Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 156, Decatur, Adams County, 30 June 1924 — Page 1

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j 0 | Uin e XXII. Number 156.

M’ADOO AND SMITH REMAIN IN LEAD

FOUR INDICTED ON OIL PROBE CHARGES TODAY

SPECIAL MEETING OF GRAND JURY — Charges Are Made Against Doheny, Fall And Sinclair Alleging Bribe BULLETIN Washington, June 30.—Albert B. Fall. Harry F. Sinclair, Edward L. Doheny and his son. Edward L. Doheny, Jr., were indicted here today by the special trand jury which has been investigating the leases of the naval oil reserves. Fall and Doheny, father and son. were charged on one count with conspiracy to defraud the I’nited States ;on the second fount Fall was charged with accepting a bribe, and on the third count, the two Dohenys were charged with offering a bribe: on the fourth count Fall and Sinclair were charged with conspiracy to defraud. — (I Rain Storm Saturday Causes Slight Damage W rtrtn'anT'wlhd wtrfHtr iffiT* dsmage in this city and through l '!' th' county Saturday evening. Th.' downpour was one of the heaviest "f the season. Streets and cellars m-re flooded, but no serious damage had been reported from any section of the county up to press time tgdav The telephone company and- *>'•* rlty light and power plant suffered a stnnU lo«s when limb 1 from tre< were broken off and fell on the Wires The bantlful big elm tree at th comer cf the C. fl Hammel! lot. south of the city was struck by llghtn lag. bitt the limb was not broken out. The lightening followed the telephone wires and caused the connections to Mow out. resulting in n blase which wrs extinguish without any damage to the house. The cool breese Sunday aided much h drytag off the fields, but many are ’till inundated and farmer are tin •Me to work, In placet! the wnt «r covers the fields and It will !>• severs! days before the farmers will tushie to resume work. Family Wiped Out In Hrutal Murder Today Imbecile Is Sought • United Pres* Service) Uh'cago. June 30--(Special to tk'dv brmocrntl- An anttro fam ly of five ~Mr and Mra. Otto Eder and their three .ntall boys—were found beaten to death la their suburban home near here early today. Head* of the vl< ■ tints apparently had been battered *ith a blunt Instrument. immediately after finding nf the bodies by neighbors, search was •tarted for an acknowledged Imbecile *ho had been living with th- IMer tam'i’y. The man's name was not known. The half wit, according to northbora, has not been seen since Friday. Hints of a weird ritualism surround rd the murders. Shoe* and stock mgs -reru removed from each ~f •*"’ ri'tlma. The bodies were strMch-d °ttt full length, each can fully "'*’ r "'1 over with wheels or blanket*. Even Roy's body, which was lying ,h " haltfilled tub. was covered *th a sheet. Eder, who wa* a tailcab chaufienr. •» said to have come to this count from HwltM-rland approximately Iyears ago The in-beclle who fn tnently made his home with ,h *’ Eders. camil soon after, nelghl*” "aid. but lhey did uo» bnow whether be was a relative or a friend of the family.

* Indiana Is Broke After Paying Up —- ' I n (United Pre s Service) Indinapolia. Jane :l(). The State of Indiana is broke again. The State today had to pay a )2,1500.000 debt against the general fund ■I money borrowed for “casual deficits" January 1, of this year. o — LIIDYSiICGIIMBS TO LONG MESS l ( Mrs. Louisa Christianer ■| Died Yesterday At Home In Allen County |; Mrs. Louise Christianer. formerly [ of th's county expired yesterday at p her home in Allen county, after a | long illness. Death was due to goiter . ond prepay. Funeral services will | be held tomorrow afternoon, at th«-i P home at I:3# o'clock, and at the St ( I Peters Lutheran church in the Fuel- • ling settlement at 2 o’clock. J Mrs. Christianer was 58 years old. : 1 She was born ia Adams county n I 11866. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.' I Christen Buerger. Mrs. Christ aner I was married in 1989, later moving to; • her present home near Monroeville. ' I Surviving her are three children, j I Arthur and Hilda at home and Mrs. I | Louis Dornsife Edgerton. Ohio. Thrui brothers. Fred. Otto and Jacob I Boerger also survive. Mrs. Christianer was well known in I this city and vicinity, and her death I came as a great shock to her many If: ends. The Reverend Moehler, of i [the St. Peter's Lutheran church will j have charge of the funeral services i YOUNG MEN FACE ■i SERIOUS CHARM I ' - Homer Fisher And Adruin Elzev Charged With Mann Act Violation ' I Two Decatur young men Homer ; ‘ * Fisher and Admin Elrey were taken ■ ‘ ito Delphos, Ohio, where fedora' , (charges were filed against them by I I Willfam Blonder. Stouder all -ged | ihst the two Decatur mon Induced s bis wife, Mrs. Shirley S'ouder. and hfa sister Miss Olive Stouder. to go with them tn Bluffton. Hsb- r #nd Klsoy be held i . Delphos. pending the arrival of fade, ul Oflieara from Toledo. Ohio soil!' dltflcuhv was encounterwl in getting r the men back tn ’P l "* b "‘ *“ ,the nsstolanoe «* r this city, they wore tindly tnrf.i. • ’'tn rdftirn to Dell*"*- * h ' rP r (chnrge of vlolaiing the Mann act I* ’ hold ngitlnM them 11 1 The Delphos Herald report* the fol ) 'lowing on the ’’l “Chief Thontp»on. aciompi'm- 1 ' Mr. Waggoner, drove to Derntnn "I whore Homer Fisher. 20. and Adra r Fixev 22. both of Decatur, were pis' ‘ ® under arrest charged with *»'• tlon* of the M«nn ar ’ 'J |t Is claimed that they Induced Mr. Fhlrley bimufar Adams street D* - nho* nnd Mis* Olive ■ tar nf William Stouder. to Join I »'«' , m Decatur -nd that the four nf them then made a trip to Bluffton. fa-1 • !’ * * , *.<. '• XX Indiana bnt they wore finally « . Hvered to the D-lphor. office * h. •sheriff of in Lil tn I tate lino and were landed it. M " Delphos in th* vwrly morning ' were notified Saturday morntne '■ come io Delphos <0 fftrt the men.

REPORT 350 DEAD IN OHIO STORM J J(. .y " MM Hills I . It' ■' * • i * d .. • L V W i ' i ’ Ar **?* ” x A A 1 - . J Over three hundred and fifty dead and thousands inJu ed and homeless is the latest report from Lor.i n. ( h which was the center of the tornado which swept Ohio late Saturday night. Photo shows some of the buildings which were wreckHi. —P. Ac A. photo. - ——.■

PRESENTATION OF “BUDDIES" ENOS PROGRAM Comedy To Be Given Tonight With New York Cast JUNIORS PERFORM Local Young People Give Music Dramatization At Matinee Program Today's Program This afternoon. 2:3# o’clock • Musk dramails-itlon by the Ju nior*. Popular music review by The ! Bmblles Comptiny. Lecture. "New ■ World* For Old " George <’ Ayde ! iott. Tonight. 8 o'.lor-k-ITesrnfailon of play. ” Buddie*.” Rain*. Saturday afternoon and «»• enlng. failed to off *et the Chautauqua crowd, and several hundred people enjoyed the musical program present I ..,1 by the Philippine Quintett.- Sattirday night. The musical- Included mMM and duel, that were very en-| lovable and entertaining \V (-. Cnllough delivered »n ln, '' r e-iting and constructive eddren* t» the audien.e on “A Challenge To nomocracy " H was .Mr. McCullough » flr»t Llrtt’lo IK-’-tor and hl* lecture wu* 1 oioroushly eejoyad by everyone In at- " Th.'"»l«*l*> commesttr Chautauqua program will I* conclude.! today Zm the .mat program, ever off-r I Sern<*i« the Junior Chautauqua pre i aanted It* Mualcol DrantalUM"* Th, ‘ ! . r „v ,vmt>h»ny eniert-ln-d ?? h L-„r.l -lertlnn* Th* llmldieo ,X«y -ve 4Wr interprefatMo ;x - • rix Adyelott delivered W» ' U'nrld. For Old." " ' k liteer of the entire week The h*»'H lnPr . , (M . nre.etited tonight when the will he pre«en 0 -„ ( | M ce their nmvli,.. Th |, play h '7‘been h*v!W low run. In •« ’•» i ha * „» the imtniry. and Xntattqun * ,ar **' *The Play 1- « - ■- z by tho*e who *** r ‘”*’ preaenllng H* of the b»*t com»» on I’M- W’-I t

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, June 30, 1924

Vote By Ballot Total vote, 1,098. Necessary for choice, 732. Indiana's vote. 30. Ninth Ballot Smith. 278; McAdoo. 444 4; Cox ■00; J. W. Dav a. 66; Glass. 33; RaiStem. 50*4; Roh'nson. sir rodecwts-l 4614; Silser. 28; Bryan. 16. Ritchie. KH; Gov. Davis. 32.4; Harrison. 20>4; Brown. 8; Saulsbury. 6; Walsh 1; Thompson. 1. Eighth Ballot: Smith. 276.6; McAdoo. 412 6: Cox. So. J. W Davis. 67; Glass. 26; Rafa | ton. 30; Robinson. 21; Underwood, i <8; Sliter. 28: Bryan, 17: Ritchie, j is.g; Davis. 29; Brown. 9; Harrison. 20,5; Saulsbury, 6; Ferris. 6.5. Seventh Ballot: Smith. 261 H; McAdoo, 413 3 5; Cox. «o; J. W Itavls. 5"; Gias*. 26: Ralston. 30; Robinson. 21; Underwood. (2.5; Silser. 28; Bryan. 18; Ritchie. l»»; Gov. Itavi*. 30; Brown. 8; Harrison. 20.5; Saulsbury, 6. Ferri*, it. Thompson. 1: Walsh. 1. Sixth Ballot Smith. 261; McAdoo, 443; Cox. 59. j. w. Davin, 55; Glaas. »; Rafa' ll ”- so: Robinson. !•; Underweod. 41; Sliter. 20; Bryan. 18. Ritchie. 22. Brown. 7; Gov. Itavi*. 27; Harrl-m. 20; Saulsbury. <; Ferrfa. 3»; Thomp4OD tz WdlwK. 1. Fifth Ballot: McAdoo. 463; Cox. 50; Smith. 261; j W. Itavi*. 34; Glaa*. 25; Ralston, so; RMilnson. 19; Underwood 41; Silser. 38; Bryan. 41; Gov. Itavi*. 28. Brown. 8; Saulsbury. 6. Harrfaon. 20; Ferri*. 3#; Thomptom. 11 Wafah. I. WANT A CHAUTAUQUA? Po yon want a ehaatawi** he ** year? Nearly t’ M » ticket* were pledged got unlay evening for • |ty Chautauqu* one fifth of the number m-rdml to wrare another high <■!•*• program f.,r l»2.'>. Rev. II * Thomiwoii and hl* board of director, are will Ing to nmtrail for the fomtnunlty t'hsutauqu* If *’»•' Ptblk I* willing to lm< k the aaaorfation in ptirrhaa ’ in* tichet*. Th* local gtwrantw wl |l suffer, fa** 'bl* Z«ir andl u n |e*» .uffi.lem ’bile" ,r * for nest y«mr. Dm«t«r will not h.ve 'i . chautauqu* Attend the dn*2« . sesaiott thl* afternoon *«'l t 1 *'g«' | and auhacrlbe for your .hare nf the ticket* I if, up In you If you want a chan ; l«uqu* Weather f ... — r Partly overeaat Moodav and Tu» • 1 day. Not much change In famper alure.

OHIO'S STORM TOLLGROWiNGs HUNDREDS BEAD Several Ohio Tow ns Are Hit By Heavy Rain Storm: Hundreds Homeless CITIES SEND AID Fifty-nine Dead Already Found In Lorain: Hospital Trains To Assist In The Wake Os The Ohio Tornads Ix-ram- F.(ty nine known dead Property damage cat mate J 115.IHUIIfIMI, Sandusky—Seven dead, damage estimated ll.tMtO.'iho. Mantua Three killed In collapse of barn • Avon Three killed. Cleveland Two killed. Akron- One hilled Youngstown one killed. Medina Two swept from flood ed bridge and drowned Lorain. Ohio. June 3<».—The tornmlii death toll in Lorain mounted to 69 today with the death «»f three patientM in hospital*. and the finding of six more Itodies. a rescue work proceeded r«pidly under the leadcrshin oj the ontionnl giinrd anti Red «'«**. Governor Vic Donahey railed a conference in (’oltimlius for 3 o’clock th'* afternoon to make it protrrnm for state-wide relief "Th l ' situation lanrgar* description.” Gov Donahev wired hi* secretary, Jacob M«-k*tmth H t CobinilH'*. “t tniddloii* here are nnl un<lrr*lt*al by the citizens of Ohio, Call immed'at* confcreni e of prominent Cohim bus business men to confer with me at 3 P nt. t'*l»v for program of stade wide relief for G»rniti Order immediately IW "i •tores of two or threw burner-

nnd make arrangement* f»r do- i livery here a* soon as possible. •Ths state guard snd naval re MfW« *?•• doing aplmdld work h< rv under Hrlgailler General MrQulgg I •m leaving Is-raln at bv *«(•» mobile (or ColUßthM* " The governor Indhst-d that f<>i lowing the conference he Will fa lie * • pfoclamatlon upon the entire state to come to relief of stricken O>i*lti Ixirain. O. Ju«“ * ,h " •haltered wr.vk.gr of her northern •owns ami village*. <»hl« today * sought the full death toll fa'-m die (Continued «n I’age Three)

NINTH BALLOT FAILS TO OETERMINE THE WINNER

A summary of the entire platform n ind several of the important llankv in the democratic platform will be ’’ound on Page Four in totight's Daily Democrat. MOOSE SECURE i' ALIEN TO SPEHR Aurora Pastor To Deliver Address At July 4 Festival Here The Reverend Charles A Alden.' pastor of the Peoples Churr h of Aurora. 111., and speaker of national fame, has been secured to deliver the Moose address at Bellmont Park. Fr'day, July 4. in conjunct'on with the Moose festival which will be held here July 4th ami Sth. Rev. Alden will address, the gathering at 10 [ o'clock Friday tr.orn’ng Reverend Alden, better known a« I the “Aurora cyclone” has spoken at gatherings and festival* tor many year*, snd ha« made extensive travel* on Chautauqua and other lecture platforms. He wa» promlrart a* a Ri<l Cross organiser during the re cent war Mr. Alden'. addr<-*s I* only one of • eteral feature* that have Ix-en looked by the local Mo0«e for the Mg . cek'biat'on. according to Waiter Wilkinson, manager of the program.' i Included in the remainder of the program will be free act*, firework*, con (Cont'nued On Page Four) CORN CONTEST FOR FARM BOYS Three Adams ( oiinty Winners To Get Trip Tt» Purdue Next Spring A one-acre corn club, modeled somewhat after th- flveacre com, ■ <>nt>««t which h»» been <imdu« t< , d in Adam* count) for * -veral year* I* now tinder wav. Twenty four hoy* are entered In the club, three of whlrh will he given trips to Purdue. 1 with all e*p< n»i • paid a* rewards ' for their effort* Th.- lUnk of Hern* >||« ftnandne th* project The hovs are keeping, complete labor and coat rer-ord* of the com field In which th* coutart corn I* IrM-atod using recohl h««ik» furnish ' ed by the nuh d-iwrtmenf at Pur -I ’de All costs nt raising the i«rs. > Imliidln* use of m-rhlnery. rent of 1 land snd kiss Os fertility Os th. rndl ‘ I* in< lml-d e« that the arfwal mat <»< prodnftna cur b bushel of com em M- | computed During the fall *he vfald of torn i, will he estimated h) sppr.-vd Juda . Int meibitds. The hova will h<- rj, qnlred Io -ole<t ini' hu.hrl of M-rd . from the stalk eartr la th- fall and I place It tn pmp<* dnins fuartsra f»>r I us- next sprina ftom-tlme during the i,'winter a cminty i«m -how will | Mid for the her*. »h. v M ina r-l'ilr * od In exhibit ton nar« of th"tr corn

(>.r judging The winners of the contest mil be 'dcfarminml by a number of point* uwoln The <*»*t I* - ’ bushel will count inftorn per rent Inward determining the winner, th* *•"* i*'"lu f lng hl* !rant at the !"*»• rn "’ bushel making the hl*h*»t grad* The yield will «<wistlliile thlrtv per «*nt Th* grad* In the count* nartt -bow will count ten per r*nt The rn-rd »tary and general msna«*»eni «•< the pro pxt will count thtrtvftve per r-nt inward determining ’he winner Th* thro* hoi. making lb* hirhe»« grades | (i notinu-*! <>n I'ag* rtv*)

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ADJOURN AFTER NINTH BALLOT Convention Will Convene At 8 o'clock; Kansas For McAdoo Madison Square Garden, New York. June 30.—The Democratic convention adjourned at I o'clock this afternoon until 8 o'clock tonight. after completing the ninth ballot. Balloting will continue at the night session. Madison Square Garden, New York, .lune 30.—Al 1:30 p.in. the Kansas delegation decided.to leave Gov. Davis for McAdoo, alter the ninth ballot and stay with him as long as lie has. a chance. lirretofoie, Ihe delegation had consislcnlly voted for Gov. Dav is. Miitlison Square Garden, New York. June 30.—Michigan «a* the first state to break away from a favorite san and scatter her votes over the field this afternoon in the lialloting for the president in the democratic convention. On the eighth ballot the Michigan delegation changed fr-m its usual vote for Senator Ferris and luiosted Al Smith with eight ballots more, gave five to McAdoo, five to Underwood anti scattered the remainder. With a total of 113 on the eighth ballot McAdoo hul gained Just 11.1 vole 1 - *inee the start of the ballot. After the calling of the eighth hs|lot had l>eeii completed one of the (’anal Zone delegates a-k---<-d to have the delegation polled and it developed that th* delegation was divided, three l>eing for McAdoo, three for Smith. When the first mention of Smith’s name occurred when the secretary po|l<-d the delegation I there was a wild outburst of applause Chairman W alsh announced (Cnutlml-'l <rn PM- twn> ■■ 0 ■ -urn*-—-' - —*» Iturlineton Fn»t itl Hits I’auM-nger Train Near Hilda: Seven Ik-nd ll'lfasl pr. .» Hrrvtcrl Itmfa. 111. Juie- 30 <Hpc< ul to Italy txwienrtt—Flv« or *ii per u.r- kl'lwl *ml w-veral were !a jur.tl I'urlv io«fa* wfcea a llur'.lhgion mall traia cmhtal (Me pa.wager I Hain No 2 her*. Both train* were *-*.ll*»iih<l, one <>( Ihe la-1 waa Ja>k o«wte- (. h i ,i< «hi:*t fireman rm one <>| the

( ira*n». g M'mlkhl w«m rn»h<d frrtnt rr nrrion. S*|w>n»*t and Knwnnn*. n.»rhv <»wna. th# m;ur*d ntul b«4<ra th* <l*ad ♦*!•»« plaiwl m a fM(U» train u» !*• ink n »" I'htcnw Knut rars wrrn ittrard n»wr in ’•••• < raab. ChkMro. Jnn* » m»*n p>rMM ntol dralh in MM 1* »t» ,h * •wk ‘-nd Ninr •*r«' killed In mobil* wracks. Hit tw i t<w*ti» wara drownad tn ijtS** „«.7. ..i — I in snd n*«r .._ - .