Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 20 January 1925 — Page 1

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■SEEK TO LINK I chapman with I mahy CRIMES: Br-cs'al lnsp£«* o, ’ s Be . l ;. eve | ■Captured Cunman Ih- ■ I j'ected Many ‘Mobs ■ vVV n i) ior murder *or Murder InI Hartford.( onn.. Today; ■ ■ Held I nder (iuard ■ || rford, < 0.m., Jan. 20. —, ■ grand lur today, indicted ■,' ...p| Chapman, notorious Riaili ■ ".'h- held in Indiana tor first ■±ee murder in connection ■Uh d;.ying of a new Bnt- ■ ,‘U-lrc— n la-- October dura ;tcre robbery. ■ a xiTi:.' m:::-"’ SERVICE) ■ .rn 20— (Special toj ■ ... - Postal anthorlite-u ■ .iurnoon b. :an to unravel the; ■],,. m a scri-s <-f P ostal robberies. ■„ Indian;, thought to have been di-1 ■ r , ( , r .l i,. c-i.i'-I Chapman, crook of ■Urn.mon;.! fame hold in jail here’ ■>« n i:i.ig return to Atlanta. Ga. Bfl \v f. Ela. an inspector was sent to ■jinn. ic. Indiana, to join A. S. Kel- ■) ~ ancth. r in p.-. tor. in investigat■te Cliapn .- alleged connection |Hv.;ti the postnfl'ioe robberies. ■ Chapman, who was arrested in Sumi;;.' after a fight with |H V ~, , .-ii:. n. was to bo turned I ■< ..- ,!• puty wardens from the At- ■ ~-.. tonight for return ■t„ ... ,-rvit -nmne’ of 25 years) ■forat-'”"’ mail robbery in New' ■votk. ■ Manapoli .);,n 2d —(Special to ■ ;.... I:..::.,:. Five heavy steel ■<!.;. >!•■!..11 <>f deputy sheriffs ■:. ■.. my j.'il today stood ■ '-. Chapman. mail rob■war.J safe blower. and any attempt ■to regain his freedomNM F-ar that chapman would try to |M break jail during the night caused Hawkins to place the heav-1 I i-- guard over Chapman that hasp 3 -it. hi! an individual prisoner, 3 in the jx.il here. ■ The deputies stood watch through-’ ■ out the night over the “bull pen" in ■ wlii.h chapman slept and the corri- ■ dors leading to the jail entrance. B Er. n door in the jail was locked and ■ closely guarded. Ml Chapman is being held awaiting arrival of two deputy wardens ■ from the f.-deral penitentiary at At- ■ aata. from where he escaped a sec■ond time in April. 1924. ■ — o SB Ed booth of south of the city was H a business visitor in the city today. HE —o lIdTEDPOETIO I LECTURE HERE HWoman’s Club To Bring I W illiam Herschell Here I On February 24 KI William Herschell, poet and feature ■ "riter of the Indianapolis News, will ■ deliver one of his interesting lectures ■ ’he members of Decatur Woman's ■ ™b and their guests in this city on fl aesday, February 24,'at the high Bl auditorium. Mr. Herschell has ■ "ide reputation as one of Indiana's fl * 4( ’’ n 6 Poets and has acquired for ■ .tnself the title of “The James Whitfl co "' b Wof the Indianapolis News.” ■ Besides writing pofetry for News, ■ • T- Herschell also has a feature page M n the Saturday's edition and confl I" butes ma >'y other interesting artic fl m, , l ° !h!s w ®H-known publication. ■ is lecture here will, no doubt, be a fl nt t tO . aU who have the Privilege ■ I l * >ar ' n 8 him. With a jovial perBut' een sense humor and B B hi, r a * ay “ S t 0 make P et >Ple think, ■ d^* a ii tUres and tall « are greatly in I se^ h * Woman ’ s dub of this city has B ine n Standar<l for giving entertainB en e Pr ° BramS d " ring the ? ear and the B C pT ent made with Mr - Hershell B ones in?h' y 24 18 ° ne of the P°P ular I entertai 1925 program - Plana for I ,h e nm? nS Mr ' Hersc * le ll and for I '"eeting are now being made by I ’mittee. ■

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‘'Wilbur Fetters Is Released From Jail Celina, Ohio. Jun. 20. — Wilbur (Dick) Rutters who plead guilty to manslaughter, in connection with the murder of Ed. doyer in August 1922, wan ii-learod from the county jail Saturday, January 17. Fetters was I placed in jail in April, 1924, and after I pleading guilty several months ago was given a sentence of one to 20 jears to the Ohio State reformatory at Mansfield, which was suspended on account of his wife and child. “WIN MY FRIEND WEEK"IS OPENED —■ Special Services Being Held At United Brethren Church This Week “Win My Friend Week” opened with splendid interest at the United ' Brethren church last night. The pro gram was in charge of Miss Zehna (stevens, president of the Christian i Endeavor Society. Rev. H. W. Thompson. pastor of the Christian church, brought the message of the evening, which was most helpful and inspiring. A special instrumental solo was given by Miss Ireta Fisher. FollowJug is the program for the remainder: of the wee);; Tuesday Frank Uohnke. leader. Topic: “Every Christian youth winning a Friend to Christ.” Speaker, C. D. Teeple. Wednesday Mrs. Drake, leader. Topic “Our •Juniors". Speaker, Mrs. Downs. Thursday Mrs. O. P. Mills, leader. Topic: “Every Unsaved Youth Shown the Peril of Neglect." Speaker. Rev. B. N. Covert. Friday O. P. Mils, leader. Topic: “Every Converted Youth Helped to Grow in Grace." Speaker, Rev. F. D. White>ar- . Services begin at 7:30. The public is cordially invited to attend. o Interest Growing At Church Os God Services The services at the Church of God are increasing in both interest and attendance. The Sunday School is growing and nearly every member was present at the Sunday morning service last Sunday. The new pastor, Rev. E. A. Ball, preached a fine sermon on the subject of "Justification.” His-subject for Sunday evening was “What Think Ye of Christ.” The Young People's meetings and also the Wednesday evening prayer services are well attended and the work in general is growing. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. Elks To Give Dance Here Friday Evening The Elks lodge will give its second i dance of the present year Friday night, January 23, at the Knights of Columbus hall. Music will be furnished by a traveling six-piece orchestra known as the “Balloon Chasers.” The orchestra comes here highlyrecommended. The dance will be a public affair and dancing circles from other cities as well as local dancers are invited to attend. The Elks gave a beautiful dance at the Masonic hall during the Christmas holidays and a large crowd attended. The dance Friday night promises to be a delightful affair. Seeking Increase In Mortgage Exemptions Indianapolis, Jan. 20 — Assertion by Senator Russell B .Harrison of InJ dianapolis and John J. Brown, chairman of the state board of tax commissioners, that increasing the mortgage exemption on real estate from SI,OOO to $2,000 would result in SB,OQO.OOO tax reduction were denied today by- Senator Lamber of Columbus, author of bill. "The decrease will be approximately $900,000,” aid Senator Lambert “Some of those statements are ridiculous and I am going to show up Brown's figures on the floor of the senate. “The state tax board is against any and all decreases in income from taxes, because that is always the attitude of bureaucrats and commissioners- I have figures to show that last year the SI,OOO exemption took off only $136,000 assessed valuation.”

DIRECTORS MEET MONDAY EVENING Election Os Officers Os Industrial Association Is Scheduled A meeting of the directors of the Decatur Industrial Association will be held next Monday even ng at the Association rooms for the purpose of electing officers for the year. The three directors who were elected at the annua) meeting nn January 12 will assume office and six old directors will hold over tor another year. Avon Burk, in the capacity of president, has been at the helm of activities of the Industrial Association during the past year, and France Conter, who has served as secretary of the Association, Is also one of the directors who was re-elected. The directors of the Association are: Avon Burk, France Conter. C. E. Peterson, John Carmody, George Krick, Oscar Lankenau. Hugh Hite, Will Linn and A. R. Holthouse. Following the election of officers, plans will be made for carrying out the junior farmers program whl< h the Association adopted at the an nual meeting. o — Two More Arrested In Jazz Maniac Ca ? San Francisco. Jan. 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Another man and a girl were under arrest here today in connection with the mad career of Dorothy- Ellingson, which ended in her confession that she killed her mother. Emil Kreuter, trap drummer, and Catherine Hoseman. friend of Dorothy and ward of the juvenile court, were held after they told police a story of a party they attended with Dorothy 12 hours after she is alleged to have killed her mother. Kreuter is charged with contributing to the delinquency of minors and the girl is held for the juvenile court. COMER'S HEARING OPENED MONDAY Mrs. John Hannon Identifies Prisoner As Man Who Robbed Her Van Wert, Ohio. Jan. 20. —Although Roy F. Comer was seated with four .other young men, Mrs. John Harmon did not hesitate Monday morning in identifying him as one of the men who entered her home near Wren and robbed her on June 14, 1924. Comer is in the county jail on a warrant charging him with this robbery and his hearing before Squire A. C. Gilpin was started Monday. The only witnesses called were Mr. and Mrs. Harmon. Attorney Fostnaught. appearing for the defendant, requested that the hearing be continued until 1 p. m., Tuesday, in order that other witnesses unavailable yesterday might be called. This was granted. Because of the crowd which gathered to hear the testimony, Squire Gilpin moved his court to the common pleas room. The hearing was set for 9 o’clock but Comer was not brought into the room until 10:30. His sister, Mrs. Eva Rattner, of Fort Wayne was in the room and the alleged bandit exchanged a few words with her when he entered. Aged Man First Prosecutor John 1. Miller put John Harmon on the stand first and the w tftess gave his version of the events of the robbery. He was milking, he said, when a man entered the barn and asked it he had any gasoline. After considerable conversation the man grabbed him and pointed a gun at him, he testified. Then he was pushed into a tool shed with the aid of a second man whose face he did not see, his hands tied behind his back and his cap pulled over his eyes. Later after the men had gone, he released himself and ran to the home of Bert Bowen for help, Mr. Harmon testified. Attorney Fostnaught, with the permission of the court, brought four men from the audience and seated them Comer. This was done before Mr. Harmon started his testimony. , When asked if he could pick out any men in the room who were in the barn, Mr. Harmon picked out (Continued On Page Four)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, January 20, 1925.

NEW SENATOR ■■hkZ? Lieut Gov. Hiram Bingham The above picture presents IJeut. Gov. Hirina Bingham of Connecticut, who was recently appointed to serve the unexpired term of the late United States Senator ftrandegee of Connecticut. iSERiOUSLY HURT IN FAU TODAY Adam Buettel, Local Tailor, Breaks Hip In Fall On Icy Pavement I! - - Adam Buettel, well-known tailor of t’li:; city, was seriously injured shortly before noon today when he slip- '• ped and fell on tha icy street at the corner of Madison and Second streets. i His left hip was broken and his left | shoulder was badly bruised and I wrenched. He was removed to his home on South Third street and later l was taken to the Adams County Mem1 orial hospital. Mr. Buettel. who is well advanced in age. planned to eat dinner up ' town today and eliminate the walk 1 over the icy streets to his home and (back to his tailor shop, which is f Imated over the Peoples X.oan and I Trust company hank, corner of Sec- ( ond and Madison streets. He had just ■ started across Madison street when his feet slipped and he fell heavily to I the pavement. Other pedestrians hurried to his assistance and helped hint to his feet but he was unable to walk. He was helped into James Sprague's automobile and removed to his home, where he was examined by a physician. o ... — — TRUST COMPANY HOLOS ELECTION I Old Directors And Officers Re-Elected By Peoples Loan & Trust Co. The old board of directors and the ’ old officers were re-elected at the tenth annual meeting of the stockholders of the Peoples Loan & Trust Company, held in the bank building. ’ corner of Second and Madison streets this morning. E. E. Zimmerman, resigned as a member of the board of directors and it was decided to have 1 seven members on the board instead 1 of eight, which has been the usual ‘ number. ■ ' The board of directors of the bank ’ is composed of M. Kirsch, H. M. ' Gillig, C. L. Walters. C. E. Bell, and W. A. Lower, all of this city and Charles Schwartz and J. A. Long, ( both of Portland. The officers of the i .bank are M. Kirsch, president; 11. M. Gillig, vice-president; W. A. Lower, 3 secretary; and Miss Fanny B. Hite, j assistant secretary. The usual dividends were declared 3 by the bank today. The institution j has enjoyed good business during the 5 past year and the outlook for the I future was reported to be bright. The I Peoples Loan & Trust company was 3 organized here in 1914 and , opened for business on January 2, 1915. The . total resourses of the bank are $500.- , 000 the capital stock is $50,000 and , the surplus is SB,OOO. CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: May sl.9o>£; July $1.67%; Sept. $1.55- Corn: May $1.36%; July 1 $1.36%; Sept. $1.36%. Oats: May, 63%c; July 63%c; Sept. 59%c. Weather Generally fair tonight and Wednesday; somewhat colder tonight.

ACCUSE SENATOR IN LIQUOR CASE Sen. Edwards. New Jersey, Accussed Os Being Head Os Liquor Ring — Jersey City. N. J., Jan. 20. —Senator Edward I. Edwards, of New Jersey, was dally accused of receiving $3,000 in payment for delivery of 100 ; cases of Scotch whiskey by a witness j in the Weehawken rum running trial here today. Lionel Wilson, an agent of the treasury department, said he believed Senator Edwards the head of the bootlegging ring. W Ison was a witness today in the trial of ten Weehawken policemen and two civilians. Wilson's story under direct examination was to the effect that he met William Griffin, alleged bootleg leader, at various times between July and November 1923 “to make a deal to buy Scotch whiskey." Griffin told him he said, that he was connected with Senator Edwards. -"In November 1 called at Senator Edwards' home by appointment." the | witness declared, despite frantic objections by defense counsel which were overruled. "I met Senator Edwards and was with him for two hours. Griffin was present. I made arrangements to have 100 cases of Scotch delivered. After my arrangements with Senator Edwards at his home in Caldwell, N. J., 1 and my partner. Charles Hurlbut, called at his bank, saw Senator Edwards and. in my presence Hurlbut handed the senator $3,000 for 100 cases of Scotch.” “No doubt United States Senator Edwards is a bootlegger, in your opinion?” the witness was asked. ‘‘Certainly—Edwards was the bootlegger in my transaction," Wilson replied firmly. Washington. Jan. 20. —Senator Edward I. Edwards. New Jersey demo(Continued on pege three) o — TO TRY TYPHOID FEVER SUIT HERE I - .- - - Suit Resulting From Epidemic In Ft. Wayne To Be Tried Here Among the most important law suits scheduled to come up for trial in in the Adams circuit court during the I February term, which will open on Monday, February 2, is the suit brought by the Herman Bauermeister estate against the city of Fort Wayne and the Pennsylvania railroad company, as a result of the typhoid fever epidemic which occured in Ft. Wayne last winter, will go on trial before a jury here on February 23. Judgement for SIO,OOO damages is demanded by the administrator of Mr. Bauermeister's estate. A host of the damage suits came ' on the heels of a typhoid epidemic of last winter when a number of persons died and others had severe sieges of sickness. Some of the cases are brought by the estates of those 1 j who died of the illness. Others were 1 filed by persons w-ho recovered, but who claim damages are due because their health was impaired, they were ■ put to great expense for medical at- ‘ tention and lost time from their em--1 ployment. The trial here will be a three-corn-ered affair with the city of Fort • j Wayne and Pennsylvania railroad re- ’ | presented by separate attorneys and ’ denying guilt of negligence. The theory of the complaints is ' that the typhoid epidemic was spread 1 by the failure of a value in the Pen--5 nsylvania railroad shops to function. 3 It permitted raw, polluted river water 3 to enter the city mains and be dis- ’ tributed to families- in the southeast--1 ern part of the city, it is alleged. Both defendants were negligent in permitting the use of that sort of a ’ valve and in not seeing that it operated properly, it is contended. It is probable that the outcome of ■ the first trial will determine the dis y position of all of the other suits. Eggeman, Reed & Cleland and Ira M. Snouffer, of Fort Wayne, are at- • torneys for the Bauermeister estate and represent the plaintiffs in practically all of the other suits. Guy Col erick will defend the city and Leon s- ard. Rose & Zollars the railroad com pany.

Wants Longer Protection l ? or Fur-Bearing Animals (UNITED PRRSS SERVICE)) Indianapolis, Jan. 20. —A bill making it unlawful to trap fur-bearing animals until after November 20 instead of November 10, as the law now provides, will be Introduced in the state house of representatives by Representative Carter, of Salem. Carter said such a measure in furs and is approved by the department of conservation. CREAMERIES CO. HOLDS ELECTION Cloverleaf Creameries Elect Old Directors And Officers At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., held at the home office iu this city, the, old board ®f directors and the same officers were re-elected. ' T 'he directors of the Creamery company are: W. A. Klepper, Decatur; E. L. Martin, Huntington; 11. P. Markle, Huntington; N. R. Holthouse and Heber Humbarger, Decatur. The officers are. E. L Martin, president; W. A. Klepper, vice-president and general manager; H P. Markle, treasurer and N. R. Holthouse, secretary. The Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., is one of the progressive concerns of Decatur and its product, “Coverleaf Brand" butter, has gained as wide reputation throughout the country. In the eastern cities namely Cleveland. Pittsburgh. New York and other places, several carloads of butter are sold every week. During the past year the local plant manufactured approximately 2.750,000 pounds of butter and paid to the farmers in the local territory for butter fat about, $900,000. Before the Cloverleaf Creameries created the demand for butterfat, the dairy business in this county was not half of what It is today. Recently, it has grown to large proportions and is now- one of the leading industries in th - * country. Besides the local plant, the company owns large creamI cries at Huntington and Marion. InI diana. o Hawkins’ Hearing Is Opened At Dayton. O. Dayton. 0.. Jan. 20. —(Special to Daily T>emocraH —Preliminary hearing for Morton S. Hawkins, who is under federal indictment in connection with an alleged $20,000,000 stockswindle was begun today before IT. S. Commission Andrew S. Iddings. Several weeks ago Hawkins was granted a continuaicl and susequently was released on bond of $20,000. Following the arrest of Hawkins, Fred W. Warner. Marion. Ohio, attorney announced he will fight the removal of his cliant to Indianapolis, where the indictment was returned. Hawkins is charged with conspiracy to use the mails to defraud. • In the event commissioner Iddings, finding the defendant over to the grand jury at Indianapolis an application for a warrant of removal will be heard before Judge Smith Kickenlooper at Cincinnati tonight. It was indicated at noon that a decision : may be reached this afternoon. o—■ Funeral For W. F. Rice Here Wednesday Morning Funeral services for W. F. Rice, former Decatur resident who died suddenly at his home in Gideon, Missouri, early Sunday morning, will 1 be held from the home of his brother. B. J. Rice. 237 North Fifth street. ! at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning. 1 ■ the Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, pastor of ‘ | the Methodist church, officiating • t Burial will be made in the Decatur r cemetery. Mr. Rice’s death is believed to have ; been caused by gas fumes from the ■ furnace in the basement of his home 1 at Gideon. He had gone to the fur 1 nace to fire the furnace and his life - less body was found their later. The body arrived in this, city at 5:1( f o’clock this morning and was taker t- to the B. J. Rice home. The bod; was accompanied here by Mr Rice’: a son. Kenyon, and M S. Anderson, o t- Gideon. e o :- The regular meeting of the Knights 1- of Columbus was held last evening r- and an enjoyable meeting was held r- A program was also given by th< January committee.

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SEN. NEJOL IS WINNER IN TEST ON LEADERSHIP Stormy Session Held In Upper House Os Legislature Today PARTY LINES BROKEN Several Bills Are Advanced To Second And Third Reading (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Indianapolis, Jan. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat)- In a stormy session of the upper house of the state legislature. Senator James J. Nedjl, of Whiting, today won out in his first test of power as leader of the republican forces in the senate. The fight came on the motion of Senator Perkin®, Indianapolis, democrat, to amend the rules so that bills could not be brought ud for reconsideration after indefinite postponment in f'ominittee in the senate. Party lines were swept away when Senator Daily, of Indianapolis, and a group of republican senators supportring him. deserted ranks and voted . with the democrats in considering the Perkins motion. Dally bitterly- opposed Nedjl in republican party caucus preceding ' opening of the legislature, for selection as President protem of the senate. Shaking his finger in the face of Senator Daily. Nedjl insisted that the fight being made to amend the rules i was a challenge of his leadership. “Whether these rules are amended ( or not is immaterial to me" thunder- * ed Nedjl. “The whole question settles ( down to this. It is a fight to determine who is the leader of the major--1 ity.” Turing to Daily. Nedjl said: “You I are a member of the rules committee. Take them and amend them if you want to. 1 don’t care." After a lengthty debate the Perkins motion opposed by Nedjl with the regular republicans lining up behitf'l him was voted down 27 to 23.. , Three bills were advanced to third reading in the senate and the same ) number to third reading in the* house. House bills which went to third ■ reading, included the measure to ini crease exemptions on real estate - mortgages from SI,OOO to $2,000 and the bill providing for a re-asses«ment . of all real estate in Indiana this year instead of in 1926. ■ j Bills advanced to third reading in ithe senate included. Senator English’s . hill to provide strongest penalties for (Continued on Page Three) RADIO FUNO IS GROWING NICELY Merchants On South Second Street Donate ’ iherally; Total $145.75 The fund being raised here to purchase radio receiving sets for the > blind residents of the city received a fine boost yesterday afternoon when ■'i Charles Colter, and R. J. Harting, the II leaders in the movement, canvassed ' the business houses on Second street, ' between Jefferson and Monroe streets ' and received a total of $56.50. This amount, added to the previous total ’’ and a donation of $1 received at the '*■ Daily Democrat office, makes a grand ’■ total of $145.75 received in the fund 1 to date. This afternoon, Messers, Colter and ' Harting planned to canvas the busi- ° ness houses on North Second street and tomorrow- probably will visit the I factories. Tw-o hundred dollars or e-1 more is still needed to make the fund I large enough to provide sets for the n ;six blind residents of the city. Sev- . oral citizens and business firms have , a given $5 and $lO to the fund and sevmore similar contributions are wanted. The Knights of Columbus lodge took up a collection last night (t , for the fund and today turned over $7 to Messers. Colter and Harting, d’ unsolicited. le Following are the latest contribu(Continued On Page Four)