Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 181, Decatur, Adams County, 30 July 1924 — Page 1

L | un „. XXII. Number 181.

JUDGE PERMITS MEDICAL TESTIMONY

■gg PRICES IK IgEfW'FJffl I NEW HIGH MIRK ■Quoted At Si 0.25 On Local W Ma rket Toda?; Reach ■ $11.75 At Buffalo ■bread M.U ADVANCE ■advance In Price Os Wheat ■ \nd Flour Likely To ■ Affect Bread Soon ■ Bulletin H S;ni I'nmeisco. -Inly 30 H (SiHcial lt> IL'ih Di inoeral , H S(iis;ilion;il rise of Ilogs ■ in cishTii markets. efTectH cd ;i top price ol sl2 on the |R Sun Ij.niiisco market toil <hv. This price is $2.50 to $3 H liiyhcr than a week ago ami H >“_’.2s higher than summer ■B prices ol last year. |M T>. pr:.< of hogs was still going ■p tklay. ■M Th, Nju-clil-r Packing eompanv lie- t 7 f!“2'. hundred ter hogs today, an increase of ntx -f:v. ■ nts ov r yesterday. |H Tl'.e price p ill. liichost paid since ■<>- and indications are that the I^Latli-' ">'i ea higher advance bea <ho|> is taken. HP T. Hi. ... marker, which is taken ■s tie s-:tv .or hog buyers and in tl:i- vi inity. w: quoted at tn sll 7.7 p-r hundred today -nvi.-s and $10.75 to $ll.OO for Hk' |Mlotf:>ii cents over yesterday. Re- - i.ual packing plant have !■ Bread May Go Up ■H With the increased price paid for it is likely that the price of ■bread will ~.lvane, accordingly. The ■jliF-r’s bakiry. of this city, which ■stil'.p :• ■< most of the broad consumed ■in Decatur, does not figure on in-■ert-j-ing tiie price for at least twenor thirty days, depending on what ■the price for flour will be at the time ■they have to purchase another sup ■ ply Mr. Miller stated that they had I about a M day’s supply on hands and that the public would be given the ladvantage of the o'.d price until they ■were forced to purchase a new supiply. Flour has advanced $1.50 and |ll c, per barrel, the bakery paying Bfrom $7.00 to $8.75 per barrel and taking the loss. Cookies, cakes, buns and rolls would also be advanced if me price of flour continues to go up. it Ten dollar flour would mean that the price of the one and one-half pound loaves of bread would he two for twenty five cents, it was stated. Country Club*At Fort Wayne Is Incorporated J ln<|l -anapolis, July 30—Articles of neorporation of the Orchard Ridge (ountry Chib. Fort Wayne were filed "Uh the Secretary of State today. L The incorporators are:- Guy Me ■ hdrin. Wiliam A Reeves Rprt A ■ '■‘Ker Kurt Felretag, J. d. Reeder -I U Hueler. all of F or t Wayne.

Peggy Hopkins Joyce Tells Tale Os Woe; Tires Os Husband No. 4

( By Frank Getty) 11 ■ P. Staff Correspondent) New Yo rk , jm y 3O ._ The m((Bt I matrimonial marathon essayed Jy >h veteran Pe g gy Hopkins Joyce and hp/c end tOday with the actress Wk J r ? We ‘ I,Bh husband in a storL ', ne<?k SPrillt t 0 Ket their nuitnent ° the PaPerS and the,r an ’ I ““iment papers into court. Peggy 11,1 hiS laundry Bills,” shrieked I I <ouid teTi °“! y my title ’ Oh ' what I niat >," retorted” Conner “ gentl °‘ I th « stalwart ri g 1 ° oßta Morner - I noWeman, Scand,nav,a « I hiving, honnri be actress started l at Atlantic City. ai "’ ° b * y,ng June 2 I th!, n her hast ” T* 16 m ° re ex P Gr!en ce I the Publicity by ' , 6gKy beat him t 0 y »y a few hours— with a

DECATUR DALLY DEMOCRAT

Father Os Decatur Lady Died Monday At Celina Christopher Johnson. 78. father of Mrs. Pearl Addie, of Decatur died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Schott, in C lina. Ohio, at 4:30 o'clock I Monday evening. Death was due to I infirmities of age and complications. : Funeral services were held from the Swamp College church near Celina, this afternoon. Mr. Johnson was born in Van Wert county, Ohio. October 15. 1845. He is survived by five children, namely: Christopher Johnson, Jr., of Kingsland, Ind., Mrs. Mary Johnston, of Fort Wayne, Ind., Mrs. Pearl Addie, of Decatur. Ind., Mrs. Tillie Kline, of Bluffton. Ind., and Mrs. Dora Schott, of Celina; two brothers. Isaac Johnson of Ohio City, and Will Johnson, of Mendon, Mich., and 22 grandchildren, AMERICAN FLYERS REACH KIRKWALL Complete Another Leg Os ’Round-The-World Trip Without Misshap (Unite.! Press Service) London. July 30 —(Special to Daily Democrat i—The American round the world flyers arrived in Kirkwall at 4 ip. m today, according to a Central | News dispatch. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch said the f vers settled on the waters cf Houghton Bay off Kirkwall without I trouble. The cruiser Richmond was awaitling them. I Today’s flight was the first leg of -the so-called sixth division of the wo: Id flight and was approximately 370 miles. Brough. England, July 30 —The | American world flight was resumed 'today. Lieut. Lowell Smith and com- .' rades taking off for Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands, 450 miles to the northward, at 10-30 a. m. At dawn the three planes, spic and span for the styt of the last long tram,Atlantic journey, were wheeled to the slip ways and launched on the river. They were supplied with oil and fuel ami four hours later were in the air. roaring northward A large crowd cheered the departure. The weather was calm, in contrast to the rainstorms that have hampered the airmen In their final preparaI tions dining the past week. i Before leaving, Lieut. Smith thank- ■ ed the Blackburn Company for the use of its airplane plant here and the assistance furnished by its staff. Moorings for the world pianes were i provided by the plant's employes. i Waiting tor the flyers at Kirkwall is Major Howard C. Davidson, air attache of the Arnerii an Embassy in London. He and Lieut. Smith will consult weather repdrts from Icejand and Greenland when the aviators arrive. The next “hop” will take the world planes to Iceland. o Miss Rose Leyse, of the H. & B. Dry Goods company, is enjoying a week’s vacation with her sistser at Ossian.

I tale of woe and non-support and $lO,000 spent on a regretted honeymoon. The count countered by getting his court action under way first, having a suminous for an action for annulment served on his wife as she emerged from the Federal Building where she had been testifying in the , trial of William .1. Fallon, a lawyer friend, accused of jury bribing. Following which, he hinted a i stormy- time having been had by all I since he became Peggy's fourth husband. “What about what Peggy said that day after the wedding—that at last she had found real love?” the count asked. , The Swedish word for love sounds i something like “Helska” —which is al most exactly what the count replied

I IAX BOARD FINDS ' VALUATIONS ON AUTOS TOO LOW Assessments On Farming Implements Declared Too Low, Also NO INCREASE ORDERED Action Os Board On Adams County Assessments To Be Known Soon County Assessor William Zimmerman has returned from Indianapolis, where he attended a hearing of the state board of tax commissioners relative to the assessments and personal property valuations in Adams county. Mr. Zimmerman stated that members of the board expressed themselves as , feeling the assessments of farming I implements and automobiles were too | low, but no orders were given to ’ change the valuations. They went over the schedules as furnished by Mr. Zimmerman and whatever action the board takes will be certified to the county auiHtor within the next few days it is though. The second regular meeting of the county board of review is to be held nqxt Tuesday and if the state board I orders an adjustment, increase or II equalization of any personal proper(i ty assessments the local board will have to comply. If no changes are ordered the local board will not continue in session and the assessments as they now stand will be placed on . the tax duplicate. A small decrease in the personal property assessments was suffered •• - this year. During the year the state board also ordered a reduction in certain real estate assessments and the s j! total loss in the property valuation ■ in the county is approximately $275.s 000. Os this a little more than $150,000 is personal property. The total valuation of assessable I property in the county this year will' ? be about $41,000,000, it was Stated. The assessments of railroads and ( utilities have not yet been certified ( to the county auditor by the state , board. Miss Josephine Krick and neices, Thyllis and Jane Krick, spent the day I in Fort Wayne. ROTARY CLUB GETS SPEAKER ■» - - - - ! Chad Burns, Os Valparaiso, r Obtained For Guest i Day August 13 t Chad Burns, former president of the 1 Valparaiso Rotar> Jlub and a speak- . er of note, will be a special guest at I the Rotary picnic and out-door event to be given at Bellmont Park on August 13th by the Decatur club for the members of twelve other nearby Roi tary clubt Mr. Burns stands high in the Rotary ranks an <i has given several ■ wonderful addi esses at state gatherings of the Rotarians. The event planned by the local club I is in honor of Bob Heun, of Richmond, governor of Indiana Rotary. It will - be the first district meeting at which >■ Mr. Heun will be present since he '• assumed office on July Ist. Arthur « Sapp, of Huntington, former governor, K will also attend the picnic and enL tertainment. i- The committees, including the wbK men, are actively arranging plans for e the big day and, beginning the last of r this week, the local Rotarians will personally visit all the clubs invited a and extend a personal invitation to II the members to attend. The women i- are planning many entertainments for the wives of the Rotarians and t the day promises to be an enjoyable t' one. t The program committee is arranging a clever program of events for the afternoon and evening and it is hops ed that a large percentage of the Rotarians invited will find it possible to. 1. come to Decatur on August 13th. I

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, July 30, 1924.

SENATOR IMPROVING I ■ \ .v 4 W’TL ! HENRY CABOT LODGE ( ambridge. Mass.—Senator Henry < abot Lodge, noted leader of the old guard of the G. O. P., was reported to be in excellent condition at the Charlesgate hospital Monday. July 28, following an operation on Sunday. His temperature is normal, his pulse s 76 and his physical resistance is excolent, according to Dr. John H. Cunningham, the surgeon who performed the operation. If Senator Lodge's condition continues to improve a second operation probably will be made within the next few days in order ilefinitely to prevent a recurrence of the ailment, a bladder trouble which is said to have bothered him for some time. The second operation does not give ground for anxiety and members of his family feel confident that his recovery wi'l be speedy. The senior senator from Massachusetts. now in his 74th year, was at his summer home in Nahant when he was taken ill Sunday morning. Physicians considered his case serious and removed him to the hospital here for an emergency operation. Despite his advanced age his reaction to the operation was splendid and Monday evening he was believed to be out of danger. INDIANS LIKELY TO JOIN RODEO Financial Matters To Be Adjusted; Red Men’s Lodge Will Give Feed The Sioux Indians who have been detained in this city since last Saturday, when they refused to travel with the Bill Penny Wild West shows without receiving their month's pay. will more than likely 'join the show at the North Manchester fair oh August 4th, Jay J. Bunten, government representative in charge of the Indians, stated this afternoon. A telegram was received here this afternoon from the booking agency advising the Indian representative that matters would be adjusted satisfactory to the Red Men and that if they wanted to they should join the Rodeo at North Manchester. A representative of the Penny shows is expected in the city today or tomorrow and in all probability the Indians will leave here Friday for Wabash county. To be Entertained Tonight The local Red Men’s lodge will entertain the Indians at their hall above the Holthouse drug company at eight o'clock this evening. Us f ng the words of Mr. Bunten. an “old sash toned pow wow and dog feast" will be held. Members of the Red Men lodge ami their families are urged to attend the entertainment and to "smoke the pipe of peace" with the Indians. A feed will he given the Indians and a good time is anticipated. o CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: July $1.34%; Sept. $1.31%; Dec $134%. Corn: July $1.11%; Sept. $1.08; Dec. 98c. Oats: July. 53%c; Sept. 49c; Dec. 51%c. Weather Showers or thunderstorms this asIternoon or tonight, followed by generally fair Thursday, cooler.

OAVIS'SPEECH TO BE ATTACK ON ADMINISTRATION Democratic Nominee Completes Work On Speech Os Acceptance PLEA FOR HONESTY Honestv In Government To Be One Os His Campaign Slogans — H'n'ted Press Service) Dark Harbor. Maine. July 30 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—A short sharp arraignment of the Coolidge administration said by his friends to be vastly clearer and more concise than the democratic platform itself constituted the high spot in John W.‘ Davis’ formal speech accenting the democratic nomination for the presi-: dency. The speech is completed and Davis started back to New York today, ready for his long campaign. But one stop was scheduled enroute home and that was the one at Rock--1 land, where the county democratic 1 organization had arranged a big re- . ception. Davis' address which will he his in- • terpretation of the platform and his first direct appeal to the American ' voter stressed the following points: i Corruption in government. ‘ International relations. I Taxation and tariff. States rights. ' Agricultural relief. Con- ervation i Corrupt election practice*. i The address will make a general ■ indictment of the way the government at Washington has been administered s during the past four years. The main - attack will be made on President ' Coolidge’s attempt to halt the cont gressional inquiries and will also as- > sail his reluctance to act after charges had been preferred against some of the cabinet members.* "Honesty in government" will be one of the campaign slogans that Davis will set up in his speech. I “rrder the general topic of international affairs Davis will bring :n the League of Nations. He lias fre- . quently expressed himself as opposed to the Harding wor'd court plan h.v contending that there is no suhsti((’nnfinnpd on Prsp i o PLANS FOR NEW ROAD RECEIVED ( , State Anxious To Build One Mile Os Road North Os Monroe This Year r I ’ E. M. Ray. of Berne, president of the Adams County Better Roads Asi sociation. was' in town today with the . h’tic print anil plans for the proposed - new road from Monroe to the cross f roads one mile north of there on the 1 state highway, forwarded to him by the highway commission. , The state is anxious to build this I mile of road this year and will do so ( unless the matter of buying the right b of way through the Jim A. Hendricks, Mrs. J. 1). Hendricks and M F. Parrish farms is delayed too long. The commission has forwarded proposals I to each of the owners and if these me p accepted will proceed at once. If they are turned down tint- condemnation proceedings must follow and the damages and benefits will be fixed by viewers. One reason for hurrying tills part of the road is I lie fact that the bridge | . Just south of the point where the road | now crosses the railroad Is in bad i condition and the state desires to ' build the new bridge necessary on | » the west side of the tracks. The pro-! posals sent to the land owners in identical with that offered by the !o-‘ cal committee, excepting in the ease of Mrs. J D. Hendricks, where the • commission decided not to molest the - well located near th° right of way and took credit of $8 r - for same.

Price Os Wheat And Flour Rises In England I ondon July 30—Sensational rises jin the wheat market in the United I (States have been followed by equal increases in the price of wheat and flour in England. j Flour in English markets has jump(ed ten shillings a sack since July 1 and a total of 17 singles since May, causing apprehension throughout the I < ountry. The standard four pound British i loaf, already increased from the eight I penny price, will jump to ten pence next Monday. To the English farmer, wheat grow , ing is profitable for the first time since the war. but to the great majority of the population, the wage earni ers. the high price of bread means only added strain on the family budget. SUIT FOLLOWS AUTO ACCIDENT W. A. Fonner Files Suit Against Berne Lady For Damages To Car William*A. Fonner. who resides north of the city, has filed a complaint for damages in the court of A. C. Butcher, justice of the peace, against Hazel Galloway, as the result of an automobile accident, which oecured on the Fort Wavne road, between this city and Monmouth, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Fonner <y, mands judgment for $63.60. wlrich he claims is the amount necessary to place his automobile in repair. The defendant in the case Maims that her home is at Berne, but her automobile bears Ohio licenses, and consequently. Mr. Fonner filed a writ of attachment on the automobile, to prevent her from taking it out of the state of Indiana. The case will come up for trial next Monday morn ing at 9 o'clock. It was rumored today that the lady had employed a local attorney and that she was preparing to fll? suit for damages against Mr. Fonner. The law firm of Fruchtv and Litterer represents the plaintiff. According to information gained from several sources. Mr. Fonner drove his car onto the Ft. Wayne road from a road whk'li runs east from the main road, heading his ear toward Decatur. For some reason he stopped his car just after he had driven onto the main road. The other ear was coming from the south and it I collided with the Fonner ear, stripp- | ing the two fenders and running board off the* left side. The buriper. one front fender and one front wheel | on the lady's car were damaged. Mr. j Former suffered an injury in his side, it being reported that a few ribs were broken. Mr. Fonner claims that ithere was room enough for the lady’s ■ car to pass on the east side of him. ■while the lady claims that there was not enough room to pass and that the accident was Mr. Fonner's fault. There were several young people rid ing with the lady.

Ex-Governor McCray Is A Model Prisoner Says Report From Atlanta

i ... — J Indianapolis, July 30 —Reports that it Warren T. McCray, former governor < , of Indiana, who now is serving a g • sentence in the federal penPentiary a 1 at Atlanta. Ga.. for using the mails in I i the furthering of a scheme to defraud t ■ was one of the model inmates of the v I institution and through his greater 'advantages in life was able to help f 'some of the other inmates of the , prison, were borne out in a letter ;1 , from him received by an Indianapo- s lis friend Monday. McCray lives in a ] ' house to himself on the honor farm. ( (The men come to him with their trou- | blcs and admire him greatly, visitors, . who have called on the former gover- . nor say. , “I am well and going along as i usual." the letter said. “1 am still ‘confident and hopeful things will be understood and made right sometime. I am busy all the time, doing my little duties, and doing something : for the mon here that they cannot do I for themselves. I write many letters

Price: 2 Centa.

DEFENSE WINS A POINT TODAY IN FRANKS CASE Justice Caverly Explains Why Testimony Should Be Permitted DEFENSE RESTS CASE State’s Attorney Makes A Strong Fight Against “Medical Defense” (Special to Daily Democrat) Chicago, July 30.—Justice Caverly after noon recess explained to the prosecution why he felt the defense should be permitted to allow introduction of medica testimony in the Franks mur der case. Judge Caverly said he had j permitted some eighty state wit- ' nesses to appear and testify. Their testimony showed “agra- | vated murder” he said. He cit- ; ed legal authority in a similar I case where it is clearly set forth that the judge should hear evidence showing “the agravation and mitigation of the defense.” Crowe, however, argued that the defense cannot put -forward any mental condition of the boys. Criminal Court Room. Chicago. July 30.- State’ Attorney Robert E. Crowe and his staff of assistants made a vigorous effort today to prevent admission of the long awaited "medical defense" of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, confessed murderers of Robert Franks. At bitter fight betwee", the state’s attorneys and Clarence Darrow and other defense lawyers opened as soon as court convened today and temporarily blocked presentation of defense attorney. Dr. William A. White, of Washington. D. C.. was called to the witness stand as the first to testify for the defense when the state's case was rested. M alter Bachrach, a defense lawyer, started questioning him but was immediately interrupted by Crowe who demanded the court either exclude medical testimony or irtpanel a jury to try the question ot insanity. Criminal Court Room. Chicago, July •10- (Special to Daily Democrat).— , The state today rested its “perfect hanging case" against Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb at the judicial hearing for the murder of Robert Franks. Frank Seheeders, court stenograph--1 er. was the last of the state’s witnesses to complete the chain of the evl- • <l< nee constructed by State’s Attorney ’ Robert E. Crowe. Seheeders was on the stand but a moment, merely, testi--1 fying that he had taken down in short- • hand Loeb's confession. May Have Jury Trial Clarence Darrow, chief attorney for ' the defense, is' said to lie engineering (Continued on pace two)

for them, talk with them and encourage them to hang on to the good there is in them, while they are going through tills sad experience. I hope I am doipg some good and that my time is not altogether wasted. “This morning a young man camo to my shack at 5 o'clock to tell me before leaving that I had done him a great deal of good and that my Sunday morning talks to the men had been worth the price of bis liberty. 1 encouraged him and he promised me he would always go straight, and would ally himself with some church and begin life anew. I pray God that he keeps this good resolution and I know from ills manner that he means it." The letter said he was a deputy clerk on the honor farm, where the higher type and more trustworthy prisoners are kept. It was evident (Continued on page two)