Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 73, Decatur, Adams County, 25 March 1924 — Page 1

Number 73.

I* JURORS I JCCEPTEDFCK I M'CRAY TRIAL HlurA Is Three-fourth* Com- ■ nlete After Seven And S P One-half Days ■ \TTOK\EYS HOPEI I L There Is Possibility ■ That Jury Will Be ComK pleted Today ■ indianapoVi*' 1 Ind. Mar,h 25 “ N ‘ n ' > M 8.., ■>,. tw.-lv- jurymen who will try ■B., nf nior Warren T. M< - ),a,I b-.-n linally accept ml by M irl . attorneys at ■pu today. ■HI | t ha- tab, n seven and one halt (ll obtain th.- nine jurors. HH The nine men are: ■| H-rry '■ !:-‘PP I’runk s 1 »'t<»«••■ >ll. F Ilya' l <’harle* F. Harm*. ■H i .jl lu k<!son. John Milnor, Wm IB- ::.r-<1..1l s’-imucl llu*-y anil Fred BB Pruitt. ■B The * ,a! " pa"e<l the jury to the ■B dr.-e ’• n "Tk After an hour ;i hal: "f 'iitestioninir by Michael ■H t.v R «'ra\'s attorneys, the ■■ d. or. . •-! the jury buck. Only ■ ; i,;... - in th" jury box remain KH el to be filled. HB ]-„i:r n-r v.-n ,Xi use,! when tin v ■B ... ■.do I. el 1, rnii',l opinions in tin n ****'' ■B '.oorti l '- l"i' le'tb ides said there BH «.. obditv that the jury might bi' completed today. Bl o ■ Indiana To Have Eight B Democratic Delegates Era t United Press Service I ftß imlianaiuilis. March 25 - Indiana ■H » " ■■ I'o ..ni. iI at the denioi ratn BH toast:..: i..mention by eight «1.-l«- ■ s.t s at l.rte instead of th.- u«tt:i! 89 I - - 'hi- -t..t. lonindttr-e rtei'titad at gB a meeting today. B| There will be four men and four |B •nmen with a half vote each Em i ioir.l chairman will m-• • in their EH respective districts May 10 to or ■ t.mi' the di-tricts and the district |S 'hairnn-n will meet May 22 to form a SB Mate organization B Reginald Sullivan of Indianapolis fig *a» named i hairntan of tlie corn Sg tiitte.- to have <barge of the state SB rogvention, B Democrats Gather For K Big “Pep" Meeting Today BB (United Pretty Service) ■ Indianapolni. Mar. 25--(Special to B I**' l ' I* mi» rut t Hundreds of dem B n,r - 1 '- gathered in Indianapolis today B ,or a |» p meeting of hand shaking B ■‘ M (once building. ■ Candidates for governor held infer B Bal receptions u t th.- Claypool hotel B » »'«►« meeting was held ut the B k " 1 ' 1 'luring the afternoon, leading B ►* r *' worker* addressed the meeting B AH the candidates for governor ■ »er» active except Senator Charles ■ K halt of Terre Haute who is still ■ roaUned to his home by Illness. H Dale Crlttenberger of Anderson ■ nuanced he would open headquart ■ "fs 3t tin, Claypool on April 1 with ■ 'irrll Simmons of Bluffton in charge GREECE BECOMES REPUBLIC TODAY AaHonal Assembly Casts Unanimous Vote To Dethrone Dynasty ... (Vnlted Press Mervlee) A'hrn*. Mar. 25- (Special to Dully The national assembly ,n d»t voted to dethrone the dynasty proclaim a republic. The motion carried by a unanimous vote and " effective at once. • l "'au«e of the possibility nf a rup'“fl l» diplomatic relations with for n * nmnirlea whose represent at Ives accredited to the regent of ,ho government has decided " maintain Admiral Conrdoutlotls ' B 'he regency for the present cabinet during the dav la ex- ■ ""d to grant general atnneety to urivoned and persecuted politician* ' Pardons to members of the millconvicted for Implication In the “''counter revolution. government will expropriate as ,n •« possible all Immovable prop > *•> th* Glucksburg dynasty.

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City Teachers To Play Basketball Friday Ni«;ht Atrnngemcnia nro going forward for the basketball game io Im- played at the new high school gymnasium Friday night hy the city school toachors and the teachers from tho south * part of the county, mainly from Hartford. Arrangements have been completed for a preliminary game between (wo teams made up of lady school (euchors of (his city. The pre. Ilminary game will start at 7:15 und the main game at R:ls. The games will bo played as a benefit for the high school seniors' lyceuin course. A charge of fifteen and twenty-five cchts wijl be made. ANIMAL KILLEO ■ RESEMBLES FOX t Wolf Hunters Near Bryant May Have Violated Game Law Saturday , What at first was thought to have ~ been tho second wolf killed by hun--1 ter* In Jay County. Saturday afternoon. is causing considerable dispute > among people of Bryant and residents r of the northern part of Jay county, 1 according to word received this after- • noon from Bryant. A mooting of the r "Peoples’ Wolf Association." vwi* held • in the Partners and Merchants bank at Bryant yesterday to determine f what course to take in tho matter, ini' ismuch as some have ventured the opinion that the dead animal is a c fox. It being an offense punishable t with a heavy fine to kill such animals out of season. It was determined by the officials of the assoc iation to take the matter up with the state game , warden, in order to determine definitely the species of the animal, and to ascertain what is to bo done with it. , According to communication had with the state game warden, a deputy is to he sent to Bryant to invest!I gate the case. In the meantime the I dead animal is being held nt the Bryant bank. It has the appearance of r I with a coyote and of a fox. it is said. It is very small, weighing between IS and 15 pounds. It was kilh-d on the Bert Bone farm, west of the Pleasant Ridge church hy Harold Bennor. of Bloomfield, shortly after two o'clock Saturday afternoon. | The chase for wolvea of which there is believed to be a pack in Jay eounk ty. was resumed again Monday morning near Antiville, north of Portland Sunday two wolves were seen east of Antiville, and were trailed for some distance, hut the tracks were losP One 1 of the wolves was later seen on the Cox farm east of Antiville. along the # state highway, leading into Pennville. This was late in the afternoon and r chase for this animal had to he abanI doned because of darkness. The animal killed Friday afternoon on the iM-onhard Farm, east of PortI land, and which many thought was a * coyote at first, has positively been ( Identified a« a wolf. r —" • Robbed Hair Sure Means For Causing Bald-Headed Women 1 • * New York. March ?S—Bobhed hair ' is a sure means for causing baldness and It won't be many years before the world Is filled with baldheadwl women. Joseph Byrne, editor of a beauty magazine said In addressing ' the annual convention of the American Master Hair Dressers' association today. .Milliners, he explained In order to - conform to present day hair styles, have been obliged to make h'-ad bands exceedingly tight to keep (he hat on. resulting in the death of the hair Mr. Byrne said girls of the / present generation would be bald bec fore they reached maturity. Charles t Nestle, vice-president of the nsaociai tlon. chuntctetjiied the lutbbing * '<* I hair a* the "greatest misfortune to come to women In recent years " ► ... up RumblinifN Os Farmer Labor Party Heard t lndlana|Hilis. March tfi—-Rumblings ' o( activity of a farmer labor party In Indiana reached the state house to,‘d«y ■ g 1 Carl Mulen of Hammond announced he was a candidate on the farmer g labor party ticket for the office of t.leut Governor and asked George H Healy clerk of the slate board of s election commissioners to place his name on (he primary ballots.

ORATORS MEET AT PORTLAND — Howard Brumley To Represent I). H. S. In Contest Thursday Afternoon Howard Brumlny will go to Portland Thursday afternoon to represent D-catur high school In the sectional contest of the national oratorical contest on the Constitution. There will be five of six schools in this vicinity represented in tho contest. The speaking will begin at 11:45 o'clock. It was originally plann< d to hold Ith - district contest at Iticlimond. but owing to the large number of contestants it was decided to divide tho district into three sections, holding one contest at Richmond, one at Portland land one at Fort Wayne. The two best speakers In each of these sections will meet at Richmond on April 5. to determine who will represent the district at the state contest to be held in Indiannicolis at a later date. Mr. Brumley, who is a senior in the local high school, won the preliminary contest here two weeks ago. Since that time he has b« en working diligently on his oration and hopes to place High in the contest Thursday. The- subject of his oration is "Marshall and the Constitution." Mayor DeVoss Not To Seek Chairmanship H. M. DeVoss, mayor of Decatur, who was mentioned as a candidate for the chairmanship of the county democratic committee and who* was being urged by his friends to get In the race, stated this morning that he was not a camildate > Mr. De Voss stated that business reasons prevented him from entering the race and would interfer w’th his carrying out of the duties of the office in case he was elected. Candidates who are mentioned for the place are Raymond Harting. C Burt leMhrt and Daniel Tyndall. The democratic committeemen meet Thursday and will make their selection. Pershing Satti For Home Paris. Mar. 25—(Special to Daily Deinmrall- General Pershing started luick for the United States today, having completed collection of material for his coming book on the war. The general was listed as a passenger on the steamer George Washingto. COL, BOWERS LEADS TROOPS Former Decatur Man Leads Attack On Fanatic Filipinos When one hundred United State* constabularymen landed on Buca* Island, a small island in the Philippines. on January 25. charged the natives. who were members of a fanllical Filipino organization, and set fire to the town of Socorro, a former Decat,ur boy was in charge. He w»" •’ ol - George Bower*, a brother of Mr*. John Thompson and Mr*. Oliver J u k-on. of this <*Hy. and Simeon ikHers. of Kirkland township. Col. Bower* ha* made good in the military service of the United States. The following new* dispatch published In a ls>< Angele* newspaper, give* an account of Col. Bower*’ activities If was sent to Mrs. Il W Sholty by Mr* Robert Mackbur*: -MANILA. P. I. Jan. M—(By International News Service.—After a bombardment of the cruiser. Sacramento of entrenched Colorum. mem hers of a fanatical Filipino organisation at Socorro on Burn* Island. Col. Bower* and IM conatabnlarymen landed and charged the nutlve* under a barrage fire laid down by the war vessel. Because nf difficulty Os defense mid re embarkation in case of bud weather. Colonel Bowers orde-ed the town biirn-d and to return to the Sacramento with hla men On* eonstabularyman was killed. Tbe extent of the Colorum* casualties are unknown Two dead and two seriously burned were found in tbe town. -Colonel Bower* Intends to eatsbHah a temporary station at Consola cion, thus cutting the fanatics off from Slragao Island, where their dep redatlon* started with tbe slaying of nineteen constabularymen.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 25,1921.

VERDUN HERO DIES *>?**hir *> ft GEN. ROBERT NIVELI.E PARIS—Gen. Robert George Nivelle. who commanded the French troops al Verdun during the European war. is dead. Following his success as commander of the troops withstanding the German assaults he became known as "The Rock of Verdun." Gen. Nivelle had been ill only a few days. He contracted a bad cold, which ultimately developed into double pneumonia, lie was (17 years old. TRACTION CREW INDICTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER W arrants Issued For Arrest Os Crew Os Car In Fortville W reck DISOBEYED ORDERS Traction Officials Declare Crew Ran Past The Block Signal Anderson, Ind., March 25.— Warrants for the arrest of Rollin Flynn and Charles Sawyer, both of Muncie- were issued today following their indictment by’ the Madison county grand jury on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Flynn and Sawyer were the train crew on the cast-bound interurban in the Fortville Interurban wreck in which 18 persons perished on Februarv 2. Traction oflicials declared Flynn and Sawyer disobeyed their train orders and ran past the block where thev Were expected to meet the west-bound car. ■ .'-O'- - CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: May »1«2: July 11.03%; Sept. Corn: Muy 77%c; July 79c; Sept. 79*4c. Onts: May 4d%e: July 44%c; Sept. 41%c. RED MEN WILL INITIATE FOUR Local Lodge Is Planning A Big Meeting For Wednesday Evening Memlier* of Pocotallgo Tribe. No 203. Improved Order of Red Men. are anticlpailng a big time Wedne«dny evening of (hl* week when four candidate* will take the wort, of the Adoption and Warrior* degree The Initiation wllll start at o'clock and all member* of the lodge are requested to be present at (hut time. G. C. Ste«l«. the Sachem; Salmon lx»rd. the chief of records; Clarence Weber, collector of Wampum; Mat Brelnvr. drill master, und all other officers are working diligent ly to make the meeting \Vedne*dav night one of the blgge*t one* held re cently bv the lodge. Several new members have ln-<«n sdded to the local Red Men's lodge recently und several old member* have bee* reinstated The officers are working hard to make the prest nt year n banner year for the lodge und the meet Inga are very enjoyable Weather Unuettled tonight und Wednesday; somewhat cnlffir Wednesday In extreme south portion.

JUDGE MAKES APPOINTMENTS Two Members Os Guardian Board and Board Os Charities Re-appointed Judge Jesse C. Sutton today reupjio'nted two members of the Board of Children's Guardians and two mem-| bets of tho Board of Charities and Correction, and appointed one new member to the latter board. Simeon J. Fordyce and Sarah Krick were reunpointed members of the Board of ■ Children's Guardians. Mr. Fordyce' and' Eliza J. Everett were re-appoint-1 ed members of the board of Charitiesj and Correction. Each was appointed' for a term of three years and until] their successors have been appointed | XV. Guy Brown was appointed a i member of the Board of Charities and Correction, to complete the unexpired term of the late Lewi* Ftuchte. Mr. Brown was appointed a member of the Board of Children's Guardian* recently, also. He was elected secretary of that board at the reorganization meeting. Advocates Rewriting Os State Constitution (United Pres* Serviced Indianapolis. March 25 —A Convention to rewrite the constitution of Indiana was advocated in a statement of principals issued today bv James Kirby Risk of Ijfayette candidate for the democratic nomination for governor. Risk advocated the initiative referendum and home rule for rommuniity on strictly local questions. Hear Petitions For Sale Os Linn Grove Company (United Pres* Service) Indianapolis. Mar. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat I—Hearingl—Hearing on the pe'ltion of the Marion & Bluffton trae•ion company to purchase the Linn Grove Light und Power company wa« held todav before the public service ■ ommission. Oscar Rapps, vice chairman presided. Power for use of the traction company is sought hy the petitioners. Dec ision will not be made for Bevel al days. BIG FIRE LOSS AT BLOOMINGTON Two Business Blocks Swept Bv Blaze Causing Loss Os $400,000 (t'nlted Press Hervlce) Bloomington. Ind., Mar. 25 — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The los* of tbe disuKtrous fire which swept the two business blocks here last night was estimated today at between nfto.OOtt und $400,000. The file wu* the worst Bloomington hus ever experienced. The Dully Telephone newspaper office, the Bowie* drug atore. the Shaffer grocery store, a telegraph office, and expt ess office und several other offices were destroyed. Hundreds of students of Indian* university aided firemen In lighting the tlHines, which ruged unchecked for five bur* and at time* threatened to lay the entire busine** section of tbe city In ruins. Originating in the ba*em* nt of the Schaffer grocery, the fire ate into the office of the Telephone before fire men reached the geese Huge- quantities of news print paper stored tn th-* newspaper office fed the flames. Cull* for ul'l were sent to Martinsville und Bedford. Both cities sent apparatus. Robert Strain, a t# year old boy. wa» seriously Injured hi a full from the roof of the First National Bank building, where he bad cllnlb'-d to vauh the fire. Earl Carter, a volunteer fireman.] •a* Injured when the floor of om of the bttining buildings caved I#-] Cause of the site ha* not been deter mined. -ffc- • — Huntington Monse To Be Guest Os Local Lodge Mr. Übiety, secretary of the Moose Inuge at Huntington, will be a gu**t of the locffl lodge this evening and | will attend the regular business meet Ing. He Is expe< led to make a short ' tnlk und all of the members are Invited to attend.

Ben Hur Melters To Hold Big Ceremonial The Ben Hur Melters, of the Decatur court, have been notified of the Melter's nnnnat ceremonial, to be held at Fort Wayne on Wednesday evening of this week. A large class will be received Into the Melters' court al that time. Supreme officers of Crawfordsvil).' will bo in attendI ancc and there will be a banqur-t | after the ceremonial. All local ' Melters are invited to attend the ceremonial. A large attendance is desired und expected. BRITISH FLYERS HOP OFF TODAY — i Bent On Being First Aviators To Encilcle Globe •In The Air (United Pr«“s Servicei Calshot. England. March 25 —The British round the world flyers hopped off from here at 12:00 p. tn. today, bent upon being the first to encircle the globe in the air. The weather was fair and sunny after showers earlier In the morning and the flyer* were confident of reaching Lyons without mishap Mrs. MacLaren. wife of the commander of the flight and her six vear old daughter were nt the field to see the big Amphibian planes take off. They both kissed the commander before he stepped in his plane and signaled mechanics to make ready. There wa* a roar from the motors and the three plan-'* moved down the field to the get-away. Mrs. Maclatren and her daughter J waved gailv ns the commander'* machine took the air. “We're not afraid." Mrs. MacI.aren said brnvelv .having r*” chlbl “We know they'll get hock safely." Unlshot, England, March 25 -Britain today started out to beat the United States In the first flight around the world. Three British airman headed by Commander Stuart Mad.aren. were nt the flying field -nrlv. readv to hoo off on the first leg of a 23.254 milUleht. which they hope will bring them back to England nfter clrclling th« glob*-. The flight today was to b- Lvons II France. 453 mile*, which the airmen I hoped to cover In six hours.. The airmen plan on making the entire trip in about 292 flying hour* t They expect to reach Karachi. India April; Tokio. April 2S; Vancouver May 27; Ottawa June, and be buck in Ixindon by June *8 “We hope to make an average of * three to five hundred mile* a day." 1 Coinmnnder Mud-aren said * The airmen are using a special 1 Amphibian machine, with a land tin--1 der carriage which, during the flight will lie drawn up aliove the keel. Th ■ 1 combination land or water machine ' will ffenilt many descent* which otherwise would b- im|M>*sible, 'he airmen believe, U. S. Refutes To Race 1 Washington. March 25 -A challenge by the 'round-the-world flyer* to make 1 a race out of the American and Brit 1 i-.h attempt* to fly around the globe * ha* been declined by the war depart 1 meat. It wa* learned here today. The r offer was rejeded hy the army air service on the ground that this country's flyer* are undertaking a real effort to fly around the world without any regard to *peed and cannot risk a failure hy making a race out of it. The British flight got under way today traveling east The American * flyers ar* now at Health*. Wathlng ton. preparing to hop across the Fu ’ rifle l>y way of Alaska on April I I Boy’s Choir To Sinir In BlufTton April 16 I Bluffton. Mar. 55 •Arranaem nt* lwM«n hurt** hy <h»» a Epworth I wane of th* Mrnt M*thodlM Edlm<’<*|ml t*hur<h i<» brlrn (I <‘hnr<h‘M hotiT choir Ft Wnvtjv i to th* local church on Wednesday evening. April Hl for th* rradtUo* of i Htnlner's cantata. "The Uru'-lfixlou" The cantata will lie * part of the I holy woek services at th* Mrthodiat . |i hur< li sad will be free to the pulbfe l. with only a free will offering being * Itnken to defray traveling expenses 4of the chorus.

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IMPEACHMENT OF SON-IN-LAW OF FALL ASKED Senate Demand*; ImpeachmentOf C. C. Chase, Collector Os Customs COURT FIGHT SEEN Lonu Fight Predicted In Contempt Proceedings Against Sinclair (United Service) Wtnxhinglon. Mar. 25 (Sdc"ial to Daily Democrat) I’lie senate loday formally asked lite house to institute impeachment proceedings against C. C. ''hasc. collector of customs at Elpastt. Texas, and son-in-law < f Albert B. Fall. Ix-eatise of his tlleged narticipalion in a eon■a'iraey to mislead the senate nil committee as to the source from which Fall obtained the SIOO,OOO later shown to have been obtained from Doheny •tnd refusing to testify before •he committee. A resolution instructing the house to undertake impeachment proceedings was introduc'd bv Senator Walsh and quick’v adopted. Washington. Mar. 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) — ; The whole question of congress' power tn invest!’ate goes to the court* today when a 'ederal grand jury here will be a*k<*l o Indict Harry F. Sinclair for con■lmpt of the senate. Before thi* question ha* been settled. a court fight extending to tho highest tribunal in the land, the United States supreme court, will be waged. Both the government and Sinclair are determined to establish their contention The senate intends to settle it* right to force Sinclair or anv other citizen to an*wer questions and produce record* before investigating -ommitteeu properly authorized. Kokomo Council Votes To Ban Sunday Movies Kokomo. Ind.. .Mar. 25 —(Special •o Daily Democrat»—Casting the deciding vote in favor of an ordinance to prohibit Sunday movie* in Kokomo Mavor Burrow* la*t night brought •o an end one of the most heated debates In the history of the city council. Five member* of the council voted for the ordinance and five voted (gainst it. While the coum Ilmen were delating, church people held a mass prayer meeting. Hoof And Mouth Disease Breaks Out In California San Francisco. Mar. 25 (Bpect*l o Dully Democrat! A new outbreak of the hoof and mouth epidemic -imotig livestock In California wus reported by official* today. The disease, believed under COB trol. is now worse than at any time since the first discovery in the ut*te. New strict regulation* to control tbe ('lllation were being prepunsl. SPRINGFIELD HAS $1,000,000 FIRE IllinofaCity Swept By Dis* astroiiN Blaze; Fire Start In Paint it'mtr<l l*re«« Nerviest Springfield. 111., Mar. 25 (Hpecla! o Dullv Ih-mocrst)- Fire believed to have been cuused hy »poulani*>u* <>mhu*tlon lust night completely detroyed Myers brothers building and ■tore, Fifth and Washlogton streeta, lamaced several other stores and for • veral hours nv-naced the downtown hoalnewa section for two blocks. Total 'limnge from fire und smoke will ■>-uch tl.non turn. It la estimated Th*- blaze which started In the tei*ement of Myer* brothers store, where painter stipllea bad been left •»v workmen, who were redecorating he state was discovered at f1:35 holding a business meeting In tn*lr >f the Mvers brothers firm, who were offices on th* second floor. It ithin t few moments the flamea hud spread to the ton floor, taking everything with them.