Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 138.

KOI GUILTY TO BE PLEA OF TWO young slayers Leopold And Loeb To Deny Guilt When Arraigned | On Wednesday STATE BUILDS CASE University Students To Be Used To Prove Sanity Os Youths Chicago, Juno 9—Nathan Leopold, jr.. ami Richard'l-neb. hold on Indict- j mP „,» charging ih-'m with kidnaping ami miii'lcrinK 14 ycnr old Robert Frank*, will plead not guilty when arraigned In criminal court Wedneaday, Clar-ee narrow, chief counsel [or their defense, announced today. I .H.kul whether the youths would pn(Hr denials of their “confesslina” Dsrrow said he was in no’position to comment. , “I cannot ray whnt action will he taken concerning the alleged eon- 1 fwsiomy" Harrow sahl. “hut I do 1 know that they will plend not guilty.” i ——— ( Chicago. June 9 —Squads of officers J, front the offlee of State’s Attroney , Robert K. (’row.- Invaded the Uni- | versity of Chicago campus today in search of the students able to testify . that Nathan Leopold and Richard , Loeh. confessed slayers of Robert • Frank*, 14 year old school boy. were rane. # i Relieving that their case against | l/orcb! ami Txteb Is “absolute." ( mum's aides started a secondary ( “Jefense against the defense." As- } rtrts! that Clarence Harrow. chicr do 1 [else counsel, will attempt to save f the two young college graduates from f the gallows hy proving them insane. ( the atate Is making effort to refute , the testimony of alientiats. \te .will get as many joljege ( friend* of these hoy* as possible." , tit attache of Crowe’s office said, "to ( tell »hat they know of the habits of f leopold and I>*eb. We are sure that f their stories will bear weight with a ( trial Jury and will show that the ( murders were of sound mind. "Testimony of those who knew Leopold and Loch should mean much < ■ore than that of so-called expert f •Ue*i«t«" 7 I Have "New Evidence t'mwe's staff, meanwhib', annottnc , »d they had "new evidence" agalns ' l the young Intellectnuls, who ‘■jltst lor the (jin of It." kidnaped and kill- , N young Franks. The "new evidence" f It was said. conalaM of pencil acrlh ( Med notes, written by both Leopold ( z»d laieb when Ibelr confessions ( **r» te ing read. Each took note* of , ths other'* confession, in order to ( ckeclt hack on slight discrepancies ( The«,. notes. Its wa* explained, are ( iContinued on page two) ILMIRA BIGGS : EXPIRED SUNDAY ! !' I'ioneer Resident Os Root i Township Dies Os C»n- I cer Os Liver . l Mrs. Almira Diggs. ?9. n pioneer r **Mer.t of Root township, died nt 1 heme north of this city on rural fonts No. 7. at 6:50 o'clock Sunday •*raing, following un extended 111- 1 »*ss or ranrer of the liver. Mrs, Hlgts *»» a daughter of Mr, and Mra. Will *•« Parker, and waa born In Allen 1 r «»nfy. March 10. 1*61.' On January **• I**o. ahe waa married to Eleagar to*x«. who aurvlvea. Mr, ami Mrs. tog«» Uve resided In loot township 'nr about 41 years. Mrs. fllgg« was I member of the Concord Lutheran 'karrk. tbsldes the huahand. Mra Diggs I# ‘nrtlvwd by the following children * K Wggs and W. D, Diggs, of l»ei a **• *de* E Diggs, and Homer Wags Itecstur rural route No. 7: ami * ri Alice Rhookman. of Fort Wayne r harts* Parker and Ruean Merlca. ‘"’to of Payne. Ohio, are brother and •'•ter of the deceased. r "#*ral services will he held from to" Antioch Lutheran church at Hoag I*M 1 * M •' IID o'clock Wednesday after hnon Short services will he held 'fan the resldenee nt I o'clock Bur II *lll N made In the Antioch cem firry.

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Four Marinos Missing After Electrical Storm (United Press Service) Washington, June 9 (Special to Dully Democrat) Four marines attaehed to the marine barracks hero wen posted as missing today follow, log n check ( ,f * j l( , garrison to determine ir tiny were lost Ln the severe electrical norm which swepi this tsylon late yesterday and Last night. The men are believ'd to have been drowned when a boat In which they were row ng was seen to capsize. Headquarters, however, refused to give out their nanus until seat Thing punies which are searchim; the river banks near here report. SEVERE STORM I STRIVES COUNTY ■ i Wind, Lightning And Rain Cause Heavy Damage | Sunday Morning Decatur and Adams county were visited hy one of the most severe wind and rain storms experienced hy this community for sonic time, early Sunday morning. Trees were uproot- 1 ed, roofs were torn from buildings. I telephone and electric light wires were torn down, and large limbs were broken from shade trees. The wind storm was accompanied by lightening and a heavy rain which flooded the streams and lowlands and In this city several streets were entirely inundated. The storm started about 2:90 a. m. The Citizen's T -Icphone Company i of this city probably suffered the 1 greatest damage from the storm outside of the damage done to farm crops which was large. Herman Khlnger. manager of the telephone company, stated today that it would require * the entire week for the linemen to re- 1 ] pair all of the damage to the company's lines. Th > linemen worked thrnnghont the day Sunday, mending 101 l lines. Most of the damages was done In the rural district. Mr. Ehingcr stated. One mile of poles were Mown over near Monroe and considerable damage resulted In the vicinity of l.lnn Grove and Herne. A large poll j cn West Monroe street. In this cltv, was broken off .but Mr. Ehlnger stated that It looked like an antoninhle I ( had struck the pole. On South , Eleventh street a portion of a tin roof ( had hern blown off a building and ( lodged on top of a telephone cable, x thirty feet from the ground t, In the rural districts larg* trees ( wpre torn up hy roots and small t Imlldlncs were moved from their,, foundations Several roots were torn ' from building*, and the heavy rain caused several thousand dollars dam- I age to th" crop*, especially 'he corn | crop, the seed (wing washed out of the ground and the ground so thoroughly souked with nioslture that It will be several day* before the soil can he worked. A large shade tree In front of the | Iturton Niblick home east of the city on the cement road leading to Dell* mnnt l*srk. was blown over, striking the electric light wire# ami breaking them The houses in that vicinity were wl'h«»»t electric rurront yester dsv. Another large tree In Mr. Mb | lick's yard waa blown over. BHad*a trees In this city were bad*, * I, damaged, large limbs being broken ' off and hurled Into the street# and lawn# One large limb and several i ( smaller ones were blown off the trees, in the court house lawn. The vehicle ahed on the grounds ”f , the Kirkland township ofhnnl Ing waa torn I" pieces bv the wind Timber from the shed waa acatler ( ed over the srheol ground*. | ( ——a | Fort Wayne Prisoners Released At Indianapolis t i t*»"*d ' '_••*! 1 Tndlanapdla. Jun" * i imllv Democratl— Twvlvc tt. "»>"* men convicted in I court si* , months axo of vhdatlon of "ten at lon- ( .1 prohibition laws were rateaaed ( from the Marlon county . under the I'autwr act. . The men had served 'heir term* ( of.l* month- imprisonment andmad , affidavits that they were unable ( nay Ihelr line of 15°° »* f " t t CMlcacfc* GRAIN CLOSE *7 — , i Wheat; 11**5 ♦f'V'JJJ ' t>.r 11 07%. Coro: July ' * ' t £v‘V.. nr •«« ,M I Kept 4«Se; Doc* t

. CONVENTION HALL * • The republican national convention will convene In Convent'on Hall. Cleveland. Ohio, pictured above. Tuesday. This hull has been placed in readiness to accomodate an immense throng of flolegu;es and visitors.

FORBID USE | OF BEER FOR MEDICAL USE Supreme Court Holds Act Os Congress Is Constitutional ENDS LONG DISPUTE Does Not Reflect On Use Os Spiritous Liquors For Medicine (United Pres- Service) Washing.on. June 9 (Speiial to Dally Democrat i The supreme court today held the u< t of congress ex pressly forbidding the prescription of liter for medical purposes was const! tut l> mil. The decision today ended a dispute that began when Attorney General Palmer rendered an opinion March 8. 1921. that Hie IMh amendment did not prohibit the manufacture of Iqttot* for medicinal purpose*. Thereafter. on Odnlter 24, 1921. the commissioner of internal revtnue l*-u* l amended regulations providing a #>»• (Continue*! on page two) FETTERS TRIAL MOVING SLOWLY Likely To Last Throughout This Week: Dick Fetters Testifies Celina, Ohio. June 9.—(Special lo Pally Democrat).—lndications are that Ihe trln I of George Fetters, local youth, who l» charged with the mar,|er of Kd, Moyer. Blai k. reek township. Ohio, farner. will continue throughout most of thl* week. After | resting H* case late Friday evening.! the slate reopened the ru»e and pre.| senti'd additional evidence. In* hiding, the testimony <>t Wilbur tlMcki •*•**i ter*, another one of Ihe four youths jointly Indicted for the mur«ler The defense has a long Hal **f wit-, ne*»e« subpoenaed and II I* thought that H »"• i* l "' wu, ' h ,lm *‘ Ine all of them I Ailomeya for the defense ron lend i lhal I hey have conclusive evidence 10 #how that Fellers was not In Ue-, tins on the night of the murder, and that such evidence will free him. They claim lhal on the night of the murder Fetters got »6 at 1 pm „ |he Baltimore * Ohio railroad shops and got Into a crap game, loaing the i heck One "hop foreman, nccording to attorney*. they pulled Feller* out of |jrd a« Ihe. 11 * 0 bunk shanty al 1" P # n« '"e fatal night and look him out on a wreck on Ihe line, where ha uorked with hint until mhlolghi A picture of th« crew at the wrack shows Feller* with the shop foreman. defense aiiornvys claim, and they are prepared lo present II Jn (Continued On Page Four)

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, June 9, 1921

H. M. Daugherty To Stage “Vindication Fight” Today Cleveland, June 9.—Harry M. Daugherty, former attorney general, will stage his "vindication fight" and attempt to secure control of the Ohio delegation tonight when the Ohio delegation picks a successor to Kud IC. Ilynbka. Cincinnati, who Is retiring as national committeeman from the Buckeye state. FARM CROPS ABE INJURED BY RAIN Seed Washed Out Making Replanting Necessary; Farm Work Delayed Fred Theime. of Union township, on*' of the best known farmers in Adam* county called this office till* morn ng ami stated that the rains mid high waters were ruining crops and making it Impossible for Ihe farmets to work in the fleUls. He said "All we can do 1* prav" ami he n-ked that I everybody offer up a prayer to God Almighty asking His blessing and mercy. I The rains have prevented a majority of the farmers from plant ng their i 1 corn, the principal crop in this conn--1 ty. In those few plac.es where corn , waa planted tbr heavy rains have washed out the seed and It will he i necessary to re plant It. It was stated Saturday that the farmers were two to four weeks behind in their work and that in many places the , plowing hud not bom done. William Iteppert. one of the pro areas!ve farmers of near Monroe, stated Saturday. "Things will route all right. Don't worry we'll have a crop," and that la th*' kind of optimism that it lakes to vee through the heavy clouds which have been hang ing over s**cilon of the country lately. U. S. Flyers Rest Today At Hong Kong, China I long Kong. Jun« 9—ißpe«Jnl to ! Pally Itemocrat) ■— The American round the world flyers rested here! t inlay while repairs were mao*' on 'he : (Inals of L'cui. Smith's plane Tho airmen expect lo leave tomorrow for ' Haipong. Flench Indo-Chlttft. a hop of i»Mi miles. The Americana «•» here, I from Amoy Sunday, encountering bad ! weather enronl-. Pertupuea* Flyer* London. June 9-The Portuguese ! far eastern flyers flew lislav from Itangmin to Bangkok, a Central New* dlapatch from Bungoon *a>* Fraocnman Complttv* Lap Toklo. June 9—Captain Pelletier IVOtsy. French alrmra, today completed a flight of *ome 12,«Mt mile# from Faria, landing al Toknro««wa. ne»r Toklo. at 11:57 a. m. His last lap I was from Osaka Weather Partly cloudy with proha hi v local thunderstorms thl* nftfffnoon or lonlght. Cooler in south portion tonight. Tuesday fair.

LIKELY TO "WISH" VICE-PRESIDENCY UPON F.O.LOWOEN Republicans May Nominate Him Despite His Reluctancy To Take It CURTIS IS MENTIONED Other Prospective Candidates Being Brought Into Foreground iPnltei) Staff P'lrrekfMindrtiD Cleveland. June' 9 — (Special to Iki Iv Democrat) The republican na tlottnl convention Is likely to "w sli" the vice presidency upon Frank O. Lowtlen of Illinois. A ha’f duz.cn mate delegation leader* told (he Cr.lted Press that their votes would be cast for l.owibn unless some stranger proof Is given them that Lowden would t:ol accept if he were nominated. "No man ever refused the vice presidency after he whs chosen." a government official close to Mr. Cool Idge dec lot ed. expressing the sentiment of what m.pe irs to be a major(Continued on pave twol GABRIEL KINTZ DIES IN TOLEDO Former Well Known Resident Os This City Dies Os Paralysis Gabriel F Kinlz. age 7K years, for many years a resident of ihis ty. former county surveyor, city engineer and Justice of the I’w In Washing ton township, died al hi* home In Toledo. Ohio, at flvo o'clock Sunday morning, following a strok* of paruly j -Is. w hich He suffered Fr dny evening white al the supper table. The body will be brought to this j cltv thl* evening and taken to th" home of the ihraghter and son-ln law, Dr. and Mis J y Neptune, where It n*ay be viewed hy friend# on Tne* dav. Funeral services will he held Wednesday mernlna al # 2" o'clock, from the Hi Mary's Catholic church, and bur al will lu* made In the Ht Joseph Catholic cemetery. Mr, Klnl*. together with his Svlfe moved to Toledo lasi September and made their horn** with their da ugh ter, Miss I .elite Kinlz Me wns In falling health al Graf time and had suffered from two light strokes o( tiaralya a before moving to Toledo. Mr. KBits was, for many year*, one of the It*'at known citizens of Decatur, He held several public offices and wns at all lime* honest and deslrnun of serving the public to Ihe best of hla ability Me wa* industrious and public spir ted and before hla health began to fall‘him he look an active Interest In civic affairs He was born In S»*nara county. Ohio, on July 19th. IMf*. and would ll.ive beet! 79 (Continued on I’ago six)

International Limited Derailed At South Bend Sotilh Rend. Ind . June 9 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —(iratiil Trunk and Western railroad officials ore toi diy invest (fitting onuses of derail- ! mont of the liiternatioiiul I.iuilted ! near here lust night. | The engine of the t rack flyer plunged off a trestle and hurled Its nose in the ground twenty feet below. Mote tbun 400 passengers i scnpoil uninjured, liny Kigy. Grand Rapids, 1 Mich., engineer, was slightly injured when ho was thrown out of the cab. | Officials believe a 12 inch bolt. ' found under the engine, was placed on the rails by hoys. . BIBLE SCHOOL OPENED TODAY ——- „ i; Eijfhtv-one Enrol! In Evangelical Dailv Vacation Bible School — The Dally Vacation Wide School nt the Evangelical church opened this morning with a record attendance. I' ln spite of the rainy morning, eighty-’ , one boys ami girls attended the first ( day's session. It would be hard to Imagine a more enthusiastic group of youngsters. The teachers were all on hand with the exception of Miss. 1 I Carolyn Acker, who was detained at Geneva. Resides the opening worship per- ' Ilod. the memory work, habit talks, j habit stories and Wide stories, the I time is spent in note-book expressionnl work and craft work. Great Intert cst is shown hy the older l>oy# who j will weave hammocks for their own use. The kindergarden department Is supervised by Mrs Loose and Miss Esther Painter. The primary scholar* are in the charge of Miss Carolyn Acker and an assistant. The Misses Jest* en Hocker and Mary Macy. as-1 slsted by Rev. R. W Loose, pastor.! have charge of the Juniors and intermediates. Mr. Lisle Fee is assisting Rev Loose with the hoy* In liainmo* Ir | n weaving and manual training. Miss Helen Whltwrlght Is registrar. Dovsj .. and girls between the ages of four | and fourteen are invited to enroll in the school. It Is hoped that those n ' who plan to attend the school will en- , roll not later than tomorrow. In order ! (1 1 that the greatest efficiency may be n ' realized. An honor attendance roll |( will be kept < ' t «• Man Killed When Auto Stalls On Railway Tracks I (United Press Service 1 Kendallvllle. Ind. June fl David Rant* hi. 59. Wawaka. 1s dead here to- . day from Injuries re* elved yesterday when his stalled auto was strui k I IJhv a second section of the new York t'cntrsl Twentieth Century limited. Sunil hi drove his car on the tracks dtreiily ta the path of the on coming .flyer at the East street ■ rosslng. The train was delayed here more than an hour, the locomotive l<elng • damag<'it In rra h “Ralston Special” To Carry Nine Car Loads r Indianapolis. June 9 The Himaler r "Ralston Special" to the democratic: nutioiiul convention In New York, will „ curry nine car loads of boosters for y Ralston presidential boom. p,l Reservation* for the -pedal are l*e j K Ing made rapidly at democratic state j headquarter*. J The special Will leave Indianapolis ~ at 4 p.m Saturday. June 21. and will , j stop at Rich Wood and Fort Wayne, j' Watson Denounces Report Os Klan Endorsement '•| Cleveland. June 9 Report* that J I Senator Watson Had been endorsed ( I for the vlre presidential nomination t il it secret meeting of the Ku Klu* 11 Klan. were denounced today by the 1 Senator a* an "Infamous lie " uJ Watson charged that the report* 1 •I were being circulated hy hi* enemte* ' ' tp Injure him In Indiana. I*r H W Kvana, Imperial wlaard " of the klan. who la here also Issued 1 *' an Informal 4tnh»l of the re|s*rt [[ American Legion Meeting * A * pel ml meeting of the Adamy *, post. No 49 of the American legion' " will he held In lh» Legion hall onj * North Second street at It o'clock tht» y evening IlMpoCicnt ttnatnea* Witt he , transacted and *y member* ar<- urg eik to be present.

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SOUTHERN PART OF STATE HIT BY A TORNADO One Person Killed And Property Damaged Nearly One Million HOUSES DEMOLISHED Crops In Southeastern Indiana Damaged By Rain; Rivers Rising <United I*n*m lii(li;mit|M»lis. June ‘I (Speeiitl lu Daily Demomil) Prnp< rly tltniiiijf ■ from llu* lormido wltit'li swept Hit' south: ttslcrii poll of the shtlt* Stmtliiv will prohiihlv rem'h 71.20(MMK1. lute ref Kiris loilttv intlicihtl. One prison wits cloud tintl six initiretl in the path of llu* sloi in. The wind blew down trees, ntovril houses from llteir founI'ttlions iintl itumolt tl hunts. Wire ctuniminiiiilion was ih'moritliml by the storm. Tbe heavy rttin llt;il necoinpnnirtl lltr wind did j>i'r;tl diniiitgr to crops ttnd rivers were rising rapidly lodny. While river wns til the highest slitgr since I!I2II ill Antlrrsoit iintl residenls in lowlttntls near Indiiiiipolis were moving out. Interurbiin service from Muneie lo lltirlfoni C.ilv wns slopped by the high waters. Inillanapnl s. June 9—One person was killed, three were injured and property damage of nearly It.Otft.iKei was don*- hy a tornado which swept southeastern Indiana Supday. according to reports today. Houses were blown from their i foundations, trees were uprooted and j telephone and telegraph communication »a* demoralized. I Heavy rnln arc itppanylng th*> tor- ! nado did damage to growing crop* River* »*-te r sing rapidly. While driving un auto to i hur. h in Connersville Bdward Hilbert. 21. came in contact with a fallen Iran* mission wire and wa* electrocuted. 1 The home of John Utcus, In Rush 'county? w«# lifted from It* foundation by the twister and carried fifty f* >'t and turned upside down Three members of hi* family were Injured, but not seriously. Several Imrn* In Rush county were torn to kindling wood by the wind. jTwo twister* came together on th • I outskirts of Kushvllle an d*w**pt tie gether through the center of the city, | Heavy damage was reported from Shelby. Franklin. Fayette, Murihnlo mew and Wayne counties Flood at Muneie. Muncle. June #- With th** White river at the highest |sdnt ever reached in u strain't flood, cellars here are (Hied with water, pavements washed • Continued on Page <dg» CORNERSTONE LAID SUNDAY Many Attend Services Held By United Brethren; Many Pledges Made Although handicapped greatly hy weather condition*, lh*' special *»rv | ice* held b" th*' congregation of the United llrethern church Sunday In connect lop with the laving of Ho* cornerstone of their new church, were a fin* success A targe crowd gathered around the alt” of the n**w building nt 290 o'clock when th»* cornerstone was officially laid. The morning service was held In the Riley school building ans the smnllnes* of the room made It Impossible f„r a large audience to be accomodated, However, the service# wa# Interesting and very profitable, Pr A C*. Sbldall. of Dayton, it, general secretary of the hoard of ihurch erection of the United jl rethern church, had charge of the i orneratone laying service Prayer j wa* offered by th» Rev R R Elßker. • pa-tor of the Zion Reformed i burch land Dr U S A. Rrtdge, pastor of the .First Mt-thodlsi chareh and president ‘of the Ministerial Assorlattpn. brought the greetings from the differ* ent churchea of the city and from (fonllnued on Pag* ill)