Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 27 May 1924 — Page 1

/olume XXII- Number 127.

SCORE ARE KILLED BY STORMS IN SOUTH

JOINT PROBE OFTRACTION WRECK ENOS Investigation Into Roanoke Disaster Closes At Noon Today OFFICIALS TESTIFY [Traction Officials Quized; No Statement In Regard To Finding i i'nlted Pres* fl-rvl-e) _ I Fort Wayne. Ind.. May 27 ■Sijeeial to" Daily Democrat) point probe by the interstate Liininerce commission and the Indiana publie service cnintniskinn into the Roanoke wreck in Lliich five (HTSons lost their lives on May 19 was dosed at Loon today. [ Testimony taken by the commission in a hearing at the thainlM-r of commerce today Llded little Io that scented yesterday in a hearing al Huntinglon.* I Robert N. Feustel. president of ■he Indiana service corporation, on bhoM- lines the accident occurred, hide a statement just before the lion.- of the hearing declaring the bompany did not advise Conductor kushwa of the cast bound car not to Ivitify. Conductor Gusbwa refused to lestify at the Monday afternoon beartog at Huntington. H. V. Norfonl. superintendent of Biintvnance of way for the coax pan y iMtiflcd this morning that the Anrve M» rbl<h the accident wntwl *a* lei-". feet long with a 24h foot la-.-Ui*’*' »n eac h side and a four per cent tilt. Kerford tent fled the track from Fort IKayne to latfayette would permit a ipeed of 60 miles an hour except for urn curve which is no. the curve on »hi*h the accident occuied. C C. Ix-ntx. train master, awl »rs- Monday, was recalled. He said It would huve been Impossiblo for lh- east liound extra to reach the Roanoke switch from Mahan ahead M the scheduled time of the flyer. Samuel Artman of the Indiana pub Ik service comm'Mion. W. J. Put ierson of Washington anil W. I). An (-'"•n of Elkhart, representing the latrr»t.ite commerce commission. rc h»ed to make any statement in -con rheilng the hearing. ■ — Missea Florence Holthouse and Patsy Frdleukamp went to Fort Wayne today to visit relative*. HEAR SON-IN-LAW OVER RADIO SET Dr. And Mrs. W. E. Smith “Listen In” On Program Last Night Dr and Mrs. W. E. Smith had th*pleasure last night of hearing their “mln law. Mr. Donato Santini give a Spanish program from ’he radio broadcasting station, KDKA. In Pl"’ '••nth Having learned that Mr San tial was to give the program la»t ■'<bL Mr. and Mrs Smith -pent th. •»ening with Mr. and Mra, C. H. Col **r sad heard the program over Mr Colter’s receiving get Mr Santini was married to Dr and Smith’s daughter. Genevieve •bout two years ago. while both wer» ‘'Meats in Ohio State University Mr K *®Hnl was graduated from the’uni *«rs|ty la ths electrical engineering ''apartment, a year ago and at present '• employed by the Weatlnghou** Electric Company In Pittsburgh. Ml* home was In Buenos Aires. South America, before coming to thia coun *® atudy. He gives program* It s Panish regularlly from the Pitts station and his father in Soutt American •'listens In.” Mr. Sant in has made good since coming tn Nnrtj America when ha started from home total financial reemir-« wer« like UOO in United States

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Interurban Strikes Auto Killing Two Occupants •' nlted Press Service) r fankiln, Ind., May 27— (Special to Daily Democrat)--Two Indianapolis I in. n were k lied and lin o were in- ) juird. one probably fatally, when an interurban car on the interstate lines clashed Into an auto here early today. * ('teener Wilson, 33. and James (air. 42, were dead when removed' from the wrecked auto. .Martin Mu'horn, 34. was probably fatally injured. Thomas Cahill and Albert Russell, other occupants of the car. escaped with lesser injuries. ! A bottle containing Pquor wis i found near the scene of the t rash, according to Sheriff Perry. A coroner's investigat on was started to determine the cause of the accident. ALLEGEDAUTO i THIEF ARRESTED I I - Sheriff Baker Apprehends Youth Who “.lumped” Bond At Ft. Wayne Wylie Shtsser. alleged auto thief, was arrested yesterday afternoon by j Sheriff John (taker and held at the l.|C<nmty jail until Sheriff Itobilya. of '' Allen county, arrived to return the f prisoner to Fort Wayne. Slosser was r arrested on a bench warrant issued 9 by Judge Sol Wood, of Fort Wavne. 9 when Slusseh "jumped" his bond fail’rd to appear for trial. He was originally arrested in April. ItSS, for the ' theft of an automobile belonging to ' James Fry. residing went of FMrt Wayne. I fllusser 'Was at work on one of ih<‘ Reppert farms east of the city when apprehended by She riff Baker yesterday. He had been working there only r a short time. | Ralph Mallo is charred jointly with Slusser with the theft of the car. I Mallo was *-nt-uccd for the offense | I several moths ago and escaped from r the Refoimatory at Pendleton on 1 April 29 He was taken into custody ,1 at l*aulding. O. Sumiay and brought back to Ft Wayne by Sheriff Itobilya h Mallo will l»e recommitted to the ret. forqiatory and Slnsaer wll be bnytght i. to trial aoon. Doth are young men. Minnesota Democrats Pirk County Delegates I — St. ••as!. May 27—1 Special to Dally ,1 Democrat I—Delegates to the Minn** t'sota democratic state convention, to he held here Saturday. were being •elected today In county conventions throughout the state. The stale convention will be asked to endorse a state ticket for the primaries June I*, settle on a state plat form and pick delegates to the na [.lienal convention of the party In | I New York. Pass Bill To Rabe i Postal Employes Wages (United Pro*" flervlr. ) Washington. Mar J?- The Edge bill increasing salaries of M».OM I-”"-' r service employes passe* l today a by the senate by a of 73 tn 1. o It now g<>«s to house i? Estimated as to the coat of the In p'erease range from »<w mt*'.'™ to |tt. d ooo.ihi Cierit* "•»*' carriers salaries e will Iw- raised »3« a y»«r |.| -fl- - r Bhhop Brown Goe« On Trial For Hereny Today d ik'9* • e orvetond. o. May 37 r Dallr Demorratl If Hfh«m William I- Montgomery Drown, of tlaimn. Ohiog i, found guilty of heresy, by the mit banal "f '•»«• rro’-'-“* ***2s e ch.nh here, h* *•»! aw*' I. sclentlstsofthe »* W h h, * h X h' Itishof. Rrown. charged With heresy 1- fnr alleged h.retir uiierancea In his . L ,» ■«* '••’"““J” — l 7 J l -hl I. a* and that several had accept'd I

/MEMORIAL DAY : TO BE OBSERVED FRIDAY MORNING j Veterans And Auxiliary Organizations To Go To Cemeteries TO DECORATE GRAVES I No Afternoon Service Will Be Held This Year; Drum Corps To Play The Memorial Day program will be held Friday morning with members of the G. A. R.. American legion. W.I R- (’., and the Spanish-American war veterans in charge. Twenty-five or more antomobfle owners have volunteered the use of their cars to carry the veterons to' the Protestant and Catholic cemeter-i I ies where services will be held. Flags and flowers will be placed on the graves of the dead heroes and an appropriate program held at both ceme-i terles. Rev. B. N. Covert, paastor of the! Prisbyterian church will deliver the' main address at the Protestant ceme-i tery. C F. Herber. commander of the' local Legion Poet stated today. The cenotaph ceremonies will also he held i at the cemeteries and instead of marching to the Monroe street river bridge -shore it has been customary to strew the flowers on the waters in memory of the fallen heroes, the flowers will lie placed In the lake at the cemetor’es. Music will be fur-J niah<sl by Dr. Nen.una'a drum corps The u 4 itoe jware. loaelitor i with the W. R. C. women and iuem-| h< rs of th-- American Legion auxiliary ' will leave the Legion hail at nine (ContlniKsl on Page Five I FRANCE MAY DET NEW 'DEATH RAY' British Inventor Angered Bv Own Government’s Low Offer t United Press Service) 1 Ixmdon. May 27—France appears likely to get the death ray Invented by Grindell Matthewa. a Britisher. Angered bv his own government’s , low offer, allegedly dlabotlt al invention which may revolutioni»e warfare Mathews (lacked hie bags In a huff and announced he was taking an air plane to Paris al noon tn do business with the French government ” Some skepticism on the part of the British air ministry appeured to have added to the inventor's Indignation. After a two hour demonstration yes- , terilay. held In secret lu-hlnd barred and guarded doors at Mathews’ laboratory, officials of the ministry ' report to the government on the merits of the death ray. Th- government communicated with Mathews, proposing ’’another aimple but more conetaalve teat." Th- Inventor said today that the I British government had offered him | onlv I.MO pounda for the ray ami had ( mode this offer conditfonal upon ( further sitrceaaful taels L Mathews said he waa sorrv his nan I eonniry wag not to get the d-ath roy, | ( [ which he claims can kill men at , great distance, bring down airplanes ( and pm warships out of commlaatofl. ( Meanwhile II develop* that th- | air ministry has been experimenting ' with a death ray all Its own. on which ( progress has been made. Amvean »tudyt«« Inventions Paris. May 27-An American navy j technician was h-re today, studying developments In the matter of the ( diabolical nr d-nth ray invented by , i Grindel Mathews, an Englishman. ( Japan, tub HotA’h;, , Amerraa cnuntrle* also have agoata here who are keenly interested In the invention, which It Io rlolmed. tun kilt human at a distance or eight miles, put machio-rr on’ «f <•«" mlaslnn and bring down airplanes In i flames, as well as • xplndlng distant i imunliina dumps. 1

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, May 27, 1921.

ANOTHER SAMSON Berlin. May 27. —A < hlld of 4 years of uge, who has the strength of a fulf grown man. a deep bass voice, and a full grown beard is reported as the latest world wonder in dispatches from Moscow. The child was born at Vladivostok. and was quite normal at birth, and the parents are also perfectly normal. After the first year, how ever, the chihl began to grow with startling speed, and is now four feet tall. He has been brought to Moscow for examination by medical authorities, who are planning an operaI tion to cure the abnormality. SCHOOLBOOKS MUCH HIGHER School Children To Pay From 30 To 50 Per Cent Increase Indianapolis. May 27—fSpeclal to : Dally Democrat)—Mere than half a , million Indiana public school ch'ldren j will pay from 30 to 50 per c-nt jnor<I for school hooks In the next five years than during the oust five year period. | according to prices of leading, writ- > ing and arithmetic text hooka adopted by the state hoard of education. The \V. 8 Benton company. Austin. Texas. w'H furnish the writing books. Th- readers will be sUppb'-d by the John 9. Winston comnany. New York, the Bobbs-Merrill company, Indian ipolis. and the Mai Millan company, i Now York. ! The Rand-McNa’ly compnnv. Chij < ago. will furnish the arithmetics. o »_ — Hearst Buys Tagart Herd Indianapolis. May 27—Thomas Tag- : part, owner of the French l.i-k Springs hotel nt French Lit k. Ind . has sold his entire herd of blooded Hcrefctd cattle to William Randolph Hearst, publisher nnd stock raiser, it ,was announced Sarurday by Mr. Tag gart. The consideration In the sale was not mad- known. Th- sale was made by Mr. Taggart because of Ills ilesire to enlarge his dairy herd to i tare for the increased demand for dairy products forth- hotel. Albert Erhart, French Township Farmer. Dies Albert Erhart. well known farmer of French township, died at his home at 11:30 o’clock Monday morning Mr Erhart hud been suffering for nt-arlv four years, but had b-en bedfast only during the lust ten days. Death was due to poisoning, but the exact na ture of hl* sickness is not known Mr. Erhart was a son of Dav’d and Anna Stalter Krliart. natives of Hwltierland. but he was born In Adame county. Bobbery (’lew Fails To I /•ad To Those Guilty Bluffton. May 2" Sheriff Noah Frauhlger returned lust night from Akron. Indiana, after Investigating a dew In the Tocsin and Mealey rob Iteries. which occnred Sunday night The Akron .Motor company, < tainted that they had n ntimlM-r of cars on hands and that several license plalaa bearing the number said to have been s—n on a car In Tncaln Sunday night, were lost The proprlet-* sos the garage staled that they knew a woman who purchased a Ford sedan from litem, but that sb- had her own licenee num)»-r on It and not one be longing to the garage It is the supposition that a bootlegger from Akron had the license number seen The Information waa turned over to the postal attlhoriilea by Sheriff Era ) hbter The elevator al l*on«to waa roble-d last night. Ten buahela of clover seed wof< taken. A store al IMMio waa rnblo-d on Sunday night, also. Weather Showers tonight Somewhat cooler in northwest portion. Wednesday generally fair except poaslbly unsettled in extreme south portkin

EARLY ACTION i ON TAX BILL IS INDICATED . I All Parties At Caoitol Expect President To Sinn New Measure I MELLON IS QUIET Secretary Os Treasury Says He Will Not Recommend Veto <fn|t e ,| -1-rv'--) Wnshington. May 27 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —Early action by Pres'dent Coolidge on the new tax bill was indicated by those close to him today. AB i»artl<‘H at the capitol expect thpresident to sign it. Th- convincing way In which th- measure was endorsed in both houses and senate.! coupled with a statement from Secretary Melton’s office that he would not recommend a veto, caused leaders to believe Mr. Coolidge would not fail to accept It. Te tre-.sury department, to which the president referred the measure last night for a report on its effect on . the national revenues, will deliver Its ( statement to him late today or tomor- , row. H<- has until midnight. June 7. to act. If congress adjourns before : that hour and the bill Is not acted , upon, it d'es bv a “pocket vote." If It is still in session, then the unenacted bill would become a law. -•-— CHICAGO CRAIN CLOSE Wheat: May 11W5K- Ju’v »1.b7%: Root. 91.09',, Corn: Mav 7S'»c: July 77\c: Sept. 77b»c. Oats: May 46%c: July 44*4c: Sept 4«H<-. NORRIS PUN GAINS FAVOR Government Ownership Plan For Muscle Shoals Favorably Reported I United Pr-»» Service) Washington. Mav 27 The senate agriculture committee today favor I ably reported the Norris government | ownership plan tor th- operation of the gigantic Mil»<le Shoals nitrate 1 and power projects. A motion to report the Font offer 1 favorahlv waa defeated. II to 5 two voting present. No action was taken concerlnng the other (tending offers. The Norris plan was reported by the committee but failed of action. Advocates of Henry Ford’s and other private nff-rs are forced by the committee’s det l«lou to carry the fight or their accpiante to the floor of th- senate, where Ford's bid and possibly others will be offered ** subalttute for the Norris plan, when the disposition of the project <»mea to a vote. The vote to report the Nnrri* plan wan 11 to * No move waa made in th- roni mltt-e to report the Ford offer with nut reromendation _o Girl. Thought KidnaiHirri. Only Seeking Romiincc i tUnited Pre** Service) Chicago May 27 Her ■•adventure In romance" ended. H-rtrud- Harker. 17 year old Yakima Wash . girl. wn« back at the horn- nt her aunt here todav and ready to return to school Th.- girt, who was living here with her aunt and attending Hw St Xavl-r’a school, disappear.-- last week. Police started a sear.h, believing she had been kidnapped I Gertrud- was found last night. ' however, living in the apartm-nt of t Bert N Jefforey. ridtag master. Hhe nought the , companionship nt I Jafferev. she explained, be. au«e. »h" ■ was "tired of that sttiffv -Id school room and wanted «n adventure In ro I mance "• I ”We plann-d to he married, nt I rnttrse.’’ aba said, "and will yet If < mr aunt will let na.** I

I Mary Green Wins Honor In School In Detroit Th- many friends of little Mary I Green, daughter of the late (Hto Green, who Is living in Detroit with ••r mother, will be glad to learn of i the success she is having in her school work and in school activities. Miss Green I* a pupil at th- Holy Angel school In Detroit and at the May festival, she was chosen as the "Que-n of Mav" In the festivities held I on May dav. The p-ogram giver at- , traded much attention and was attended hy hundreils of people and the honor b-stowed Miss Green was a worthy one Miss Green is also one of the star basketball players on the girl’s team and took a leading part in school activities. Her picture was recently published in th- Detroit paper. WAITER HELD FOR MURDER — Suspect Answers Description Os Shver Os Robert Franks rt’. P. “ituff t’orresno-cl-o** Chicago May 27.—Adolph Pon-Pr 27. a waiter, answering the general description of the Georg- Johnson sought for the murder of Robert ■ Franks. 14 y-ar old son of a Chicago millionaire, was arrested today on the sooth side. With Ponritx was taken a rrnv auto ' toohil.- .answering the description of the car in whic h Robert was kidnaped Adin- Cantain Edward Murmane.

of the Hvde Park pol'e-e -tation. who maet- the iter—-t. te-l-nh-n—l notice ■ he-edqtiarte-ra the n-isoner eave hi* r-ern- ns “Georeo Johnson ’’ ’he- name e-len-d to th- l-tter demanding 910eitm rm«e>m from th- victim’s father. , loiter he- corrected hl* call with ■ [th- *«atoment that he "thought whnel Georgee Johnson." Popritv was found in hl* room, and the machine- waa found in a garage , near his home, • I I . »> Edward Mnncc Dipx At Linn Grove Home Funeral service* were held 8-en- I d*v nfternemu at a rural rhitrrh near Kevston-. fe>r Falwnrd M-ene e. age 47. who diesl Frldav at his horn,in Linn Greeve. after.nn illness nf I heart trouble- Ths eleceaaref Is; I «nr»lvesl bv the widow, form-rl-Laura Dawson, end seven «hlbtre-n His hemie hael l>—n made- In Linn Grove fe>r a numbe-r of year*, hut hl* original hnm- was- n<-ar Key- I steen-. In Wells Ceiliyfy. Poneto Store Robbed

A report today from the town of Poneto, six mile-* south of Bluffton, telle of a robberx Hunduv night *1 ’he Ge-ora*- Barrington hardware store The front door w*a hurs’ml opem ami In addition to stripping th- >««h drawer of small change, m-sth p*-n nle«. the tht-v-s temk hl* »toek of office knives a numb-r nf flashlight* and some bulbs The- total let** ran to nnpreeximat-ly Me Th- simillarty to the eeperatleen* nt | Maele-v and Twain alv-s rt»e to ballet th- earn- gang may have rqeer- i Sled It I* heltcveel thev may have been frlahte-neet at Pnnoto hnfkre | making a mor- g-ne-ral raid Over Work l« Frlhl To Victor Herbert • Untied Pr«*» Hervlce) New York. Mav 17 “H- l« trvtoa to do too much b>-« ause the fmhtk which lovnxi him «i-m«n<l-*l mure* than he coulel give." This tribute hl* pereumal fdiyalc lan was glveti today as cause of heart dlseage which led to the death of Vtetor Herbert, lending American light opera cmnpoaer. late Monday. 11 er le-r • mlla|Hu-d a* he was mount lug the ntalfa tn the ofllce nf bis doctor. Kmtnanncl Baruch He died In a few minute*

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STORMS SWEEP OVER ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI Between 25 And 30 Persons Reported Killed: Nearly Two Score Hurt Bit; PROPERTY LOSS Cyclones And Cloudbrusts Cause Destruction; No Communication H’nllnl PreMN Herxlce) Between 2."» nnd 30 iiepsons were rc|M>rted killetl nnd netirlv two scor" ininred Inst nijjltl and early tot'ay in a cyclone which sweni Mississinpi and Alabama. ’lite sccontl disastrous <listtirhance in the snulheast within a month ulrnck first in the aron around Jackson. Miss., taking fifteen lives anti leaving c'ozens of persons seriously iniur»xt. Heavy damage to crops an<l buildings were reported. A few hours later the cyclonic wind which crashes! into northern Al'cluimn killing ten tx-r---snns includin'’ Mr. and Mrs. Bobbins and their six children at C.reclton. fatallv injuring four others and splintering ten dwellings. Th- earn- gale- swept the- littletown of Elkmont near the Tennessee tine where- several persons were reported dead. Gadsde-n. Ala., was I visited bv the high wind and a half

doren residents Injured. 1 Rnlns nf almerst cloudburst propnr tion came in th- wak- of the tornado. In Atlanta street ear service was practie-allv p-iralyx-tl during the morning rush hours. The' high winds over Mississippi, and Ala., disrupted telephone anti tele phone communications. With theform swe-nt area virtually cut off detail* of th- disaster were m-aere Tornadoes and cyclone* wrecked village* in Alabama. Geot-gl-c. North nnd South Carolina fust a month ago taking a toll of 109 dead and Injuring nearly 4mi and cau-lne property damage eatimatad at 110 ocm mm Memphis. Tenn , Mav 27 Twentyon- known d-ad w— r-tmrt-il In dispatch reaching h-re from section* nf Alabama and Mississippi swept bv a storm early today Twee storm* anpar*-ntlv awept the slates, one- striking the smith central seeilon and causing the are«t*-*t Do** of life and the other the norther* section Casualty lists emnpllod h-r- followCreelton. Ala. ten dead Mr and Mra. William Robbins and their six I children from six to lit year* of age. Mrs. John Haye* and Vera Ahtmt (Continued <w Pace •!«>

BREAKS FOUR RIBS IN FALL Mrs. William Lammiman Falla Into Open Coal Window In Alley Mr* William laitnmlman. aa* *3. • <•11 known realdent of thia city. !• j confined io her bed nt her home on North Flrai afreet a» the reault of In i pirlea nitkinlnml tn a fall Kalnrday ‘ evening Mra Mmmlman wan making a I "abort < ut" to her homo and waa walking through th* alloy between the Foatoißio btilldlnr ami the Hnwora building when aha fall Intn nn<* of the iiml windown. breaking tour riba In bar loft aldo and olh<*rwla« hntlklng and aeratchlng her body, It waa atated that roal wan Iwlng un> loaded In tha ba arm ent of the Amari* •an Hrcurlty tompany olti<«< and that the grnta waa not placed nver the lop of the window. Mra. lammiman waa renwnod to bar hom» on Firm afreet, and a! i though renting a little aaafrr today. I la Buffering much pain from her la jurtoa. —