Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 270, Decatur, Adams County, 14 November 1925 — Page 1

Vol. XXIII- Number 270. *

JURY HOLDS FATE OF STEPHENSON

SWEEPING INQUIRY INTO ACCUSATION FORECAST TODAY ________ Prominent Persons Connected With Shenandoah Probe Are Summoned — —■ I RECESS IS TAKEN IN COURT-MARTIAL (t’. P. Staff Correspondent) Washington, Nov. Il — A sweeping inquiry into the accusations of Mrs- Margaret Ross Lansdowne against Captain Paul Koley of the Shenandoah inquiry court was forecast in subpoenas sent out by the court today for prominent persons connected with the incident. Almost simultaneously with the acceptance by Secretary of the Navy Wilbur of Foley’s resignation as judge advocate of the court so he could defend himself against the Mrs. Lansdowne charge that he attempted to fix her testimony before the board, summons were issued for Mrs.. Lansdowne. Mrs George W. Steele, wife of the Lakehurst. N I ait station coinmandent, who was alleged to have delivered to the widow of the Shenandoah commander a statement outlining what the widow should testify and telling her ii was prepared by Foley; Mrs. Paul Foley, wife of the accused offiicer; nr. and Mrs William Beverly Mason, relatives of Mrs. Lansdowne, at whose Washington home Foley was said to have discussed with Mrs. I-ansdowne, her testimony prior to her appearance before the hoard. (By William J. McEvoy United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington. Nov. 14 — Recessed until Tuesday, the general army court martial trying Colonel William Mitchell for misconduct probably will be kept in session for a month ( or more, to complete the cases of both defense and prosecution, it was ■ apparent today. Interest now is centered in the reconvening of the Shenandoah naval court of inquiry Monday. Captain Paul Foley, judge advocate of this board, has resigned following the charges of Mrs. Zachary Lansdowne . that he tried to have her ‘ whitewash’’ the navy in the Shenandoah disaster Foley will take the stand Monday, fie is not expected to deny authorship of a memorandum which Mrs. Lansdowne said was given to her by Mrs. George W. Steele, wife of the Lakehurst. N. J., air station commandant, but will d<*fend his action 1 as being the usual course of procedure in investigations and designimmi ei> ox I’WR two) GOOD TALENT IN ELKS PRODUCTION Much Care Taken In Selection Os Characters For Revue, “Cheer Up" Some of the best musical and dramatic talent of Decatur will be heard and seen in the big musical revue. “Cheer Up." to be staged in the new Catholio school auditorium next , Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Much care has been taken to select characters hest suited for the var- , ious roles in the productionAmong the prinicpal characters in ( the revue are Mrs. Cecile Moser, ( Mrs. L. A. Holthouse, the Misses Veronica Anker. Ruth Cook, Mildred ( Butler and Rose Mary Smith, and Messrs; France Confer, Bryce Tjhomns. Herman Myers and Clayson Carroll. There are four acts in the production, in addition to a prologue. The scene of the first act is a street car- ‘ nival. Act 2 presents an “old-sash- 1 toned garden,” act 3 is "in a cabaret." and the final act is entitled, 1 “the see-saws." There will be specialty numbers in addition to the 1 regular acts.

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Woman Sells Wine While Husband-Cop Ro u nds I' • t I meggers Gate. Ind , Nov. 14. (United Press) While her husband was out attemptting to catch bootleggers as a member of the Gary police force, Mary I hi-I brojo carried on a thriving business selling wine. .She begun serving a sixty day sentence in prison today following her conviction yesterday. Her husband, who was suspended from the police force, will care for the couple's seven children. MANY WORK TO SAVE BEET CROP Schools, Factories, Stores Closed In Michigan To Aid Growers (Special To Daily Democrat i Holland, Mich., Nov. 14. -Due to the ; rainy and cold season here, the beet ■ crop, which is in danger of being lost. ! thus causing grAt loss to the farriers, is to lie saved by a patriotic effort of the people. In various sections of this part of the state schools have c osed, factories and shops and stores have arranged to let off help for a week or iwo that the men and boys may assist is saving the beets b-fore they are frozen in the ground. This week, many tons of beetg were saved and within a week of two it is helieved the crop will lie safe. Conditions in the field covered by the Decatur plant of the Holland-St. Loqis sugar company are also serious and if may be necessary to cab tor assistance here. Saving of the crop means thousands of dollars to tile farmers of this section and the realization on tlie year's work, means keep- | ing tlie plant going and the employing of sever: ! hundred men. The local company lias brought in fifty men from Pittsburgh and are trying to secure iothers from elsewhere to assist the I farmers. Tho rains have delayed the work so that it will take a real effort! to get the beets lifted, topped and brought to the mill. Farmers are urged to assist themselves all they can and are being asked by those m charge of the Decatur plan to plow up their beets and place them in piles so they can lie topped later. Get them out Irefore the freeze comes. The slogan here should be “SAVE THE BEETS," and it is important that all help do it if necessary. _o —— Successor To Senator Ladd Is Appointed B’smark, N. D . Nov. 14. — (I nited Press.) —Appointment of Getald Nye, Coopertown. N. I).. publisher, to fill the vacancy in the United States senate created by the death of Senator Edwin F. Ladd, was announced today by Governor A. G. Soriie. The appointment holds only until the special election called for next June in connection with the regular primary. Nye is a non partisan. .—o Juday Baby To Make Home With Burdg Family Max Leroy Juday, infant child of Mrs. Roy Juday. whose mother died when he was boi n three weeks ago. was brought from the Albion. Michigan. hospital to the home of his cousin. Dick Burdg, in this city, this week The baby will make his future home witii Mr. and Mrs. Burdg Roy Juday. the child’s father, is connected with the Albion Bolt company. Mrs. Juday formerly was Miss Telia Conner, of Geneva. o Education Week Program To Be Given Next Friday A program in observance of National Education Week will bo given at the Aber school house, Friday evening, November 20. A good program has been arranged in which the children will take part and Mr. M. F. Worthman, superintendent of the Decatur city schools, will talk.

TWO WOMEN HURT ( IN AUTO WRECK Mrs. Cecil Rinehart. Os Monroe, Seriously Injured Friday Evening One woman was seriously Injured, another pninfully hurt and two other women and a man escaped injury in ait automobile wrec k on state road No. 21, three miles south of this city about G o'clock Friday evening. Mrs Cecil Rinehart, of Monroe. teceived a severe wound, a deep laceration on her luce and several spraines and bruises, i Mrs. Harry Ehrsam. also of Monroe. I sujfere dsevere bruises and seven of t her front teethe were knocked loose. Tlie two women named above and Miss Al'a llahnert, of Monroe, and I Miss Hilda Coyne, of near Monroe, were returning to their homes in a Ford tonring car. after working yesterday in the local plant of the General Electric company. According to the | women, the radius rod on their car j broke as they started to turn out to | pass a Ford coupe which was approaching from tlie opposite direction. The mun in tlie Ford coupe, whose name could not be learned, turned out to the right side of the road, hut the touring < :ir headed straight for his car and the two machines collided. The touring car was turned over. Mrs. Rinehart and Mrs. Ehrsman weie brought to a local physician's office where the injuries were dressed. Miter in the evening they wore taken to their homes, and today they are reported to be getting along nicely. The other two women and the man returned to their homes shortly after . the acvudeliu Both cars were badly damaged in tile c ollission. SCHWAB FAVORS FRANKLIN ROAD Famous Steel Magnate Endorses Proposed Transcontinental Highway Findlay, Ohio, Nov. 14.—The new Benjamin Franklin Trans-continental highway has tlie endorsement of Charles M. Schwab,- famous steel magnate, according to a long distance telephone message received here late last night from John 11. Williamson who with R. Clint Cole, former congressman. were at Butler, Pa., on an eastern tour in the interests of the new road. Tlie new highway [lasses in front of Schwab’s country home which is nor a great distance from Butler. An enthusiastic meeting was Held at Butler last evening, members of the Pennsylvania unit of the national highway body h iving been assembled. Speeches were given by Mr, Cole and Mr. Williamson in which the pa, poses and advantages of Hie highway were emphasized. The history of the Frankl'n highway movement was also dwelt upon. Speeches by members of the Pennsylvania unit of tlie national organization were given. OiTe of the other very cordial receptions tendered the highway boosters was at Youngstown where 'a meeting had been arranged by the Real Estate hoard and at whicli were members of the various Civic organizations. Mr. Williamson, who is <<<IXTIXIED OX PAGE -I'VVOI — o FOOTBALL SCORES First Half Michigan. 10; Ohio. 0. Princeton, 12; Yale, 6. Harvard, 3; Brown, 0. Pittsburgh, 14; Pennsylvania, 0. Colgate, 6: Syracuse, 0. West Virginia, 7; Penn State, 0. First Quarter Dartmouth, 7; Chicago, 0. Illinois, 6; Wabash. 0. Minnesota. 13; lowa, 0. Notre Dante. 0; Carnegie Tech, 0. Georgetown, 13; Centre, 3. Purdue, 7; Northwestern, 0.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, November I I, 1925.

I Automobile Turns Over Near Here At Noon Today, — I A Ford touring car turned over on its side nt the end of the cement road, east of Decatur, about noon today. Two ladies and two children whose names could not. be learned, were in the car and were driving towaid Decatur. The lady driving the car turned out to permit a ear to nass on the road and the ear slid ihto the ditch, turning over. Tlie top of the car was badly damaged and the windshield was broken. One of tho occupants received a slight cut, but none of tlie injuries were of a serious nature. MARION COUNTY KLAN AROUSED Hooded Order Dissatisfied With Appointments Os Mayor-elect Duvall (t T . ('■ Slier Correspenclentl Indianapolis. Nov. 14 —Formation of i separate Ku Klttx Klan party in Marion county or desertion from republican to democratic ranks were possibilities today following a mass -nesting of klansmui in Tomlinson ’ last night. Five thousand men attended the >eeting. which was closely guarded o prevent newspaper men from attending. The roofs of the hall and adjoining buildings recalled days of feudalism. Klansmen paced back and "orth on the al'rt to prevent eavesdropping There were watchers at the corners and doors and windows were ’ocked. Credentials of every klansman entering were carefully exam inecl 1 There were several state and city officials present. Dissatisfaction was voiced at the appointments made by John Duvall, mayor-elect, and at the ris'ng power of George Coffin, repuiilican city chairman. The dissatisfaction, it was understood following tlie meeting, may lesul in a third party ticket or a bolt >the democratic ranks. BLAME ENGINEER FOR FATAL WRECK Manslaughter Charge Filed Against Engineer In Pennsy Crash New- Brunswick. N. J . Nov. 14. — (United Press.)—T. J. Qirroll, en g’neer of the Mercantile Express of the Pennsylvania railroad whicli killed ten men in a collision with a Washington - New York train on Thursday, was arraigned here today on ten warrants charging manslaughter. He pleaded not guilty, waived examination and was held in SIO,OOO bail to awa’t action of the grand jury. Representatives of the railroad arrived to arrange bond. —-o Man Killed In Outbreak Os Banditry In Gary Gary. Ind.. Nov. 14. (United Press! —One man is dead and another is in a hospital, probably fatally injured, to day as the result of an outbreak of banditry here yesterday. Joe Cannon. 50. died :i short time after lie was attacked by two bandits and William Coleman, negro, is not expected to live as the result of injuries rece'ved from the same pair a short time later. Weather Rain tonight and Sunday; warmer , in southeast portion tonight. Colder Sunday. Washington. Nov. 14. (United Press) —Weather outlook for the per,iod Nov. 16 to 21, inclusive. Ohio valley and Tennessee, region of Great Lakes, Upper Mississippi!: A period of rains toward the middle k |and again toward tlie end of the week. Cool at the beginning of the week and near normal temperatures thereafter.

MRS. ANTOINETTE i LENGERICH DIES Well-known Resident Os Decatur For Last 50 Years Dies Friday Night Mrs. Antoine,te Lengerich, widow of the late Bernard Lengerich, died at. her home on Sixth street at, 10:30 o’clock last night. Death was due to infirmities and complications. Mrs. L< ngerich was 81 years old. and had j resided in Adams county for morel tnan 50 years. Antoinette Biermann Lengerich was born in Germany in 1544». She came to this country and later to Adams county more than a half century ago. In early life she was married to Bernard Lengerich, and tlie couple resided in Washington township on a farm, until Mr. Lengerich's death ’ nine years ago- Mrs. Lengerich then moved to Decatur where she has since resided. Mr. anil Mrs. Lengerich were well known in Adams county, ami both were members of St. Mary’s Catholic church. Mrs. Lengerich was a member of the St. Mary's Society. Five 1 sons and one daughter survive. They are, Mrs. J. S. Meyers, Henry. Theodore. Joseph and August I<engerich. of Washington township, and Bernard Lengerich, of Toledo. Oil io. Forty-six grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive. One sister, who lives in Germany, also survives. • I The name has long ’ been prominent in this county and the sons are all prosperous and enterprising farmers Funeral services for Mrs. Lengerich will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock from the Jjt. Mari>. Catholic church and burial will take place in tlie St. Joseph cemetery west of the city. ENO GF BUS WAR IN SIGHT Conference Arranged To Settle Ohio-Indiana Tricking Difficulties Indianapolis, Nov. 14 (United Press)—The end of the Ohio-Indiana bus war was in sight today. Governor Jackson appointed a committee of three state officials to arrange a conference with Ohio authorities to outline permanent reciprocal agreements between tlie two states. At tlie same time word was received from Columbus that a similar committee was being organized there. The bus conference will probably be held in Indianapolis at an early date. Failure to comply witii string! nt provisions of the Ohio stale Ims law caused wholesale arrests of the Hoosier truck men and a threat of retaliitory measures by Indiana. Truck haluers of Indiana met in Indianapolis yesterday and formed an associat’on to protect their interests. — - o —— . Dynamite Blast Gives People Earthquake Scare Hartford, Conn.. Nov, II (I'nited I Tess) Earth tremors from the explosion of five tons of dynamite used to blow up a dam on the Connecticut river at Ra’nbow. today gave residents throughout central Connecticut an earthquake scare. ReportiT-from Moodus. Wetherfield and Willimantic, showed that the tremors were of sufficient violence to shake houses and rattle dishes. o — - Berne Man Injured At Sugar Factory Here Francis Riesen, of Berne, was painfully injured about 3 o'clock this morning while working at the Holand St Louis Sugar factory. A por'bin of a sugar beet struck Mr. Ries--1 en in the eyes with great force. He was removed to the Adams County ! Memorial hospital and today he was • totally blind. However, tlie attendt ing physician believes that Mr. • Riesen's sight will return within a short time. •

i Police Guns Kill I Taxicab Driver Who Was Being Robbed <C. I' Staff I'orreKpoinlent) Chlc.-'t'o. Nov If—Andrew Richards, a taxicab driver, was killed by police aims here today during a hciti up in which Richards was the man being robbed. Two officers noticed a negro holdins Richards at bay with a gun while t lie took tlie taxi driver's valuables. They slipped up on rhe opposPe side I of tile call end Richards jumped out Into the path of tlie ’cad. Tlie robber was captured but itu- , banned by the police fire. CORN CROWERS. TO GET MEDALS Silver And Bronze Medals! To Be Awarded To Several Adams Co. Men In the story regarding the results of tho Adams county five acre corn ' contest, published in the Daily Demo-, oral Friday, the names of the farmers , receiving silver and bronze medals were omitted. A gold medal will be awarded to Fred Blum, of Monroe ’ township, who won first [dace with a yield of 101.2 bushels per acre. Silver ; medals will he awarded to Martin I). Habegger. Monroe township. 99.4 bush-1 els; David J. Schwartz. Monroe township. 96 4 bushels; E. W. Husche. Washington township. 94.9 bushels; : C. J. Joni’s, Blue Creek township. 87.1 bushels; W. 11. Patterson. Blue Creek . township. 86.9 bushels; and <’. W. R. i Schwartz, Monroe township. 86-1 bush- | els. , Bronze medals will be awarded to i the following farmers who took part jin the contest: Noah Mazelin. Monroe | township. 82.5 bushels; W. T. Rupert; I Washington township, no 6 bushels;; IW. W Hawkins. Washington town-j ship. 74.9 bushels; and J. F. Rupert.) I Monroe townsiop. 74 6 busels. Yields I were estimated for three other con- ! testants, but they failed to reach tlie , 70-bushel mark. Police Chief Indicted For Accepting A Bribe — (U. I*. Staff < •m-rrxpui’ h nt > Michigan City. Ind. Nov. 14— Richard J. Kruse, 27. chief of police for three years, was free under |3j>of) bond today following his indictment by a grand jury on charges of accept ) ing bribes and conspiracy to commit' a felony. Kruse was removed from office by! City Manager A. R. Couden immed-! i. tely after his arrest last night, and Myron Clark, night captain, was mad» acting police chief. Friends of Kruse signed his bond soon at’er his arrest by Sheriff Jacob Hahn Tlie grand jury, whicli met ten days ago to investigate liquor law violation charges pending against George West, former deputy sheriff, returned other indictments, but arrests have not been made When West, who was once an in- i tluential republican politician. was called to testify, he saidl—"lf I have to go to the penal farm ■ I won't go alone.” West at the time intimated hi’ I would implicate Kruse. . *'—'o 1 Seven Miners Dig Way Through Rock Barrier if It SH'tr •••■SI-. ’ I Trenton. Md. Nov. 14 —Seven min-, ers trapped 200 feet underground ! when a slide of rock blocked entrance to the mine, dug through tlie barrier and to freedom shortly before midnight here last night. The min rs had been en’ombed since early; morning, but were none tlie worse for the experience. o Eighth District Bar Association I ncorporated rt'. I’, staff <spoc.l- >■ ■ I ' Indianapolis, Nov. 14—Articles of / incorporation today were granted < the eighth district bar association, a non-profit enterprise, by tlie secre- ■. tary of state. Among the directors 1 was Abranr Simmons, Bluffton, mid I Clark Lutz, Decatur.

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CASE COES TO JURY SHORTLY BEFORE NOON State Demands Death Penalty For Three Men For (Jiri’s Death EARLY VERDK’T NOT REGARDED LIKELY ((’. I’. Staff <'»»rr<*spnn<lent) Noblest ille. hid.. Nov. 1 I • I'he late of 1). (.. Stephenson, ousted klan dragon, and his heiieliiiien. Karl Kleiick anti Karl Genry. was placed in the hands of a jury in I lainilton countv court shortly before noon today. 'flic state finished its closing arguments with a final flourish of oratory, in which Haliilt Kane, assistant prosecutor, demanded the lives of the three t»'en for the death of Madge Oherholtzer. Judge Sparks read lengthy instruct'nns to the jury defining tlie penaltil's which might lie imposed under the law in event of a verdict of guilty. Jurymen Are Warned He warned the jurymen that any member of a conspiracy to commit a felony is ies[ion:-ible for the acts of 'other members of a conspiracy. He urged the jury to weigli carefully the evidence as to whether ! Madge Oherholtzer was a willing member of th° party’ that ended in the train ride to Hnmniond and her i 'rath a month later from bichloride of mercury poison taken after the a!bl attack Wy Stephen -on. The jury retired from the courtroom al 11:45 am., for its delibera- ; tion on tho evidence An early verdict was not regarded | as likely. Ten of the men who will decide the fate of the three former klansmen are farmers. The other two are business mon. The defense is basing its hopes for jan acquittal on the claim that Mils ; Oborholtzer's death was a case of I -ttieiiie from the poison she took. The state's charge ot first degree << om im i n ox rx<;i: i ive» o Hurling Cups At Wife Costs Husband His Life South Bend. Nov 14 —Walking backward while hurling cups at his wife. Harry VonHyste. 46. plunged two stories front the rear porch of ids home today and was' killed. 0 — WANT CHAPMAN TO SERVE TERM Attorneys For “Bandit Prince” Claim He Is Still Federal Prisoner New Haven, Conn, Nov. 14 —A I rit of habeas corpus. ordering : '>a ''i n Scott of tlie state prison, to prodine Gerald Chapman in the fedetal court at Hartford on Nov 25. til be signed here Monday by Fedtal Judge I’M win S Thomas, he ani 'tbitnced last night after counsel for 'hapmiin had appeared before him. tinsel for Chapman will contend that, under the writ by which the bandit, was produced in the state court to stand trial for the murder of a New Britain policeman, for which bi' was convicted and sentenced to hang, lie i.s still a federal prisloner and must serve out his 25-year sentence in Atlanta for corroborating the mails in New York before the -tatc oY Connecticut call 11.ing him. o Mary .Jane Runkle Dies Martha Jane Runkle, age 4, died I Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock , of inilnm ituiv rheumatism, at her home jn Fort Wayne She is survivi i'd by her parents, four sisters and I three brothers. Burial was made at Geneva this afternoon.