Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 29 March 1923 — Page 1

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tffl CASE TO IE COMPLETED ON THURSDAY Virumenls Started Today; l Conspiracy to Keep Gary Wet Is Charged motions TO DISMISS Judge Geiger Overrules Motions to Dismiss AH of the Defendants Indianapolis, Mar. 29-(Special to. naily Democrat)— “Thera was a con-| .piracy to keep Gary wet." declared Alexander G Cavins, assistant United States district attorney, in opening the final battle of the Gary liquor! conspiracy case which Roes to the jury Thursday. Cavins started arguments of the government after Judge Geiger, had overruled motions of the defense to. dismiss all the sixty two defendants) represented by counsel on the ground ( dmt the prosecution had not made its ease. Approval of the motion would have freed Mayor Roswell Johnson of Gary. Prosecutor Dwight Kinder, City Judge Dunn, other officials and residents of "The Magic City" from charges of conspiracy to protect bootleggers and of disposing of con fiscated whiskey for their own profit. Cavins opened for the government with an arraignment of the defend-1 ants for what he termed a conspiracy to permit the most flagrant law violation. " What are you going to do about the problem of Americaniation," he asked. "Are we going to lead these foreigners right or are we going to lead them wrong. Tn Gary our Amer lean office holders have been leading them in wrong paths. "The fines imposed in city courts *ere nothing more thau license fees to permit liquor law violations, hfo dates were given. Just so long as we cannot get Jail sentences in Gary just so long will moonshine liquor, and booze be sold there. "The court was valuable to the bootlegger for he could not operate without it. The bootlegger was val-| uable to the court or the golden mill, would stop operating. "To impose heavy penalties meant the death of the goose that laid the golden egg. I "Heavy penalties would have caus ( ed a slump in the liquor business and dry spots would have resulted. Who ever heard of a dry spot in Gary?" Cavins took up a number of defendants Individually and lioipted out evidence against them which he considered most damaging. C. B. Tlnkham. ait attorney of, Hammond, presented the first argu I ment of the defense. He declared the government had failed to im Plicate the defendants in one big con ) splracy as the government charge existed. I — • CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat; May July, J ll5 %i Sept. $1.14%. Corn: May, ■4%c; July 76%c; Sept. 77V*c. Oats: May 44%c; July 44%c; Sept. 43c. — • O Women Band Selves i Together to Prevent Arrest of a Priest I o- o Breslau, Mar. 29—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The entire community "f Mlshnltz— aroused by an attempt to arrest the village priest, Father Krakau, for some petty offense — banded themselves about the church yuid today and, weaponless, fought off 200 soldiers. Village women formed a phalanx, inking themselves together by interfiling their hair and tying their, liands together. With this wall of "umanhood they completely surrounded the church in a double line l a “< resisted for hours any attempt ot tle 120 infantrymen and 80 cavalry to penetrate it. VVTtfta finally a charge of the caval- ’> crushed the human wall beneath ■ fl oofs of the horses, a second) no termed about the door of the . Urc ’ ** ur Uhg hot sand and burtng >n the eyes of the soldiers. 1 ty-six women were arre.sted and Piously injured. atta J" tlle prießt w »s taken out the fni>. C i WaK ren **' wed by men. and f ° W Police were wounded.

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SECRETLY WEI) Miss Evelyn Brent. (Pacific and Atlantic Photo.) Ixis Angeles, Gai. —The beautifu lady who plays opposite Doug Fair ; banks in his latest rfilm production: iis no longer a bachelor girl. Mis: Evelyn Brent, who is or was the I "beautiful bachelor girl" in question disappeared from the movie lot here I last November for a few weeks tc take a rest." Folks wondered a bit because she didn't look a bit tired and now the news is out. She isn’t . Miss Brent anymore. Miss Brent’s "rest" consisted o' 'a trip to New York City, where she I married B. P. Fineman. a film pre pincer with headquarters here. classplaYat - MONROE FRIDAY Senior Class Present Four-Act Comedy Entitled “Esmeralda” Plenty of comedy is promised for the residents of Monroe and the 1 surrounding community on Frida? night when the members of the sen ior class of the Monroe high school ' present their class play in the high I school auditorium. The play is en titled. "Esmeralda,’' a four-act com ! edy drama. The plot of the> comedy starts with of their farm in North Car-1 olina. by Mr. and Mrs. Rogers. Mr ' Drew, an American speculator, buy; the farm from them, with the hopes that it. holds ore. The Rogers family after the sale of their farm then move |to Paris. Here their daughter, Esmeralda, is forced to leave her lover Dave Hardy, amt must enter society Instead of the company of Mr. Hardy, she must now put up with the comi pany of dukes ami marquises. While having a painting of herself 1 made, Esmeralda becomes acquainted with Nora. Kate ami Jack Desmond. These new friends make it possible for Esmeralda to regain her old lover Dave Hardy. Mr. Estabrook, a man of leisure, who also plays a big) part ' in this happy reunion, discovers that |he has found Nora very interesting and a new friendship develops. | The ore is then found on Mr Hardy’s farm and he decides to care ’ for .the Rogers family after he and ' Esmeralda go l>ack to North Carolina 1 to live. I The cast of the characters is: Elbert Rogers, a North Carolina farm er-Ariza Crist Mrs. Lydia Ann Rogers, his wife — Josephine Heffner Esmeralda, their daughter Veda An- ! drews Dave Hardy, a young North Carolinian—McGee. Hendricks Mr. Estabrook, a man of leisure — Robert Meyer Jack Desmond an American artist in Paris —Roxie Kessler Miss Nora Desmond, his sister —Ruth Li bey Miss Kate Desmond, his sister Margaret McKean Marquis de Montessin, a French adventurer —John Moore George Drew, American speculator— True Andrews Sophia, a maid —Viola Reinhard. 0 Marx Frank. Prominent Ft. Wayne Merchant, Dies Marx Frank, one of Fort Wayne’s pioneer business men, founder and ' president of the Frank Dry Goods ' company, passed away last night shortly after 10 o’clock, at the sesldence, 312 West Washington boulevard. Had he lived until Saturday he wotdd have been 88 years old. Mr. ) Frank was born in Bavaria, Germany [ and came to this country when a young man, 17 years of age. After spending a brief time in New York ho came direct to Fort Wayne. Mr. Fiank came to Fort Wayne 61 years) ago and seven years later founded• the firm of which he was president; at time of death.

TWO FACTIONS SPRINGING IIP IN G.O.P. RANKS Daugherty's Announcement of Harding’s Candidacy Causes Trouble HARDING IS IRRITATED Reports of Split Between President and Daugherty Being Circulated (I nhed Press Service) St- Augustine, Mar. 29 —(Special to Dally Democrat)—A little Republican family quarrel centered about President Harding today as critics of Attorney General Daugherty attempted to discredit him because of bls announcement of Mr. Harding's 1924 candidacy. These forces close to the president and antagonistic to Daugherty are firculating erroneous reports of a split between Mr. Harding and his ittorney general-campaign manager. Mr. Harding Ju considerably irritat'd at the dispute which these forces have stirred up. Say Announcement Unofficial Daugherty’s enemies, however, have tfven out a story that Daugherty is, ibout to issue a statement explaining his Miamlj announcement was entirely unofficial and without Mr. Harding's knowledge. Daugherty says he has no intention of giving out any further statement and reiterated what he said at Miami, namely, that he had not talked with Mr. Harding about 1924. Another story was given out yesterday by a man who came to St. Augustine about the time the president arrived. This man told today bow adroitly and cleverly he made it appear that Mr. Harding had expressed displeasure to Daugherty over the much disputed announcement. The trouble with the, story was that When it was given ont Mr. Harding had not yet even seen the ittorney general. It was learned authoritatively front the presidential suite that the matter wxs not discussed. Daugherty's friends lu the presidential party are urging him to make reprisal by pointing out how tha story was given out but he is unwilling to continue the controversy. The affair lias caused such a stir however, that some development may follow. WILL ATTEND FUNFESTIVAL Local Member of American Legion to go to Portland Tuesday Night Between 35 and 30 members of Adams County Post No. 43 of the American Legion are planning on attending the Indoor carnival and fun festival to be given by the Portland Legion at the Armory on Tuesday, April 3rd. Those going are requested to meet at the Legion hall at 6:30 where cars will be furnished. Campaign for Member* The Legionaires will meet at the hall Monday night for the purpose of making arrangements for the membership drive to be conducted in this county for new members. Tha local post, organized shortly after the war, has a membership of 106 and It is hoped that the membership can be Increased to 200. Au extensive campaign will be made for an increased membership and the veterans of the world war are invited and urged to join at this poet. Charles Langston la post commander; Dallas Brown, first vice-com mauder; V. J. Borman, adjutant, and Mlles Roop, finance officer. They were elected a short time ago. —• Electric Companies Pay Much in Taxes (United J’ress Service) Indianapolis, Mar. 29 — Electric companies centering in Indianapolis) had an assessed valuation last year of $49,768,972. In a single yeas, they paid taxes amounting to $1,244,893. At the current rate of three cents per mile, the traction companies wonld) have to carry 41,495,433 passengers) ) one mile each in order to obtain' | enough money to pay their taxes. I

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, March 29, 1923.

BANK ABSCONDER ■fT’T off- 5 ?•*> V *<»**•’ -it (Pacific and Atlantic Photo.) Frank L. Taylor, absconding pre.-r-Idefit us a Warren, Mush., buuk. was ( appreteuded in Chicago and returned 1 to Warren. Associates of Taylor are i alleged to have looted banks iu various parts us the country . ZERO IN NEW YORK (United Press Service) New York, Mar. 29. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —A spring cold wave swept the eastern section of the country early today, sending the mercury down to zero. On the heels of a freezing north wind the thermometer in New York City was around zero in the early hours and at 8 a.m. registered 11 degrees above. COLLEGE GLEE CLUB IN BERNE Indies’ and Men’s Musical Organizations From Bluffton Coming , Two concerts by two college glee , clubs will be given in Berne over the . Easter season. Both the ladles' aud , men’s glee clubs of Bluffton College . will be In Berne Sunday and Monday • for concerts. The two dubs will appear in joint programs. The two or- , gautzatlons started on their tours to I day, through"Mlfi'vrent j>aru of Ohio, i Sunday they will meet in Berne fur the first joint concert. Four Berne ladles are on the ladies’ , club and four Berne boys on the , men's dub. Prof. G. A. Lehman. , formerly of Berne, directs the latter club. Mrs. Pearl Bogart Mann Is director of the Ladles'club. The Berne students who are making these tours are Howard Ldechty. Harold Reusser, Edward Liechty, August Nagel and Misses Edna and Selma Burkhalter, LyifU Liechty and Leona WUlllman. o Democrat Office to Close lor Three Hours Joining in the, observance of the Three Hours rm Good Friday, March 36th, the doors of this office will be dosed from twelve to three o'clock tomorrow afterftoon. The shoe stort-a. dry goods and clothing stores number of the groceries and several other stores and officers will be dos"ed during the same hours in com memoration of the three hours spent by Christ on the Cross on Mt. CalTttry - usma LET CONTRACT FOR TOWN WELL Bluffton Firm to Drill New Well at Berne; Must be Completed June 15 The contract for drilling the well 1 for the proposed munlcipaj waterworks system at Beroe has been let to Gilliom Bros, of Bluffton. Three contractors had submitted blds for the drilling of the well, the other two bidders having been Chas. Krause & 1 Sons of Indianapolis and O. W. Jack . son of Celina, Ohio. The bid of Gil Hom Bros, was the lowest. The contract signed specifies that the well must be completed on or before June 15th of this year, and that work on the same must begin no biter thau May 16th. The wail will bo ! drilled on the lot on south Jefferson j street, which the cotindi bought last fall. The well will lie drilled according to Bpec.’flcattone as ndveeUsed fbr ' a few weeks ago. The town board has also passed a I declaratory resolution for the sweep)tng. sprinkling and cleaning of Main •and Jefferson streets this summer.

NEW EVIDECE IN NEW YORK MURDER PROBE Son of Attorney-General Daugherty Shed Light on Mysterious Murder NAMES BLACKMAILER Daugherty Tells Name of Man Who Threatened to Blackmail Him < t'niuri I’rrss S< rv!<•»-) New York. Mar. 29 (Special to Daily Democrat) New evidence uncovered in recent developments of the Dorothy King murder investigation prompted .Assistant District Attorney pecora today to summon all witnesses for a conference. The examination of Draper M. Daugherty, son of the attorney general and friend of the beautiful model revealed certain points which necessitate a new examination nf all witnesses. Pecora said. Daugherty furnished the prosecutor with tb«s name of a man who attempted to extort a position In the department of justice from him under threat of blackmail and whom he defied because he was Innocent. John Kearsley Mitchell, Wiiladclphla millionaire, another friend of the girl, at whom a blackmail plot was aimed, will be summoned from bln home where he has effected a reconciliation with bls wife despite revelations of his friendship for the murdered model. He is expected here tomorrow. . • Four Killed in Fight With Alleged Moonshiners Harlan, Ky„ Mai. 29. — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Four killed in a battle between prohibition agents and moonshiners at the log cabin home of ika Strong. 126 miles from here. Late yesterday. Hundreds of shots Wore tired. The dead; Kelly Walker, deputy United States prohibition agent. Isaac Strong, alleged moonshiner. Mrs. Strong, his wife. George Strong, a brother. Twenty liquor agents surrounded the house. Walker started to enter and was shot down Then the battle started. When tiring from the house was silenced, agents entered and found the three dead on the floor. NEW STORE FOR TOWN OF TOCSIN W. H. Dettinger, of Magley, Erecting New Brick Business Block The town of Toetdn. in Wells county, ie to have a new two story brick business Mock, ground being broken today for the digging of the basement. W. H. Dettlnger, well known citizen of Magley, and trustee of Kirkland township, Adams county, is erecUng the building, he having' purchased the lota from Kimmel, Hall and Garton. Mr. Dettlnger will also supervise the building of his new building, which will be 30x60 feet, with a basement under halt of the building. Mr- Dettinger estimates that, the new building will cost between seven and eight thousand doilara- ' !■" The building when be occupied by Oscar Stewart, Tocstn merchant, as a general store. Last tall the building occupied by Mr. Stewart burned down and since that time Tocsin has not had a general store. He has taken a lease on the building for 10 years. The first story will be 12 feet, high and the second story 10 feet, making the entire building, Including the roof and foundation, about 25 or 26 feet high. When completed it will be the outstanding building in the town of Tocsin, It is thought that the building will be reedy for occupancy by June 1. 1923. .—— — o-—.-.. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ WEATHER ♦ Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; warmer extreme south portion tonight; colder Friday.

ENVOY TO U. S. ¥ ' & ■ 1 > >• V ww? f SB at' jay' 1 TyWsKy f 11 (Pacific and Atlantic Photo.) Pedro Guevara, who lias been rest- " dent commissioner of the Philippines in the I nited States. He is regard- . ed as one of the most distinguished lawyers in his country. TAX DECREASED . IN THIS COUNTY t 1 — * Amount to he Collected in 1923 Is $905,670; Dei crease of 9.02% Total taxes to be collected in Indiana this year show an in< rease ol , only .27 of 1 per cent over last year, according to a compilation completed in the offices of the state board of tax commissioners yesterday. The j table was prepared under the direction of W. (?. Harrison, secretary ol the board. The total amount of taxes to be collected in the state this year is >lll,944,437.76, as compared with fill,s 638,1254" olleeted last year. The in crease amounts to $306,302.33 for the entire state. The taxes to be collected this year were levied in 1922. I Total taxes for Marlon county, Indianapolis. show an increase of 3.43 a per cent over last year, the compilation sliows. The table prepared at Indianapolis . gives (he Adams {county total tux collections for ttiis year as $905,670, which represents a decrease of 9.03 per cent over the amount colle< ted last year. The amount to be collected in . Wells county this year is $856,642, a decrease of 5.01 per cent over last I year. Allen county will collect $4,949,435, which is 13.75 per cent higher than the amount collected last year. Blackford collects $529,069, decrease of 3.73 per cent ; Jay collects $751,656, a decrease of 13.30 per cent; } and Huntington collects $1,320,660. , an increase of 2.19 per cent. s Defense in Massacre Trial Wins Dispute •Marion, 111., Mar. 29. (Spacial to * Daily Democrat) -Defeated by the defense in another long legal dispute 1 over the admissibility ol evidence In * the Herrin massacre trial, attorneys for the prosecution today decided to * call more witnesses before resting ” their case. ’ J. C. Hook, an attorney, formerly oi’ Marion, testified Phillip Fontanetta, one of the six defendants charged with murder in connection with riots, I boasted of his part in the killings, i The defense objected to Hook’s tes- i : timony on the grounds it was conflrien- 1 tlal conversation between attorney and client. Kept Child Out of School; Sene Sentence Culver, Mar. 29 —(Special to Dally Democrat)—Mr. and Mrs. Perry Current, Culver, have just completed a sentence of ten days in jail on con- , vlction of a charge of refusing to ) send their daughter, Bessie. 12. to school- They also were fined $10 t each. According to the county) school attendance officer the sent- ■ ences have bad a wholesome effect on absence from school and no violations of the attendance law have been reported since the sentences were imposed. I

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CASE EXPECTED TO REACH JURY THIS EVENING Damage Suit in Adams Circuit Court in Final Stages This Afternoon SEVERAL WITNESSES Many Persons Who Saw Accident Called Upon to (iive Testimony Swinging into the final stages this afternoon, the trial of the damage suit brought by Joseph Schmitt through bis elder brother, Hubert Schmitt, against Avon Burk, was expected to be completed and case given to the jury before adjournment of court this evening. Judgment in the sum of st;ou is demanded by th.plaintiff’ for damages resulting from in automobile accident in this city last winter. A large number of witnesses have been called to testify in the case. Most of the persons who have testified either saw the accident, which occured at the intersection of Second ind Marsliall streets, or happened jpon the scene shortly afterwards. The plaintiff is represented in the .rial by Attorney R. C. Parrish, of Fort Wayne. Attorney C. J, Lutz and the firm of Merryman & Sutton, ill of this city, are appearing for the defendant. The plaintiff is attempting to show that the collision of the automobiles driven by Burk and Hubert Schmitt was caused by the carelessness on the part of Mr. Burk, while the testimony presented in behalf of the defendant is intended to show that Mr. Burk was driving slowly and carefully and that he attempted to avert the collision, but that he was unable to stop his ear on account of the slippery condition of the street, caused by ice ami snow. Banquet Tickets Are Selling Very Rapidly The sale of tickets for the Industrial banquet to be given Tuesday evening. April 3 at the K. of P. home are selling rapidly, but the committee in charge states that it. was iinposJlhle to see every member for the reason that they could uot be found at] their place of business and therefor request that if anyone wants a ticket to see one of the members for the purchase of a ticket. If you want to attend you must have a ticket, as only a certain number will be prepared for. The tickets are sl.ou’ Herman Yager or one of the other members have them for sale. — -o ABOUT THE SICK Mrs. C. R. Bell, who lias been ill with a severe case of diphtheria, continues to improve. Mrs. Cash Andrews, whd has been seriously 111 at Middleton, Ohio, was brought to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bert Mangold, today. Mrs. Andrews’ condition was worse today o O t> Cold Weather Stops Traffic in the North o o The local office of the Pennsylvania railroad received word this afternoon from the division superintend ent. that owing to severe weather conditions iu northern Michigan, that all passenger service north of Cadillac, would be discontinued until fur ther notice Mr. Kenworthy, the ticket agent, was instructed not to sell tickets to points north of Cadillac. AND THE CELEBRATION WAS NIPPED IN THE BUD Oklahoma City, March 29.— Twenty-four quarts of Canadian whiskey were confiscated in a house committee room at the Oklahoma state capitol today, Mur ray Gibbons, speaker of the house of representatives lannounoed Speaker Gibbons said he believed the members had brought it to the chamber preparatory to a celebration of adjournment which is scheduled for Saturday. Eight guards ware stationed In tho house to enforce prohibition after the whiskey was found.