Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 142, Decatur, Adams County, 13 June 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 142.

BLASTS ON U. S. SHIP KILL 48 SAILORS

Dawes Nominated For Vice-President By Republicans

MANAGERS OF COOLIDGE NOT HIGHLY PLEASED Decide That Dawes’ Fireworks Shall Not Enter Into Campaign LOWDEN NAMED FIRST Necessary To Nominate Two Vice-Presidential Candidates <''nlt*<l Press Ssrvlce) Cleveland. June 13 (Speci il to Dttilv Democrat) It's going to Im- “keep cool with Cwlidgo" campaign and not a “raise hell and Mariah with Dawes" sort of fight. That decision was reached today liv the Cotrtidge managers imimslialrlv niter the re-org- nixidion of II e republican national rommillcv wi!h William \| Butler, of M.issai husselts. ;:x its head. Complete plans will not lxannounced until after Buller confers with the pn-sidenl at Washington earlv next w<-ek. But il was definitely told that there woidd lx- no “swing arouml the circle" for Gxdidge and no firework 4 from (ieneral Charles G. Dawes, republican hoinims- for vice president. BI'IXETIN (Ry Robert J Render I (United Pres* Correspondentt Cleveland. 0.. June 13.—Torn by long hours of *foeple«s study over one of the most amazing political situations that ever has featured a repule llcan national convention, members of the national committee met today to organize for the forthcoming cam paten. , All of the worry and some of the bitterness that repeatedly flared up through the struggle of the party leaders yesterday In seeking to nominate a stroac running mute for I’resldent Coolidge, bristled militantly today as the new committeemen and committee women assembled to make W ill ism M. Butler their chairman for the campaign. Butler At Odds With Leaders Os course, there Is nothing tn do but elect Butler to lend the nation •' committee. It is the presidents wish—and there are none to deny him. But It la perhaps unfortunate that the Cocdldgc Pawns ticket goes to the post for the great quadrennial presidential sweepstakes with Its Jo< key sharply at odds with the trainers and many of those conducting the ran*. ** There were many rough spot* in the handling of the vice presidential nomination fight in the convention yesterday and perhaps still n,,ir ' the private room conference, which precood the ImlfoHng Manv of the (Continued on page *•«> MADE ATTACK ON HIS FAMILY Art Baumgartner. Farmer Threatened Family La*t Night: Fined Today Baumgartner pleaded guilty the charge of asaault and battery when arraigned before Mayor t>VMs thia afternon and *»• fined II and costs, amounting to 111 00. Arthur Baumgartner young ' •f re-jdlng on the JtehmHt lha south edge of the dty. **’ • rr ‘"' •d last night by Night Wireman Itsphus Melchl ami lock-d l« lh ‘ cnnntv Jail when Haumgartnet »ht •' •nod to kill mem leers of hl* f»'« ,! ' He wag released from Jail thl« i"’’’ 'ne »nM slated to appeal' >’< r "l (Continued on Pag* Bcveni

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Decatur Masons Invited To Meeting At Bluffton The Bluffton Masonic lodge has ex- I tended an invitation to the Decatur I Masons to attend a meeting and In- I Itiatlcn ceremonies to be held in Bluffton Tuesday afternoon, and evening. Degree work will begin at 3 o'clock Tuesday fat-moon and at 1:30 o'clock a supper will be served. I * The Decatur Masons have been asked to give degree work following the 1 supper. An interesting meeting is expected and It la very probable t|iat i he Decatur Masons will accept the . invitation. SALVATION ARMY DAY IS PLANNED I —■ 1 Local People To Have Opportunity To Assist In Army’s Work ’ Friday, Jun • 20. will be Salvation . Army day in Decatur. Ixwal people I will have an opporunity to further ’ the state work in earing for the unfortunate people of the state. The .'local advisory board of the Salvation | | Army Is making preparations for th* .•day and committe-a are being apII pointed. The advisory hoard Is com- * I posed of Mrs. J. S. Peterson, Mrs. ('. |' V. Connell. C. 8. Niblick. Charles I Toepie, Cal Peterson. French Quinn. I Mrs. George Flanders and Hrs. L A. Graham. To forth -r the work, a tag dav I I solicitation will be mad* by the memher# of the three sororities and the' > high school girls of the citv. The lac I day will be under the dl-ection nf ■ Mias Fan Hammel), of th ■ Psi lota I * XI sorority; Mri Leona Hensley, of the Tri Kappa sorority; Mrs. Olesya Kern, nf the Delta Theta Tan soror i Ity; nnd Miss Mildred Worthmnn of ' * the high school. ' The Salvation Army rendered more J than |WM» worth of service to Adams . * eons' V residents bat year. The | 1 work nf the Salvation Army has been > * endorsed bv President Coolidge. In • endorsing the work the President . said! -The strong and the fortunate of , | the earth can take care of them- • aetvM. Th* weak and unfortunate | ’ mu«t he ««red for by other True "charity consists In helping th* weak * ■ tn become strong tn order that there r after they may help themselves This | " Is the basis of a religious .Miration. ’ «ho acknowledgement of th* oblige;tlnn that strength la «•*"" ,0 '* * I used for the general welfare and ‘‘ nnwer fnr the redemption nf man (♦ ■ » kind t , “Tber* b «n organization whlrh “ better exemplifies thia fundamental „ principle of human development than „ the Salvation Armv It took* through J .11 the distressing rtrrumabfir- „ which may .around mankind that may «>* It. a'r*"«’h ’» deem all that I. F son. i" humanity. Th-* Who serve .heir fellow m-n in 'thia rapalctv .re derarvlng of tb* support of all who desire tn def«nd Ld advance the rso-e of rhlllz.thm I [ through a common Father - r ThnW«»*nd-l > «» , V» r Club To Hold Auction Sale A novel a. h*m* bn* '•**" •W’* * " . I- th. Christian bv a group ”f m, ' n , lha t. tnr ra'slng m«n'’f *•" nnw building beln. erected by the .on .I a. Thuv huv* IwtHW tti Jnd their goal «- •' " “* mtwet nf • rUr ’ e * Thirdl . re f(wi rak< to ranging fmm .« <oM „ ra dlo re<el»l« /*’ , prrr ,| his col Jack * n,u , | to the club.

CONNECT MAIL CLERKS WITH BIC ROBBERY Believed To Have Aided Bandits In Robbing Mail Train In Illinois LOOT IS ENORMOUS ' Value Estimated Between One And Two And Onehalf Million Dollars (United S<»*vicei Chicago. June 13 (S|x-ciul Io Daily Democrat) Hundreds I of heavily armed police, detectives and sheriff's deputies ttlaged an old fashioned man hunt today throughout northern Illinois in search of a band of robbers who held up the Chicago. Milwaukee X St. Paul siwcitd mail train 30 miles north of Chicago last night ami escaped with 12 sacks of registered mail containing eurrenev anti securities estimiated al Ix-tween •*!.- (MMHHNI anti *2..*dM1.000. The robbery was consummated without the firing of a single shot in defense of the treasure by the 70 clerks, guards and crew, so far as police could ascertain One bandit was shot down, hut the shot was tired by a fellow bandit who mistook his vk-i'jM a mal! guard. “IntiJi' DeTp” Suspected Postal inspectors raid they sue- ' pecti-d the bandits had some help ' from "the inside" and are question Ing the clerks and guards, who were taken to the federal building on ur rival at SI Paul today. Gas bomb., revolvers, shotgun, and rifles were used by the bandits to Intimidate the clerks and guards ar.d drive them from their bsrrhad • ed cars. The train, mad* of 11 cars, wa. roaring past Rondmit. 111., "o miles north of here, near midnight, when ! two armed men crawled over the ten- | der and into the engine •"•b Engina Crvw Threatvnvd (Continued on Psge Eight) LOWDEN STAYS ON HIS FARM — Fcvls He Is Too Active To Become Vice-President Os United States ■OMMOMSW H'nlted Press Service) Orgen. 111.. Jun* 13-Fmek O. lowden h.n high regard for thadflea nf vice president of the t’nlted States hut h* Ju*t couldn't drag himself sway from bls prise rattle, hogs and other <hoi«e livestock, and the Joy of donning overalls and puttering around hb beautiful 6.«*« .« re farm In a nutshell. Utwden refused to accept the nomination for vleeprea i Meat on the republics, lickei. even after he was nominated, bvrau-e he feels he la 100 active for the Job In the home at Xinnt««ippl. the UwdM farm, the former governor of Illinois »nd U.auccrwfoi aspirant for the jsyn republican presidential nomination, told the I'nlted Pre., to ‘ ,| a¥ that h* wanted freedom and ac tlvitv more than the reatrlrted life nf the vice president ' Uwdmi thlnlbi the Hck*< »* < ’ on • idee and Dawes la strong ami deserving of success. “t shall give "ty Ml support to the ticket." he said Ixrwden was tbs phture of health Ills face b tanned from math time spent 111 the open He b fond of ’ tinrssbsck riding! K '• **• r form of retrsallon outside of hie , livestocks and farm work , “1 am a# active man and the offics of Vice president does not permit of , much activliv.- leiwde. eiphlned I -Of course I do not under estimate the importance of the »®ca "

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, June 13, 1924.

FOR VICE-PRESIDENT

Brig. Gen Charles G. Dawes, of Illinois. was nominated for vice-presi dent by the republican national convention at Cleveland. Ohio, late Thursday evening. G. E. OFFICIALS ~ TALK AT MEETING OF ROTARY CLUB “Help Yourself Bv Helping: The G. E.,” Is* Slogan Os A. J. Francis SUGGESTIONS MADE Anxious To Enlarge Local Plant; Pleased With Co-operation ’ "Help yourself by helping the O. | E." was the slogan given by Mr. A. J. ' Francis, of Fort Wayne, sales man ager of the fractional horse power motor department of the General 1 Electee company, in a short aft<-r 1 dinner talk to the Rotarians at their 1 regular luncheon meeting last evening "One way of heltdng yourself and Decatur aa a whole Is by helping 1 G. E. to Increase Its production at 1 the local works You m-rchants who ' sell electric driven devices, ami you men who purchase them should demand that every article sold or purchased should Ite equipix-d with a O. E motor, made right here In your home town. Os course, do not misunderstand ma in making this r**qu*st or In offering this suggestion. It la ■ not the few motors or electrical da v cea that are pui>li«s<-d here In De I catur that would help to Ini n-aae the production of the Decatur works, but if every one of th* local danleru dei muiidi-d of ii» <-|.-<iricai manufuctur ra that their washing machines, vacuum sweepers, fans and the were equipped with G K motors, it would have an effect on th* manufacturer and may encourage him to equip the device with our motors Supposing that a manufacturer was us ng 3 MXI . motors a week of another mak* and we were able to have him adopt the U K motor All those orders for fractional horse power motors would •MM) right here to Decatur and nat urullv It would require more people to manufacture them " Mr Francis stated that the kual 0. K plant w.a employing an average of ' m people. With a weekly payroll of I7.WU and ibar approximately ' motors a week were tnanufa-mre.l ’ here "If thia production could be increased to ».»*»«» fractional hor»e 1 newer motors a Week It would m« sn several hundted more people on ih* paym:i " He then stated that "with ' th* Deentur Casting Company, wh «-h makes the grey earning* (•* th* U. E . ■ employing an average of 1»# peopl* • with a payroll of approximately 12.b00 a week, a total of nearly 4b« i people are employed here, with a <ombtned povndl of about lio.oou a week or over a half million dollars (Continued on page twol Weather , I"" f Partly overcoat tonight and Ratur dav Probably focal thunder *torm< r in south portion Not much ■hangin fem petal uro

GEORGE FETTERS | FOUND GUILTY OF MOYER MURDER I I Jury Finds Celina Youth Guilty Os Second Decree Murder Today OTHERS FACE TRIAL Three Other Celina Youths, Jointly Indicted. Must Stand Trial Celina. Ohio. June 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Aj verdict finding the defendant guilty of murder Ln the second ■ degree, was returned by the jury in the case of the state of | Ohio against George Fetters, at 2:30 this afternoon, after deliberating for exactly one and ! one-half hours, having received the case at 1 o’clock this afternoon. Fetters, who is 23 years old.' and resides in this city, was charged with the murder of Ed Mover. Mercer county farmer. a< his home near Rockford, on the night of August 23. 1922. The penalty for second degree murder in the state of Ohio is a sentence of from ten years to life imprinonI ment in the state penitentiary. The court Is expected to pass sent<-uc<-within the next, two days. The other three youths Jointly Indicted with George Fetters, namely. Jim nnd Wilbur (Dickl Fetters and Jesse Smeleer, will be brought to . trial one at a time. It Is not known I vet wh'ch one will ba tried next nor . nt whxt time the trial will take plate. . All three youth* are being held in the Mercer connty Jail here. Th-- murder occured in a lane lead Ing to the Moyer home late one night after .Mr. Moyer hud dlscoveri-d the youths prowling near bin smoke- , house. No arrests were msde In the 1 case unit! a few weeks ago. when the (Continued on Page Seven) BABY HEALTH ' MEETINGS OPEN I > First At Pleasant Mills Monday: Lecture Here On Tuesday Night '' The Child's Welfare conference 1 will lie held at Pleasant Mill* next r Monday evening and all day Tuesday. * A lecture will be given in the school j bttlhllng on Monday evening, at 7 30 I o'clock. On Tuesday examinations . of babies will be held and all mother* r are Invited to bring their children to I the school house to hsva them exam > ined hv lb* nurse*, free of charge. * The school building will he open at II o'clock Tuesday morning and re- '• main open all dav for examinations. The examination lecture* will be glvSen hy Dr. Arthur and her staff nf ''nurse*, from the Indiana iltate Ifoard B I of Health. „ i On Tuesday evening, a lecture will i h* held In the high school auditorium „I In thl* city. There will be * short h i program given hy children and the I, movie film, which accotnpanle* the lecture, will be shown Ixual phy«|. „ clan* and dentist* sr* affiliating with s the movement and lending their a»ii al«tance In making It a sucre**. Not , only mother*, but father* a* well, are M Invited Io the Imture , Rlmltlar lectures and examination* will he held In various parts nf the county during the next two week*. ’ The l**«ue of Women Voter*, of thl* ■ Ity. la backing the movement which I* carried »n throughout th* state by the stat* hoard of h**Hh Followr In* the examination* of babies, the B nurses and physician* will advise th* (t mothers aa to health of their babies fCnntlimad On Pate fly I

Bluffton Man Heads Superintendents’ Ass’n. Indianupoii*, June 13. —Justin H. i Merriman, of Bluffton, wa* elected | president of the County Superintend ■ ent*' aHHOclatlon at the closing session of the annual meeting here yesterday. Other officers elected are I W. W. Carter. Vincennes, vice-presi-dent; Harry H. Henderson. Brownstown. secretary; and John H. Jolllet. of Rockville, treasurer. The superintendents Indorsed the 1923 teachers’ license law. LEAGUERS TO HOLD A RALLY Decatur Sub-District Os Epworth League To Meet At Monroe Sunday An Epworth I .eague rally wHI he held by the Decatur sub-district at the Methodist church iu Monroe SunI day afternoon. A splendid program. ' to begin at 2:30 o'clock ha* been ar--i ranged. In addition to the various' I musical selections and addresses to be given, officers of the sub-district j , will ite elected. A large number of ■ leaguers from this city are planning to attend the rally. Leaguers will be present, also, from Pleasant Mills, i Geneva and other parts of the tyThe program for the rally Is as fol-1 low*: Song service—Directed by lUXLsad Sbimp. Decatur. Devotional —Rev. Wisner. Song Congregation. Music —Monroe Orchestra. Ten minute talk on the district convention. Special number Monroe Juniors Selection —Orchestra. Tais on the Institute at Ijike Webstar- Rev Shipley. Address —Jay Ollnver. Offering. Selection -Orchestra. Election of Officers. ' Benediction. “ I. ji sh - - - Berne Choir To Sing In Fort M ayne Sunday The Berne male chorus choir of the famous Mennonlt* choir of IM) II volies of Berne, will appear In a special musical program Sundav night at the Simpson M E. chitrih In FY»rt Wayne, Rev. J K. White. In announ- Ing the program aaid no sermon service will b< held Sunday night, the entire evening being devote«l tn music by the choir Several ledolsts will ap •pear with the organization and a pro 'gram of varied nature will he given I The Berne male chorus ba* app -ar--1 ed In many cltle* of the middlewesi 1 and ba* gained « reputation a* one * of the best musical organization* of ■ thl* section. a Klan Docs Not Have To Publish Members’ Names i 1 ...... ■. Inilisnapoll*. June 13,— Effort* of i opponent* nf the Ku Klut Klan tn • compel klan official* to make public t the names of state Menatnrs. Congre**. I men. cabinet olficera. judges and ntbar public officials who are klan members I failed In federal court here todsy. After arguments In- the case of ( Benjamin Dubol* of South Bend , again** the knights nf the ku king klan Judge Anderson ruled out 3« of 34 interrogatory filed hy the plain ’ tiff , i Van Nuys Will Nominate Senator Samuel Ralston • (t’nlted Press Service) * Indianapolis, sod.. Jnn* 13-Frwl •- erlrk Van Nays will place the name ■ of Senator P*tnu*l Ralalnu In num II Instlon In the d<mo<ratlc president Ist f rare at the national Convention In New York It was indicated today. Indiana dale*atfon of 34 will caat " Ita vote Stdldlv for Ralston * ) Ralston will not attend the con .|Veutfon but *<>maln at his home here

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GREATEST PEACE TIME HORROR OF NAVY OCCURS Two Explosions On Board U. S. S. Mississippi Take Heavy Toll INQUIRY IS STARTED Shin Was In Battle Practice Fifty Miles Off California Coast (United Preaa Service) ’... Sun Pedro. Call.. June 13 — I (Specinl Io Daily Democrat) Riding cuhnly nt anchor, the I'. S. S. Mississippi rested in its nccustomed position in ’luittleshii) row" today, giving little evidence of the tragedy alxmrd her which a few hours lu-fore had instantly killed IX olTicers and men. (’.lose hv stood the hospital ship. Relief, turned into a morgue to receive the Ixxlics comprising the toll of the navy's ifrentest neaee lime horror and to treat tin burns of the sufTerj inc men. manv of whom prayed for death to end tlieir agony. (utter totlay a «ecret lioard •»f inquirv was to convene. Captain Yales Sterling commanding officer of the I . S. S. I New Mexico, will lx- in charge ■»f the investigation seeking to determine the anise of the explosion yeaterdav in the forward ' turret of the Mississipoi. while the dreadnought was in kittle iwwclice off San Clements island fifty miles at sea. Ixxi Angeles. June 13.—A naval hoard of Inquiry will lx> appointed at once to Investigate two fatal axplosI lon* late yesterday on the dreadnaught. Mlaslsslpp. It was announced today. The death list stood at 43 today, with more than a score Injured Two terlflc blasts let go on the galnt battleship, one of th* finest of the fleet The first was during secret I wur practice off Fan Pwlro rid the (second In the harbor, after the big ■ vessel had raced Into port with for dead and injured An explosion In a g’tn breach was ' r**pon«lhle for the accident, according to preliminary report* Mo«t of th* deed snrt Injured were in a steel turret liehlnd th* great rifle »nd were I trapped without chsnee to encapr. Second Captation The second explosion came when a •hell still rem»lne«l In one of th* huge guns let go after dreadnought ‘and dropped anchor In the harbor The 14 inch projectile tore out '•cross th* luty narrowly missing the (steamer Yale, vhlch was just putting out tn sea with a large passenger list. Four men were crushed by the recoil of th* gr*a* gun I Following the second disaster, the j Mississippi put ont to aea again tn I .r j~. -i.nuv-.iv.- - j-uf* ** -v“*■ ■—i (Continued on page two) l ———• FRINGE ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT I r Garton Duumcrguc Defeats Painleve; l4a«t Radical Os Candidate* (t’nhed l*r«*a Hervlce) VersaUles. Francs* Jun* 13- tinsion IXiutnergtt*. president nf the I sennt*. was elected president of I Franc* by th* national eottgr<«s here today. Ixiun<*rgus defeated Fml Falnleve • I president of the <hatnb*r of de- • lint ties Ml tn 3V» I The new presklent succeeds M I Miller snd wfo»aa resignation was n forced hy the !<eft parties following recent parliamentary elm-Uoa* • • Doutiisrgue had the sappnrt of ,h * bloc national (the I*n l scare coalition I l- ** being the least rsdlcsl of the eaadl i. date* put forward by the Left