Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 216, Decatur, Adams County, 10 September 1924 — Page 1

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LEOPOLD AND LOEB GET LIFE TERMS

SM MOSES KIEF LOLL IN CHINESE WAR Two Thousand International Troops Stand Guard In Shanghai AWAIT GOOD WEATHER Foreigners Confident That Attacking Army Will Spare Quarters (United Press Service) • London. Sept. 10. -General Chang Tso Lin, Manchurian dictator, has start'd mobilization of his military forces, according to an Exhange Telegraph dispatch from Mukden. Shanghai. Sept? 10.—Two Thousand I international troops stood guard today along the boundary of the foreign settlement. while the armies of the rival Chinese war lords rested on their arms in the rain-sockrd battlefields, awaiting better weather before resuming hostilities. ( Despite the nearness of the fight- j ing. and other foreigners in Shanghai i are confident that General Chi Hsieh Yuan will not permit their quarters to be attacked even if he captures the city. No one is gently worried except over the possibilty of leaderles t i and defeated troops of General Lu’s army pouring pell mell into the settle- j ment in case of a rout. The marines have taken every ' jvaraide prtcatition at the barricades 1 and strengthened the boundary’s de- i tense at weak points. Republicans To Make Drive In Northeast Chicago, Sept. 10. —The republicans! will make a drive during the next t three weeks in the northwest with General Charles G. Dawes, candidate for vice-president, leading. Chairman William M. Butler announced today. Following his address in Milwaukee, Thursday night, the vice-presidential candidate will speak in Sioux Falls,! S. D. during the week of September 15, in Minneapolis and St. Paul and the following week, and at another! Minnesota city, possible Mankato,' during the last week of the month. I Butler said he did not believe Dawes would go to the Pacific const. LOCALBANKERS IT CONVENTION Attend Annual Convention' Ot Indiana Bankers’ Association ( A. Dugan, ot this city, and Joseph B. Winteregg, of Berne, left this moining for Indianapolis, where they "ill attend the state convention of the Indiana Bankers’ Association. It is 'h p twenty-eighth annual convention' of t.m Indiana bankers. The meeting' Will bp held at the Claypool Hotel, I tonight. Thursday and Friday morn-! mg and win conclude with the elec-! "on of officers. Thomas R. Marshall, ormer vice-president of the United ■ fates, will deliver an address at the tboo’ing Thursday afternoon. The' section of officers centers in the elec-! ion m a successor-to Andrew Smith,! ndianapolis, who had been secremore than ten years and ' use death occurred several weeks! ago. <ieman ding more strln- ‘ “T" s against bank bandits and a Ong( ‘ r ln< Mana blue sky law will be 12?' SS , t 11 by llle it was warned today. bankers wiu request that the laws ® RlS,ature entet more stringent T "->' er sentences to J* granting '° ng ’ hank banditry. 6 C ° n * iCted ° f ment"? a ’ S 0 indicate<l that establishZt win Federal reserve - 'nOffice- i C ° me Up discussion. ward to % lere to<lay Were lookin g forever hei t ? mo * t succ essful meeting held by the association.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

YOUTHFUL MURDERERS ESCAPE GALLOWS

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Above are pictured Richard Loeb (left) and Nathan Leopold. Jr., who were sentenced to life imprisonment today for the murder of Bobby Franks. 14-yearold son ot' a Chicago millionaire. May 21. Justice John R Cavetly also imposed a sentence of 9!* years for the kidnapping of young Franks. Owing to the extraordinary nature of the crime, which evidently had been minutely planned by young Loeb and Leopold, the case has a traded nationwide interest.

SEN.COUZENS NOW IN LEAD Overcomes Lead Os Oppon ‘ ent For Nomination In Michigan Primary Detroit. Sept. 10. —Senator James Couzens, candidate for re-election slid into the lead today on the strength oi ian overwhelming majority for him it Detroit and Wayne county. With two thirds of th? state’s pre cincts in. Couzens had a-plurality oi nearlly 20.000 over his principal op , ponent. Judge Arthur J. Tuttle, in the i republican primaries. Out of 2,765 precinr ;s in the state 11871 gave Couzens 222,109; Tuttle. 203,1177 Smith. 24. 624; Tussing, 22, 913. Couzens plurality 18.957. -—. —o— Jail Delivery At Bluffton Is Thwartec Bluffton, Sept. 10.—Zero hour in an 'attempt of Earl Sailors and Ernest 'Mullins to break out of the Wells j county jail Monday night was un eventful, due to the discovery of the plans by Sheriff Noah Frauhiger. | Bars were broken, a ladder was jmade. and all that remained between .the two prisoners and liberty was a barred window, which the two had planned to saw through and make their escape. Saws were turned over to the sheriff by Sailors, who said that the ■ aws had been handed to Mullins through the bars by some of his ‘‘bootleg’’ friends. Both men were being held on grand larceny charges. o —— Two Local Youths Go To Indiana Universitj Herman Myers and Gordon Engeler left this morning for Bloomington (where they will attend Indiana Uni (versify. They will made the trip in lan automobile. Herman will comI plete his course in the state univers ity at the end of the first semester, 'while Gordon is enrolling for the first time. Gordon was grandated from De |<autr high rcbcol with the class oi 1923. He spent the past year in California, returning home about a ,month ago. While in 1 high school, he I was a star football player, being I cho en as a tackle on the the all I state high school team during his last (year. He will try out for the fresh man football team at the state uni I versify. — o ——- Warning Issued Against Swindlers And Forgers Local bankers have been notified (by Indiana Hankers Association to be lon the look-out for a clever swindler who has been opening a small bank account at banks, purchases Liberty bonds and in turns gives a fradulent check. Word of other swindlers who are “working" in Indiana was receiv ed by the local banks, check writers giving their name as “Frank Nor man’’ and “Mrs. O. G. Creamer, writing fradulent checks and local merchants are requested to be on the look out for them.

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EX-TRUSTEES ) HOLD REUNION i- Enjoyable Day Spent At C. C. Beer Home In Monroe Township s The ex trustees of Adams county, d who iservbd their respective townl£ ships in that capacity from January ' u ,l, 1909, to December 31. 1914. inclusive, met for their 10th annual ,f reunion at the beautiful farm residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Beer, of e Monroe township on September 9, “1924, pfffi'b'eded to make ? themselves at home and enjoy the festivities to the limit of their abil-j ity. and where all present certainly. enjoyed the occasion. At about the noon hour a great table was spread with ail the good things to eat almost imaginable.' with ample room for all to eat at one d .sitting. It was the original intention, to place the table on the lawn, but. n the day was a little too cool to enjoy| it a meal on the lawn, and there being, s too many for the dining room in the 1 t- house to accomodate, it was decided | e to move to the barn where the dinner was served, and where all present s i did ample justice to the splendid roll ' past. a i After dinner the men present d ; spent the time with varied amusee meats. chief of which was horse shoe. I pitching in which amusement sever e lal of the men engaged, while others e I spent most of the time hugging the s | warm side of a building and watchs . ing the game which at times became quite interesting. Sam Butler and B. d H. Breiner claim to have been the winners at horse shoe, with Dick' i Poch and Charles Magley, strong contenders, and worthy opponents. Those present were. Mr. and Mrs ; y C C. Beer and family. Mr. and Mrs J I John Mosure. Mr. and Mrs. Sam But-' r i ler, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wechter n Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Suman and grand *' (son. Robert Wells, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. n |E. Magley, Mr. and Mrs John T Kel- 1 (ly; Eugene Wechter. Jonas dine,' 3 ‘ 'Dick Boch. B F. Breiner. Ernst Conp’|rad Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Moesch- *■ . barger and daughter. Josephine. Mr.| “(and Mrs. Edwin Spehiger, Mr. and l£ |Mrs. Henry Nussbaum and daughter, n Corine. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rich and a children. Dortha. I’ene. and Doyle e Ermin Beer, wife and daughter. Cathg line. Mrs. Harvey Beer and daugh- -- ter. Irene. Mrs. Fred Pickford and ,t daughter Mary Maxine. About fortyi- five were present for dinner. A i- splendid social time was enjoyed by all present and are now looking forward to next year, when all hope to repeat this enjoable event. 'S Suit Settled Out Os i <i Court At Bluffton e I r The case of the Harponola Com- I k pany against William Jaebker & Son y of Preble, came up for trial in the it Wells Circuit court at Bluffton this o morning. The case was settled out >- of court, however, the plaintiff obtains, ing SBOO. He had asked for SI,OOO. r- The case was a suit on a note. Mr. ” Jaebker claimed that he thought he il was signing a contract instead of a e note at the time he signed the note | in question. j

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, September 10, 1924.

SEVERAL ARE ! ENROLLING FOR DEFENSE TEST Some Sort Os Observance Likely To Be Held Here Friday PROGRAM NOT MADE Stores And Factories Not Planning To Close In This City Several young men and former i service men have volunteered for i participation in Nat’onal Defense Test Day. Friday, September 12th, I Joseph C. Laurent, county chairman - announces this morning. A definite I > program or observance of the day has not yet been planned. Mr. Laurent stated today, but in all probability! some sort of an observance will be | .held and those who have volunteered their services should hotel themselves ready for participation in the event. As far as could he learned today the stores an manufacturing plants will not close in observance of tiie j day. In several cities where parades j and programs are to ho given the I stores and manufacturing plants will ■ close at four o'clock in the afternoon I and remain closed for the balance of the day. Enrollments for Defense Test Day | are being accept’d by Mr. Laurent, j France Confer. Joseph McConnell. Raymond Gass. C. F. Herber, William Linn and others, and those -who . wish to participate in the local oh 1 servance are reouested to hand their name to one of these men. I On September 12th. General John Pershing will retire from the army, it being his 64th birthday, the retire- ' m«>nl age in the army. The Defense i Test day was launched with the pur- i [pose of bringing before the public I the need of adequate military pro- | jtection in time of peace so that the | country would be prepared during an emergency. HIGH SCHOOLS SHOW INCREASE I I All High School In County Have Larger Enrollment This Year The enrollment in the Hartford .township high school this year exceeds any previous year’s record. 90 students having registered so far this year, E. S. Christen, county superintendent of schools stated today. All the township high schools and those i at Berne and Geneva, show an increase this year. Mr. Christen stated. At Monroe there is a small decrease in the high school, it was stated. At I the Hartford township high school, near Linn Grove one student is registered as living in Ft. Wayne. I The elementary and township high 'schools opened last Monday throughout the county. Mr. Christen does not expect a verv large increase in the grade-school enrollment this, year he stated . i A check up of the enrollment in I th« reratnr schools is being made this week and the new figures will be published next. week. M. F. Worth man. superintendent of schools, stat ed. W. Guy Brown, principal of th" Central school, is also compiling figures of the enrollment in the grades and with the second week of school well under way the 1924 'semester promises to be a successful one. | At the Catholic schools in this city ■the enrollment this year is near 390, an increase of more than 30 over last year. Weather Indiana: Mostly cloudy with showerg Thursday and possibly in west land south portions late tonight; rising

Mrs. Knapp On Committee Os Women Voters’ League Mrs. Faye Smith Knapp, of this city, has ben appointed a member of the committee on information and I statists s of the Indiana League of i Voters, to aid in bringing out ev- ry I ! po slide voter in the coming general ' elf etion. “Indiana .will head the list of states this year in the percentage of eligible voters who po to ’he polls in J N'ovmber," tay Mrs. Walter S. Orenough, chairman of the Get-Out I The-Vote campaign of the Indiana League of Women Voters. “In 1920 Delaware cast the largest percentage of votes, just over 75 per cent, and Indiana ‘ cast between 74 and 75 per cent. . We have an excellent chance this year lo show that Hoosiers are i the most ardent politicians and the most interested and patriotic citizens lin the United States, and we mean to I do so.’’ M’CLEATER GETS SENTENCE TOOAY| Youth Gets l-To-14-Year Sentence For Robbing Honduras Storekeeper Cleo Met hater, 21. today withdrew j his plea of not guilty to the charge of larceny in connection with the holditin and robbery of Homer P. Crum. : storekeeper at Honduras on the night [of July 26. and entered a plea of guilty to the charge of larceny as con , tained in the first count. Judge Jesse C. Styron fjuetl McCle Aer $75 (and sentenced him to serve not less ! than on> year nor more than 14 years ( in the Indiana Reformatory, and dis- ■ franchised him for a period of three years. Elwood EYy. Adams county youth | at rested with McCleater for the robjbery of, Mr. Crum, is at large under $2,000 bond, having entered a plea of guilty to th? charge of larceny on [ Monday. McC'eater has been held in 'the county jail since his arrest. Mr. Crum was holdup and robbed of $79 by the two men who drove up Ito his store on the night of .Inly 26. and demanded him to hand over h's | money, after pointing a gun at him. Mr. Crum hand'd the money to them and they disappeared in their automobile. McCleater and Fry were arrested a few weeks later and both | are said to hav confessed. They entered pleas of gniltv to a charge of I robbery in the court of John W. I Merriman, justice of the peace here, land were hound over to the circuit 'court. The charge of larceny was filed against the two youths last week. McCleater is said to have told local officers that he was glad he h :.d been caught, because if he had not be°n caught he likely would have coni tinned his career of crime and possibly killed someone in the course of time. He is said to have stated 'hat he intends to reform and after gaining his freedom from the reformatory he expects to work and pay back the money stolen from Mr. Crum. n Standard Oil Company Reduced Gasoline Price The price of gasoline at the Standard filling stations was reduced today ! Io 18.4 cents a gallon, meeting the price of the independent companies which made a reduction within the last few days. Two cents of this price is for stat ' tax. i 0 _ Geneva Men Face Charge-; In Adams Circuit Court Affidavits charging violation of the rohibition law have been filed in the Adams circuit court against \X illiam Dickerson and Joint DeVielhya. oi Gevena. Similar , barges were filed against two men in a justice of the pease court at Geneva recently and they were bound over to the circuit court. — O — CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: Sept. $122; Dec $128%; May $1.34%. Corp: Sept. $1.19; Dec. $113%; May $1.14%. Oats; Sept. 47%c; Dec. 51%c; May 56c.

LIFE TERM FOR MURDER: 98 YEARS FOR KIDNAPPIUG

WOULD DENT THEM WHOLE Justice Caverly Urges That' Youths Not Be Admit- ' ted To Parole (United Press) Criminal Court Room, Chicago, Sept. 10.—In passing sentence on Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, for the kidnapping and murder of Bobby Fanks, Justice John R. Caverly urged that the department of j public welfare decline to admit j two youths to parole, after they have served a portion of their life sentence. lie declared that such a procedure is entirely within the decretion of Ihe department in case of such atrocious crimes. In giving his opinion this morning. Justice Caverly said in part: “Since both of the cases; That, namey, of murder and that of kidnapping for ransom, were of a character which invested the court with discretion as to the extent cf the punishment. it became his duty under the statute to examine witnesses as to the aggravation and mitigation of the offense. This duty has been fully i met By consent of counsel for the | state, and for the defendants, the : testimony in the murde’r case has been accepted as equally applicable to the case cf kidnapping for ransom. In ' addition, a prima facie case was made' out for the kidnapping case as well, i Testimony Was Detailed “The testimony introduced, both by ! the prosecution and the defense has : been as detailed and elaborate as though the case had been tried be- I fore a jury It has been given the widest publicity and the public is so I f-tUly familiar with all its phases, I that it would serve no useful purpo e | to restate or analyze the evidence. ! “By pleading guilt.-, the defendants J have admitted legal responsibility ! for their acts; the testimony has , satisfied the court that the case is ■ not one in which it would have been possible to set up successfully the defense of insanity as insanity is defined and understood by the established law of this state for the puprose th ■ administration of criminal justice. “The court, however, feels impelled to dwell hrieflv on the mass of data produced to the physical, mental and moral condition of the two defendants. Says Boys Are Abnormal “They have been shown in essent'a! . respects to be abnormal: had they . been normal they would not/ Ir v■ ' committed the crime. It is beyond th" province of this court, as it is beyond the capacity of human science in its present state of developments to predicate ultimate responsibility for hu ■ man acts. “At th" same time, tile court is will- , ing to recognize that the caretnl an- j aly-is imide of the life history of the , defendants and of thei r present ment- ' al, emotional and ethical condition | has been of extreme interest anil i , q a. valuable contlributLon to crimin- ( ologv. And yet th" court tools , s’ronglv tint similar analysis imide , of oth"r persons accused of crime. ( ;iwould probably reveal similar or dis- ; ferent abnormalities. The value of , such tests seems to lie in their ap- ( ph’cability to crime and criminals in J general. Since thev concern the one broad question of human responsibility and legal pttni hment. and are in no wise peculiar to these individual defendants, they may be deserving of legislative but not of judicial con-! sidoration For this reason, the court is sati- fiod that his judgment in the present case cannot be affected thereby. Crime Deliberately Planned “The testimony in this case reveals (Continued on Page Fire)

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START SERVING SENTENCE. TOG AY Millionaire Youths Taken To Penitentiary; State Has No Appeal Youths Are Happy Criminal Court Room. Chicago. Sept. 10 “Order us up two thick steaks smothered with onions and all the side dishes you can get. and chocolate eclairs, as it may be our hist good meal". Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb cried to SherilT IlolTman when the latter visited them in their cell a lew moments alter sentence was imposed. The youths were iiapnv and made no effort to hide (heir feelings. “We feel fine," they cried. They laughed and chatted and shook hands with each oilier. (United Pres? Service) Chicago. Sept. 10—(Spei cial to Dailv Democrat)— Sheriff Hoffman announced that Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb will not be taken to Joliet prison until late today due to delav in securing the committment papers. (By Edward C. Derr) (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Criminal Court Building, Chi,l cago, Sept. 10.—The LeopoldLoeb murder drama was concludI ed with startling suddenness today, when within the space of 15 I minutes Justice John R. Caver|.ly sentenced the millionaire i youths to life imprisonment for murdering Bobby Franks and to 99 years each for kidnaping their little victim. I The state has no appeal from (Continued ou page two) TO WEIGH IIP FBST LUTED Farmers Interested In Ton Litter Hog Contest To .Licet Saturday 1 on next Sn’ inteiy afternoon, at four-thirty, farmer- of th community who are interested in hog feeding will inc"t at the Amos Kin hlnfer farm north east of Berne ;:lid assist in weighing tin the first litter to finish in the Adams t’ountv Ton-Lit-fer conte i this year Incidentally, it is thought several will be there to see whi.t a ton Utt >r looks like. The litter con is s of nine purebred Burn .Terse’s which will be ISO ibi .- old on Saturday That means the pigs must average better than 222 pounds each, which Js something un(ominon at that dge. Th > ,basis of i heir feed has been corn and tankage. Needless to say. Mr. Kirchhofer’s good care has played a large part in their rapid gains. Since this litter is in competition for the Schmitt trophy and for the one dollar per hundred premium offered by the H. P. Schmitt meat market, the litter has been purchased Iby Mr. Schmitt and will doubtless be gracing many tables before the significance of their accomplishment dawns upon them. Any one interested in seeing the results of Mr. Kirchhofers efforts and in seeing the hogs weighed up are invited to meet there at four-thirty next Sautrday afternoon.