Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 211, Decatur, Adams County, 4 September 1924 — Page 1

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ONE INDICTED I FOR MURDER IN hemin BATTLE Fight Begun, Named OTHERS-UNKNOWN Grand Jury Deliberates One Hour Over Evidence j n Slaying p, Psf Staff Correspondent) Herrin, Hl, Sept. 4—(Special to D.Hy Democrat)-John H. Smith, owner of the garage where Saturday's street battle began, was MW ,d as the slayer of Chester Reid , a verdict returned by the coronfrt jury here shortly after noon today smith who is now at liberty on t ,20.000 bond will be re-arrested immediately and held for the grand jury- t Th( . jury also found that Deputy Sheriff Bad Allison was slain by Green Dunning and that Dunning was kitted by Allison. Otto Roland, a bystander. Dewey Newbolt, a klansman. and Charles Wallard. a klansB am earne to their deaths at hands of parties unknown the jury decided, tided. The jury was out for an hour. Herrin. 111.. Sept. 4—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Testimony supporting the story told by Sheriff George Balligan and anti-klan adherents as to the gun battle in the streets here Saturday which cost six lives, was heard by a coroner’s jury today. Testimony is in direct contradiction to that given by klansmen when the inquest opened yesterday. State guardsmen picketed the city hail and were distributed about the .uuktroom again today. Wes Freeman, a tractor driver of Henin reluctantly told his story of the shooting, which was not favorable to the klan. While he was testifying the audience, obviously made up of klan sympathizers, scowled at him. “I was about a half block away,*’ said Freeman, "when I saw a big crowd gathering at John Smith's garage. I talked toward tlie place and saw Green (Texas) Dunning standing in a grape arbor across the street with ,i pistol in his hand. Tie leveled the pistol and fired and Deputy Sheriff Alii on fell into the street. There must have been forty Min there and they were all shooting Galligan and Thomas were in the middle of the street and were firing too.’’ (Galligan maintains that he. Thomas and Allison went to the garage on a peaceful mission, and (Continued on page two) HIES AT CLOSE (ffHERPRAYER Mrs. Ellen Miller. 77, Dies M hile Taking Part In Prayer Meeting At the close of her prayer at a Wyer meeting being held at the Otis erly home, four miles east of Dewin- last night. Ellen Miller, age 77. • ’’ to the fioor and died before as- ’ nc « could be given to her. Heart ‘ we was the cause of death. Mrs. f ."' r ha(i been visiting at the Shiflerly home. Ji’rs. Miller was a daughter of Will- . and Barbara Gettings, and was n Ohio. November 12, 1846. She " married to Harvey S. Miller, Fe-b---her n a M r ' ' ¥,il ler proceeded her nf',' 1111 Miller wa s a memSu 116 Brethren church. CenrJ''r r ng are on ? daughter, Mrs. tl-en. . ’ ten great srandchilThe brothers al >'l one sister. Mrs n’ / Was taken the home of en 111 Blllff ton where short o'clock S lces W,n b 0 beld at 1 mains wii afternoon - The reClarks oi, hen be br °ught to the where nJ” 6 church east of this city, 3 o’clock Wa ! services w iH be held at have ch a rg G A,spaugh wil! will be , f e Be rvices. Burial ee&atery S 6 ln tbp Clarks Chapel

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ptfake Second Payment Os Accounts Os Yoder Bank Notices were- sent by the Farmers trust company of Fort Wayne, which has charge creditors of the Yoder ! bank, which recently went into liquida tion, to the effect that the second 10 per cent, payment of accounts will be made at the bank today. The first payment was made shortly after the bank closed. Harley Somers, secretary of the Trust company, which has charge of the liquidation of the Yoder bank's business affairs, said that the collection of the bank’s assets has been satisfactory and many obligations held by the bank have been met promptly. It was learned from other sources yesterday that the third 10 per cent, payment probably will be made within the next month. o BOY IS KILLED IN HAZING FIGHT Hartford City High School ' Senior Held In .Jail Following Fight (United Press Service) Hartford City, Sept. 4. —William Duff, 17, charged with killing Raymond Morris, 18. was still confined to the Blackford County jail here today. while the coroner’s Investigation into the affair continued. No charges have been filed against Duff and he will be held in jail until the coroner returns a verdict. The county grand jury will take up a probe of the matter next Monday. Hartford City, Sept. 4—Raymond Morris. IS, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Morris, of this city, came to his death early Wednesday morning in the Blackford county hospital of cerebral hemorrhage, due to concussion of the brain, following a fight Tuesday night with William E. Duff. 17, son of Mrs. Martha Duff, and a senior in the high school. The physician's autopsy conducted under the direction of County Coroner C. A. Sellers was held last evening. The fight occurred as a climax of high school hazing. Prosecutor Hugh Maddox announced that the Blackford county grand jury will be in session next Monday and that the case will be presented to the jury. Duff was arrested 'shortly after Morris died and is held in the county jail. The prosecutor stated that whether he was admitted to bond would depend upon the coroner’s verdict following the investigation now being made. Prosecutor Maddox, immediately after the boy died, started an investigation. as did Coroner Sellers. The prosecutor examined a number of the boys who witnessed the fight, including young Duff. The dead youth was not a high school student, but was employed in the plant of the Fort Wayne Corrugated Paper company here. His younger brother Benny, 14, is a student in the eighth grade. Raymond told Benny Tuesday evening that he was going uptown to prevent high school boys from cutting the youngster's hair in a hazing stunt. According to the testimony given the prosecutor by witnesses of the fight, Morris first met a crowd, of high school students near tile M. E. church here. He told them not to cut any more hair. Trouble of small consequence occurred then. A short time later. Mortis met the students again. He is alleged to have declared to them that he could keep the whole crowd from cutting hair. The students assert that they had not attempted to cut the hair of the younger Morris at that time. After Morris had met the students the second time it was agreed that Duff and Morris should fight it out.’ They went first to the athletic field at the rear of the high school building, where they fought for some fifteen minutes. Finally, an automobile light flashed across the crowd and the boys became frightened. Morris, according to testimony before the prosecutor, although he was getting the worst of the fight, refused to quit and suggested that the crowd got to the outskirts of the city and finish the fight. This was done and the fight was resumed. According to the testimony the two boys exchanged more , blows and Morris sank to the ground. Philip Holton, a high school boy, (Continued on page two)

MAKESPIEAFDR : A WORLD PARLEY r . ON DISARMAMENT Prime Minister MacDonald Speaks To League Os a Nations Today f —— * GETS MUCH APPLAUSE J Asks League To Prepare Ground For Such A World Conclave 1 i Predicts Entrans of U. S. Geneva, Sept. 4 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — “If America, like a beloved partner, had been sitting at our fireside, it would not ■ have contributed to her domestic facilities,” Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain said in the course of his address before the league of nations assembly I today. “I never believed America would do anything except leave us alone. We never asked America to do any work, but she has given us all the loyal suppprt she can. “One day, not because we have appealed to her. or brought pressure to bear, but because she has been wise enough to make her own efforts for peace successful. America will be inclined to come into the league of nations.” (Vliited Press Staff Correspondent) Geneva. Sept. 4 —(Special to Daily ] Democrat) —Before an enthusiastic, . applauding assembly of the league 5 of nations. Prime Minister Mac Do-n-1 aid of Great Britain today voiced a f demand for a world conference on land disarmament and called upon the league to prepare the ground for such a conclave, that it might not 1 fail. “America has taken the first step I ' towards naval reductions,” the labor s (Continued On Page Four) t 0 DOROTHY SMITH ; SAVES A LIFE r ’ Rescues Girl From Lake Afi ter Brother, Bobbie, Made An Attempt i Miss Dorothy Smith, daughter of r Mr. and Mrs. David E. Smith of Fort - Wayne, former residents of this city, 9 rescued Miss Catherine McCarthy. 9 age 18. of Fort Wayne, from drowning in Sylvan at Rome City about noon yesterday. Miss Me--1 Carthy who could not swim, waded 1 into deep water at the Tripplet ■ hotel beach and sank. Miss Smith 3 and her brother. Robert, age 10. were * riding in a canoe and passed the spot * where Miss McCarthy sank, just as s she went beneath the water. 1 Robert, or “Bobbie" as he is well ' known, ii a fine swimmer and he dove into the 1 lake to rescue Miss Mc1 Carthy. He was wearing his tennis 3 shoes and they hindered him greatly in swimming. Miss McCarthy caught '• him around the waist and pulled him 5 beneath the water with her. Seeing ' the plight of the two youths in the ( *• water. Miss Dorothy removed her 5 shoes and skirt and dove into the ' water after her brother and Miss Me--9 Carthy. When Bobbie saw that he | would have such difficulty in getting Miss McCarthy to shallow water, he 9 | freed himself front her grasp by pushling his knee against her chest. He 3 1 then swam out and Dorothy brought *"|Miss McCarthy to shore. The latter 'was unconscious when removed from 1 the water, but was revived. ;'| Miss Smith is a certified life-saver '(and she and her brother had been 5 practicing life-saving frequently * I while spending the summer at the ’ lake. Bobbie won much praise for his heroic effort to save Miss McCarthy. When asked if he thought he could have saved her, he said he believed he could have brought her to shallow water where others could have helped him. but he said he didn't 3 1 think he could have got her out of I the water, because she was too large 9 for him. He said that was the first he had ever tried to swim with his .’itennis shoes on and they bothered | him a lot.

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THE PRINCE OF WALES This photo is the latest closeup of the royal visitor who has arrived in America for a visit. The Prince of Wales arrived at' New York on Friday, Aug 29. aboard the S. S. Berongaria. and was taken off the great ship at quarantine, going by Robert Bridge's yacht Black Watch to the J. S. Burden ho ne at Syosett, Long Island. New York.* Thiss photo shows his royal highness aboard the Berengaria, just before leaving it.

TRACTION CAR STRIKES AUTO E. S. Moses, Local Florist, Escapes Serious Injury This Morning E. S. Moses, well known florist of this city, escaped serious injury at about seven o’clock this morning, when the freight car on the Fort Wayne-Decatur interurban line struck the automobile which he was driving out from his garage onto Second street in front of his home. Mr. Moses was not thrown out of the automobile, but his back was wrenched, one shoulder wa s bruised and he was jarred up consiredably. The traction car hit the automobile in the center and broke off a wheel and otherwise damaged the touring car. The auto was carried from the Moses driveway to in front of the Carroll home, a distance of fiftey feet or more. Mr. Moses was in the act of driving to his greenhouse when the accident] occurred. He remained at home to-j day resting up and hopes to be able to get around within a short time. —o Five Boys Sentenced For Stealing Automobiles Indianapolis, Sept. 4. —(Speical to Daily Democratic) —Despite pleas of their parents for leniency Judge Collins in criminal court today senteiced 5 boys ranging from 16 to 20 years of age to the state farm for stealing autos. “This practice must be broken up" Judge Collins said. “I have more boys under 20 years in here tor auto stealing than for all other crimes. Suspended sentences do not work. I’ve tried them." n — ' Founder Os Hospital At Garrett Critically 11l Rev. August Young, founder and, chaplain of Sacred Heart hospital, Garrett, is critically ill at the Garrett institution. Father Young, who is over 82 years of age, is suffering from kidney complications and, according to reports from his bedside last evening. he is growing weaker and there is little hope of recovery. The last sacraments have been- administered and close friends among the clergy have visited him. Father Young is one of the oldest and best known priests in the diocese of Fort Wayne, having labored in the diocese for 56 years. He is a native of Germany and was born in Schleithal, March 29, 1842. Weather Fair tonight and Friday; except possibly unsettled tonight in extreme (north portion; cooler Friday hi north i portion.

DAVIS TO SPEAK IN FORT WAYNE SEPTEMBER 20 t Democratic Presidential Candidate To Spend Four Days in State IN CHICAGO NOW ! Candidate Continues Conferences With Western Party Leaders — (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Sept. 4.—John W. . Pavi •, democratic presidential I nominee, will spend four days in In-| diana during (he campaign, according to an announe >ment at democratic state headquarters today. Davis will fire his opening gun in Indiana at Gary on Sept. 19. The next 'day he will give an address at South Bend in the afternoon and Fort I Wayne in the evening. . Early in October Davis will return to the state and will probably speak l at Indianapolis. Terre Haute and Evansville. Still In Chicago Chicago, Sept. 4 —John W. Davis, democratic standard bearer, today determined to carry his fight for the presidency almost to the doorstep of Charles G. Daw s, republican vicepresidential nominee. When Davis returns to Illinois in October on his second swing through the west, he will address the Cook county democratic women in the Patten gymnasium of Northwestern University, within a stone's throw of Dawes' home. Davis believe that Dawes offers the most vulnerable point in the republican defense because of his labor record and he intends to deliver a broadside against the running mate of President Coolidge before invading I the La Follette stronghold in the (Continued on page two) o AIRMEN MAKING REPAIRS TODAY Expect To Take OH Early Tomorrow Morning For Boston (United Pre«M S*afT <’orresroinl'-’ 1 *) Pictou. N. S. Sept. 4—(Special to Daily Democrat) — America's round the world flyers were completing minor repairs to their planes here' today and probably will not be able to take off for Boston before tomor-l row. The airmen plan to get away early in the morning and should reach the New England city. 520 miles away, about mid-afternoon. Lieut. Smith, commanding the' flight, arrived here late yesterday | with a support bar missing and will' not attempt to resume the flight until it has been replaced. Smith and his flying mate, Lieut. Nelson, reached here at 4:40 p. m. yesterday after flying from Hawkes Bay, Newfoundland, in six hours and 30 minutes. Weather conditions were generally favorable all - along 'the route. The airmen described the thrill with which they looked down once more upon green shores, fertile checkered farms and white houses. | The barren wastes of the northland ' over which they had been flying for so long, were supplanted by the 1 comforting sights of civilization. Far beneath them, they saw a rail- : road train creeping along the shore . and steam and sailing vessels plow- , ing white furrows in the sea. I Winds favored them and the weathI hours when they flew high over the • hours whtn they flew high over the . ■ guiding smoke cloud sent up by the J destroyer Richmond. The cruisers 1 crew waved signals and greetings to ; I the two planes, which responded and [ sped on into a colorful sunset ami circled down at Pictou. Lieut. Leigh Wade, whose first! ' plane was lost off the Faroes islands. I has asked for a new propeller for a ; plane sen! to him here, in which he | probably will cross the continent with Lieuts. Smith and Nelson. Lieut. Smith's plane needs one rear spreader, which is aboard the cruiser Milwaukee, proceeding southward along the Newfoundland coast.

’ Attempt Made To Kill Premier Os Italy I ■ i (United Press Service) London. Sept. 4, —Reports of an atI tempt t< assassinate Premier Mussolini near Actpia Pendente Sunday night have caused a sensation in i Italy, according to the Daily Express | Rome correspondent, who says the stock exchange was affected adversely. A general opinion previals that op pon» nts of the Fascist! government were authors of (he out age, the correspondent says. The attempt, presumably against Mussolini's life, was made while the premier was motoring from Acqua I Pendente to Rome. Shots were fired I from the roadside. Mussolini's ear l was untouched, but a setond (ar was hit. o OLD LANDMARK IS BEING RAZED Monmouth Sees Passing Os Barn Once Used As Stage Coach Station One by one the landmarks of the little village of Monmouth, two and one-half miles northwest of Decatur, on the Fort Wayne road, once a rival of Decatur forth.- county seat honors are disappearing. One of the last ones to be razed (o meet the onslaughts of time is the old barn until recently owned by Martin Lord and which served as a station where Mr. I ord changed horses when he drove the stage coach over the old plank road, now. the Ohio. Indiana and Michigan state highway. This is another case of the automobile taking the place of the horse, as the old barn has ben used for the .past year by F. W. Mahan as a garage and repaid shop. As bu- iness increes ed he decided to erect a cement block building, which is nearing cowipletion. The old barn, having served its time, is being removed by I’bllH l Schieferstein, wlso will use (lie heavy timber in a ne w - building. A gasoline filling -station will occupy the side ".•here tile old barn once stoo I. o Boxer Dies Os In juries Received In A Fight Baltimore. Sept. 4.-—Charles Holman. who collapsed in the final round of a 12 round bout with l>w Mayor here last night, died at Me-cy hospital today. Physicians said the death of the pugilist, was due Io a blood clot forming on his brain. Mayor was arrested on a technical charge of assualt. Mrs. Holman, the fighter's wife stopped the fight when her hm hand went down the lasrtime by throwing a tow( I into the ring. o Quarrel Over Children Leads To Two Deaths Goshen. Ind., Sept. 4. —The two I children of James Multikion. 38. and j his former wife. Mrs. Est >as Vatikes. 126, have neither father nor mother today, because their parents quarreled over them. When the quarrel was at its p-sik, Multikion. of South Bend. Ind., shot and killed his ex wife at her home two miles south of Bristol, near here, and the nshot himself to (b ath. | Paul Cadirakis. South B nd. had accompanied Multikion to (lie farm. The woman’s second husband was in a distant part of the farm. ’C. E. Bell Leaves On Trip To England I ' C. E. Bell left today for New York from which place he will sail September 6th on the S. S. Leviathan for Southampton. Englund. He I visit in London. Birmingham and oth-l er cit es in England, and expects to visit the countries of Germany. Fiance Ireland and Belgium. He will be gone a month. Mr. Bell is the founder of the LaFontain Handle qompany in this city and more than a million of the ash handles manufactured here | are exported to England each year. ' Monroe Friends Hold Picnic Here Today The members of the Sunday School of the Monroe Friends church j held a picnic at the Water Works nark in this city today. A basket dinner was enjoyed at the noon hour, j The pastor. Rev. Whiteneck, attended the picnic.

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ADVANCE ON SHANGHAI IS BEING HALTED Retreat Os Defending Army Checked Tonight; Line Reinforced FIGHTING IS FIERCE City Os Shanghai. Where Manv Foreigners Reside, Safe For Present ( By D. C. Bess) (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Shanghai, Sept. 4.— (10 p.m.) Retreat of the Chekiang forces .0/ General Lu Yung Hsiang; which were falling back upon Shanghai under the relentless attack of troops of General Chi Shich Yuan, was halted tonight when thousands of reinforcements were sent into the line. Tonight a (h operate hand to hand battel' with 15.000 troops engaged, raged along the entire front before the city. Tlie tide of battle that went against the defenders throughout the day following an attack at dawn by the Kiangsu forces, was arrested temporarily and the opposing armies fought fiercely for the advantage. General Lu Yung Hsiang had lost ground in the day's fighting, but Shanghai, where the native population and foreigners waited anxiously for word, appeared safe for the moment. From the Shanghai Nanking railroad to the coast, the cannonading and hand to band encounters were continuous. French marines and troops prepared to defend their nationals if the resistance of the Ch -kiangs, heart* nby fresh soldiers in their ranks, proved ineffective. State Fire Marshal Sues For His Salary (Untied P'-ess Staff Corresnondent) Indianapolis Sept. 4—(Special to Daily Democrati—A suit to mandate Robert Bracken, state auditor to pay the August salary of Newman T. Miller, state fire marshal, was filed In superior court here today. Miller alleges Bracken refused to pay him the salary of $333 33 although there ate sufficient funds in the state treasury. BJackjcn contends the appropria-v t:'on of the fire marshal's office is exhausted O : . CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: Sept $1.24; Dec. $1.29; May, $1.35%. Corn: Sept. $1.19%; Dec. $113%; May $1.14%. Oats: ' Sept. 47%c; Dec 52%c; May. Sti’-jC. VOTING PI ACES ARE UNCHANGED Registration And General Election To Be Held At Old Places Voting place- in the thirty-four precincts in Adams County have not been changed sine ■ the primary election and the county ( inmissioners have d( dgnnt.d the -ame places for holding Hie registration on October fith apd the general election on Novemb t 4th. two months from today. All unregisti red volets who wish to vote at tlie November election mil' 1 rcsigster not inter than O tober 16th in his or her respective precinct. Tli ■ voting places in the 34 precincts in the county are as follow' ■: East Union: Broadbeck School House. West Union: Kohr School House. East Root: Aber School House. West Root: Monmouth School House. North Preble- Fr-idheim School House. South Preble: School House. Dist. t No. 5. ‘l North Kirkland: Peterson School . . House. South Kirkland: Building near Honduras store. (Continued On Page Four)