Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 274, Decatur, Adams County, 19 November 1925 — Page 1

Vol. XXIII. Number 274.

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MOVE LAUNCHED AGAINST KLAN BY DEMOCRATS Party Leaders Read Organization Out Os Party Before It Gets In ] LADING DEMOCRATS ' PRESENT AT MEETING il' P- Staff Corrcsponilcni) Indianapolis, Nov. 19—The demoera lie leaders ot the state today launched a bitter attack against the Klan and proceeded tc read the organization cut of the party it had' a chance to pet in. Alarmed by the statement of klan' leaders that the organizatiot would desert th< republican party to aid the democrats, leaders from all parts of the state today acted to forestall such an event. "If the democratic party takes the Man into its told it will have outlived its day,” Ben Selfres, Lebanon declared. "tTc political party in which tii“ klan dies will be dead for r.O years. "Any man who belongs to an org.'.niziatlou which pledges hate to catholics. Jews and negroes purges Mmself when he takes the oath cf office," John Heltzman, former may,l- of Indianapolis said. More than 100 leading democrats, including several who have In ett mentioned as senatorial candidates, were present at the session. Mrs. John Kern, wife of the former I>. S. senator, attended the meeting ; ad tol<! the party workers' they had been pussyfooting long enough.” Q- —— Negro Digs Hole Through Prison Wall With Spoon Gary, Ind/, Nov. 19.—1 United Press) Joe Uiwernce. negro, Chicago gunman, was in a separate cell in the police station here following an attempted jail break yesterday. Ixiwrence was captured by a riot squad after he had succeeded in digging a hole, large enough for a man to crawl through in the jail wall. The gunman used a spoon he had taken from the prison table at meal time. Twelve other prisoners were making preparations to follow the negro. o Cyclone Sweeps India; 800 Reported Killed Bulletin Bombay, Nov. 19.-—(United Press) —A terrific cyclone has swept south India, and according to early reports. 800 persons are bel'eved to have been killed and more than 100,000 pounds sterling, t $500,000) damage caused. o EPWORTH LEAGUE WILL HOLD RALLY Decatur Sub-district Rally To Be Held At Pleasant Mills Friday The Decatur sub-district of the Epworth League of the Methodist church will hold a rally at Pleasant Minis, Friday, November 20. The Fellowship Hour will be held from 5:30 to 6 o'clock, and the banquet program will be held between 6 and 7 o'clock. The evening program will | begin at 7:30 oAtlock. All Epworth Leaguers and the public in general are invited to attend. During the banquet, the following talks will be given: "A Hearty Weicome,” the Rev. Lowell Smith, Pleasant Mills; Response. Dr John R. Horsley, central office, Chicago: Response. President John E. Nelson, of Decatur; address, Mrs. D. V. Williams, of Geneva. The following program will be given at 7:30 o’clock: Music Monroe Orchestra Song Service . .Wilson Beery, Leader Betotionalsßev. Foster, Monroe Music Decatur League Offering Everybody Addresß....Dr. j. R. Horsley, Chicago Music Monroe Orchestra Closing Hymn Congregation Benediction Rev. D. ‘v. Williams

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I Detective Shot Down I By Three Mexicans Indiana Harbor. Ind., Nov. 19. (United Preset— One man is lying at the point of death here today and three Mexicans, alleged gunmen, are being sought by police. Barney Gemienkskl, detective, was shot down while attempting to arrest two Mexicans for carrying concealed weapons. The prisoners and a third Mexican, believed to have fired the shot, escaped. GIRLS FOUND IN LONELY RESORT House Hidden In Mountains Believed To Be Prison for Kidnapped Girls —- — We,.' Orange. N. J. Nov. 19 A resort burled in a lonely spot among the Orange mountains, believed to have been' the prison oft, number of kidnaped girls, was found early today when police raided a bungalow five miles from here Two girls, who said they were victims of the divekeepers, led the rakling patty. In the house was an attractive girl, about 25 years old. unconscious from the use of drugsWith her was another girl said to have been kidnaped in Philadelphia but whose identity officers concealed. Three men were arrested and twelve complete dope outfits, seven revolvers and a large supply of ammunition seized. The girls, who say that they ran away from home in Philadelphia but retuse to reveal anything about their families admitted taking drugs voluntarily. According to the girls, two men nvited them to go automobile riding on November 6. The house wn? represented to th?m as a bar room where they were to have luncheon and rest. When they entered the bungalow they saw tables arranged as a tearoom but when they wanted to leave they were forcibly detained. According to the investigators they were criminally assaulted and then, according to the girls, prevailed upon to stay. The police are under the impression that the girls are still in fear of their erstwhile captors and are not telling everything o SEEK ADDRESS OF D.H.S, GRADS Committtee In Charge Os Home-coming Unable To Locate 11 Alumni The committee In charge of the Decatur high school alumni home-coming, which will be held in this city December 28. has sent out an “S. O. S.” call in an effort to send every ex-stu-dent. graduate and former teacher of Decatur high school an invitation for the big affair. Eleven ex-students have not been located. All other former students, grads and former teachers have received invitations for the affair which promises to rival all other events in Decatur ■ during the holidays. The committee wishes everyone who is entitled to an 1 invitation to have one and those in 1 charge ask that anybne knowing of the whereabouts of any of the eleven not I located to get in touch immediately ■| with Miss Blanche McCrory or Ralph i Tyndall at the high school, or write ( 1 the Daily Democrat office. | Those not located are: Mrs. F. D. ( : Miller, nee Drucil’a Burkhead. who J gradated in the class of 1888; W. D. I Freeman who graduated in 1888; Mrs. David M. Wright, nee Mary Kratner, I who graduated in 1891; Charles Barn- ( I hart, who graduated in 1893; Will I Thomas, who graduated in 1895; MarI garet Eicher Ayers, who graduated in '. 1896; Nellie Elsvjorth Myers, who grad- ( ’uated in 1896; Etella Vore, Mary Thom- , as Edith Stabler. Elmer Richmond, : ’ who graduated in 1884. Anyone know. , 1 ing Ute whereabout of any of these ( ' people will greatly assist the aiulmni , committee by notifying them at once. , plans are progressing rapidly for the big affair which ' I ’'~7co'VTINUED ox page SIX)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, November 19, 1925.

FIRE DAMAGES SUGAR FACTORY I | Blaze Destroys Wooden Ventilators On Top Os Building Last Night Firemen were called to the HollandSt. lands Sugar company factory in the north part of town last night about 9 o'clock to extinguish a blaze that started In the wooden stacks on the main building, used as ventilators for the driers. The blaze ascended several feet for a while and the north' part of the ■city was illunrnated for several minutes. The first appearance of the fire from a distance led people to • believe that the entire factory was lon fire. The sparks, however, were harmless because the entire building is fireproof. As the firemen worked to extinguish the blaze the factory continued to run full force and it was not neces--aiy to stop at any time during the blaze. The fire was not extinguished for some time and one wooden ventilator was completely destroyed. It is thought, by officials of the factory, that Hie loss will not he more than $200.0*1. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it is thought that the interior walls of the ventilators became over heated ami combustion resulted. The destroyed stack will be reuilt at once, it was said. o Annual Crime Toll Os U. S. Is $16,000,000,000 Chicago. Nov. 19. (United Press)— The annual crime toll of the United States is $16,000,000,000, Henry Hook Van Meter of the Bible league estimated today. Statistics show that insurance companies pay out $4,000,000 every year to compensate for losses caused by crime, he said In a speech. Cost of trying to suppress is three times the insurance losses, Van Meter said. HL HOLO THANK OFFERING SERVICE Missionary Organizations of Zion Reformed Church To Give Program The Woman’s Missionary Society and the Girls’ Misionary Guild of the Zion Reformed church will render their joint public Thank Offering service next Sunday night. at 7 o'clock. A playlet entitled. “Thank Offering Box Convention," will be given by ten G. M. G girls and a pageant by the W. M. S. entitled. “The Lower Lights," in which 25 characters take part. The following program will be rendered: Prelude. Congregational Hymn. . Devotionals. Solo—" Teach Me To Pray” Miss Della Sellemeyer Thank Offering Box Convention .. Ten G. M. G. members Duet —‘ Arise, O Lord God" Mrs. I). Gotdner and Mrs. B. Schroyer Pageant "The Lower Ughts" Solo —"Something For Thee" Mrs Ben Schroyer Offertory. Closing. Cast of Characters Following is the cast of characters of the Pageant: Mrs. Paul, Mrs. A. R. FlecMerjohann;' Belle Paul. Miss Eleanor Reppert; Helen Danforth. .Miss Daisy Girod: Miss Gracey, Miss Frances Leiinenstoll; Eulu (colored servant), Miss Mildred Worthman; Mrs. Cooper. Mrs. Chas. Brodbeck; Mrs. Faithful, Mrs, Mart Jaberg; Mrs. Best, Mrs. Edgar Gerber: Mrs. Wise, Mrs. Ervin Miller; Mrs. Doolittle, Mrs M. F. Worthman; Mrs. True, Mrs. Glen Cowan; Mrs. Loyal, Mrs. Wil'iam Gehrig; Mrs. Grateful. Mrs. Ben Elzey; Mrs. Goodtime, Mrs. Carl Schafer; Rev. Zoodbeart. Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann; The Secretary, Mrs. Ed Miller; Japanese Child, Harriet Fruchte; Jewess, Virginia Miller; Chinese Girl. Mary Cowan; Southern Girl, Bernadine Kolter; Indian Boy, Richard Brodbeck; Deaconess, Mrs. Tillman Gerber; Miss America, Miss Catherine Weidler.

Liquor-Crazed Man Kills Self And Two Children Bulletin Chicago, Nov. 19. (United Press) crazed by liquor. Gustaf Plhart, 80, today shot and killed his two small ( children and then ended his own life with tl bullet in the head. His wife. I who had gone to a nearby store, returned to find the I lire- bodies. She said her husband had been drinking heavily for two weeks and In'd threat I ened suicide last night. GRAND JDRY EATS AT COUNTY FARM ’ County Officials Accompany Jurors On Inspection Trip Today The members of the Adams county I grand jury took dinner with Superln- • tendent and Mrs. H. F. Jjifountaln. at ; , | the county infirmary at noon today. ' Prosecutor John T. Kelly. BaiFff H. W. Sellemeyer. County Clerk John E. ' Nelson and Mrs. Cecile Moser, court • reporter, accompanied the jury to ( 1 the county farm and also enjoyed dinnt'r with Mr. and Mrs. Lafountain. • The grand jury made the annual inspection o fthe county infirmary. Four or five more witnesses were ’ examined by the grand jury this • morning. The witnesses examined so far have been from Decatur and various parts of the county. The session' is not expected to last more than a | few days. ONLY THREE HAVE LISTED EXPENSES : . -I Majority Os Candidates In City Election Have Not Complied With Law Os the fifteen candidates for offices hi the Decatur city election held the i first part of this month, only three have complied with the state law and ! have filed their expense account with , the city clerk. The delinquent candidates have until December 1 to file their expense accounts, according to ' the present law. The three who have already filed are. Mrs. Luella Magley, treasurer-j electl Mrs. Catherine Kauffman, city j clerk, and John Schnitz, defeated candidate for councilman-at-large on the republican ticket. The other twelve candidates have thus far failed to tile their accounts. It is not unusual for candidates to ’ wait until the last day to file their, 1 expense. Usually, the candidates are' ! busy with other matters after the election and the matter of tiling their expense accounts slips their mind , ' until they are reminded to do so. | About ten days still remain, Mrs. Kauffman said today, and it is li'ghly probable that most of the accounts; will be tiled late next week. o Negro, Acquitted Os Murder Charge, Held For Carrying Weapons , Intfianapolfs, Nov. 19 —McKinley Jones, negro, acquitted of a murder . charge yesterday, was back in jail today in $5,000 bail charged with carrying concealed weapons. Jones was charged with killing Williajn Bowden, negro. August 24. 1 Rotary Governor To Visit Bluffton Club Benjamin Sherwood, rotary goverj nor of the Indiana district, who will, . visit the Decatur Rotary club at noon.' , next Wednesday, will attend a meeting • of the Bluffton club Wednesday even-i j ing. The regular meeting of the Bluff- I 'ton ch.b has beeirchanged from Thurs- . | day evening to Wednsday noon. The . Bluffton Rotarians will be hosts to the . newly elected city officials of Bluff-; . ton at a banquet to be given at the , Bliss hotel Friday evening of this ■ week. Weather Fair tonight ami Friday: somewhat i colder in east ami south portions tonight.

ACE TESTIFIES AT COURT-MARTIAL Captain Eddie Rickenhacker Condemns Army’s WarTime Flying Equipment Washington, Nov. 19. — (United Press)—"The graveyards of the country show what happens to aviators who are supplied with old wartime equipment." Captatn Eddie Rickenhacker, American "Ace" of Aces, declared before the Mitchell court-mar-tial today in urging that the army rid , itself of antiquated planes. Deaths in the air service will eon-1 tinue as long as airmen are supplied I with the war-worn crafts. Rickenbach-] jer said. | Vigorous cross examination by gen-I erul staff counsel could not shake his testimony. Rebuilt airships are no good, R'ckenbacker said. | Before he took the stand. Reed M. Chambers, of Detroit, testified that anti-aircraft guns could not prevent aircrafts from carrying out their missions. I Lieut Leigh Wade, pilot of one of the three round-the-world planes, testified In agreement with Col. Mitchell's contention that arrangements for the • Hawalin Tight, which barely escaped a fatal ending, were not as good as they might have been. He said ships i should have been stationed closer together along the route to pick up the planes if they fell. President Coolidge To Speak In New York Tonight Bulletin Washington. Nov. 19. — (United | ■ Press Prat'dnar wwd Mrs. Coolidge I left here at 9 a. tn. for New York. I where the President tonight will ad dress the New York chamber of com- . merce. The president's address will be broadcast by several radio stations. U.S. HIGHWAYS I ARE SELECTED I . • I System Os Roads Chosen I Bv Interstate Highways Board; 75,884 Miles ■ i ' Washington. I). C.. Nov. 19.—(United Press)—The systems of roads to be known as United States highways, selected by the Joint Board of luterIstate Highways, has been approved by Secretary of Agriculture Jardine. . it was announced today. ,I Jardine approved the report of the , board designating 75.884 miles of road. . each route of which has been given a 'number, and forwarded the approval ito tile American Association of State Highway Officials, now holding their annual meeting in Detroit. This action completes the work of I the board of 24 state and federal highI way officials appointed last March by Secretary Gore. The scope of the work as outlined in the resolution addressed to the Secretary was to undertake irn- ' mediately the selection and designaI t’on of a comprehensive system of through routes and to devise a comprehensive and uniform scheme for des- ' ignating the routes in such a manner 1 as Io give them a conspicuous place 1 among the highways of the country as roads of interstate and national ; significance. The 75.884 miles of road selected |as United States highways includes i 145 routes, those running east and west ; be'ng designated by even numbers and those north and south by odd numlmrs. All of these routes will he marked with the standard direction anil warning s'gns which are of two general I classes. One group, the danger and caution signs, will consist of signs of ■ four different shapes representing as << ttxTtxt i:t> ox fivk> . ,> .. I Knights Os Pythias To Initiate Tonight The Knights of Pythias lodge will confer the first rank initiation work upon a class of candidates nt th" ’ home on Third street this evening. ■ The meeting will begin at 7:30 o'clock.

I t Peru Man Heads State Savings And Loan League! Indianapolis, Ind.. Nov. 19. (United Press) A Q. Gnllahan. ot Peru today headed the Savings and lx>«n league i of Indiana. Other officers elected at the closing 1 session of the convention y< sterday j were I>>w O'Bannon. Corydon, vice- i president; Carl Weber, Fort Wayne, second vice-president; J E. Pierce. Indianapolis. treasurer and E. T. Kiitter-1 henry, Indianapolis, secretary. SAVING CHECKS |TO TOTAL 525,000 — Local Banks To Mail Out Checks To Christinas Savings Club Members — More than $25,000 will be paid out j by Decatur banks during the second i week in December to people of thisj community holding systematic sav-1 'ngs accounts, better known as Christ-j mas savings accounts. Checks rang-1 ing in value from $5 to SSOO will be; mailed. Hundreds of people in Ad-1 ams county take advantage of the' systematic savings system each year I according to officials of local banks. ; The systems were first started sev eral years ago and were known as Christmas savings clubs. The clubs j were first used largely by children ‘ and checks ranging from $5 to sls were sent to the depositors. The plan I grew in popularity an dluter branch- i ed Into the systematic saving plan At present, practically every hank in the country has a system of some sort, whereby depositors can deposit a certain amount of money each week and draw It out at the end of a stipulated period of weeks. Only a few of, the graduated deposit plans, starting; witli 2. 5. 10 or 25 cents and doubling each week survive. Most of the plans now provide for the deposit of $2. $5 or even more each week. Immediately after checks have been sent out, a new club will he formed ' i and -depositors will begin saving for | the following December. letters! I from time to time are sent out urging I the depositor not to spend his money, but to obtain certificates. It is estimated that at least, one-third of the I money sent out will lie returned to; the tanks for deposit in accounts, while the rest will lie used in pur- ; chasing Christmas gifts. o MORE RAILWAYS ! TO REINDICTED Hitfhor-ups Os Chicago To B<* Named In Connection With Beer Conspiracy Chicago. Nov. 19 —Upwards of 30 new federal indictments are expect ed before the end of the week in the $9,000,000 a year beer conspiracy.! These are in addition to the indict ! ments returneil yesterday in which the Boston and Maine railroad, the Gilt Edge Beverage company of; Lawrence, Mass, 23 railroad employes, railroad agents. Chicago policemen and truck drivers were named. federal officials mad" known. Higher-ups of Chicago and other sections of the country will be named. it was hinted, etween " 000 and 4.000 railroad carloads of beer have been shipped from the Gilt Edge brewery to Chicago since the first of this year, federal agents said, involv-j ing men all along the way. The federal grand jury which returned the 25 indictments is still In session and more witnesses will lie heard today. The jury is sifting reports that many Chicago policemen' afte entangled to the conspiracy. ■ Some of them are alleged to have tC'OXTIXVI-JD ox I’MtE fixi:> Communists Are Elected From Italian Chamber , j Rome, Nov. 19—Communists of the Italian chamber were forcibly ejectI ed today after one of their number ; had been slapped in the face by Depu- • ]ty Furinacci, a fascist chief, for re- . I marks against Premier Mussolini. 1 The incident led to a general rush against the communists.

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ANDERSON'S PAL FOUND GUILTY OF I SLAYING COUPLE j Convicted Man Says He Is Not Guilty As Court Reads His Sentence NOT EXPECTED TO MAKE AN APPEAL «I. i’. Staff U’litf «*Mpon<h*nt I Muncie, Nov. 19 Standing before Judge Dearth in circuit court here today, Charles “One Arm” Wolfe, broken and stililen. merely said “I’m not guilty," when asked if he had anything Io say as to why he ! should not be sentenced. After Wolfe had uttered the j three words, the court senlencled him to life in the shite pris■on a< Mi<*higan Citv. telling him that he liad had a fair i 'rial and that a iurv of 12 men had found him gniltv of a first , dc<’r<‘c murder charge. Widfe will be taken to prison FriI dav. Sheriff Harry E. Hoffman, said ; today. It is not nrobable that an appeal j will be carried to the supreme court j since Wolfe's financial hacking has . been exhausted. The little home of his mother is mortgaged and all hfs wife’s possessions have been sold. a Want Dangerous Grade Crossing Eliminated | s.-.- - Indianapolis. Ind. Nov 19 — A recommendation that the city eliminate the dangerous grade crossing where one person was killed and another seriously injured last night, was being prepared today by Coroner 1 Paul F. Robinson. Mrs, Amanda Heaton. 55. Nora, was fatally injured when a Monon freight train struck the automobile in which she was riding. Charles Heaton. 64. her husband, was seriously injured. Paul Heaton a son. who was driv- ' ing the auto, told police he did not o Monroe Band To Stage Home-Talent Play — Tile Monroe band will stage a hometalent p'ay. ent'tled. "The Path Across I the Hill." in the high school auditorium at Monroe on Saturday anil Mon- | day evenings. The proceeds will go toward equipping the hand. Music I will h efurnisheil between acst by 'he hand. Reserved seat tickets are. on sale in Monroe. »—o — CENIRAL SCHOOL TO GIVE PROGRAM Mothers To Be Guests At Observance Os Education Week On Friday Special invitations have been issued by the Central school to mothers of all pupils to attend the school’s observance of Americin Education Week, to be held tomorrow afternoon nt 2:30 o'clock. An interesting program hag been arranged and it is jtlie desire of those in charge to have ; "very mother present at the obser- ! vance. ('. I. Walters, of this city, will give a short address on Educat'on week 1 and special music has been arranged. The rest of the. afternoon will be an , informal get-acquainted party for all i mothers and their children. Education week is being observed I throughout the United States this ! week. All schools in the county are j having special progiam daily in observance Several Dccatsir liusiness met) and men from other pbrts of the county have been addressing pupils at the various schools in the county. The week's program will close tomorrow Most schools will hold their observance tomorrow, but several al- . ready have started and have divided i their program into several shell, sessions. -A