Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 29 January 1926 — Page 1

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MITCHELL’SIRESIGNATION IS ACCEPTED

dSkin pleads hot eUILTY TO murdercharge S plans To VW Charg'e * May Seek Venue ihTE OF TRIAL IS 1 SET FOR APRIL 5 M o. Jan. 29.-(United Press)M(rlin fmrkin. 24. handaonw and notorioHS killer. ,nil: ‘ y ( ' n,pr ' <1 a p,Pa of ’ tiilhy io ' ~argp that ,lft mur Jprf d Patrolman Harry Cray and Ed,lfll Shanahan, federal agent, here nMWaI months wo a hen he -hot his way tn freedom from two police- traps. judge Harry B. Miller set the date of the trial f»r April 6. Mtnmey John Tyrrel, for the defense said said he probably would ask for a change of venue because Mayor William E. Dever and police officials had characterized Durkin as a ~Yello"* dog" and that it was obvious his client could not get a fair trial in Chicago. Many young girls were in the jammed court room anxious for a look at the youth whose reputation as a breaker nf hearts equal’ his reputation as a killer. Motions to quad) the indictments were denied. —. —o— Negro Hanged For Murder At Prison In Chicago Chicago. Jan. 29.—(United Press)— Campbell McCarthy. 19, strapping negro, was hanged here today for the murder of Christian Oetzen, a watchman. during a holdup. The trap was ■(gnug at 7:34 and MefartWy *as ffwatinced dead at 7:48. Campbell had an extra hour and hit of life because the sun did not rise until after 7:30. and the law provides that hangings shall lie held between “sun up and sun down.” Campbell was scheduled to hang at 8 a. nt., but the execution was hold in oheyance until "sun up?" Eight other murderers, one of them a are in jail awaiting execution. — —o NOMINATIONS TO IE MADE TONIGHT Committee To Select Candidates For Election Os Industrial Ass’n. Three new directors will be elected at the annual meeting Os the Decatur Industrial Association to be held Monday evening, February 1, at the Knights of Pythias home. A nominating committee composed of French Quinn. William Linn and A. R. Holthoiise will meet this evening and select seven candidates, three of ’’horn will be elected. The board of directors is composed of nine meinhers and each year three new inemhers are elected. •be banquet will be served at 6:30 ”clock, R. J. Harting being in charge. Many tickets have already been purchased and any person who wishes ,n attend, although be is not a member of the Association, may do so. Avon Burk, president of the assoC| ation, is still conih-d to his home wi| b a severe cold, but hopes to be aMe to attend the annual meeting. A. Coleman, of the extension dei’artnient of Purdue university, will “’liver an address. Any person desiring to attend the atttltiet should make reservations by “ ot later than Saturday night. Tickets “J be secured from William Linn at “ Aance and Linn store. Relative Os Patrick Henry Dies At Age Os 85 j/k® B ' Ind„ Jan 29. — (United at Walker. 85. Is dead illness 1101116 here t,o<lay a Der a long of p BB . . He was a great great nephew patriot''' 011 llenry Revolutionary war

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Muncie Man Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Charge Munde, lad, Jan. 29.— (United Per, sr. r —Trial date for Charles Cray, charged with murder for the death c.f his eighteen months old son. will be I net at a conference of state and defense attorneys next Monday, it was announced today. Gray entered a plea of not guilty when arraigned yesterday and is expected to seek a change of venue. The indictment charges the child died from a beating administered by the father. MONROE FARM MEET TUESDAY Record Attendance Expected At Annual Institute On February 2 All previous attendance records for the Monroe township farmers’ institute are expected to be shattered next Tuesday, when the annual institute will be held in the Monroe school building. Three sessions will be held, starting at 9:39 a. m„ 1:30 p. tn., and 7 p. m. J F. Rupert, chairman of the institute and his committee workers have arranged interesting and instructive programs for each session: Morning Session—9:3o Music...., Monroe orchestra Song—"America”Audience Invocation Rev. Foster Horses — Maurice Douglas, Flatrock. Indiana. Orchestra. Proportional value of Foods .... Mrs. R. A. Ogg. Greencastle. Ind. Lunch served by Indies’ Aid. Afternoon Session—l:3o Music Orchestra Hogs Mr.- Douglas Music Monroe High School Hctffle Maktng versws Fhnise kwepimr Mrs. Ogg Election of officers. Report of committees. Evening Session —7:00 Music Monroe orchestra Music Primary room Flag drill Primary room Reading Clara Reppert Music Second room Violin duet .. Alice and Ailen Aurand Saxophone solo Maurice Neal Girls’ quartetteßoom three Play High school Boys’ quartetteHigh school Music Fresh nen class Reading r Don Hahnert Music Sophomore class Girls’ quartette High school There will be a corn show for boys between the ages of 10 and 18 years. Fifteen prizes, ranging from $1 to $lO, w ill be given in the exhibit of ten ears of yellow corn. Five gallons of motor oil will be given tc the boy who exhibits the grand champion ten ears. Six prizes consisting of merchandise and cash, will be given in the men’s exhibit of ten ears of yellowcorn. Tile exhibit of a single ear is cnen to both men and boys. Three prizes will be given in that class. Th-ee prizes, ranging fro $1 to $3, will be given for exhibits of oats. The rules for the corn and oats exhibits are: Not more than one entry in each class. All corn exhibits must be of corn H’OVTI.NI El) OX PAGE FOl It) - —O MERCURY MOVES UPWARD TODAY Moderating Temperatures Prevail In Indiana; Unsettled Saturday Indianapob nd., Jan. 29—(United Press' —The mercury in central and northern Indiana today was slowly climbing from the zero level of the past forty-eight hours. Moderating temperatures were predicted for today with unsettled weather Saturday. Fort Wayne and several cities in the northern part ot the state reported below’ zero weather last night.

FARM WOMEN HOLD MEETINC Seventy Women Brave Cold To Attend Achievement bay Program Here About seventy farm women from six townships braved the "icy blasts" yesterday and attended the Achievement Day program in charge of the four township home economies club.-; of Adams county. Although several reported they were forced to use shovels to dig their way through snow drifts on the way to town, no one is any the woise for the experience as far as can be ascertained: The ladies met in the basement of the First Christian church and enjoyed a lunch of sandwiches and various dishes brought in by them. Hot coffee, provided by a committee in charge cif Mrs. Charles Nyffeler, Jr. proved very acceptable to the chilled but enthusiastic people. In the afternoon. the meeting was held in the assembly room of the Library, with'. Miss Meta Martin, of Purdue, ini charge An exhibit of garments made I dining the past year, witli Purdue’s suggestions, received considerable comment. "Sewing Aids,’’ "Reduce Without Abuse," "Rightly Dressed — WronglyDressed.” “What t> Little Line Will I)o." were the titles of four short plays presented, respectively, by the. Union. St. Marys. Kirkland and Root township chibs. Each play conveyed a lesson received during the past year’s work. Little Miss Harriet Kunkel recited a poem entitled. "Cut Down Trousers," and Mrs. R. .1, Mann presented two excellent readings. A style show, in which 12 or 15 ladies took part, brought out various principles of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOl’lt I cupidlefeats HIS OLD RIVAL. Little Match-Maker Beats Divorce Court In Adams County 23-1 In 1925 Dan Cupid scored an overwhelming victory over his arch-rival, the divorce court, during the year 1925, according to the annual statistical report of the clerk of the Adams circuit court, John E Nelson. There were 163 marriage licenses issued during the year, while only seven couples were divorced, a ratio of more than 23 to one in favor of Dan Cupid. Os the seven divorces granted during the year, three were granted to wives and the other four to husbands. The report also shows that a total of 288 civil suits and 49 criminal cases were disposed of in the circuit court during the past year. The report shows: Number civil cases pending Jan. 1. 1925—287. Number civil cases filed during year - 221. Number civil eases venued from other counties —39. Total —547. Number of civil cases disposed of: venued to other counties, 11; number dismissed, 121; miscellaneous, 67; number in which judgment was entered, 89; total. 288. Number civil cases pending, December 1, 1925—259. Number letters of administration issued —79. Number guardianships issued—2o. Number decrees of foreclosure entered —12 Number of sheriff’s sales—l7. Number adjudged of unsound mind—2. Criminal Cases Number criminal eases pending, January 1, 192f —27. Number criminal cases filed during year—47. Number cases venued from other counties —none. Total—74. Number criminal cases disposed of. miscellaneous, 15; number dismissed, 23; number in which judgment was entered, 11; total, 49. Number criminal cases pending, December 31, 1925 —25.

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Kiley Honored W’’ I BBBBm Mgr. Moses E. Kiley, who has heen appointed head of the American College in Rome by the Vatican. Father Kelly, who is head of the Holy Cross mission in Chicago, will succeed Mgr. Mooney, who in turn has been appointed apostolic delegate to India. TEACHERS TO HOLD INSTITUTE County Meeting To Be Held At Monroe Saturday; O. L. Vance To Speak Adams county school teachers will hold an institute at the school building at Monroe Saturday. This institute will take the place of the regular December institute, which was postponed on account of the date falling so near the Christmas vacation. The forenoon session of the institute will be given over to the extension classes of Indiana University and the State Normal. A short musical program will be given in the afternoon, beginning at 1 o'clock. Mr. O. L. Van<-e. Decatur merchant, will give an address on Indiana history, including in his remarks much Adams county history. Miss Bertha Bunner, a teacher in the Central schools, of Decatur will give a demonstration in paper cutting and busy work. The remainder of the afternoon session will he spent in group meetings of the teachers. The morning session will begin ut 8:30 o'clock. 0 FIVE MINERS DIE IN BLAST Explosion Traps Victims In Mine Near West Frankfort, Illinois West Frankfort, 111., Jan. 29.—(United Press) —Five men were killed in an explosion in the Orient mine No. 2, here today shortly after the miners had entered for work. The explosion covered only a small area of the mine where mine men were at work. Four escaped. There was no subsequent fire after the explosions and mine owners were at a loss to explain it. It was reported around the mine entrance that one of the miners going to work lighted a cigarette shortly after entering the shaft and this ignited gas which had gathered at. one ot' the turns 104 ABOVE IN ARGENTINA Buenos Aires, Jan. 29 —(United Press) <— Argentina is gripped in a heat wave. While North America shivers with zero weather, the great country of the Pampas is baked with summer and several prostrations are reported for the past 24 hours. Ninety-eight degrees is the highest point registered in the city in the past day, but in the interior the thermometer went as high as 103 and 104. Weather Fair tonight probably followed by increasing cloudiness Saturday. Rising temperature.

PLAINTIFF WINS POINT IN TRIAL Court Rules Against Bank Os Poneto On Important Issue In Trial Here The plaintiff in the case of Levi W Kimmell vs. the Bank of Poneto, suit for $30,000, scored an imporlant victory today when the court ruled against the defendant when counsel for the bank attempted to read as evidence the entries in the bank's books which showed the amount of money paid out of Mr. Kimmell's account in cashing checks written by him. The liooks did not itemize each check, but simply the total amount paid out of the account each day. Mr. Kimmell deposited approximately $165,000 in the bank between the years of 1920 and 1925, it is claimed, and the bank produced cancelled checks to show that about $65,000 had been paid out. Officers of the bank claim that the remainder of the account had been paid out in cashing checks, but the cancelled checks have been lost. Mr. Kimmell alleges that $30,000 is still due him on deposits. The entries in the book were read into the records of the case this afternoon, to be used in case an appeal is taken from the decision of the local court. !■■■ — ■ '<() ■' * ’ “ Two Interesting Talks Given At Rotary Meeting An interesting program was given at the Rotary meeting last evening, O L. Vance giving a talk on the philosophy of Rotary and the ideal of service, while C. C. Pumphrey gave a thirty-minute address on retail! business practices and advertising. Both talks were instructive and entertaining. INTEREST STILL RUNNING HIGH Revival Services Announced For Tonight And Sunday At Local Churches Good meetings and fair sized crowds continue to feature the revival meetings being held at three Decatur churches. The three holding revivals are the Methodist, Evangelical and United Brethren churches. The services will continue tonight and Sunday, and announcement will be made then whether they will be continued or not. The United Brethren church will hold a service Saturday night and tiie public is cordially invited to attend. Many people have professed their belief in Christ at the meetings and everyone is of the opinion that the meetings have done much good. The Rev. C R. Smith, of the United Brethren church, the Rev. Somerville Light, of the Methodist church, and the Rev. R. W. Loose, of the Evangelical church, are conducting the services. Evangelical Church Another fair sized crowd disregarded the zero weather and attended the revival meeting at the Evangelical church last night and heard the Rev. R. W. Loose deliver an interesting sermon, taking as his text John. 3:16, "God so loved the world that he sent his only begotten Son that whomsoever beJievetb in Him would not perish, but have everlasting life.” Rev. Loose said in part. “The greatest drawing power in the world is love. God is drawing the world with love. • When once realized and appreciated it wiill draw all men to God. ' r o believe in Christ means not only intelectual assent but the response of the heart, and that means to follow Him, forsaking all that is strictly worldly. Thus only can we become sons of God.” The interest in the meetings is unabating. The junior choir will meet at the church tonight after school and prepare for tonight’s services. The- roll call of the official bodies of the church will be made this evening. All officers of all societies and organizations of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Fire Drives Families Into Streets In ('old Now York. Jan. 29.—(United PreM) —Two hundred families wore driven nto tl,e streets in zero weather today when fire broke out in the Lennox Wall Paper company's plant and io that of the Royal Furniture company. Residents of adjoining apartment houses were aroused and sent to po- | lice stations to keep warm while fire men brought up emergency apparatus to control the flames. Damage was estimated at $250,1100. GENEVA YOUTHS ON TRIAL TODAY Harry Hanni And Harold ’ Lehman Charged With Assault And Battery i (Special to Daily Democrat) ( Geneva. Jan. 29—Harry Hanni and Harold Lehman, two Geneva young ( men. today went on trial in the court ; , of Janies Barr, local justice of the' 1 peace, on a charge of assault and | battery. The two youths are charg , ?<1 with placing Marion Ray. 15. also, of Geneva, in the road east of town and driving their automobile over , his body, after the Ray boy had fallen from the running board of their .ar and struck ids head on the iron , railing of the Limberlost bridge, a half mile east of hero, two w n eks , ago The (rial was not completed at 3 o’clock this afternoon, and indica-l Lions were that it. would not be fin-' ished today, as there were many, witnesses for each side and the attorneys were expected to make lengthy arguments. Attorney F. M.| Cottrell, of Berne, is defending the' two youths, while John T. Kelly,' ntaornrty, 1s aitrYearing for the'state. The two defendants admit that the Ray boy fell off the nmning board of their car when they struck the Limberlost bridge, it is said, but they deny that they carried him down the road several yards and then drove their ear over his legs, as charged. They say they do not ( know how he got from the bridge to the place where he was found by Willis Jack, a farmer, shortly after the accident. They deny, also, that, they made a confession of the affair to Vinton Ray, brother of the injured boy, shortly after the accident. The Ray boy has practically recovered from his injuries and was in court today, as a state’s witness. — o v Wakatsuki Becomes Premier Os Japan Tokio. Jan. 29 —(United Press) — Home Minister Wakatsuki today assumed the Premiership of Japan and formed a cabinet of the members of the former regtime headed by’ Viscount Kato who died yesterday. ■ o FARMERS FAVOR DICKINSON BILL Middlewestern Agriculture Considers Measure In Favorable Light Des Moines, lowa, Jan 29. —Middlewestern agriculture today was on record as favoring the principles of the Dickinson bill, now before congress, as the one legislative measure best able to provide farm relief. A joint committee of two members from each of the corn belt states will act as a lobby at Washington to press the program approved by the corn belt conference, called here by Governor John Hammill, of lowa, to evolge a remedy for the surplus corn problem. The accord of the meeting was broken for a few moments late yesterday when W. J. Drummond, Missouri. chairman of the board of governors of the American Farm Congress charged that the conference did not represent the attitude of the middlewest and therefore was without authority to adopt a legislative policy.

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FLYING COLONEL LEAVES SERVICE MONDAY. FEB, 1 Secretary Os War Weeks 1 Accepts Resignation In Name Os President ENDS 28 YEARS IN SERVICE OF COUNTRY Washington, .Jan. 29.—(United Press.) —Secretary of War Davis today accepted William Mitchell’s resignation from the army. Announcement of his action was made by the war department as follows: “The secretary of war has decided that the resignation of Col. William Mitchell, air service, will be accepted to take effect Feb. 1, 1926, the adjutant general of the army has been notified to this effect.” Although no mention was made of the fact, it is customary for resignations to be accepted by the secretary of war "in the name of the president” and it is assumed that there was no departure fro meustom in this case. Mitchell, accordingly will be a free man next Monday, out of the army after 28 years service. He is expected to carry on an active campaign for his (deals in the air service. o McConnehey Fined SIOO For Violating Liquor Law Willard McConnehey. of this city. I who was arrested recently in connection with a raid at his home in .the west part of U»» city and charged with violation of the prohibition law, entered a iplea of guilty in mayor’s court this afternoon. I Mayor George Krick imposed a fine of SIOO and costs and sentenced him to 30 days in jail. McConnehey stated that he would arrange to pay the fine at ones. o Twenty-Year-Old Boy Commits Suicide Richmond, Ind.. Jan. 29. — (United 1 Press) A twenty-year-old boy. Frank I Cunningham, is dead here today, the I victim of self administered poison. . taken in a fit of despondency over a love affair. TAX BILL FIGHT IS NON-PARTISAN Battle Lines Drawn As Measure Enters Second Date With Reading Clerk Washington, Jan. 29 — (United Press) Battle lines on federal taxation were drawn uj> on non-partisian lines in the senate today as the $352.661,000 revenue reduction bill entered its second date with Hie reading clerk. The definitions section of the measure was not completed in the first day of debate. Party line? have been disregarded and senators with opposite economic views found themselves o nthe same side for some provisions as the fight, opened. Senator Lenroot, Wisconsin, administration leader in the world court fight is attacking the inheritance tax repeal provisions, which is so important to Senator Smoot. Utah, chairman of the finance, reviser of the tax bill and administration’s leader in this fight. Lenroot aligns himself with Senators Lafollette, Shipstead, Frazier and other insurgents on this vital item. o Kenneth Shoemaker To Speak At Portland Church Kenneth Shoemaker, prominent Geneva young man, will rp. ak at the United Brethren church in Portland next Sunday eveu’ng. The service will begin ut 7 o'clock. A musical program has been arranged for the evcaiinjf.