holthouse; sold the Holthouse homestead on Third street to Fred McConnell of this city and after it is vacated by Mrs. Holthouse and family he will occupy it. Building actvity in Decatur is progressing rapidly this summer there being one or two houses under con- j struction at the present time, besides the $40,000 addition to the high school building and the building of the SIOO,OOO Adams County Memorial hospital. Other buildings are contemplated and indications are that at the end of the year Decatur will see several new buildings erected. The Decatur Cloverleafs will play. at Huntington Sunday and a number of rooters are planning on accompanying the team.

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Alla Nazimova Quizzed In Valentino

Famous Russian Actress Summoned as Witness in Bigamy Trial Today I‘re»» Service.) I<oß Angeles, June 3 —(Special to ■Daily Democrat) — Alla Nazimova, celebrated Russian motion picture actress, was summoned today as a witness in the bigamy hearing of Rudolph Valentino, screen lover Testimony as to whether Valentino and Winifred Hudnut lived as man and wife in California after they, were married in Mexicali will be

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SHOOTING ENDED A LOVE AFFAIR World War Aviation Hero Shot by Woman in Kansas City Hotel Today (I’nlteul I’reMM Srrvlcr.l Kansas City, Mo., June 3—(Special . to Daily Democrat) —Frank Anderson. world war aviator hero and superintendent of the Jones department stores here, was shot to death in a Midwest hotel room here today by a woman, police said was Marie L. Beale, a nurse of Springfield. 111. Police and guests who crawled through the transom of the room following the shots, found the girl, Anderson’s alleged affinity lying beside the dead body. She was seriously injured with a self inflicted bullet wound in her side and her silk night garments were afire. “Love poetry" and newspaper accounts of “eternal triangle" tragedies were scattered about. i Miss Beale shot Anderson as the climax of a passionate love affair and then attempted to take her own .life, authorities declared. Police declare they believe Anderj son is a scion of a prominent Camden, N. J., family. He came here two months ago from St. Louis. Police said letters found on the body indicated the identity of AnderI son’s family, and that his mother was an official in the International Esperanto society. Anderson was a stu dent of Esperanto. (Continued on page four) LOCAL YOUNG LADY ELOPED Daughter of Lewis Reynolds Married Bluffton Man in Hillsdale Miss Beulah Reynolds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Reynolds, 707 Cleveland street, eloped with Mr. ! Ray Fryback, of Bluffton, last Thursday and was married in Hillsdale, it became known here today. The young couple left here on Thursday morning and went to Bluffton. In Bluffton the young people were joined by Mrs. Lewis Miller, sister of Miss Reynolds and her hus band. They reached Hillsdale shortly before noon, secured their license and were married by the Presbyterian minister of Hillsdale at 12:00 o’clock. | The bride is twenty-one years old. The bridegroom is employed in Bluffton as a truck driver. They will make their home in Bluffton.

sought from Nazimova, who is declared to have been present at the wedding ceremony. Valentino scored a point when Paul Ivan testified he knew Valentino slept on the porch of his honeymoon cottage at Palm Springs one .night and in the front room another night while his bride had the bedroom. Before night the testimony is expected to be finished and then Justice Hamby must decide whether to I hold Valentino for trial on a charge of marrying Miss Hudnut before his ! divorce decree from his first wife be- ' came final. ®

ARMED WHITES MOBILIZED TO REPEL NEGROES 1 Hundreds of White Men in Texas Enraged by a Reported Uprising SCENE QUIET TODAY State Rangers Patrolled the Streets But Danger Appeared Past By Donald Hinga I lilted I’i’cmm Stuff <’<irreN|M»ndeut Teague, Tex., June 3. — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Freestone county, scene of recent quadruple lynching of Negroes, was quiet today after a wild night of rumored race war and mobilization of hundreds of whites who armed to repel a Negro uprising that was found not to exist. State rangers patrolled the streets here and it was believed danger of trouble had passed. Scores of armed white men still crowded over lowlands around Kirvin and Simmsboro. Reports of serious trouble started late yesterday when officers who had taken Leroy Gibson, 19, negro, in custody, were ambushed near Simmsboro by three Negroes and two of the Negroes killed in a gun battle were estimated at 15. Hardware stores in surrounding towns were besieged, as the white men armed themselves. n some places the county highways experienced traffic jams, hundreds of ears blocking the roads to the scene of the shooting. The trouble nccured when Deputy Sheriff John T. King and Walter Yearly, a citizen, went to arrest Gibson. Sheriff King declared Gibson was wanted in connection with the murder of Eula Ausley for which four Negroes were recently lynched, as stated in Irst reports. Gibson was arrested and the party started back to Kirvin, about five miles from Simmsboro. As they passed a house, rifle shots hummed over the officers' heads, Yearly said. Tlie officers dropped to the ground. Two negroes immediately broke from the house and the officers shot and killed them as they ran. A white man who had seen the officers taking Gibson along the road, iiscovcred bodies of the two dead negroes lying in the field. Not seeing '.he officers he spread the alarm that they had been either killed or captured by Negroes. This rumor spread like wildfire and three counties were up In arms within a few hours. Immediately following the killing a wave of rumors swept surrounding counties and the roads were crowded with hundreds of heavily armed men in automobiles. TDINCURPORATE DAILY DEMOCRAT Elmer Kampe Interested —Business Demands Increased Facilities Plans have been completed for reorganization of the Decatur Democrat Company effective Julyl st. Articles of incorporation have been filed with the secretary of state, the capital stock being $50,000. The incorporators are John H. Heller and i Arthur R. Holthouse of this city and Elmer W. Kampe of Fort Wayne and these three will also form the board of directors. The only other stock holder will be Mrs. J. H. Heller. The annual meeting of the corporation , will be hold on the first Monday in July at which time the officers will be elected. Mr. Heller retains a majority of the stock and will continue to act as editor and general manager. ' It is planned to improve the office and to continue the Daily Democrat the livest newspaper of any in the ’ smaller cities of the state. New equipment will be added to the Job department which will, continue under the management of Mr. Herman Hollman, and efforts made to keep up with the community. ’ Mr. Kampe will become actively 3 engaged with the Democrat, having 3 charge of the advertising and outside (Continued on page three)

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, June 3, 1922

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BOY KILLED IN A FIGHT PORTLAND YOUTH WAS KILLED BY 9-YEAR OLD BOY Jugular Vein in Throat Was Severed by Knife Stab in His Throat Portland, Ind., June 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Nine year old Robert Silvers won’t have to die for stabbing his playmate to death, if Prosecutor Austin Williamson has his way. A grand jury will be called Monday to investigate the affair in which Bernard Teeters, nine, was stabbed in the neck by Robert Silvers with a paring knife following a quarrel over a baseball. “He's at the age of unaccountability, now however", the prosecutor today. “He should be placed in a boys’ school of correction until he’s twenty-one years old." Robert was in a jail ceil today under a tentative affidavit charging him with the murder. Bernard was leaning against a telephone pole waiting for “The Prosperity Special” to pass through on a railroad, when his chum ran up and stuck the knife in his throat. Bernard died on the way to a hospital. “1 have nothing to say,” the father of the accused boy told Williamson. “Robert always has been a pretty mischievous boy but he’s all broken up over tlds thing." Portland, Ind., June 3. —Bernard Teeters, age 9 years, was fatally wounded during an altercation with Robert Silvers, age 9 years, yesterday afternoon. A knife, wielded by the Silvers boy slashed a deep gash in the Teeters lad’s throat, and severed the jugular vein. He was rushed to a hospital but died at 3:30 o’clock, a few minutes later. The altercation occurcd near the Votaw street crossing where a crowd was watching- the "Prosperity Special" train of Baldwin locomotives pass in the G. R. & 1. railroad yards. The two boys are said to have had a quarrel during the morning and tills afternoon about 2 o’clock when the Silvers boy encountered the Teeters youth leaning against a telephone pole near the railroad crossing he exclaimed: “You see what I got,” and pulling

(Continued on page, three) FARMERS RUSHED WITH PLAHTINC Many Tractors Operated Day and Night to Speed Up Corn Planting Farmers in Adams county are working from daylight until dark and in many cases after dark and all night in an effort to get their corn crop planted as soon as possible. County agent Busche estimated today that thirty per cent of the corn crop was to be planted yet. However this per cent is being reduced rapidly now and at (Continued on page th-'-e» ' IFIF iMi > M am ‘ Generally fair tonight and Sunday; moderate temperature.

WIFE BEATING LANDS MAN IN COUNTY JAIL Joseph Leichty Arrested by Sheriff Melchi at an Early Hour Today GIVEN HEARING TODAY Case Continued Until Monday on Account of Man’s Nervous Condition Joseph Liechty, a farmer residing two miles west of Decatur, was arrested by Sheriff Melchi at 1 o’clock this morning upon complaints from his wife, Martha, (hat lie was cruelly beating her and threatening her life. He was brought to tills city and lodged in the county Jail on a charge of as sault and battery. Liechty was arraigned in the court of Gabriel F. Kintz, Justice of the peace, here tills morning. When questioned concerning the attack on hii wife, Liechty admitted that he had beaten her. He was in a very nervous condition this morning and appeared to be partially under the influence of intoxicating liquor. When the court asked him what caused his condition he replied that he had been drinking dandelion wine. Owing to his extremely nervous con dition and since lie appeared to be partially under the influence of liquor the court decided to continue the hearing of the case until next Monday morning. Liechty was returned to the jail where he will be given a chance to sober up and recover control of his nerves. He did not have an attorney to represent him in court tills morning but will be given an opportunity to secure one before the hearing is eon tinned on Monday. Mrs. Liechty was not seriously in jured, it is said, but bore several bruise marks on her body caused by blows from her husband. Liechty is said to lie about 32 years old. COURT ORDERS FINAL REPORTS IN SEVERAL CASES BEFORE NEXT TERM Judge John C. Moran, of the circuit court, has ordered final reports to be filed in the following estates on or before the first day of the September term of court which will open on September 4. The estate us James Stevenson, the surviving partnership of E. Woods, nnd the estates of Andrew J. Miller. Daniel Moser, Zacharlah Springer. Chancey C. Wilder. Moses McQuay, Anne A. Parrish, Margaret J. Hilpert, Urs Christian Buisser, Adaline Wisner, David Heller, sr„ James R. Tumbleson, Alfred A. Ayres. Elvie Ritter. Leßoy Kelly and Josephine Windson. HARVEY AULT DIED FRIDAY Jefferson Township Farmer Succumbed Following Long Illness Harvey Ault a well known farmer of Jefferson township died yesterday at 4:15 a. m. at the home of his father In-law Simon Riffle about six miles southeast of Berne. Death was due to abscesses of the bowels, from which he had been suffering tor the past three months. Mr. Ault had however, been sick before from the same causes which brought his death. The deceased was born in Jefferson township on September 1, 1888 and died in the same township, within a mile and a half of his birthplace on June 2, 1922. His age at the time of his death was 33 years, 8 months and 20 days. He was the son of John and Jane Ault. He received his early education in the schools of Jefferson township. His entire career was spent on the farm in that township. Ixist spring when his health failed him he had a public sale and disposed of bis farming implements. He was married eleven years ago to Miss Nancy Riffle, also of Jefferson township. His wife survives him and also a son, aged seventeen months. Beside these, he leaves to mourn his (Continued on page two)

INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY TO FEEL COALSHORTAGE SOON GOVERNMENT FUEL EXPERTS PREDICT SOME PLANTS WILL DE FORCED TO DISCONTINUE OPERATIONS WITHIN TWENTY DAYS.

GEGINS TRIP TO EXPLORE NORTH Noted Explorer Left Seattle Prepared to Spend Seven Years on Trip I nlled PrrMN Stuff < orrrMpondeiit Seattle. Wash., June 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Prepared to spend seven years in the frozen north, Captain Raold Amundson, noted explorer, sailed out of Puget Sound today bound for the North Pole, via Nome. Aboard the little schooner Maud, Amundson told just before sailing some of the purposes of his long and dangerous Journey. Among the questions which the expedition hopes to answer, Amundson said, is how the weather is made, can the frozen Arctic ever be made navigable; how deep is the water beneath the endless fields there which remain undiscovered; of what is the floor of the Polar seas made; is there animal or. perhaps, human life there, of which tile world does not know? To get the answers, the Maud will be frozen into the ice and will drift as the storms of winter and the currents of summer dictate. “We are taking tile finest scientific instruments that ever were sent north" said Amundson as he surveyed the completed outfit which for months he has been assembling. “With two airplanes and elaborate photographic apparatus, we will be able to study the surface conditions for hundred of miles on each side of the vessel —something that was im(Continued on page four) o YEOMAN MANAGER VERY OPTIMISTIC Urges City to Proceed Rapidly With Plans for Entertaining Directors R. G. Hill, state manager of the Yeomen, has written Mr. S. K. Brown, of this city, urging that we proceed as rapidly as possible with plans for entertaining the national board of directors. He says in one paragraph: “Now it appears to me that you folks are very much in the running for the home and I believe a visit by the board will cinch it for you.” Plans will be worked out within the next few days tor the big event and the co-operation of every citizen of this county is urged. It is believed we can secure the assistance of almost every Yeomen homestead in the state and the meeting here will be the largest ever held in tills section.

Mathilde McCormick May Carry Out Her Desires

Withdrawal of Proceedings 1 in Court by Mother Leaves 1 A Clear Road (t lilted Pre»» Srrili-e.l Chicago, June 3—(Special to Dally ' Democrat) — Mathilde -McCormick : strained at the parental leash today j to be off for Switzerland to join Max Oser, her llverystable keeper lover. Announcement of withdrawal by, her mother, Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick, of proceedings In probate court to halt the marriage, left ] an apparently clear road for Mathilde: to carry out. her desires. A compro-1

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Washington, June 3—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lndustrial activity of the nation will be curbed within three weeks because of a shortage of , coal according to government fuel experts working on the estimation of supply and demand. They predicted that within twenty days some plants will be forced to discontinue operations. The national coal bin now contains 32,000,000 tons. The stock has been reduced to that figure from (>4.000,000 tons since the strike of 500,000 union miners eight weeks ago. Production this week is estimated to have run slightly over 5,000.000 tons. Consumption was more than 8,500,000 tons. The entire stock probably will not be wiped out for seven or eight weeks more —but the stock is not evenly distributed and because of this it is estimated the pinch of the strike will be felt when the reserve drops below 25,000,000 tons. Reports show that the railroads are best prepared to meet the expected emergency, since they command much larger fuel resources than other industries. The smaller public utilities will be the first to be affected it Is said. Hoover has called members of the National Retail Coal Merchants’ as- : sociation to a conference here Monday afternoon. TYPES OF HOG | HOUSES SHOWN — Interesting Exhibit Has Been Set Up in County Agent’s Office Here An exhibit has Jn.it boon received 1 and net up at the county Agent’s ofI flee showing the type of hog houses I which are most economical and effiI;cient in construction especially from the standpoint of getting plenty of sun light into the house which is an all- .; solute necessity for successful hog | raising. A model hog hotme is shown jwtih lights arranged In such away as io represnt the sun at different tiiqejl Jof the day. In this way the spectStors can readily se how the sun during ,'the course of the day will throw its ! rays on every part of the floor of the I model house. . Mr. C. A. Norman, farm building expert from Purduo, will be in Adams i County next Wednesday and give the , farmers general pointers on hog houses. Those who contemplate go- ■ ing on the swine tour Wednesday are ' being asked to meet at tile county ■ agent's office promptly at 8:30 Wed--1 uesday morning in order that they may inspect the hog house and lieffl 1 the lecture by Mr. Norman. This Is ( being done as preliminary work to the regular swine tour which leaves the (Continued on page two)

mise, terms of which were not made public, apparently had been reached. It was reported one portion of the agreement provided Oser become an Amrican citizen in order to overcome objections by John D. Rockefeller, Mathilde's grandfather. Rockefeller backed by Mrs. McCormick's fight to prevent the marriage ' on grounds that he did not want any i of his huge fortune to get into bands of foreigners. Mathilde, according to close friends, has been impatient of the continued delaying of her trip to join Oser and is anxious to get away at the earliest possible moment.