Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 141, Decatur, Adams County, 12 June 1924 — Page 2

OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF OPENING SESSION OF R EPUBLICAN NATIONAL CO NVENTION AT CLEVELAND. OHIO

♦ —.-e -,wii«lWi ■ - f <w<» <uaMff 1 'V». grg Jy Xffwlßr x3‘> } <v ® * >. ’’ ' /;•'■£. y.'i ‘ r >**'-? ASrHwXßvr&li / 7*'' OaJJWut MWillnjjQ ]T wT 1 hdWifiW - w w w hm lK>rir/'WyrfWjhHaMfc'»Mp .g^'aSMMF Thousands were seated in Clews-Uni's huae convention hall when Chairman John T. Adams rapped for order. John Philip Sousa steps to the tip of the platform and leads a I Kreat band in “The Star Spangled Banner.” A pause—and Sousa leads in one "f his marches, “The Stars anil Stripes Forever." Bishop Anderson of the Methodist Episcopal church i then leads in prayer and Chairman Adams asks the throng to be seated. The thousands pose for this, the of- flclal photo of the opening session. A lew minutes later the picture Is pine- j ed aboard an airplane and flown toChicago.

Try To Discredit State’s Evidence Hartford City. June 12—An attempt by the defense to discredit the test!-1 mony of Clem Pugh who testified that he saw Jay McPherson running north ! on Main afreet immediately after the evplorion. and that of Elmer ijiTotir. who testified that he had a conversation with Jam ’« Wells a few minutes after the explosion, featured the trial of William Davis. Wednesday. This came with the testimony of James Wells, a Montepcller butcher.' late Wednesday afternoon. who stat- | cd that he was on the street In front of his place of business between five I and eight minutes after the expltwßfffl nnd he did not s-e Elmer MTour, or ( have any conversation with him. The defease attempted to show at this time .also, that Well’s brotherin law. Fred Rapp, was either running j or walking fast across Main street, at I about the «mm ■ time that Pugh claimed he saw McPherson. Wednesday was the thirteenth day t of th« Darts trial which is being held i in the Blackford • irs-uit court before Special Judge A. L. Bales, of Winchester. and a jury compost'd of two j women and ten men. flavin is the first of the half han-' drrd strikers indicted In connection with the Montpelier explosion to bo j brought to trial. The explosion ex- | curved at 1:20 a. m. January. 9, 1924. I Another Mk feature of the |<- tl- I mony introduced W-dnesday was that I of Sam Carey. Carey Is the father 1 of Robert Carey, one of the state's | Witnesses who testified thtll lie was f in the hotel at the time of the «’X plosion. «»m Carey Is one of those Indicted ns n/t<-«*tlt of th" explosion He testified Wedncmlar thnt he kt*--w that his son was sieving In the ho tel that night, nnd thnt h* intended to stay there the entire night. LOCALBANKERS I ATTEND MEETING * 1-I — - Fifteenth Annual Meeting Os “Group One" Held At Kendallville The fifteenth annual meeting of >t>mup Ono. «if the Indinnu Itonkcm* •Association. was held at KrndaHvllle tyaaterdav a number of Adams conn«ty bankers attended the meeting. Os Jftrera elasted by th« group were t< ■follow.: * President. A. M. Jac Ulis, pi .■- l*l*-»*t nt the Noble ciNtnty bonk: se<r«-tnry. Amos Richey, of the Old National bank. Fort Wayne. Th" executive* committee la composed of M J. Thom a*. Comma; t. It Rivet. New lUv.n: M, II Htnlta. Ilantingion a t MO'tt'?! Mayer. South Whitley, and J. Waller, taut range. It was decided that the group will mart at Fnrj Wayne next year. Bunks in the following counties ww» repre seated at the meeting:' Adam*. Allan. Dekalb. Huntington. Stctib*n, Whit ley at J Noble. The attendance at the mngtfng was report-4 at mor* than two hundred. t The principal apeakcri at th* meetI • M j£ i

CJ' S I ing were Rome’ Stephenson, of South > Bend, who addressed the financiers, on the subject of ’’Lezislatton, Nation- ! a! and State, As It Affects Banks and : Banking.” and C. S. Kittermnn. x>f : Cambridge City, president of the In-* i diana Bankers association, who coni lined his talk to association affairs. Among those from Adams county . who attended the meeting yesterday 1 were, Joseph Winteregg, Berne; W. ' S. Smith. Monroe; C. R. Smith, and . Will Meyer of Preble; Dr. T. J. Me- ; 1 Kean and Me rle of I.inn j Croce: C. A. Dugan and C. S. Nitdick. , of Decatur. R. D. Myers and John I S. Falk. of this city, accompanied the , Decatur bankers to the meeting. - - 1 — o • Life He who incest* u* w ith a now pow- , er; win - i!' -ions eur will to finer 1 tusks; revive* our failing ho;>es: re- : cover* our 1 -t alms; nnew* mtr youth * of love nnd tnthwsltmm. nnd hel|»s us , to ret <1 an< v nnd li-tter the ffreat I meaning of life—raises us from the , dead. —o — Cantlet I find the gayest egattes in the air ; i that ever were piled fur better f>r .; i comfort and for use than the dungeons jln the air that are dally dug ami eavernrd out by grumldlng. discontented people. A turn idu»u'd make life I and nature- happier l« ti*. ><r he hud I lettter tn-v> r be-n born. Emerson. o A Helping Hand When yon the in the morning f->rm a I | resolution to make the day n ha|»|>y I on«- ti» a fellow emtture. It is easily , : d*<ne; a loft off uar-’-'-nt to the tn-in who reeds it. ■ kind v. -rd to the *>r m-wft:l. nn . nnmrn expr. «»h*n tn . ti e striv in:- trifles In t’a c - bee light o* r r It dh It nt l*a«t for the 21

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American Flyer Forced Down In China Today BULLETIN San Franehtca, June 12.—Lieut. ley. ‘ well Smith, commander of the American ’round-the world flight, as for«-<1 by engine trouble to land at the Ifftle eou -t tov n of Hue tn French-lndo China yesterday, ssccording to wiseless advices received today. Smith was leading the flight down the coast from Haiphong to T’tranc when tlic trouble developed ami lie was forced down. _ l.icuts. Ix-igh Wade and Eric Nel son continued on their ' southward course and made perfect lan<liugs at Turape. | H M ■ tl ; * ; L' EillsJiies FiadissHeas.' flow fins sprsiv ln< o -e-n f.w fl lev.sacks tor tvacte* lain th* hair of av (<>r ffevs. Inquickly die. H Jr fess t v hums--annnaU. Pleas odur.DussaOVSiu. H Pto» Sbc. feta! Sprayar F»w -it' The T-led" flea Smv C* T*l*da>. O**. r ' \(\ !<*■’<•<'■'/ Draft-

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