Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 160, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1925 — Page 1

Vol. XXIII. Number 160.

liquor cases ARE CLOGGING FEDERAL COURTS Distri*. Attorneys Say Enforcement Is Not Crippled, However MANY CONVICTIONS More Than Fifty Per Cent Os Cases Are For Liquor Law Violations (By United Press) Indianapolis, July —Despite the fact that jury trial in the Indiana district federal court have more than doubled in the past year there has been no delay in trying booze cases, Alexander Cavins, assistant district attorney said today. All of the liquor cases brought before the court have been disposed of. Cavins said. We have experienced no delay because of the crowded dockets. United States district attorneys in representative cities throughout the country disagree with United States Attorney Emory Buckner of New York in his recent statement that prohibition enforcement had been crippled by clogged calendars in the federal courts. A consensus obtained by the United Press shows that in no city other than New York do rum runners and | bootleggers benefit from crowded court dockets. Department of justice officials at' Washnigton announced today however that mor ethan 21,000 liquor prosecutions were clogged in federal courts at the end of the last fiscal year June 30 Liquor cases instituted in federal courts in the first ten months of the| year, they comprised more than fifty per cent of all- Moral | prosecutions. ■ Columbus O , reported 30 jail sent(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o WESTERN UNION MANAGER NAMED George Brindley, Os Madison, Appointed Manager Os Local Office George Brindley, of Madison, Indiana, has been appointed manager of the Western Union telegraph office in this city, succeeding the late J. C. Patterson. Mr. Brindley has assumed his duties in the local office and will move his family here eoon. Mr. Brindley has been relief manager for the Western Union company for some time, having been stationed in Albion and Marshall, Michigan, and in different Indiana cities. He was a student in the Madison office while learning the work. ■ o To Begin Excavating For Jefferson Street Curb Julius Haugk. contractor, will begin excavating for the curb on Jefferson street this week, it was stated today. The brick for the street has already been placed along the street and the improvement will be pushed along. Mr. Haugk also has the contract for the improvement of South First street with brick. On Jefferson street a eemet sidewalk and curb will be placed also.

ONCE A “PAPER BOY,” NOW HEAD OF LARGEST AUTOMOBILE CORPORATION

(United Press Service) | Chicago, July B—A8 —A boy who once nude a living for himself and bis mother, shouting "Wuxtra paper”, on Chicago’s downtown street corners, today heads one of the largest automobile corporations in the country. John Hertz, founder and president of the Yellow Cab system, becomes chairman of the board of directors of the newly consolidated Yellow Coach and General Motors conipany, capitalized at $36,000,000. The deal whereby Hertz became head of this mammoth corporation was announc-

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Young Farmer Faces Charge Os Kidnapping Madison. Ind., July 8. — (United Press.) — Norman Rankins, wealthy young farmer of Switzerland county , was to be arraigned here today on a I charge of kidnaping. Victor Buchanan, a neighboring farmer, charges Hankin abducted his daughter, Marie, 25. and held her a prisoner over night. —• o EARTHQUAKES HIT ITALY AND JAPAN No Casualties Or Damage Reported; Inhabitants Frightened I ... (United Press Service) London. July B—AH8 —AH of western Japan was shaken by an earthquake . which rumbled through Nagoya and I centered in the Hida mountains, according to a Times Tokio dispatch . today) The dispatch said terrified inhabitants rushed from their houses ' and spent the night in the open. j Many fissures in the earth were noted but no casualties were reporti ed. s Nagoya is a city lying between i Tokio and Osaka. t Rome, July B—Two earthquakes i shook the Catania district today but ' did no damage. | The shock was mild in the vicin- ■ ity of Mount Etna but strong In the city of Satania and even stronger in Acl Reale, on the east of theprovince, while at Via Grande and Zafferana the tremors caused panic. Professor Raffaele Bendandi's seismographs at Faenza registered two new strong tremors. 9.500 kilometers ' distant— part, of the seisn Ic movement Bendandi recently predicted to | the United Press. Catania is in southern Italy and i Mount Etna, a volcano, is located , within the province. ( Two mtW «ur4bqtu*kes wore foil durin the night at Cividale, in the Udine region, but no damage was I reported. Taranto reported that a six secI ends earthquake was fel f and that Us center was probably in the Loudon islands I In *te Tortorici rekm. a violent laur/sm did damage estimated at •1,000,000 lire. Vast areas of the globe are passing through a reign of unusual natural (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o SHOOTS WIFE AND SELF Omaha Merchant Wields Gun After Quarreling With Mate Over Son's Sweetheart. Omaha, Neb., July 8. — (United Press.) —Leaving a note reading "My death be upon her head.” L. E. Porter, a produce merchant, shot and killed his wife here early today and then killed himself. “The quarreling and fighting is Joo much. Good-bye. No regrets,” Porter's note concluded. The couple had quarreled over their 16-year-old son’s sweetheart, according to neighbors, Porter object- 1 iug to the girl, who is an amateur dancer. ■ ■ Q - 11 Elks Meeting Postponed The initiation of the Decatur lodge of B P. O. Elks, which was to be held at the old lodge room on South Second street tonight, has been postponed, owing to the heat. All members and candidates are urged to take notice. Regular initiatory cerel monies will be held a week from tonight, if weather permits. |

| ed last night. ’ Hertz’ rise to a place of power in 1 the automotive industry has been ' nothing short of spectacular. He - started his business career in Chicago’s “loop” district, selling papers. 1 His energy and his bright personalj ity won him friends in the newsI paper colony and he obtained a job on 1 one of the papers. ’ During his career as a reporter, Hertz met some business men who 1 . induced him to become an automobile salesan. The friends that he had ' formed helped to make his venture - (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) |

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, July 8, 1925.

ADAMS STREET LIGHTS TO BE SET INSIDE WALK .Desires Os Property Owners To Be Granted By City Council I CITY TO BUY COAL Between 40 and 50 Carloads To Be Bought For City Plant A minority report of the Electric light committee recommending that the ornamental light posts on Adams street be placed on the inside of the sidewalk, was adopted bv the city council in session last evening. Several weeks ago, residents adong that street petitioned the council that the ne w posts be erected on the inside of the sidewalk and the committee re commended that the desires of the petitioners be granted. 1 The cable for the |M>sts ha sheen installed and last evening the con tract was awarded to the Auburn Foundry of Auburn, Ind., for the fur nishing of 30 posts on Adams street and 12 on South Third street .The posts on South Third street will be erected along the curb. The bid for I the posts was $35.25. Adams street will be the only street to have the ornamental light posts on the inside of the sidewalk, all the other streets having the posts along the curb.. Due to the many corners and the heavy traffic on Adams street the property owners deemed it advisable to have the posts placed on the inside of the walk, thus preventing them from being knocked over. Grant Sidewalk The street and sewer committee granted the petition of property own- , ers for a sidewalk on the east side of Eleventh street, between Nuttman aventre an<T Monroe rewt To Purchase Coal The purchasing committee was empowered to purchase between 4o and 50 carloads of coal for the city light plant. The coal wil be stored in the silos at the city plant. I — o VERDICT IS HELD ILLEGAL Ray Christen Found Guilty In Liquor Trial But Verdict Is Set Aside After deliberating two hours and ten minutes a jury of twelve men in Mayor’s court found Ray Christen, of this city, guilty of illegal possession of intoxicating liquor, in one of the longest mayor’s court trials ever held in this city. The sealed verdict was returned shortly after eleven o'clock last night and was opened by Mayor DeVoss at nine o’clock this morning, i The verdict read, "We, the jury, find the defendant guilty and assess a fine of SIOO and costs and no days in the county jail.” Immediately after the reading of the verdict, Attorney R, C. Parrish filed a venire de novo asking that the verdict be set aside because of its illegality. To support this motion Attorney Parrish read a similar case and argued that it was illegal for a jury to assess a fine, saying that it was only the duty of the jury to find the defendant guilty or not guilty. i The motion was sustained and Attorney Parrish immediately filed a motion to release the defendant because he had been placed in jeopardy. This motion is now pending and will be acted upon within a few days. Both the state and defense arguments were lengthy and were based on the constitutionality of the law Prosecutor Kelly emphasized the fact that the law should be obeyed, whether good or bad. Attorney Parrish questioned the constitutionality of the law in his argument. The case went to the jury at nine o’clock Hat night and a sealed verdict was returned at ten minutes after eleven and was read this morning before the jury and a crowd of spectators. Prosecutor Kelly said that he would take no further action until the motion now pending was acted | on.

WHERE BOSTON REVELERS MET DEATH ..s • < J . ■ ■ ■ VOiSfli BOSTON. Mass —Forty-three bodies have been recovered from the above sho«n ruins of the Pickwick Club building at Boston, Mass. While hundreds of dancers were making merry at three o’clock in the morning. Independence day, the walls and roof of the building suddenly col lapsed, plunging down the five stories into a pile of wreckage, and many of the vict ms were caught in the center. The Pickwiqk club, a popular night resort in the Chinatown district on Beach street, near Washington, occupied the second story, and it was here the dancers were overtaken by the tragedy.

LOCAL YOUTHS ENTER C.M.T.C, Three Go To Fort Benjamin Harrison And One To Camp Knox, Ky. Three Decatur young men have gone to Kort Benjamin Harrison, at Indianapolis, where they will be en-1 rolled in the Citizens Military Training Camp for the next few weeks. The Decatur youths who went to camp this week were Robert Gass, Richard Myers and Glen Martin. One applicant from Pleasant Mills, one from Berne and two from Geneva were accepted, but it is not known whether or not they went to camp. A total of thirteen applicants were accepted from Adams county, but a 1 tew changed their minds and decided not to enter the camp. Vere Welker, of this city, went to Camp 'Knox, Kentucky, last week, to enter the C. M. T. C. there. The applicants were | divided this year, some of them being sent to Camp Knox and the remainder to Fort Harrison. The young men will receive military training and an excellent vacation at the government's expense during the next few weeks. HOLSTEIN HERD IN LEAD AGAIN David J.Mazelin Herd Takes Honors In Cow Testing Association According to a report just handed in by Roy L. Price, tester for the Adams County Cow Testing Asso- ( elation, the leadership in the Association has been wrested from the Sol Mosser herd of Jerseys, and the belt again is the proud owner of the herd which made the best record during the last month, with an average butterfat production of 45.6 pounds. | There are five cows in Mr. Mazelin's herd, all of them being purebred. | However, the Jerseys were nut to be outdone in point of individual production, since one of the Mosser herd (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Weather Indiana: Partly overcast tonight and Thursday; probably local thunderstorms, warmer in north portion.

— RECKLESS PEDESTRIAN — , Gary, Ind., July B—Motorists8 —Motorists of I Gary were alarmed today by the growing- .»eekleosn*ess of pedestrians. Arthur Becker, Chicago, ran headlong into the side of an auto and the side of the machine was badly damaged Becker escaped with a broken nose.

AUTO ACCIDENTS TAKE HEAVY TOLL Seven Persons Killed In i Indiana During Last Twenty-four Hours Indianapolis, July B.—Seven persons were killed and eleven injured in auto accidents in Indiana during the past twenty-four hours, reports showed today. I Charles M. Davis of the Purdue university faculty, and his wife, Grace, 46, were killed when their auto was struck by an interurban car near Huntington. Mrs. Janies Davis, 36, Indianapolis, was fatally hurt and her baby daughter was injured near Carmel. Their auto was hit by a traction car. An inteurban car at Tremont demolished the auto of Josepti Kassokowski, 72, killing him instantly. , James Johnson, of Gary, died from ' injuries suffered when he was crushed by the wreckage of an auto hit by a South Shore inteurban car. Pannorah Sullivan. 9, ran in front of an auto at Terre Haute and was killed. David Hopkins, 61, fell from a truck at Terre Haute and a stove toppled from the truck, crushing him to death. | Seven persons were injured in the I collision of two autos near Lafayette and three were hurt when their auto was struck by a switch engine in Indianapolis. o Hartford City Man, i Believed Dead, Returns | Hartford City, Ind., July 8. — (United Press.)—A legal ghost walked the streets of Hartford City today. John Kitterman, who left his home . in Hartford City to join the Klondike gold rush to Alaska, returned here for a visit with relatives. No word had been received from him for nearly a quarter of a century and he had been legally declared • dead and his share in an estate | divided among the other heirs.

South Bend Woman Shoots Her Husband South Bend, Ind., July B.—(United | Press.) — Michigan authorities were! asked to aid in the search for the I wife of Jefferson Henderson who shot | her husband three times when he 1 tried to prevent her from leaving home. The woman fled toward Niles. Mich. Henderson will recover. 0 BUY SITE FOR BAKERY BUILDING Charles C. Miller And Sons Plan To Build On Second Street A business deal was closed yesterday afternoon whereby Charles J. Miller and sons, owners of Miller's Bakery, in this city, became the owners of the three lots on North Second st., adjoining the Niblick and Company building. The property fromerly belonged to Niblick heirs. The Crystal j air-dome occupied the three lots for several years and since the abadoning of that theater the lots stood vacant, except for a signboard that faces Second street. Mr. Miller stated today that a modern bakery building, a one story brick structure would be built on the three I lots to house the Miller Bakery, which is at present located at the corner of Third and Monroe streets. The new building will be about 66 by 140 feet and will be especially bui.t for a bakery. The new owners have not yet decided whether the structure will be started at once or whether they will wait until early next spring to build. | However, the bakery at present will continue in its present building. There will be sufficient room in the i new bui.ding for several ovens, mixers i bread wraping machines and other equipment. The new building will face Second street and will have a retail room, similar to the present one. The purchase was made, Mr. Miller stated in keeping with the policy of the company to better accomodate the increasing trade of the concern. At present the bakery has two large ovens, which run day and night several mixers and wrapping machines. The company makes bread cakes pies and other pastries and conducts both whoelsale and retail depart ments. Launch Move To Secure Release of W.C.T.U. Leader Valparaiso, Ind.. July 8. — (United p ress j The Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Porter county was torn into hostile factions today by a move launched in court to secure the release of Mrs. Katherine Cassler from prison. Mrs. Cassler, a former dry crusad- | er was sent to the Indiana women s prison for liquor law violations. Her attorney filed a motion to set the sentence aside, alleging she was the victim of a conspiracy by other officers of the W. C. T. U. ■ o — Former President Os State Bankers Is Dead Kendallville, Ind.. July B.—(United ' Press.) —Abraham Jacobs, 61, banker, philanthropist and former president of the Indiana Banker's association, died here early today from an attack of acute indigestion. He was president of the Noble County bank and the Kendallville Trust and Savings company and was classed as one of the most able financiers in northern Indiana. He retired last year as president of the State Banker's association.

JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER CELEBRATES HIS 86TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

Tarrytown, N. Y. July B—One8 —One of the . world’s optimists reached his 86th birthday today, looking back upon a full year in which, to him, the outstanding facts were that his favorite grand daughter had married a man of her choice, with his approval and that he had botten his irons working and was playing te best golf of his life. John D. Rockefeller's countless millions were not in evidence at his birthday party out at Pocantico Hills. It was a family affair, with just a few shiny dimes for the neighborhood children to mark the occasion and a few ribboned packages with little personal gifts from his own children and grand-

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COLBY WITHDRAWS FROM COUNSEL IN EVOLUTION TRIAL New Yurk Constitutional Lawyer Unable To Take Part In Case LONG FIGHT LOOMS Amendment to Federal Constitution Goal Os AntiEvolutionists (United Press Service) Dayton, Tenn.. July X (Special to Daily Democrat)—Bainbridge Colby, New York constitutional lawyer and one of the staff of counsel for the defense of John Thomas Scopes, today notified John B. Neal, senior defense counsel, that he would be unable to participate in the case. I Colby based his withdrawal on the sudden necessity of his staying in New York due to the decision of the New York intermediate appellate court holding the New York City home rule constitutional amendment ini valid. Colby is one of the counsel for the city. Dayton, Tenn.. July B—The great issue in the Scopes evolution case is not whether evolution is or is jnot true, hut whether the state of Tennessee has not transcended the limits of its own constitution aud that of the United States, John R. Neal, senior defense counsel, declared in a state- | ment today in reply to Wil iam Jenuings Bryan's speech here last night. | Dayton. Tenn., July 8 A constitutional amendment banishing the evolutionary theory from all American schools forever is the distant goal of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) COUNCIL FAVORS SIGNAL DEVICES (iives Unofficial Sanction To Placing Os Signals At Crossings ! The city council, in session last evening, gave its unofficial sanction 1 to the placing of the wig wag signal posts at the Winchester and Thirtteenth street crossings on the Nickel Plate railroad in this city, after the proposition had been presented to the council by Mr. Thompson, of the traffic department, of the Nickel I Plate company. , | The signal posts would replace the men watchmen at these two cross1 ings. They would be operated 24 hours a day and on Sundays and holidays. The signals would be erected on a concrete base in the center of the street and red disc lights would operate in a wig wag fashion when a train was within a quarter mile of the station. A bell would ring also. I An ordinance similar to the one passed by the council at Veedersburg, Indiana, was submitted to the council and, after some discussion, the matter was referred to the city attorney. witli power to draw up an ordinance suitable for passage, it will be presented to the council at its next meeting. The councilmen expressed sentiment in favor of the new signal posts and, in all probability, will pass the ordinance, demand ing the posts be installed by the railroad.

■ children piled beside the breakfast I tray. Rockefeller’s fingers itched for the , feel of his favorite mashie and his ) birthday program led o with nine '< holes of golf on his private course. i The millionaire is playing better than I ever before and can just about shoot the two rounds in his age—B6 “Mr. Rockefelled is well and full of - good cheer” said a formal statement t ' authorized by the Rockefeller family. >’ "He is full of gratitude for the bless- ’ ings that the coming year holds out • for him. He will spend the day quiet--1 ly with members of his family about • him.” ,