Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 223, Decatur, Adams County, 18 September 1924 — Page 1

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mis SPEECH TO BE RECEIVED IT RADIO HERE Receiving Installed At Democratic Headquarters For Tonight CAMPAIGN IS OPENED Many Adams County People Going To Ft. Wayne To Hear Davis Sat. The publie is invited to Democratic Headquarters above the Daily Democrat office this evening to hear| over the radio, the speech of John W. Davis which will be delivered at the Dexter Pavillion. Chicago. Charles Knapp, of the Knapp & Son Hardware store, has installed a Freshman Masterpiece 5 tube radio receiving set, connected with a loud speaker ami Mr. Davis’ speech will be received over it. The speech will be broadcsated from the Drake Hotel by the W. G. N. station, operated by the Chicago Tribune. It will be sent on a 370 wave length. Mr. Dads is scheduled to speak at 8:30. Chicago time, which will be about 7:30 Decatur titre Mayor Dever of Chicago will also speak at the meeting and his speech will be broadcasted and received here. Mr. Davis has the reputation of making the greatest political speeches made in history and those who gather at democratic headquarters this evening are assured of hearing a real talk. Campaign Opened Today Throughout Indiana democratic political meetings are being held today. between eighty and ninety county meetings having been arranged in the state. Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch democratic candidate for governor, is touring the state and tonight will speak at Lebanon. Indiana, the former home of Senator Samuel L. Ralston. Many Going to Fort Wayne Many people have signified their inteations of going to Fort Wayne Saturday evening to hear John W. Davis, the democratic nominee for president, deliver an address from the platform to be erected at the southeast corner of the Court House. Mr. Davis is scheduled to speak at eight o'clock in Fort Wayne. A caravan of automobiles willl wore than likely g 0 from Adams' county. Windshield, reading "Adams County tor Davis." with the g.orious old rooster, crowing in »il his glory, the democratic emblem around the sticker, have (Continued On Page Four) EREIDHEW BAND TO HOLD PICNIC Hopes To Raise Money To Purchase Music And New Equipment Hie Friedheim. band, of Friedheim. ''' give a picnic next Sunday, Sept. ‘ ,hp Doehrman grove, nine miles orthwest of Decatur, and the public s "'vited to attend. The band i s giv-i "‘g tlie picnic for ,he purpose of raisk with which to purchase new l,s i<. instruments and uniforms for * '"e numbers of the band. The Friedheim band was organized fi,. .. S . ,,r ' ns and has played on several casu ns. a permanent organization I t “ and the band in- • to furnish programs from time to time. Biom ell b erg is the band I(jad J of h ' * e oGu,r fourteen members t he organization are, Prof. Herman Ste,.r n ’. AUEUBt Conrail ’ Lewis ReifMin ’ ,^‘ iolph Stoppenhagen, Paul hosf J ’ Herman Reese, Rudolph Eichn...,’, P L man Sto PPenhagen, Rudolph meyev ?J art,n BuUCk ’ Herman Gall ’ Scheim ,erman Koenemann, C. L. The I!"" and A,, S« st Blomenberg. to th, nd . extends a cordial Invitation ° Public to a t t e nd the picnic.

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f Crack Limited Train Crashes Into Freight I United Press Service) Galesburg, 111.. Sept. 18.—The Chicagoan, crack limited train on the Santa Fe, bound for Chicago, plowed into a freight train here early to- < day and although cars were scatter- I cd like chaff, no one was injured as I far as known. Rube, Stoner, engineer, and William Ellis, firemen, both of Chillicothe on the passenger engine, rode the engine 300 yards into a corn field without being injured. The freight train was taking a siding when a wooden and steel car buckled over onto the east bound track and the passenger train appeared before it could be flagged. OR. MORAN ABLE TO RETORN HOME Portland Physician, Injur- ‘ ed In Auto Accident, Is Recovering Dr. Mark Moran, of Portland, who was quite seriously injured in an automobile wreck between here and Fort Wayne Tuesday night of last week, and who has been a patient at St. Joseph hospital in Fort Wayne since, was able to go home today, though it will be necessary for him to return to Fort Wayne every other day for a while to have his hand treated. The accident happened in front of Hesse Castle. Dr. Moran was driving a Hudson Coach, going north with seeral people in his car. Just as they readied the point in front of Hesse Castle, a ear coming south turned in front of the Moran ear. to stop at the church. Dr. Moran saw the car turn to the right and thought they were turning wide to permit him to pass but the car shot square in front and in order to avoid smashing the lighter car the doctor turned his car so short that it overturned pinning him beneath. None of the other passengers were injured to any extent. The doctors car was so completely wrecked that it cannot he repaired it is said. Dr. Moran was traveling at very moderate speed and was in no way to blame. His left hand, which was lacerated and sprained, is improving and it is believed now that he will not be permanently injured as was at first feared. o I Barn Along River Road Is Destroyed By Fire Fire of unknown origin destroyed a large barn, 45 tons of hay, the yield of 24 acres of wheat and oats farm implements and burned to death five horses and two calves on the farm of Mrs. Edward Schroeder, on the River road, one-half mile from the Muldoon road, six miles south of Fort Wayne, early yesterday morning. The total loss is estimated at $9,000. The chemical crew from engine house No. 3. Fort Wayne, answered the call, but the flames were beyond control when the firemen arrived. o Major Parties Make Bid For Soldier Vote Today (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Sept. 18. —Both major political parties in Indiana today were making a bid for Ihe soldier I vote. Dr. Paul G. Miller. Indianapolis physician, was appointed head of the ex-service men’ bureau of the republi- | can state organization which will attempt to round up the veterans’ support. General L. R. Gigmillat. common- | I der of Culver military academy, was named director of the ex-service I men’s bureau in the democratic or- ' ganization. * Many Killed In Quakes London, Sept. 18.—One hundred and fourteen persons have been killed I and scores injured in recent earthquake shocki s in the Erserum district of Turkish Armenia, according to dispatches here today. Twenty-two villages have been destroyed by the quakes.

DAVIS IN CHICAGO FOR AN ADDRESS I — I Democratic Leaders Os III- ’ inois Greet Candidate On Arrival (United Press Staff Correspondent) Chicago. Sept. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Leading democrats of lllincf i greeted John W. Davis democratic, presidential candidate, on his arrival from Des Moines here. Geoipe Brennon,. l|Ln<is tboss" and national committeeman. Colonel A. A. Sprague, democratic candidate for United States senator, and others headed a huge crowd and several i bands in the procession to the office of Mayor Dever. After a few moments with Dever Davis was paraded through the loop to his hotel. Davis speaks In the stock yards district tonight. There was a marked contrast between the Davis entry into Chicago today and his arrival here on his trip westward two weeks ago. Then the democrats were downcast over the prospect for the ticket. Today they are encouraged and full of confidence. This confidence, leaders said, would be reflected in Davis' speech tonight In the stock yards district. “Victory" will be the keynote and he Is said to be prepared to talk straight front the shoulder in the language that stock yards folk can understand. Democratic managers hope that a recital of the “nthusiastic reception given the candidate throughout the western trip will put new life into the Illinois campaign. Lincoln Dixon, western manager, said that be expected Davis would add Illinois and IndiaWa to Colorado. Nebraska. Kansas and Missouri, which he is now counting in the dfmocqgtJc column Davis jumps to Gary. Ind., tomor row night and returns here the same evening. He will speak in South Bend and Fort Wayne on his trip eastward starting Saturday. EXPECT CROWD HERE SATURDAY Merchants To Give Away Automobile; Fall Goods Are On Display Saturday, September 20th. is going to be Gift Day in Decatur and one of the largest crowds of the season is expected here for the first Saturday of the fall shopping season. The Gift Day event, which consists of giving away a new model Chevrolet touring car. retailing at $l7O, will be held on Liberty Way. south of the court house. The committee in charge of the Gift Day events decided to change the location from the northeast corner of the square this time to Liberty Way, thus providing more room for the spectators to watch the event. The giving away of the automobile will take place promptly at one-thirty j o’clock and those who have done their shopping in Decatur within the past six or seven weeks are urged to be in attendance. In addition to attending the Gift distribution. shoppers from all parts of the community will be here to take advantage of the bargains offered by the Decatur merchants. The fall goods are on exhibit in the local stores and the inerchantg are (loin" everything possible to make it worth while a shop | per’s time to come here and do his or her trading. At the meeting o fthe Decatur AdAt the meeting of the pecatur Advertising Association, held Tuesday evening of this week, it was decided to hold another Gift day on Saturday. October 25th. at which time several ' hundred dollars' worth of cash prizes and trade accounts will be given away to those who shop iu Decatur. Everybody lg invited to join the crowd here next Saturdav. take part in the Gift distribution and then visit the local stores and see the fall dis- | play of goods.

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| _| | MAN. 29. MARRIES WEALTHY WIDOW. 82 Norfolk, Va.. Sept. 18 —(Special I to Daily Democrat) —Jack pdward | Griffith handsome debonelr, 29 year old organist, and Mrs. Sarah I Elizabeth Fray, of Washington. 82 ; | year old wealthy widow, were married shortly before noon today ‘ in the parsonage of the Baptist church. Portsmouth. The couple left the home of Mrs. Lena Coleman, where the bride was staying, in a taxicab. Tile Rev. A. R. Love who performed the ceremony, asked one question: “I understand Mrs. Fray that you have only one child, a daughter. and that she is not opposed to this wedding, am I correct?” "Yes," said Mrs. Fray in a low I voice. MISSIONARY TO SPEAK SEPT. 26 Dr. L. E. Smith To Give Illustrated Lecture At Presbyterian Church Dr. L. E. Smith, a medical missionarv to Africa for seven years, will deliver an illustrated lecture at the Presbyterian church here Friday I night. September 26. Dr. Smith is spending a furlough in America at present. The lecture will be free to the public. The lecture will be illustrated by stereopticon views taken by Dr? Smith, himself. He has accomplish ed many remarkable medical attain-‘ ments while in Africa, where he was sent by the Presbyterian church. Dr. Smith will speak to the public j school children of the city on Friday morning. September 26. o School Superintendents Meet At Muncie Today ■ — A meeting of the superintendents jf city schools in the state was held at Muncie today, but M. F. Worthman. superintendent of the Decatur schools was unable to attend. The state board of accounts has adopted a new system to be used in the city schools and the meeting Was held today for the purpose of explaining the system to the superintendents. Orders Valuable Brewery Machinery Destroyed Danville, Ills.. Sept. 18.—Destruction of machinery and equipment valued at SIOO,OOO in the Mascoutah Brewery near East St. Louis, was ordered today by Judge Lindley in U. S. district court. Judge Lindley also ordered the building closed for one year. Twenty-one permanent "pad-i lock" injunctions were granted by Judge Lindley against East St. Louis soft drink parlors. LIST OF DODIES TAKEN FROM MINE Bodies Os 35 Victims Os Wyoming Mine Disaster Are Located (United Press Service) Kemmerer. Wye.. Sept. 18. The last of the bodies of 35 miner- who ' perished in the explosion in Sublet .'mine No. 5. of the Kemmerer Coal company, Monday noon, will be removed today, officials believed. Bodies of 31 victims now lie in morgues here. Rescue workers said that i tour others had beer, located, but that there would be some diffculty I getting them to the surface through i debris caused by the explosion. Only 12 men escaped alive. Weather t Unsettled tonight and Friday; probably showers. Warmer tonight.

Unsettled tonight and Friday; probably showers. Warmer tonight.

WORLD FLYERS LEAVE MISSOURI Expect To Reach MuskoI gee, Oklahoma Late To- * day; Weather Favorable (United Press Service) Rosecrans Flying Field. St. Joseph, Mo.. Sept. 18. (Special to Daily Democrat)- —The army around the world flyers took the air at 1:24 p. m. today for their 300 miles to Muskogee. Okla. After taxiing up and down the field I a few times the big air crusiers rose i with an escort of nine planes from i Richards Field. Kansas City headed I south. The flyers expect to reach 1 ' Muskogee late this afternoon. Weather conditions were repotted | favorable along the route of the flight ' The flyers will pass over Kansas City where the escort will leave them. The flyers arrived over St. Joseph at 12:19 and landed at 12:29. < Auto Tickets To Be Taken Up On Friday The Decaatur Advertising Association will take up the gift distribution tickets Friday and members of the association are asked to have them ready. Please tear the tickets and i place them in a box or sack and have them ready for the committee when they call on Friday. o Al Burdg Improving His Barber Shop Here Al Burdg. Monroe street barber, is ' improving bis building by the addi- ( tion of a modern hot water heating * plant. The second floor of the build- , ing is being converted into a modern 'flat and will soon b. ready for occup- j ancy. The contract for the heating | | plant has been awarded to the A. .1. I Moser company, of Herne. Frank Carroll has accepted a position in the , Burdg shop and assumed his place there yest.rday, o CROWE TO MEET DARROW AGAIN, Lawyers In Leopold-Loeb Case To Fight Again In Grant Case (By H. R. Cox) (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Chicago, Sept. 18. —Attorney Clarence Darrow and State’s Attorney Robert E. Crowe, victor and vanquished respectively in the sensational Leopold-Loeb murder case, will come to grips again next month, this time over the life of a penniless youth. Now that Darrow has promised to appear personally before the board ‘of pardons in behalf of Bernard Grant, sentenced to hang October 17 for the murder of a policeman. Crowe Ih is star ted to prepare his fight | against pardon or commutation of I sentence. If he does not appear in person against Darrow, he will direct the maneuvers of one of his assis- ' tants. i "So far a petition has not been placed before the governor in behalf of Grant." Crowe told the United Press. I “We shall oppose overturning of the ’ sentence. Grint was found guilty of murder and the jury directed the death penalty. His age has nothing to do with it.” "Will you appear in person to opJ pose Mr. Darrow?" he was asked. "I do not know yet whether I shall lie there," Crow.’ said. "I may go before the board or I may send one of my assistants. I am looking into the case now. If 1 do not contest the case in person. I shall lay out the plan of battle.” When Darrow does appear before) the board, he will have the weight of some 2.000.600 names behind him, Attorney Thomas E. Swanson, acting for Grant, stated. The names of more than 250.000 persons in Illinois will “ appear on petitions demanding executive clemency, Swanson said. The Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs, with a membership of more than 100,000, is taking an active part in securing signatures.

1 Fort Wayne Plans For North Side High School The Fort \Vayne school hoard plans to construct a North Side high school I within the next three years, accord- | ing to plans now being made by the I truste( s. An option has been taken ‘ on a 10>£ acre tract of ground on the north side of East State boulevard and just east of the St. Joe river. They have an option to purcha-e the I ground for $30,001). It is planned to ' erect a high school large enough to accomodate at least 1.601) pupils. The I South Side high school in Ft. Wayne , is one of tlie largest one-story high | ' school buildings in the state. It is | I estimated that the new North Side | ■ I school will cost about $800,060. 0 BERNE SEEKING BETTER SERVICE; II ] ' Business Firms Want Long Distance Telephone Calls Handled At Home Berne. Sept. 18. —Efforts are being made by local business firms to secure better long-distant telephone service. Since the long-distant sta- : tion has been removed, the service has 'been anything but satisfactory and a a real epemidic-like complaint has been heard from every local firm that does much long distant telcphon ng? Since the new telephone system ■ has been installed the local service lias been excellent, but not so with the long-distance service. Before the I out-of-town calls were handled at Decatur, that service was also quitd satisfactory. Efforts are now being made .to authorize ana permit the local telephone office to handle all such calls j direct through the Berne station instead of having Decatur as the longI distant station. A petition has been in circulation ’ among local business firms, which has been signed by forty-eight of the Citizen’s Telephone Co., patrons. The | desire for better long-distance service is overwhelming, which is evident in the fact that only one firm thus far failed to sign the petition. The petition is still in circulation, j With a few mor" signers, the peti- . tion will be presented to the Indiana Service Commission at Indianapolis, land it is likely that |he service will then improve. This ik at least a step in trying to get better service. o Five Bands Engaged For Bluffton Fair Bluton, Sept. 18.—Five big bands will furnish the music for the Bluffton Free Street fair this year, according to an announcement made this morning by George Mosiman, I chairman of the bands and music committee. j All five of the bands are the best ‘ I obtainable in this district and will no . doubt add greatly to the success of the fair. The five bands contract- ■ t ed for are: Bluffton Boys' band. Mv-j j grant's band, of Kokomo. Lucas’ band | ( of Marion. Warren band and the ! Herne band I The Kokomo band has 16 pieces. > the Marion band. 16. the Berne band, . 20 and the Warren band. 20. f o - ’Harry Zimmerman Is i Released From Jail f ? V n Wert. Ohio. Sept. 18. Harry ' ? Zimmerman, arrested August 1. on a charge of being implicated in the rob- • bcry of the Harmon home near Wren. | was released from the county jail ' I yesterday on $2,000 cash bond furnished bv Wilmer W. Smith. Huntington, Ind. Zimmerman was being held for .the grand jury which mets Ocotober ' J 3. | _ ...4 . _ ! American Party To File ♦ A Ticket In Indiana Indianapolis. D pt. 18. —(Special to Daily Democrat) — The American party will file a ticket for the November election in Indiana. \|’ M. ,| Likins, national chairman announced . bore today. ,| It has not been decided whether a ! state ticket will be entered th the race ■. but a full list of Presidential electors j will be filed.

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DEFENDERS OF CHINESE CITY FALLING RACK Crushing Blow Dealt By Attacking Army; Panicky Rush Os Chinese On U. S. GUNS ARE READY American And Internation--1 al Troops Ready To Defend Foreigners Bulletin (United Press Service) London. Sept. IS (Special to Daily Democrat) (leneral Ln Yung Ssiang's second army stationed to the west of Paihu lake revolted today following a crashing defeat administered the main Chekiang tinny, according to the Central News Shanghai correspondent. ( By D. C. Bess) (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Shanghai. Sept. 18.— (9:30 p. m.). United States marines and other international troops were mobilized for defense of their countrymen in the foreign settlements tonight, with a panicky rush of Chinese from the war zone expected at any moment. The anticipated crushing blow against Lu Yung Hsiang’s army before Shanghai was struck this afternoon. The Chekiang forces were routed and victorious Chi Li troops broke through the I lines and advanced on the city. General Chi Hsieh Yuan launched an irresistable attack today after artillery preparation and the Chekiang lines crumbled. A mob of retreating soldiers and civilians bore back upon Shanghai and it was feared they would overrun the thin line of guards. More than 1000 international marines and sailors were ordered to the gates and barriers ; of the settlements. I The victorious Chi Li troops headed , a drive for the Woo Sung forts, nearest the sector guarded by American marines. Three American destroyers, their guns trained on the forts, were stripped so raction and standing by. Exact details of the fighting were not at first available, because Shanghai gets most of its news from General Lu, whose forci < were retreating in disorder. Conditions in the foreign, settlements were extremely precarious. More than a million refugees already have sought shelter behind the barricades where the marines, with machine guns and armored cars, stand (Continued on Page Seven) WANT DONATIONS OF CANNED FRUIT Annual Drive For Fruit For Hospital Next Friday And Saturday The annual drive for donations of canned fruit, fruit juices, jellies, fruits and vegetables for the Adams County Memorial hospital, will be held on Frid ly and Saturday of next week, September 26 and 27. The drive will be conducted by the League of Women Voters of this city. The donations will be received at the vacant room at the corner of Monroe and Second streets, formerly occupied by the Old Adams County Bank. Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp, president of the League of Women Voters, has appointed Mrs. John S. Peterson and Mrs. John T. Myers to take charge of the drive. There are A number of empty cans at the room which may be excanged for the full cans. The donation last year consisted of hundreds of cans of fruit, many glasses of jelly and fruits and vegetables, and it is hoped that the donation this year will be equally as good if not better.