Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 9 August 1924 — Page 1

V„|ume XXII. Number 190.

I TWELVE PEOPLE I IOSE LIVES IN I SEVERESTORMS ■ F i V e Killed In Indiana: Oth- ■ ers In lowa. Wiscone sin And Illinois I DAMAGE IS GREAT || property Damage Totals ■ Several Million Dollars; I Crops Are Ruined ■ staff Correspondent) ■ .U’. « (Special to Daily ■ Democrat •—Twelve persons died in ■ the terrific wind and rain storms ■ which swept Wisconsin, lowa. Indiana ■ a nd Illinois daring the past 36 hours, ■ according to official data today. ■ five died in Wisconsin, five were killed in Indiana, one in lowa and one In Oak Park. 111. Between 40 and 60 persons w re injured, it was estimated. Property damage totals several milton dollars, largely to growing crops. Five Killed in Indiana Indianapolis. Aug. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Two violent rain and hail storms accompanied by high winds swept Indiana late yesterday and last night, killing five per-| sons, injuring a dozen others and causing heavy property damage. Telephone and telegraph wires) were blown down and crops were riddled by the huge hail stones. William Erwin. 50. and Russel Stelnbaugh. 21 laborer, were killed ■ when lightning struck a steam shovel ■ under which they had taken shelter B near LaFayette. Twelve other work’ I ers were stunned and burned by the ■' bolt. E Frank Putek. 11. and John Drage- ■ nltz, 11. were killed by lightning as ■ they were returning from a fishing ■ trip near South Bend. b. The fifth victim, Carl Loveless, 15, ■ was hit by lightning at Petersburg. B Practically the entire state felt the ■ fury of the two storms. Dyonis Schmitt Has A Painful Accident Dyonis Schmitt, well known local citizen, suffered a painful injury yesterday evening when the ends of two fingers on his left hand were cut off in a sausage grinder in the meat market owned by his son. Hubert Schmitt. The second and third fingers on the left hand wera taken off jus! back of the nails. Father Gets A Letter Asking Ransom For Son De Soto, Mo., Aug. 3—Fears for the safety of Robert Hergheefer, 17, who has ben missing from his home here since July, were aroused today’ by receipt of a letter to his father demanding SI,OOO ransom. The father a Jefferson county farmer, ftastened to comply and published a reply' in the weekly paper promising the money would be paid. The ransom letter, signed by “Mr. X. said “1 intend to kill the boy unless I get SI,OOO. , The letter said the writer wa s in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, when the letter was written.” FRY RELEASED ON BOND TODAY One Os Two Confessed Robbers Gives Bond; Other Still In Jail Elwood Fry, one of the two youths who pleaded guilty to taking part in the holdup and robbery of H. P. Crum Honduras store keeper, when arraigned in a justice of the peace court yesterday, was released from th’p <ounty jail this morning, after rela*Ve* lroin Alien county had furnishm bond in the sum of SI,OOO. Cleho McCleaster, alias Cleo Magley, the other youth, is still in the county jail, 'aving been unable to furnish bond tor his release. The two youths were bound over to ie circuit court by ’Squire John W. Merriman yesterday. Their case will not come up for trial before the openig of the September term of court, >ch is on September 1. If they **“ . gllllty when arraigned in circuit nt before Judge Jesse Sutton, they iate'y reCe ' Ve tholf sentence immed-

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Maurice Neizer To Speak I To County Motor Club Maurice Neizer, of Fort Wayne, one of the oldest boosters for the Hoosier State Automobile Association in this section of the state, will be here next Tuesday evening and will talk to the members of the committees ami the officers of the Adams County Motor club, telling them the purposes and the opportunities to serve as he has found them. Al] members of committees are urged to attend the meeting which will be held at the Old Adams County Hank. TOMMY GIBBONS WINS KNOCKOUT American Light Heavyweight Scores Win Over British Champion (United Press Staff Correspondent) London. Aug. 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat >—Tommy Gibbons. American lightheavyweight knocked out Jack Bloomfield. British heavyweight champion, in an international contest this afternoon in the Wembley stadium The fighters, were slow in entering l the ring and the crowd became impai tient at the delay. There was a big I cheet when Referee Corri called them to the center of the ring for the final I instructions. Gibbons rushed from his corner at the bell and tore fiercely into the Englishman. He apparently had been sent out to make a short fight of it. Bloomfield was cautious and he retreated before the advance of the American, sticking out a left hand to keep Gibbons from getting close. Bloomfield improved toward the end of the round, but Gibbons had the advantage clearly. Gibbons ended the fight with a ' right hand punch in the third round. When Bloomfield was picked up ’ and carried back to his corner, a moan went IhctaHth Urw-i-rawd. Another hope for the restoration of the British ring prestige had gone the way of Wells. Beckett. Goddard and the other wasted hopes. ■ o Mesel Brothers Shoot Another Good Oil Well The largest oil wel drilled so far by the Mesel Brothers, of Geneva, was brought in Thursday on Jeffries farm, which poins the Bergman farm, located southeast of Bryant. It is not known just what this well will make until put to te-t. However, it is estimated that it will make over a hundred barrels per day on account of the well flowing almost to 'the top of the derrick, immediately after being shot. The ground for a great distance around the well was sprayed with oil. ■ o Expect Large Crowd On M. E. Excursion Indications are that several hundred people will go to Toledo, Ohio, on the excursion to be held on Thursday. August 21, under the auspices of the Methodist Sunday School. Tickets , for the trip will go on sale within a few days, the adult tickets selling for $1.50 and children’s tickets for 75 cents each for the round trip. The , train will leave Decatur at 6 a. m. and leave Walbridge Park. Toledo, at 5 p. m. on the return trip. The train will go to Walbridge Park, which is rates as one of the most beautiful parks in this section.of the country. The public is invited to enjoy the outing. .— o — Airmen Not Considering Calling Off Their Flight Reyajek, Iceland. Aug. 9.—The navy and the army airmen flying around the world have not even considered calling off the flight or postponing it • until next season, Admiral Magruder, ■ commanding the naval units co-oper- , ating with the aviators, told the Unit- > ed Press today. “No conference was called to coni slder calling off the flight.” Magruder said. “On the contrary our meeting , yesterday was called to discuss ways and means to provide for the extra I leg of the airmen’s journey. o CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: Sept. $1.28%; Dec. $1 32%: ■ May. $1.37%. Corn: Sept. $1.14%; • Dec. $1.05; May $1.05%. Oats; Sept. |49%c; Dec. 52%c; May 54%C.

DAVIS GREETED ON RETURN TO HIS HOME TOWN Mighty Chorus Os “Hallo-o Jawn” Greets Presidential Candidate RECEPTION IS HELI) Mr. Davis Responds With Speech; Plain “Jawn” To Everyone (United Press Staff Correspondent) Clarksburg, W. Va., Aug. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —“Hallo-o-o-' Jawn,” A mighty chorus, mingling the harsh twang of the mountaineer with the soft slur of the old south, went' up as John W. Davis came back to | his native Main Street today,' the' democratic candidate for president. There were silver haired men in the crowd about the depot who had gone swimmln’ in the creek with “Jawn” and picked blackberries with him when he was a barefooted boy. And there were grandmothers who had admired "Jawn" at spelling bees and pie socials. They were proud of him. but he was just "Jawn" to taqm. They for-1 got that he had ever been to con-; gress, been solicitor general and ambassador to England. They welcomed him back home with that hearty acclaim that goes to a popular neighbor boy. . • That was the Main Street side of the greet ng. A reception committee and two bands blared out another side of the welcome. The commercial clubs had seen to it that a presidential candidate should be met in the approved fashion. The local committee was there in all its glory, including silk hats. But if Davis had a silk hat he could not have worn it, for he was nncnrrred trmu tht time he stepped from the train to the moment he arrived at his old homestead, in Goff Plaza, originally known as Goff Place, in the eastern end of the residential section of the city at the end of Main Street, which runs through the city. Davis felt that he should say something But before he could start he was saying “Hello Billy” and Howdy Jane.” to the boys and girls of his youth. And beside him was Mrs. Davis, bowing and smiling, evidently enjoying the warm welcome accorded her delighted husband by those who knew him somewhat better because they knew h ni longer than she had. It made no difference that Davis was the candidate of a political party. He was just "Jawn" to the home folks (Continued on page two) o CATTLE TRAIN SPECIAL COMING Special Demonstration Train On Erie To Be Here On October 20 The Erie Special Cattle train, containing seven or eight cars, will visit Decatur on October 20th, it was decided last evening at a meeting of the Industrial Association held with T. M. Palmer, farm products agent of the development service for the American Jersey Cattle Club, co-op-erating with other cattle associations and the Extension department of Purdue University. The train which will make a twelveday tour across the state of Indiana will start from Decatur and will be here for one day on the Erie road. The Decatur Industrial Association I and local business men will co operate in making the day a big success and will personally invite the farmers and 1 dairymen to visit the train and attend the program to be given at the cars. The train is one of the most unique and interesting of any ever sent on a tour in this state. The purpose of the train is to create interest in better cattle, through the aid of pure-bred sires and using a slang expression the train has been termed the “bull special.” From sixty to seventy head of pure bred sires will be on the train and the benefits of having registered cattle will be explained to the farmers and dairymen. (Continued on Page Fl»6) |

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, August 9, 1921.

GUARDS JUDGE - i / • Mr / THOMAS HARRISON Chicago—This photo shows Officer Thomas Harrison, who has been detailed to guard Chief Justice Caverly. | The jurist has been receiving many .threatening letters since the LoebLeopold trial opened. .TWO CHILDREN KILLED IN AUTO Lose Lives When Car Turns Over Near Peru; Two Are Injured Peru. nd.. Aug. 9. —Byron Shoemaker, 8, and his sister, Rosana, 3, were | killed near Denver, 8 miles north Os here today when an auto driven by Lawrence Benedict. 14. turned over. Benedict suffered a broken hip and serious cuts and bruises, but will recover. Ray Benedict, his cousin, was slightly injured. The two Shoemaker children were returning to the home of their parents when Benedict came along and offered them a “lift.” The auto was within a 100 feet of Shoemaker home* when it suddently swerved to the side of the road and turned over. The little girl’s back wa s broken and the boy’s’ skull fractured. Both died almost instantly. The mother heard the crash and ran to the scene of the accident. She did not know her children were in the car until she saw their bodies. Lawrence Benedict was unable to give a coherent story of the cause of the accident. o FRENCH OFFICIALS AT DIFFERENCES Rift Between Premier And Minister Os War Is Rumored /United Press Staff Correspondent) Paris. Aug. 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Despite official denials? the morning newspapers today persist in statements that the return of Premier Herriot from the London con ) ference is due to divergencies between the Premier and General Nollet, his minister of war, regarding security of France after adoption of the plan for evacuation of the Ruhr. Herriot, according to the newspap-) ers, desires unconditional acceptance of the proposal of Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain that France and Belgium evacuate the Ruhr at once following Germany’s acceptance of the Dawes program as a basis for settlement of the reparations question. The French premier is unwilling however to sign any agreement unless the entente cabinet upholds him. Resignation of General Nollet is foreshadowed. London. Aug 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —There is a lull in the reparations conference over the week , end. Premier MacDonald has gone to the seaside at East Bourne. One German representative has left for Berlin by airplane. Rev. Beerv To Be Heard Over Radio Rev. Beery, son of the late Amos Beery will broadcast a sermon from Station WOAW, at Omaha, Nebraska, between 9 and 11 o’clock Sunday morning. Rev. Beery was born and reived in Adams county. Weather I Partly overcast and cooler in north and central, showers in south porjtions tonight; Sunday generally fair.

iTHREE COUNTIES REFUSE TO RAISE TAX VALUATIONS Adams, Wells And Sullivan County Boards Os Review Refuse BOOST IS EXPECTED State Tax Board Expected To Apply Increase, Regardless I Indianapolis, Aug. 9.- (Special to Daily Democrat)- Board of review in ■ three counties in Indiana reported to the state tax board today their refusal to make increases in their personal property assessments as ordered by the tax board and five reported their compliance with the order. The counties refusing to make the increases are: Sullivan, Weils and Adams counties while those complying are Blackford, Davies. Mont- ’ gomery, Parke and Warrick. | Adams county refused to make a 20 per cent, increase in automobiles, according to board members with - the average price of automobiles as- . sessed there at $lO9 while the av >rr age for the State is $217. It was indicated that the county board act on would not be accepted because of the How average although nothing will be ' done hy the tax board *for several days. ! | The Wells county board was ordered to increase its valuation of I poultry 33 1-3 per cent, its automobile 20 per cent, and household goods 20 per cent. In making the refusal the , county hoard pointed out the values it ‘ set on sheep of sl2 a piece was highI er than the state average value. County Assessor William Zimmer- ( man stated this afternoon that the , average value placed on automobiles , in this county was $197 instead of . $lO9. as stated by the state board. , The assessment sheet forwarded to the state board showed the average > valuation to be $197. > o St. Pauls Church To Hold A Picnic August 17 | The St. Paul Lutheran church will hold a picnic on August 17, in Grote's grove, one-half miles north of Preble for the benefit of the St. Paul school. There will be a program of songs by the church choir, speeches by several persons, and music by a five-piece orchestra in addition to a number of <ontests, and games. There will be broths and a bowling alley for the amusement of the visitors. The public is invited to attend the picnic. I O — C.A.R. AND W.R.C. i TO HOLD A PICNIC j Will Celebrate 62 Anniversary Os Enlistment In Civil War , August 14 will be the sixty-second ; anniversary of the enlistment of the , Adams county boys in the Civil War. In observance of the event, members of the G. A. R. and W. R. C. and their families will hold an all-day pic- , nic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Chronister, on Mercer avenue. . All are asked to meet at the S. E. Black undertaking parlors in the Beavers & Fryback store at 9:30 o’clock on the morning of August 14. Conveyances will be provided for all who have no way to go to the Chroni later home. All are asked to bring i well-filled baskets, also. 0 Berne Man Injured In Fall From A Coal Car 1 Berne, Aug. 9- David Stucky, well known retired farmer living on ' Center street, is confined to his home 1 with a badly bruised body since last ' Wednesday forenoon about 9 o'clock, when he fell from a coal car on the G. 1 R. and 1- tracks at the Berne Grain & Hay Co. elevator, which he was .helping to unload. Mr. Stucky, who 'is quite aged, suffers chiefly about his legs. Both limbs are severely bruised from the knees to the hips, rendering him unable to walk. His left el*bow shows a large bruise as well as several bruises on his back.

To Dedicate Marker To Founder Os Deep River I (United Piess staff Correspondent) Deep River, Ind., Aug. 9--A marker to John Wood, founder of Deep River, will be unveiled and dedicated by members ot the Wood family and of the Lake County Old Settlers and | Historical association, August 16. it was announced today. Wood was the builder of the first grist mill in Lak ■ county, proprietor ol one of the first saw mills, and a leader in fraternal, social, and religious affairs. OTHER COUNTIES OWE THIS COUNTY Total Os $650.50 Owed Adams County For Fees In Venued Cases County Cltrk John E. Nelson has billed the county clerks in Allen. Jay and Wells counties for costs taxed in the Adams circuit court for venued cases from these counties. The bills total $G50.50, Allen county being the largest debtor to this county, the claims against this county amounting to $525. Jay county owes $40.75 and Wells county owes $84.75. These charges are in addition to the fee B received by the special judges appointed to hear venued cases. The charges cover the services of the county clerk, maintaining of the court room during the time the case is being heard and such other items as might be connected with the cases. Mr. Nelson stated that Adams county. in all probability, owed small sums to the above counties, but that the credit was more than the debit. An appropriation for special judges in venued cases is made each year and the services rendered are paid for out of this fund. Several years ago the county clerks commenced to bill the other counties for fees in connection with venued cases and Mr. Nelson stated that he would follow the custom and do it during the summer vacation of court. The clerk’s office has been busy the past few weeks issuing fishing and hunting licenses and taking care of other routine matters which must be disposed of at the clerk's office. o To Observe Founding Os Valparaiso University Valparaiso. Ind , Aug. 9—The fiftyfirst anniversary of the founding of Valparaiso university will be observed here-Augu.-t 9 to 17. according to announcement today. Al! aiumni and former students are invited. Addresses will be made by’ Senator Carnuel M. Ralston. Governor Lett Small, of Illinois, former Gover nor Charles S. Deneen, of Illinois and F. 1). Sampson, chief justice of the Kentucky court of appeals. —o Returning Empty Fruit Jars To Donors Today — All persons who donated canned I fruit, fruit juices and jellies for the Adams County Memorial hospital last fall are asked to call at the building at the corner of Monroe and Second streets, formerly occupied by the Old Adams County Bank, some time this I evening and receive their empty jars. '.The building will be open until 9 o'clock. The League of Womeji Vot’■ers wilt conduct another campaign .for canned fruits for the hospital during the last week of September this ' I year. Homing Pigeons To Be i! Released Here Sunday lj Seven hundred homing pigeons ar- . rived at the local office of the American Railway Express company Hus morning from the Buckeye Homing Club, of Toledo, Ohio. The pigeons will be released at 7 o'clock Sunday morning, providing weather condi tions are favorable, and records will be kept of the time required for the birds t<> return to Toledo. The pigeons are sent here about every sixteenths. The average time required for the pigeons to fly from Decatur to Toledo is 2 hours and 10 minutes. o Italian Avaitor On Way To New York City Brough, England, Aug. 9. —Lieut Locatelli, Italian avaitor, who is fly ing from Pisa to New York hopped off from here today for Kirkwall Scotland. He will follow the path of the American aviators. /

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SAYS CHILDISH DREAMS MADE : LEOPOLD BAD Scientist Says Stories In His Youth Influenced 1 His Acts “THE PERFECT SLAVE” Urge To Be Perfect Slave To Loeb Drove Leo- ' nold To Crime Criminal Court Room. Chicago, Aug. 9.—-Childhood dreams, center- • ing on “a king slave phantasy”, made ■ Nathan F. I.' opold. Jr. what he is today, Dr. Harold S. Hnllmrt. alienist. I testified today at the hearing of Leos pold ami Richard Loeb, for the slaying of Robert Franks, school boy. i Leopold's "king-slave phantasy," 1 started when he was still a child. ’ and was given impetus by the reading ‘ o fthe story of Saint Christopher by ’ by Bis govartiess the doctor said. - As he dwelt on the subject of being 1 the “perfect slave," Leopold sought for some one to enact the role of the ■ perfect king, the witness said. Leo- ‘ pold visioned himself as the "perfect “ slave" of the “perfect and powerful king." continually from his childhood 1 and his hunt for the "perfect king" I cnliminated in his finding of Loeb, the witness said. “Leopold silt that Loeb was much superior and that he was his ideal of ? the superman." the witness said. This urge to be the perfect slave .'drove Leopold to every crime brought r out at the bearinfi. including the I witness said. | “This phantasy made Leopold what g he is,” Dr. Hulbert testified. “A pers son usually is a result of what he con- ] templates, admires and loves. f | “Nathan told me that he seemed to t lose his inspiration after his mother’s .'death, which I believe was three e years ago. Although as a smal boy he 1 was very much interested in religion, f studying the doctrines of the various ? churches and classifying them. He later gave up his belief in religion and finally decided there was no God. “His philosophy called for a world j a universe — whirling through (space like a big piece of mechanism •. His whole philosophy was mechanisf tic. This was in sharp contrast to his early life when he looked upon the o Madonna as a picture of his mother . and her child as himself. He did not e say T am the Christ.' but he felt he . y | was a great super being." T| "I went through many of his sols lege note books, reading the notes [t that he took in all his classes, and e around the margins and on all the front pages. I found sketches most of them of a religions nature. In particular 1 found drawings of the y Crucifixion.” i “Have these sketches any significil ance as to his mental condition" ate torney Baehrach of the defence askt ed. g “Yes. indeed." Dr. Hulbert red plied. "They are expressions of his ,1 inner mental life-the positive exs pression in real life of Ms I’Looa-'- ’• (Continued on page two) PEACHES FOR CANNING HERE Local Groceries Have Large Supply; Watermelons Are Plentiful Peaches in large quantities have made their appearance on the market at local groceries during the last few days. Many bushels have been purchased by the housewives for canning purposes. The peaches are of fine quality and are selling for about $2.85 a basket. They are all shipped in I from Michigan, Arkansas and other > localities. Watermelons are becoming plentiful also, although no home-grown varieties have reached the- local markets yet. The melons are being shipped in ' from the southern states, mostly I Georgia and Tennessee. Canteloupes y- seem to be less plentiful recently and d the price had advanced a few cents. 1. Th local groceries are well stocked h with cucumbers, cabbage carrots and other vegetables.