Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 28 April 1924 — Page 1

I Volume XXII. Number 102.

114 MEN ENTOMBED IN MINE BY BLAST

■M’Crat/ Continues Frank Admission Os Forgery Today

■DECLARES HE I DID NOT TRY I TO DEFRAUD HlJavt'riwr Defends His Acts I Throughout Morning B On Cross-Examination I ADMITS SIGNATURES ■■Case Evocctod To Go To I lurv Tuesday; McCray B Still On The Stand ■ i !'■.-■ S’t.i'T C.ir'-e'-n.in.lr" 1 > H Intliun.ipolis. April 2X Spr-HH<-i .1 in Ihilv Dcmocnil) < <>nHBliniHi!- his li.ml; admission ol' Mf,,i •i\ • n<l misTcpresenl,ilion his fin itvi.'il condition. Gov. ■BVarrt n I . M'O:iv on cross < \- in federal court l<>|Hihv stoutly maintained he was |9innoci nt of anv attempt to deIBriuil and said he alwavs l>e-|Hg-'<<l he was right in what he ■ T>w oom > nor defended his 9acS throughout the morning ct useless questioning hv MDistricl \ttornev Elliott in the Mlri.it of McCrav on charges of BBfra'hiti til use of the mails. Bs Allhourh McCray nlainh tl the etTects <>f the tr<SBnundotis strain he 1* ft Hv stand noon with the same ennfH<l<i)ce that has characterized Shoo throughout. ■I In hi< testimonv McCrav admitu-l names of his business t>* rHuc oit.-tl to ■•cattle notes” and dis with hanks. Nearly fl ifl«i l 000 'ii<h notes were out»t:inditi" amino him when he failed accordI Ins tn the government evidence. . McCrav declared however that he his endorsement made th. pood. At no time did he have ■ i thonrht of defrauding anyone be ■ tiid | Hl< constant attempt to explain I answer* to questions and co out <idI | th- stope of the questions usk-d him I hv Elliott brought down a number I of rebukes from Judge Anderson | The case will <o to the jury Tu> ■ day District Attorney Elliott said ■ during the noon recess McCrav wil' ■be frill her questioned this after I. by Elliott. No other witness will bo placed <"» the stand by the defense unless _ there |« some unexp. M meat before McCrav loaves the ■ ‘tend his attorneys said. ■ Elliott Is expected to make the M opening argument for the govern B tn*nt it |s understood. ■ Miss Hertha Heller returned to B Indianapolis this afternon uft'-r B ‘(lending the week end with her B mother. Mrs D. D. Heller. I WILL APPRAISE RIGHT-OF-WAY | Committee Appointed To Estimate Value Os Land North Os Monroe I BM. Ray, president of the Adams I founty Good Road* Association. ha* ■ npixilnted John W. Tyndall. GeorgH Hire an,| David J. Bchwart* a* the ■ rommlttee to estimate the benefits ■ "’’•l damaana tn the three farm* on I 'h* mile north of Monro- through II which the slate highway commission ■ , '**lres to extend road twenty one. ■ Th* properties are owned by Jim || Hendricks. t»r. M F l*arri*h ami Mrs | ■ >sytnn Hendricks, Under the law a *h»n there |* a dispute about th* I rl »ht-of way» for state highways It I* I •’•‘cwssary to make an offer to the | "wner* of the land. The offers from | *h» owners together with th" esti I nt»t«s on the land will he presented to I 'h* state commission the latt-r port J * 'hl* week.

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I Cigarette Blamed For Disastrous Fire Sunday ■ ■■ <United Pres 4 Service) Lowell, Ma s., April 28—A smouldering cigarette, ci: relesuly tossed on | the floor, is believed to have caused i the fire here Sunday which destroyled seven buildings in the heart of the city. One fireman. Captain Edward P. 1 Cunningham, wav kill d when a wail buckled and ho was buried beneath an avalanche of stones. , Eight other firemen w< re injured by falling debris. It is estimated the damage will amount to more than 1500,000. FREI) FALK DIES SUNUAY MORNING Former Well Known Decatur Man Dies Suddenly In .Jonesboro, Ark. — Fred M. Falk, age 54, native reel-' dent of Adams county and a former music teacher and well known citizen of Decatur, died suddenly Sunday night at his home in Jonesboro. Arkansas. from a stroke of apoplexy. The death message was received here at one o’clock this morning by Daniell N Erwin. Mrs. Erwin, a sister. John ( I Falk, of this citv. and William Falk. | of I’nion township, brothers of the deceased, left early this morning for, (Jonesboro where they will attend the. funeral services which will be held , there Tuesday morning. Burial will I he at Jonesboro. The deceased was born in Union township. February 28. 1878, a son, of Joel and Mary E. Falk. After com-’ pl-ting his schooling In the grade ( schools here he entered Valparaiso! I'n'versity and was graduated In] mesic. He was given a professorship iof music In a college at Macon. (Georgia, remaining there two years, and in 1885 returned to this city and formed n partnersh'p with his broth ] or in law. Dapiel N. Erwin, and open «1 the first music store in Decatur. V Falk also taught music. He was lan accomplished musician and gave lessons on the violin, piano and In weal training. In 1596 he was united in marriage to Miss Rose Holthouse, daughter of the late Anthony Holthouse, and] In IMU **‘ n * ,o Joneaboro. where h"| and the Holthouwe family engaged In the lumber and saw mill business.' He visited this city every few years j and was known to jmany people in and aroun<V Decatur. The last two ! years he was connected with the Rt Marys Whoel company, a southern lumber concern. Heelden thv *if'‘ and his brother* and sister of this . city, aeven children survive, they heIng. Mrs. Lillian Jones. Patsy FalkRose Fulk. Tony Falk. Delore- Fulk and Richard Fulk, all of Jonesboro, and a daughter Hilda, who la married and Hv** at St. Ixutla. Merchant Policeman h Shot By Bandit Gang Terre Haut* TndTAprll 28. -Joseph] O'Reilly. <<• merchant policeman, wa* uhot through the right han.) »hortly I before 3 o’clock. Monday morning in th" outer lobby of the Indiana theatre, where h" had gona to make Investlga I tlon a* to why an entrance was unlocked It •• thought O’Reilly w»* I .hot by a "look out" member of u ' gang of yegaa- . Althmiah the ref'’ cracker succeedrd in tearing off the front plat" of the „fr door, they failed to force open ' the large Inner Iron door. They fled. I leaving three sultea.es mH "f "Ph* Ives, burglar tools and soap. in making their escape »o a waiting I I auto the bursters overlooked an ear-, ||rr opened door and broke the plate I gigs* on a large entrance. Paul Dresser Memorial Fund Passes SIO,OOO Ji Terre HutUeT’tmC April 2« - Stilt-, i scriptions forth" rs<U Dresser m-m Jortel fund have passed the lin.ooo > mark. I* *•• announced today by J-] II Bruce Bindley, chairman of the mem I ortal fund commiltec.

TAMMANY CHIEF DIES ON EVE OF CAMPAIGN £ .. . .

Charles F. Murphy, leader of the Democrats of New York City and h'.ate..passes away at his home. Friday, April 2F>. I NEW YORK —f'harles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, died Friday. April 25. of acute indigestion. Mr. Murphv appeared in excellent health Tlntrsdav night according to his secretary Daniel J. Rvan. He conferred with political associates at Tammany hall ate a hearty dinner, and retired at the usual early hour in his home at 305 East 17th street. Murphy succeed’d the late Richard Croker as chieftain of the country's most famous political organization. He was a native New Yorker, having I ' ■ n born ther- June 20. IS~>B-

MOOSELODGE HELD MEMORIAL Memory Os Twelve Deceased Members Honored At Services Sunday Beautiful and impressive memorial | services honoring the memory of I the twelve deceased members of the ! lodge, were held Sunday afternoon. In the high s< hoot auditorium by | ! Adams Lodge. No. 1311 of the Loyal order of Moose. The rltiilastic work was Impress- , jive and was in charge of 1- C. Helm ! Walter Wilkinson, dicator presided as chairman, and Harry Parr pest I dicator. was master of ceremonies. | I A wreath of flowers was arranged , lon a table around which were placed ■ twelve white roses, representing the t deceased members. The center »»« j a mass of green. As the names of i the twelve deceased members were (Ccvntlnued on page two) D.H.S. TYPISTS FAILED TO WIN Made Creditable Showing. However, In Contest At Fort Wayne Although falling to win the first prize, the six’pupils of Decatur high school entered in the district type wrltlnr. contest held nt Central high school. Fort Wavn". teat Sotttrday. made a verv creditable showing. Miss Jori'phlne Htlttles. of Decatur, placed fourth In the beginning typewriting ronteat. writing 41 word* per minute. Mildred Itelev. of Portland, won thia conl<'«t. writing «3 word* per minute Mary Macy of Docalur. finlahod fit teen h In the contest, snd Evangeline Spahr. nl«o of Dochtar. w»« sixteenth lin the standing, Huth van d*r Rmte ren. nf Berne high achool. finished thirteenth In lhe contest i' In the contest for sdvanced typewriting. Dorothy Aker, of Fort Wsyne i Central high, finished first, writing 167 word* per minute. The Dewur entrants. Mildred Butler. Mildred Flrev and Helen Begrd, finished etett«nih. thirteenth snd seventeenth, ro upectlvety. Ml** Butler wrote 43 ) words per minute; Miss Klxey wrote 42 words: and Mlm Board wrote 33 1 The v. lnnera will go to Muncie to take part In the state contest next month.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, April 28, 1924.

DID HE TELL A LIE? Bluffton. Ind.. April 28 'I just hung him.” This, a reply of a taxpayer to a question of the assessor as to whether he had a dog or not on which tax eonld be levied., Tlte space left for such a tax went blank. After the assessor left the taxpayer went io his cellar and cut down a sack which was tied to a rafter. A dog Jumped out of the sack. MisSSYMANTHA NICHOLS IS DEAD Former Decatur Lady Dies At Home In Lancaster. Ohio. Sunday Rymanths Nichol*. 76. sister of Fred Nlchote. of this city died at her | home In 1-ancuHler. Oh.o. at 8 o'clock Sunday morning. Mt** Nichols hud b< en in mmw health for several , month* and Mr. Nlehols was called to hl* sister’s tied side last Saturday morning Mis* Nlcholk «aa born in Lan j caster. Ohio, but spent several year* . of her life In IbMutur. ►’or the past several years, however, she had l"-en making her home with her i-outln*. Mr. and Mr* Ezra Shaffiw. in Lancaster Fr.-d I* the only «urvlvlns member of the Nichol'* family. Funeral service* will held in lutncaater. but th" bodv will he returned t” this city for burial. It H expected tn arrive In Decatur at i town Tuesday, over the Ert<- railtoad, and will l>e taken Immediately to the Maplewood cemetery. Infant R*lfz (’hid Died Saturday Niaht Walter Belts, ug” * month* and 15 dava. son of Mr. and Mrs William B«lts. died at hla homo in Unlnn township at 10 o’clock Raturday night. The child had been 111 with measlea and pneumonia developed, resulting In death There are three ' other children In the family. Funer al service* were held at th* Bleek* church in Union 1own«lilp. at 1:30 ! o'clock this afternoon - - Weather. , Generally fair 'nnlght and Tuea- , day. somewhat cooler tonight.

BIG TAX RATE BATTLE BEGUN BY SENATORS' t Leaders Unleash Their Forces Against Income And Surtax Rates e—— — „ • t BIG RANGE IN RATES . I Rates Asked By Different i Factions Range From 25 To 50 Per Cent (By Paul 11. Mallon) ’ (Urlted Presg Staff Correspondent) Washington.. April 2S —The big tax rate battle Is on. After weeks of maneuvering, senate leaders today unleashed their forces to fight out the incom" and | surtax rates which will be levied on the nation next year. I Chairman Reed Smoot of the ] finance committee forced the rate I fight when he asked that the Mellon proposal for a 25 per cent surtax be brought up for discussion. The Mellon proposal was put into the bill by the senate finance coni tnittee after democrat* decided,’ to postpone their opposition until the matter reached the floor. They did not wish to delay final disposition . of the tax bill by putting up a determined fight in committee lie- i cause |h"v were Confident there were chances of victory before, the senate. The democrats, plan Is for a 40 per cent surtax. Progressive want 50 ner cent, which is the present law The house adopted a ""t»4 per cent , compromise. Secretary Mj-lloti asks 25 per cent. < Indications as the fight go under way were that the democrats rates wpuld triumph. Smoot is determined to force a vote on every possible compromise. When the Jls per cent I surtax proposal is defeated, -as It is certain to be, Smoot will ask a vote on 30 per cent then 32*-4 per cent and perhaps even 35 per cent. o - ■■ ■—- Board Os Education To Meet On May 1 The county board of education will meet at the county superintendent’s i office on Mav I. Reports on the nnd a county attendant officer will he elected. T.P.A.HASIOO MEMBERS HERE ( Local Post Is Making Nice Growth; New Officers Elected Yesterday The T. P. A. now has an even one hundred members In the Decatur chapter, is going better than ever and now Is considered one th* best • un<| most substantial branches In the alate. . -I | At the annual meeting Sa'urday night new officers were elected and committee chairman named as fol-' Iowa: | H. ft Molta, president; C. A. Burdg. vlee-pre»ldent; J. 8, Peterson, secre- > tary: direc tors. .M Kirsch J N, Frlstoe. J. R Hortcm. E W Johnson. C ] R. Niblick and Charts* Rather; railroad committee, C. H Colter: pre* I. J. It. Heller; hotel. W. A. Klepper Icgtetetlve. H. M DeVosa; employ-] ment. T. J Durkin; roads, J. W Tyndall: membership. J R. Peterson; water way. A. R IMthoUMl chaplain J Rev. R. R. Elllker; banquet. C, H ] Colter. C. E. Peterson nnd R. H. HartI Ing; delegates tn state convention. J, i N. Frlstoc, E W. Johnson and Sim I Burk: delegate to national convention. J. R peteraon. | It was decided to give a banquet next fall or winter ami efforts will be made to Increase the membership dur ! Ing the year to 125.

French Flyer Decides To Encircle The Earth (United Press Service) Paris. April 28 —Lieut. Pelletier I D’Oisy. French airman, who set out , from Purls Thursday in a dash for distance flight honors, is believed , to have overtaken Major McLaren, : British flyer who left England last month. D’Oisy. whose attempted flight to Japan, may be extended ' into an around the world effort, was reported to have taken off from Basra, n frontier city of Asiatic Turkey near the Persian gulf for Karachi. SAMUEL FUHRMAN DIED YESTERDAY Depth Summons Prominent Root Townshin Resident Earlv Sunday Samuel Fuhrman, aee 62. a prominent resident of Root township, died* at 12:50 o’clock Sunday nioj-ning. Death was due to Ataxic Paraplegia, with which he had suffered for about a year and a half. Mr. Fuhrman was a son of Charles and Carolina Wellworth Fuhrman, and was born in Root township. Ad- | ams <4>unty, February 12. 1862. His ! entire life was spent near the scene lof his birth. Hh was united In marriage to Drusilla Dutcher. December 22. 1887. To this union were born 7 children. Mr. Fuhrman was a member of the Improved Order of Red Men and was a faithful member of the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal , church. Mr. Fuhrman Is survived by his ( wlfe and the following children: Milton J. Fuhrman, of Root township; Joseph D Fuhrman, of Kalamazoo, 1 Michigan: Mrs. Clarence Miller. Celina. Ohio: Esther. Maurice. Txiis and Nerval, all at home. There are four grandchildren, and the following brothers and sisters: John A., of Root township; Mrs, S. E Hlldnett. Van Wert. Ohio; Mrs. N. A Loeb and Mrs. F. A- Jackson. Fort Wayne; and Mrs. Clara Williams. Boston. Mass. Two brothers. Joseph aud Michael, and two sister*. Mrs. H. A. Rc-ppert and Mrs W. W. Foreman, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held Tues, day afternoon. 2 o'clock from the •ome and 2:3(1 o’clock from the Mt Pleasant church, the Rev. L. C Wls nor. officiating Burial In the Maple- ! wood cemetery, Decatur. • Eightv Apply For Absent Voters’ Ballots At noon today 80 applications for absent voter* ballots had been filed with Countv Clerk John E Nelson. | | Seven ballots have been received I through the mail and seventeen vot- ' era have voted at the clerk s office. I ' All uptdlcations must be taken out not Inter thun Saturday and all bal lota must be In the hand* of the countv clerk before the polls close Tuesday evening ' I. Marton Has Bobbed Hair Bandit: Many Robberies . Murton. Ind.. April 28 tSpedul t« |t*lly Democrat) — Police todgv] threw out a net for the capture of p bobbed hair bandit who la held re -nunalble for numirou* rubberise of homes on the north aide of the city. The woman has been seen »n several occasions and police have an accurate description of her. Shoe Manufacturer And St. Louis Publishtr Dies iUnited Press Service) I St l,onte .April 28 John C tin bcrat. organizer of the great st shoe manufacturing ininpany in th* world I close friend nf Woodrow Wilson, anil owner of the St. Ijoula Star. Is dead bere. He died wttddenly SunI! day of u stomach hemorrhage. He wgs 70 year* old.

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WEST VIRGINIA SCENE OF BIG MINE DISASTER Exnlosion Caused No Fire; Good Chance Os Men Being Rescued Alive CAUSE NOT KNOWN Blast Occurs Shortly After Men Enter Mine To Begin Their Day’s Work Bulletin Benwood. V;i„ April 2X Io Dailv Dcinwrnt) The first of the 11 I miners etih>mbe<l hv (in explosion at the Wheeler Steel eorpor.ifioii mine h<> r ,. were brought Io the surhv rescue workers early th ! « afternoon. Two miners both reported dond were pulled Io the lop and taken to a loral hospitid. p-o«» *’nr reopen vs • ) Benwood. \V. V;>.. April 2K /Sneclal *o Dfdlv Democrat) Rescue of 111 men entombed •w nn explosion at the Wheeling s toel organization mine here this morning started today with • nrrivid of mine cars from Pi'tsb"ri<li and C.litrksbnrg. 'fcdnc'l workers, with their 1 ncctiHnr looking aunarahis. <le- ■ *~"nded into the mine at once, aided bv scores of miners recr”i|cd from surrounding pits. Thu explosion caused no fir-'. ■ officials nf the mine announced, which increased the chances of the entombed men being brought out 1 alive. The usual scenes attended the re1 *cue work. Hundreds gathered around the mine mouth, many of them women and children. Ga* Explode* l’ Benwood, W Va.. April 28 -One * hundred and fourteen men were tombed in the Benwood mine of the ] Wheeling Steel <or|>oratlon rt 7:3’* , a. nt. today, it was announced. A gas explosion, the exact nature of which had not yet l>een determin- , cd. occurred thirty minute* after , the men had gone to work. I Worker* from all snrrounding i mine* were brought to the Benwood in automobll<> and made prepar.t- • tfons to go into the mine • Arrival of the mine re*cs» cure from Pittsburgh was neces-ary. how ever, before reacue work could he • started. Officials of the Itenwood mine hnd Ino detail*. One hundred nnd twenty 'five men were known to have gone I Into the mine at 7 a th. Eleven of thege were la-lleved to ■ have etuaped the explo-lon. but | official* said thev could tell hut little i The miners who escaped donned I ga« mask* and led the searching parties hack Into th" mine mouth LEGION TO HOLO ! BANQUET TONIGHT Dr. Harry ,lon«*R, Os Berne, To Sneak: Candidates To Be Initiated • Adam* Post. No <3. of the Amerl can Legion will give a bgnquet and held lultlatlon at their cluh room* on North Recondd street, beginning nt 7 30 o'clock this evening Dr Itarry t). Jones. o( Rerne. who -served ns a Uopthln In th" world oar. I will deliver .the principal address nf , the evening i»r Jone* I* a capable speaker and with hl* patriotic words I can bring an audience to Its feet i Thejnontb of April Is known as the , I anniversary month of the World War I nnd American Legion Posts through nut the country are observing If with ( KUltable program*. It was seven ' vests agn on April 6th that war was declared between the United States (Continued on page two)