Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 28 January 1926 — Page 7

/m at the Real Cause -Taka G p r . Edward£olive lableu what thousands of stomach doing now. Instead of Sfesw&aiM Edwards’ Olivo Tablets arouse lh P a soothins, healing way. utn rhe liver and bowels arc perSna their natural functions, away <2 indigestion and stomach troubles. S lhve you a bad taste, coated tongue, -.nritite, a lazy, don t-care feeling. or energy, trouble with SdfSW’’ (OliveTabteu “^ lb EdSnls”Siw Tablets are • £ color. They do the work without wiping, cramps or pain. 1 Take one or two at bedtime for quick ff what you like. 15c and 30c. After Enjoying Half ’ Century Os Freedom, Murderer Surrenders ..Milledgeville, Oa., Jan. 28. (United PrefS) - Elated at bhe conviction ’ that he has but a few more years to y ve . Uncle Asa Patterson, 79, has parted a long delayed life sentence at the Georgia state prison here tor a murder committed during u game e ( cards 45 years ago. But for the fact that he took "too Ba ny drinks" on Christmas Eve, Uncle Asa would not tie contemplating a prison walled future today. The whiskey made him careless, he says, and caused him to climb into his flivver to visit his son in Pickens county, scene of the murder of Bob Simmons in March, 1881. Having drunk too much, the old man drove his car recklessly and police on searching it found several pint.- of whiskey. Thinking he had been arrested for the murder of Sjmmons, Unolc Asa freely told of his escape on tlie day he was sentenced and how for 45 years he had cheated justice in a lonely Tennessee mountain retreat, whither he fled. Shortly after his escape to the Tennessee mountain town. Uncle Asa's first wife died, and hp married again and reared a family of ten children During all this time, the ion by ids first marriage, now a pwerotts ntnrchant, was entirely ignorant of the old man's wljcreabott.s • TfrWPbri Is doing everything

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In his power to obtain a pardon. But Uncle Asa himself harbors no bitterness ut his capture, nor doos he manifest the slightest trace of remorse for the murder of Simmons. In fact he tells with a great deal of I pride or the days when men drank j hard corn liquor, gambled all night long and fought with knives or fists I on the slightest provocation. This Is Ills story told In his own words: "I hud been playing cards with the Simmons boys and had won aboht *l6l .rom them. They accused me of sheating. There were three of them., Bob Simmons, his brother Squire and heir father Joe. They said 1 cheat'd and 1 told them they lied. "We had all been drinking and we I'tad more words. As I was leaving. Iquire Simmons fired at me, the buti et passing through my hah I lunged it them all. with nothing but my knife, and Squire’s knife caught me in the leg. going through the bone. "I fell, and I suppose they thought I was killed for they ran away. Bob Simmons came back just as I was niy feet and we fought it out with knives. Bob still had his knife gripped in his right hand when te was found dead the next, morning. “I have never been sorry for a' .Minute that-1 killed him. I was justi-i ted and I ihtow it. Three of them attacked me and I fought in self-de-. ense. Any man would have done! he same. “When they put me in jail and senenced me to serve for life, my friends wanted to tear down the jail. But I wouldn't let them. I told them 1 would get out alone, and I did and' I went to Tennessee and had been living there ever since. "I don’t know why I came back to Georgia Christmas Eve, except that I wanted to see my son. Besides I had a little whiskey—that old knife wound paralyzed me and I need an occasional nip to strengthen ine — and that led to my arrest. "They didn't know who I was, but I I suspected that everything would come out. so 1 just told everything I’m glad it's off my mind—and anyhow, my days are numbered now.’ Dance at K. of C. hall Thursday night. 22t3 ,—o— — I NOTICE 1 have resumed my veterinary practice and ail calls will, be promptly answered. Dr. C. L. Meyer. 21t(> Monroeville, Ind.

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Dodges Chair H t IMF ' K VC JJtl 1 ■ IP ' i IW? »> iw ' Xi If v 1 i ru RO.W O'Dlzrr.M ~ , —— — ■ I I Ambrose Ross, convicted murder- < er, under death sentence at Sing 1 Sing, escaped the electric chair i I twice in two days, each time just be'fore he was to start the death march. | First reprieve was granted for an • appeal, then discontinued. Then . Governor Smith issued a last minute ] stay of execution. Now. Ross hopes , to escape with* life imprisonment. Christina O’Brien, his fiancee, was overjoyed at the news received after

| she had hade him a last goodbye. Cobb, Sneaker And Fddie Collins On Honor Roll Chicago, Jan. 28. —(United PressJ——Denied tlie privilege of being vot'ed the most valuable players because Itiicy are managers, the names of 'i'yrus Cobb, Tris Speaker and Eddie I Collins today were on the honor roll I jof the American League by special | action of inc valuable player committee. * All three have been outstanding

* tor almost 20 years and at one time or another have won the “most Valuable player" trophy. It is only during recent years that the award has been recognized by the league and tonsidering that managers are barred, It was feared that the names 1 of the three stars would not get on the roll. < The committee met and decided i that since Cobb was awarded the I Chalmers trophy in 1911, Speaker In 1912 and Collins J 914, their names I are eligible for the baseball hall of i fame, along with George Staler, George Herman Ruth, Walter John- ; son. Roger Pectainpaugh, who are I already on the honor role. I o- ' 1 Town Os New Harmony Begins Second Century New Harmony, Ind., Jan. 28 — j (United Press.) —New Harmony to- i day embarked upon the second century of its existence as an Indiana i town. , Yesterday the city in a gigantic*, birthday party turned over the pages i of history and re-enacted the scenes , of yesteryear. The city founded as the world's first utopia dressed itself in the garb of a century ago and while citizens . celebrated with old time dances, paid tribute to Robert Owen, and William McClure founders of the city who , came to what was then an Indiana , wilderness from Philadelphia. NOTICE Meeting of Clarks Chapel Ceme- : tery association, at Clarks Chapel i church. .Tuesday evening, February 2, at 7 pm., for election of officers , and trustees. 23t6x Daily Democrat Want Ads Get Results 1

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■ McCray’s Friends Are Reluctant To Appeal On Ground Os HI Health Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. SB.-(United Press.) —Local friends of Warren T. McCray, former governor of Indiana, are reluctant today to appeal for presidential clemency on account of his ill health. They ute not planning ut present to make sueji un appeal, it wus understood. It was announced in Washington, yesterday that before President Coolidge would act on the pardon petition tilad last summer it would be necessary for a statement of his physical condition to be incorporated in the petition. McCray's friends wish whatever clemency action is taken, to come on the 'justice of the case" to the exclusion of elements of mercy. McCray, ill in the Atlanta penitentiary where he is serving a sentence of ten j ears for fraudulent use of the mails, has been on a milk diet since before Christmas, it was said by his friends here. 0 — Distance Contest For Radio Fans Is Planned Washington. Jan. 28. —How many miles is it possible to cover with a radio set during an evening or during ah entire month? | To settle these questions, SteventJcn’s bulletin of Radio Broadcasting stations will hold a distance contest (o begin on March 1 and last for thirty days. Cash prizes will be given to fans who cover the greatest distance during the thirty-day period and to

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Inaull Predicts One Large Power System Will Serve Entire U. S. Chicago, Jan 38.—(United Press) --* ! —One large (tower system strctchbig from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of .Mexico and front (lie Atlantic to the I Pacific will servo (he nalion some |tlm« in tlie future, Samuel Instill, J''king «f public utilities." lold the •Midwest Electrit al vonfereme In epnvention'here today. When that time cornea, the railroads of tlie country will be running by electricity, he said. "Tlie trend of times is toward concentration of production," lie said. "It is inevitable that it must come. This is a business which is a natural monopoly. Eventually all electricity of a given area must be furnished by one concern.’’ The needs of the nation demand development of all water power available, Instil) declared. He estimated tile nation's water power at 55,000,000 horsepower. *—o Daily Democrat Want Ads Get Results

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