Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 61, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1925 — Page 1

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TWO MEN ARE BURNED BY ELECTRICITY

■ fILLING STATION IATTENDANTI ATTENDANT HELD I [IP m ROBBED' ■ ( ceil Bair Robbed Os s6l B \l Standard Company's ■ I illinjf Station ■ vr «;:;() LAST NIGHT |v,a Band'!' I one Bair io H Cft Into Car And Hand M Over His Money jl T»o ihriic.; \<.;mg bandits, ■ I,,!) up ( , , J B ur. dtcndant al |H || l( . Sl.ukljiJ Oil company's! ■ ojsol.nc lillnm sialion al l ive poilils |\\a blinks Solllll 111 Illi' HB ciiiirl la-tr-c. aboiil <S;.‘»O o'clock H \\.-dn< s<l:ix night. and escaped ■ w i||) approximately s6l in B (fish. The Inn nu ll drove east B f„,ni Ilin citv and escaped. H alter h.itiliim Mr. Bair a short B distance out of the city. U Mr B.iir «j ■ alum' in ill'* filling: Hrß «||. s 'l,' l t«< drove lipl MH in t,.mins tar The ear; ■■ I.' 111. gasoline pump I'lulj BH lt.fi!. ini’ llial llu-j w:Hiled : ■H i,|i|i, v.-|! o.lt ol the office to] ■H nail mi iluii: Tim driver asked for] HH „r nun-, io Fort Wayne. Mr. Bair, hail i' io t i.e iiir, i lions b< ■H for*- areili'-r im.ii n the rear sea' i ■H ip’ i." door and coitiaiunded , MH Mr. Hair n. gi-t into the ear. Mr. i b - 'hat he did not hear HK lie mi: an<! Io- o-piated his com mm! iiddiiiH "and I don't mean! mailin'’ 11.- flashed a gun and Mr I flfl Ihs ■; .a.!., anti, tin- l eaf sean'd' the MH rar. ■ Return To Filling Station HK T'.- d,,..-r of the ear threw the car BH iIJ " ”- J ' - 11 ' 1 drove toward the main ■B ;.att „t imrn while his companion in 1 MB Hin ii.ii seat forced Bair to hand j MB -■ di.- iimnev lie had on his person ! MB 11.- then asked Bair if there was any MH nii'n,y in the otliee and the latter reHR plied that there was. The driver of MH the ear then drove hack to the filling Mutton. after driving around the MH ''"UH house square, and stopped the H car close to the office door. Bair M vas order, d t„ go into the office and MB get the money that was in the safe. While the man in the rear seat sat ■ hy the door ~f n, . car an( j ] lP ],| a g lin MH 11,1 Hair, the latter entered the office, H op* tied the safe and removed two Un bills, one $,; o j|] an( | one B j] V e r ■ dollar. 11,- tossed a roll of $1 bills H bark imo the rear of the safe. ReHI turning to the ear. Bair was ordered H to get into the car again, which he Hl 'bil. The driver of the car then drove H t" First street, north on First street Hl 1° Monroe street and then east H across the river bridge. In the mean H- l,air llail lluntlpf l the 126 to the ■ 'Continued on page three) hill HOLD BIBLE I CONFERENCE HERE I Rev. Henry C. Thiessem, To fl 1 onduct Services At | Baptist Church I R p v- Henry C, Thiessen, of Chifl o n ton,lllct a Bible conference I vu ? aPt ’ 8t church * this city, from fl & eh 22 to 29 inclusive. Rev. ThiesI nJ". WaS ' f °‘ a n " mber of years, the I Trit 6 - 1 ° f the Fort Wa me Bible ■ tan/ 118 . Sehnol ' but “»»' is an assisI Th*> I 1 ™ PBSor ln the Northern Baptist | J °° B,, ' al Sp ">"tary of Chicago. He | tu f aihPS a wp ekly Bible class at I eagn “ n !? ,la M °°‘ ly Cl,urc 'h of Chifl stinkn. els a '’ eep an<l reverent I teach 01 the wor<1 ' an( l an able I 1 -31) e ' u The services will be at I on\„? t Ch W6ek nigh,t ' an<l at 7:00 I There wm 8 ’ J o ' e ‘ Bht btrai B h t nights. I at 2-3n* aS ° be af ternoon services I Thur«,t '° n Tuesda y- Wednesday, I MuX e y and PrWay ’ March 2 <- 27 ’ I <’Wne th! o ' Whitesell will he away I '’’Sin a t / 0 C „° p nf ® rence ’ lle ” t 0 I Menn We * ka evangelistic camI Ram ?'? nday ni * ht ia 'he Sum- ■ s thurch, of Dayton, Ohio.

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('Millionaire Contractor Commits Suicide In lowa —— council Bluffs, la., March 12 — (Special to Daily Democrat) t’oron- ■ r Cutler today announced a verdict lin the death of Edward F. Wickham, i millionaire < oriir.'cti.r and r apitalist 1 -,f this city. After a nation wide i.anh for Wickham, who had been missing several days, his brother found hi-; body dangling from a rope In the basement of his own home. SENATE STILL HAZING DAWES Vice-President Laughs As Senators Open Fireworks On Him i tinllcd I'r. si Si rvl.-e) Washingon. March 12 (Special Io Daily Democrat) —While Vice Presiidem Dawes sal laughing in the chair. : the senate proceeded Io haze him again today. Senator Norris, Nebraska, repuhliI can, stait"d the fireworks by reading, , a )>ui'b'si|ue poem about Dawes , I ‘charging will; a terrible oath” upon l [the senate. Norris was followed by Senator - Nelley. West Virginia, democrat, who ' read an editorial chiding Dawes for ilii-; absence at the critical moment when the vote was taken on the ' nomination thereby causing defeat to I the republicans. In opening his speech on tite Isle | lof Pines tr.-aiy. Senator Copeland. I [democrat. New York said: ‘I always said it was the duty of, the vice president to lie in the chair] at all times. But a lot of unfortunI ate llitbiu) ha.>e happened on the flour of the senate as well as In the chair." o — Former President Os China Died Today | . By Ray O Marshall, 4 IT. P. Stuff Correspondent I Pekin. March 12. Dr. Sun Yat Sen. former president of China, who suffered for weeks with cancer of the stomach, died in Canton today. The Chinese leader had been on point of death for nearly six weeks. Just before he died, Suu signed and gave several documents to leaders of the Kuo Ming Tang party. They are reported Io have been his last wishes concerning fill tire political action in China. He requested that his body be embalmed and that he be buried in Nankin. The body was sent to the Rockefeller foundation for embalming. Dr. Paul Krieg, a German physician, was in attendance, throughout Sun's illness. o — One More Day In Which To File Tax Returns (t’nited Press Service) Washington, March 12—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Yon have until March 16 this year Io file your Income tax returns. The legal date, March 15, comes next Sunday, so the day of grace is added by law, treasury income tax experts said today. The internal revenue bureau, in an official statement pointed out however, that if placed in the mails, the return should be posted in ample! time to reach the collectors office, under ordinary handling of the mails, "on or before the date on which the return is required to be filed.” *’lf a return is made and placed in the mails in due course, properly addressed and postage paid, no penalty will be attached should the return not actually be received by such office, until subsequent date,” the statement added. — —o Illinois Goes Over The Top In Legion Campaign Indianapolis, March 12—The state of Illinois has gone over the top in the American Legion national campaign for a $5,000,000 endowment fund for disabled veterans and orphans of the war, it was announced today at legion headquarters here. IlliuoiS is the second state to raise its quota. Kentucky having filled its pledge last week,

GASOLINE TJX BILL SIGNES BY GWEBNBB Governor Jackson Signs Thirty-one More Measures Today 70 BILLS UNTOUCHED Bills Must Be Signed By Governor by Saturday or Die By Pocket Veto Indianapolis'. March 12—Thirty one | I additional legislative measures, in i eluding the Sherwood three cent gasoline lax hill, were signed by Governor Jackson today. Approximately 70 bills remain to receive the attention of the governor. The important measures signed in < hided: The O'Rone hill authorizing lot -i- --' urlians to operate motor Inis Im, ~ 1 The Cann bill providing severe i 'penalties for ticket scalping. The Pittinger bill broadening the powers of central political conrmit tees anil legalizing participation of, women in party organization. The Carney bill prohibiting the ' sale of filled mil. The l-Yeeman bill requiring higher ] educational institutions to give cred ] it to students for religious instrue , I (ion obtained privately. The Mammitt bill designating the | ' primary vole as Hfc- basis for regis I (ration. — March 12 — Nearly] one hundred hills passed by (be legis lature In its closing hours were still awaiting action today by GovernorJackson. The governor signed sixteen measures late yesterday. Al) measures which are not acted upon by Saturday will die by pocket veto. Bills signed by the governor in- < hided; The pay increase bill for legislat ors. The bill placing the Vigo county surveyor on a salary instead of a fee basis. The bill directing the governor to ((’ontipued On Page Five) o — SIX ENBOLLEB FOB 0, M. T. 0. Adams County Youths Sign Up To Go To Military Training Camp — Adams county has responded to the 192a enrollment campaign for the annual Citizens’ Military Training Camp With a total of six candidates who have been definitely accepted for the training since the campaign officially got under way March 1, according to an announcement from Fifth Corps Area headquarters, Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio Most of the young men whose names appear in the following list attended the C. 11. T. Camp last summer, although a number were alternates who were not ordered to camp, havkig submitted their application after »he quota was filled last year. The Adams county youths who signed up so far are: John D. Aber, Decatur; Merle G. Foreman. Decatur; Herbert D. Fuhrman. Decatur; Robert J. Gass, Decatur; George (). Smith, Monroe; Vero Steele Welker. Decatur. Being among the first candidates accepted. alKof the boys are assured of attending one of the two C. M. T. Camps this year which will be held at Camp Knox, Ky„ the month of July, and Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., July 8 to August 6. The government pays all expenses connected with the month’s training, including transporation to the camps and return. Age limits for the beginners' course are 17 to .24, and the applicant is required to be normal physical and of good moral character.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, March 12, 1925.

Fugitive Asylum Inmate Found After'Year’s Search Sc-ymoiid, Ind., March 12 G<*orffe Stills, f'insinnutl furniture dealer, who escaped from an In-arre a.-ylum there a year ago, was taken into] custody unit returned to the asylum. He had been working as a farm ha mt i here for several months. o _ — — WARREN’S NAME RE-SUBMSTTED ' FOR APPROVAL i L Coolidge Determined To Have Warren Become Attorney-General CONFERENCE IS HELD Renomination Referred To Judiciary Committee; Hearings Planned — (United i'fp.’s Srrvii’P) Washington, March 12 — I Special tn Daily Democrat) la jecting tin* counsel of some republican leaders President Coolidge today sent back Io the] senate his nomination of ; ('.liarles B. Warren as attorney! [general and thereby precipitat-] |ed a new battle over Warren’s] confirmation. Three hours, after Mr. Coolidge conferred' xvith Warren at the white house j the nomination arrived again , it the senate. Immediately Senator Thomas [I. Walsh, Mont., democrat, who led the opposition which resulted in the previous rejection of the nomination made known his intention of not only renewing the fight against confirmation but also of chai lenging the constitutional authority of the President to resubmit a nomination after it is once rejected. The republican leader who advised Mr Coolidge against resubmlesion of the nomination accepted the verdict of the chief executive ami began | work toward obtaining early confirmation. The six regular republicans who voted against Warren before wen (Continued on page two) o Fort Wayne Girl Held On Burglary Charge Indianapolis, March 12. — Blanche Marie Lawson, 24, of Fort Wayne, to day waved examination before Judge Wilmeth in city court and was held over to tlie grand jury on $4,000 bond on charges of burglary and petit larceny. She was arrested February 27 when she was discovered in the apartment of Miss Rose Johnson on College avenue and was charged with teallng a purse. Pleasant Mills Juniors To Give A Play Mar. 27 The, Junior class of the Pleasant Mills high school will present a comedy-drama in three acts at the high school building Friday evening. March 27. The title of the play is "Mrs. Tubbs of Shantytown.” The cast is as follows: Mrs. Mollie Tubbs Dorothy Brunstrup Miss Slingie Vine Edith Tague Mrs. Ellen Hickey Agues Spangler Maydelle Campbell Geraldine Steele Simon Rubbels Charles Lantzenheiser Tom Riordan Harry Johnson Queenie Sheba Tubbs Dorothy Ripley Methusalem Tubbs Flora Hague Billy Blossom Tubbs Charles Dague Victoria Hortensia Tubbs (“Punky Dunks") Mary Kathryn McMillen Elmira Dickey Cecil Davison Jimmie Clifford Whitredge Weather Generally fair tonight and Friday, except somewhat unsettled in southwest portion. Warmer in extreme south portion tonight. Colder in east and north portions Friday.

HOPE FOR EARLY ADJOURNMENT OF SENATE FADING Republicans And Democrats Quiet On Probable Length Os Session I PLANS ARE DISRUPTED — Re-submission Os Warren’s Nomination Disrupts Al! Proceedings (I'lifti-q Press Service) I Washington. March 12—(Special to] [Daily Democrat) —Plans for early! j adjustment of the special senate ses-i sion exploded today and republican and democratic conferences declined to make any decision regarding duration of tiie session. Re sithmission of the Warren nomination was announced while the con Terences were attempt ng to decide what should he done- about the world court, (he liUe of Pines, and the Lausanne treaties, and practically disrupted the proceedings. The democrats said that no effort | would be macle to take up the world, court unless the movement original-; led from the republican side of the] I chamber, thus putting down agitation, j within their own ranks for consider-] I al ion of th" proposal. Muncie Citizens Plan Memorial To E. B. Ball CI'NITED PRESS SEItVIc'E) Muncie, Ind., Mar. 12. As a mem orial to Edmund Burke Ball. Muncie millionaire manufacturer tend philan thropist who was hurried yesterday afternoon. Muneie city officials and Influential citizens todac pledged themselves to carry out the citv beautification and park scheme whic h Mr. Ball had plann.-d and partly executed. o_ Veteran Fire Chief 111 Fort Wayne. Ind., March 12 - Henry Ililbrecht, 75. chief of the Fort Wayne fire depariuent from IS7I to last July and no advisory c hies, is near death here. FIREMEN CALLED TO COUNTRY HOME Fire Destroys Poultry House Near Magley; Residence Is Saved Although the poultry house and the incubator, which would have been set today with 12.000 eggs were damaged by fire 1 at 7 o'clock this morning. Decatur firemen and neighbors were able to save the Finley Bryan home, one mile west of Magley, from dstruction. The Decatur firemen received a call at fi:4s to come to the scene of the fire and the made the trip in eleven minutes. The poultry bouse, located a few’ feet west of the Bryan home, with the well between the house and the poultry house, caught fire from a lantern which had been placed in thc> poultry house to warm it up, it is thought. Mr. Bryan intended to set the Incubator with 12,000 eggs today. A number of boxes placed near (lie door caught fire and the incubator w r as also damaged. With the aid of chemicals firemen evtiirguished the blaze and neighbors threw water on the Bryan home, keeping it from catching fire. The loss to the poultry house and incubator is estimated at more than $200.00. The fact that the walls of the poultry house were constructed of concrete blocks kept the flames from spreading. The fire did not break through the roof and this helped in putting out the blaze in quick order. Jack Freidt, captain of the local department, Charles Fisher, member of the department, and Oscar Sprague made the trip to the tire.

Concord Churcli Ladies To Hold Slipper Friday The Ladies Xid Society of the concord Church will t-rve a thirty-five cent supper at the Monmouth School j house Friday evening from f»:lH) to 7:20 o’clock The' liberal patronage of the public is solicited. The following menu will be served -creamed ■ chicken, die sing, mashed potatoes gravy, baked beans, cabbage slaw, i pie, bread, butter, jelly and coffee. INTRODUCE BANK RECORDS IN SUIT Defense Objects To Introduction Os Fall’s Bank Records As Evidence Federal Court House, Cheyenne, Wyo., Mar. 11. All evidence introduced by the government at this mornings session of the Tea Pot i Dome suit relating Hie bank record;.] deposits ami financial transactions of; Albert B. Fall was "marked for iden- ] tification." but unless government ] counsel is able to link up these with I the present ease the defense will: move that such evidence lie stricken ' out. - Attorneys for the Mammoth Oil; [company, whose lease on Tea Pol | Dome the government is seeking to I annul on Hie ground it was obtained through fraud vigorously objected Io; i introduction of the records. Judge Kennedy held up his decis-1 ion oil Hie objection at the request of Owen J. Roberts, government conn-j sei in order to give the government | opportunity to show why the evi-] dence is admissible. — b 1 Foothall Star Charged With First Degree Murder (I'nited Press Scrvi.e) Kansas City, Mo., March 12—(Spe cial to Daily Democrat) —Charges of f.rst degree murder were filed today] ] against Roy M. Turner of Atchison. I Kans , real estate man and former Kansas I'niversity football player' following the finding of tfaces of strychnine in the stomach of Mrs. Dora Gage, also of Atchison. Mrs. Gage made a death bed state i merit charging that Turner forced her | to drink poison. Mrs. Gage died shortly after drink-] ing a mouthful of what she thought to be corn whiskey. She said Turnerforced her to drink it. Ethel Barrymore Ordered To Take Month Os Rest Kansas City, March 12. — (United Press.) —Ethel Barrymore was somewhat better this morning at It a. in., according to announcement of her' manager, William Frank. Frank said her physicians had ord-1 ered a month’s rest and that all of J her engagements for a month ahead had been cancelled. "We intend to move Miss Barrymore to her home in New York, so she will he under care of her own physicians a; soon as doctors deem it advisable,” Frank said. Miss Barrymore has been J ill here , suffering from arthritis since Sunday. She was to have appeared in "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray." here this week. She was stricken last week in Des Moines but came to Kansas City to fill her engagement anyway. o I. U. To Confer A. B. Degree On 523 In June Bloomington, Ind., Mar. 12. — The degree of bachelor of arts will be conferred on 523 students of Indiana University at the commencement exercises June 10. it was announced today at the registrar's office. 1 The list of degrees to be awarded f by the graduate school and the de- ( partnents of law and medicine have : not been completed. I Members of the committee on at- : rangements are negotiat.ng for a commencement day speaker. Dr. I Marion L. Burton, president of the r University of Michigan, who was to 1 have delivered the commencement addros-’. died last month. »

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HEBER HUMBARGER AND ROBERT KRFCK SERIOUSLY HURT Both Have Chance To Recover; Were Erecting Radio Antenna "RECEIVE 2,300 VOLTS Antenna Wire Touches High Tension Electric Light Wire Heber iriimhai'Rer ant! RobI er( Krick, of this city, suffered serious burns and shock at 3:00 > o’clock this afternoon when 2.300 volts of electricity passed through their bodies, while they were assisting in erecting an I antenna for a radio receiving set. The arid wire came into contact with a high tension | wire, sending the current through their bodies. Itoth were hurried to the Adams County Memorial hospital. | At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, the attending physicians stated th;it the men had a good chance -to recover. Both were badly burned alwiiit the hands and Mr. Humbarger- was unconscious. Mr. Krick appeared to be the less seriously injured of the ; two. lite Ixvo null ami Homer [ Peterson were engaged in 1 erecting an aerial on top of a light xvire iyole in front of the American Railway Express office. just south of the Erie railroad tracks on Winchester [street. Mr. Peterson had clinib- , ed to the top of the pole and I had one end of the wire in his hands. Mr. Krick and Mr. Humbarger stood on the , ground, holding the other end of the wire. Mr. Peterson threw the wire over the high I tension w ire, forming a contact. Mr. Krick and Mr. Ilumharger were hurled Io the ground by the shock. The shock was intensified by the wet ground on which the two men were standing. Both men were unconcious when picked up. They were hurried to the hospital and first aid rendered. Both men are married. Mr. Humbarger is plant superintendent for the ('.loverleaf Creameries company here, and Mr. Krick is employed by the Express company. INTEREST IS AT HICH TIDE Seven Conversions So Far In Revival At Uniled Brethren Church mterest is at high tide in the revival meetings- at the United Brethren church, and people linger at the church long alter they are dismissed. Seven persons have dedicated their lives Io Christ or professed conversion. The evangelist continues to preach with power and earnestness. night she spoke on the subject of God's wrath. She depicted the coming general judgment with Clirist , on His throne and before him ail nations, kindred and tribes of the i earth. > She said this would not be a day t of love and sympathy on the part of . God, but a day of wrath and veng- . ance. Those who are able to stand when men and women cry for the I rocks and ths mountains to fall upon . them to hide thorn from the presence 3 of him that sitteth on the throne, will be those who have accepted Christ . as Savior here and have made their a peace with God. From all indications the church is e in the beginning of a great spiritual q awakening. The doors are. opening t at the proper hour and the invitation is (extended to the city to attend.