Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 220, Decatur, Adams County, 15 September 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 220.

THOUSANDS GREET FLYERS AT CHICAGO

SCORES ENTER FIGHT TO SAVE BOY FROM DEATH Public Opinion Rising Behind Attorney For Ber nard Grant, Poor Boy PARDON IS SOUGHT ! Petition For Pardon Os Convicted Slayer Sent To Governor Small iVnlted Pre” Service) Chicago Sept. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —With a rising public opinion behind him. Attorney Thomas E. Swanson today properade the petition for pardon tor Bernard Grant 19 and poor, to determine whether there is one law for the poor and another brand of law tor the rich. Scores of persons from all walks ot life have enlisted in the fight to have Grant's sentence ot death set aside by Governor Small, to conform with the mercy shown Nathan I Leopold and Richard Loeb, sons of millionaires. who confessed to the murder of Bobby Ftanks. Swanson announced. Efforts are being made to enlist the aid of Samuel Ettelson former corporation counsel of Chicago, who acted as personal attorney for Jacob Franks and helped prosecute the slayers of Bobby. Ettelson is expected to take a hand in the case. Swanson will have Grant sign the petition for pardon some time today and mail the papers to Smail this evening. Small told the United Press today that the petition would be placed before the board of pardons. Swanson is asking for pardon on the grounds that the testimony connecting Grant with the murder of Patrolman Ralph S.oudi rs ■." is so slim.-y to be ridiculous. If a pardon is refund Swanson said , e wouk. mh for commutation of sentence. "It the board of pardons and the governor refuse to accept the legal phase of the case, then I will appeal to the governor to abide by the precedent in the Leopold-Loeb case," Swanson said. “If they were too young to hang, after confessing to what has been termed the direst murder in the history of the country, then certainly Grant, also under 21, of no education, poor parents and none of the refinements and advantages of the two rich youths, is too (Continued On Page Four) BEV. DOTSON IS RETURNED HERE Re assigned To Decatur U. B. Church At Annual Conference The Rev. B. F. Dotson was re assigned to the pastorate of the Decatur 1 nited Brethren church, by the St Joseph conference of the church, v 'l'-icb c osed its annual session at Winona Lake Sunday. Approximate- • ,1.000 people attended the services yesterday. The ministerial assignments were made by Bishop H. H. rout, of Indianapolis. Rev. Dotson has just completed s second year as pastor of the local ur<h. a new church building is f >ng elected by the local eongrega«t the corner of Ninth and Mad streets. The building whi- h a . ,represe nt an expenditure of on $.,., 000. i g rapidly nearing com- < on and w.ll be dedicated this ... . 7116 10cal llnitert Brethren now 7. WaS organlzed in 1890 and las a membership of nearly 350 minoo 118 the ° ther assi Bnments of sunerin? ma<le S " llday are = District bia City™?"!' t A ' Groves: Colum ’ D Ma a ' *' Byrer; Craigville, H P 0,.' 1 e ’ Port w ayne Calvary, F. R?h ? Va>ne SoUll ' to n w Rlchar<ls °n: HuntingAlonzo vi/ , Roberts ’ Monroeville. 0. Strick) <Odemus: Newville. Geo. ler ; Ossian, w. Rotiebnsh.

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'Workman Killed At Fort Wayne Today Fort Wayne. Ind., Sept. 15.—Charles Waltz. 32. a carpenter, was instantly killed this morning when he fell from a temporary trestle on the Maumee river dam being erected here, striking his head on timbers below. He came here recently from Economy, Ind. He was moving a tool chest across the trestle when he lost his balance. TO MAKE BARREL HEADINGS HERE Decatur Cooperage Company To Add New Line To Products Soon The Decatur Cooperage company of this city, owned and operated by C. O. Porter, will begin the manufacture of barrel headings as soon as the new machinery, which is now being installed. is ready to operate. The Decatur Cooperage company manufactures barrel hoops and with the excess timber, left after the hoops are made, heading for the barrels will he made. Mr. Porter recently installed new machinery in the Cooperage mill, located south on Adams street, between tween Eighth and Ninth streets, with railroad facilities to the Pennsylvania and Erie lines and by installing a new boiler and other additional machinery barrel heading can also be manufactured in connection with the hoops. An addition to ’he mill is also being erected which will house part of the new machinery and the heading plant. Mr. Porter purchased the Decatur Hoop company from the J. W. Vail estate last June, and since that time has been operating the hoop mill under the name of The Decatur Cooperage company. At present the mill is manufacturing between 10.000.000 and 12.000.000 elm hoops a year and with the new machinery recently installed the capacity of the mill has been increased and much surplus timber was made available for heading. Mr. Porter employs between 40 and 50 men and when the heading factory is started an additional 15 or 20 men will be employed. The mill is shut down at present while the new machln ery is being installed and Mr. Porter hopes to be ready to resume operation within another week or ten days. —o Michael Miller Is Showing Improvement Michael Miller, well known retired farmer and contractor of this city, who took ill last Friday, is resting a little easier today. Mr. Miller took ill while in a local barber shop and had to be removed to his home on Fifth street. He is suffering from heart trouble. o To Attend Convention Os Holy Name Societies M. J. Iviy ott will leave Tuesday for Washington. D. C.. where he wi 1 attend the national convent on of the Ho'y Name Societies, which will be held in thp capital city. September 18th to 21st inclusive Mr. Mylott is the delegate of the local society. Several thousand men from al! parts of the country will be in attendance and President Calvin Coolidge will deliver an address at the convention. o Bishop Re-opens Fight Against Heresy Charge (Uraited Pre** Staff '’orrpMpondent) Chicago, Sept. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Bishop William Montgomery Brown. Galion O , found guilty on a charge of heresy by n ne fellow bishops of the Protestant Episcopal church, today reopened his fight. Bishop Brown announced he had prepared seven propositions for presentation to the house of bishops If the propositions are accepted and he is convinced they are right lie will withdraw his book. “Communism and Christianity,” from circulation and renounce his previous assertions and confine his teachings to the seven propositions.

GREATDAMAGE FROM OIL FIRE 111 CALIFORNIA Two Lives Lost And Property Damaged Approximately $3,000,000 CAUSED BY LIGHTNING i Monterey, California, Scene Os Disastrous Oii Tank Fire (United Press Service) Monterey, Cal., Sept. 15. —Geysers of flaming oil whi h taped hundreds of feet into the air after lightning .struck and ignited tank< of crude oil ;and gasoline here early ye-terdsy, , today* seemed to have completed their work of destruction after taking at least two lives and doing approximately 13,000.000 damage. Only two of the crude oil tanks icontinue to smoulder today, watched by hundreds of begrimed firemen, soldiers and civilians. Monterey, Cal.. Sept. 15. -Three soldiers of'Troop C. Eleventh U. S. Cavalry, were burned to death and five others were mis ing in a terrific oil fire which was devouring the fashionable residential section of oMnterey early today. Flaming oil tanks of Standard Oil land associated oil tompanles on the i hillside above the bay which were struck by lightning Sunday afternoon drifted over the inlet threatening property damage valued in millions. Homes of eight wealthy residents of the colony on the shore had been destroyed by the spreading fire, which was beyond control of fire companies from surrounding towns and troops from Presidio which were ordered out for emergency duty. All | houses within two blocks of the roaring inferno were vacated. A burning sheet of oil 509 feet square drifted over the bav toward tilt* million dollar estate of Mrs. L. 8. Murray, one of Monterey's shew places. A pall cf thick, pungent black smoke hung over the < ity and spread . for miles out to sea. Before midnight the damage al(Continued On Page Four) LITTER FAILED TO WEIGH J TON Monroe Township Litter Os Hogs Weighs 1,945 Pounds, However Several farmers met at the Amos Kirchhofer farm northeast of Bertie Saturday afternoon an i assisted in weighing the ’•ittc of nine Duroc nigs, Mr. K'rchhofer had entered in the ton litter ccn.est. The pigs wore exactly one hundred and eighty days of age and weighed nineteen hundred f rty-five pounds, or an average of 21<i pounds per pig This is verje much above the aerage. as the average farmer considers a pout’d to the day of age a good we'glit. The pigs were purebred, as is Mr j Kircbhol'er's entire herd. They were fed corn and tankage during the en _ ire feeding period and hail a small lot for range but practically no pas- ' hire. Mr Kirchhofer told those at j the meeting be would not ateinpt to feed hegs without either tankage or sk’mmed milk to balance the corn. 1 S lice the Indiana Livestock Breed- ' ers Association awards silver med als to contestants in the Hoosier Ton ' Litter contest who succeed in feeding 1 litters to a weight of over 1800 pound ' Mr. Kirchhofer qualified for this 1 medal. “But a very small proportion 1 of the contestants who enter the con- ’ test in the spring ever qualify for a medal in the contest.” stated the county agent in commenting upon Mr. Kirchhofer’s accomplishment this morning. Thig is due, it seems, to the fact that feeding ton litters is a greater task than most farmers think. I

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, September 15, 1924.

John Teeple Pledged To Phi Kappa Psi John Teeple, who entered Purdue i University last week, has been pledged to ihe Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Mr. Teeple is a graduate of the De. Ik lllr high school and was one of the leading athletes in the school during his junior ami senior years. He will take up civil eng neerlng at Purdue. - - —' — — MRS DAMAGED IN BN ACCIDENT ■ I. 1 Cars Driven By Fred Schurger And Sylvester Johnson In Collision Automobiles driven by Fred Schurger. well known attorney and abstractor of this city, and Sylvester Johnson, local young man. collided about 6:30 o’clock Sunday evening, one and one-half miles south and one mile west of Monroe. Both cars were damaged, but none of the occupants were injured. Mr. Schurger turned out to pass a car which he had been following. He said he noticed another car coming trom the opposite direction, but he thought it was at least a half-mile farther down the road Just as Mr. Schurger had succeeded in getting around the one car, hi s car trashed into Mr. Johnson’s car. A spring was broken on Mr. Schurger's cur. but he was able to drive it into the city. The front axel on Mr. Johnsons car was bent, both fenders and running board on the left side were torn off. one rear tire punctured and the frame torn loose from the rear springs. Mr. Schurger claimed that the fact that only one headlight was burning on Mr. Johnson’s ear caused him tp misjudge the distance between the two cars. Neither of the cars were traveling at a fast rate of speed it is said. o. Geneva Lady Buried At Bluffton Sunday Funeral services were held at the Andrew Monroe home in Bluffton.' Sunday afternoon, for Mrs. John Landis Juday, age 79. of Geneva who died at the Monroe heme last Friday. I Mrs. Juday was taken to Bluffton several months ago, after being stricken with paralysis at her home in Geneva. Mrs. Juday was a daugh-' itr of Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan.| and was born in Jay county Her first marriage took plate in 1865, when she was married to Frank Twigg, and in 1907 she was married to John Juday. She is survived by !1 ■ r second husband, two daughters Mrs. Robert Hearne of Bryan. Ohio. ’and Mrs. Andrew Monroe, of Bluff I ton: three sons, Samuel Twigg, of Hibbing Minnesota. Manuel Twigg, of Jennings. Oklahoma, and James Twigg, of St. Louis. ORGANIZE NIGHT SCHOOL nm All People Interested In Commercial Course Asked To Meet Those students who wish to become members of the night Commercial classes to be conducted at the Decatur high reheol during the present school year are asked to meet at the high school building at seven o’clock tonight, at which o ganizat’on plans will be made. Miss Blanche M Crory tea- her in the Decatur Schools 'vlll Im the instructor in book keeping, and Sigurd Anderson, high school instructor, will teach typewriting and shorthand. Classis will be held in the evenings throughout the school year and those who wish to become members are asked to register at (lie high school this evening. Weather Generally afir in south portion, mostly in north portion tonight and Tuesday. Not much change in temperature.

DAVIS SPEAKS TO BIG CROWD IN MISSOUR! Greeted By Throng Os 40,000 At Cid-Fashioned Barbecue Today LAUDS CHAMP CARK — | Candidate Flays Republican Party: Pledges Honest Government (By Fraser Edwards) Eastwood. Farms. Bunceton. Mo., ‘ Sept. 15—In the pictures quo setting I lof an old fashioned barbecue John W. Davis, democratic pre id> ntial cantli- I date, today made an eld fashioned ! speech’to th Missouri democrats. 1 Davis first stirred the enthusiasm , of his monster audience of 40.000, ■ 'gathered from all parts of central | Mis ouri. a democratic stronghold, by calling the roll of Missouri states- ' men of bygone days Benton. Vest, | Cockrell. Stone and Champ Clark. It was a new method of campaigning for Davis and the . fleet on the f [crowd was magical. The mere mention of reverted democratic names .brought storms of applause from the crowd and revels from bent, bewhiskered men. who smoked corn cob pipes and nodded approval at every word ( candidate spoke. In glowing tribute to Champ Clark. Davis threw in a personal touch by referring to the kindness of the late j speaker to him when a younger mem- , ber of the house. “The democracy of the nation is poorer for the asking put richer for ' the life of Champ Clark.'' he said. Then taking his inspiration from ] the crowd, Davis flayed the republi- I can party, calling it the party of I I “special privilege," reviewed the j • scandals in the administration and I [pledged himself to give the people an ' honest govt rnment if eleett d. ' Davis made an appeal to the women of the count A- to support the democratic ticket by declaring- that the party’ idea! “is an enact anil equal partnership, with all men and women of the nation working side by side for the i < mnion welfare of ,h< nij selves and their posterity," BERNE SENDING | 31 TO COLLEGE Community Is Well Renre-, sented In Different Schools Os Country Berne. Sept. 15- A large delegation I •who will yepresent Berne at various i universities and colleges during the lomina winter, will leave within a few da’-s or weeks. At Bint thirtyone local young people will < r.ti r various institutions throughout the country to continue their studie s j Several of the students left Saturday , while the majority will possibly leave. I today and tomorrow. Still others ; will leave during the the latter part of this month. Bli’ff'on College, at Bluffton. <).. a M' nnonite institution, will receive the largest Berne representation. ,Eleven local students will attend th't College, five of whom are Seniors and a sixth who will be a Scnicr beginning with the second i semester. Five students will enter their college for the first time. They are Spurgeon Erne. Forest Brickley. Newell Rice. Misses Agnes Sprunger and Edna van tier Sniissen. All except Mr. Erne are members of the 1924 < lass of the local high school. Eugene Wechter will enter the Uni- , versity of Wisconsin for his last term. , Next spring he’ will receive his Phi D. degree. It is said that Mr. Wetter will be the youngest person to have received that degree from Wisconsin University, which is indeed an honor. C. O. Lehman will enter Ohio State (Continued on page-three)

Portland Newspaper Has A New Printing Press The Portland Commercial Review lias installed a new Goss Comet ' printing press, on which the daily paper i ’ now being printed. The press Is like the one on which the Daily DeI innerat has be n printed for several I years and is rated as the last tiling in ! printing pres es for the county seat daily. The installation of the new press is a hig step forward by the Comme rdal-Review. HEAVY FIGHTING IN CHINA TODAY Many Casualties Reported In Clash Between Rival Chinese Armies Bulletin London. Sept. 15 (Special ito Daily Democrat). — Heavy fighting between rival Chinese armies restarted in Liu Ho sector at 3 a. m. today the ceniiul nows correspondent ' telegraphed from Shanghai. There i were heavy casualties on both sides. Pekin. Sept. 15. —General Wu Pei [ j Fu. most powerful of the Chi Li leaders. was expected to return to Pekin today fcr a conference with President Tsao Kun concerning defense of the capital against Chang Tso Lin. The Manchurian war lord announctd from Mukden that he had captured Chao Yang Fu. an important city of 659.000. 20 miles from the Machu ! border. Wu Pei Fu’s troops are i advancing to meet them. Chang's young son is reported leadJng the attack. o — Chicago Ministers Score Leopold-Loeb Sentence (t'nltcd Press Service) Chicago, Sept. 15 —(Special/ to 'Daily Democrat)— Clrcago ministers . i united in Sunday sermons attacking i the life imprisonment sentences ini- | posed on Nathan Leopold and Richlard Loeb, millionaire youths, who k lied 14 year old Bobby Franks. “It matter-, little what becomes of ' the t w‘o arch criminals. Loeb and Leopold, but it makes a great deal of difference to the millions who have watched these men escape the sword of justice because of their money and , infliu nee " declared the Rev. Martin i Luther Thomas, pastor of tile Deeri He'd Presbyterian churc h. Rev Thomas, who soon will move to San Pedro, Cal., suggested that State's .Attorney Robert E. Crowe should resign in protest of the senti once. — o — Poker Game Gets Rough; One Killed lleymotir. Ind.. Sept. 15. One man' is dead, two others are wounded and 1 eleven puarticip ints in a Sunday as [ j ternoon poker game are under arrest 1 »oday after a cleaiinpuald on a gambit r's rendevous near here. Clyde Cooper. 36. was killed. Hay Emmons, 33, anti Nat Williams, all negtoes, were wounded in the ex , change of bullets between the sheriffs I fosse and the g nnblers. IWilliams was aiding the officers . I while Cooper and Edmons were In the a 1 f game. Prosecutor Will Not Ask For Death Penalty ( Omaha. Neb.. Sept. 15. Declaring it impossible to secure a death penal. > > because of the Leopold I .neb verdict I I County Attorney C A. Beal today an nouneed he will not ask tot the extreme penalty in the cases of six sons awaiting trial here on murder charges. n “None of these persons committed ” such heinous crimes as the one for which Leopold and Loeb were given life terms, and I do not. believe we j f could get a jury to sentence them fat , death after the verdict of Justice Ca- [ verly in Chicago," Beal said. M' BOY SCOUT NOTICE! There will be a meeting of the Boy Scouts at the Central school building [ at 7 o’clock tonight. All Scouts urged, to be present.

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WORLD FLYERS SPAN STATE OF INDIANA TODAY Hop From Dayton To Chicago: Land At 12:51 This Afternoon SIGHTED IN INDIANA — Father And Two Sisters Os Lieut. Wade In Crowd At Chicago (United Press Service) M;iy\)<io<l Flying Field. Chicago, Sept. 15 (Special to Daiiv Democrat) The army world I'lyt rs arrived lit re from Davton at 12:51 today. 'l’lionstmds of spectators greclttl the flyers. In the crowd were the father and two sisters of Lieut. Leigh Wade, one of 'the three intrepid Ethel anti Anna Gertrude Wade flyers. William Wade and came here from Cassolopis Mich., to greel the Lieut, and were among the first to engulf him. First It, land was the flagship f.hicagu. piloted by Lieut. Lowell Smith. I’hcn the New Orleans, piloted by Lit lit. Eric Nilson slid gracefully ly the ground, followed by (lit Boston piloted by Lieut. Watlc. Chicago, Sept. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The around the world flyers passed over Chicago at )2:"5 on their way to Mavwootl flying field. 15 miles away. The machines flew over the loop and were greeted by shrieks of hundreds of factory and steamboat whistles and the bray of thousands of automobile horns. Gary. Iml., Sept. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The round the world flyers passed over Gary at 12:22 p.m on their way to Chicago. Wabash, Ind.. Sept 15—(Special to Daily Democrat 1 —» The American world f yers flew over Wabash at 10:35 enroute from Dayton. Ohio, to Chicago. BULLETIN Marion. Ind.. Sept. 15. —The American globe girdling aviators passed over Marion at 10 a m. BULLETIN Winchester. Ind.. Sept. 15.—The t CnntimiAd nn Phea .• 0 AUCTIONEERS HOLO PICNIC Enjoyable Day Spent At Berne Sunday By Auctioneers And Families The second annual picnic of the Adams and Wells County Auctioneers' Association, which was licit! in Lehman's grove at Berne Sunday, was a t ne success. A total of thirty-six men. women and children were present. Col. Jack Brunton of Decatur, acted as ciia'rmun of the entertainment, and he had a number of surprises for Hi audience. The program provided by the auctioneers was greatly enjoyed. The auctioneers’ quartet, i omposed of Fred Schurger, Harry Daniels. Roy Johnson and Roy Runyon. sang a number of selections. A basket supper was spread in the evening and the food set before the picn ekets was very delicious. Those present were: Jack Brunt<in and family. Roy S. Johnson and family, Fred W. Busche and family. Mr. ami Mis. Roy Runyon. Philip Strauni and family. Christ Bohnke, and Fred Schurger and sister, Christena. all of Decatur; Amos Neueuschwander and family, and J. A. Michaud and family, of Berne: Lo.v Kreischnet and family, of Wren. O.; and Harry Daniels and family, of [Pleasant Mills.