Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1925 — Page 1

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VOTERS ELECTING CITY OFFICERS TODAY

Bore evidence I SUPPORTS CLAIM I OF PROSECUTION I BTelling Point Scored Today I I By state In Stephenson Murder Trial 1(1 MM infection in I wol NDS KILLED GIRL I Noblesville, Ind,, Nov, 3.— ■ (Vnited Press.) Another tellI King point supporting the state’s [ B'lami that Madge Oberholtzer I Hdied from infection developing En her wounds was brought out i Kodav at the trial of D. C. StephI Enson, Earl Klenck and Earl I ■Gentry. I The wounds, the state charges, E'> its murder case against the ' ■three men, were inflicted during |Bon attack on a train ride from In- | ■dianapolis to Hammond last March. I Dr .1. M. MacDonald, an expert witi called in by the state, testified ' ■that bichloride of mercury rarely (' ■produces .1 high temperature in a per- ; ■son who has taken it. Had High Temperature I The temperature of Miss Oher--1 Bholtzer just before her death was ■more th in 1(16 degrees. Dr. MacDonald l|B^ s, ified. I This fact, he asserted, pointed to ■infection from her wounds as the ■cause of her death rather than bi■chloride of mercury taken after the attack. I "If the infection from her wounds ■had continued for several days, it is ■probable that the infection was the ■ cait-'e of her high temperature." he » I I As the state continued building t|P ■ its expert testimony pointing To^the I infection as the cause of Miss Oberholtzer 's death, Stephenson lost the buoyant air which characterized his attitude early in the trial. Stephenson leaned back in his chair, listening attentively to the testimony of Dr. MacDonald, who followed Dr. Virgil Moon, Indiana University pathologist, on the stand. Noblesville, Ind., Nov. 3.—(United Press. I—A stubborn attempt to tear down the damaging testimony of Dr. Virgil Moon, pathologist, was made by defense attorneys today in the murder trial of D. C. Stephenson. Earl Klenck and Earl Gentry. As a state witness. Dr. Moon had testified that Miss, Madge Oberholtzer, for whose death the three defendants are being tried, might have died from blood poisoning result'ng from infected teeth wounds. Eph Inman, chief defense attorney, questioned Dr. Moon on every medical angle of the case in an attempt to show that Miss Oberholtzer died from the self-administered poison. His questions revealed the theory of the defense that the girl died from (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) TWO FROM HERE SEEK CLEMENCY Donald McDaniels And Fred Wagoner Among Those Seeking Pardons Indianapolis. Nov. 3. — (United Press I—One1 —One hundred pnd forty eight petitions for executive clemency will be heard b ythe state pardons board at its next session Nov. 9 to 19, it was announced today. Os the petitions filed 128 are new cases while twenty have been re-open-ed. • Violators of the liquor law were the most numerous of those seeking purdons. Among those whose petitions will be acted upon are: Allen county—Emmett Sturtz, obstructing railroad track; George Short, Intent to rape; John Vernon Worton, grand larceny; Ralph Shanks, highway robbery; Harry H. Bricker, vehicle taking; George Morrison, life, rape. Adams county—Donald McDaniels, assault and battery with Intent to rob; Fred, Wagoner, forgery.

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I Sen. Robinson To Speak At Seymour On Sunday Seymour. Ind.. Nov. 3.—Senator Arthur R. Rotitnson, or in.ranapolls, will lie the principal speaker at a nun’s meeting to he held Sunday afternoon in a local theater. Plans are being made to entertain at least 1,500 men. TO CONDUCT TIC DAYONSATURDAY V olunteers Os America To Seek Funds Here For Carrying On Work Permission has been given to a I representative of the Volunteers of America to hold n ‘'Children’s HeartTag Day" in Decatur on Saturday. November 7. as has been done in othler nearby communities. This organ- | ization “has established itself on a - very high plane, - ' says the secretary of the Indianapolis Chamber of ComI merce. “being recognized as worthy Iby our community which subjects all its beneficiaries to most exaet'ng test.’’ The affair will be sponsored by the following well-known leaders in civic | and clerical circles: Mayor H. M. De- | Voss. Rev. Father Seimetz, Rev. B. N. Covert, Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp and Mrs. F. W. Downs. The Volunteers of America, organized more than thirty years ago by Gen. Boilington Booth, is a national institution, hav’ng one or more headquarters in every state in the Union. One department of its activities is ’spiritual work among prisoners of penal institutions and for this home | missionary work clergymen are regularly employed by th? organization. Another commendable phase of Mr. Booth’s work is looking after the families of prisoners left destitute while the father serves his sentence. Said a representative of the Volunteers of America. “We find that when a man is convicted it generally leaves the family about penniless, that the ' mother moves from the place of trial i to keep her neighbors from knowing ; her husband is a convict. This reI licence on the part of the mother of- | ten results in great suffering to herself and children rather than expose their humiliating position by applying for public aid. There may be (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

PLAN MEMORIAL FOR MR. NIBLICK Plans Under Wav For Puhlice Meeting In Honor Os Decatur Banker Sunday Plans are under way for holding a public memorial for Charles S. Niblick. Decatur banker and civic leader, whose death occurred last Wednesday. Tentative plans as outlined by a committee sponsoring the memorial meeting call for the holding of the service Sunady afternoon in the auditorium of the new Catholic school building on Fourth street. A program is being arranged and will be announced within a day or two. Mr. Niblick was one of the leading citizens of Decatur and a number of his friends desire to hold the memorial in order that those who wish to pay a tribute to him might do so. Telephone Lineman Is Electrocuted In Greenfield Greenfield. Ind.. Nov. 3.—-(United Press)—William White. 26. Indianapolis. an employe of'tbe Greenfield Telephone company, was electrocuted by coming in contact with a high tension wire while installing a telephone. Interurban Strikes Auto Lafayette, Ind., Nov. 3. —(United Press)—Three people are recovering from injuroies sustained when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a traction car near here yesterday. The injured are James Etrain and wife, and Mrs. Leonard Schnepp of Colburu, Ind.

_ Girl Double of Prince Held Cm) -rw—««-■■ I ' z ’ -' Sr h I w ■ -—\ I ' i i ci 1 w ** & \1 r fcJ 'ROStjRS* % ST£IN<3E .kirqurtrnr Hrnjers. pretty 23-year-old Greenwich \ illage, N. Y.. •'irl. arrested for auto, thefts, is said to have confessed to stealing 10 machines. In the village, because of her striking likeness to the Prince ol Woles—shown below she was known as "the Prince."

73 WITNESSES TO BE CALLED Defense In Mitchell CourtMartial To Call Three Cabinet Members Washington, Nov. 3. — (United Press) —Prosecution in the court-mar-tial today garnted the request of the defense for subpoenaes of 73 witnesses, including three cabinet members and | adjourned the trial until next Monday to permit their examination by defense counsel. The court, earlier in today’ session, 'had overruled a motion by Mitchell to have a verdict of “not guilty” returned. Washington. Nov. 3. — (United Press) —Holding that army prosecutors had failed to make a ease against him. Colonel William Mitchell today threw his courtinartial into another legal tussle and for the third time sought to have the proceedings quashed. The latest legal maneuver by the flying colonel—a motion to strike out all charges and specifications —based on ' the contention that prosecutors did I not substantiate accusations of the war department, was pressed when court convened. The motion was made late yesterday when the army rested its case after establishing that Mitchell had Issued his statement condemning the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Four Youngsters Are Born To Wisconsin Couple In One Year Manitowoc. Wis., Nov. 3.—(United Press) — youngsters have been born to Mr and Mrs. Henry Maas of the town of Maple Grove, near here, within the past year. The first child was born Nov. 12. Yesterday. Mrs. Maas gave birth to triplets, two girls and a boy. The girls weighed four and one half pounds and four and three quarter pounds, while the boy tipped the scales at six pounds. ,

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, November 3, 1925.

election returns The Daily Democrat will compile ■ returns from the city election this evening. Members of the various election boards will telephone the Daily Democrat as soon as the votes ' in each precinct are counted. Arrangements have been made. also, whereby the United Press Association will furnisht the Daily Democrat with news regarding city elections in Fort AVayne. Indianapolis. New York. Detroit and other large cities. Visit the Daily Democrat . office or telephone 1000 for returns.

TAXPAYERS END RUSH YESTERDAY County Treasurer And Deputy Are Busv “Taking Invoice” Today County Treasurer Louies Kleine and deputy. Miss Anna Smith, began to “take invoice” this morning, following the semi-annual rush to pay the fall installment of taxes, the final day of grace being Monday. Everything was running along smoothly after the rush of Saturday and Monday and this morning the county treasurer and his deputy started to clear the desys of details and letters which arrived during the last two days containing checns and money orders for the tax payments. Very few delinquents were found, it was stated this morning, and hy the time all accounts are credited it is believed that the amount of delinquent taxes will be smaller this year than last year. Saturday was the busiest day during the tax-paying season and the total collections for the two days ran more than SIOO,OOO. Weather Increasing cloudiness with probably showers in southwestern portion tonight and in west and south portion Wednesday. Warmer in east and south 1 portion tonight.

Decatur County Wants New State Highways — Greensburg, hid., Nov. 3. The local Rotary club Ims appointed a committee composed of E. .1. Hancock. Walter I Bonner. Stanton Guthrie, John Schu- I maker. Robert St. John and Rollin Turner, to urge the state highway commission Io include Decatur county in the 1926 road improvement program. BANDIT’S BODY IS IDENTIFIES Dutch Anderson’s Remains Recognized By Man Who Knew Him Personally f T’. P. St ,rs f’or’’ -«nor Muskegon. Mich. Nov. 3 — Identification of the bandit slain here Saturday night as the notorious George ■‘Dutch" Anderson was regarded as complete at police headvuarters here today following arrival of George Pate of Toledo, federal secret service xeont, who knew the outlaw- person- ; allyI Pate readily identified the body as that of Anderson, confirming the nrevious reports of Police Lieutenant Roy W. Ferris, who made the fingerprint tests: of A. W. Hamilton, postoffice inspector from Grand Rapids, and of Bert Brown, in charge of Detro't secret service. While Anderson’s body lay under ruard at Clock undertaking parlors here, members of the police force ioined in preparation for the funeral of Detective Charles Hammond tomorrow. Hammond was mortally wounded hv Anderson while trying to arrest h’m for passing counterfeit moneyThe bandit was slain by his own revolver. however, as Hammond's last act in line of duty was to wrench it from him and fatally wound Anderson. Muskegon. Nov. 3—Citizens of (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

CHIB ROUND-UP PLANS COMPLETE Details Arranged For Meeting Os Farm Club Members Here Saturday — All details have been arranged for the big county farm club round-up, to | be held in this city Saturday. November 7. The dinner at noon, which will be furnished by the farmers, will be served at the old gymnasium, corner First and Jackson streets, and every •member of the Decatur Industrial Association is invited to attend. Plans are being made to serve several hundred people and the farmers have assured County Agent U M. Busche that they will bring well-filled baskets for the dinner. The farmers requested that they bo permitted to bring the food for the dinner and they ' will he in charge of the serving. I The members of the junior corn and sngar beet clubs will bring their exhibits of corn and beets to this city Friday and place them in the tent to | be erected on Liberty Way. I On Saturday, the members of the calf dub will bring in their calves and prizes will be awarded. In the afternoon there will be a program at the old gym, to be followed by a parade of the dairy calves later in the afternoon. The event promises to he one of the most interesting and happy events ever held in this city, and those in charge of the details are making every effort to make it a great success. A. D. Suttles, general chairman and members of the several committees I met with County Agent Busche last evening and disposed of details pertaining to the event. — —o Woman Born In Slavery Dies At Arc Os 125 Years Evansville. Ind., Nov. 3—Born in slavery, in Tennessee. 125 years ago, Elizabeth Cornell, thought to have been the oldest woman in Indiana, is dead here today.

OFFICIALS BEING ELECTED IN 93 CITIES IN INDIANA; MANY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ARE TAKING VOTE Unusually Large Vote Is Predicted In Decatur; Voting Is Heavy Soon After Polls Open; Democrats Claim Victory For Entire Ticket Here; Walker Favored By Odds Os 15-1 In New York City Election; Close Fights Predicted In Fort Wayne And Indianapolis.

With the prediction of the heaviest vote in the history of Decatur iniinieioal elections, workers for both democratic and republican parties started '■artv this morning gathering in the votes and urging fill voters to vote the straight ticket. Until the last few days, the Decatur city election has been comparatively quiet, but candidates have been canvassing the town and they all predict, a heavy vote. In 1921, when H. M DeVoss was swept into the mayoralty office and the entire democratic ticket, with the exception of one councilman, was elected, there were 2.560 votes cast. Workers hope to advance (hat total to near the 3.000 mark this year Democratic workers predict that every man on their ticket will be elected by a comfortable majority, while republican workers hope to elect one or two candidates at least. A heavy morning vote was recorded at all the polls. Few irregularities were reported at any of the voting places and litt’e challenging was done. The "last minute forces" were organizing at nocn today in an effort to get every eligible voter to the polls by 5 o'clock. The heaviest voting was reported at the Third ward. A precinct, where more than half of the voters had cast their ballots by noon. The Daily Democrat will receive the returns to•light and the public is cordially invoted to come here for returns on the election here and also other city elections. SAYS POLICEMEN ACCEPTED BRIBES AfiornevClpinis 300 Officers Were On Payroll Os Notorious Bootleggers Chicago. Nov. ?, (United Press) — Three hundred Chicago policemen were charged today with having been on the payroll of the notorious Genna brothers, bootleggers, for the past two years. The charge was made by Patrick H. O’Donnell, in the court of Judge William Brothers, where two Genna henchmen, are on trial for murder. The 300 policemen collected SB,OOO a month. O'Donnell charged. Some of the policemen tok their pay in liquor and bootlegged it. the attorney said. In return for their pay the policemen kent hands off of the score or so of liquor manufacturing plants maintained by the brothers, and saw to it that consignments of liquor were unmolested, by law officers ami protected from hi-jackers, O'Donnell decla red. O'Donnell made his charges to prove that the police had attempted to dispose of Albert Anselm! and John Scalis!. Genna henchmen, for fear of exposure The two men were charged with the murder of two policemen and O'Donnell declares it was a ease of self defense. , O'Donnell was prevented from making further charges w hen the court declared that the attorney must confine himself to the issues in the case. O’Donnell declared he had a "little black hook" which he was going Io i turn over to federal agents. ,1 State attorneys held that O'Donnell ■ jwas trying to blacken the name of the l police department in, a desperate effort to influence the jury.

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,T- T> Indianapolis, Nov. 2.—TTosnitu last minute appeals of politicians for a bejwv vote, indieations wore that the vote in Indianapolis eitv election would be litrht. One man. a netrro democratic worker, was arppgtod'in Indiananolis, charged with intimidating a voter. P-ivato detectives have been emn’eved bv the democrats in ;»n effort to prevent fraud and Chief of Police Rlcchoff issued a warning that he would not permit interference by private detectives, state police, or horse thief detectives. Fair Weather In State With fair weather reported in all parts of the state, indications wore that a heavy vote would bo cast in the most of the 93 cit'es outside of Indianapolis. In thirteen cities the candidates for mayor are unopposed, ten of these are republicans and three democrats. A heavy vote was certain in South Bend at noon todav. when men and women flocked to the polls and stood in line awaiting their turn at the machines. Republ’cnns seeking to overthrow the regime of George Durstan. 18 years mayor of Lafayette, saw victory in the heavy vote there In Fort Wavne. indications are that the fight to oust Mayor Hosey would bring out a heavy vote. New York. Nov. 3.—(United Press) —Wi'h hettin goffers ns high ns 15 to 1 on State Senator “.Timmy" Walker. Tnmmanv nominee. Now York City voted todav on a new mayor. Hackers of Fred D. Watermon. fountain pen i manufacturer and republican candidate. continued to nrodict n victory, but it was generaly predicted tliat Walker would roll up a 2 to 1 majority. Weather condit'ons wore unfavorable to a large vote. It was gray, damn dav with the temperature hovering near 40 degrees. With the total registration only 1.240.000. an evidence of the pathetic campaign, the vote is not expected to (CnVTtNTTFD ON PAGE FIVE) • o —— BULLETIN The foetoi-v wii] not '-'x-n until Tbursduv tnorniritf, '• ".-is announced late this afternoon. CHURCH TO HOLD FIVE-DAY BAZAAR St. Mfvy’s Catholic Church T« Stago Event November 24 To 28 Plans are going forward for the fiveday bazaar to bo given by the congregation of St Mary’s Catholic church in the auditorium of the new Catholic school building. November 1 24 to 28. inclusive. On the dosing night, a Ford tonr- ‘ 'ng car will be given away and tickets on the sanio can be purchased now. One of the features of the week will be the serving of dinner I and supper on Thanksgiving day. I Snnpor will he served each evening, also, and the women are now busy appointing committees and arranging ' for the meals on those days. Everything will be home conked and the 9 public is invited to attend. ( Booths will be arranged in the 9 building and attractive articles will ’’ be sold each evening Fancy xvork, household articles and the like will II have a prominent place on the stands e and the exhibit promises to be one t- of the finest ever shown at a church bazaar. * a-