Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 14 June 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 143.

AGED COUPLE ASSAULTED AND ROBBED

LOOT IN TRAIN ROBBERY WILL TOTAL $3,000 Postal Inspector Makes Report In Illinois Mail Train Robbery IDENTIFY 2 BANDIT Many Suspects Are Held In Connection With Robbery Today Freni* Service) Chicago, June 1 I (Special tn Daily Deinocral) A. E. (termer. chief noslal inspector. announced this afternoon he had definite information that the amount of the loot in the mail train robbery would total J3.1Ht0.000. Os this amount Germer said SIOO,OOO was in cash and much of the balance was in negotiable securities. Two of the postal agents identified two of the susnects under arrest as members of the bandit band. Morgan A. Collins, chief of notice announced. Collins would not give the names of the two who were identified. "We are on the right track now for Mire." CoUlna said, "and will have every memlier of the band under arrest before Sunday night." Many Suspects Chicago. June 14—Numerous suspects are' in custody in the hunt for the bandits who stag'-d the spectaculbr holdup of the Chicago. Milwaukee 4- St. Paul mall train near here Thursday night, escaping with toot e-timntr-d up to 12.MV0 mm While postal agents here have reported to Washington that the loot totals not more than llio.noo. Larry Ils non. chief of the railroad detective force, said cash and securities In th'4! registered mail racks carried off have a value of “upwards of *2.600.(MIO." Hankers raid that the cash stolen was more than *IOO.OOO. The hundred* of detectives and po l‘ce hunting for the bandits have been reinforced by several hundred citl sens who have been pressed into *er vice to search the numerous lake resorts between Chicago and Milwaukee. Theory that an airplane was used by the bandits was dismissed by police. The bandits either are in Chicago or in h'dlng In the resort district, police said Federal agents are questioning the seventy member* of the crew of mail clerks and guards in the belief that |he holdup was an "inside job” Early today police arrected a man named J. H. Wayne, who ha* a police r-*ord. U’ayne is suffering from three bullet wound*. He raid he wa» •hot by a woman in Indiana Police are holding Wayne pending eiamlna •lon by members of the train crew. <»ne of the bandit* was shot down by a fellow bandit in mistake for a mall guard. Another man. giving the name of J. Maheney. also Is held as an Im portan witness, i -o — Leopold And Loeb Are Examined By Alienists Chicago. June tßpe>lal tn Dallv fa-mocrat) — Nathan M*opold and Richard Ixteb. youthful killer* of Robert Franks. 14 year old school boy. hopped, skinpod and went through other motions in the "prison laboratory" today under the ayes "f noted alienists In an effort to build up a defense of insanity, hr, Karl M Bowman and hr It H Hulbert, famous peychlalrl*l«. t"'' l ether physicians noted for their work on mental disorder*, have been rtabled by the defense to prove that the millionaire youths were irrespon •Ude when they committed th* crim* The physicians are trying to de t*et mental and bodily disorder" of a nature that would show Leopold and l-oeb did not and do not know right from wrong in the meantime the prosecution Is, *orktag just as hard to show 'he youths are of eacellent intellect: that •hey did know and now kn«w right from wrong.

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brench Paper Approve Nomination Os Dawes U nited Press Service) Pails, Jun- ]4—The Press today generally approved the selection of General Charles Dawe* as vice-pres-idential candidate of the republican ' party with President Coolidge. "France welcome Dawes' candl- 1 dacy Le Matin says, adding that the French people have not forgotten that it was under the direction of General Dawes and Owen Young that the greatest step toward post war peace was made when the experts submitted their report on reparations. DAWES WELCOMED ON RETURN HOME . I ■ Friends And Admirers Greet Vice-Presiden-tial Nominee (United Press Service) Chicago, June 14—Smiling warm;ly. but with ‘nothing to say." Oeneral G. Dawes, republican nonftnee for the vice presidency, received a hearty welcome from his friends and ■ admirer* upon his roturn home to- ' day. ■ "I have nothing to say until ant (formally advised of the nomination.". Dawe* said when a kod for n state-1 tnent. I Dawes was In splendid spirits, greeting everyone who met him with | a cordial "hello" Heavy wreaths of!

smoke pourer! from the famous “upside down’’ pipe. Dawes' wife and two classmates from Marietta college accompalned him. They were H. C. Butler .Dallas, 1 Texas, and R R. Lloyd . Chicago. ' ! Both were rr.-rduat-al with Dewes in the class of 1884 Newspaper photographers. who have previously found difficulty In ■ getting Dawes to pose, were surprised when hr- consented readily today ’ and allowed them to take his picture in a variety of poses. Due to a misunderstanding as to . the time of Dawes’ arrival, members) of hi« family were not at the station. | The Daww party wait >d for their turning. From the station. Dawes said he would go directly to his office to "at- i tend a pile «f business.’’ ll* *HI . . later go out to hla * suburban home where neighbors have planned a big ,

convention. ~,„ — 9 Wind. Rain And Hail Causes Heavy Damage Rock Inland. 111. Jun* 14.—D»mage estimated today al IJO.fl* wa* Inflicted on WWt and southwestern Rock Inland la«t night by a hoary wind, rain and hall storm The hall ■ park was badly damaged Score* of 1 tree* were unrooted, home* were damaged and newer* ripped up. None * wa* hurt. Attended Commencement At Vassar College Mrs. C. A Dugan and daughter. MIM Helen, returned l«»> ol,th ' , ''” m IMughnkeepnle. New York. after attending the commencement eienl*** of V.nnar College '’!« Hel« was a member „f the graduating <la« ■4h,. received a Itarhelor of Art* de’are- and stood high In her clans. Her major subject wan Rnyhologv and •he also took much work in Spanish Mi*, Helen took part In the cla»» I day egerrts-st. Which were held nn Monday The commencement was l.l Tuesday One of the feature. It he .ommeneement activities was the ip|,y . K |,. nl |worth H-dn." given members of the student hndy and th* I alumni on the outdoor n.a«* * • Busan and daughter returned home 'hv wav of New York City, taking a pat trip down the Hudson river, Helping County Recorder MIM Mildred Ak«y «• •*J*‘ ta * M M -«ter Joseph McConnell County Recorder Josvpn in the recorder* office • Xy’formcrty lived .1 Wray, rado.

TRIAL OF BOMB CASE NEAR END Defense Ends Testimony And Arguments Are Started Friday P.M. Hartford City, June 14—With the completion of the introductioi* of evidence by the defense at 1:41 o’clock Friday afternoon and the immediate bgeinnlng. of rebuttal evidence by the state, the end of the trial of William Davis, first of the half hundred Montpelier strikers to be brought to trial in connection with the Montpelier explosion, is now actually In sight. I The trial Is being held in the Hlack ford circuit court before Special 'Judge A. L. Bales, of Winchester. Ind. I and a jury composed of two women and ten men. Friday was the fifteenth day qf the trial. In presenting Its case the defense used forty-eight witnesses. Attorneys for the state late Friday predicted that they would finish the rebuttal testimony hy the time adjournment was taken Friday evening. Attorney Ahram Simmon, of Bluffton, they stateci. would open ths state's argument. The state expected to u*e be'ween eight anil twelve rei burial witnsses. I If this holds true, the case mav be expected to reach the jury some time Saturday, with a possible verdict before Saturday evening

Victims Os Interurban Wreck Receive Awards Huntington. June 14—By agreement. judgment for 425a were returned bv Judge Sumer Kenner In the circuit court in the suits of Mr. and Mrs. Richard I>Mt against the Indiana Service corporation for In juries suffered In the Interurban wreck at Roanoke, May 19. Both suits w<*re brought hy their next friend. Mrs. Sarah Chapman, mo ther of Mr*. Ijett. as both have not reached their majority. Mr. and Mr*. LHt were married In Fort Wayne a few hour* te-fore they boarded the Wabash Valley Flyer for thi* city. Both were cut. bruised an<! acratchiyl. as well a* suffering injuries ftont the shock The suits are the first to he filed In the circuit ,-ourt because of the wreck.

WARM WEATHER ! HELPS FARMERS Soil Is Drying And Work 11 Os Planting Corn Is Resumed In County »I —— with a couple of days of sunshine the flelda have been drying this week and in some of the higher places II ha* been possible to do a little work. I several farmers slated today. With “ a week of good dry weather much phis gig and planting of corn can be accomplished. It was stated. A retired farmer stated that II was not unusual to plant com late In tha season. Ha slated tbal several years ago he d'd not plant his core until July 6th and lhat he bad one of thaj best crop* In history. That 'year a dry and late fall season was j enjoyed. Much of the corn that was planted■ before the heavy rains waa washed out and In order to Insure a crop th* farmers in this county are replanting - It. The wet weather also prevented J th" farmers from doing their plowing ( land In many places much work In the flelda must be done before the com ~n Iw planted II was atated that several farmers wmr contemplating idantlng crops other than com. Corn la one of the principal crops raised In Adame county for the reason lhat Ibe corn la used In fatten ln< th* hog. for the fall market The low lands along the Ht Marya [ BB d Wabash rivers were Inundated and as one farmer remarked, "the l ratp is washing out the corn." In I 'he fields along the river banka many , carp were washed out <rf the river and boys were seen latching Ibe flak | which were washed into the fields

Decatur. Indiana, Saturday, June 14. 1924

Baby Health Conference In Kirkland Township — —g " A lecture In connection with the Child Welfare conference to be held held in this county next week will be given in the Kirkland townishp high school building on next Wednesday night. On Thursday the visiting physicians and nurses will be at the Kirkland school building to examine babies and hold conference ! with the toothers. All babies under the age of seven years will he examined free A basket dinner will he held nt the school. Father* as well ns the mother* are urged to attend the lecture on Wednesday evening. BEGIN INQUIRY INTO U.S. NAVY HORROR TODAY Board Os Inquiry Hears Praises For Men Who Lost Lives Fridav — CAUSE STILL MYSTERY May Never Ix*arn Exact Cause Os Exnlosion On U. S. S., Mississippi San Pedro. Cal.. June 14—Below deck. In officers’ quarters aboard the IT. S. 8. Mississippi today the formal board of Inquiry met to hear details of a story of traditional heroism shown by men of the navy when death strikes. Officer* and men were questioned, but from each, whs heard nothing but terms of highest praise for 4S meni tiers of the dreadnaught's complement who went to their death Thursday afternoon In an explosion within gun turret No. 2. Captain Praises Men

The deepest commendation of nil came from Captain W. D. Brotherton. commanding officer of the Mississippi. “I have no blame to attach to anv- • one or anvthlnnr.” he told the board i at the opening hearing "I have | nothing but the greatest praise for them all. They did their duty to the ! beat of their ability, every one of , them." and the captain's voice choked ! as he burled hl* face in hl« arms and wept. Exact cause of the tragedy still Is more or less of a mystery and may remain so Lieut. Commander Reinecke, chief gunnerv officers of the MUalxsll'Pi'a crew, told the board hla "first Impression wa* that It wa* caused by a foul bore. In spite of the (Continued on Pag* Threal MAYOR DEVOSS ENDORSES CHILD WELFARE CONFERENCE Tha Child Health Conference to be held during the week of June 14th to June 27th in Adams county, Indiana. Ig being sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Adams county. Thia meeting will be interesting a. well as instructive to all persona Interested In the welfare of our future men and women and our assurance of prosperity will be strengthened by attendance at these meetings. Aa Mayor of the city of Decatur, and as a citleon interested In the welfare of the community. I heartily endorse this meeting and Its purpose and sincerely recommend and encourage a good attendance of our cltlteM at each and every session of the meeting. H. M. DE VOSS. Mayor. ■■ Weather Partly ovarcaat tonight and Hun | day ProbablJ local thuudersiorma In south portion, nfif much ihango In t«Miip»>rature. Washington. June 14—Weather out look for porlod Jun* 14 to 21. Inclusive: Region of Great Lak«o: Occasional local showers and probably thunder shower*. Temperature near normal (

MUCH INTEREST IN BIBLE SCHOOL Sixty-eight Pupils Are On Honor Roll At Evangelical I). V. B. S. Great Interest is being manifested in the Daily Vacation Bible School being held at the Evangelical church as shown by the following attendance summary for the first week: .Monday,' 81; Tuesday. 99; Wednesday. 104;! Thursday. 107; Friday. 102. The av-' erage daily attendance for the week was 98 plus. An honor roll was kept during the first week and it shows that 68 out' of 81 who were present on the opening day were present each day during the week. A number of children who started on Tuesday did not miss the rest of the week. No doubt some of these, too. would have been on the Honor Roll had there not been such a heavy downpour of rain shortly before the time for opening the school, which led some to think opening day might he postponed. An Honor Roll will lie kept each week, and no doubt many more will want to be on the roll for next week. A final Honor Roll for the four weeks will also be kept. Any children who are not attending one of the Daily Vacation Bible Schools in Decatur and wish to enroll in this school, may do so this coming week. Parents and friends of the children, or any who may be interested, are invited to visit the school any morning The moat interesting period for visitors Is from nine o'clock ‘til ten o’clock. The program begins promptly at nine o'clock. The honor roll for the first week is as follows: Kindergarten Department tawrence Amspaueh. Ixvwell Noble, Ralph Peterson. Arthur Piding. Agnes Foreman. Violet Fern Girod, Ruth

I Porter. Zela Porter. Primary Department Charles Baumgartner. Russell Ihitler. Marlon Dague. Eugene Knodle. . Burtla Smith. Roger Stoneburner. By--1 run Tricker. Etta Anspaugh. Wanda ■ June Bebout. Catherine Brown. Mar- | tha Erma Butler. Pauline Hakey. Marjorie Johnson, Genevieve Koos, Mar- | tha Jane Linn, Virginia Miller. Celesta Schafer. Mary Jane Schlickmann. fCnntlnned on Page six I MRS. KOENEM AN DIED YESTERDAY Well Known Lady Dies After Being; An Invalid For 21 Years Mrs. Hopha Koeneman. 47. widow of the late August Koeneman. died at her home In Madison township. Allen county, near Flat Rock, at 3 o’clm k rtlday afternoon. Mrs Koeneman had been an Invalid for the Inst twenty four years and had not been away from home for the last twentythree years. Her affliction and death was by acute n.-phrlt.-s . Mra Koenemas waa a daughter of Mr and Mrs. Christ Hoiking, and wa* horn In Adam* county. October. 9 1864 Hhe wa* married tn Augud Koeneman. April 29. I«! For «everal yaarn after their marriage Mr. and Mra. Koenemhn resided In Adam* .ounty. but moved to Flat lloefc. ahout thirty-five veara »go Mrs, Koene man waa member of the Flat Rmk Uitheran ehttreb The decaaed la aurvlvod by th* f»l lowing children. Mr* Emma W->rllng> ■of Preble; lamia, of Flat Itnck. Mr* I Bertha Koehlinger and Mr*. Heal ;frank, nf Fort Wayne; Mlsa Uaale and John, at hum*, and seven broth ! or*. Conrad and John, of Flat Rock: ('Attgii*!. Christ and H*nry. of Preble ! Wiliam, of New Haven, and Looula. of Ht. John* . I Funeral service* will be h.-ld from 1 the residence at 1 30 o'clock Honday I afternoon with lt*v flerk«n officiating ' Burial will he made In the Flat Rock Jremetery.

! Eleanor Elaine Harris Must Fact* Forgery Charge New York. June 14.—Eleanor Elaine Harris, must face a New York grand I jury on charges of third degree forgery. She was bound over last night .I by Magistrate Oberwager on the charge preferred by her husband, former vice-president of the National City bank. Mrs. Harris’ latest defeat catne as ' a result of her husband's testimony • Ihut the roses and kisses letter she] i submitted In their divorce suit was! f u "fake” document. The latter purI ported to be written by Harris to an ' other woman. ASKS RECEIVER k ’ FOR OIL COMPANY i Stockholder Files Suit Against Aetna Oil And Supply Co. Os Geneva The appointment of a receiver for the Aetna Oil and Supply company, of 1 Geneva. Is asked In a suit filed in the : circuit court by Rose Bricker, who I claims to be a stockholder In the comI pany. The petitioner alleges that I the liabilities of the company are at , least 12.000 while the aaaeata are not .worth more than 11.500 ,' It is stated In the <omplalnt that . the defendant company was organ!* i I vd several years ago for the purpose ! of drilling oil and gas well*, and that I the company ha* drilled one well In . Adams county. Ind., and tout wells in ' Mercer county, Ohio It I* stated further that all four well* are dry 1 wells and failed to produce a paying * quantity of oil The company own* 1 several lease*. It I* stated, but the 'only aaneal* are the pipe*, casing* ' and other material* in the Jive Wyil* The plaintiff claims te hold fifty t*»i dollar *hare« of stock la the company. ' It I* charged In the complaint that '.the company I* being ml«manag<*d 'land that unless « receiver la appoint ! led the asset* will lie wasted. AtItorney Urban T. Bonitas represent* , the petitioner. —— .11 O 11... — 111 j Fishermen Buy Licenses And Prepare For Sport Up until norm today fourteen fish- . Ing license* had been Issued by Coun ty Clerk John E Nelson thi* number 'nrludlng those which were ismied since the first of the month. The Ashing season for blue gills and has* open* on June |f>th and If a person ' wants to enjoy the sport he must | have a license to fish In any county Fannie Lockwood Wins Fight For Illegitimate Son St. louis. Mo.. June 14.—Fannie Lockwood, pretty 19 year old unwed mother, today won her fight to obtain . a foundling she claimed wa* her life I ultimate son Rhe had not seen the, baby since two week* after It wa* born last December and she wa* ui> ahla to Identify It positively ns her* Judge Erwin Osslng In domestic re latlon* court granted her pie* for a writ of habeas corpus giving her the] child In a statement, the judge de I dared the child waa her own and <!<■ nlad allegation* that Fannie was ut> lit tn rare for the child. a* made by the city boar dos children’, guardian* and by the man Fannie charged was the father nf the child ..I 0 |— Large Crowd At Gift Distribution A large crowd attended the merchants* gift distribution here this at ternoon. The next distribution will he held on Aug""' - The prise* were awarded todav a* follow* llMHoiipoo bonk Mrs Ham Hhamp lloa-coupnn booh. Mr*. Ham Fahr man *76 < nupon book. Mrs laiwt* H Miller. IMcoupon book. I Ivntlch (26 coupon book. Lloyd Bryan 111 coupon bonk. Mra. Herman Ehlnger 110 coupon bonk. Nava Zerkle t |5 in currency. Mary flavor. L. I Kartell, Walter llllgemau. Fred lllumker, and M*rle Roan.

Price: 2 Cento.

WREN, 0., COUPLE VICTIMS; LOOT IS OVER SI,OOO I Bold Robber) Staged At 5:30 o’clock This Morning By Four Men LOOT MAY BE MORE Woman Is Sister To John W. Tvndall: Bandits Flee Toward Decatur Four bandits bound and aaifffed Mr. and Mrs. John Harmon, well known aßed couple residi insr two and one-half miles east of Wren. Ohio, ahout 5:30 o'clock this morning, and robhed the aged couple of a large sum of money, ronservalivelv estimated at more than SI,OOO. The bandits forced Mrs. Harmon to tell where the money was hidden, after ransacking the house without results. Le« conservative estimates placed the value of the loot as high as SIO,OOO. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon were unahle Io tell how much money they had in the house. Mrs. Harman is a sister to John W. Tvndall. well known Decatur citizen. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon are past 70 years of age and live alone on their large farm. The bandits were traced as far as Pleasant Mills. Indiana, where thev turned north on the river road toward Decatur, but here rhe trail wa* i lost — Mr. Harmon At Barn Mr. Harmon had arisen and started to the barn to do hi* milk’ng. Four men drove up in front of the house in two cars, one a Ford tour Ing car and the other a large black touring car. believed to have been a Studebaker. All four men came to the bare and asked Mr. Harmon for some gasoline. Mr Hannon told them he hud no gasoline. Th>- men then seised Mr. Harmon and bound lit* hand* and feet with adhwive tape and gagged him The tape was • two Inches wide and a whole spool was used in binding the aged man One of the men remulmsl at the barn with Mr Harmon to keep watch over him.-while the other three went to the house. Mrs Harmoa w»s Just g- tting up ‘ when the men entered the house. I They proceeded to bind her hands and feet with a small rope and left her lying on the U-d while they made a thorough search of the house The men threatened ta harm Mr and Mrs. Harmon If thev failed to And what I I they wanted. Make Thorough Search ' The lutndlta apMt several minutes I In searching everf room In the house, i They looked In practically every con • retvabl* hiding place and Anally 1 foried Mrs Harmon to tell where ■ their m<mvv was hidden Apparent |y aaUaAed with their loot, the four m*n returned to their enr and drove ■laway, leaving the vgvd couple bound I and tagged They drove ws-at from the Hatnton home. In the direction of Bobo Mr. Harman Fraoa Sett Mr Harmon ancteedrd In freeing himself frotu hla bonda after work- ■ 'ns diligently tor about thirty mm I tile* after the men had left He went to the house and released his wife and called Hheriff Terry, of Van Wert. Th* sheriff hurtled In the Harmon I horn* and atartetl In pursuit of the lumdlta A call was aunt tn Hheriff John Baker, nf thia city, and Hheriff Baker Immediately started in search ’ id the flawing bandits, but failed to tmd any truce of them Hheriff Terry traced the cars to Bobo and then tn Pleasant Milla, through Inquiriwa along tha road The man driving the large car wa* described aa being a targe man and wearing a brawn suit. Could Idsnttfy Bandits Mr Harmon la a well lodo farmer and la a stockholder in the Wren * h«nk Hla brother. rtll»*r Harmon. It president nf the Wren bank Mrs. Harmon atated today that she was “ sum she could Identify tbe m*n If » h> (t onUnued on page <hreel