Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 10 July 1924 — Page 1

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UNITE TO ELECT DAVIS AND BRYAN

BRYAN ACTIVE US GOVERNOR OF NEBRASKA Vice-Presidential Nominee Made War On High Prices In State WAS MAYOR OF CITY Career Dates Back To Time When He Owned Little Cigar Store (I'niteil l*ress Service) Lincoln. N -b.. July 10-From a Imtie Hide Street cigar store to the Ureshold of the vice presidency. the rise of Governor Charles f, liryan of Nebraska. I„ between these points has been a struggle against “trust prices" iculminating in his war on coal, gravel ud gasoline prices while governor of 'the stat • of Nebraska. As mayor of Lincoln and governor 0 ( SVbraka. he has for< ed lower prices in coal. gas. gravel, and gasoline, always with the club of munielp H or state sale held high over the head of the victim. Charles W. Bryan yas born at &lem. ill. on February 10. 1867. He attended the University of Chicago. While still in his early twenties, he journeyed into the west to Nebraska to join his brother William Jennings Bryan, - -, t . «*. i Practically his first venture into business made him proprietor of n ride street cigar store in Omaha Scon after he became a traveling salesman for a food extract company In IJncrdn Then came the year of his brother's I first run for the presidency In 18% Charles Bryan became his brother's psinte secretary. Aran in the 1960 presidential campaism of William J. Bryan, his younger brother was private secretary. But ■or* than that Charles had risen to the i»<t of confidential advisor and political strategist. Once again defeat turned hack the Bryans and this time resulted In the hcepiion in 1901 of “The Commoner” Edited by W. J Bryan and managed by Charles \V. Bryan. Pur sen-n years the Bryan organ •ccapied the attention of both brothers. Then for the third time the com- i •inner entered the presidential lists ! For the third time, brother Chcrley •nnk up his post behind the acene. By this time a small black leather «»»ered pocket not book, still up todate and accurate, had reached a workable stage. In It were listed all of the prominent demos-rats of the country. At a place "Brother f tarley~ could tell whether they **» "for or against us”. Adversity for the third time do•covin! on the house of Brynn and Wlillatn Jeunlngs was defeated for -•-wo ■» —Jjjwtlnued o n [» aKe Five)

“I ncle Jimmy” Boyd, ape 88. who saw' development of county, here for fair

R- Boyd, (or more than nixty | 1 of thW rounty. now • k| w hi* homo with hla daughter. , * John Morrlmm. at Uma. Ohio, (nr hla annual vacation. r " Oraat Northern Indiana * ►"r **veml yearn ho haa boon ** thl« the orcaalnn for vlaltlnc ' i, l Mamplng arounda because of ’•PPortunlty thua afforded to meet ", m «r oW frlonda. l " Jimmy na ho la known here 1 ' i 18 * R 3®. the year Adam* ts tl/ **" »"«l l» on- * raal old tlmern. Ho came to hitn * n * n< * M* Bl * * n Wuah„i„„„ n 81 Maryn townnhlp until •n |Jm** f * n mr * 8,0 wh, * n WBnt k oltli , :I '*h' , ro he haa alnre made hla j fi , '"''•‘‘l on ua yeaterday and <* ||, hl * of the day* thl« r l,n< * y°U*K manhood In "* n h>mußity, *** a wide place In a bad (

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College Student Attempted To Assassinate Prince (United Press Service) Toklo, July 10 —(Special to Daly Democrat —Kazuo N'oda, a college student, was arrested here this afternoon charged vflth attempting to assassinate Prince Tokuguwa, as tho latter was leaving the diet bu’hllng. Nod a was armed with revolver and dagger. He was overpowered and arrested before lie had opportunity to harm the prince. Police said they found Noda was a supporter of the Horizontal socety, an organization made up of social outcasts, and that he charged Tokugawa witli responsibility for oppress on of Its members. LECTURE WILL BE GIVEN AT CHURCH Armenian Will C.ive Lecture At Antioch Church Sunday Night A lecture that promises to lie of an exceptionally interesting and educai tional nature will be delivered on Sunday evening. July 13th. at 7 o'clock at the Antioch church by Uedros M. Kurkyasharian on the sub ject "Armenia. Her past, present and future." The speaker s an Armenian and is well acquainted with Armen a and the atrocities of the Turks and their terrible persecution of his people and has an unusually in <-resting messuage. . | He is educated to a high degree, having been raised in the Hadjin Menno-n-te Orphanage at Cilicia; attended St. Paul’s College at Tarsus. Anatolia College at BiulTton. Ohio, and having College at Marsovan, and B'.uffton giaduated from the School of Theo logy, Marion College, Marion. Indiana. He serves! for three years in the Turkish army, was captured by the British on the Mount of Olives at Jerusalem, w-as for six months a prisoner of war in Kgypt and for two wars served as an interpreter in the British army. The quarterly meeting will also be held at the church on Saturday and Sunday July 12-13 at which time delegates to the annual conference will be elected. The business meeting w-iH be held on Saturday evening. Elder If. M Metzger, presiding elder of the district will be present. Seventh Annual Buuck Reunion On July 13th The seventeenth annual reunion of the Buuck family will he held Sunday. July 13th. at the home of Herman Buuck on R. F. D. No. 1. The reunion will begin at 10 o’clock in the morning when short services will be held and a sermon delivered by Rev. August HuiH'k. of Fort Wayne. Tho balance of the day will be given over to a general social gathering. Representatives of the Buuck family from Itllnols, Wisconsin. Michigan. Ohio, and Indlfna will be In attendance.

road In thoae day a,*' he anld. "On my flrat trip to Decatur there were four bulldinitn here, the old court houae and jail and two atore building* and u few hottaea and ahacka. The county wan a wlhlerneaa and the forest abounded with Ramo of all klnda. bear, deer, wild cat* and about every thin* el*e." "I'ncle Jimmy” haa ween the wlldcrnes* dlaappear, haa watched I ||,,, county develop* Into one of the Iwat farm In* communltlea In the WO rld. thin cty takea the place of a ntrarallm* vlllaße and other *plendid I town* grow up over the county, the railroad* come, the arrival of the modern machinery on the farm, the automobile, telephone, radio, and a ; thotixand tliltiß* that make for comfort. pleaaure and apeed. He la alert and moat of all enjoy* hla vlalta back horn* He will remain until nfter the i blit fair. 1

INSANITY TEST MAY BE ASKED Attorneys For Leopold And Loeb May Try To Prove The Boys Insane Chicago, July 10. —Attorneys engaged by the mllllonaine Leopold and Ineb families in an effort to save their 19-year-old sons from the gallows may demand that the youths be given an insanity hearing instead of a criminal trial, according to present indications. Nathan Leopold. Jr., and Dicky Loeb are scheduled to go to trial Aug. 4, on charges of murdering 14-Year-old Robert Franks. But on July 21. Judge John R. Caverly will hear any and all motions defense counsel may have to offer. At this hearing it is expected that Clarence Darrow, heading attorneys for the defense, will ask that Leopold and Loeb be given an insanity hearing rather than a murder trial. The main line of the defense so far plotted by Darrow and his aides is a plea that the youthful murderers were insane. If Leopold and Loeb were found insane they would be confined to a sanitarium —if they were found sane, then he could plan an entirely new defense to he used in the, trial for murder. But because of the defendants’ bizarre confessions of the crime. Harrow admits the task of framing a defense of the insanity plea would he difficult. More than a dozen medical experts have v.x.ituinej young L.-upniil qud,. Loeb. These lien are practically unanimous in their belief that the bovg may be declared insane. Darrow said. Having just about finished their tests, they now are compiling their findings into such a form as can be used in arguments before a jury. X-ray pictures, medical charts, diagrams and reams of expert testimony will be available. The lives of I.eopold and Loeb will he opened up and charted by “curves" explaining the events which led to the murder of the Franks hoy. Leopold and Loeb are both standing up well under the prison confinement. They have kept themselves in splendid phys'cal con (lit «n and apparently are cheerful. START WORK ON NEW ADDITION — . i Bernstein Store Is Being Remodeled And Addition Built 1. Bernstein has awarded a contract to George Adler for an addition to his store building on South Second street and work Is progressing now. to be completed by August 15th. The main store room will he extended thirty feet an addition now being built and at the rear of that will he a fifteen foot ware rooms. When Complete the building will provide j one of the best store rooms In the I city with plenty of e for the largely increased stock, good light and every facility for taking i>re of j the lurge trade enjoyed by the Bernstein store. The entire room will be prepared and repainted, new light fixtures installed and the stsore be made attractive and convenient in everyway. The business of the Bernstein "tore has Increased steadily and the room , occupied since the opening some years ago has become so crowded that , It was decided that the building which ( was purchased two years ago should , he enlarged and Improved At this time they are advertising a remodeling sale which open Saturday and continues two weeks that the stock ( may he reduced. The announcement uppears In today’s Dally Democrat. One of the features Is gHlng away of 125 pounds of sugar In Iwonty-five pound trackages, on Saturday the opening day. I 1 I

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, July 10, 1924.

OFFICIAL TOTALS New York, July 10 —The official roll call of the one hundred th rd ballot for president in the Democratic national convention as it stood at the point when the nomina'.on of John W. Davis, of West Virginia, was made by acclamation I showed these totals: Davis, 838%; Underwood, 108; Robinson, 20; McAdoo, 111%; Smith, 7%; Walsh. 58; Mered-th, 15%; Gluss, 23; Daniels. 1; Hull, 1. and Gerard. 8. Total vot ng, 1,092. Absent or not voting, 6; necessary to a choice, 728. Following are the totals of votes received by the vice-presidential cand dates- on the first ballot, which resulted in Charles W. Bryan’s nomination: Bryan, 734; George L. Berry, 204; Bennet Clark, 41; Mrs. Leroy Springs, 18; Governor Flynn, of Rhode Island, 16; Governor S izer, 8: Alvin Owsley, 16; J. W. Gerard, 10; John F. Hylan. 6; Newton I). Baker. 7; Senator Pittman, C; Jonathan M. Dav is, 5. The foregoing are oniy the leading candidates. There were numerous scattering votes for others. FUNERAL RITES 1 HELD FOR SON ; OF PRESIDENT Northampton Mourns As Services Are Held For Calvin Coolidge. Jr. SERVICES AT CHURCH Grandfather Coolidge Deeply Grieved; Burial At Plymouth Plymouth, Vermont, July 10. —(United Press Service). —A lonely little plot of green amid the quiet Vermont hills received the body of Calvin Coolidge. Jr., late today while the president of the United States stood bareheaded Itesidt* the first lady of the land weeping unshammed as the strains of a last "taps” sounded down the valley. The last service was extremely simple before the grave was closed over the boy upon whom President and Mrs}. Coolidge had counted so much. As the casket was taken from the hearse and lowered into the grave in the Coolidge plot where the president’s mother lies a quartet sang, "My Faith lawks l’p To Thee.” A brief pruyer was uttered. The quartet sung one of Calvin’s favorites. Standing beside the grave grouped liehind the bowed figures of the president and his wife and their son. John, were u few close friends who hud made the Journey with them from Washington. There was no pomp; no elaborate ceremony. Northampton. Mass.. July 10, —The Coolldges were among their own people today. They have brought their dead son home. | The presidential special train which hu« borne the liodv of Calvin Coolidge. Jr., rrom Washington, arrived here at 7 o'clock this morning with the executive family, a dozen intimate friends and the members of the cublnet aboard. Half of Northampton met the train si the station, a quiet crowd awed by, the tragedy which has visited the clty'as one time mayor and yet curious to seeing the Imposing corps of etute officials who escorted hint here. Northampton Mourn. .Rut if only half Northampton greetrrvwitHnerf on Page rt*ei .. 111 1 Weather Fair tonight and Friday; warmer Friday.

NOMINATIONS ARE WELL RECEIVED Markets React Favorably Today; Dress Lauds John W. Davis New York, July 10— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Wall street reacted favorably to the selection of two I conservative candidates (o head the | democratic ticket. Profess onals figure that stocks were entitled to a setback w th the good news out. but. their offering failed to restrain the! buoyancy of the general list In the early dealings. In addition to the relief felt over the conclusion of the democratic convention the market had further st ,m illation from bhe further increase in ra Iway traffic set forth in the carload ng figures for the week ended June 28 and the falling off of 7,300 barrels in the American Petroleum institution’s report of the average dally crude oil production in tihe United States for the week ended July 5. Newspaper Comments J New York. July 10 — Democratic newspapers today are congratulating the party on its choice of John W. Dnvls which such republ'can news papers as the Washington Post, and the New York Herald-Trihdne agree' is to the nominee's personal charm and ability. 1 The New York World which sup ported A1 Smi'li says: "Yesterday the democrat c party! vind'eated popular government in America. To. have conceaLd uoth-j * ing. '« have fought the battle to th- - end and then to have turned the leadership to a man of the qual- | ty of John W. Davis Is proof that the ( democratic party is fit o live fit toi govern and Is worthy of the name.”!. Tile New York Times says: “He n the man ix-st fitted at th's J lime to reconstruct and re anlma'o 111- | own party and tl lead ft wth nteHi ( gence and vigor against the repiibli-l | . cons." The Washington Post carries an j j edMoriai by Colonel George Harvey.| (Conlinued on page two) DECATUR LADY . DIES OF CANCER! J Miss Elizabeth Ardner Died At Home Os Her Sister Early Today Following an illness of over a year’ I duration resulting from cancer, death 1 relieved tile suffering of Miss El xu ( heth Ardner. aged 72 years, at two • o’clock this morning at the home of her sister. Mrs. John Lose on Russell street, at which place the deceased 1 had been making her home for the 1 past 38 years. Miss Ardner became stricken with , the dreaded disease a year ago and al’Jinugh every possible endeavor was made to overcome It. her advanced age caused her to araduaily succumb to the ravages of the disease until death finally proved the v ctor Doring h<r 38 years residence In (his cltty. Miss -Ardner had formed a large circle of friends who ure deeply gr eved over her death. Miss K1 ZHbeth Ardner was born in Schuylkill county. Pennsylvania on | ‘ November 9. 1852, being he dxintli ! •er of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Ardner. | 1 She made Jn-r home ai her birthplace ! until Issti at which time she came to 1 . this city where she has resided wth! her slater, Mrs, Lose. The deces-ed * Is survived by three Veters. Mrs ( " Cornelius Rademsober of Ft Wayne; | 9 Mrs Fred Omlor of Fostorta, Ohio; " Mrs. John Lom of this c ly; one half I* sister. Ms Frank Harwller of Blnff-M ton. and two half brothers. Phillip I* Ardner or Toledo and Fred Ardner of. Fori Wayne. Funeral services will he conducted joi at 9 o'clock Saturday morning at the m Rt Mary’s church and Interment wllljn be made In Ihe St. Joseph Unthole b cemetery. tl

Highway Commission Will Answer Charges Os Fraud Indianapolis, Ind., July 10. —The State Highway Commission will answer the charges of the state board of accounts that the equipment division of the < ommission with gross extravagance and over-payments of over $50,000. it whs learned today. The commission was advised to take this action by Governor Branch who conferee! with members of that hotly, Wednesday, where the whole report was discussed at length. The governor would make no comment. He said no statement would be forthcoming until he receives the commission's reply. HUGHES HEADS AMERICAN BAR Secretary Os State Elected President Os Bar Association BULLETIN Philadelphia, July I<>. —The American Bar Association in the closing session of its 47th annual convention, elected Charles Evans Hughes, secretary of state, president for the ensuing year. Other officers elected were: Frederick E. Wadhams, Albany. N. treasurer; William C. Coleman, Baltimore, secretary, and Edgar T. Fell. Baltimore, assistant secretary. i Judge William H. Hargest. Harrisburg: Jesse A. Miller. Des M-dnewr ‘ William O. Rinkead. Cheyenne, Wyo.J and A. C. Paul. Minneapolis, were selected to fill the four vacancies on the executive committee. Charles Evans Hughes succeeds Robert E. Lee Saner of Texas, as president of the association. Secretary Hughes will lead the delegation of lawyers abroad to the bar association in Load on and will present on behalf of the American Bar association to the barristers of England a bronze Black stone memorial statue. —-tv. — Three* Men Killed In Powder Explosion Today Alton. 111., July lit—Three uien were badly injured in un explosion at the Equitable powder plant her<> today The Equitable plant adjoins the huge Western Cartridge plant which win not effected by the blast. Youth Held In Conneetion Y\ ith Acton Hunk Robbery Indianapolis. July ip—Two sitspects. one of them a yruth of 16 were arrested here this afternoon In the inveaHgat on of the robbery of the State Bank at Acton, Ind. .Monday. An Acton druggist happened In to a local garage where tone of the men was working and Identified him as qpe of the men who fled «an auto tin* robbery The iwo under at rest are Roy Watt 30, and Robert Royster, 16.

(«ov. Cox Credited With Bringing \bout Nomination of John VV. Davis

(I'nltel l*rc»a Servin'l New Vork. Jtilv If In a aim 111 j room on the twelfth flpor of the Wuldcrf hotel, free from the ii > k of *tnle clKarn Mild without pernplriitg pnlith lann In ahlrt nleev •*, the nomination of John W, Dalv* na d<*morra- j tic ntaidard hearer w.m made poaalble. A medium aUml man, ilone knit, alert. Immaciilate ua a banker tlronei<d for hu-lneaa, hla keen gray eyea l«e- ring Intently /-om behind a pair of tone alaanea. made the nomination [tnaalhle. That man waa Jame* M •ox. of Ohio, until today the titular ruder of the democratic party. A candidate hlmactf who hail (tone lown to defeat by aeven million majirlty—the largest In hlatory, -after nakhiß a 'crusade” for the leaßtie of mtlnna, Cox put aalde personal amtdflona and the human dealre to ahow Ihe world that he could "come back”

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PLANS MADE TO CARRY TICKET i TO VICTORY , Gov C. W. Bryan Os Nebraska Named For The Vice-Presidency DAVIS FOR HARMONY Commoner Assures Him Support; Great Convention Adjourns New Yo;k, July 10.—(United Press). John W. Davis and I William Jennings Bryan hurried tho hatchet today in the Myrtel j room at the Waidorf Astoria. While the new committee was j receiving newspaper correspon- [ dents the commoner who had attacked Davis in the convention approached and they shook hands cordially. “I didn’t want to see you last night because I didn’t want to do anything that might be embarassing to you.” Bryan said. "I am counting very much on '! your help for winning this camI paign. Mr. Brvan,” Davis rej sponded with a smile. "I shall be glad to do anything I can.” Brvan replied. “Thank you. I shall appreciate having a private conference with you at some time.” To which the commoner an- ] swered: "I am at your service at any time at all.” To Restore Party Harmony United Press Headquarters. Waldorf Hoot I. New York. July 10—Start- , ing a vigorous movement tq restore I parly harmony. John W. Davis new j democratic presidential nominee, i went before his national committee here today. Addressing then 1 in executive sea- : s [in. he let them understand that all I differences must he hurled immediately and that 'ihe party must lx* united ! for concerted action in the com ng . | campaign. The committee acclaimed him en- ,' ihuxlastlcally for h,s unprecedented , action in making a direct appeal to them in tho r meeting wit ch was . called for the purpose of reorganises- ! Hon under the n>*w leadership. And after Davis hud concluded h s running mate. Charles W. Bryan who led the anti-Davis faction in the convention, ptedg *d the unstrained support of himself, hs brolher. Wll- . Ham J. Brvan and all their followers ; for party unity. , The committee followed the* desire* j of* Davis and did not select u new c licit nice n Adjournment was taken subject to the* call of the present , c hairman. Cordell Hull. noorgan I sat on will not l»* undertaken until a doe stem as to whom 1 Davis desires for the chairmen hip haii been made. (Continuisl on Page Flvei

J when he sate hla party In tholhow I *'f the bitti-rent factional feud In itw hlatory. On Saturday nlaht, an apt M-at waa made to Cox to uae hi* good otflcea to break tbe dea-llork between Me 'dim and Smith. On Saturday nlaht futile attempt ut a cotnpromlae waa made. When word of the rcault reached him, Cox hesitated no long "r. He forint all hut party hnrmnnv nml came, Cox came merely ua a pea re maker without a string thal to him Hut. after tonkins over the field, he eliminated them all hut Itavia an the man en whom nil could agree. Senator tila*a of Virginia tint! Senutora Walsh of Montana were the la*t to be cut off hla Hat. Cox atarted hla conference* with leaders and with the rank and file (Continued on Page Five)