Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 269, Decatur, Adams County, 13 November 1925 — Page 1

Vol, XXIII. Number 269.

STEPHENSON TRIAL DRAWING TO CLOSE

I LINE OF INQUIRY I ISCKANfiEDTOOftY I Bl COURT MARTIAL u _ —- i Inquiry Into Charges Made j By Mrs. Lansdowne Dropped For Present i WIDOW’S TESTIMONY • IS LEFT ON RECORDS l<’ I* rortPßpniulHll I i Wasbinglon, Nov 13—Dropping (or « th.' moment th? Inquiry inln alleged S iin-giilarltlM In connection with the ifstlmony of Mrs. Margaret Ross'( Lansdowne at UF Inwilflgatlon of J the dirigible Shenandoah disaster. M the courtmarlial trying Colonel ' Hilly'' Mitchell for alleged Insult- ® ordination today studied how much ( h r;,s it would fake tn force evacuation ( I of an area the size of the District of f ; 8 Columbia. 11 a This line of inquiry was taken up c h after an unsuccessful effort had been., j made by the prosecution to strike ! J from the records the testimony of Mrs. Lansdowne, widow of the Shen-, andoah’s dead commander. j. JU Brigadier Conceal Wngh ;g assistant chief of staff, 'I tip gas controversy in testimony be ! ' X mre the president's special air board khm • • . t r I by declaring ft would take vast qttan-| 1 titles to force evacuation. His * ’ estimates have been disputed fre,1 qnentlv by witnesses at the courtmartial. • Bragg (i Foley to Resign I Washington, Now 13- -Captain Paul J I Foley, accused of attempting to In ' I fluence testimony to “whitewash" j ■ I the navy in the Shenandoah disas-.' 1 i,r. today announced his intention to 1 J resign as judge advocate of the, 8 | Shenandoah inquiry board and to 0 ? take the stand to tell his story when a H th« board reconvenes Monday. Js Foley was refused permission to 1 , tell Ills version leading, to the testimony of Mrs. Zachary Lansdowne, “ Ml widow of the lat ecommander, at he ' Mitchell court martial today. .1 o I aS 1 Factory At Evansville > To Build Bus Bodies ' ;s Evansville. Ind.. Nov. 12—ll’nited \ Press.)—The expenditure of 5125.00D' I to equip a plant to v ial bus bodies is planned/by the H Evansville Planing Mill company 1 . 1 which recently purchased the Barges Wagon works. One hundred men will be given employment when the new plant starts I operation within a few weeks. f i) Muncie Manufacturer Ends Life With Gun Muncie, Ind., Nov 13. - I United | | Press)—Despondent over ill health MB caused Alonzo Bishop. 43, to commit suicide here last night, by shooting himself through the head with a shotj sun. , Bishop was superintendent of the j Reiherford Manufacturing company, where be had been employed for 31) ! years. o sBFF Os ENfflf ■UKDIP:

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A —— _ Fearing He Would Kill Wife, Man Asks. To Be Locked In Jail | Fort Wayne, Ind.. Nov. 13 t United Press) I’uul Rndenback win n willing prisoner today in the Allen county Jail. He asked Io he locked up, saying he was afraid he would kill his wife and daughter ami commit suicide if left al large. Rodenbeck told police his wife had been running around with other men. m bat to re HELO SATURDAY Children To Sell Little Red Heart Tags For Volunteers Os America "Have u Heart," and He'p the Unfortunate," will he the appeal of many Decatur youngsters who will be on the streets here tomorrow with their collection boxes and little red heart lags. This is the annual appeal of the Volunteers of America, which was postponed from last Saturday, owing to the inclement weather. The Volunteers of America carry on relief work among be families of num who are In penal institutions ami who are without means of si’ptwrt. Any amount given to the children tomorrow for one of the little lags will be greatly apreciated ami will be used in helping th-* unfortunate. The following well-known eitzens are sponsoring the tag day here: Mayor 11. M. DeVoss. Rev. R. N Covert, Rev. J. A. Seimetz. Mrs. I-'. W. Downs. Mrs. Faye Smith- Knapp. Miss N. V. Mi Gath will be in charge of the headquarters in the public library. The ih.lilieu who are to seU.llo Gg;< are. asked to report at the library at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Useful and attractive prizes will be awarded to the children raising the largest amount of money from the sale of tags. The prizes to be awarded to the children include: first prize. No. 2. Brownie camera, donated by the Emiih. lager w ."ulk drug cort; s.-eoml pair of roller skates, donated by the Lee Hardware store; third prize, fountain pen. donated b ytlie Keller Jewelry store: (mirth prize, box of Mary Wayne chocolates, donated by the Eliurprise ding.store; fifth prize, flashlight, donated by the Schafer Hardware company. J—o Veteran Policeman At Anderson Ends Life Anderson. Ind., Nov. 13.—tUnitad Press)—No motive was known today for the suicide of Charles Anderson. 50, for many years a member of the Anderson police force. MNRJHTO MEET MONDAY Bodv To Hold First Meeting Os Year; To Inspect Jail And Infirmary The Adams county grand jury has been summoned to meet next Monday morning. This will He tile first meeting of the grand jury this year. The law specifies that the grand jury must ir.ei>| .n uch county al leas, once w: :-e.c. 'i'c, sjrtir.-l

OPEN RED CROSS ' DRIVE MONDAY I I Y Plan For Annual Membershin Drive Made At Meetr ing Here Last Night The annual Red Cross Roll Call in Adams county .vlll start next Monday. November 16. and will Inst until everybody in the county lias been solicited. This was decided upon at a meet- ■ ing of the county organization held last night at the Old Adams County Bank in this city* Miss Dorothy Williamson, national Red Cross representative. spoke to the organiza1 lion and a plan of solicitation was! adopted. Miss Anna Winnes, secretary of the Adams county organization, and • who has been very active in Red v Cross work for several years, was e <n charge of the meeting last night !■ flans were made and the Civic seci. tion of the Decatur Woman’s duh. I- of which Mrs. B R. Farr is chair- • man. will have charge of th? work t 'n this city. Miss Winnes has received several i letters from the national organiza- , Hon eommendlr.; ;l»r. county organ- , ration on the fine wo-k and response , It has done and shown in the past. . One letter, especially, commended Berne for its voluntaty subscriptions jtn the tornado disaster in southern Indiana las’ spring. , The membership f? ‘ will remain the same this year am it is the hope of those in charge of the drive that the membership of 5.12 at present will be renewed and greatly enlarged The workers will make an effort | p to raise the membership in this onnty to l.OOfl membe s. ” American' citizens throughout the I United States ate me nhers of the ! organization and high national and rtfite officials recommend and praise 1 he great work of the organization. It |s probable that tie membership drive in the county ’ ill last until Tlinrsda-. November it. A house-lo-house canvas and at up-town canvas will made i;v D-cutur, It wa--1 -tnnounced. I- —-o PYTHIANS view SITES FOII HOME , W. A. Lower Returns Home After Inspection Trip To Four Commu ;ities l ’ W. A. Lower, chairman of the site p committee of the Knigh s of Pythias lodge, returned home last evening from a five day’s visit to proposed locations for the state K of P. home, which the lodge will erect in Indiana. .Mr. Lower and l>is comi.vttee visited f Rushville. Shelbyville. Martinsville nod Greenwood. At rttsl viille. It) options tor sites were insiocted. seven at Shelbyville, one at Martinsville . and two at Greenwood. Next week the ccmmitee will inspect, the sites and options at Seymour. Madison and North Vernon ;md the week following, they will go to LafayS etle, Muncie and Ixtgansj ort. ' The Knights of Pythias will erect and maintain a home sot aged meme hers and. as soon as the site is se- ' lected, plans will lie made for the P building. Many liberal offers were extended by the cities an I lodges for P the location of the Inme ,n their city

Decatur. Indiana. Friday, November 13, 1925.

“Vamp and Dupe" .. i : rl*M i j r ' -x- : V'- --- . KXP RHfMEIAXPEWs That is the charge made against Mrs. Kip Rhinelander and her husband by the latter’s attorney. The wife of young Rhinelander, scion of one of the most aristocratic families in New York, is colored, the plaintiff charges. Rhinelander’s lawyer says he was but a dupe of the girl. He demanded an annulment of the marriage. GUNS FOR BANK VIGILANTES HERE Revolvers. Rides And Ammillion Arrive; Obtained From War Department Guns and ammunition to equip members of the Adams County Bankers vigilance committee arrived today and will be given out to the meinoers of the committee within few days. The outfit includes sixteen Colts automa(iw revolvers, seven Springfield rifles, and several thousand rounds of ammunition Several targets for practice were sent. also. The guns and ammunition were obtained from the war department. A county bankers meeting will be held at Geneva this evening and the matter of distribution of the guns md practice will be discussed. Janies Briggs, of Geneva, is chairman of he vigilance committee. It is nlatmed to have all of the vigilantes meet in this city some day soon and iold target practice Tie vigilance committee was organized a few onths ago to combat the wave of banditry. Lineman Falls Across Wires; Is Electrocuted i Gary, Ind . Nov. 13. i United Press) —losing his balance while working on a pole suporting the power lines of the South Shore Electric railway, Kenneth Durgin, Michigan City, fell across the feed wires and was electro- > cuted yesterday. . The body lay across the wires in ■ mid-air until me of them was sever- ■ ed. The break in the power supply delayed traffic for an hour. _ _ ■ iii—— —- A-- •

DR.BLAZER MAPS OUT HIS FUTURE I (1 Doctor In Good Spirits Al- t ter Being Cleared Os „ Killing Daughter By Stanley Whitaker. H (11. P. Staff Correspondent I (| Littleton, Col.. Nov. 13. (United Press) The cloud that hus hung over i ■ the heads of Dr. Harold E Blazer and | I his daughter, Frances Bishop for P many years was lifted today. , ■ Refreshed after a peaceful night’s I I rest. Blazer was in good spirits, to-1 I day. He did not have much to say | about his trial, but the old gray haired doctor is now looking toward the 1 future. ' Blazer was cleared of all charges of killing his imbecile daughter in the district court of Arapahoe county yesterday. "I'm going down to Chama. N. M.. . and become a mill foreman." said Blazer. "I don't know how soon I . will go. 1 have a friend down there ( who has lumber interests, and he ( wants me to become a sawmill fore man.” , Mrs. Frances Bishop, who has ( borne a heavier burden throughout , the trial than her father, appeared relieved today. j "I never believed they would eonvidt father," she said, "but I don't , like the idea of a hung jury. I am glad that he was absolved of all things.” ■— o Evansville Murder Last August Is Cleared Up Evansville. Ind,. Nov. 13 —(United Press.) The murder last August fifth of Mrs. Lula Wiliams. 56. hail been cleared rhlny with Hie finding of the body of her bushand. Frank, the alleged slayer, on the banks of a creek a short distance from the Williams home, authorities announced. Two boys hunting in tne underbrush for rabbits (Uscovered the body. It was badly decomposed. A bullet hole was found through the skull and u revolver, the magazine of which contained four empty stieiis. was u.iriid beside the body. o CORN CONTEST WINNERS NAMED Fred Blum, Monroe Twp., Wins 5-acre Contest With Yield of 101 Bushels Fred Blum. Monroe township farm or. bears the distinction of being the only man entered in the tive-ac-re corn contest in Adams county th‘s year to reach the coveted goal of 100 bushels per acre, according io an announcement just made public by the county agent Mr* Blum's yield, as estimat-| ed by F. L. Kem. of Grant county, an official judge representing the Indiana Corn Growers Association, was 1(11.2 bushels per acre for the fiveI acre plot. Mr. Blum's corn was a variety of yellow dent, which he has used on ' his farm for several years. If was ' planted in Irlls. (he checking distance ’ be'ng 39 inches one way and 19 inches 1 the other. Although his corn contain ' cd considerable moisture, Mr. Kem estimated his corn at 79 pounds per 1 bushel on a normal moisture content ' basis, th,, large number of hills per ’ acre and the groat weight of the corn made the excellent yield possible. Mr. Blum will receive a gold medal awarded by the Indiana Corn Growers Assoeictioil. He Won a s’milar 5 1 -.... ...

Delew art* County Auditor Restrained From Making 1 Horizontal Tax Increase Muncie, Ind.. Nov. 13. (United Press) —James Dragts), county audit or, today was prevented from adding the three per eent horrizontal raise ordered by the state lax board to the duplicate of Delaware county. Judge Clarence Dearth issued a restraining order to prevent the auditor from placing the increase in effect. WOLFE JURY IS NEAR COMPLETION Eleven Jurors Believed Permanently Chosen; Defendant Not Worried <U P. Stuff (’<»rre«n©n<lent > Muncie, Nov. 13 —The task of selecting a jury to try Charles "One Arm" Wolfe, p.-il of Dutch Anderson and Gerald Chapman, was believed nearing its close as court convened for the afternoon session today. Eleven men were believed permanently selected by both the state and ’he defense and the selection of the twelfth man appeared certain. Wolfe s on trial here for the murder of Bon and Mary Hance, who gave the nformation leading to the arrest of 'he bandit prince. That the defense will attempt to - stablish an alibi for Wolfe appears ’ •ertain. since it is being indicated in he questions asked the prospective jurors. Wolfe appeared little worried and I talks frequently with his pretty wife, i who is at his side o Notre Dame Freshman Dies Os Broken Neck SouYh Bend. Ind.. Nov. 13.—(United Press)—Death today passed a gloom over the Notre Dame campus on the eve of homecoming, when ! James Powers. 19. freshman, died from ' a broken neck, received in foolhall -critninage ten days ago. Power;-' chee; ,’»> to the last at'd | f'ghting a vailiant batt'e for life, had i been paralyzed since the accident. An i operation performed a week ago was hoped io save hl:; life. t Players ami students will wear j mourning at the homecoming game I with Carnegie Tech tomorrow. o Lone Bandit Stages Two Robberies Within Hour Danville, 111. Nov. 13—Local police' today searched for a lene bandit who last night held up ami robbed a drug i store and two filling stations within j a period nf on '-half hour. The bandit - <•(ui i'd ulsiut sll2 Victims said the bandit was badly pockmarked SARAH HILLMAN EXPIRES TDDAY Aged Decatur Resident Dies Os ('(implications Here This Morning Mis Surah Billmail, age 77. a resident of this city for many years. ■ riled at her home on Seventh street at 10 o'clock this morning. Death was dm' to coinplicatlonsi Mrs Bill man has been in ill health for some time ami has been seriously ill for I several days Mrs. Billman was born in Cham■lpaigit county, Ohio, lit 1848. In early , life, she was married and moved to this city where sh ■ has resided ever • i~re Until her illness prevented, ; ; s ><• was ,t faithful momhr an)

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FINAL PLEA FOR ACQUITTAL MADE BY THE DEFENSE Inman C laims Mob Spirit Is Demanding Lives Os Three Defendants JURY EXPECTED TO (JET CASE SATURDAY Noblesville. Ind., Nov. 13——(United Press)— Closing arguments In the Stephenson trial were interrupted twice today when women spectators fainted. Court attendants forced an aisle through the jam of spectators and the women were carried into the open air and revived. The excitement was intense as the trial grew to its final stages. Every available inch in the court rcom was jammed by the crowd. Noblesville, Nov. 13. — Mob spirit inflamed by hatred and prejudice is demanding the lives of three men for the suicide of a girl. Eph Inman, chief d«sense attorney, charged today in a final plea for acquittal of D. I(’. Stenher.son, Earl Klenck and Earl Gentry. Inman made an impassioned plea for a verdict of not guilty in the trial of the three former klansmen for first degree murder for the death of Madge Oberholtzer. The case is expected to go to the jury before noon tomorrow with th« state demanding the death penalty. "It is a shame to the jurisprudence of Indiana that these men should ever hive been Indicted for murder." Inman said. “Such an indictment would never have been returned except through the work of those who (sought to rid themselves of Stephenson's power by | hurrying him to bis destruction. "There has never been cause for a i single instance of f?ar for the safety I the defendan's under the law j "If this so called dying statement - i this lawyermade declaration is anything it is a declaration of suit ide.” I illlllclll "That statemm i was designed as ' poisonous propag iil'ia to he used in an effort to get money. "It tells in he. >w;i words iiow she | took poison wtio suicidal intent and 'kept that act a ret for six hours. “After that she r beyond the hope I the medical sclent t She resorted to 1 ruse and ilecepti-'ii to be sure her << ovriM r.u ('.•• •• *<■!■: FIVF) —— Earthquake Shocks Are Recorded it St. Louis St Ixiuis. Mo.. Nov. 13—Earthquake hotks. last!.' ■ from 6:45 am. | until 8:07 a.m wet- ecorded on the | seismograph at Hu -t. Lottis university hM'e today. I Attendants said some of the wave [groups were missing and it was im- | u> >ib!c to deternii'. the distance of ll|A- quake. They re of considerable intensity. HEAWRAIN • VISITS COliNn Roads And Fields Converted Into Sea of Mud;XVork in Beet Fields Halted r > Torrents of rain 'gain wsited Ad''.auis county yosterd::' and converted ' i roads and fields h’.l’i a sea of mud. 1 I Wo. 11. t|-' where farmers ' j b- y litt'i.z. md lo tig their