Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 152, Decatur, Adams County, 27 June 1925 — Page 1

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BANKS ORGANIZE TOFICHTBANDITS IN ADAMS COUNTY First Steps Taken Last Night To Protect Financial Institutions DIRECTORS ELECTED Vigilance Committee Os Thirty Members Is Planned First steps toward better protection against bank bandits and robbers were taken last) night at the annual meeting of j the Adams County Bankers Association at Berne. The county organization voted unanimously to become members of the Indiana Bankers Protec-! five Association, which has been organized recently throughout the state. W. A. Lower. Robert Meibers, Theodore Graliker. of Decatur; E. W. Baumgartner, L. R. Schug,i Berne; W. S. Smith, Monroe, and Clarence Smith, of Preble, compose the board of directors of the new organization. These men will meet in Decatur Monday night to appoint the thirty members of the vigilance committee for Adams county. This committee, which will be composed of business men in every town in the county where a bank is located, will be deputized as officers and will be under direct charge of the sheriff of Adams county. These deputies will be equipped with sawedoff shot guns, revolvers and amtmtnition. Held In Readiness They will be subject to call at any time and will keep their guns at their place of business where they can get them in a minute’s notice. The guns and ammunition have been purchased from the National Rifle Associaion! and wfill be distributed as soon as the committee is appointed and sworn in. The Adams county banks offer a reward of SI,OOO for the capture dead or alive of any bank bandit after a robbery has occurred in this county. Other counties in Indiana have entered the same agreement and offer a similar reward. Farmers, telephone operators, business men and regular officials will be wound into the new system of protection and if a robbery occurs in one town,, all towns and cities in a radius of twenty-five miles will be notified within a few minutes. This system can be carried out by opening the switch board at all telephone exchanges and broadcasting the (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) COUNTY BANKERS ELECT OFFICERS Annual Meeting Os County Association Held At Berne Last Night Clarence Smith, of the Farmers State Bank of Preble, was elected 1 president of the Adams County 1 Bankers’ Association at the annual ' meeting held at Berne last nignt. ■ Mr. Smith succeeds Rudolph Schug . of Berne, as head of the count) organization. Myrl Lybarger, Cf the Bank of Linn Grove, succeeds M- A. Kirsch, of he Peoples Loan and Trust t om- <■ puny, of this city, as secretary- • treasurer. Regular business was dis- . posed of at the annual meeting last nibht and the old officers turned over ] the management of the organization < to the newly elected officials, before the principal topic, that of protec t ’ion, was brought up for discussion a AU Decatur banks were represent- 1 ed at the annual conclave. The Adams county association has been c active during the last several years t and the new officials hope to con- t tinue to make the organization the v boat in the state. a

In r Hk“ n r Wl " > Shot Ne « r » His Garage Is Freed rav* 1 ?;?"; June 27 - Otto Mr-Mur-ated of* H ’"" lnes man ' Was exoner death o ln conneetlOD with the ™ of a n llD | d( . ntlflpd Murray was held hy police without returned Coroner ' B VerdiPt “ — 0 DEMOCRATS LOOK FOR NEW LEADER Chambers Says He Will Not Seek State Chairmanship Again , Indianapolis. June 27-Democratic l leaders of Indiana were casting about , todaOor a helmsman to guide their po.itical ship following announcement* I by Walter S. Chamber of Newcastle.! ’ incumbent state chairman, that he' would not seek re-election. ( hambers made his announcement' at a joint meeting of the state com- 1 mittee and the Indiana democratic ed-1 itorial association at Terre Haute late I Friday, A meeting was immediately j called to convene in Indianapolis July ' 11 to plan re-organization and to se--1 led the successor to Chambers, either tentatively or definitely. Reconstruction of the party inachin- ■ ery will be started as early as possible in the democratic hopes to grab some of the congregessional seats. To this end, William A.. Oldfield, chairman of the democratic congressional campaign commitee, wil be present at the ' .Bily 11 meeting Three names were considered as timber in the naming of a state chairman. They are R. E. Peters of Ft. Wayne, twelfth district chairman, Robert Bottom of Marion, eleventh district chairman; and Arthur J. Hamrick, of Greencastle, chairman of the fifth district. | To Conduct Industrial Survey In This State Kokomo, Ind., June 27—Secretaries of 40 chambers of commerce in Indiana cities attending the convention of their association here adopted a section late Friday favoring an industrial survey of the state. The motion provided for appointment of a committee to confer with Governor Jackson regarding creation of a commission to conduct the survey as an industrial aid for Indiana. —o 'Hocking Valley To Be Merged With Nickel Plate Columbus, 0., June 27. (United Press.) —Minority stockholders of the Hocking Valley railroad today lost their fight to prevent their line entering the Van Swearingen-Nickle Plate -merger. Common Pleas Judge Daniel Sowers handed down a decision sustaining the railroad s demurrer to the minority petition demanding an injunction against the proposed merger. —o — " Stockholders Lose Suit Richmond, Va, June 27.—<United p regs j — Preferred stockholders of t he Southern railway lost their suit to recover $29,000,000 in back dividends when Judge Crump in the law and equity court here today denied their claims. Weather Indiana: Somewhat unsettled this , afternoon and tonight. Cooler tonight in north and central portions. Sunday mostly fair. Washington, June 27-Weather outlook for period June 29 to July 4 n '' Region of Great Lakes: Occasional showers probably Moderate temper-, ature at beginning of week and mostjy normal or above thereafter. I Ohio valley and Tennessee: Part. c:<)U dy weather with probably acat- ( te red thunder showers, moderate temperature at the beginning of the week and mostly above normal thereafter.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, June 27, 1925.

W.D. SHEPHERD IS FREED OF ALL CHARGES Jury Finds Him Not Guilty Os Murder Os Billy McClintock DROP OTHER CHARGES State’s Attorney Crowe Says No Further Action Wilf Be Taken Distrusted Dr. Faiman. Chicago, June 27. — (United | Press.)—Distrust of Dr. C. C. Faiman, head of a bacteriological school, chief witness forthe state, was the principal reason for the jury voting to acquit William D. I Shepherd of the charge that he killed his ward, Billy McClintock, for his fortune, it was made known Dr. Faiman testified that he supplied Shepherd with typhoid fever germs with which to innoculate 1 Billy in return for a promise of SIOO,OOO. Dr. Faiman’s alleged i shady reputation, coupled with the state’s refusal to vouch for - him broke down the prosecution i case, the jurors admitted. ‘ When the state refused to vouch for its own witness, and insisted that he testify as ‘friend of the i court,’ I don't see how the jury ■ could be expected to believe him,” one juror said. Chicago, June 27.— (United ■ Press.) —Fresh victory come to William Darling Shepherd, today 1 when State’s Attorney Robert E. Crowe announced that no action will be taken on the charge that Shepherd murdered Billy McClintock’s mother 16 years ago. Shepherd was still flushed from the excitement of last night when a jury found him not guilty of murdering his wealthy ward, Billy McClintock. But he was not too excited to appreciate the significance of Crowe’s announcement. “Now. I'm truly free," he said. ‘‘l’ve been fully vindicated. Even the state's attorney knows I'm innocent.” Crowe also announced he would not prosecute "Dr.” (’. G. Faiman, the dapper young “University” president, who testified that he gave Shepherd (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o FRENCH MONEY PLAN APPROVED Financial Program Os Caillaux Sanctioned By Government Paris, June 27—After the chamber in an all night session had put through Finance Minister Caillaux’s finance program, including issuance of six milliards of new paper franc the senate late today also aproved the project. Further, the senate gave Premier Painleve two votes of confidence 225 to 29 and 285 to 23 in connection with the new measures. The vote on pasage of the project itself was 273 to 11. which was in itself also, vote of confidence for Painleve. o ——— — Carlisle Funeral To Be Held Sunday Afternoon Funeral services for Miss Elizabeth Carlisle will be held at the home on Mercer Avenue Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, it was announced today. The I Reverend Somerville Light, pastor of ! the eMthodist church of this city, will Ibe in charge. Monday, the remains will be taken to Cincinnati, Ohio, 1 where a service will be held at the ‘ Walnut Hills Congregational church, of which Miss Carlisle was a member. Interment wil be at the Walnut Lilis cemeterq.

Fort Wayne’s New Radio Station Gets Call Letters Fort Wayne. June 27—The broad casting station being installed by the •Main Auto Supply company, 213, West Main street, will be known as tation I WOWO, It was announced yesterday fol.owing the receipt of information that a permit for a limited class A commercial station had been granted by the government. The station will operate on 227 meters, wi(h power of 500 watts. The installation of equipment is near completion and tests will i be made within the next few weeks. Regular daily programs will be on ; the air about September 1, it was announced. —o — SCOUTSCAMP TO BE HELD ADG. 3-10 About 30 Boys, Accompanied By Scoutmasters, To Make Trip August 3 to August 10 are the dates i s<*t for the annual camp of the Decatur ! Boy Scouts, to be held this year at Hamilton scoutmaster, announced yesterday About thirty scouts and several assistant scoutmasters will make the . trip. A regular program will he in force at the camp and each day will be divided into work, study and play periods. Scoutcraft, boating, swimming, j fishing, hikes, games and camp life will take up the time of the boys anti their instructors. Bryce Thomas will he general director of the camp and Cornelius Durkin and Richard Frisinger, assistant scoutmasters, and several volunteer assistants will have charge of the various departments. There is a possibility that the camp may last two weeks, provided sufficient funds are given before August. The baseball game yesterday, played by the Post Offiee-Teachers team and the Rotarians, which was a benefit game for the scouts, netted the organization some money and they expect to swell the fund during the next flew weeks. The scouts meet every Tusday night and have been active in civic and community affairs since the reorganization, about a year ago. Considerable credit is due the three scoutmasters who have spent much time and energy in organizing the scout troop and the junior organization. The Decatur scouts number about thirty and the Junior role is . composed of almost that many more younger boys, who are under twelve years of age, and who are working for their tenderfoot badge. o— — Honeymoon Has Tragic Ending; Bride Is Killed Akron; Ind., June 27—The honeymoon of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ross, of North Manchester, was brought to a tragic en dnear here last night when their automobile was struck by an Erie train. Instantly killing the bride and injuring the groom. Ross is expected to recover. He was hurt about the chest and head and suffered many lacerations. The couple had been married Thursday night at North Manchester and were motoring through Northern Indiana in their wedding trip. o————— FREYER IS SENTENCED Operator Os Nile Art Company Gets Term Os 10 Years In Federal Prison. Indianapolis, Juue, 27 — Petition for writ of error and supersedes tiled by attorneys for Glen D Fryer, 24 I Fort Wayne, was overruled by Judge Baltzell in federal court today. Fryer, 1 head of the Nile Art company was 1 sentenced Friday to ten years is 1 Leavonworth prison and fined $8.00( s on a charge of using the mails to de f fraud. 1 Judge Baltzell sentenced Jesse 9 Richarson of Cambridge City tc i, eight months in jail and imposed a e fine of SSOO on a charge of violating i. prohibition. r. Richard E. Bour of Evansville s charged with violating the Man act was discharged. He is a cripple.

. ANTI-FOREIGN MOVE IN CHINA STILL SERIOUS L ■ in i. * American Consul Reports r That New Outbreak May Occur Soon i MAY BECOME GRAVE I * - - Canton Government Promises To Prevent Further . Demonstrations (I’nltPil Press Service) Washington. June 27—" Anti-foreign I sentiment at Canton China, continues high and the situation is extremely tense." American Consul Douglas Jenkins at Canton, reported to the state department, today. A new outbreak may occur at any time. Jenkins said, reporting that British authorities claim that Chini ese forces have massed in the city behind Shameen, the foreign colony. "As the Japanese forces have some i artillery and an airplane, the satuation could become grave,” the consul ■ reported. ( Hong Kong., June 27—The Canton ■ government has given the most explicit assurance that It will prevent any further anti-foreign demonstra- , tions at Shameen. the foreign quar- . ter of Canton. I The situation is still tense, although there appears to be no . ground for the rumors that the Chinese intend to seize Shameen. Germans at Shameen have been • guaranteed full protection by Chinese . authorities provided they wear white armlet.l , Ameicans from Canton, now here fleeing from Canton, Issued a statement emphatically recording their j disapproval of (he attitude of Ameri ! can teachers of 'he Canton Christian cellegefi who had issued a statement blaming Shameen foreigners for the Tuesday shooting. The vice president of the college has retracted the statement, hut the Americans desired to make their ideas known despite this retraction. The refugees held the teachers had shown lack of judgmnt and restraint. The above dispatch would tend to indicate that reports of a new massing of Chinese for an attack on Shaineen, as carried by an agency (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) STEPHENSONTO , BE TRIED JULY 6 Former Klan Leader And Aides To Go On Trial t ' For Murder 1 Noblesville, Ind.. June 27 —D. C. Stephenson, Earl Klenck and Earl Gentry will face trial July 6 in Ham- ’ llton circuit court here on charge of 1 murdering Miss Madge Oberholtzer, 28. of Indianapolis. Date for the trial was set today hy ' Judge Fred E. Hines after defense attorneys had made a determined effort to have the case set for trial next Monday . A Judge Hines immediately ordered a special venire of TOO drown for jury 1 service. Sixty-two names still remain from the present venire. o ’Alleged Bank Bandits Taken To Logansport 1 (United Press Service) e Indianapolis. June 27 — Charles ■' Northern, 18. and Clint Simms. 23 9 alleged pals of Everett Bridgewater “ bank bandit king of Indiana, wen 10 taken to Logansport today to faci B ' trial on charges as robbing the Firs State bunk of Galveston. June 6. o 6 $3,000. 0 Simms was arrested soon afte a Bridgewater was taken into custod: 6 in a daring raid on his sister’s horn here. Bridgewater was sentenced t e, ten to 20 years at the Indiana reforn G atory on charge of robbing th South Kokomo bank last March,

Farmers Replanting Corn Field With Turnip Seed Galveston, Ind., June 27—Many far rners of north central Indiana whose corn and onion crops were destroyed I by frost and the four weeks drought ) have replaced their land and are now engaged Io sowing turnip seed. Many others will sow turnip seed between now and July 20. Those farmers who planted turnips several weeks ago are assured of a very profitable crop. —— o ! CUPID CONTINUES SHARP SHOOTING ’ Record Os One Marriage ’ License Per Day So Far This Month s s han Cupid continued today his re-cord-breaking work and rang up two t more bull’s-eyes, when his darts 1 struck two more Adams county coup r les. One marriage license issued late Friday afternoon and two more this > morning by John E. Nelson, coutny clerk, made a total of 27 licenses dur ing the first 27 days of this month, June The month of brides. i There was much speculation around the clerk's office today, a sto whether or not the record of one license would be maintained for the entire month of June. Three more couples are needed . Only 22 ih nses were issued during the * month of Jun last year, and only 14 . licenses were issued in May of this year. i A license was issued late yesterday ■ to Dr. Orville E. Allen, dentist, of ‘ Marion, and Helen Jane .Meyer, of Decatur. ■ Licenses issued today included: Homer W. Debolt, farmer, to C ara ' M. Linn, both of Adams eonty. Ray Moner, laborer. Fort Wayne, to 1 Edna Brown, Decatur. MINE WAR IS SERIOUS ‘ Fire Causes $15,000 Damage To Mme 1 In Ohio; Blaze Os Incendiary Origin. I ' Pomeroy. 0.. June 27. — (United Press.) —The mine war in this dis- , trict reached what authorities believ- ■ ed to be alarming proportions today i when fire of incendiary origin caused $15,000 damage in mine No. 17 of the Pittsburgh Coal company. The mine operating under the 1917 wage scale with non-union miners, is the storm center of union—non union clashes in southern Ohio fields. Yesterday the garage of one of the nten working in No. 17 was dynamited and threats were made against several leaders of the revolt against the open shop. Aspecial guard was provided for the Pomeroy Daily News, which has taken a stand against unionism sinco the recent outbreaks. ■-O — , - 1 Mrs. Byrl Dull, Former r Decatur Girl, Seriously 111 The condition of Mrs) Byrl Dull, of Willshire. Ohio, formerly Miss Mary f Erwin, of this city, daughter of I). B. 9 Erwin, was reported to be slightly im- ’ proved at three o’clock this afternoon. I Mrs. Dull underwent a major operation at 9:30 o'clock last night. a Rumors, current in Decatur, were to y the effect that Mrs. Dull had died II early this morning, but they were un founded. She was reported to he resting much easier late this afternoon aud it is believed that she has a good 1 c lance to recover. . —o — Drink Water With Your 3, Meals And Be Healthy r, re Chicago, June 27.—(United Press. , e —Drink water with your meals o st shortly thereafter, Dr A. C. Ivy, Uni of verstty of Chicago psyciologist ad vised in a speech at the America er Child Health association conventlo ly here. tie Water helps the flow of gastri to juice and produces more complet m- digestion, he said. he Dr. Ivy advised against eating whi' in a state of emotional excitement

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■ WORK TO START ; MONDAY ON NEW : MUNICIPAL POOL li ' i To Be Completed Within 1 Sixty Days; Size To Be 70-120 Feet — WILL COST $6,000 Bath House Will Be Built And Life Guard Will Be In Charge J Decatur is to have a modern I municipal swimming pool. the work of excavating for a modern swimming pool. 70 . by 120 feet in dimensions, at , Witter Works park, near the ( site of the Citv Light anti Power plant on Fifth street, will commence Monday, and it is “ hoped to have the pool ready i for use within the next sixty days. Ihe pool will be under city supervision and a man will he on duty as a life guard. Answering a public demand, the city council in session with Mayor 11. M. De Voss, last even- . ing definitely decided to build Ihe swimming pool at the city park, just north of the present spray pond and west of the power plant building. Engineer Orval Harruff was appointed superintendent in charge of the work and ho stated this morning that work on the proposed pool would be started Monday morning He needs four teams of horses and . slip scoops, and several workmen, to help do the excavating work and those who have teams and scoops should report at the water works plant Monday morning or call Mr Harruff in the meantime To Cost $6,000 It is estimated that the pool will cost, approximately s6,oo<k A concrete poo) will be constructed and a bath house or dressing room will lie erected at. the north end of the pool. According to the plans prepared by Engineer Harruff. the pool will be 120 feet long, north and south, and 70 feet wide, east and west At the north end of the pool the water will range from one foot to five feet in deptli at a distance of 70 feet from the north end. At the south end of the pool the water will be six and one-half feet deep and will slope down to eight and one-half feet. The diving board will l>e at the south end of the pool and from the board bathtCONTINUWD ON PAGE TWO) , o — VETERANS OBTAIN HUNTING PERMITS I Ex-Service Men Not Required To Buy Regular I License Twenty-two permits to limit and f fish In Indiana without licenses, as ■ provided by a recent act of the leg ’ islature. have been issued to ex-ser--1 vice men in Adams county by' John 1 E. Nelson, county clerk, since May 2. 1 The permits were issued to sixteen veterans of the world war, five vet--0 erans of the Spanish-American war and to one civil war veteran. The civil I war veteran was F. M. Costrell4)t Borne. II * In addition to the veterans of the three wars named above, those who served in the Philippine insurrection are entitled to the permits also. The penults are not issued to former sery vice men who have been regular army men, but who did not service dur •) ing one of the four wars mentionod nr above. In tiling an application for peril- mlt, the veterans must present their d- honorable discharge or give oath that lin they possess one, and give a descripou tion of themselves as required in the reggttlar hunting and fishing licenses, ric They must asio give the dates of their >te enlistment and discharge and tell what outfit they served with in the He war. It is necessary to secure a new t. permit each year.