Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 103, Decatur, Adams County, 29 April 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 103.

M'CRAY RESIGNS POST AS GOVERNOR

WEST VIRGINIA MINE GIVING UP ITS DEAD

NO HOPE HELD FOR RECOVERY OF ANY ALIVE Scores Os Bodies Removed From Mine Where 111 Were Trapped .MANY SPECTATORS Entire Population Os Little Mining Town Huddled On Hillside BULLETIN Benwood, W. Va., April 29.—, No hope was held out today for rescue alive of the 114 miners entomlied in the Benwood mill mine'of the Wheeling Steel corporation 24 hours ago by a terrible gas explosion that tondown mine supports, letting loose tons of earth on the trapped men.' Officials nf the mine admitted that it would lie a miracle should anv miner be rescued alive. .While the rescue squads work-, rd untiringly the entire population nf 8enw00d—4.773 m<‘n women and children huddled oq a muddy hillside outside the Benwood mine gate, hoping arainst hone as the hours passed by that their loved ones might escape death. Forty bodies had licen removed front the mine at 9:30 am. Isaac M. Scott, president of the Whi-ellnu Steel corporation, today issumt a statement saying that lit m< n had (Uttered the mint- on Monday mom inn This wan the first time the etart number of men caught in the dei'ter was made known. ’The explosion unquestionably raise front gas." Scott said. -We have ■0 Idea how the gas developed whl< h caused the explosion." Clasped arm In arm. the bodies of Roscoe and Michael Capabianco were fmtnd near the Brown** Run air shaft today. The two brothers had eseaperl the roof falls and fire that followed the Mast only to he overcome by fire ttinip within a few hundred yard* of, ft»«h air. Fourteen additional bodies were brought to the foot of the main on tranr e slope of the mine by rescue •ffitads at lo a m. — 1 ■"! „ Srlentlata now hold that bttll are . antagonized by the color red. FORMER LOCAL YOUTH IS DEAD Andre Marx Dies In ChienKo Last Friday; Lived Here Few Years Ago Mrs. n. W. Beery la In receipt of a letter from Mlns Emma Marx. of Chi- *'•**’■ giving the sad news of the •l"»th of her brother. Andre, The Ma la ahort and simply says that b"r brother passed away last Friday **i<l dues not state the cause. lb" Marx family lived here some •tmaihs a few years ago. the father •otnitig here from Belgium and en(s«ed in the purchase of horses for b's government. Andre was about •wenty years old and a bright and I"'able young man He had compM•“l the high school course and was In r»llege In Chicago, At present the settlor Mr. Marx is In charge of the ■"••rnaUonal Import and Export llnrse company with headquarters « Chicago.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Two Automobiles Crash Head-on Near Preble Automobiles driven by Howard Mills, of Tost in, and a son of Dr. I Grandstaff, of Preble, eollidmi two ' miles east of Preble about 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening. A woman companion of Mills was slightly cut and bruised about the face but the two drivers escaped injury. The two machines met head-on nnd Mills complained that young Grandstaff was to blame for the accident. The radiators on both machines were demolished and the fronts of the ears otherwise badly damaged. BERNE SHOWS SMALL GROWTH 11924 Census Gives Town Population Os 1,657; Increase Os 120 I Berne. April 29.—Herne is slowly I growitf- in population, according to the 1924 census which has just been completed by Miss Emma Schug. Since 1920 when the last census was I taken, the population of Berge has. in . LrMsed 120. according tn'the ftthire* submitted by Miss Schug this morning. The result of the census, which was taken during the last two weeks. | allows that at present, then* are 1 .<571 perrons living in Berne compared! with 1.537 in 1920. While the popu lation shows an Increase, the number of children between the ages of fi and 21 years, shows a decrease of 5. ar-1 cording to the figures of the enumeration which was taken by Miss Schug j simultaneously with the- census. The enumeration shows that there, are 390 < hildren living in Berne, be-< tween the ages of 6 and 21 compared I with 481 in 1920. The males in the| last four year* took au increase of i only 4, then* being at present 195 boys | I compared with 191 in 1030. The girls took a decrease of 9. The enuinera Hon shows that at present there are (Continued on page three! COUNTYW.C.T.U. TO HOLD MEETING ! County Institute Will Be Held At Berne Reformed Church Thursday ' (in Thursday afternoon. May I. the County W c. T. I*. Institute will be he bl st the Reformed church In Berge | The Institute will convene at two sessions and every lady In the county is urged to b«* present. Th* meeting I will be a good one and an excellent i program for the morning and after 'noon sessions has been arranged. The 'meeting will be conducted under ths i auspices of the Berne ladles of the ;W, C. T. If. II The following I* the program for - the day: Morning Session ’ I Fnng *1 Devottimals—Mrs. Knlp**. Geneva . Minutes of meeting to be rend »t>'l tie* business ' Talk—Home Flaw* f,,r '*»*•**■• Mr * '| John Nibiidt. twntnr. ’ i Discussion ! Closing song. Afternoon Sess’on ' | Prtyer and pn”*- «**•• Duet—Mrs. Runyon nnd Mra. Bell. , of Deeatitr. . , Telle—fat* Enforcement. Mrs. J* I Broughton. Berne, , Discussion. Hong.

DEMAND ACTION ON INCOME TAX RATES IN BILL Republicans Push Fight; To Offer Compromise On Surtax Rate DEMOCRATS DELAY Unwilling To Take Up Rate Because Tax Scheme Is Incomplete (By Paul R. Mallon) (I’nitcd Press Staff Correspondent! Washington. April 29 —A call for action on the Income tax rates of the Mellon hill was again sounded by republicans in the senate today. Chairman Reel Smoot, republican chief of the finance committee. Announced he would call up rate provisions of the bill every day until | democrats get ready for the fight I certain to ensue. The republicans now arc ready to compromise nt a 35 per cent maximum surtax rate, bitt they will stick | to the finish by their normal income ; rates, three per cent on Income of less than 14,000 nnd 6 per cent over that amount. The democrats want two per cent on income of lyss than $4,000 nnd 4 Ixt cent over. But the democrats are unwilling to take up rates because they have • \ been tinable to perfect their graduat- ‘ ied corporations tax scple. They want ly. kuty us rdt. oCuArßUtg* of corporations Just like Individuals. It *ako! some time to work out the scheme and democratic leader claim I they are not getting the right kind of J cooperation from the treasury de-Jp-irtment experts. They may I* I ready today or tomorrow. ■ Markle Finally Lands Branch Glove Factory Markle's branch glove factory lie i enme a - reality Friday evening, when I I the Commercial club signed a iontract with the D. A- D. Glove MantiI j facturing Comnany. of l.ixonler, which •I call* for a branch factory tn be ! started at Markle within the next six i j weeks. The factory will be in the old > opera house building and will employ between 33 and 40 persons. By the terms of the con trait, the D. & D. company will be given two years free rent of the building and a bonus of SI,OOO to cover the expense of moving and Installing the machinery The money has already lieen pledged and will he paid as re- | qulred. Raids are fashionable not only In wool and In silk, bu tin voile, organdie utul even chiffon.

Industrial Association Backs Clean-up Week As A Step In Advancement And Beautification Os “Old Home Town’’ President of usMtciullon urge* co-operation with city in denning up drive next week; Painting urged aa mean* of beautifying premixes nnd enhnneing vnlue of propertv; Shrubbery nnd flowera aid greatly in appenrnnt-r.

Decatur is attempting to ninkr a few strldrti this year. Every pub Ik* spirit**! citlxen. everyoa* who loves Un* "old hottie town." and Is willing to do his ‘Mt" or even go out of the way to help do on» thing which means for the advancement or beautlflcatlon of our fair littb* city, wants, first of all. a CLEAN. wku. k»:ft healthy look ING and ATTRACTIVE CITY. To do thia we most have clean alley*, void of tin cann. bottles and other unsightly rubbish Well kept and attractive lawns add to th* beauty of any city. Thr city council has fixed the week of May 6th to May 12th aa CLEAN UP WEEK IN DECATUR Now la the lime tn i«t reai.'y for the Clang* up. fter »n»t vwir >ard la cleaned, pick up K’r old tin ■•ana and miler rubbish from the alleys and place It in a pile or in box«»s or barrels so

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, April 29, 1924.

Last Official Act Indianapolis, Ind., April 29 — I (Special to Daily Democrat) —As : bls last official act before going to ' Jail. Governor Warren T. McCray last night Issued a full pardon to Fred Wilson, a youth serving a | life sentence for the murder of his father. Wilson had been out on temporary pardon for some time. "I want to give him a chance to make good.” McCray said as ho signed the pardon fn the United States marshal's office. The pardon may he his last official act as governor of the state, - -- — ' e-~ • Bulletin Between 600 and 700 telephones in the city will be out of commission for two or three days as the result of a fire which hunted a cableman's work tent and burned into a large cable on a pole at the corner of Monroe and Third streets al 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. Harold Alhright, cableman, was working in the tent at the top of the pole, splicing the cable, which is nart of the work connected with the installation of the new telephone system. He was using a blow torch in wiping the joints with lead and had iust set his torch down beside him. Suddenly he noticed his tent on fire and attempted to extinguish the blaze, but when he saw this was impossible he crawled out of Ihe tent onto a large cable and arross* to tho next pole ea«t. in front of the telephone office. He was badly burned about his wrists. Fire extinguishers were taken from the •elephone office and the city firemen were called to nut out the blaze. Herman Ehinger. manager of the Citizens' Telephone company, stated this afternoon. that extra cable men had been telegranhed for and everv effort would he made to get the damage renaired as soon n« possible. All telephones west of Third street will he out for two or three (lavs. Telephones ~ in the business district will not i he affected by the fire. Mr. , Ehinger said. CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE ’’ Wheat: Muy 0103*; July lino'x: Sept. $1.0c%. Corn: Muy 77%c; * July 77%e; Sept. 78c. Out*: May. * 4«% c; July 44 '«<•• Sept. 40c. V Weather i Rain tonight ami Wedneuday; . colder Wednewday and In northwest (portion tonight; strong shitting wind.

ihe city workmen can pick it tip "nd carry It away with the (tucks. If you do It. your neighbor will do It. I'lant a few flowart, some shrubbery or s few tree* around your home A little paint on your home will add to Ita appearance, will rn hence Ita value and will prompt your neighbor to fall in line Then we'll be "all fixed up". Give the front of yonr store a coat of i»lnt. The ■ xample get last year by the btt"l ness men In thr up-towi, district was one ot the best ever set here Brscticsllr ninety p«r cent, nt the bttslnesa Itotffies were painted and ''dolled” up. The telephone and electric, light pole* within the bordertt nf the rail road* are void of poster*, bills etc. Help keep them that way. If you are someone lacking up bills and other unsightly advertising, do your > part In seeing that they are tamoved

ROYS WEEK TO , DE OBSERVED ' IN THIS CITY | Rotary Club Backing Plans For Program For Grade School Boys MEETING NEXT FRIDAY Boys To Meet In Library , Friday And Make Plans ■ For The Big Day i A Boys Weeks program will be held in this city and every school > hoy in the fifth, sixth amt seventh 1 , grades in the public. Catholic and * ( Lutheran schools are Invited and urged to participate. I • ’ A meeting or ‘'convention” will be held Friday afternoon at 3:30 ’ o’clock in the lower room of the DeI cntiir Library building, at which I time the program will be outlined to them. ' ,1 S|H»nsored by International RoI tary. boys week is being observed | throughout the United States this r | week and where possible a seven- 1 , !day program is being observed. In ilmaay places the program is being [' combined and carried out in one , f day. The different observance of I, Boys week are. •'Boys' day in I churciies." 'ltoyii' day in school.” I "Boys' day in Industry and cltixen I ship.” ‘Boys' day in entertainment D and athletics.'' “Boys' day in Ixiyahy f to country, state and home." “Roys’ ‘ 'dav at home." and Boys’ day out of I door." • ■ The* Boys’ work committee' of the* p local Rotary Club is arranging the dek tails for the observance of one clay in • the big p-cigrnm and nt the meeting • Friday afternoon the* clay for the general observance will he* set. I'v *rv r«*d-bloocbsl voting Imv w-ho I I fa attending school nnd is In tn<* jj fifth, six h or seventh grades in hl< , school will want to participate in I the full, and It will be a test of lead* r ership and ability to do thing g Rev. Otto Peters, p’lnclput of the g St. Joseph Catholic school. Rev. A. W. Hinx, of the Lutheran school; Mr. M. F. Worthman. superintendent of the city schools; Guy Brown, principal of the Central, and other school principals In the city are ccs : operating and urge the pupils to at* I tend the meeting Friday and help '• carry out the program. — .... — Vincennes —After serving five days | of a thirty day Jail sentence Joe Bed | ford, changed his mind, took an appeal to circuit court uncl was re- ; leased on liond. "It's worth the t money” he told a friends as the latter l.lslgncsl the Imnd.

The first step toward river bank beautiftcutloa In thrstur will '* started this week The weeds are going to tie rut and the «tret< h nf ground from the Smith bridge, south to the residence district JOscond street will be cleaned up As a suggestion of further carrying out this program, hare yonr club nr society, plant a few bowers or noma shrubbery there and within a few years tWatur will have nn attractive ftront door". MotM day the old mill lie removed and then wall build a gstewsy Now all together. Lot's observe riesn up week. tx»Us paint, clean and powder up a Httla and work to gether In trying to advance the t»o*t little city In Hooulerdom. Mi's make It sweet and clean Decatur Industrial Association Avon llurh. President.

QUITS TODAY AFTER CONVICTION BY JURY

Fight Against Obscene r Literature Is Broadened [ (United Press Service! Incliatyipolis. April 29 The In- i diana Parent Teacher’s association today called on the National Parent Teacher's association to aid In the fight against sale of obsc<*ne magazines. Charges that questionable rnugalines "bootlegged” into the state I since the order of Attorney General Lesh banning their sale w**re macle by E. E. Campfield. member of the committee leading the crusade against vicious literature. OHIO VOTERS " GO TO POLLS ( ( Cox And Coolidge Picked ' To Win Presidential Preference Primary fl’niti’*! Pre*»*i Staff <*(»rr»*wf»on(l«*nt) Columbus. Ohio. April 29 (Spodal to Dally Democrat!—A light vote ! was forecast in Ohio - * primary today when voters go to the polls to Indi- i ewite their preference of republican and democratic nominee* for pre-d- ; dent. Interest In the primary centered on the contest between former Governor James M. Cox and former Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo. on the democratic ballot with Cox. a native son. having the edge. President Coolidge wns picked to win over his opponent. Hiram John son. California senator, by handsome* mnloriHes in all principal counties of the state where* campaign* have been waged. Asid<* from the presidential candidates there was Interest fn the fate of Harry M Daugherty ousted attor ney general, and a Coolidge delegate. Daugherty was bitterly fought all during the campaign by Johnson supporters. by Slate Senator George Bender. The democratic leaders supporting (Continued on page two! REV.LOOSE GOES TO CONFERENCE Evangelical Minister Is Expected To Be Returned | To Local Charge The Rev. H W. Loom, pastor of the First Evangelical church, left yester* ( day for Indianapolis, where he will atlend the annual session of the Indi ana Evangelical Conference which will convene In that city on Wednes clay afternoon at 2 oclock. The roti former will continue In session 1 throughout the remainder of the work and next Sunclsv, Hl.hop Dunlap a newly elected bl«h ; op. will preside nt the conformer In (hr conference are included all the Evangelical churches in Indiana, a few small district* In Ohio, two churches nt louisvllle. Ky.. an»l n number of rhunhes In Illinois Rev latone has completed his first year ns pastor of the local church Hr I c*amr here a year ago from Fort | Wayne, sue c ording thr Rev. L C, i * Haney, who entered school at Nepervllie after leaving here. Last Hun day evening during the church aerv--1 Ice (he congregation gave a standing vote of confidence in Rev. tewme and thereby expressed a desire for hl* return to the Icaal pastorate. Il I* be 1 tteved that ho will be returned here by the conference. Rev ha* had fine success during hit pant orate . here and has made a host of friend*.

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BRANCH BECOMES GOVERNOR AT 10 A. M. WEDNESDAY Lieut. Governor Scheduled To Take Oath Os Office Tomorrow BRANCH IS NOTIFIED McCray Will Receive Sentence In Federal Court Wednesday A. M. il'n'ted Pupmii Staff Curr«»«pnndrnO Indianapolis. April 29—(Special to Dailv Democrat)—Borne down bv the stitrma of his conviction in federal court. Warren T. McCray today relinquished the reiens of governor of the sta’e of Indiana. As the last act of his brief visit to the state house MeCrav formally signed his resignation. The resignation is to take effect at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at which time he will appear before Judge Anderson in federal court to he sentenced for fradulvnt use of the mails. The resignation was written in pencil and was directed to “the Honorable Ed. Jackson. Semetarv of State.” It read: “I hereby resign the office of wovernor of the state of Indiana to tnke effect at 10 n m. Wedoecdav. April 30. Warren T. John W. Moorman, close personal friend of the governor gave the resit: ra’lon to newspaper men at 1:20. The governor walked slowlv from hl* office after tendering hl* re*«lg 0 nation and entered an auto to be driven to the gubernatorial mansion on Fall Cre»-k houlevard for h<« last visit with hi* familyHe t»H» to reiurn to the jail at 4 o'clock to await hl* sentence tomorrow morning. United State* Marshal Meredith will leave with McCray for the federal prison ut Atlanta. Ga.. Immediately after sentence Is Impoaed. according to plan* of the federal authorltle*. A telegram notifying Lieut Gov. Branch of McCray's action signed by 1 Secretary nt State Jackson was sent ' tn the home nt Branch In Martir** .Ville I The telegram read: (Conilnnetl on pne- twni DIXESMUSTBE PAID BY MONDAY Monday Is Last Day For Filing Mortgage Exemption. Also Next Monday. May Sth. I* the last day nn which the spring Installmmt Os taxes inn be paid without the ten ' t«*r cent penally being add>*L and also the last day for property owners tn file mortgage exemption* on their real estate, i The rush at the rvtuntv treasur-r's office hs» not started yet, Mie* Goldie Gay. deputy treausrer. stated this morning. Katurdav was a bnsv ' d«v and the total collections dur- ' Ing the Uat week were fair. It was *1 stated The spring installment totaled approximately S4SH s<hi The total nf the 19J3 taxes to be collect rd this year, including the de >■ (Continued oa i’agu aU)