Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 26 August 1924 — Page 1

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IjfflS SPEAKS I jo DEMOCRATS I |N OHIO TODAY l-SSS"” B Convention ■pleads EOK HONESTY ■ Ohio Democrats 1,1 t ontro ‘ ■ versv Over Klan I lank ■ In Platform ■ Memorial Hall. Columbus, Ohio, ■ m to Daily Qemo-i fli ■onvention rent by the klan issue ■ John Davis Hi nmcratie pres- ■ jjential cat lai" a mighty ovation ■ w hm he addressed it today, hammer■mg home the issues of the Pres- ■ idential campaign. ■ Although Davis wished to avoid ■ larther reference to the klan issue he ■ walked into a hall still setting with a controversy over the klan is■ne. ■ Before the democratic candidate ■ rMcl’sd the memorial hall the antiBan element of Ohio democracy after ■ a fiery hattie had adopted a plank in ■ the state platform denouncing the H klan by name and employing much ■of the same language used by Davis ■in his speech, in which he condem- ■ ned the order. ■ Before Davis began speaking ■ James M. Cox. ex-governor of Ohio ■ in<! democratic standard bearer tn ■ 1920 was given an ovation by the ■ convention. This was followed by an ■ oration for Mr. Davis who was in- ■ traduced by Cox. ■ Cox introduced Davis as a “crusa- ■ der." preaching the gospel of honesty, ■ justice in democratic affairs and I broad humanity in our foreign conI jection.” Larne Peach On Display I A. B. Farr, proprietor of the Decatur laundry, today received a beautiful large peach from Vincennes, which was sent to him by Raleigh Chrisman who is working in the southern part of the stftte. The peach is 13 inches in circumference one way and 12 1-2 inches the other way. It weighs 18 1-4 ounces and is a reddish yellow color. I Mr. Chrisman wrote that the peach was picked from a forty-acre orchard. He says the peach crop is excellent in southern Indiana this year. Sixtyone of the peacheg like the one sent to Mr. Farr, made a bushel. The peach was placed on display in the Hensley jewelry store window. — o Dr, Myers To Lecture Here Thursday Night I Arrangements were being completI today by representatives of the I Homans Club for a lecture to be liven Thursday night by Dr. Garry C. Myers, of the Cleveland Research flub, who is one of the instructors in the Adams county teachers’ institute Mng held here this week. Dr. Myers I has consented to give a lecture on the subject. "Mother and Children and Controling Children’s Conduct.” The hour and place of the meeting lias not been definitely selected, but ’HI be published tomorrow. Mothers especially are urged to make plans to attend the lecture. “ ■ u. S. Flyers To Hop Off Again Thursday — bulletin _Th° ar .' tlle S ’ Richmond, Aug. 26. , final Bap between the American ’round-the-world aviators and ■ lores ot the North American connent will be bridged Thursday, ac(’nK to advices received by AdMagruder from Lieut. Smith. Iflshrn W 0 Pllot9 ’ now at i’iKtut, are rn± BlleWengineS in the tw ° thein-i'nT 1 11' 1 planes - As soon as flyer St | a ‘ 10n 18 completed, the two Labrador India “ Harbor ’ Ambulance Driver Killed Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 26 ._j ohn and Mr ? bU ’ ance f,liver ’ > 8 ”oad Ethel schone T'are tid ■-» we critleaf” t 0 Mr ' and Mrs - Hoyce

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Attend Funeral Os Mrs. Daniel Markely Monday Mr. and .Mrs. Joiir. T/derson, were at Bluffton yesterday, where they attended the funeral services held for , Mrs. Daniel Markley, age 74 years, life-long resident of Bluffton and a sister of Silas Hale, of Geneva, and of the late John D. Hale, of this city. The deceased was an aunt of .Mrs. Peterson ot this city and also an aunt of Mrs. I). E. Smith and Mrs. W. E. Wilson, of Fort Wayne and Mrs. B. E. Parker, of Portland. The tuners’ services were held at the Six Mhe church at two-thirty and burial was made in the church cemetery. Mrs. Markley's death occurred Friday night, after an extended illness. PLAN COMMUNITY TRAINING SCHOOL Local Churches Propose A School For Training Church Workers At a meeting of the pastors of the local churches and the superintendents of the different Sunday schools, held at the Central school building last night, details for a Community Training school of Principles and Methods of Religious Education were discussed and planned. It was also decided to bold a rally of the pastors, Sunday school superintendents, officers and teachers on Fridady evening. at 7:30 o’clock, at the Methodist church. • **■ Mrs. J. H. String, dean of the Com munity Training School at Ft. Wayne, has been invited to adddress the meeting Friday evening at which time further information regarding the launching of such a school will be given. Every pastor, teacher and official of every Sunday school in the city and surrounding country are invited and urged to attend the meeting. BULLETIN Atlantic City. "Aug. 26.—Eighty men are believed in peril aboard the government dredge Solosear. stranded on South Bar. a half mile off Connecticut avenue here today. The tug can be seen from shore, pounded by heavy seas. She is listing to seaward and big waves are breaking clear over her top decks. Efforts to bring a lifeboat alongside so far have failed be- . cause of the heavy seas. CATHOLIC SCHOOL TO OPEN SEPT. 2 No Classes On Labor Day; Twelve Sisters To Teach This Year The St. Joseph Catholcc schools in this city will open on Tuesday, September 2nd, Rev. J. A. Seimetz. rector of the St. Mftrys C atholic church congregation, stated this morning. Monday, September Ist. being Labor day, the pupils will be given an extra holiday and classes will not be held on Monday. An increased enrollment is expected at the St. Joseph schools .his year, both in the grades, the high school, and in the commercial department.. Sister M. Vera, who has been the efficient principal of the school fur the past three years will continue to fill this place and will also teach in the high school. Twelve Sister teachers, including several Sisters who have been assigned here recently, will teach in the grade and high school departments this year. This week the Sisters are attending the Adams County Teachers' Institute and the program studies for the coming year is being prepared. On the opening day of- school the pupils will attend high mass at the St. Marys church, the services begin 3 ning at 7:30. With the opening of ’ithe fall term the SA. Joseph school 3 1 will begin its 43rd year, the first ’ Catholic school being established in ’’ Decatur in 1881. the late Rev. Theodore Wilken being the founder. Work on the present new school building at the corner of Fourth and Monroe streets is progressing nice--1 ly. The brick has been laid to I second story and the steel frame 1 work for the auditorium and gymnao-, '< him part has been in place for some-, - time. It is hoped that the beautiful > and modern building can be dedicated next summer, probably about the > time of the close of the 1925 school year.

HER HUSBAND VINDICATED * \ iSJ 1 a. \ V r 'WWW i iHi TUMf I ... _ Mrs. Ferguson stayed at home during the campaign while her husband former Gov. James E. Ferguson, waged a vigorous drive in behalf of his wife’s candidacy. Mr. Ferguson was impeached while governor and the epurts had ruled that he could not seek office again. The nomination of his wife came as the result of his plea for vindication.

TOURINGPARTY LEAVES TODAY About Thirty Men In Party Going To Michigan; Leave At 3 a.m. About thirty farmers and business men left Decatur at three o’clock this morning as members of the Adams County Farmers and Business men’s tour, who will go «s far north as St. Louis, Michigan, and will visit the state agriculture college at Lansing. I the beet fields and beet sugar plants owned by the Holland-St. Louig Sugar company in and around St. Louis, I Michigan. The tour was piloted by E. J. Fricke, fieldman tor the Holland St. | Louis Sugar company, and the cars,, about seven in number, left Liberty. Way at about three o’clock. The par- ■ ty hopes to reach Lansing sometime this afternoon where they will spend the day at the Agriculture college and will be met there by Mr. B. C. Hubbard. manager of the St. Louis plant of the Holland-St. Louis company. | They plan to stay in Lansing all night and on the second day will proceed on their way to St. Louis, where they will be the guests of the sugar company and will also visit several large farms and the beet growing sections around Saginaw and Bay City, Michigan. The party went from here to Monroeville, then to Hickville. They plan to be gone at least three days and possibly four. The last official list of the members of the party, prepared i by Mr. Fricke last night, included the following: Fred StudTer, Merle Lybarger, Calvin Dubach. Fred Dubach, Noah Rich, Herman Billman. Ervin Fuelling Gust Hobrock, Hugo Boerger. Jacob Rawley, Frank Neusbaum, Menno Stuery, Noah Amstutz, Daniel P. Stuery, John J. Schwartz, Jacob J. Mazelin, Henry Meyer, Dan Kaehr, F. B. Hastings, H. B. Kessler, Charles Kessler, Harry Johnson, John Teeple, M. Kirsch. C. J. Lutz, William Harting, John W. Tyndall, George Krick, and Mr. Fricke. One or two of the men may have been detained at the last minute. Mr. Lutz will give several talks along the route and will tell his audience of the wonderful people who live in Adamg county, and will also act as I spokesman for the party at the general meetings to be held at Lansing and St. Louis. The tour is made with the purpose of acquainting the men with farming conditions and beet growing in southern Michigan. .Adams county farmer this year are cultivating between 2,560 and 2,800 acres of beets. o Bitter Pills For Millions Ervian, Armenia, Aug. 26. —Four million doses of quinine, the ammunition for a widespread fight against . malaria in the villages around Mount i* Ararat, will be brought here from • ■the Near East Relief warehouses in ■ New York. Quinine sells here for its I exact weight in gold, and the shipment will be escorted from seaboard ! to its destination by a company of I I soldiers to insure against attack by | bandits.

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'Sunday School Picnic Near Honduras Thursday I The Sunday Schools of the Magley, St. Luke and Vera Cruz Reformed I churches will hold a picnic in the Chris Roth grove one-half mile north of Honduras next Thursday. A bas- , ket dinner will be served at noon and an interesting and entertaining program of music and speeches will be given in the afternoon. The public is invited to attend the picnic and enjoy the outing. DROWNING VICTIM IS BURIED TODAY Beet Worker Buried In Decatur Cemetery; Half- ‘ brother Is Here Funeral services for Joe the Bohemian beet worker who was drowned in the Haugh stone quayry north of the city Saturday afternoon, were held at ten o’clock this morn(Continued on page three) ENROLLING MEN FOR DEFENSEOAY France Conter Is Enrolling Volunteers In Co. F, 335th Infantry — France Conter, of this city, has started receiving enrollments of volunteers of military age to serve with Company F, 335th Infantry for the day of Defense Test. September 12. This enrollment is forth? one day onl" am will not obligato the volunteer to any duty other than Defense Day, e’thbr now or in tne future. The mill tai y age is between 18 and 31 years. Mr. Conter is a second lieutenant in Company F. Wilson M. Cross, of Geneva, is a second lieutenant in the company, also. The company headquarters are in Wabash and Harry L. Carmony. of Marion, is captain of the company. Col. Philip W. McAbee, of Muncie, is regiment commander. Every officer in the 335th Infantry is requested to enroll as many young men for his unit as is physicially possible. Each unit must have enrollments to bring them to war strength, but it is desired that each will report many times that number. The«designation of the ten unit s securing the greatest number of volunteers. with the names of the officers assigned there to and the names and addresses of the volunteers will be published in Defense Day Bulletin, issued from the division headquarters. Mr. Conter is a member of the Officers Reserve Corps, of the U. S. Army. Weather z Partly overcast tonight; somewhat warmer in north portion; Wednesday generally fair, cooler in north portion.

FINELECTURES ARE DELIVERED AT INSTITUTE Interest Is Growing With Each Session; Weath er Is Ideal DR. MYERS SPEAKS Inspiring Lecture Given This Morning By Dr. Paul F. Voelker Favored by ideal weather, the teach ers' institute being held in the circuit court room is growing in interest with each session. The large court room was more than half filled this morning. Wonderful lectures are being delivered each day by the instructors. Miss Chloe Spray, the music instructor, led the institute in singing this morning. E. S. Christen, the county superintendent, made a short talk this morning and then introduced Dr. Garry C. Myers, of Cleveland, who is to speak to the teachers each day during the institute. ’Teamwork" was the subject of Dr. Myers’ talk this morning. The means used to ■secure co-operation were discussed by the speaker. Obedience is merely a matter of method, he said, and children should be punished to prevent but rewarded to get them to do the thing desired. Suggestions often wards off difficulty, he said. H° ap proved of prizes for attendance ann punctuality, but warned against prizes for scholarship, on account of the difference in ability of the pupils. Another short session of music was enjoyed following Dr. Myers' address, and then the second speaker. Dr. Paul F. Voelker, president of Olivet College, Michigan, was introduced “Emotions as Factors in Education.' was the subject of Dr. Voelker’s lecture. He said that 85 per cen» of man is emotional and the other 15 per cent is intellectual. ‘I do not know what you are by the course you took, by the position you hold, by the college you were graduated from or by what you know,” said Dr. Voelker, “but tel me what you love, what you hate, what you desire, what you are afraid of. what you are proud of. what you are ashamed of. then I know you.” Dr. Voelker delivered a highly interesting and inspiring lecture. Dr, Myers and Dr. Voelker were scheduled to speak again this afternoon. Monday Afternoon Session The Monday jafternoon session opened with a song session, led by Miss Spray. Several favorite songs were sung and everybody was soon in a fine mood for the lectures to follow. Dr. Myers’ lectured Monday afternoon was entitled. "Talk About Liars.” The speaker said children do not dare to say “I don’t know.” Two much cerdit is given to the pupils for bluffing, he declared. Learning comes from effort, he said and I cannot be imposed. Dr. Myers’ declared that the best a teacher can do to create an atmosphere conducive to self activity. Professor Morris, of Earlham College, spoke Monday afternoon on the subject, “Central Powers and the Allies." The speaker explained tin Dawes plan for settlement of the reparations problem. He said the effects of the war arg not over in Europe. The reconstruction of northern France is a great problem, he said, but the question ot the security of France is the thing that is causing that country much uneasi ness. Prof. Morris said there were three ways in which the reparations could be paid, namely, gold, goods and service, and since Germany has no gold and cannot render service, the reparations must be paid in goods. o Mrs. Ferguson Has Lead Os 90,000 Votes Dallas, Texas, Aug 1 . 26— (Special ■ to Daily Democrat)— A lead of approximately 90,000 was tabulated for Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson today over Felix D. Robertson, for the Texas democratic gubernatorial nomination upon the basis of incomplete returns from Saturday’s run-off primary. Returns from 238 counties, includ- ( ■ ing 159 complete gave the woman J candidate 427,225 votes and Robert- | son 337,832. j

» ] 1 BlufHon Country Club ' To Open New House Soon Bluffton, Aug. 26. —Members of the Bluffton Country club are planning on celebrating the opening of their new club house next Monday, September 1, with an all day program ot activity s. The membership in the club Is now closed and the celebration Monday will be for the members only. The program for the day includes a golf tournament and a musical program with a luncheon in the evening. In the evening, an address on "Golf" will be given. The program for the day wil be concluded with a dance. o CONFECTIONARY STILL CLOSED Fixtures Os “Philadelphia” To Be Sold; Liabilities Large A representative of the Albert Pick company, of Chicago, arrived in the city last evening and took possession of the furniture and fixtures in the “Philadelphia" confectionary and ice cream parlor and stated that that it he did not sell the equipment within two or three days He would move it to Chicago. The Alliert Pick company, it was stated, held a mortgage on the furniture and fixtures, and when advised that the Andrews Brothers had closed the "Philadelphia,” they immediate ly sent a men here to look after their interests. The Andrews Brothers could not bt located in the city today. Sometime ago several Decatur men were fig ing on a deal with the Andrews Broth ers and it was stated on reliable an thority that the liabilities of the store were about $7,100 at that time. The equipment will more than like ly be sold anil closed for good. Most of the perishable stock of goods hae already been removed. Mrs. Bertha Ellis is the owner of the building ir which the store was located and thi doors of the place were closed Saturday evening when the city shut off the light and power service, leaving the store in darkness on Saturday night and Sunday. The store was in debted to the city for about four months’ light bill. o ROCKET SIGNAL SAVES AIRMEN Ship’s Crew Saw Rocket From Italian’s Craft: Near Ships Often (United Press Staff Correspondent) Aboard the S. S. Richmond, Aug. 26- (Special to Daily Democrat)»— For four days Lieut. Locatelli, Ital 'an airman and his three flying companions huddled in the shell of heir huge metal monoplane—unaware of American cruisers nearby mil waiting for rescuers to take them out of the storm tossed Arctic waters. Locate!.’! and his aides, Lieut. Tub lio Crosio, Bruno Falcinelli and Gio•anni Braccini today are aboard the Richmond—saved late Sunday night when green rockets sent up from the plane were seen by the crew of the Richmond—and are enroute to Labrador. I.ocatel'i was forced down last Thursday just in front of the Amer lean cruiser Raleigh. The four men coud plainly see the cruiser but ow ing to a heavy fog the crew aboard the Raleigh could not see the mis lap of f ying piano. Tlte monoplane was a plaything of the waves but the four Airmen refused io give up hope of ultimate rescue Every few minutes one of the airmen would crawl through the manhole onto the swaying water soaked wings, scanning the emptj seas. Once, unknown Io them, tlf Richmond passed just out of then vision, obscured by fog and rain. From time to time the aviators sent up green rockets and one of .liese late Sunday night attracted attention of the cre>v aboard the Richmond. A red rocket was sent up from the ship and an answering flare came back from the plane. Lieut. Marescalchi. a pilot, who accompanied Locatelli pait of the disti ance, was on the. deck of the Rich I mond when the flares from the (Continued on page two)

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'FINAL PLEA IS MADE FOR LIVES OFTWOKILLLERS Darrow Confident That Leopold And Loeb Will Not Be Hanged CASE NEARS CLOSE .luudge Caverly Is Expected To Pass Sentence Within A Week Darrow Is Confident I • I (United Press Service) Criminal Court Room. Chicago, Aug. 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat (—Clarence Darrow, chief defender of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, is confident his unbroken record as a criminal lawyer will continue —that Nathan and Richard will not be hanged. Darrow, who has defended more than 100 murderers, has never Jost one of his clients to the gallows or the electric chair. He has gained acquittals or penitentiary sentences in practically all of his cases. “And I don't expect to have any hanged at this stage in my career," he said today as re reviewed his past record.. Criminal Court Room, Chicago. Aug. 26—(Special to Daily Demoerat) —An open charge of criminal assault on Robert Franks, who was kidnapped and murdered by Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, was made in open court by State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe In a terrific denunciation of the youthful slayers. Branding them as perverts and entitled to as much mercy as rattle snakes and mad dogs, painted a jrim picture of their own “unnatural elations" and with the swiftness of i thunder stroke he brought up the heretofore whispered story of what sad happened to Bobby Franks. “What did the boyls first plan?" Crowe shouted- “A plan to kidnap i little girl, beat her and assault ser, then murder her and on top of all that to collect ransom. ' But they changed their mind and they decided their victim should be I a little boy so that Leopold and Loeb could satisfy their unnatural lust.” Criminal Court Room, Chicago, Aug. i 26.—The final plea for the lives of Nathan Leopold. Jr., and Richard Loeb was made by the defense today when Attorney Benjamin Bachraqh delivered the closing address. Bachrach reiterated the 'plea for charity, justice and mercy, arguing that the hanging of Nathan and Richard would not restore life to their littie victim, Robert Franks. Bachrach said he approached the v final phase of the defense case with e profound humility and promised to consume not more than an hour. 1 The eloquent plea for justice, mercy, . kindness and charity made by Clarence Darrow, chief attorney for the p defense, constitutes the last word in human appeal, Bachrach said. ' Bachrach made a general summary of the ease, dwelling largely on the medical testimony. He attacked the testimony given by Dr. William O. Krohn, chief alienist for the state. ' whose testimony he said was at variance with the testimony of the other ' state alienists. "While Dr. Krohn’s testimony shows I hi? conditions for the examination of the boys were ideal, the other state alienists testified that the conditions were poor,” Bachrach said. Bachrach pointed out that Dr. K ohn’s conclusions were that the boys showed no evidence of mental disease while every other alienist summoned by both the state and defense were agreed on one of two things—that mental disease was presented there was evidence showing the possibility of mental disease. Crowe Makes Plea Criminal Court Room. Chicago, Aug. ’ 26.—“ They must hang!” ’ This was the reply today of State’s ! Attorney Robert E. Crowe to the dramatic plea of Attorney Clarence ' Darrow for the lives ot Nathan Leo- ' pold and Richard Loeb. 1 Crowe put the finishing touches to e .his answer to Darrow and declared j (Continued On Page Four)