Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 27 February 1925 — Page 1

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STATE SENATE RESUMES WORK TODAY

®S ENTERED 112 PERSONS FEDER AL COURT l„ta Baltzell Hears Aruinnmenls Os Large Number AtCapital 34 PLEAD GUILTY , —— Triak Os 1 08 Who Pleaded Not Guilty S-fl To Begin March 11 , ?i;K>S SERVICE) I , an: po!i F !>. 27.-(Spcc!al to r,..;- r, nim r it) -la rapid fire order I rr-ons wore arraigned in federal I rt today before Judge BalUoll. I v..r, tin 1 first time .Indue Baltzell | |ud hczid arraignments sitting on| [ ftr federal bench. Thirty-four persons entered pleas : of guilty and Judge Baltzell was to I P-! sentence this afternoon. Tii.d c.f IOS persons entering pleas' ; of not guilty will begin March 11.' | Baltzell announced. V.'ll'.i:’. Dugan and Matt Botts,; Both of Marion. Ind., charged with run-piracy to violate the national n:oliil>itic:> laws. pleaded not guilty bi iianapolls. Feb. 27.— (Special to Da'ly Democrat) —Nearly one hnn-i ; tad persons indicted by the federal! tt'.Dil jury in a sweeping roundup rs liquor law violators faced Judge IMilcll in federal court today for ■ inrigMtent The men under indictment included the mayor and chief of police and 1 dozen prominent lodge men of ilhlmell, Ind. Fifty persons charged with violation of other federal laws were also tn be arra gned. Twenty-throe to be arraigned on liquor charges are from Evansville, twmty-six from New Albany, five trim J-ffereonville, anti forty-one from Fort Wayne. Relief From Sub-zero Weather Coming Soon (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Chicago. Feb. 277—Relief from the sear-zero and sub-zero cold now centering in this entire districct may b ex Pected during the next 36 hours, the father bureau stated today. Slightly "Isber temperatures are expected in the eastern section of the district tonight The coldest wather is at Th Pas., Xan - where the thermometer stands at 32 below. At Duluth, Minn, it is belw zero by 22 degrees. If NTEN SERVICES n OPEN TONIGHT I'rst Os Series Os Services To Be Held At St. Marys (atholic Church The first of the Friday night Lenten Ca T Wi " be ne,(l at the S t. Marys < hohe church at 7:30 this evening, or th ße 7‘ Ceß wiU co,isißt ‘he Way B1 ® i r ° SS and Bene <iiction of the Seimf Sacra ‘ nen ‘- Rev. J. a. th? U' Z " 1 " Con<iuct ‘he services of l'< ter s ay m ’ he Cr ° 83 3,1,1 ReV ' Otto On T* 1 RlVe ttle - jne<l iction. LentenT BGV6ning 8GV6ning the first of 'he Petal ' rm ° nS wiU be R’ven. Father '"■■ - mon, forth “ Ser,eß of ser - Passion ?! neXt SIX weeks on the for T " ° Jeails Christ. His text first sorroX ! Veninß WiU be 011 the of Christ '• " mystery ’ “ Th e Agony win L! he Garden ’.’ Father that thp out in hls en was “T ° f Chriat ln ,h 0 Card°‘the sin" t Cle< ' for ths a ‘°nement Fath ° f Pride ' ' ii >>kct er n t P n terS Wi “ announce ‘he the nin« c l 6 ° ther five ser| nons at n ” 81 ' Sunday morning.

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i Miners' Children To Be Sent To Mooseheart Home liHii.iißipoli--, Fab. 27.—Announce I mt nt was made here today by Janie IJ. Davis. Secretary of Labor and a thigh official of the Loyal Order of | .'.loose, that thi' organization would I provide homes a: the Moosclieart. 111., National Home for fourteen children made fatherless by the mine explosion at Sullivan last- week. At the same time Mary Gray, ediItor of the Hoosier Moose, announced I ihat the national organization had i.int SIO,OOO to Sullivan for enterIgency relief. Sixteen of the fifty one victims of :|pt Sullivan lisaster were members cf the Moose organ'station, and the fourteen children to go to the noj tional home are children of some of I thesis O FARMERS ENTER TON UTTER CLBBs Few Restrictions Placet’ On Litters Entered In The Contest From t’ne numerous inquiries which have been coining into the County Ag. nt’s office concerning the rules of (he Ton Litti ;• Contest, it seems that ■viral fanners have been confused! as ta the requirements for enrolling land competing in this interesting; ■ phase of hog feeding work. In the first place some farmers seem to have the opinion that only purebred:; or registered hogs are eligible.; This is not the case, since there is | no restriction as to the kind of breed.; I Pure-breds. cross-breds, grades.—all j have an equal chance in the conipe tition. Others seem to have the opinion that there are certain rules and restrictions laid down as to the kind of feed to be fed. In this case it may be said that it is entirely up to the hog feeder, since he may feed any kind and amount of feed he may care to. No weights need bo kept of the feed or the weight of the hogs at various times during the six months. Practically the only requirement made of contestants is that each lit ter be reported within seven days after it is farrowed, giving the earmarking. The contest is on a sixmonths or 180-day basis. All litters farrowed during February, March and April are eligible. Feeders of litters weighing a ton or more on the 180th day will be awarded gold medals by. the Indiana Live Stock Breeders Association and in addition the feeder of the heaviest litter will receive the Schmitt Trophy. The second heaviest litter feeder will receive twenty dollars in cash, third will receive fifteen dollars in cash, fourth will receive ten dollars, and fifth will receive five dollars. Silver medals are awarded for litters weighing 1,800 pounds or more and bronze medals for litters weighing 1,600 pounds or more. According to word from the County Agent's office this morning about twenty farmers have now enrolled, and it is expected a few more will have enrolled by Saturday, since that is the last day enrollments will be received. o Democrats Give Loving Cun To Speaker Leslie (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Indianapolis, Feb., 27 —Harry G. Leslie, speaker of the house of representatives, was the proud possessor today of a half ounce loving cup. The cup was presented by members of the Democratic minority in the house as a token of appreciation of “impartiality as presiding officer. Representative Kenney, of New Albany, was master of ceremonies in presenting the loving cup. Kenney explained the Democrats would have given Leslie a larger loving cup but that they did not think it neccessary since the Wright “bone dry’’ prohibition bill has passed the legislature.

TRAIN GSffllTS ; ESCAPE ATGABY I 1 Authorities Seek Bandits In ‘Underworld Between Gary And Chicago Gary, Ind, Feb. 27. —Through the underworld denizens of the badlandthat connect Gary wit!, Chicago, Ind- ' iana and Illinois authorities today ' searched for two train bandits who last evening held up a Chicago-bound • .New Yoik Central train and escaped near this city with cash and jewelry estimated at SIO,OOO. The bandits, according to railroad ■ officials boarded the train at Toledo. ’ Ohio. Just as the train was leaving: Chesterton. Ind.. 14 miles from Gary, they opened a satchel, drew out al revolver and a sawed-off shotgun, and ; PTi gan their operations. I A dozen passengers on the coach. • were lined up and stripped of th -ir ' I jewels. Cush was taken from th ir pockets, and the bandits jumped fr I the train as it slowed up in passing ; ■ through Gary. Among the victims were Mrs. T ; E. Gonzales, New York; Miss Alva Shaleen. St. Paul; George E. Smith.' Des Moines; Mrs. C. S. McCullough.l Des Moines, and T. I’. Buscher, llu ’ Pullman conductor, whoso homo iin Buffalo N. Y. 'New Suoerior Court Will Be Different Vineennelnd. Feb. 27 —The new •Knox county superior court, presided, , over by John R. Entison, will be differ-1 lent from apy other superior court in I ‘the state, attorneys declared tmiuy. f The new court will have jurisdiction i 'in criminal us well as civil cases. Those who have studied the court I I bill say it gave no provisions for filing j | oA cases and attorneys will apparently; have the right to file criminal case | n either of the two county courts they choose. SERMON SUBJECTS ANNOUNCEDTODAY Rev. Fledderjohann Announces Series Os Sermons Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann today announced the subjects for a series of I sermons for the Sunday morning and j evening services at the Zion Reformed church during the pre-Easter season. The sermon subjects for the . Sunday morning services deal, with vital aau important subjects which cannot receive too much consideration in the great program of life. The Sunday sermons will be; Sunday, March I—“WhaJ is Thy only Comfort in Life and in Death?'' Sunday, March B—" What is the Law of God?" Sunday. March 15—“ Why art Thou i called a Christian?" Sunday, March .-—"Why is Prayer Necessary for Christians?” Sunday, March 29—" What ,s True ’ Faith?” Sunday, April s—" Building as Ye ' ..ave been Taught.” — (Confirmation service of Catechumens.) Sunday, April 12 — “The Empty Tomb.” —(Easter service.) The Sunday evening services will be devoted to a series of character ) I sermons dealing with the persons associated and connected with the life and crucifixion of Christ. These messages will form the background of the great atoning work of the Master. Many of the characters associated with the crucifixion of he Ijord are still living in deed, action and motive. b„iiowing are the subjects; Z.trch 1 Judas, The Betrayer." March B—“ Caiaphas.—“ Caiaphas. The Formal- ■ Ist.” March 15—“ Peter, The Impulsive." .arch 22 —“Pilate. The Roman Gov-1 i ernor.” March 29 “Herod, the Inquisitive.” April s—“ Barabbas,5 —“Barabbas, the World’s i Choice.” ■ April 12 — “The Thorn - Crowned King"—(l-k-.ster Cantai', by the choir).

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, February 27, 1925.

.Expect Crisis Today In McClintock Death f'rohe Chicago, Feb. 27 —Tho “< rials" of the inquest into the death of William "Billy” McClintock, last of tho tragic McClintock’s, was expected today with the seizure of three witnesses from the underworld, who are said to have had important conversations with William D Shepherd, foster father of the “millionaire orphan," ami chief beneficiary under his will. The three witnesses, who names, were withheld, were taken on a tip; to Chief Justice Harry Olson of the! Chicago .Municipal court, who initi.it ' ed the inquiry. They were questioned during the night and until an early hour today and because of their information they were held in custody pi nding today's session of the inquest. Yesterday's testimony was mostly routine nature, given in efforts to' ; show that Shephetd's financial con-' I dWion was insecure and that he “liv I < d as a parasite on of the McClintock i estate." o PLANNING FOR COMMENCEMENT S'inerintrndcnt Seeks Newspaner Man To Deliver Address Here | It may be a little early to talk about school vacations, especially when the weather man destroys all signs -of (spring, but any way. City School Sup-] |qerintendent M. F. V/orthman is getting things ready for tho annual cominencement of the Decatur High school next May. He has Invited one of tho foremost (newspaper men tn the country to deGiver the address to the graduates and their friends of commencement exlercises to he held in this city about I May 20 and it is hoped that the man isought will bo able to fill tho engagement Mr. Worthni.m stated that men representing about every profession in Hie country, except the newspaper! profession, bad delivered commencement addresses here and that ho and members of the school board wished to secure a newspaper man to deliver the address this year. There are 54 or 55 seniors in the graduation class this year and there is less than Twelve weeks of school remaining. Last year the largest class in the history of the local school, 54 boys and girls wi re graduated from the Decatur High School. o_ CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: May $1 July $1.67%: Sept. $1.52%. Corn: May $1.33%; uJly $1.35; Sept. $1.33%. Oats: May 54"sc; July 56c: Sept. 54%c. ,, KIDNAPPING PLOT Mum) Indiana Senators At Dayton Hear Os Plan To Kidnap Few Os Them A letter from J. H. Stewart, Dayton. io. said the Indiana senators received a tip late yesterday afternoon that two or three of them, sufficient to form a quorum, were to be kidnapped and taken back to Indianapolis by force. Consequently, they huddled in their rooms at the Gibbons hotel and remained there last evening, awaiting a settlement of their controversy. Mr. Stewart adds that the Christian Publishing company, of which he is manager, are now mow Ing into their handsome new building and they will have their formal opening Wednesday, April 22, at which time he will be glad to greet any Decatur folks who wish to attend. Weather i Fair tonight followed by increasing cloudiness Saturday; not so cold ’Saturday and in northwest portion late tonight.

PROF. W A. LMY IS VISITING HERE Former Decatur School Superintendent And Wife In City Today Prof, and Mrs. George W. A. | Luckey, of Washington, D. (’., are enI Joying a short visit here with Dr. and I Mrs. J. S. Boyers. They will leave < tomorrow for Cleveland, Ohio, to visit their daughter who is in charge of the clinic of the public schools and will then go to Dayton for a visit I with their son, Paul, one of the men in charge of Cook's field. Mrs. Luckey is a sister of Mrs. Boyers. Mr. Luckey was reared here and I many years ago was superintendent | of tho schools of this city and county, i He has degrees from a number of leading colleges and served as president of the University of Nebraska for a long time. For the past several years he has been director of foreign education with headquarters in Wash- , ington. retiring a week ago because I he has reached tho age limit under civil service, which is seventy. They will continue to reside in Washington and Prof. Lackey will de- . vote his time to lecturing for which he is splendidly prepared and is in demand. He had a good time today looking up the mon and women who, as youngsters, he taught and mmy of whom he was hequired to paddle or punish, always insisting that "it i hurt him worse than it did the r?ci- ; pici.-t” and which we always doubted. He has the old time smile and manner. Gen. Dawes Selects . Privafe Secretary Chicago. Feb. 27. -General Charles G. Dawes, vice-president elect, has selected E. R. Bartley, Washington newspaper man. as his secretary. Bartley “covered" Dawes during the pre-election campaign. Bartley's home is in I.ifayette. Indiana. TO OIVE RECITAL MONDAY EVENING Mrs. Marie Alliwn Elliott To Arujear At School Auditorium Mrs. Marie Allison E.liott, of Indi anapolis, former Decatur resident, will appear at the high school auditorium hero Monday oven'ng in a song recital. Mrs. Elliott is being brought to Decatur by a committee from tlie Woman’s Club. She has a pleasing mezzo contralto voice and her reputation as a singer is widely known. Mrs. Elliott will be accompanied by her own accompanist, Mrs. Edenharter. of Indianapolis. The I program for the recital (3 as fol- ■ lows: I Voce di donna 0 d'angelo (Gioconda) Ponchielli II Exaltation Seneca Pierce Twilight Katherine Glen Deep River (Spiritual) Burleigh To the Sun Pearl G. Curran 111 Si mes vers avaient des ailes! Hahn ; L' Heure expirso . Hahn j L‘ Enclave Lalo • Chanson de Florian . Godard ! IV My Heart at Thy Sweet Vofce .C. Saint-Saens 1 V • Nocturne Pearl G. Curran • Sonny Boy Pearl G. Curran ; The Last Hour . Walter Kramer ; At Parting Rogers ■ Life’s Paradise Mary Helen Brown Eight Marriage Licenses Issued Here In February r v Dan Cupid more than held his own in Adams county this year as compared with the first, two months last year. In January and February this year County Clerk John E. Nelson • issued 17 marriage licenses as coml -pared with 16 last year for the two 1 months. This month 8 marriage licenses were issued.

Think Baby Was Thown Into Pen With Ilogs Lima. Feb. 27. ('.irom-r < haries Smith is investigating the details of I what appears to be one of the most barbarous infanticides on record. The finding of a baby's bones in a pig nen on a farm occupied by James Haitcock and Mrs. laittie Floyd started the investigation. Haitcock and Mrs. Flovd told Dr. Smith the infant was cast to the swine by a couple who brought it there in an automobile. They said the car drove back nnd forth in front of the pig pen several times Tuesday night. As the car drove ayvay they heard a baby's wail. The cries continued for several minutes and then ceased. Sheriff Harvey Crosson said today he had turned up a clew which might lead to the persons who abandoned , the infant to its cruel fate. LATIN CONTEST HERE SATURDAY High School Pupils Take Test To Determine District Contestants The Adams county Lai in contest will be held in the Central school building here. Saturday, beginning at 1 o’clock in the afternoon. Most of the high schools in the county will bo represented in the contest. Each school is permitted to enter two pupils in each of the four grades.! namely. Freshman. Sophomore, Junior and Senior. The two pupils making tho highest grade in each of the four divisions of the contest will represent Adams county in the eighth district contest to be hold at Muncie in the near future. The Decatur high school representatives were selected last Monday. They are: Freshmen. Vivian Thomas and Richard Castle; Sophomores. Mary Katherine Schug and Roberl Frisinger; Two B. Stella Graber and Doris Yocum; Juniors. Eleanor Pumphrey and Edna Hough: Seniors, Mary Macklin and Eloise Lewton. No One From Here Going To Inauguration — As far as l;no',i;:i. no one from this city will will attend the inauguration of President Calvin Coolidge next Wednesday in Washington. The Indiana Republicans will leave in a special train from Indianapolis Sunday for Washington. L. A. Graham, county Republican chairman, stated that if he joined the party he would leave here Saturday night for Indianapolis. Advance copies of President Coolidge's address show that it is not a lengthy one. r — 0 Saunders’ Bill Favored (t’NITKD PTtESS SERVICE) Indianapolis. Feb. 27. — (Special to Daily Democrat)--The house today! adopted a favorable committee report for passage of the Saunders senate | bill fixing a penalty of $25 fine for permitting livestock to run at large on the property of others. The bill , now- goes to second reading. 0 Man Freezes To Death At Cleveland, Ohio (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Cleveland. O . Feb 27. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —One person was frozen to death as a fifty m le gale ushered in near zero weather hero today. Martin Kasarski. 35, died from ex--1 posure. Tho mercury hovered , around 10 above zero at noon. Relief was promised within 24 hours. o Circuit Court Judge Dead At West Baden I West Baden. Ind.. Feb. 27. — Tho t body of Judge Thomas Graham, of ■ Danville. 111., was to be taken home II today for Initial. Judge Graham drop.'ped dead from heart trouble in a , hotel here last night. He was judge of the circuit court at Danville.

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DEMOCRATS BACK IN SEATS AFTER BOLTINS SESSION Declare Further Move To Pass Pen rod Bill Will Cause Another Bolt ONE BILL PASSES Passes Bill To Abolish Special Tax Levies; Leslie • Denies Charge Indianapolis, Feb. 27.—With ' the fifteen rebel Democrats back 1 in their seats, the state senate today plunged into its work after two days of idleness. The bolting senators filed into the chamber one at a time for the morning session without any demonstration. Lieutenant Governor Van Orman and Janies J. Nejdl, Republican floor leader, prepared to speed up the work of the senate and call up the appropriations bill for early consideration. Nejdl asserted positively that no definite promise had been made the ninority members that the Penrod “gerrymandering" bill, the cause of the bolt, would be withdrawn. "Lieutenant Governor Van Orman and I promised the strikers immunity from arrest by the senate." Nejdl said. “They are already immune I from arrest on any indictment until after the end cf tlie session." Walter Chambers, a Democratic spokesman, declared "ample assurance" had been given that the Penrod bill would not be pushed through. Any further move to advance the Penrod bill will precipitate another bolt. Chambers said. D. C. Stephenson. former grand dragon of th<- K. K. K.. of Indiana, figured in the peace negotiations. It developed today. Stephenson was in Dayton Thursday afternoon and held a long < onference with Senator Cravens. Democratic floor leader in the senate, and Senator Harmon of Princeton, at tlie Miami hotel. Indianapolis, Feb. 27.—1 nan address from tlie chair speaker Leslie of the house today vigorously denied charges that he was deliberately holding up some of the measures to prevent them from being acted upon before final adjournment. He put the blame for delay in action upon bills on legislators who introduced bills of minor importance that slow up consideration of the major issues. "If anybody in the state has a pet (Continued On Page Five) PGROGE MANITO GIVE ADDRESS To Speak At Meeting In Interest Os Junior Farm Club Work Tonight Mr. Austin, assistant director of farm club work at Purdue University, will give a talk at the meeting to be held at Berne this evening. OrI ganization plans for the junior farm club work will be made and tho rules governing the clubs, together with the list of prizes, will be announced. In each township three men have been appointed to assist in organizing their respective town-hip and these men will attend the meeting tonght. Joseph D. Winteregg, bankI er, ot Berne, and chairman of tho township organizations, will preside as chairman at the meeting and talks I will lie made by L. M. Busche, county ! agent. W. A. Klepper. George Krick II and others. A dinner will bo served between » six and six-thiry o’clock. f The junior club work in Adams ' ' county is sponsored by the Decatur In- ■ dustrial Association in the interest i; of better farming. The Association has employed Miss Helen Beard of t this city as assistant to Mr. Busche in the county agent’s office.