Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 74, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1924 — Page 1

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HUGE SUM WAS “CLEANED UP" IN OIL DEAL Mrs. Stinson Says Five Os Daugherty's Friends Made $35,000,000 OTHER TESTIMONY — * Witness Accuses Daugherty Os “Moral Responsibility” For Smith’s Death Washington, March 26.—Five friends of Attorney General | Paiighertv and Jesse Smith "cleaned up 000.000" in a Sinclair oil deal, Mrs. Roxie Stinson told the senate Daugherty committee today that Jesse Smith had told her. Paughertv and Smith were not in the “deal” and “they were sore about it,” Mrs. Stin<ion said Smith told her. After openly accusing Dougherty of "moral responsibility" for Smith'* *r.th in Daugherty'* apartment hero l*<t May, though she said she believed Smith was a suicide. Mrs. Stinson launched into story of Smith's financial affairs, telling of the $33,000 uoo deal. She said she asked Smith on# day if lie had profiled in a certain deal. -Jesse said that'five men in the past 9« days had made $33,000 Oofl " she testified, "I askeil hint If he and Hurry were in on it. lie said "No" "that's what we're sore shoot, nnd Jhtg »<t« our irtumisOiMi." What kind of a deal was It?" asked Senator iirookhart. “A Sinclair oil deal.' Mm. Stinson replied. , After asking If she knew whether E It. Mi l«an. Washington puhllshi*r. •as ope of the five men. and recelvta* a negative answer, the committee turned aside from the matter. Notorious Train Bandit Killed In Oklahoma • V»r#** Stiff I’lirrcspomli nO Tstsa, Ok!a„ Mar. 2«-( Special to hallj Ib-mocrat}—l Ed task hurt. notnrimis lianrilt and train rohhe-, was *hM and killed today h.v Deputy Sheriff Mont Grady of Muskogee. * h°h Sanford, sheriff of Tolsa cottn ty. and six deputies had surrounded the Frtd Walker farm about fifteen miles front here, after receiving word that Lockhart was In hiding on the place. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE "hcai: May »1.01%; July slo3\; S>pr tl««. t’om: May 77t4c; July) :V: Sept. 79«4e. Oata: May 47e . Jnly 45c; Sept. tn^c. C.M.T.C TO BE HEID JULY 2-31 J° s cDh Laurent Appointed Chairman To Enroll < andidales Here Joseph has been ap- , *• fhalrmnn for Adams eounty 'l"’ enrollment of candidates for " ' HUeps' Military Training Camp. h ** l, l «t Camp Knox. Kentucky. " > S to 3|. inclusive. Enrollment M ri, Midatea will begin on April I. Th " quota for Adams county this “ r i* eight candidates All boys voung men between the ages of ' *'" l loam are eligible to take' “ ,roln I»K at the government'll exns< K»rh candidate must pass a 77** 1 exanMnathtg i„,fore being “'titled t« the cantp. foist year "f were three young raeo from Ad * r °aa*y nt the camp, and each trued home full of praise for the Th"'' k* nd tfeatly benefited * *"*• ,r ®»n Ihia county last year * r? « 0 Brandyberry, Merit rore ca*ee* o<l l * r# ° k M,rh “''« h - R* were eight candidates * ,b " fo «n*y last year, but the fir* were refused, mainly on Wf «nt of their age.

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Claims Against Equity Must He Filed By April 1 I Notice haR been Riven to till persons holding: claims against the Ail-' am* eounty Equity Exchange. to file a verified statement of the claims I witit tlie court or with the receiver, Charles S. Niblick, at the Old Adams County hank, on or before the first tlay of April, I'nless the statements of such claims are so tiled, the claims will he forever barred and will he de-' pilved from sharing in the assets of the company. A very small per cent of the total amount of the claims will )r*i paid, it is thought, its the proper-! ty of the firm sold for about $14,000 while the Indebtedness was much, greater than that amount. I, U, GLEE CLUB WILL SING HERE — I To Give Convert Here Aoril 10, Under Auspices Os High School Arrangemtns were complet'd today for a concert to he given In this city on the evening of Thursday, Aprtl 10. by the Indiana I'nlveristy Glee Club. The cent ‘ri will he given at the high school auditorium under the nusplces of the Decatur hieh school. The rlnb consist* of thirty-seven voice* this year and all member* of the dub are talented singers. In addition to the vocal numbers, there will he several Instrumental selections and specialities. This will lie the first appannvice of the state unive*«4iv glee dull fp this -clfr- for a number of years. There is a large J number of Indiana alumni in this city and county who will he especial)’ glad to hear thp gh-e chili from their alma mater. A program of the concert to he riven here will bo announced later. K. Os I*. Cwmtj Meeting Here Tomorrow Evening I The Knight* of Pythias lodges of the county will hold a county meeting nt ihi' |*ythlan horn* here Thursday evening A big supper will be served at 7 o'clock The county deputy of Wells county. Dr. Knoff. and the district deputy will be present.! Delegations will be present from the liem-a and llerno bulges. The rank of Knight will be conferred on three candidates by the Geneva degree team. All Knights are urged to attend the meeting. DEATH REMOVES LOUISE MAGLEY Pioneer Resident Os Adams County Dies At Daughter’s Home Here Mr*. l<oul*e Motley, age 66. n pioneer of Adam* • minty and a highly esteemed lady of this city, died at ihc | Home of her son In-law and daughter. Mr. nnd Mrs f D, i.ewton. 6.10 North Second street, at #'4s o'clock last night Death was due to a romplicn-1 lion of diseases. Mrs. Mugley had been In fulling health for several months and hail been bedfast forth" last two weyks, Mrs. Manley, a daughter of Rudolph and Kllxaheth Wtnklemun Kiri, was! I Kirn In Root town«hlp .October 7. IXOS Her entire life was spent In Uoct township and Dacatur, On July 4. 1171. she was married to Henry , Manley, also a native of Root town-, , ship. They resided in Root township until Mr. Manley'* death, which occurred suddenly December 9. 191®. since that Ilnte Mr*. Magley has reaided with her two daufhter*. Mrs l«ewton and Mr#. F, A People*. In thla rlty. Mr. and Mrs. Magley lived In Monmouth for eleven year* preceding Mr. Magloy'# death, Both wer# faithful main hers of the Reformed church Mr# Magley having been a member of that ctuirch since she was thirteen year# old Mr. Magley was a charter (Continued ou Page Pl***

SALE OF OBSCENE MAGAZINES TO BE BANNED IN CITY Prosecuting Attorney Lcnhart To Enforce Order Os Atty-Genera! LETTER IS RECEIVED - -■■■' Twenty-Two Publications Named In Letter Sent Out By U. S. Lesh The sale of at least 22 magazines. «lassefi ns "obssceno lacivlous literature" by the state Parent-Teacher's a social lon and also hv Attorney-Gen-i ral U. 8. Lesh. will be banned In Decautr and Adams County, prosecuting attorney stated this afternoon, in compyling with the request of Mr. l/"sh (o stop the sale of these publications. if any were being sold at local new# stands or in the county. Mr. Iji-nhnrt received a letter from Mr. I.csh yesterday, he giving a list of the magazines classed "as obscene and lucivious character" and asked him" to take such action as may he found necessary to make effective the pirtest of the Parent-Teachers association which is trying to protect and conserve the morals of our youth." Mr. I/'nhart stated that no protests had yet luen made to him. and he had not yet Ix-eti informed if any of the “racy" magaiznes were being sold here. Imt that lie would ascerain if any of that kind were on sale here or bribe cnwwty and Htwt if th. news i dealer* did not voluntarily withdrew them that prosecution would follow. According to the opinion of Attorney General Lesh. the sale of the liiagu zines are in vbdation of the law. particualary sections 2359. 2360 and 2361. Hum's It S 1914. Unofficially, it is stated that several of the "tabooed” magazines have been sold in this city. | The letter of Mr. Lesh in Mr. Is-n---'hart follows : "My Dear Prosecutor:"I am In receipt of a communlca(Corn mucil on page two! DOSS LEETO 00 ON TBIAL SOON Finish Fight Promised In Local Man’s Trial At Lima, Ohio Lima. 0-. Mar. 26 — (Special to the Dully Democrat) —Ross Lee. alleged filling station bandit who rheuted death by a remarkable fight for hi* life at tit* City hospital ufter being shot a few week# ago. is on the road to recovery and will he brought Into criminal court within the next week to face a charge of highway robbery, A battle to the finish is promised by Lee's relatives, who reside in Ft. Wayne and Decatur, Iml.. to prove him Innocent of Intent to rob. They will contend, in their legal fight, it is reported, that he merely was the 'rmupnnton of a highwayman of whose intention to commit robbery Lee wus • unaware. latest reports from the hospital lore that l»ce lias left his bed and Is walking about Hie corridor j Although He has passed the crisis his bullet wound is being dressed il.iitv and unless complications deVelop he will be able to leave the In stltutlon Within the next tew weeks. | L-s was shot by John Dawson. 1 keeper of a gasoline filling station on the Wapnkoneta road two weeks ago. Dawson says an auto stopped and that a man pointed a gun at him and commanded him to turn over hla money. Instead, he opened fire, one ! bullet passing through Lee'* body !ahoy* the heart. A atranger. Lee saya. naked him to ride. This man. he claim*, tried the robbery Mr# Laura Lee. bi* wife and moth #r of hla two children, and Daisy Ohler. hi* alster live in Decaiur Hla j father. Henry l.ee. live# in Fort I Wayne.

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AIRS SCANDAL HR** CHARLES R NASH Washington. D. C. —Charles R. I Nash, assistant commissionff of internal revenue, before a special sen--1 ate investigating Oonimittee. blazed another scandal when he told on the stand thut In three years 796 employes I of the bureau of internal revenue had i heen dismissed from the service on ! charges of graft and collusion with persons outside of the bureau. Nash said that hi* figures covered all divisions of the bureau, including the prohibition department. CTfTRANKS HIGH IN ’PHONE WORK Has 22.6 Telephones To Even- 100 People; Other Figures Deiatur ranks much higher than : cities several times her slxo In the i number of telephones in use per one hundred people. Figures given out loday by Herman Khinger, manager! ;of the Citizen Telephone company. |-how that there are 22 6 telephones ■ for every one hundrGt people In the ‘city, basing the figures on an estimated population of 5,000 people, t There are 1.I3« telephones in use in t this city. The average for Decatur is higher ' than that of Fort Wnvne. Indlanapn- | lls. Terre Haute, South llend. Kvansville. Chicago. New York. la*s Angej ly» and hundn-ds of other large cities I ill the country. Minneapolis leads the large cities with an average of 21.4 I' It lephones to eai li one hundred peoj pi*. Indiana ranks high among the I stales, and Indiana cities are among the loaders of the country in telephone development, according to a I statement issued today by the indiI I ana Committee on Public Utility in--1 j formation. ' New York City, of course, lends the i I ■ I i , (Continued on page two! 1 — JBHN A3AIBTB ij BIVE ADDRESS To Give Commencement Address At Pleasant Mills Hitch School i The Hon. John A. M. Adair, of Port--1 land, ex Congressman and a candidate j 1 for the nomination for congress In the coming election, will deliver the 1 annual commencement address at the i Pleasant Mills high school. Friday ev- 1 enlng. April 2». The Bnccslaureat* \ ' exercises will he held on Sunday ev-; enlng. April 20 The senior class at llenaant Mill# ' consist* of nine gtrl*. All will he grad ' uated providing they made passing 1 grade* on the (Inal examinations. ii|X. _ - Weather > Mostly cloudy tonight; slightly , colder in west and south portion* I Thursday fair with rising temp-rs lure. I

COMPLETE JURY 1 FOR TRIAL OF GOV. M'GP.AY Jury Sworn In Shorty Before Noon Today: Oneninff Statement Made MUCH TIME CONSUMED Selection Os Jury For Trial Required Eijrht And One-half Days (Csl<..|| Ostv'-s! lndiami|M>li-<. Mar. 26 (Special to Daily Democrat) —The jury for the trial of (Jov. McCray was completed shortly before noon today. The jury was sworn In Immediately and Clarence xciilmls, special prosecutor, proceeded to make the opening statement for the state. The last men selected for Jury ser- | vice were Harry Jay. farmer, and William P, Holmes, real estate dealer In the opening statement Nichols read the part of the indictments relating to the transaction between Governor McCray and the Indiana state hoard of agriculture involving I $155,000 of the funds of the hoard. Selection of tlie Jury occupied almost eight and one-half days. During this time 127 talesmen were examtni <>d and three venires totaling 250 I name* were called. About five men remained to be called In the last venire when the Jury was finally accepted . James w. Noel, one of McCray's I |counsel »aj> lo make the opening statement for the defense. The state In th erase against Gov I Warren McCray charged with emhea- ! zleinent and grand Inrcenv expects to i move that all of tlie $155,900 of the | luuds of the state hoard of agricul : lure which »a* used h.v the governor ;was intended for deposit In the Di' ; - count and In it >-it Bunk at Kenthind, jif which McCray was formerly the I I resident. Clarence W. Nichols, spo- • clal prosecutor declared In his openit.g statent - it ’his afternoon. Fort Wayne Mouth Bend has been jihe.cn as the next convention city of ,(110 Indiana Spanish War Veterans, j They recently closed a meeting here. SCOUTS PLAN TRACK MEET Local Boy Scouts To Meet Portland Scouts In Two Dual Meets Soon — A number of activities have been ; planned for tin* local Uo.v Scouts for j | this spring and summer, hy th" scout master. Roland Mhimp. Among these actlvites are two track und field meets scheduled with the Portland Smut*, one meet will be held here, probably on April 19 und one in Portland on the following Saturday. The j boy* wilt charge a small admission und the proceeds will he used in HnTanclng the summer cutup which the 1 scout* will have at a northern Indiana lake. On Monday evening. Scoutmaster j Shluip a .slated hy six or eight other men, will finish the examination of the scout* In first aid work. All parent* aud friend* of the seout* are invited to attend the examination and see what the boy* are doing The, | meeting will he held In the Central i | Soheol building at 7 o'clock. There lute thirty-six boy* In Hie organisation I now and more application* for moot I j liershlp are being received. n T Had Wrong Information lllufffon. Mar, 26—D II Rwalm ami Mayor Frank O. Thompson throve to Dacatur Monday night to hear the Wabash College Ole* club, which was to appear tber*. according to a 1 schedule received hy Muytr Thompson. Nobody at Doratnr knew anything about It. the club was not there Determined to hear something in the inuahat lip*, they drove to the Jes , feraon at Fort Wayne.

Rchekahs And Odd Fellows To Dance | Another social affair has hc»n planned for tonight hy Hip members of Hip Odd Follows anil llphoknli lodges, and tholr families. The affair will lie held In the lodge club rooms on the second floor of Ihe Odd Eellows' building, corner of Second and Monroe streets. Dancing will he o feature of the evening. An orchestra has heen obtained to furnish the ntuaic for the dancing. The member* of the two lodges have been enjoying I similiar events each Wednesday evening for the past few weeks. JOHNSON LEADS IN DAKOTA. RACE California Candidate Overcomes Lead Os President Coolidge BULLETIN Sioux Falls. S. Dak., Mar. 2(1 i —(Special lo Daily Democrat) —Senator Hiram Johnson, of ; California will defeat President ICoolidge in the South Dakota primaries by between 3,000 and I, votes it was Indicated today as Johnson took the lead in the late count. The rural vote dribbling in slowly is increa.sins Johnson’s email lead. Virtually all returns from the cities and thickly populated sections are in. Johnson’s headquarters claim a J. majority. Sioux Fall*. S. n.. March 26.—President Coolldge had a lead of approximately 1.200 votes over Hiram Johnson of California in the count from, 191 out of 1740 precincts in South Dakota's presidential primary. The vote was: Coolldge. 21.322. Johnson. 15.136. Headquarters of both contestants I Issued statement* claiming victory h.v | 10,000. Johnson supporter* were confident thut the rural vote, slow in coming in. would give him victory.. Indications were that the final vote he i lose, perhaps with only n few I hundred votes separating the two. (iovernor W. 11. Me Master appeared ( assured of the nomination for United States on the republican ticket, hav- j fOontlnued on Page six) JURY TD PROBE SINCLAIR CASE Federal Grand Jury To Investigate Contempt Case Tomorrow Washington, March 26.—'The Sinclair contempt ruse will he placed ■ before the federal grand Jury here to morrow with a request for an Indict-, ment. Untied States Dlstrhl Altor-, ney Peyton Cordon announced today. Prompt action 1* expected from the. Jury hy Cordon as the Jury dissolve* Mari h 11. Al Jennings, former train robber, arrived here today to tell the *enul>' oil committee whut he knows shout reported "deals" at the 192« repuhlt mn national convention. Jennings Immediately conferred | with Senator Walsh. Mwntana. who wilt question him tomorrow, He de-; • lined to he Interviewed hut hinted i hi* testimony would he "ejHlghten I '**•" Asked about hi* train robbing ex . plolts, Jennings replied: "Yes, I wa* a bandit, Imt I never | wn* secretary of the interior." - O' MARRIAGE LICENSES K*ro Vontress Harrison, baker. West Terre Haute. lUinola, age 21. to Treva Marie Weaver, OtlMva. ut* I*. Wiley Slnsher. farmer. Decatur R, I' S, age 21, to Opal Worden. Decatur, age IN.

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POINCARE ANO HIS MINISTERS ARE DEFEATED Resignation Accepted By President Millerand; Lose On Minor Issue DEFEAT UNEXPECTED Chamber Os Deputies Vote Down Government’s Pension Bill Today ft v nlte<l Proa* Staff PnrroipnndAßt) Paris. Mar. I*<» (Special (o Daily Democrat) Premier Poincare to,lav presented the resignation of his cabinet to President Millerand. Defeat and resignation of I Raymond Poincare, former president anti several times premier of France, came on a comparatively minor issue loday after Ihe premier had scr- ! vived storms of criticism for this policy towards Germany and his fiscal program. The government’s pension j' ill v is presented in Ihe chamber by Count De Lastevrie. i who made it a question of cunlidcnee in the government. Late this afternoon Poincare re j tuned to the Elvsee for a further j conference with Millerand. leading to •■■■port* that he would reconsider his t detemulation t.i quit unconditinn il ly and accept in in vital ion to reform bi* cabinet. flv n Barrow martin of seven vote-:, the deputies defeat-si the measure. Poincare immediately met with his ministers and aPer some discussion of reforming the cabinet, went to -he Klvsee and presented the resit-nation ! of the entire eahir.et to the president President Millerand accepted the iv ignuiion. Defeat of Lh * govornmeo? by the chamber cam.- like n thunderbolt jlom * culm sl:v r'ount D' t.-i tc-qy - |in demanding thut the chamber I ano nd the text of the pension* idtl | roirewhat differeroly from the way it hi I lu-en voted <u th* senate, elaiin--1 d the existing t*at meant too great exn nditure. V, !!s of prote.t came from the I* ft \h**e rommunist meml* rs. who up proved large 'tension appropriation-. - leaped lo their feet. The finance minister put his motion jas a question of confidence. Anu l ! crest ,-xi il'-nien' Ho vote was •aken. I The first count showed Hie govern meat defeated by fifty votes, hut a (Continued on Pag* stxi MOOSE INITIATE TWO CANDIDATES Supt M. F. Worthman And Mitchell Sorg Made Members Last Night At the regular meeting of Adam* lodge. L. O O M . la»t evening, two 1 candidates, Martin A. Worthmun. snpeiintendent of the city *ihoots. I .md Mitchell Sorg, of north of the rlty wore initiated Mr. Worthman recent- ' iv visited Mooselp-art und came home .I, enthusiastic about the work being ■'•me three thut he derided to make j application to become a member of the Indite, He made un excellent talk last ntaht Mr. Vlrey. aecretary of the Huntington Moose lodge, and Mr ! Harry Ayres, of Marion, district gov- ■ rvlsor, attended Inst night a meet ! tna and mode short talks. The l«*cal lodge is busy Just now with plans for j th'-lr annual spring fair to be held | under a big tent on Corut street. May j '9th to 24th *♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦« 9 CONORIBB TODAY « <*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ > Senate Daugherty hearing to resume. Hauaa 1 Judiciary committee conaldera Chase Impeachment.