Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1925 — Page 1

Vol. XXIII. Number 150.

u. u. STEPHENSON IS DENIED BAIL

J. C. PATTERSON SUCCUMBS TO A HEART ATTACK Manager Os Western Union Office And Prominent Citizen Dies DEATH IS SUDDEN Falls Dead On Second Street On Way Home From His Office James C. Patterson, age 69, a prominent and highly-respeoted citizen of Decatur, fell dead at the corner of Jefferson and Secon dstreets, about 7 o’clock last night. Death was due to heart trouble. Mr. Patterson, who had been manager of Lite Western Union telegraph office in thia city for the last twentynine years, had closed his office and started home, only a few minutes before he was stricken. He stopped in at a barber shop near the office, saying that he did not feel well. He left the batber shop and had started home, when suddenly, he fell to the siedwalk. Medical aid was obtained at once, but the death had been sudden and Mr. Patterson was pronounced dead a few minutes after physicians had examined him. Mr. Patterson has been active in civic and church affairs all his life and is one of the widelyknown and respected citizens of the | community. He carried on his bus iness in an efficient manner that often won him praise from tetctrailh, officials. He had not been in ill health pre vious to his death, but yesterday he had complained of feeling tired and having a headache. His family thought that he was probably tired from over-exertion from the slimmer, work in connection with his office. Mrs. Patterson has been in ill health for several weeks, but she has been considerably improved the lasi few days. Mr. Patterson was born in this city, | September 15. 1X55, and. with the ex-! ception of eight years, has spent his entire life in Decatur. He attended , the Decatur public school:; and later became ticket agent for the Grand Rapids .ami Indiana railroad at Win-, Chester, which position he held tor | eight years. He returned to Decatur and became assistat cashier of the Old Adams county bank which position he held for two years. Leaving the bank, Mr. Patterson was secretary of the Eagle Manufacturing company, city clerk of Decatur and assistant postmaster under I’resi- | dent Cleveland. He then became ■ local manager of the Western I nion Telegraph company, which position he has efficiently and faithfully held ! (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN! o ITALY WANTS BETTER TERMS Nation Plans To Ask U. S. For Easier Terms Eor Paying Debt (United Press Service! Washington. June 25—Italy « 1 seek better debt settlement terms with the United States Ilian were granted Great Britain, it was indicated today as Ambassador Vartino opened parleys with members of th' American debt funding commission. Where the British obtained inter- ( est rates of three per cent for Iht first ten years anil 3% per cent sot the succeeding 52 years of detciiet payments, Italy believes her finatu ia , conditions warrant something easier. A ten year moratorium before she would be required to pay anything is also understood to be among her t< , siros The Italian debt to the United States aggregates (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) <

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j Married Man Attempts To Attack Young Girl i South Und, Ind., June 25—Charleg ; Day 49, a married man with children, [today was charged with an attempted ' attack on Norma Harsh, young danI ghter of Patrolman Charles Karsh. While the daughter slept in the family home and the father waked his 1 beat, a few blocks away, a man forced open the window of her bedroom. The man lifted the girl from her bed and attempted Io carry her from the house but was frelghtened away by her screams. Karsh arrested Day and the daught ter identified him as her assailant. DEPUTY SHERIFF : SPOILS ROMANCE t I » Scissors Grinder Runs Away With Another .Man’s Wife I (Special To Daily Democrat) Geneva, June 25 —The romance of a i one-armed scissors grinder and anI other man’s wife, who started out to I tour the country in the former's covered wagon, was cut short here yesterday, when a deputy sheriff from Allen ' county, who had been trailing the 1 couple since Monday, caught up with 1 them at their camp on the grounds of the Brushwool school house, south- ’ west of here. The man and woman were brought to Geneva and locked in I the town jail. They were taken to Fort ' I Wayne this morning. Marshall Hollingsworth, of Geneva, accompanied I the sheriff to the camp and assisted l rtn-'brtngtn r tfro couple into town. The man was Robert Stanton, who gave his address as Beaumont, Texas, and the woman was a Mrs. Pine, of liar.an, Indiana. Mrs. Pine is the mothi er of five children, the oldest being i ft; years of age and the youngest 18 I months. Her husband is a brick titsI son in Harlan. It seems that on his trip through ; Harlan last year, Stanton met Mrs. Pine and they have been corresponding ever since that time. On his trip through there last Monday. Mrs. I ine i left her home and joined Stanton on his tours in a covered wagon. I hey | had camped out at four different | school houses on the trip before they (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) RIVER IS DAMNED RY A LANDSLIDE Hundreds Os Cattle Reported Buried In Mountains In Wyoming — (United Press Service) Cheyenne, Wyo„ June 25 Three huge ranches, each totalling thousands of acres, were completely submerged by the lake-formed when a giant avalanche dammed the Croe Ventre river ,-iver. 20 miles east of Jackson. Wyo. Tuesday, according to word reaching here today. The total area of the basin formed was estimated to be 7.000 acres Water in the Gron Ventre, a cascade torrent had risen overland to Jackson y "the cow pony ex P reßß ' in,lU ' a ' e ' l the giant new artificial lake had not vet reached its natural level. ■ Frt) perty damage done by the mountainous landslide und estimated a several hundred thousand dollais, be ing confined to buildings, ranches, timber and cattle. No lives were lost. Inhabitants ot the neighborhood were given ample time tl) „ el «.ape with on page SEVEN) o —-— Gypsy Is Acquitted ‘ Os Charge Os Murder Gary, Ind-. J”tte 25— George Terpo, a gvpsv was free today. Judge Martin Smith ordered a jury hearing bis case to return a verdict of not guilty of charges of murdering Pet.! Carpenter, a fellow Gypsy-

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, June 25, 1925.

SHEPHERD CASE IS DRAWING TO A CLOSE TODAY 1— Defense Counsel Belittles Evidence Presented Against Client SHEPHERD IMPATIENT Evening Session Os Court Proposed To Bring Trial To End f United I'iess Service) Criminal Court, Chicago,: , June 25 (Special to Daily ! Democrat) The charges that | William D. Shepherd murder|ed his ward, Billv McClintock, are flimsy and ridiculous. William S. Stewart, chief defense counsel, declared today] in his argument for acquittal. ! Step by step. Stewart went over the state's testimony , against Shepherd and laughed it off as insufficient to find his' client guilty. “Would you gentlemen hang a man because he drew up his foster son's will?" Stewart i asked. i "Would yon hang a man because he . studied chemistry and liked to visit , around laboratories? i "Would you hang a man because i his bank balance was low several . months’. If you would, there are a I lot of us lawyers who would shy at I a fury.” A On and oiuSt.-juart went, taking ( the testimony of each of the state’s 43 witnesses and belittling It as evi- ■ deuce of murder. Some of the wit nesses he passed over with the re(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) j o GENERAL RAIN HITS MIDWEST Rainfall Os 1.7 Inches Brings Relief To Growing Crops (United Press Service) Chicago, June 25 —General heavy rains over the midwest during the past 24 hours broke a two months drought, and saved the farmers millions of dollars, according to reports from experts received here today. A total of 1,70 inches of rain fell over the area up to last night. Rain is falling in some sections today. For two months farmers in the drought stricken area were apprehensive over crop conditions. The had been getting too much sunshine. Intermittent light, showers were of no consequence, coming as they did. ten days to two weeks apart. The moisture came too late to be of much benefit to wheat but small grains reach'd favorably, according to advices. Harvestii% of a short winter crop is almost general over the territory, two weeks ahead of schedule. The plant shows lack of moisture and is lower in quality. Spring planted corn and oats, received enough moisture for several weeks and, according to these experts' should show steady improvement, The rains were also of vast benefit to forage crops that, had started to feel the effects of the long dry period. Fruits und vegetables badly hit by abnormal • weather with freezing temperatures were expected to show great improvement. 0 — — Three Americans To Be Presented At Court Friday London. June 25—(United Press) The American embassy announced ' today that Mrs. A. B. Houghton, wife of the American ambassador, will present the following Americans at the final court of the Beason at ' Buckingham palace, Friday: 1 Miss Utilise Boyd, san Francisco; . Mrs. William W. Grant ami Mis; Elaine Willcox. Denver.

MOTOR CAR REPAIRED Caroline Coach Resumes Operations On Erie Railroad Today Alter Few Days Absence. After spending several days in the [ "hospital" at Huntington. the Erie motor coach resumed operation on regular schedule this morning, going east through Decatur shortly before nine o'clock. The couch, which was i substituted for the local steam train between Huntington und Marion, ().. i recently, broke down near Ohio City, Ohio, several days ago and was pulled back Io Huntington by a freight ] train. The trouble appears to have bee neliminated now and barring i further difficulties, the coach will make the trip from Huntington to Marion and return each day. 0 CHICAGO MAY ORGANIZE STATE City Considers Secession From State Os Illinois — 1 Chicago. June 26 Legal methods i for seceesion, and the creation of the I "state of Chicago" were sought today j by Corpmation Counsel Francis X. Bursh, on order of the common council. The council unanimously adopted resolution for secession because of the refusal of the legislature to give Chicago increased representation. Alderman John Toman, author of the resolution claims that the legislature refused Io follow the dictates of the constitution or reapportioning of legislative representation, tinder the 19211 census Chicago is entitled to at least 15 more representatives and five additional senators, he said. Chicago is receiving unfair treatment from downstale. Toman said. ' 'There is only one thing Io do and l hat is to secede." Other northern portions of Illinois, victims of the same treatment, w ill be accepted in the new state. Toman said. Detroit is a’so attempting to "throw off the yoke", of small towns and ru ral sections. Toman said. Many of the municipal difficulties of big cities like Chicago,, New York and Dertoit are caused by the bending I together of Hie small communities. Toman said. The only remedy is increased representation in the legislature or secession lie holds. MAC MILLAN TO GRANT REDDEST 1 Polar Explorer Will Install Navy Radio Equipment On His Boats (Unite,l Press Service) ' Sydney, N. Y., June 25— Although . he is personally satisfied with the I radio equipment of his Arctic expe- ? dit on. Lieut. Commander Donald B. MacMillan will comply with the navy r department's demand that lie install f navy equipment on his boats, he told f the United Press today. MacMillan arrived here yesterday. • He had received Secretary Wilbur's 1 ultimatum that navy equipment must - be installed or naval participation in - the expedition would be withdrawn. The equipment was shipped Tuesday I aboard the destroyer Putnam to ) Svdney. . "The radio apparatus on both the ; Bowdoin ami the Peary have been » doing excellent work," lie said. Ihe v, Bowdoin not only had been in communication with eastern stations, but also with stations as far distant asTexas and Mobile, Ala.’ , The destroyer Putnam, with the additional navy radio equipment aboard, was expected to arrive here today. The equipment will be trans I ferred to the expedition which wll e-- ---•- , II (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) Weather I’, — II - is Indiana:Mostly fair tonight and Fri ' day. Somewhat warmer Friday.

(DEMONSTRATIONS ARE HELD TODAY IN PEKING, CHINA r k I Barbed Wire And Chinese I Soldiers Guard Foreign Quarters MEMORIAL IS HELD Americans Form Plan Os i Assemblage In Case Os > Emergency By Randall Gould, (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Peking, June 25. With bared wire. Chinese soldiers anil gendarmes I guarding enframes to the foreign , legation quarter, Peking, today held] parades and demonstrations hut on a smaller scale than bud been antici--1 pated. They were intended as protest demonstrations, and as celebration of the dragon boat festival. Foreigners were not permitted to ■ witness memorial services for the Chinese who died in recent outbreaks, I held at Tienanmen plaza. Meantime, an American marine guard distributed circulars among ■ Americana, giving a plan of assemb- , lage at fixed points in tile event of an emergency. The French minister has protested against the killing of a French citizen • al Canton two days ago. declaring that ■ the responsibility for events rests , fully upon the Chinese. He claims that firing from within the concession against the Chinese paraders at that ' place was in self defense. e reserved the right to Blake a (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) GREECE SHAKEN BY REVOLUTION iMichalacopoulos Cabinet Resigns When Army And Navy Revolt (United Press Service) Athens, June 25 — Revolution has broken out in Greece and the Michael Copoules cabinet has resigned. The president has asked M. Papan- ( estession to form a new government. Athens. June 25 — Officers of the Greek army and navy led a nationwide revolution against the MichaelI Copulos government today. Early reports indicated the revolutionists are complete masters of the situation throughout Greece. Junta revolutionary officers occuII pied all the public buildings of Athp ens. I The Greek navy then joined the revo't. I Officers of the army garrisons here v I and at Saloniea followed suit. Geeral Pangeles resumed leadership lof the military officers and Admiral Nadjikrincos led Hie navy contingent. s General Pangalos, In a statement to t Hie United Press, said. n "The Greek army and navy have t instituted a revolution in response to y public sentiment for the purpose of 0 organizing a just and efficient administration to restrict the reckless P squandering of finance followed by n Hie present government, which we e demand reign forthwith. 1. “We also intend to comp etely reit organize the army. 4 o 1 Delta Theta Taus To p Meet In Cincinnati it: '''] South Bend, Ind., June 25— Cincln8’ natl was selected for the 1926 con- ”, vention of the Delta Theta Tau nat- ; j lonal sorority -at the close of the an - . nual gathering here today. Mid winter meetings of the organizations wil ibe held at Celina. Ohio and Marion, Ind. ■i- Olive Houston, Dayton. Ohio, was reelected national president.

Modern Woodmen Ban Bootleggers From Order Chicago. June 25.—(United Press.) j-- Persons who manufacture, sell or ; transport liquor are barred from membership of the Modern Woodmen of America, according to a resolution adopted by the quadrennial head I camp, in session here today. Approximately 8,000 Forresters, the military branch of th« order, were to parade late today. Nearly 40,000 Woodmen are in town. Officers worn re-elected, including I jA. R. Talbot, Lincoln, head consul. ] ELKS READY TO ENTER NEW HOME I' p Final Meeting In Old Hall Held Last Night; Class Initiated Initiation of seven candidates into ( the Decatur B. P. O Elks last night . marked the passing of the lodge t loom on Soufti Second street, accord-1 I ing to present plans. Work began!, today ou moving the 'urnlture and other new equipment into the new * Elks home, formerly the C. C. ‘ Schafer home, on North Second: street Tlte club rooms will he maintained | ' at the present place until Sunday or| ‘ possibly the first of next week and 1 then the new home will be opened for members, according to the pres- * ent plans of the committees in ' charge of the new home. 1 The cleaning work of the receutlv purchased home has been completed ' and most of the new furniture has 11 been moved into the new quarters * According to present plans the club rooms and mens’ lounging rooms • will be situated on the second floor I and the first floor will be used for ladies’ rooms, reception rooms and a j dining room. u It probaldy will be several weeks < before an open reception will lie I held and several of the rooms will • he arranged temporarily at present, if the plans are followed as they are | drawn at present. The initiation last night was held ' in lonjiUHtion with the regular business session of the lodge. Reports (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) —o i DEBRIS REMOVED FROM RIVER BANK 1 1 " ( Appearance Os City’s Front Door Is Greatly Improved The weeds along the St. Marys river bank, south from the Smith bridge to the residences on North Second street have been cut, Wai: WemhotT, chairman of the public Improvement committee of the Industrial Association, directing the clean up work. Dead trees and benches were removed, also, and the appear ance of the stretch of ground has been improved greatly. With tile removing of the old grist mill at Hie turn ou the state road and the clean Ing up of the ground where the mill ! stood, Decatur's front door will be given a new appearance. City ordinance forbids the dumping of any ' debris along the river bank and pub-j ' lie-spirited citizens are urged to co-operate in keeping the place clean There has been many suggestions. recently, that a tourist camp or small park be established at this point and tuose who have the interest of the city at heart feel that some sort of j an improvement should be made along the bank.

I- o 1 Chicago Boy Dies After Eating Fireworks rChicago. June 25.—(United Press.) i- —Chicago’s first pre Fourth of July t>. casualty for 1925 was entered on the coroner’s record here today. is Dan Perry, 8, died from eating fireworks.

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FORMER LEADER OF KLAN LOSES FIGHT FOR BOND Court Rules That He Should Not Go Free While Awaiting Trial AIDES LOSE ALSO Appeal To State Supreme Court Considered Probable Noblesville, Ind.. June 25.— I). Stephenson, former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, today lost his fight for freedom on bond while awaiting trial on charges of murdering Miss Madge Oberholtzer. Judge Hines, in Hamilton county court, ruled that Stephenson was not entitled to bail, after weighing evidence presented at a four-day hearing last week on the bail plea. Judge Hines also denied the bail petitions of Earl Klinck and Earl (Jentry, indicted with Stephenson. Niiblcsvll •• , Ind . June 25—Judge IllneM of the Hamilton county court was to rule this afternoon on the bail of D. <’. Steptiensoii, Earl Klenck ami Earl Gentry. The three men are seeking freedom on bond while awaiting trial on a charge of murdering Miss Madge Olierholtzer. The petition was taken under advisement by Judge llfnes last Fi'FJay utter a three day hearing which as sinned the nature of an actual trial. In the event the defendants are denied bail, appeal to the state supreme court is considered proliab e. The three men have been held in jail since April 26. when they were arrested following Miss Oberholtxer’s death from poison taken after an alleged abdui t ion mid assault by Staphen.son. — o — .■ . in. DRY GOODS MEN ELECT Washington Merchant Succeeds Dan M. Niblick Os Decatur As President Os State Organization. 1 Idianapolls, June 25 — Benjamin Allen of Washington today succeeded Dan M- Niblick of Decatur, as president of the Indiana Retail Dry Goods association. Directors chosen were: Benjamin Allen. Isaac Beltman, Wabash; Dun Niblick, Decatur; W If Deitemeier, Kokomo; W. F Seiigor. Peru, and Conrad Zlesel. Elkhart. Unidentified Woman Killed Gary, Ind . June 25 Efforts were being made here loday to establish the identity of n woman of middle age who was killed hy a Michigan < antral train at a crossing here yesterday. OEMDCBATIC EDITORS MEET Politics "Pep Up" As Meeting Os Editorial Association Convenes Terre Haute, Ind., June 25.—With the opening of the Indiunu democratic editorial association conven- ■ lion here, state politics began to take I ou new interest. It is expected that I u definite candidate for the senatorial i election next yeur will be chosen. I Politics however, will not buzz so ’ lively us they would ii.ive done were iTom Taggart nt Hie convention. Tag-

gart is at his summer home in Massachusetts. Some of the politicians on the ground are State Chairman Walter Chambers. Lincoln Dixon. Walter Meyers, democratic candidate for mayor of Indianapolis. Dale Crittenberger and I<cw Ellingham. The big banquet will be held Thursday evening.