Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 219, Decatur, Adams County, 13 September 1924 — Page 1

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frK TH SAVE J POOR rOUTH I FROM SALLOWS — Attorney For Boy Plans To jest Justice Os (- hi* cago Courts SEEKS COMMUTATION Points To The Loeb-Leo-nold Case: Claims Ev>deuce W as Himsy (United Pless Service) Chicago Sept. IS— (Spec!®! to n»ilv Democrat) - PuN* i»tere«t llert . is being focused on a slight 1. rear cld boy. with prematurely white bair , who sits in “death row" in the county jail under sentence to hang on October 17. The boy is Bernard Gra nt. from ‘hack of the yards,' Chicago, who was forced to give up school at the age of 14 to help support his family, and who can’t see. why Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb millionaires’ sons, escaped the death penalty to a confessed murder while he is sentenced to hang on what his attorney terms very flimsy evidence. Attorney Thomas E. Swanson is preparing to go before Governor Small with a request for commutation of sentence. Swanson said he would point to the Leopold-Loeb case as the latest precedent of a Chicago court against tanging boys under the age of 21. To Test Justice “If this boy Grant hangs it will convince many people that we really have one law for the rich and one law for the poor." Swanson told the United Press. “This boy was convicted on very flimsy evidence, evidence which has been largely repudiated since the trial and our vain appeal to the supreme court. In December of 1922 two boys held up a clerk in a chain grocery store. Patrolman Ralph S. Souder, who was in the back of the store, came out and was ordered to hold up his hands. This he did but he attempted to seize the gun pointed by one of the boys and was shot and killed. "A little later Walter Krauser and Bernard Grant were arrested. Krauser pleaded guilty to the murder. Grant denied having been with Krauser But Krauser's confession implicated Grant. Grant stood trial. The clerk of the store testified Grant looked something like the boy who was with Krauser. The only’ other witness, was a man who said he had seen a person resembling Grant in the neighborhood of the store earlier that day. Found Guilty by Jury The jury returned a verdict of guilty and ordered a sentence of death. Since then Krauser has made a statement denying Grant was with him. “Here is a boy born back of the yards, raised back of the yards, with no advantages of education or refinement who was taken from school after finishing the seventh grade to help support his family, who was found guilty on evidence so transparent as to be ridiculous and ordered hanged. I Continued on Page six) MERCHANTS GO TO INDIANAPOUS Dan Niblick And I. Bernstein To Attend Buyers’ Week Program an Niblick and I. Bernstein, ecatur merchants, accompanied by 1 m r wives, will leave Sunday fori nJianapolis. where they will attend he Buyers’ Week program to he giv>y the Indianapolis merchants. wiU fontin ue throughout the weeg. lbllck ’ w! >° is president of ciati '' ' l ' !!a detail Dry Goods Asso j boar<i n » haß CaHed a meetin ß of the t b . -Hrcctors of that associaiattnr h 6 hel<l ' n the OffiCe Os the March the or « an ' z ation, in the mornin" at S" k ” Ulldlng tors uni 10 Oc!ock ’ The direcfall ni( . ~m ake aira ngements for the transact' ” B ° f the assofi at<on and *- - -

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C. E. Bell Arrives In Southampton, England Mrs. E. Hell received a cablegram this morning frohi her hustxind, announcing his safe arrival in Southampton. England, this m iming. Mr. Bell sailed from New York on the LeI viathan last Saturday. He will spend a few weeks in England and the con--1 tinent on business for the LaFountaln | Handle company, of this city which I he is president. o AUTO BURNS ON FT. WAYNE ROAO - . I , Three Intoxieated Occupants Escape Injury When (’ar Is Wrecked E. Waiter Johnson and other residents of this city saw a Ford touring car wrecked, turned over in the ditch at the side of the road and later destroyed by fire at about 7:30 o'clock last evening on the Fort Wayne Decatur state road, at the culvert, a mile nor.h of St. Joi.ns. Mr. Johnson was driving towards Decatur and was at the top of the incline when he saw the Ford turn out for another car. The Ford ran up on one side of the culvert, turned over and fell into the ditch, a distance of eight or ten feet. Three men weie in the car and it was said that the were intoxicated, at least their action® were those of drunken men. The men fell into the water and came up like "drowned rats", uninjured. One fellow asked for a match looked around and carelessly threw the match on the oil which escaped from the car, when it turned over and the li'.aze started. The carj caught fire and in the attempt tO| put out the blaze water was thrown. on the tlames, which only aided in, spreading the oil and fire. While the car was burning, one ot| the met. with hand out-stretched, and in a mumbling voice said, “Can’t ( you (hick) call the fire department, (another hick) from St. Marys. O-”, The men were informed that they-j were not near St Marys. Ohio. They seemed surprised and when one of the bystanders asked them where they were headed for and they replied. “Van Wert ” They did not give their names and it is thought that the men were residents of Van Wert. i Cars Met on Bridge Two cars collided on the Smith 1 bridge, a half mile north of Decatur, | at about 5:30 last evening. One car was driven by Walter North and 1 the other by John Hodle. The North car was badly damaged and had to be pulled in. Neither of the occupants of the cars were injured, it was stated. o Margaret Christen Has Entered Purdue University Through an error it was stated in the Daily Democrat last Thursday that Miss Margaret Spuller would enter Purdue University as a freshman this fall. It should have been Miss Margaraet Christen, daughter of County Superintendent and Mrs. E. S. Christen. Miss Chrsiten. who is a graduate of the local high school, enrolled in Purdue last week. She is the third daughter and fifth' member of the Christen family to enter Purdue. Miss Christen worked in her father’s office last year. o ' —— Dr. And Mrs. Miller To Tour Through East Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller will leave | Sunday morning on a motor trip | through the east. They will stop at . Cleveland. Buffalo, New York City, At ' lantic City. Washington. D. C„ Philadelphia and many other places of interest. They will be gone two weeks. Dr. Miller, who is city health officer. I has appointed Dr. H. E. Keller as his deputy during his absence and those physicians who have contagious disease cases to report are requested to notify Dr. Keller. McCleater Taken To Reformatory Yesterday I Sheriff John Bpker tool; Cleo McCleater to the State Reformatory at J Pendleton yesterday and deliverd him 'to the authorities there, where Mc'dealer wil serve a sentence of from Jone to fourteen years for grand 'larceny. The young man confessed to the holdup and robbery of Homer ,P. Crum. Honduras storekeeper, on j the night of July 2G.

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I ———— ; Inspect Harding Highway « C. H. Olinger, of North Manehe ster, | and Frank Kelsey, of Huntington, were here yesterday, driving over the Harding Highway route. Mr. Olinger is in charge of the marking of (lie route and yesterday made a trip of j inspection over the road. No new program for the Harding Highway has been announced, it was stated. REV. LYONS TO LEAVE DECATUR Pastor Os Church Os God Resigns To Accept Pas torate In Defiance, O. The Rev. D M. Lyons has resigned ' as pastor of the Church of God in this ■city, and has accpeted a position as pastor of tlie Church <:f God in Defiance. Ohio. Rev. Lyons expects to | move his family to Defiance about I October 1. The vacancy in the local church has not been filled y> t. Rev. Lyons has been preaching in ' Adams county for the last eleven years, and has been in the city longer I than any of the other ministers. The church in Defiance, of which Rev. Lyons will become pastor, is a beautiful large church with a large membership. Defiance is a city of about 9.000 people. Rev. Lyons handed his resignation to the official board of I the local church last Wednesday < ■ I evening. 1 « I Women Barbers Are Admitted To Union (United Press Service) Indianapolis; Ind., Sept. 13. —Wor man was victor today in another long battle for equality with man. The Journeymen Barbers’ International union ended a dispute that has ccme up at every convention for the past fifteen years by voting to admit women barbers to membersl ip. TRAININGSCHOOL OPENS SEPT. 22 More Than 100 Students Expected In Community Training School The Decatur Community Standard Training School for the benefit of Sunday School teachers and all others interested 'n religious work, will open one week from next Monday i evening. September 22. and it now looks as though the enrollment ; would reach more than one hundred pupils. The people 'interested in this work 1 have respomied finely and every I church will have a splendid representation in the school. Tl;£ facu.ty has been carefully selected and the teachers are now busy laying out their respective work for the course On account of the large number who wi'l take the coursd the faculty |is considering adding another class in which will be taught the Life of Christ This class will studv the place and message of Jesus in reI ligous education, including a discussipn of the type of materials to be used with various age groups. Tomorrow the members of the faculty will appear before the several Sunday Scholos making short talks in support of the Community school. They desire to have as many as possible enroll tomorrow so as to be able to arrange the classes. However, pupils will be accepted until the school opens.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, September 13, 1921.

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I Were Married 55 Years Ago The above pictures show Mr. and Mrs. Coat Cook, well known residents of (his city, who had the pleasure of celebrating their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary at their home cn North Fifth street on Tuesday, September 2nd. Mr. and Mrs. Cook were married on September 2nd. 1869 by Rev. Hartzell, Evangelical minister who had a carge in the Fuelling settlement church north of Decatur. They have always lived in this city since their marriage. For a number of years they lived in a house at the ccrner of Fifth and Adams street now the site of the Decatur high school. Mr. Cook was born in Medina County, Ohio, on February’ 12. 1841. while Mrs. Cook was born in Clearmont County. Ohio, near Cincinnati, on May 23. 1846. Mr. Cook engaged in farming for several years following his marriage. Mr .and Mrs.. Cook have six children, namely, William Cook at home; Mrs. Lem Fischer, of Paw Waw, Mich.; Charles Cook, of Root township: Mrs. Harlow Fann. Root township; David Cook. Root township, and Mrs. John Singleton of Albion. Ind. They have 21 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Mrs. Cook, before her marriage, was Mi s Mary Bartling and is one of three children of a family of eleven, who survive. Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Cook on their fifty-fifth anniversary and their friends wish them many more happy days together. o TWO DIVORCES GRANTED TOD AY Decrees Granted To Eva E. Largent And Cleo Baber Runyon Two divorces were granted by Judge Jesse C. Sutton in circuit court this morning. A decree of separation was granted to Eva E. Largent from Harvey Largent and her maiden name ing. Ti’rbheadJudgeeshrdh' u u imp of Eva E. Bailer was restored. Yesterday afternoon. Judge Sutton issued an brder releasing Mr. I argent from the county jail, where he had been held for several days for failure to make payments for his wife's support, as ordered by the court. A divorce was granted to Cleo Run yon. of Linn Grove, from Hugh Barber Runyon. The court also awarded the custody of their three-year-old son to the mother. Mrs. Runyon was restrained from remarrying for two years. Boy Scouts And North Enders Play 6-6 Tie In a football game p’ayed on Ahr’s Field th's morning, the Decatur Boy Scouts played the North End team to a ti to 6 tie. This was the first game of the season in the city. The Scouts organized a team about a week ago and have been practicing each evening Frank Yahne, high school player, refereed the game. Both teams played well for early in the season. Weather Indinc Generali fair tonight and Sunday; somewhat cooler tonight, in J north portion. *

DEFENSE DAY RESULTS ARE ! DISAPPOINTING — General Shakeup Os Reserve Organization Os Army Is Probable FEW VOLUNTEERS Re’ative’y Small Proportion ■ Os American Communities Hold Services (IT. P. Stuff Correspondent) ' Washington. Sept. 13. A general shakeup of the reserve organization) of the army seemed probable today as 1 a result of certain disappointments in the defense test. Although the war department term ed the general results "satisfactory,” it is understood that the number of “one-day” volunteers and the number of communities participating were not entirely whit was hoped for. i Out of the 16.792.751 persons who participated in the test throughout the country, only 828.000 actually offered themselves for "one-day” serv-. ice with any of the regular military organizations. With 120.000 regular army troops and 272,000 national guard troops, the] actual military mobilization wi s only 1.220.000 men. Another feature of the test that ( was disappointing was the relatively, small proportion of American communities which held services. 'Though all the large ones held imposing demonstrations, the total number of communities engaged was only 6,535. or about one eighth of the 52000 incorporated communities of the country. Satisfied In Indiana Indianapolis. Sept. 13—Leaders of military and civic organizations participating in the Defense Day observance in Indiana yesterday expressed their complete satisfaction today at the state's tfemonstratfon of potentlil military strength. “It was the greatest peace time display of patriotism in the history of the state,” declared Maurice Tennant state defense day chairman. A _ Mrs. Hower To Be Ruried Here Sunday Afternoon The body of Mrs. Charles Hower of Huntington. who died suddenly of acute indigestion while on a sight seeing trip at Niagara Fails. Thursday. wi’l arrive in this city Sunday afternoon about 3 o’clock. Short services will he held at the Maplewood cemetery, with the Rev. B N. Covert lias or of. the Rrosbyter:an church, in charge. The casket wil be opened at the cemetery. Mrs. Hower fol mer'y was Miss Neva Ernst a daughter of the late Titus Ernst. BANKERS’END ANNUAL MEET Adopt Resolution Seeking ing Legislation To Aid In Curbing Banditry Indianapolis, Sept. 13. —Creation by the legislature of a state constabulary to assist in the efforts to curb the bank bandit menace and lawlessness in the slate, was urged in resolutions adopted by the Indiana Bankers’ Association In convention Friday. A bill to that effect will be drafted for presentation to the next legislature, is was said. The plan would be similar to that in effect in other states. New officers elected include: J. V. Carpenter, of Brazil, Ind., president; Rome C. Stephenson, of South Bend, vice-president; Gwynn F. Patterson, of Indianapolis, trpasurer. and Miss Forba McDaniels, Indianapolis, secretary. The resolutions also called for further protection of the public from fraud through sale of securities: for the betterment of economic conditions and indorsed the suggestions ot Eben H. Wolcott, codification ot the state banking laws in conformity with modern banking procedure. Tributes Are Paid Appreciation of the efforts ot members of the Indianapolis Clearing , House Association and of Indiana- , lis hanking organizations, in behalf ot ( the delegates also was expressed in the resolutions, and tributes were „ -- - - ***-*• (Continued On Page Four)

Plans Summer Resort On Banks Os Carr Lake John S. Bowers, of this ciiv. Is promoting a summer resort to be built on | the banks of Carr lake, s’.x miles south of Warsaw. A dance hall and cot-1 tages are plumed. Howers has been 1 negotiating with Frank L. Brown for the purchase of the land. He stated, that a surveyor would make soundings at the lake to determine the depth of marl which he proposes to sell I soon. SLATERS BEGIN WORK IN PRISON Leopold Works In Rattan Shop: Loeb Assembles Chair Parts Joliet, 111.. Sept. 13.—(United Press) Prisoner No. 931)5 in the Illinois state penitentiary, until yesterday Richard Loeb, of Chicago, today started work putting together < hair parts in the prison shops. | Prisoner No. 9306, until yesterday. Nathan Leopold. Jr., also of Chicago, i began weaving in the ratton shop at (he same time. I After another night in "court soli-1 tary.” the two youths who got a thrill I out of murdering Bobby Franks, were called at 6 o'clock. They cleaned their cells and then were marched into the huge dining j hall with the other prisoners for ' I breakafst. | At 7:30 they saw a movie. Prison-1 ers in the penitentiary eo to the mov-j j ie early on Saturday morning. Trough‘ ( arrangements made with Joliet film I houses, one of the features to be shown in town is brought out and' shown to the prisoners in the cramped auditorium With their assignment to cells to- ' day, “King" and “Slave” will be sept arated. for several years if not for- , ever. Henceforward they will see each other only at a distance in assembly in the dining hall, where they will meet again on the prison honor farm or at some other “outside" job. i Until then they must follow separate trails. They also are done reading about themselves and their experiments in crime. Newpapers are brought into the prison, hut all references to this crime deleted for at least six months. The boys hive given evidence that they realize at least in part just what they have done. Advised to “use good judgment” and “not to rut on airs" if they wanted to make prison life bearable, they protested that they had no intentions of being “up stage", and added . “If we had good judgment, we would not be here." — n —- Five Injured In Auto Crash Near Convoy, O. Mrs. Bert H. Stewart of near Wren. Ohio suffered bruises and face cuts and four other people were bruised and injured when a Ford sedan was struck in its middle and smashed by a skidding Chevrolet coupe about four and one half miles south of Convoy on the Decatur road Thursday afternoon. j Bert H. Stewart was bruised and I had a rib broken and Lynn Stewart. | a nephew, received a badly lacerated shoulder. Mr. Capp. Lima, agent for National Supply companies, driver of the Chevrolet, was bruised and a Mr. Harbor. Chicago suffered injuries that occasioned his going to the hospital at Van Wert. He is report ed to be resting well today. The Stewart car driven bv Lynn Stewart was coming west on the Decatur road at the time of the accident and Capp is reported to have been driving south on the Convoy road. It was >aid that the coupskidded about thirty-five feet hitting the Ford, smashing a side and taking <>ff two wheels. New Yord Lady Buys Gift And Hat Shoppe Mrs. L. M Htib'ey. of New York City, has purchased the Gift and Hat Shoppe on East Monroe street from the Misses Josephine Malley and Louise Brake, the deal being made this morning. The Misse.s Malley and Brake have operated the store since March. 1923 and have carried a varied line of fancy work and gifts in connection with the millinery department The new owner is yet undecided whether she will change the name ot the place. The I store is sti I open for business. i

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MONROE VOTERS I HEAR MR S ADAIR ' DISCUSS ISSUES I Large Crowd Attends Out- ‘ door Political Meeting Last Night ADDRESS IS ENJOYED Candidate Plans To Make Other Visits In Adams County Soon Several handled people attended j the out door political meeting at Monroe last evening, at which Hon. John A. M. Adair, of Portland, democratic candidate for congress in the eighth district delivered an excellent talk on state and national issues. Mr. Ada'r spoke following the con- . cer* given by the Monroe band. A I box p atform was erected in front of | the John Badders store, from which | Mr. Adair delivered his talk He .was introduced to the latge crowd bv John E. Nelson. Adams county clerk . and a former resident and business man of Monroe. The crowd listened attentively to Mr. Adair’s speech. He did not beg'n to speak until about eight thirty, but the crowd stayed and enjoyed his I hour and a half discussion on the I political issues of lie day. Thursday evening Mr. Adair spoke lat Pleasant Mi’ls and he plans to I make several other visits to this ] county before the election. Mr. | Ada r tepresented this district in ; congress for ten years and was one of the most able and active congressmen in the national house ot’ representatives. Discussed the Issues Mr. Adair discussed both state and ' national issues and made comparisons of the records of the democrats , and republicans. His speech, in part I follows: | “It is indeed a very great pleasure '.for me to have this opportunity, once [more, of meeting and mingling with )so many cf the citizens of this coml,niunity. I have never for one mo--1 ment forgotten the very kindly’ con- '. sideration you have shown me in the past and the splendid vote you always gave me when I was a candidate .for congress, and regardless of wheth- , er I am returned to congress or not, 1 shall always be grateful. During the ten years I represent! d you in the ( national congress, 1 was supported by • men of all political parties. DemoI crats. republicans, prohibitionists and : socialists all contributed their part toward by election. Each time my majority was increased until it reached more than ten thousand. I. doubt • if any man ever represented a ditrict in congress, who was treated so ’ nicely and so fairly by all the people ' regardless of party as 1 was. if there ' ever was any critic ism of my service 1 1 failed to hear it. Even the republican papers of the district said many - good tilings about me. and found no ’ fault with what I did. Slfch treatment ' as this made a deep impression .on me, and the highest ambition I had 1 then, and the highest ambition I have (Continued On Page Four) MAUDE ALRICH HERE TOMORROW Noted Young Peoples’ Worker To Sneak At Presbyterian Uhurch Many local people are looking forward with much interest-to the address io be given at tl)<i Presbyterian church Sunday morning by Miss Maude Alrich, director of the juveI nile department of the Board of Christian Education of the Presbyterian church. Miss Alrich will speak in the Sunday School and in the regular morning worship, which opens at 10:30 am. Miss Alrich has spoken in Decatur on several previous occasions and her talks have been well worth j while. She will bring a message of I I special interest and importance to -I parents. Sunday morning. She deals 11 with the vices which confront young 1 people of today and in a splendid j manner describes the best methods of confronting them.