Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 170, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1924 — Page 1

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BREMEN KILLED WHEN WALLS OF apartment fall Tuo Firemen Killed And Manv Negroes Missing As Result Os Explosion exits shi t OFF Believed That Every Occupant Os Building Perished In Flames (United Press Service) w City, July 17. Two fjj-e---aml six negroes were killed w «g negroes were missing in an explosion and fire in a negro apartgnu house here today. All of the gleans are believed to have perished Otrials sai<i the apartment had w one narrow exit ami the explosion ,l,i,h wrecked tV lniil.ling Is believ- „! h have cut off all chance of estwo story brick structure wjs • Lulled by fire immediately after | fy, Mast Firemen were trapped j Mer a falling wall. I (toaUM of six negroes had been re- j Lyd at 8:15- between fifteen and j twpntv were still unaccounted for. The blast came in the early morn- j Ig hours when most of the occupants .ere asleep John T. Hughes, a hstrolman. standing ;t Mock from the Mding saw the structure suddenly Lgtt.'nd with red flames. A deafendetonation shook su.rounding L-iltimr*?. | Hughes said he believed not one of twenty persons occupying rooms ■lore stores in the building could |iT» escaped. While firemen were desperately Ltlinv the flames, a fifty foot bric k Ball of the two story building collaps•d. tarring rescue workers and fireM. >. . ; Earl Harvev. fir. man. was removed Irom the wreckage dead. The injured: District Thief ban Donovan. Firepen John Hayden. Key O llare. Hugh (cOlnley. W. F. lialpin and Harry leid. Creditors Willing To Take 50 (’cuts On Dollar Kokomo, lnd., July 17. —Directors Hi the Haynes Automobile company Way considered a cooperative offer Bad? by creditors to accept payment If their claims at fifty cents on the loilar. The offer was extended as an aid in permitting of a refinancing propa m, which would flow the company lo remain in business. Exclusive of sl.oou,OHO worth of totals sold locally last fall, the firm’s bdebtednes* is sab! to bo $2,308,000. — Advertising Association Will Meet Friday Evening ■An Important meeting of the Deg"' r Advertising association will he Friday evening at seven o’clock member is urged to he presB*'’ ' rlh ’ mee, *ng will be held at the IKATH occurred I IT HOSPITAL ■tv Moorhead Died I T h's Morning At East- ■ haven Hospital r (. ( .p) ye( ] ,| lis morn | nK ))V K J lr ° nl,ter of ‘his city, brought E,, p " rm ati°n of the death of his Krw 1 , 8 ?, E ' Moorhp u'l. which ocHkhn,„ n ,i Kast Havpn Asylum at K. for it, 6re Bhe ha< ’ bp, * n a P a ‘ Hft The vm * Paßt Sever -"‘l weeks, ■i'll *,, ? lady years of age Htoorhead w h aUKh,er As Mrs - Atina B" in death ”h PreC,ede<i lhp tla,1 * hi,!-., rt ° ut four months ago. Bw?ri n , f p ,I ° , '" HKP ' 1 had been * >»d been 0 * . tUfectivo mentality l *firmary o Inma,p nt the counSPrlnua ,hat i( ■ to the Bi . ab,e to remove her did mT l inßtltu tion. The B>r, and J* n r fi ‘ her condition, |^F l " death mil U<Uaily became worse ■ *««W ar n ?“ "" B,!ffprl"K--"»dc. bn, r nt " " ave not y e t Wt**> would ' WaS BtH,H() " lat jV**- •“* to this

Lucky Three Surviving members of ‘‘Last Man's club" to ‘‘split” bottle of rare old vintage. i 7Z7 Stillwater. Minn., .July 1 7 —A rare 'old bottle of liquor that has. graced the annual banquet table of the “Last Man's club" for 38 years, will be opened Monday. Since the old Sawyer house, where the club hus met each year since 1885 has been torn down, the banquet will be served in the directors’ room of the First National bank. Three of the four remaining members of the company. First Minnesota infantry, are expected to attend. They are Charles lock wood. Chamberlain. S. l>.. 79 years old: John S. Goff, Minnesota soldiers’ home. 79. and I’eter Hall, Atwater, Minn.. S 3 years old. Km 11 Graff. St. Colin!. Fla., 83. will be unable to be here. There will he thirty crepe drap: <1 chairs about the table, representing those of the cluh who have passed on. At the first annual banquet 3S years ago, a bottle of rare old vlntagwas presented to the club and it was I stipulated that the last survivor I should open it. The three remaining j members voted last year to share its cont nts this year. CHARGES HURLED AT ATTORNEYS Defense Claims Darrow Resorts Tn Propaganda To Prove Boys Insane (I'nUed I‘res* Service) Chicago, July 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Attorneys engaged by the millionaire Leopold anil Loch families in au effort to save their sons from the gallows “are spreading vicious propaganda" which is intended to show the boys insane, representatives of the state charged today. The defenso. according to Dr. WPliam O. Krohn, state’s alienist, is at tempting to pain. 1 the careers of young Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb “even blacker than they really are so as to make the world believe the murderers are Insane." Reports circulat’d that Leopold and , Lcieb had plotted to murder I/mb’s , younger brother before they changed . their plans and killed It year old Robert Franks instead were branded , as “vicious- lies" by Doctor Krohn. "The more heinous and diabolical I and numerous are the crimes that are laid at the doors of Leopold and Loeb, , the more incomprehensible the university students will become to the (Continued on Page Five) WOPKON BUDGETS WILL START SOON } If Inheritance Tax Can Be Used State Rate May Be Lowered During the month of August estimates and budgets of expenses for the coming year mu-1 be prepared bv state county city township and school I I city governments and a tentative tax rate fixed by these taxing units. . local officials have not yet started on their bhdgets. An Item in the Indianapolis News stated that there was a possibility cf a one cent increase in th’ state rate for next vear, r. unless tlie Inheritance tax can be applied to the running expenses of the i state. The article follows: -j “If some arrangements is made t whereby approximately $900,009. de- - rived by the state 'from inheritance |tax money can he transferred to the • state general fund from the highway 1 fund, where it nt>w rests the state • tax rate proper for 1925 may be re•jducpd this full from the present level yof 3n cents on each SIOO of taxable f property to about 26 cents and at • lleast to not more than 27 cents ncr, cording to the hopes of persons close--1 ly in touch with state tax matters. r Talk Os Increase. 0 "Unless this can lie accomplished • the present rgte probably will re--0 main ineffect or even an increase of 1 cent may Dp necessary, it is report--1 ed. 1 Early this year the Indiana su r (Continued on fuge Three)

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TRIPLETS ARE j JOY TO PARENTS Grandfathers Also Proud Os Them; All Names Begin Letter “R” Just as you .w.»r<#. thinking. "Aren't they the cutest little things you everi . saw?" The picture above shows Mrs. Ilomer Raudenbush holding her hoy triplets who were born on April 1. , 1023. No mother or father will dispute the fact that she has her hands fu 1. litera’ly speaking and otherwise. ; |The triplets are healthy, full of life. 11 1 the mother and father will both ad- • mlt and are learning to walk. Next j to tjje happy parents, who have four I other children. the grandfather. I George Raudenbush. of 'Washington township, one of the best known farmers and residents in the county, who came here April 17. IStifi, is! ■ proudest. His eyes sparkle when you j ask him, "Well how are your grand-: sons today?" The trip'ets were born on Easter Sunday and the parents feel that the Easter Bunny was most generous in bis gifts. The Raudenbush triplets as far as known are the only triplets born in this county in recent years and every one in Adams county is justly proud of the three fine little I fellows. All the Raudenbush children ■ have been given a name beginning with the letter “R” and when thej triplets came it was not an easy task to give them a name beginning with | "R.” The babe at the left is named Roscoe George, the one in the center, Raymond Horner and the one at the right is Robert William. The children are named Roman. Roger, Ruth and Romatne. The father Is a ptogiessive farmer, living three miles south of Decatur. The mother before her marriage was Miss Olive Tague,| daughter of William Taguo of near Mon toe and he Is also just as proud of h ! s daughter's triplets. oActress And Movie Party Land In Jail (United Press Service! 1,03 Angeles, July 17. —With Ora farew. screen and stage actress, her husband, Jhn C. Howard and Alexander Pantagoes .theater magnate, the central figures, a row of a downtown parking station early-today landed the whole party at the police station for questioning. Following the quarrel. Howard announced he would bring suit aguinst Pantages today for SIOO,OOO damages, claiming alienation of his wife's asI * factions. Evelyn Carew. sister of the actress, and Ren H. Rosenberg, local manager of the Metro Film exchange, were also figure s in the party which Howard disrupted with n few well aimed j blows at the men.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, July 17, 1924.

; Miss Sellemeyer On Convention Program Miss Esther Sellemeyer of this city I is on the program today at the convention at Indianapolis. The meeting is a combination program for the Reformed schools. Guild and Mission-J ary societies. Since her return from China nearly a year ago Miss Sellemeyer has spoken in many states. | She plans to return to her work in 1 the late autumn. CLAIM IS MADE TO LABOR VOTE i „ LaFollette Managers Claim That Entire Vote Will Go To Senator (United Pr ss Service) Washington, July 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Organized labor’s 5,000,000 votes will lie swung behind Senator M. LaFollette his campaign (Continued on Page six) OFFICE WILL BE MADE INTO HOME James Cowan Will Move Also Office Building To North Fifth Street James Cowan, manager of th t , Decatur Casting company in this city, lias purchased, from his company, the building formerly occupied by the Al- . so Products as an office and will move it to the lot on North Fifth street, recently purchased from J. H. Heller, and remodel it into a modern resiI dcnce. Hie office building, erected only a few years ago is ideal lor a home. It contains seven rooms, each finished j in good wood work and Is convenient-' ly arranged. The building is 32 by ] 55 feet. Mr. Cowan will have a basement placed under the entire house and will make it modern in every respect, including motor, plumbing, furnace and the like. The lot which he purchased is 10-' cated on North Fifth street in the old , Meibers orchard. It Is 6G by 142 feet in size and is conveniently located. M.r. and Mrs. Cowan will occupy the house as soon as it is completed, which will tie sometime this fall. The building will be moved from its present location, west of the Decatur Casting Company's plant next week. Weather Generally fair tonight and Friday; slightly cooler tonight in south portion; not so cool Friday afternoon in north and central portions.

HARDING ROUTE BEING MAGGED IN THIS GOUNTY Signs Are Being Placed Along Harding Highway Throughout State MEN ARE HERE TODAY Four Signs At Each Corner And At Curves; To Solicit Membership The Harding Highway is now being marked through Adams county. Mr. C. E. Henney of North Man ! Chester and several assistants ar-’ rived Imre last evening and stated that they were within ten miles of this city and would reach here from the west by noon today. This afterneon they are marking from here east' to the state l ne. The men are placing four signs at each corner one each half-mile anil, danger and curve signs along the! route. The road will, by the end of! this week, be marked entirely across . the state. Slight changes as to th» routing may be made later when in I spection is made by the national and state officials of the association or upon suggestion from the state commission. The signs are attractive and the road will soon be widely advertised. The route from Huntington here follows the Erie railroad and from here east to the state line follows the old H-M-C route, east to the corneri of Mrs. Kern’s farm, then to Bobo.l and on to Wren. Elida, Delphos ar.d Lima. Details as to just how many memj bers are desired here and the course of procedure are expected in a few' days. It is hoped that many highway j boosters and car owners will become members of the association and thus assist in securing whatever benefits can be derived. o Federal Officers Start Drive On Addicts Indinapolis, lnd., July 17. —Federal agents have started a drive to stamp, out sale of paregoric to drug addicts | | The drive is to extend all over tndi- j ana, according to officials in charge of the campaign. Arrest, of two Indianapolis drug- 1 gists, signalized the beginning of the drive. The druggists were charged with violation of the Harrison narcotic act. Each fluid ounce of paregoric contains nearly two grains of opium, according to the agents and its sale to known or suspected addicts constitutes a violation of the drug laws. Following Trails Os Chicago Hold-Up Men Little Rock. Ark.. July 17 —(Spe J ciai to Daily Democrat)— Department j of Justice agents have followed the j trails of at least four members of Chicago’s $2,000,000 mail robbery band into Little Rock and have idea-' tified as one of its ring leaders a] formal local publisher and oil pro-! luoter. Postoffice Inspector Ross re-) venled today. o Over Production Cause Os Reduced “(ias” Prices Ne w York, July 17.— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The cause of widespread cuts in gasoline prices may be explained with one word "overproduction" according to information .in Wall street today. I The "street' 'believes the much feared war in oil is on and it expects j additional price cuts which may end in absorption of some of the smaller | companies by Ihs Standard Oil Co. j Favor Gov’t, Control; Vote Against Prohibition Regina, Sask., July 17. —With a da,. cisive majority for straight government control of liquor, the electorate of Saskatchewan defeated prohibition at. the polls Wednesday. Returns from 1,117 out of 2.R51 polls in the province today showed 49,928 in favor of prohibition. 69.621 against; 51,123 favoring straight government control of liquor and 42,040 favoring, government control plus the sale of beer on licensed premises. Returns from the remaining polls are not expected to change this general run of the vote.

L i Heap Big Chief “Standing Elk" and “Sitting Hawk," more than 100 years old to be at fair. The oldest Indians of the Sioux I tribe, will appear at Ihe Decatur fairgrounds July 22 to 25. The old tine I er.r are Standing Elk and Sitting! Hawk, both are more than los years oh). There ar’ four chiefs with Sioux tribe, Standing Elk. Lone Wolf, Two Lance and Great lance. Great Lance was with Buffalo Bill on his| tour in Europe. Standing Elk was in the fight against Custer and. while he speaks little English, describes the fight to j his few friends and others, who are! j interested. Hp does most of hi s talk I , iog with his hands and by drawing pictures. The Indians while in Decatur will lie an interesting group. They will live 1 in a manner typical of their tribe at 1 the fairgrounds. AUTO POLICEMAN EMPLOYED HERE Harold Daniels Appointed As Special Officer; Observing Stop Signal At a meeting last evening of the committee of public safety of the c : tv council it was decided unnecessary to retain a special traffic officer at j the Five Point intersection as the 'traffic was showing satisfactory oh I servance of the stop signals at this j point. Officer Reynolds will, however, give this station considerable attention and all violations will lie prosecuted. I It v.-as also decided at the meeting i that the services of a speed-cop was > necessary to regulate the speeding of! motorists on the various streets. I especially in thp out-lying districts.! and Harold Daniels was appointed and given full police authority to ar- : rest any violators of the traffic laws. I Daniels has started to work and has .full power to make arrests and inj struct motorists in regard to the traffic- rules and regulations. O Eight More Arrests Made At Fort Wavne 1 * | 1 Indianapolis. July 17. —Eight more' arrests and institution of abatement procedings against 31 "soft" drink salobns and other places in Fort Wayne, i | where federal officers made 23 arrests' in the last tvl-o days, is the next step in the booze clean up of the northern city. Bert Morgan, Indiana prohibition director, declared today. THREE RESIDENTS | OF COUNTY DEAD Death Claims Three Residents Os South Part Os County Funeral services for John Wilson | Wtnry. eleven-year-old son of Mr and j i Mrs. John Emery were conducted ves-l | terday morning at 10 o’clock at the ' Emery home in Borne. The lad was taken ill in the fall of 1920 with a so ver nttack of pneumonia, in January he was again confined to liis home with a seige of measles and which was followed with a severe attack of the flu. His system became so weakened that he proved a victim to the permanent ailment of dropsy and i leakage of the heart, and which ulti- ' mately resulted in Ills death Monday afternoon. He is survived by his, parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Emery,| ! one sister. I.orali Charlene, and one brother, Thomas DeWayne Miss Liechty Dead Miss Barbara Liechty, aged 78 years died Monday at her home at Berne, ■following an illness of several months with dropsy. Miss Liechty was born in France, March 29, 1846, and was the daughter of John and Barbara Liechty. At the age of nine years she came to America with her parents and 1 settled on a farm a short distance' west of Berne on which she resided until 1915 when she and her sister, 1 Elizabeth, moved to Berne. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Kathryn' Liechty and Miss Elizabeth Liechty. Funeral services were held Wednes(Contlnued on page two)

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BLIZ7ARDSMAY HAVE BLOCKED | MAJOR M'IAREN I Fears Expressed That He Fell YidinvOf Blizzards Off Kurile Islands AMERICANS CONTINUE Left London This Morning And Landed Safely At Brough, England (Pnlted Press Service) Tokio, Japan. July 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Although early re- , ports today caused optimism as to j the safety of Major A. Stuart MacLaren. missing British round the j world aviator, fear of his safety ini creased gieatlv tonight. Onp source described the search for him as "apparently hopeless.” Reports indicated that blizzards, for which the Kuri’e islands his destination. are famous may have arisen and brought disaster. Japanese destroyers, searching for the aviator, had found no trace of him at any of the emergency landing points. Brough. England. July 17 —Lieut. Lowell Smith and his comrades on the United States army world fl-ght arrived safely at Brough today, having flown from Croydon airdrome, outside London in two hours Three new engines, such as will he 1 required when the planes are equipp,ed for a flight, and three sets of floats were lined up in readiness for iijpe Americans when they arrived. I A big force of mechanics were on hand, with orders to speed up the ; work which, it is estimated, will re'qu're three days. , | Several hundred spectators and ' British aviation officials welcomed jthe flyers, who circled the field and made perfect landings. Body Os Ft. Wayne Bov Found In Adams Lake Kendallville.lnd., July 17. — A 96 hour search of Adams lake for the body of Glenn Bllvernicht, 13, Fort Wayne, ended here today when an expert diver raised the body from its watery grave. I Thousands of people who had gathered to help in the rescue worst, lined the shores and witnessed the finding. i The boy jumped from a row boat to recover an oar while he was rowing his father and mothpr around the lake Sunday. He never came to the | surface after the first dive. I Winding Reunion To Be Held In Werling Woods The sixth annual family reunion of the Werling family will be held Sunday, July 20. In the David Werling woods 2 1-2 miles northeast of Tocsin or a half mile east of BOhlehem church. There will be a basket dinner served at the noon hour and a fine program has been arranged for the afternoon. The Friedheim hand will furnish the music. Officers will be elected A BUZZ AROUND HEADQUARTERS .Much Activity At Davis Headquarters; Gave Address Last Night (By Robert J. Bender) (U. P. Staff Correspondent) New York. July 17. —Headquarters of John W. Davis is taking on thp atmosphere of Woodrow Wilson campaign days. High on the roster of those whose advice he is seeking in mapping his campaign and writing his keynote speech of acceptance are men who worked in Ihe van of Wilson's fights for the white house in 1912 and 1916. t There is Frank Polk, a close adI visor of the late ex-president and under secretary of stale in the Wilson | administration. There i s Colonel E. i M. House, for years an intimate conI ftdent, friend and counselor of the war president. There is Gordon Auchineloss, son-in-law of Colonel House. Davis is to spend the next ten days (Continued on Page six)