Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 63, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1925 — Page 1

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senate DEC'DES 10 VOTE ON WARSEN TOMYI Overrides Wishes Os Leaders Who Want Vote Postponed Until Monday VOTE is CANVASSED Canvass By United Press Forecasts Vote Ot 45-39 Against Approval il'nih-d Press Service! Washington. March 11. !<• Daily Democrat) —j The senate overrode the wishes ( ,l its leaders today and decided 1., press the nomination of Charles Beecher Warren as atlmnev general to a vote hel f ((r e the end of the day’s session. Shortly before, leaders I had agreed io postpone consideration until Monday. ' Washington. March 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Tied e.p in another I loijrnv.rsy senate leaders in a eon-| ter. nee today decided to postponej ' diMiissior. of the nomination of j Charles I). Warren as attorney general until Monday. The agreement was reached hotween Senator Curtis, republican .‘‘lead.-r Robinson, democratic leader, and Brookhan. as leader of the independent group in the republican par ty opposed to the confirmation of Warren No effort will be made to discuss th-- merits of the nomination today and adjournment was planned early is the afternoon. Washington. March 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Despite the deter mined efforts of President Coolidge in behalf of his nominee and his own right to name his cabinet, the new senate was lined up today to defeat the nomination of Charles Beecher Warren as attorney general by a larger majority than when first rejected. The vote will be 45 to 39. it was indicated by an overnight poll taken by the United Press. This poll practically coincides with the estimates of republican leaders who have informed the president of the apparent hopelessness of the fight. ——o— — Indiana Man Nominated For Assistant Attorney General U nited Press Service) Washington, March 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Coolidge today sent, to the senate the following nominations: Hoffman Philip, New York, to be minister to Persia. Herman J. Galloway, of Indiana, to he ass stant attorney general. t’Wm LEAGUE rallytomorrow I cagues Os County Meet At Geneva For A Sub-dis-trict Rally flie Epworth Leagues of Adams ’minty will hold a sub-district rally ‘* l IJ,P Methodist church in Geneva The-rally will start at 2 ° tlock Sunday afternoon. Music for ' u meeting will be furnished by an ' • 'nuts county orchestra under the Hon of Prof. Bliss, of Geneva, -vague members who play any J" ™ n ' ent are urged to bring their 1 '"""■m and play in the orchestra. wilM l ' llepa,tnient the League " demonstrated by the different -iruhs. -piip f j rgt (jepartment w m i.^gjr°?b traud by the Monr ° e ths t>i the second department by dem. , 6asant MI11 » League, the third an m '' nt by ,he League Dirsn"' . foUrth department by the Mil a-' r ‘ easue The Geneva League lor , ve a demonstration of the Junto niv* 8 ’ 16 ' aiso ‘ Several talks will is inti Pn an<l an int eresting meeting t( , X n ; a The pubi,c ,r invi,ed

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Foster Parents Os William McClintlock Held In Probe f .

(UNITED PCI vs SC.IiVICF.) Chicago, March 14 Mr. and Mrs. I William D. Shi-ph'-nl. foslr-r parents and heirs to the r-.tato of William McClintock. "millionaire orphan," were taken into custody today in connection with the in vest icat ion of McClintock's death. On lacing taken to the office of | state's Attorney Robert E. Crowe. Hhepherd was confronted with Dr. (’hales C. Pai man. head of a school of bacteriology, who declared that Shepherd had taken a short course in the school. “Yes. he's the follow all right,” Ftiiman said after a look at Shepherd. "I never saw the gentleman before 1 two weeks ago," Shepherd replied. Faiman had told Crowe's assist ants that Shepherd had written him la letter asking terms of a course; that later be took a week's course, and that' shortly after he had left, three bottles of bacilli, one containing typhus bacilli, had disappeared. McClintock’s death was laid to typhoid fever. [-’airman also told Crowe that Shop- ' herd bad removed his letter of In- ' i quiry from the files of the school i and paid him |SO. "The reason why I didn't tell of 1 the letter before was because I was 1 ashamed of the small price Shepherd eave me for it." Fniman told Crowe. After being questioned by Crowe' 1 and other officials Mrs. Shepherd 1 was allowed to return home. (Towel 1 said the Slu-phed home would he I kept under surveillance. Sheph<H*d and his wife wa re taken separately from the suberh where they live in the home left by their j 1 ward. Mrs. Shepherd fainted as sixr detectives walked off w ith her i husband. Two hours later the officers returned for Mrs. Sheherd. At first she refused to go. but finally accompanied them. The action of Coy-o is the climax to an investigation instigated by ’ Chief Justice Harry Olsen of the municipal court who charged that Billy met an unusual death. Olsen .intimated that the youth had been fed typhoid germs. Olsen did not | direct accusations against the Shepherds, but demanded a coroner's inquest into Billy's death, and the Shepherds were called as witnesses. The inquest was postponed until March 24. o .John Everett Is Manager Os Everett-Hite Company Everett, was named manager of the Everett-Hite wholesale grocery concern in this city at the an- 1 nttal meeting of directors held Thurs- 1 day night at the office of the com- 1 pauy in this city. Mr. Everett was * also elected president of the company ' I 0 Ahr And Son Ship Fine ( Team Os Belgium Horses , < Ed Ahr and son shipped a team of j Belgium horses to Stanley Brothers, ( at Providence. R. I. yesterday, receiving $551>.00 for the two horses. The horses were purchased from the Fonner Stock farm of this city and * 4 were acclaimed by judges of horses to be the best In the middle-west. Ahr and Son have shipped more than ’ 600 horses to the east since last ( ' October. Next Tuesday they will * hold a sale at their farm, just east f of the city limits of Decatur, and among the livestock to be sold will 1 be 30 head of good horses and two 1 head of Belgium registered yearling 1 colts. Mr. and Mrs. Ahr recently ■ sold their beautiful farm to Mrs. John 1 Niblick and Mr. and Mrs. Burton S. Niblick.- who will move on to the 1 farm next. full. In the deal, the Ahrs ' took the Burton Niblick home on t South Third street. o ) Dick Earhart Buys Monroe Blacksmith Shop J Dick Earhart, of this city, has pur- ( chased the blacksmith shop at Mon-' 1 roe from Ollie Heller. Mr. Earhart f will move his family to Monroe soon.] 1 Mr. Heller had owned the shop for < the last three years. f

Sherwood To Speak At Lancaster School Buffton, Mrch 14.— Trustee Hunt of I.a m aster township, announced today that Dean Sherwood, the state school superintendent, had been secured to deliver the commencement address at the Ixuicaster high school on April 24. Mr. Him! feels that the school is fortunate in securing Dean Sherwood for the occasion. This will be his first address to he delivered in Wells county. EPIDEMIC OF FLU IN CITY Disease Is Mild. However, According To Physicians; Many Afflicted An epidemic of mild tin or colds is prevalent among the people in this city, local physicians stated today. In the opinion of several local physicians, the epidemic is at its height now. it having a run of about two weeks. Victims of this new- tin. milder than the epidemic of 1917 and 191 S, when many deaths occured in reds of thousands died throughout this city from the disease and lutnd the country, including thousands of soldiers in camp in this country and in France and England hatfe been suffering from it for several weeks. The “mild tin" as it Is termed hy physicians, does not affect the lungs as did the Jwd- x in 1917 and 1918. Tlie disease first starts with nose bleeding, a cold in the head ami the eyes watering. Some are troubled with sore throat. Local Physicians state that a hacking cough also goes with the disease and in some eases the cold affects the teeth. Physicians advise mouth wash, spraying of the nostrils and the avoidance of crowds as much as possible. In several fam(Continued On Page Five) W. E. 0. STOKES IS ACQUITTED Acquitted On Charge Os Conspiracy To Defame Wife’s Character (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Chicago. March 14—‘‘I am happy, but just a bit under the weather W. E. D. Stokes, millionaire hotel owner of New York, said today following his acquittal late yesterday of charges that he conspired to defame his wife’s character. It was Stokes’ first victory over his wife. Helen Elwood Stokes, in their many years of litigation. Mrs. Stokes has two victories over her husband whom she defeated in his two suits for divorce. Mrs. Stokes, dejected by the action of the jury, slipped out of Chicago last night and is reported bound for her Denver home. The verdict does not mean that the jury believes Mrs. Stokes had inhabitated a notorious resort as charged, Milton D. Smith, assistant state’s attorney said. “The jury believed that Stokes had the right to make an investigation of his wife’s past if he had an honest doubt of her character." Smith said.'“And apparently the jury believed he was honest in his belief." Stokes expects to leave for New York shortly. Yesterday ho underwent a minor operation on his none and is somewhat weak. “But I’ll be all ight in « day or so,” he said. “Os course I am glad I won. I felt that I had a legal and moral right to look into my wife’s past.” Robert Lee, negro co-defendant with Stokes, also was freed in the same verdict. The jury was but an hour and took three ballots, the vote on the first two standing at 11 to 1 for acquittal

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, March 14, 1925.

i MAN KILLS NIS ’ FOUR CHILDREN .1 WITH AX TODAY Strikes Self And Sustains Probable Fatal Injuries; Wife Escapes CHILDREN SLEEPING Man Believed To Have Been Striken With Sudden Fit Os Insanity i Kansas City, March 14.— (United. I Press.)- M. L. Gibson, garage owner lin North Kans.ip t'i'y, early today j killed four of his small children with jan ax. then struck himself with the same ax. sustaining possible fatal i injuries. The slayer is in a local hospital. ’ Helen, only a half year old. one ■ of the victims, died on the way to I the hospital. Th>- bodies of the other children, al) ’Hinder seven years old, are at the tiib on home awaiting the coroner. Gibson cut his wrists and struck -.himself a blow in the forehead. His wife, whom he attempted to strike with the hatchet, escaped uninjured. The children were struck as they 1 lay sleeping in their beds. Three died instantly. Gibson is believed to have been stricken with a sudden fit of insanity. His wife said he had been worrying about money matters but last night seemed more cheerful. Nationally Known Train Robber Captured Today Eldorado, Kans., March 14 —“Brig adier" Bill IgiTrasse nationally known train robber and bandit was captured today by Butler county officials and his companion Claude Henderson was killed after a tierce gun battle five miles nori h of hern. o— — Issues A Warning To Township Trustees Indianapolis, March 14 (United Press) —Lawrence Orr, chief examiner of the state board of accounts, has sent a warning to all township trustees over the state cautioning them against hiring advisory hoard members to drive school hacks or to do ■ other work. He pointed out that the employment of these members is illegal and trustees are held liable on their official bonds. '-££9» , 0 WALTER CAMP IS FOUND DEAD Noted Athlete, Coach And Athletic Authority Found Dead In Bed New York, March 14. — (United Press.) —Walter Camp, noted athlete, coach and author of the widely used "Daily Dozen" exercises for keeping well, was found dead in bed in his •room at the Hotel Belmont today. Camp was in New York attending the annual meeting of football coaches. Coach ' Roper, of Princeton, found the body. "I grew worried when Mr. Camp failed to keei> an appointment this noon and went to his room," Roper told the United Press. "He apparently had been dead since last night. "Death no doubt come from a heart attack." The Camp family at New Haven. Conn., was notified at once. Weather Fair tonight anti Sunday. Much colder tonight and in south portion Sunday. Cold wave tonight with temperature of IQ to 15 above in north portion and 15 to 20 above in south portion.

Rain Falls In Torrents In County; Aid To Farmers

1 Sacred Drama To Be Presented At M.E.Church The Epworth Liayue of the Metho .list church will present a sacred drama entitled. "The Challenge of the Cross," on Sunday evening, March 22. The east will he composed of seven young ladies and the choir. The High School quartet will sing a group of songs and special music will I also be rendered by Mrs. Orval Baughman. FRESHMEN LEAD r . IN SCHOLARSHIP 1 Fifty-one Pupils On Honor ‘ Roll For Four Weeks’ Period At I). 11. S. I The IP, Freshmen led all other ' classes in Decatur high school in scholarship the first four weeks of 4 the second semester. The average s grade of the IB Freshmen was S7 per p cent. The Juniors were second with i grade of 85.9; the Seniors third with a grade of 85.5; the 1A Fresh- # men fourth with a grade of 85.4; anil the Sophomores tilth with a grade of S 3 per cent. The average for the entire high school was 95.5 per cent. , The attendance for the period w:. • , t 96.4 per cent. Harry Dailey, with an average of 94 3 5 per cent, received individual ' scholarship honors. Miss Mary Kathryn Sehug was second with a grad--of 94 1 U jijgr < < t;L The honor roll sot r the period, containing 51 names, is as follows: Dailey, Harry, 94 35; S. hug. M. I i Kathryn. 94 IK; Kauffman, Kathryn, | 1 93 3-5; Schiefersteln, John. 9:! 12; t 1 Haley, Margafet. 93 1:1; Wilder, Ed-1 i wlna, 93 25; Frisinger, Robert, 93] • 1-5; Fisher. I ret a. 93 16; Castle, Rich-, ard. 93; Thomas. Vivian, 92 4 5 ; Mat v,, Mary, 92 34; Lett. Violet. 92 12; I (Continued On Page Five) ;o — _ NEW PRINCIPAL NAMED AT BERNE > ' Miss Caroline Hirschy Suc- , ceeds .James I). French As School Principal Berne, March 14. —Miss Caroline Hirschy, capable mathematics teachre in the Berne High School, was appointed principal of the local school hy the Hoard of Education on Wednesday evening, to suceed James D.. French, who has resigned from that postiion to become the superintendent of the Wells county schools. The school suffers a distinct loss I titrough the resignation of Mr. French but the principalship which he vacates will be ably filled hy Miss Ilirschy, who stands in the highest reI sped and esteem of her pupils ami patrons. She is a graduate of the school of which she is now to become ; principle. i Miss Hirschy is instructor of mathematics and has charge of every , emalic class in the high school ex--1 cept one. At the close of this term she will have been on the local high 1 school faculty for five and a half years and her success has been 1 excellent. She will assume the prin--1 cipalship when Mr. French loaves. which will bo sometime next week. ’ The resigned superintondent of the Wells county schools, J. li. Merriman ! is reported ill, which will probably make it necessary for Mr. Fench to ■ take his new wok sooner than he had planned. Mrs. W. A. Amstutz has been selected to succeed Mr. French as a member of the faculty and will have ( chage of his botany and history classes. Mr. Edison Sprunger will ( add the responsibility of the physics ( class to his present schedule, that ( class having been taught by Mr. (Continued On Page Four)

The rain which fell all day yoster I day and last night was one of the heaviest of the year. It came down in torrents Inst night and as a consequence cellars and streets wore flooded and the St. Marys river is out of its banks. Motorists who were driving last night state the roads were covered with water as far as a person could see. In some places it was as high as the running board on the automobiles. A. J. Smith, who was driving homo from Fort Wayne on a return trip from Detroit, stated that at the Nhte Mile House, eleven miles north of Decatur, the water covered the road on Isith sides for a distance of' several hundred feet. An automobile was spen skilled along the road, head ed for Fort Wayne, and Mr . Joe Kortenber. who drives Mr. Smith’s car. stopped and inquired as to the l rouble. The water had entered the motor and stopped it. The couple were brought to this city ami they slated they were Mr. and Mrs Art Shoemaker, of Geneva, being on their honey-moon trip. The river east of the Monroe street river bridge is out of its hanks for many feet and overflow water extends east to the baseball grandstand in Ahr’s field. No serious damage was reported from the heavy rain and I lie one good advantage is that it loosens up the ground and puts it in fine shape for' ' --pring plowing. It also was of great-bent-fit to the wheat crop. The cel , lars in many of the homes in this city were flooded and several of the base im-nts und.-r the business houses uptown were flooded, causing some damage. As far as could be learned today no bridges were washed out. hut 1 with the swollen waters in the creeks land branches, no doubt some damage I w ill be done to them I The temperature was falling a little | today and indications at noon were • that the rain had let up. Granddaughter Os Local Lady Dies Os Meningitis; — Private funeral services wore held Friday afternoon for Evelyn Louise Maloti, three-yearold daughter of| Mr. ami Mrs. Chas. Mallott, of Ft. | Wayne, whose death occurred Thursday from spinal meningitis. The little girl was a granddaughter of Mrs. Anna Malott of this <<ty. The babe has been ill only a few days ami her death was the first to have acctirred from spinal meningitis in Fort Wayne for three years. o Two Women Seriously Hurt By Automobile AnderSon, Ind., March 14. Two women were seriously injured early today when they were struck by an I auto driven by Fred Pentry near here They were riding with Van Pol | honius and got out to push when hi car skidded into the ditch and an other machine tried to pull it out. Pantry,'s machine sped down the road ami hit the women as they were pushing at the side of Polhemus’ car i He was not arrested. The injured women are Mrs. Roscoe Polhemus, 31. and Mrs. Mabel Wilson, 41, both of Anderson. M. Mac Stoops Sells Petersburg Newspaper M. Mac Stoops has sold the Petersburg Democrat to L. J. Early, of Cannelton, and will retire today after thirty-three years of service as editor of that newsy weekly. Mr. Mac Stoops is an old Adams county product and was for several years the foreman of this office before going to Petersburg. His paper hast- always stood for the best things and has led in many fights for that community. Mr. Early is an old newspaper man and for several years published the Cannelton Telephone. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Stoops will continue to reside in Petersburg, traveling when they wish ami enjoying a comfortable income from their savings.

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f FAVORITES WIN IN EARLY DAMES OF TOURNAMENT * Sixty-four Teams Start in Second Lap Os Elimination Today ;!tWO GAMES TONIGHT Sixteen Teams Left In Running Tonight Meet At Indianapolis At Fort Wayne (Auburn, 20; Freemont. 16. • I Elkhart, 32; South Whitley. 13 At Kokomo Huntington, 22; Liberty Center, 20 Marion, 45: Delphi, 23 At Evansville Huntingburg, 18; Poseyville, 17 Evansville Central. 21; Winslow. 14 At Bloomington Martinsville, 40; Garfield of Terra Haute, 13. Franklin, 45; Lyons, 30. At Gary Frobel of Gary, 35; Brook, 18 Plymouth, 48; Valparaiso, 21. At Frankfort - West Point, 41; Boswell, 21 Wallace, 23; Wingate. 21. At Richmond . Morton of Richmond. 37; Auror.-.. 26 ■ Connersville, 33; Deputy, 17 At Anderson, Newcastle. 28; Dunkirk, 23 Carmel, 26; Stoney Creek, 22 Favoriles won hy easy margins in the morning rounds of the state regional basketball tourneys today. Martinsville, lasi years champions, took an easy game from (larfield of Terre Haute, 10 to 13 in the opening game of the Bloomington regional. Franki lin easily defeated Lyons. New Castle won oxer DunI kirk and Carmel over Stoney I (’.reek al Anderson. Morton of Richmond and Connors Ville were the morning victors of the Richmond tourney. At Gary, Plymouth and Froubel of Gary piled up big scores against their opponents. Huntington edged out Liberty Center by two points at Kokomo and Marion nearly doubled the score against Delphi. Auburn and Elkhart were the morning winners at Fort Wayne while Central of Evansville and Huntingburg took their first round in the pocket tourney. At Frankfort the unheralded Wallace team defeated Wingate by two points and West Point downed Boswell easily in the (Continued On Page Five) KAM PE LEAVES DAILY DEMOCRAT Accepts Position In South Bend; Dick Heller Buys Stock In Paper X _ Mr. E. W. Kampo, vice-president of the Decatur Democrat Company and for the past two and a half years, in I charge of the advertising department of tlie Daily Democrat, has resigned to accept a position as district man ager of the South Bend division of the IndUßtriikl Hinance Corporation, with headquarters in South Bend. He will enter uiion his duties there Monday, March 22, ami is arranging his affairs here to leave some time I during tlie next week. Tlie Industrial Finance Corporation Is a $7,000,000 concern, organized for the purpose of promoting sales and I doing educational work among the distributors for the Studabaker auto- ( mobile company ami is composed of , twenty-one districts, covering the United States. Mr. and Mrs. Kampo ( will reside temporarily at a hotel in 1 that city. His district, of which he is manager, includes Indiana and (Continued Ou Page Four)