Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 5 February 1924 — Page 1

vArne XXII. Number 31.

TO PROBE NEW ANGLE IN OIL SCANDAL

ROSS LEE SHOT IN ATTEMPTED HOLDUP AT LIMA Decatur Man Perhaps Fatally Wounded By A Shot Last Night FAMILY IN_ DECATUR; Relatives Go To Lima To Make An Investigation; Mysterious Letter Boss Lee. 28. of this city, was shot and perhaps fatally injured ;i( 7:45 o'clock last night, in Lima. Ohio. Reports from Lima stale that Lee and a companion, who is unknown to the! Itolice. were attempting to holdup and rob John Dawson, proprietor of an oil filling station. I Tljc man's wife and three small children have boon staying at the home of his brother-in-law ami sister. Mr. and Mrs.| William Older, in this city. Mr. ami Mrs. Older. Mrs. Lee and the latter’s sister went Io Lima this afternoon to see Lee and investigate the affair. 'Hie three Lt children are ill with th<* -vvhoomng cough al nrcsent. the baby living in a serious condition. Received Letter From Lima Mrs. Ohler stated this morning that h-r brother and his family had been residing on a farm nine miles from Lima until about four weeks ago when they all became 111. She and her husband brought them to their heme in this city and they had been here since that time?” Early last week. Mr. received a letter from Una. He told hi* relatives here that the letter was from a state man there who told him he had a joh for him and asked hint to coin* up there tlie latter part of last week. Mr. Lee left here for Lima last Friday. Had Stolen Automobile According to a pre** report from Lima Lee and his companion, stole an automob 1 le from it* parking place near the Y. M. C. A. about 6 o'clock In the evening. They drove to the Stllng station kept by Dawson und ordered a gallon of gasoline. When hawton came to the car one of the nten. believed by the officers to have been Lee's companion, drew a> revolver and told Dawson to "stick up” his hand* Dawson turned back Into the Piling station and grabbed his oun revolver. A shot was tired at Lim from the automobilK but Daw turn returned the fire- and kept shooting after the automobile, which start(Continued on page twoi TWO MSTITUTES INCO.THISWEEK farmers Meet At Kirkland School House Thursday; I nion Twp. Fri. I’lans for the farmers Institute to i* held Bl th P Kirkland township high ’■'h'vtl building, Thursdsv. arc praca iy completed and a good attend an well as a Urge number of entries | n the various exhibit* Is ex petied An Interesting program ha* ’’ n arranged in which, during the the main speakers will be Mrs. i * 1 OullHam*. of Montgomery """dy. and Mr. |< R. Miller, of fmnklln county. At noon a basket niner win * W ved in the basement "f the building. An evening sesaion w | t) |„, h»«l«1 n which local talent will for the most part be engaged Agriculture nu’iion pleurae win also be shown. Vtiloe Township Institute Friday The first annual meeting of the * k. Iwrmer* Institute will *• . of this week, with iln of t'nlon county, and 'son Drake, of Sullivan, an the u. J ***•’•' The session will km *” l K,,h ’' " r ho"l »nd * businner will be enjoyed at the noon I

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Cyclone Hits Minister’s House, Killing Three (United Press HtalT Correspondent) Birmingham, Ala.. Feb. s—(Special Ito Daily Democrat)—A cyclone struck I the borne of Rev. Wallace Carpenter, I near here, last night, killing three; members of the family and injuring four othets. The family, with the exception of ' the pastor, was at -dinner when the I storm strut k. The house was dashed to pieces. The dead arc: Mrs. Cota Carpenter. 46. I Two sons. Earl and Clarence CarI penter. SIGNS BOND OF HIS ASSAILANT Dayton Steele Causes Release Os Boy Who Shot At Him: Boy To Leav** Released from the county jail. | where he was placed yesterday ou a | charge of assualt and battery with inJ tent to kill, on a 11.000 bond is signLed by the prosecuting witness. John 'Dayton Steele. Ervin Booth. IS. today I I was making plans to leave Decatur ', very soon and return to his home in I Pennsylvania. ’i Itooth was arrested yesterday after■noon by Sheriff Baker, after Steele , had filed an affidavit charging Booth' I with firing a revolver at hint, in the 1 Steele hpme cast of the city, Sunday. | Booth spent the last night and this I forenoon in the jail. The shooting ’ is alleged to have taken place during ' a family quarrel Sunday. I Mrs. Albert Fry. a cousin of the I Booth youth and a diaigbUr of >Uand Mrs. Steele, w-nt to the Steele home last night, accompanied by Sheriff John Baker and his deputy D. M. Hower. She asked her father jto have h -r cousin released and to dis. mis* the charge against him. promising that she would gee to it that the ■ youth returned to Pennsylvania at I I once. .Mr. Steele agreed to do this today he signed the boy's bond . as surety. The case will not be dis- . mis-d at pi esent. however, , Mr. Fry I" staying at the Steelihome since he underwent an opera ( tlon recently. The Booth l>oy hud teen , staying with Mr. and Mrs. Fry here , for about a year and it i* said that he has been the cause of much family . dissention. »| o I Basketball Tonight 4 • There will be three basketball •games at the new gymnasium here 'tonight. The first and second boys' i teams and the girl*' team from the I Kirkland township high school, will ■ play the teams representing the De ' eatur high school. The game between the two second teams will be played first. starting at 6’45 o'clock. The girls game will follow and the main game will start at 8:15 o'clock. —o ■ - Edna Troutner Files Suit For A Divorce Edna Troutner. of this city, today filed suit for a divorce from Greely Troutner. charging him with cruel and Inhuman treatment Mrs. Trout n«-r also demand* aLmony hi the >uni of s.l-h> and for attorney fees und support money during the pendency of the trial. • Mrs. Troutner *ays that her husband failed to provide a home for her. forcing h*dtu reside In the house wish the patents of hl* former wife. Rhe says he failed and refused to provide her with clothing und medicine when she was sick, that he cursed her amt called her vile and Indecent love her. The couple were married names and that h* told her he did not January IS, 1523 and separated January 2». 1824. Attorney L. C. DrVoss represents the plaintiff. —■■i— hi .... .■■is• ms iimhi ma Found Not Guilty in a trial h6ld in city court before Mayor H. M baVoss yesterday aftermon. Ed Knaeval was found not guilty of assault and battery. The charge was tiled ngfilnst Knaeval by Roy Reeder, who claimed that Knaeval bit h'tn.

HENRY B. HELLER IS RE-APPOINTED I COUNTY LAWYER Begins His Eleventh Year As Attorney For Adams County COMMISSIONERS MEET Purchase Load-O-Meter To Weigh Trucks Operating Over Roads The county commissioner* in session this morning re-appointed Henry B. Heller, county attorney, he beginning his eleventh year In this important office today. Mr. Heller is a member of the flrm of Lenhart and Heller, his partner. E. B. Lenhart, being county presecutor. Mr. Heller has served most efficiently in the office of county attorney and has rendered valuable service in looking after the many details and important matters concerning; the county. His contract provided for, the same salary as has been paid county attorney for fifteen years or more. To R-pair Infirmary Building Bids for the repair of the roof and spouting on the county infirmary building will be received by the contmisisoners on March 4th. Yesterday the county coun< il appropriated $ 1.500.00 for the repair of the infirmary building, including the porches. Buy a Load-0 Meter The commissioner* have purchased a Load-O-Meter which will be used in weighing automobiles and trucks which travel over the county highway*. Thw-met*r* are placed under the truck and the weight of the truck or automobile is registered. Two meters are placed under the back axI and the plunger indicates the weight of the truck. When in doubt' a*-to the weight of the truck, the (Continued On Pase Four! COUNTY COUNCIL APPROPRIATES Set Aside $11,410.45 To Meet Expenses In The County Monday The county council in special session Monday passed on ordinance appropriating $11.410.4.1 for specific purposes. $5,000.80 being for the completion of the Adam* County Memorial hospital. Il.6wt.te for repairs at the county Infirmary build Ing and $4 500.00 for new bridges Six of the seven councilmen were present at the meeting. Frank Wechter being unable to attend. Those who were present were. M. Kirsch, chairman of the board; William Baumgartner. Frank Mclntosh. Henry Kiting. Christian Eicher and Ernst Doehnnan. The councilmen held a joint session with the board of county commisfoners find the appropriations were discussod between the two boards before action was taken The appropriation for the hospital , covers several Items, such u* the expense of fixing und beautifying tlie ( ground* und th* paying of bill* Inclined In the completion of the Institution The Items carried In the spp oprlatlon were listed a* follows: Adam* County Memorial hospital. $6,00n oti; county school superln- , tondent's office, $535; county Infirm- , ary. $182.34; board of children's guardians. $164 05; bridge superintendent*. $26.30; change of venue eases. $32 41; county Infirmary, repairs to roof, spouting and porches. $1,600.00; Hnnnl bridge. Wabash township. IL&te.oo; Mower bridge. Kirkland township. $3.te0.00. The Improvements at the county Infirmary will bo mad* in the near future. The two bridges were rend ered unsafe for traffic recently and will be rebuilt. Mrs. Hem Lengerich who is at Knippa Sanitarium ut Rome City. Is getting along very well. j

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, February 5, 1924.

Jay County Grand Jury Indicts Twenty-Seven Portland. Ind.. Feb 5. A total of 27 Indictment*, the largest number in many years, were returned by the Jay county grand jury, which reported to Judge Wheat Saturday night at 10 o'clock after session* of the past seventeen days. In one of the cases the defendant is already under arrest, beirfg the alleged coal thief. Harry Snyder, now in the county hastlle. Bench warrants were being issued today by County Clerk Mills and arrests on all the Indictments are expected to follow in the next few days. JOSEPH LAURENT IS GRAND KNIGHT Succeeds Late E. X. Ehinger As Head Os Local Knights Os Columbus Joseph C. Laurent, well known young man of this city, was elected grand knight of the Knight* of Co(lumbus last evening, succeeding the late Edward X. Ehinger. whose death occurred on January 16th. Mr. Laur-I ent will fill Mr. Ehinger * unexpired { term. Mr. Ehinger was serving hl* third consecutive term as grand knight of the Knight* of Columbus. He was also chairman of the Knight* of Columbus building association and looked after the financing of the Knights of Columbus building. Following Mr. 1-aurenl's election last evening a short talk wa* made by him and u hearty welcome given him by member* of the council Thej member* of the building association | will meet this evening and elect a! chairman for their organization. To Hold An Initiation It was decided at last n'ght's ineet-j Ing to hold an initiation of candidate*; in the local council of the Knights of ' Columbus. The definite date ha* not been set. but it was agreed that th* initiation would be held sometime after Easter Eight candidate* have| already been signed up and a large| class is expected. It ha* been five or I six year* since an Initiation of can-1 didatew was held by the local cotin-1 , di. The Knights of Columbus now I ha* a membership of 260 a>nd it i* hoped that this membership cun be increased to 300. Drunk Is Arrested Lewis Schlngle was arrested yesterday by Joel Reynold*, chief of police. on a charge of public Intoxication. He wa* arraigned In the city, court before Mayor DvVoa* late yesterday afternoon, but hi* ia»e was continued. ANNA MOORHEAD DIED YESTERDAY Lifelong Resident Os Adams County Died At County Infirmary Anne Moorheu<l. 73. lifelong resid I ent of Adam* County, died st the 'county infirmary at 4 o'rltxk Master duy uftvrmsm IKutli wnW due to paalyato . The deceased wu* a daughter of Jacob end Fllxale ih «'hroni*t*r. and I was tern tn Adams county. July H> U 6« She Is survived by one son. James Chronister, of Ite-atur. one daughter. Mi«s T .Moorbead, of this county; two brothers. John and l«*ac Chronister, of Decatur; and one sister Caroline Dauhertv. of Monroeville. Funeral service* will be held from the John Chronister horn*, corner of Fifth und Indiana streets. »• 2 o'eloi k Wednesday afternoon, with burial lu Maplewood cemetery. — .. ■ — Weather I Indiana: RJ** turning to snow and | colder tonight. Wednesday cloudy and colder with snow In north por-j tlnn; strong shifting winds diminish i

SIMPLICITY TO BE KEYNOTE OF WILSON FUNERAL Funeral Plans Complete; No Pomp To Accompany Final Rites SERMON OVER RADIO — Less Than 500 To Be Admitted To The Chapel For The Services <l’nlt4'<l Preuß StnfT Porrempondent > Washington. Feb. 5 (Speciul Io Daily Democrat) From i the same devotional book which 1 Woodrow Wilson read every night, as he communed with God before going to sleep will be read tomorrow the words committing his body to the (hist, his soul to the eternal. Illis book, thumbed and worn by constant use. is a small volume* containing scriptural ! passages, with amplifications anti interpretations. From its pages Bishop James E. Freei man tomorrow will read some | interpretations. I By tewrence Martin) |.. (I'nited Pres* Correspondent! Washington, Feb. 5.—A1l that is mortal of Woodrow Wilson will be laid to rest tomorrow while representatives of the nation Ixiw at his bier. The funeral plans were comI oleted today. Simplicity will be their keynote. Neither at the I home nor tffe chapel where the ! body will lie placed in a crypt, I will the pomp or ostentation of ! grief. The radio will carry the word* of the final rite* to .10.000 people who (Continued on page five! PICK DATES FOR SPELLING MATCH Committee Announces Plan For Annual County Spelling Match The committee in charge of the an nual Adnm* County S|*-lling Mutch met at the Central School building here Saturday and aelected the date* for the matche*. The grade* matche* wtl be held a« follow*- district match OU, February 16; town*hlp or cwporutlon match**. February. 2.': Sectional mutch**. March 7; and county mat) Ilea, March 14 The high achool match** I will te held at Monroe on March 21. with Clyde Hendrick*, principal ot 'the Monroe »<hool*, In charge. i The apelling match will be conducted along the game line* a* pr*viou*ly. Flr«t prix* will be a sl6 dictionary *econd prize und $x dictionary, and $1 dictlonarie* will be awarded to 'thnae finishing In th)* next twenty ot more |*>*ltlona. The rule* will be made out and forwarded to the different *«h<a)l* in the county goon. Th* high Hi-hool* may hold their elimlna tlon any time prevloua to tin- county .match. March 21. Member* of th* committee in charge of th* affair uie C O teltmnn. *itt)'-r intendent or the Bern* m-boola; Don Collotu. auperlntendent of the Geneva acboolw; M. F. Worthman. «up«*rlntendent of the Decatur aehool*: Gladya Goldncr. nt Klrkltnd town*h(p; Virgil Wagner of J«-ff*r*on townufilp: Thelma Hurkbead. of Wa»hlnfiton townahlp; H M. Crownover. ot Pteaaant Mill*: und F. S Chrlafen. county aupcrlnti-ndent. Mr. Chrhtcn atated today that nrrnng<*m*nt* will b* mad* *oon for th* annual county high nvbtel field day event*, which will be held *ometlm* ttnar the middle nf April Much .Inierew *»• ahown in th* field day event* held laat y*ar. There wi* 'a traik and Held meat, n h.i*id>ull game, oratorical conteet*, and inn«ic jiontenta.

• Catholic Drive Workers Os City To Meet Tonight A special meeting of the city cup-' tains und worker* connected with th* campaign to raise funds from among th* members of the St. Marya Catholic church congregation for the build-’ Ing of the Catholic school will he held ! this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the K. of C. hall. Every member of the precinct teams are urged to be present.. On Wednesday evening a meeting of the rural and city workers will be held and plan* made for bringing the drive to a i lose. The men are i urgently requested to be present. Joseph C. Laurent. o —_____ A.D.BDRRYGAVE SPLENDID TALK Former Decatur Man Addressed Evangelical Brotherhood The members of the Men’s Brotherhood of the Evangelical church entertained as their special guests last evening, the men of the Presbyterian and Baptist churches, presenting as a headline attraction. Mr. A. G. Burry, prominent business man of Fort Wayne, head of the Fort Wayne Box company. Fort Waynu Engraving Company and the Y. M. C. A . a former Adams county bov who has made good and who declares that the secet of Ills success, whatever It ha* been, is due to his desire to serve and to obey the teachings of 'he church a* nearly as possible. About one hundred men heard Mr. Burry's splendid, clean-cut. right to the point address on the subject. "The Responsibilities of the Business Man to His Community." Charles Hocker presided at the auditorium meeting and presented L. L. Baumgartner who told of his long time friendship with Mr. Burry who. for several years when a tey. made ■is home with the Baumgartner*, und introduced the speaker who in turn said some mighty nice thing* about he Baumgartners. Responsibilities Necessary "In every <tommnnity." said Mr. Burry, "we find today organization* lof men in Rotary. Klwanis. Optimist, Church or lodge duh*, a tine and splendid method of pulling together In a combined ftower that will do things for the community. We can't get opportunities without corresponding responsibilities tn those about u*. A few years ago we looked at our competitors with doubt. I>ut now we understand Without honor busfne** cannot exist and the biggest thing in business today is SERVICE and RIGHTEOrSS'ESS a- well a* profit. Tbe.se same things are necessary in community life. You cant do it alone, you must cooperate with your community. Ford'* plant on an island cut off from communication wvmld not make a living and the same thing I* true, in every business, for the farmer and laborer. We are beginning to understand that if one Is to get. he must give correH|M>ndingly of his labor. effort and money. How do you give yourself? There ha* never been such a period as thl* for opportunity. We have made wonderful advance* In sctc-nce. Invention and bu»iu*»«. Are we fit to hav* »uch power? It* tremeudoM power, th* telephone, motor car. areoptanes. our vast wealth and with It g" treat reaponslbllltle*. Are we morally fit? How about the y< ung folk** Will they be I able to meet th«« greater problem* after » while? Our mw*p»t« r* give them murder, divorce, scandals to eud about, we give thi'n sensational idea* through the movie*. Ar* their mind* la-inx properly directed? I feel there l» an underlying current just a llttb* demoralizing •'We have changed in a few years from an agricultural nation to a great Industrial nat'on. th* cftle* *rr grow. Ing and the hoy* are leaving the farms. I notice too that the old fam!h alter 1* diaapiemrlng. Him* I* practically no family worship, we ar* hustl'tig for th* dollars and losin.; on rfamlly lit* and our Individual identity. We disregard law. w* disregard sacred institution*. How cun we get hack? Titer* Is hut on* answer -through the CHI'RCH. gr*:tt eat power for good in the world. (Continued on Fag* Five)

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NEW WITNESSES ARE CALLED TO GIVE TESTIMONY Committee To Probe Activities Os Fall While He Was A State Senator EXPECT DISCLOSURES Indications Are That Startling Disclosures Will Come Soon Washington, Feb. s.—John T. King, former republican national committeeman from Connecticut, today was subpoenaed by the senaite committee investigati ing the oil scandal. At the same time subpoenas were issued for Guy Stevens and Thomas Lee, New York. Th* titre* witnesses, ordered to uppear Thursday, are to give testimony opening a new line of inquiry by the committee, dealing with the connection of Albert B. Fall’s Mexican investigation. while he was a senator, with j the leasing of oil lands and with I large profits said to have been made by men t lose to the government, out of advance knowledge of secret o'l deals. King is vacationing in Miami. Fla . where the subpoena was served on him. Senator Walsh, chief investigator of the committee, today set out in new trials. Keeping his movement-’, secret. Walsh remained away from > thy commitee's session this morning Th*re were Indictaions the coatmlttee was on the verge of new a.id ; startling disclosures. A I'nlted State* senator I* to It* asked to take the stand before the inquiry closes, to tell whether he traded in Sinclair Oil stock about tlo time Albert B. Fall gave Harry Sin- ; c lair a lease on Teupot Dome. Samuel ITngerleider. a Cleveland broker, wa* asked by the committee to open his books to the committee's ’ scrutiny. H* agreed to l*t f-’der’d • ad* commission expert* go over hi* tc< ords The committee want* to see I If I'ngerlelder'* books show transactions in oil stoc k* by present or former government official* or memh»r* , of the- congress, t'ngerleider today , left with the committee stack , < t hi* books. Mr* Fr-nl Fnllenkamp and datiali ter*. Patsy 4-d Roaemary, have returned from Cert Wavnc- where they , »p*nt the week end with Mr. and Mr.-. J ,f. t'orhett. und family REVENUE FROM HOSPITAL GROWS New Memorial Hospital Doing Large Volume Os Btniness Report Shows With the cxec-|)tlon of the month of Sc-ptemicer. an Increase in revenuebus teen shown every month at the Adams County M--morlal Hospital, the mon'h of .Innuary showing th--largest voltime or buatneua In the* six month* operation us the tn*tituiioii During the month of January forty- , three people were patlenta at the hospital and th* c ash receipt* amount. *d to $3,068 fi't Since the opening of th* hoNpltal op July antb. th* ea«h r*. Icelpta amount tn $8.66* 4tk according to th* report filed with the teard nf c-emnty romtnlMloner* by Mis* KntlUe C, uhrist, the *uperinumclent. During November and D*> *mbc-r receipt* run about the sum*, th* former month'* receipt* le-lng ILhM.47. while during Dc-cemln-r they w*r* sl.- ' 81*08 During the six month* 264 p*opl>t , ( have b»<-n paU*nt« at th* hospital, att , uverug,- of *4 pe r month. In th* »lx month* 13 c-hildr*ti were born ut the hospital and nine d*ath« have taken (t'ontlnmd <") pttge two)