Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 11 February 1925 — Page 1

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lIUSREGULIITION I [ILL IS PASSED I HSENATETO3AY |ie Sen iff Board ■ (ÜBBIH VITUKEI) ■ To prohibit Teachers ■ -roT V, < arii'" Religious ■ Garbs Advances B ■ ■ i..u.ii"'L'- | 11 |M ( . U | i„ D.nlx O' inocrat) Alter Bak hours sI,: "T . ■ / ihiirs's "I the cxistance HI lu.wirl'til lobbies lor and ■ "te measure. Were ■ hurled buck and lorth. the sen- !■ , _■ .M .1 the Moorehead ■ hr. nmilation bill. |M is bill wbieb proxides lor ■ft ,lion <4 motor buses and ■ trucks a., line eoniinon ear-; ■ rrM.il Indiana highways by |» y,,. seixici eoninnssion. a vole of 3.5 to !•>• MH Hie bill now govs Io the, ■ Uh r< bis lx ell lio more con-) ■ s.p, ini.lo gainst peoples' Hrhr.a n. the legislature than 19 tu has been b\ opponents of ■ astire. S< iiator Moore|9 ha. ... |,.d..iii.ipohs. sponsor the bill, declared. MH . I',: IMn.HI. Alio toil .on tii.it most of the MH ■: railroad and trac ■ :o bite Th'.' lull HM piwl. |H| a the measure would MH <"U anions thHH ho iat..!•< and as soon as the MHwtt’P-titii.n i- eliminated the rates rill be raised. ‘A a word of opposition the BB'- 1 •'> Representative HH■ Vice to prohibit the wearH itig <■! -u- garb by teachers in |Ml*»l ir schools passed to third read-| MH in in the house. M| A -oiil.a lull was killed in the HH ■ :-a. tied second read- ■>. 1 .11 is another so called) HH . ni.-.oiite and is expect M’ v opposition win.:; i' >•••!>. 'S up fur passage. HH ' •<> ■ Be Hanged On Friday |M| -"MTEIi PRESS SERVICE) Springfield, ill., Feb. 11—(Special HH Ii John KammerHH" V.u,.-c,,r. hammer slayer, will HMw the extreme penalty for his HM lt ' ? "' Hallows Friday. John HH' b ' I'lir. also sentenced to HH k®’- »’’•* r-fused a commutation of HH ” t! ’ Governor Small, in view ■B 'inin-mlations of the board ■H| i rtlons and paroles, saw no rear■M”, interfering with the execution e-nt-tees. !1( . sai(l , n a f orma l ■■ statement, limit school I PRESENTS PLAY ■ ■ Annual Eighth Grade Play' H At H. S. .Auditorium ■ This Evening ■ J'‘ P first Performance of the ann- ■ | eft ' ral school play will be given HH 10 high school auditorium this at 8 °' clock - Th e eighth ■ bJo !UP ' IS haaVP been working <1:1and .s ° n " le P ' ay for several weeks sat n** adUltS w 110 are work >ng them ■ ' " ,at th e youthful actors are going ■bn M PriSP th^'r eldpr *- Tho Play will ■ "i l ',J n , ,ollißllt anil ‘oPiorrow night. ■ Plav ch f ° r Fun ’ is the tlt,e Vie ■ ll is aXe? r .h reßentatlOn lh ‘ S >ear 9 Craw <■ » hree ' act comedy. Miss at the o° ° lle ° f their instructors H Play. “ en,ral Sf hOO1 ' is directing the I ’in , 'm 8 SP th ial ' ies WUI be given be ’ ■ Pleasine . '.' S PVenin K and several BH UrPri “ es aloi ’R this line are

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Take Steps To Protect Roads During Thawing I State highway officials took steps I today to safeguard stone and gravel i roads from heavy traffic when th» ' 1 frost starts going out of the ground ; in the spring, and Instructions w?re i Issued to all district engineers, super-intendi-nts and road patrolmen, that I the same rules and regulations riiJ forced last year will again be folI lowed. Highway people do not expect any i serious amount of breaking up of . roads this year, largely due to the I continued maintenance and also to the fact that there was little rain 'I during the fall and wipter when the | ropds were freezing. However, it is I possible that some weak places will i l>e developed. In such event heavy I hauling will hi prohibited at a time when they would cut under such traffic, and arrangements have been 1 1 aompleted for immediate repairs 'I when weak spots develop. 11 0 — SEN.SAUNDERS FOSTERS RILL .1 State Senator From Bluffton Introduces City Building Bill , I Indianapolis. Ind., Feb. 11.—A bill which would permit cities to include . in newly built city buildings provisions for community activities such as an auditorium or community hall and gymnasium fully equipped, was introduced in the state senate Tuesday afternoon by Senator George L. , Saunders, of Bluffton. Procedure by petition of 100 freeholders would permit a uity cuuucil to hold an election where in if more than fifty per cent of the voters favored the building, such a building, equipped could be built through city taxation. The bill, it is said. Is applicable to the City of Bluffton as an emergency measure, and while the name of the City of Bluffton is not set out in the bill, the provision is limited to cities of between 5.000 and 5,500 population, which would limit its scope. This was fully explained in the introduction by Senator Saunders, who is of the belief that the hill will be ' favorably received. Under the provisions of the act a • city may erect a building which would house the city offices; the municipal I ght and power offices; rooms for fire fighting equipment; a room for Ohamber of Commerce meetings; an auditorium for community gatherings and political gatherings, a basketball hall for high school or independent games and conventions in which a city organization is host. 1 The city council would have power to make rules and regulations for the 1 use of the building and collect such rentals as deemed fit. the money to be used for the upkeep and maintenance of the building. The bill provides an emergency measure, which would put it into effect the moment it is signed by the governor at the close of the present session. > Failure to receive more than onehalf the votes at an election would cause the question to be put aside | for two years, when it may again he I taken up and petitioned for by propi erty owners. 0 ‘Decatur Man Is Fined At Ft. Wayne Yesterday Justice of the Peace W. H. Hughes fined Jack Ellsworth of Decatur, $lO and costs yesterday for intoxication Ellsworth was unable to pay his fine and went to jail. He was arrested yesterday morning by Sheriff Henry Marlin at a roadhouse on the Decatur road. —Fort Wayne JournalGazette. o— — Chester Johnson Is Seriously 11l At Gary Word was received here today that Chester Johnson, brother of E. W. Johnson, of this city, and Mayor R. O. Johnson, of Gary, was seriously ill in a hospital at Gary. Mr. Johnson was taken suddenly ill yesterday evening and his condition was reported .to be serious today. The nature of his illness is not known.

HOPE OF SOLVING I ' POISON MYSTERY IS WANING TOMI Look To Science Os Psychiatry To Solve Ohio State University Case STUDENT IS RELEASED I — ■ ■■■'■ Two Other Students Suspicioned; Both Are Acting Queerly U NITED «*TT-tS SERVICED Columbus, 0., Feb. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —All hope of solving the mystery of the stryhnine: poisonings at Ohio State university 1 rested today with the science of' psychiatry. Unless Dr. Henry 11. Goddard cun find some mental twist in the two suspects he is to examine—some cur ions disease of the mind which has, been given either or both the stud? .: a maniacal desire to commit wholesale murder —the police investigation may be given up as hopeless. “Our principal hope now is in Dr. I Goddard’s work." Police Prosecutor 1 Chester said. Suspicion attaches to one of the) students because he has admitted buying a dozen fiftieth grain strychnine for use as a stimulant during mid year summer term examinations. The other student is not in the pharmacy department where the poison was given out as quinine but close observation has revealed that he has acted "queerly" during the last few days. Also without any sigma of TThyWal-Yrttm.-nr h>- has (Continued ci: Page Six) COUNTY MEDICAL ' SOCIETY MEETS — Fort Wayne Physicians! Guests At Meeting Held Here Last Night — Members of the Adams County; Medical society and a number of outof town guests held an interesting meeting at the Adams County Memorial hospital last evening. Subjects of interest to the profession were discussed and talks were given by the members and guests. The doctors and physicians who were present at the meeting were. Drs. J. S. Boyers, Beavers, C. C. Rayl. W. E. Smith. J. M. Miller. P. B. Thomas. H. F Costello, and Elizabeth Burns, of this city; Dr. Miller, of Monroe; J. C. Grandstaff, of Preble; Dr. Franz and D. D. Jones, of Berne; Dr. Hinchman, of Geneva; and Dr. Cameron. Dr. Truelove. Dr Van Sweringen and Dr. S. P. Hoffman, of Foit Wayne. Dr. Cameron gave an interesting ■ and instructive talk on “Diagnosis, and Treatment of Diseases of the r Kidneys and Bladder." and he demonstrated his talk with X-ray films. He was assisted by Dr. Truelove. Dr Bud Van Sweringen Is the Councellor of this district and as such gave an instructive talk on medical affairs In general and complimented the Adams county society for the work the members are doing. Dr. Hoffman, a former Decatur doctor, gave an interesting talk and paid a tribute to the people of Ailams county on the erection of th?, beautiful and modern county hospital j The medical society gave a vote ofthanks to Thurman A. Gottschalk, county representative in the state legislature on the interest “he has shown in the medical profession and in the Chiropractic bil before the legislature. The society also ex- i pressed its thanks to Dr. Cameron for his splendid talk. The Adams County Medical society has been meeting about every two weeks. The previous meeting was held at Berne, the members being the guests of Dr. and Mrs. H- O. Jones. Several of the local members of the society were unable to attend last evening's meeting on account of professional engagements.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, February 11, 1925.

Spectacular Fire Causes $250,000 Loss At Chicago! Chicago, Fel>. 11.— (United Preys.) I —Damage estimated at approximate'ly $250,000 was done today by a I spectacular fire on State street in the ; heart of the loop shopping district. The seven-story Singer building was virtually razed. For several hours it was feared The Fair, mammoth department store adjoining the burning structure and other stores, would be fired by the sparks. Four Moors of the building collapsed and piled the street with debris. Cause of the fire was not determined. One fireman was injured. G—AUTO BANDITRY I BILL IS KILLED Bill To Provide Death Penalty For Auto Bandits Dies In Senate — 1 Indianapolis, Feb. 11. —The senate' today killed the bill sponsored by Senator Batt, of Terre Haute, to provide the death penalty for auto band-; I itry. 1 Senator Nejdl, republican floor leader. moved that the bill be made a special iorder of business for March It). Senator Batt protested that the legislature will be adjourned before that date. -t The motion of Senator Nejdl was adopted and the bill killed. "Why under that bill a nigger who steals a couple of chickens and rides away in a second hand flivver would be put to death." Senator Shank, of [ Angola, said. I. o •Torturing Os Prisoners Is Alleged In Texas (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Austin, Tex.. Feb. 11 — Alleged tori titling of prisoners on Texas prison farms, described in charge by Mrs. J. !E. King of the prison advisory board I was to be investigated at a continual- ! ion of the joint legislative committee’s jhearing on charges of mismanagement of the state prison system here today. Stories of alleged inhuman treatment have lieen told th committee by witnesses, some of them former convicts. Prisoners were beaten to death, others were killed outright and one was glogged, kicked and submerged in icy water, resulting in his death, according to the testimony of one former convict. o CONCERT TO BE GIVEN NEXT WEEK Symphony Orchestra From Fort Wayne To Appear Here Feb. 19 — •- Tickets are being sold by the mem • bers of the Christian Endeavor society of the Evangelical church and at the Holthouse Drug Store for the popular concert to be given at the I high school auditorium here on Thurs- ; day night. February 19. under the auspices of that organization, by the ; Glbson-Plectrum Symphony orchestra, | of Fort Wayne. Admission prices are i twenty-five cents for children and i thirty-five cents for adults. Already much interest has been shown in the | concert and a large aud ence is exi pected to enjoy the program. The Gibson-Plectrum orchestra is a ■ high class musical organization and has proven popular wherever it has played. In addition to the orchestra, specialities are given by two youthful entertainers, quartets and a string ■ band of several pieces. The concert [ promises to be one of the outstanding musical events of the season in Decatur. Weather Generally fair tonight and Thursday. Slightly colder tonight in east portion; rising temperature Thursday afternoon.

TRIBUTE TO BE | PAID TO LINCOLN HERE TOMORROW City And County Will Observe 116th Birthday Os Martyred President BANKS WILL CLOSE Appropriate Programs To Be Given In Schools; Talks To Be Given Decatur and Adams county will observe the 116th birthday of Abra- ■ ham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States, tomorrow, January 12. The banks in this city and throughout the county will he closed, the day ! being a legal holiday in Indiana. The pcstoffice will be opened as I usual and the usual deliveries will be made in the city and in the county. The schools in this city will give special programs in observance of ; the martyred president. Talks on Lincoln will be given in the Decatur public schools and in the Decatur Catholic school and Lincoln’s feeling for his fellowman, so ably expressed in his Gettysburg speech when he said. “With charity for all. with malice towards none.” will be stressed by those who give a history of his life. The Rotary club will have the pleasure of hearing French Quinn, of this city, give a talk on Abraham Lincoln at their regular meeting Thursday evening. A short biography on Abraham Lincoln says: Abraham Lincoln, sixtContinued on Pace six! o WINNERS IN CORM CLUB ANNOUNCED Herbert Hawkins, Washington Township, Wins First Prize Herbert Hawkins, of Washington township, held a slight lead over Albert Davison, of St. Marys township, in the final windup to determine the winners in the one-acre corn club contest conducted in the county during the past year. Hawkins’ grade totaled 7.3 61 points out of a possible 100 and Davison's grade was 73.5.3, only a slight fraction less. Noah Schrock, of Monroe township, was third with a total grade of 69.48 points. The three boys will be given, I free trips to the Purdue Club Roundup to be held at Lafayette. May 5 to 8. all expenses being borne by the Bank of Berne. Other boys who finished the contest with total grades of lover 60 points' are Walter Amstutz, j Jefferson township, and) Albert E. Steury. Monroe township, who finished fourth and fifth, respectively. In determining the winners, a value of .30 points of the total 100 was accorded the yield per acre; 15 points to cost per bushel: 20 points to 10-ear samples shown in the county corn club show, and 35 points to record | book and story. Davison led all those who finished in yield and lowest cost per bushel: Schrock showed •he best 10-ear sample and Albert E. Steury submitted the best record hook. One of the requirements of the clnb contest was that each boy select one bushel of seed corn and it is said the Schrock boy gathered 15 potato crates of corn from his acre and dried it thoroughly for seed purposes. No doubt considerable excellent seed corn has been selected ns a result of the boys taking part in the contest. A corn judging contest will be held in connection with the Club Roundup and the three boys who will make the trip will be coached in judging corn and compete as a team from Adams county. According to pljsent indications, the corn club project will be put on again this year as one project in the program of county club work.

Worry Over Debts Is Cause Os A Suicide (UNITED ertE.4S SF.nVICI?) Chicago, Feb. 11—(Special to Daily I I Democrat) —Worry oVer debts waul i given today us the cause for the I suicide of John Fuir.sler, a leading; (lawyer of Sycamore, 111. Faissler’s body was discovered In the room of a hotel here last night. ‘ Faissler included among his clients the Dekalb County Telephone company, the Northwestern and Great Western railroads and the Public Utility company of Northern Illinois. Several letters left by Faissler con- ’ vinced police worry over debts was the motive. One letter to Mrs Faissler said: "You have been a very good wife 1 and I am a fool. The insurance - money Is yours. Educate the chilC dren with it and the rest let my credl-' tors have." The widow and four children survive Faissler. A daughter. Frances, attends the University of Illinois, f 1- : PYTHIAN HOME ; DRIVE NEAR END 1 r * - r Campaign For Funds To ? Build New State Home 1 Ends On Saturday a * 1 The campaign for funds for build- ' ing the propsed Pythian Home by the ’ Knights of Pythias lodges in Indiana. will close this week, Saturday being the final check-up day. Dore B. Erwin, of this city, grand chancellor of 1 the Indiana Pythian lodges stated this afternoon. Contributions from local members J have been coming in fine and the committee appointed to solicit donations in the way of one day's wages for each member held a meeting last night and made a check-up of the campaign in this county. They report splfnd d success and already a , I large sum has been donated by the local lodge members. Another meet- ; ing of the building fund committee i will be held Friday night and the ' names of those members not visited [ ’ will be reported and a final visit made I ,on Saturday. On Saturday night the I results will be c ompiled and it is i hoped that the local lodge is well 1 , over its quota. It was stated that, so far, very few): of the members have t'uTed to respond to the cause and reports from i , over the state are very satisfactory. < , who have not yet donated towards the home are urged to get i . their contributions to the committee i . not later than Friday night. The results of the state-wide cam- ; paign for funds to build the home will J be made known on February 10 from ! | Indianapolis, by Dore B. Erwin, who |, 'will broadcast the results by radio! , | from that city. Men’s Brotherhood Holds Election Os Officers The Men’s Brotherhood of the ’ Christian church met at the home of i A D. Artman last night and held its i . annual election of officers. The offi- : . ■ cers chosen for the present year were ) J Homer Ruhl, president; William Kohls j ! vice-president; and Albert Kidwell.) i i secretary and treasurer. \ social hour I I was enjoyed after which Mrs. Artman ) I) assisted by her daughter, Mrs. Olin I ■ Baker, served a delicious luncheon. I > Two Boys Believed To Be ’ “Playing Floyd Collins” s Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 11. —Two little! t brothers, Adams, 7, and Martin Maciei jeski, 11, mlsisng from their home > since Monday, may be prisoners in s a cave where they went with a com ) - panion to "play Floyd Collins,” ac-1 - cording to police today. i i Albert Kleinhefer, 8. the third boy e in the party, told detectives that he was incarcerated in an old beer vault 3 Monday by the two boys and barri-1 p caded in with boards. Adam and Marp tin then went into another nearby I i eave to find an entrance to the beer s I vault. Albert succeeded in escaping from ~ | the vault Monday night and returned a home. He did not tell about Adam b and Martin until today. Authorities began a search of the cave.

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WITHIN TEN FEET OF HIS PRISON TODAY New Fisure Discovered In Shaft Being; Sunk Peters Out INQUIRY CONTINUES Rescuers Believe They Will Reach Collins By Thursday Noon Cave City, Ky. Feb. 11, “I warned Floyd not to go into the cave so much ■or he would get buried deeper than 1 could dig him out". So Ixse Collins, aged father of the man who has been a prisoner of the cave now for thirteen days, testified before the court marshall of inquiry here today. When I heard he was caught I just rested at home for a while. I figured they'd get him out. Anyhow. I could not help him much myself. As Ijee Collins was excused from the stand, word came from the shaft being sunk in an effort to free Collins that the fissure discovered beneath the pit floor had petered out. The crevice was expeted to lead directly to Floyds’ prison. Workers noy have progressed to within ten fe«t of Collins living tomb according to H. T. Carmichael, in charge of digging operations. “We'll reach him tomorrow noon" Carmichaael promised. "The dry limestone we are digging through now permits us to work at a fair rate of speed. At. the Mouth of Sand Cave. Feb. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Five feet below the bottom of the shaft being sunk toward him Is a four foot crevice which may mean the early release of Floyd Collins, □trough this underground prison. This was ascertained early todav )by a drill running ahead of the dig- | gers to keep them informed of the ) conditions they must meet. It was found the odor of banana oil gas, which was so stiongly in the bottom of the shaft last nignt, emanated from an eight inch crevice in the side wall The gaS is being used in an effort to find a second and rear entrance to Collins’ rock cell. This and the presence of cave crickets in the dirt removed gave rise to hopes of Collins’ immediate release. Use of dynamite, started last night (Continued on Page Six) TELLS OF PAYINB BRIBES IN PRISON Convicted Bootlesrger Says He Paid Highly For Special Privileges (UNITED PRESS SERVK’R) Atlanta. Ga. Feb. 11 —Willie Haar. ) convicted millionare bootlegger, continuing his remarkable story of having i paid large sums of money for special privileges in Atlanta penitentiary, 'resumed the witness stand today in (federal court trial of A. E. Sartain. I deposed warden. L. J. Fletc her, for- ; mor deputy warden and Lawrence Riehi, close friend of Sartain, who acted as a go-between. | Haar the ouly witness at yesterday’s ! session told how-, after paying $10,500 ■to Riehl and Rev. Thomaas P. Hayi den. deposed prison chaplain, he wir|ed another $5,000 to Riehl at Columbus, at the request or Warden Sartain ) None of this money was ever return- . |ed to him, Haar testified, and claimed it was divided among the defendants. ■ | Other wealthy prisoners, victims of [the special privilege system who are | ready to testify for the prosecuton I are Gorge Rmus, Cincinnati; Morris i E. Sweetwood and Munnie Kessler, t New York and Fred Haar, Savannah. Ga. all convicted bootleggers.