Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 26 February 1926 — Page 1

Vrtl XXIV. Number 19.

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE SIGNS TAX BILL

Him WINO STORMS CAUSE MORE DAMAGE Ohio Especially Hard Hit By Wind; Wire Service Is Paralyzed TEN LIVES LOSE ARE IN SOUTHERN STATES Columbus. 0.. Feb. 26. (United Press.)— Breaking out with new fury, violent winds again swept the state (luring 'be night and according to reports to the United Press today, considerable damage was done. The wind storm abated this morning after attaining a terrific velocity. One woman was seriously injured here when a street sign came crash-• ing down upon her and ut Loudon two girls were in a serious condition from injuries received when an uprooted tree struck them. The winds tore through the Miami valley and at Ludlow Falls, near Dayton. M. <’. Spencer. 66. a farmer, was killed when a door, ripped from a barn war hurled against him. Hundreds of transmission line poles in the Dayon region were blown down aud traction service between Dayton and Troy was paralyzed when a score of poles were blown across the tracks. in Columbus, violent winds prevailed, hurling tree branches for blocks, uprooting poles, shattering street lights, rocking houses and tearing dawn street signs. The gales were unlike any that have visited this section in years. Automobile traffic was slowed to a minimum and railway and uaelixui service was hampered. Rivers throughout the state continued to rise tdoay although with the cessation of the heavy rains that deluged the state yesterday, no flood damage was feared. The rises in many sections wore due to melting snow, and were described as seasonal. Memphis. Tenn.. Feb. 26. —(United Press.! —The storm-torn countryside from the Gulf of Illinois awoke today to repair its damage and bury its ten dead. Playthings of the storm hung in tree tops and on roofs as grim reminders of the havoc, but the Mississippi valley for a distance of 750 miles slept tranquilly again last night. Wire communication with the stricken area in Mississippi was resumed late yesterday and first complete casualty reports reached Memphis. Fire Destroys 10,000 Bushels Os Cribbed Corn Mt. Vernon, Ind., (Feb. 26.—(United Press)- Fire of unknown origin destroyed ten thousand bushels of cribbed corn on Herman’s Island in the Wabash river last night.

Mysterious Doe: Catchers Reported To Re Gathering Up Dogs In Cities In Indiana Owners Os Pet Oops Throughout State Are Warned To Be On Lookout For Men Who Gather Up Dogs And Sell Them To Medical Colleges. Canines Hauled Out Os Anderson By Truck Loads; Owners Visit Indianapolis Dog Pound In Search Os Their Pets.

Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 26.-Owners perimental work in the college laborof Pet dogs throughout the state of In- atories and were kept in kennels at diana are warned to look out for two the college. mysterious dog catchers operating with Chief Grendell, of the Anderson poa truck, whose identity and whose ac- lice, denies that he ever sold anytivitieg have started investigations in body any dogs or authorized anyone least three city administrations. to sell dogs. He says that two men These unknown dog catchers gath- a PP lied ,0 him for ,he pr * Vilege ° f ered several truck loads of dogs in Picking up Stray dogs on the streets Anderson recently and since that time ot Anderson, representing to him that, city dog pound at Indianapolis has they were « nnected w ‘ t " a . visited by a dozen or more An- turer ' s laboratory " ear Greenfield, and dereon citizens whose pets have dis- that he tftese “ en ‘° beared and who insisted that they a ln,ck load al M d * s whtch he ‘ n ' b«d information that the dogs were s P ected and among which he saw no Impounded there * animals of value. Later, he said, the The Indianapolis board of safety two men 60t anOther '° a “ Wh ‘ Ch hC istrar of the >< ir> I'l Everyone in Anderson whose pet dog or me Indiana Medical College, . , ... , S at th t e ge a person who XXled hZ * nd b f aeigpd ,he for intolmatlon , of 'he cX D o?polic i,e ? ; 6P . reßenta “ Ve '"The of safety has' c liner or police of Anderson. The • -— | ° g9 ' bessa d, were purchased for ex- (continued on page three)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

I Mary to Marry i i > jg ■ r 1 M ® jr* fjpMgy LOUL7E SmS , | Mary Louise Spas, “Cinderella” girl, whose adoption by E. W. Browning, New York millionaire. was annulled, is to wed Herbert W. Singleton, scion of a wealthy Rochester, N. Y.,i family, according to young Singleton’s admission.

MAY DRAFT CANDIDATES Politicians Consider Draft Tactics To Provide Entrants In Primary Race Indianapolis, Ind Feb. 26 — (United Press)—Politicians today considered draft tactics to provide candidates for both parties in the primary race. Democrats looked to Frank Dailey, former United States district attorney, to enter the fight for the long, term nomination. They believed L. [ Ert Slack, also a former district attorney, would announce 1 his candidacy if Dailey declines. Republicans of the anti-Wat son faction expected Claris Adams, for-, mer prosecutor of Marion county to enter the race against Senator Watson. The names of A. G. Graham of South Bend and Oswald Ryan continued in the forefront a« possible opponents of Senator Robinson for the short term nomination.

JHUNTCONTINUES I TO DODGE POLICE U ..1 - . — , No Further Word Received From Man Wanted By Local Officers | Jesse Rice, proprietor of the Murray hotel and two Muncie detectives left this city this afternoon for Dowagiac and other points in Michigan in .an effort to capture E. E. Hunt, wanted at Muncie for theft of an automobile and in tills city for beating his hotel bill. The man has not been captured, but it lias been established that he has l>en in Dowagiac and it is thought that the men will bo able to obtain trace of him. Mrs. Hunt's father received another letter from the girl this morning and the detectives are hopeful that the man is still at Dowagiac or near there. The letter was mailed from Dowagiac. Regardless icf the fact that it was reported last night that E. E. Hunt, wanted in Muncie for auto theft, in Bluffton so r forgery and in Decatur for skipping his hotel bill, who was married to Miss Esther Faye Krugh, of this city last Saturday, was captured in Michigan, the man is still at large, end nc word has keen received from Mrs. Hunt since the letters yesterday. Rumors were current last night that Decatur police had started to Michigan to bring the man back to this city. There rumors were stopped this morning when Chief of 1 olive Melchi stalled that Hunt had not been located, other than the fact that it was known . the couple had been in several towns in Michigan. Uveal oTWTnIs anirfhe Krugh family are com inning their efforts to locate the couple and it is thought that they eventually will go to Chicago, where it is h )ted they will lie caught. Mrs. Hunt told friends in this city in letters she mailed in Michigan, to address her ma l to the Congress Hotel at Chicago, because site expected they would lie there soon. Local authorities are in touch with Michigan officials and also with Chicago police and it is thought that the net i-. closing in on the qtan. Cards have been sent «>ut by the Muncie police, offering a reward for Hunt’s arrest and the return of the Chrysler automobile, which lie rented trom a Muncie garage ami failed to return. EVANSVILLE IS BACK TO NORMAL Guardsmen Still Patrol Streets; No Sign Os Renewed Violence Evansville, Ind., Feb. 26. (United Press)— Despite the presence of national guardsmen on the streets. Evansville today was back to normal in every respect. The non-union mines, although with only small forces at work, were slowly approaching normal production while there was nothing to indicate that there might be a renewal l or the hostility between the warring mine factions. While everything is quiet- on the surface some few non-union operators fear that the peaceful conditions are merely the ‘‘calm before the storm.” They contend that the union leaders are quietly planing a monster demonstration to bo held in the neai future One non union operator claims that ' an effort will be made to bring impeachment proceedings against Sheriff Spradley, of Warrick county, because of his alleged failure to swear in a number of deputies to guard non-union property. o— Falls Dead While Tacking Up Quarantine Card Seymour, Ind., Feb. 26. — (United Press)—Heart disease today was blamed for the death of Craven Barnes, 60, who fell dead while tacking up a smallpox quarantine card on the home where he lived.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, February 26, 1926.

i “PETERSON" Si. Paul, Minn., Feb. 26 (United I TORS)-“Peterson" <■ tiled the deputy clerk in circuit court here facing a petit jury pane). Thirty-two proipeetivo jurors I arose to their feet. “Carl Peterson," amended the clerk. Seven marched forward. "Carl E. Peterson,” Two responded. "The tall ione," mumbled the . clerk. AUTOSCR ASH AT“ STREET GROSSING Joe Hunter Suffers Badly Lacerated Hand In Accident Here Last Night Joseph Hunter, of this city, miracuously escaped serious injury last evening at 6 o’clock, when the Ford sedan, in which he was driving, was. struck, at the corner of Fourth and Monroe streets, bya Maxwell coach, driven by W. F. McGrieff. Standard Oil field man. of Fort Wayne. The Hunter ear was turned completely over and badly i damaged. Mr. Hunter and his mother were going west on Monroe street when the McGrieff car struck their cur at the street intersection. Mr. Hunter received a badly lacerated hand and some minor bruises. Mrs. Hunter was badly shaken up and bruised, but not seriously injured. The McGrieff car was not damaged to any great extent and Mr. McGrieff was able to continue to his home. The drivers w'ere unable to j see each other, due to the storm, it . 1 ssaid. ’ The Hunter car sustained broken fenders, torn top, broken glass and wind shield and other damage. It was ,taken to a local garage for repairs. It was necessary to take several stitches in Mr. Hunter’s hand, but he is able to be around today. NEGRO HANGEO IN DELEWARE Crowd Witnesses Execution Os Man Who Attacked 12-Year-Old Girl Georgetown, Del., Feb. 26 —(Unit-, ed Press)— Harry Butler, negro, convicted on Feb. 8. of criminal assault of Elnora Steinmetz. 12 year oldj white girl, of Bridgeville, was hang-j | ed in the yard of the jail here at 10:08 a.m., today. The hanging attracted a . crowd, many of whom had been in, the throng which threatened violence! to the prisoner at his trial in the] Georgetown court house on February I 8. At that time the troops were f‘called out and tear gas bombs used to drive the mob back. I O - Columbus Woman Files 1 Suit For Divorce From Same Man Sixth Time Columbus, Ind., Feb. 26. — (United 1 Press)—Far the sixth time during his' ’.married life. Charles Crump, today I faced a divorce suit filed by his wife, ‘ Mrs. Margaret Crump. ’I The divorce action was filed on the ! anniversary of the deate the couple were re-married following a former ’ divorc. When re-married the last time, the ■* couple flew to Seymour, Ind., in an airplane and were married there. t 1 — o ( Military Honors Planned For Aged Drummer Boy ’ Mation, Ind., Feb. 26. — (United ’ Press)— Military honors were planned .today for the funeral of Henry Blinn, 81, who served as a drummer boy with the Union Army in the Civil War. [ ‘Blinn dropped dead with heart trouble on his farm near here. 1 Weather Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday, s Somewhat colder tonight in extreme north portion.

GETS $40,000 IN ALIMONY Fort Wayne Woman Gets Divorce And Large Judgment In Trial Here A divorce, the custody of their two children, alimony in the sum of $40.000, 12,000 attorney fees and an order ugainst the,defendant to pay Sl5O per month for the support of the children was awarded to Mrs. Rose J<)UA>, of Fort Wayne, in lier suit against William 1* Jones, prominent Fori Wayne business man. which was here in the Adams circuit court. The trial ende dlate yesterday afternoon, after being in session two days. Judge Roscoe D. Wheat, of Portland, presided in the trial as special judge. Mrs. Jones asked for alimony in the sum of SIOO,OOO in her complaint. She .charged that her husband shewed no ■affection toward her, that h> was cola and indifferent, that be objected to her associating with refined friends aud that he abandoned her in August. 1925, shortly after the birth f their I youngest child. The court gave Mr. Jones the right to visit the two children. Robert Theodore Jones and Virginia Rose Jones, at all reasonable times and the right to take them to his heme, for short periods at reasonable times. Possession of a residence at No. 2503 West Drive. Fort Wayne, and the contents thereof was given to Mrs. Jones until June 1. 1926. at which time she must give possession .of the house to the defendant. bitt she will have permanent . of the furnishings with the |fxreT»tton bf a few articles mentioned in the court order. The "taunsel for both parties held a lengthy conference following the noon recess yesterday and an agreement was reached as to I lie judgment. Mr. .Tones holds the controlling interest in a large company in Fort Wayne engaged hi the manufacture of ice-cream. 11 is annual income is said to tie approximately $35,000. Counsel for Mrs. J, nos included Attorneys Eggeman and Heaton, of Fort Wayne, and Mr. Jones was represented by the firm of Leonard. Rose & Zollars. of Fori Wayne, mid Attorney Clark J. Lutz, of this city. SICKNESS BLOCKS ; WORK OF SENATE I Of 96 Senators On Sick List; Work Greatly Hampered — Washington. Feb. 26. — (United Press)—The grippe has gripped the senate and is blocking the nation s legislative business. With one-fourth of the 96 senators on the sick list during the last weak and a half, committee meetings have temporarily discontinued, committee reports held up, action on bills and res/tdpftions in the senate deferred, and 'early adjournments taken. • A three-day week-end recess was taken last week partly because of the illness of senators scheduled to participate in the debate on the Walsh I resolution. Muscle Shoals, the McCammant confirmation, the Schall-Johnson and the Brockhart- Steck senatorial contests and the aluminum investigation are among items on the senate's calendar that have been or are being held ' up because of the winter ailment prevalent in the capital. Tuesday, 25 senators were absent, most of them being because of illness. Not one was absent to escape voting on the tax bill, however, as announcement of their position were made before the vote. Senators who were still out today through illness were: Dineen, Illinois; ’ Depont, Delaware; Edge, New Jersey; Fernaid, Maine; Greene, Vermont; Johnson, California; Melman, ConneriticUt; Norris, Nebraska; and Schall, I Minnesota, all republicans and Ed- ■ wards. New Jersey; Jones, New Mex- ' ico; King, Utah; and Underwood, Ala bama, democrats.

Seek Slayer ® 1 JMI 0 ' I 1 HK. JI ' w. J? ’ Police of Troy, Ohio, are > seeking the brutal slayer of i Mrs. Francis Nesbitt, twenty- . six. former Ohio State I Diversity tennis champion. Her j body, bearing the marks of a 1 terrific struggle, was found in a bathtub in her home. No dew Io the stayer has l>een t found.

PYTHIANS HOLD BIRTHDAY PARTY t i Local Lodge Observes 62nd Anniversary Os Found1 ing Os The Order I 1 About 75 members of Kekionga lodge of the Knights of Pyhtias gathered at their home on Third street in this city 1 lust night, to observe the sixty-second 1 anniversary of the founding f the 1 lodge. The rank of Knight's degree was conferred on a candidate as a part ‘ of the program. A short business session was held ’ following the initiatory ceremony and, after that, several local members gave ' siiort talks, telling of the many acieveinents of the local .organization. Following the lodge meeting, the 75 men repaired to the dining room where a banquet and birthday party was served. The meeting was well attended and was an enjoyable affair for all present. Schulte Funeral To Be Held Sunday Afternoon i Funeral services for Frederick IT. Schulte, who died yesterday morning, will be held from the home at 2 I o’clock; Sunday afternoon and at 2:30 , o’clock from the Lutheran church in . this city: Rev. Paul Schultz will have charge of the services.

J Judge J. T. Merryman Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary Os His Start In Law Profession 1 Veteran Decatur Attorney Started Career 50 Years Ago Today As Deputy In Office Os County Clerk. Under Comrade Os * His Father In War; Served As First Mayor Os Decatur. And Judge Os Circuit Court; Still Active In Practice Os Law.

1 Fifty years ago today, Judge J. T. Merryman became a citizen of Deca--3 tur. He was then a very young man, s slight of stature and popularly known “ in his neighborhood out in Washing- ■ ton township as Tommy. He same to 1 Decatur to become deputy clerk of • Adams county, under Byron H. Dent, who had been elected clerk a short • time before and who was in search of i. some one to take care of the official ? duties. :- Prior to that time, Mr. Dent and i- Charles W. Merryman, Tommy’s father, had been comrades in the army, y had endured hardships and were tak- ; en prisoners by gorillas. They ex- ; pected the worst and each planned ; with the other that in case one escaped !• and the other did not, the surviving 1. one would take care of certain things 1- at home. Mr. Merryman requested i- Mr. Dent that if he was shot, P. H. i-1 would look after his family. Both escaped, but Mr. Merryman died a

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BILL WING FEDERAL TAXES BECOMES A LAW Cameras Click As President Affixes His Signature To Measure REDUCTION AMOUNTS TO $387,811,000 * - Washington, Feb. 26—(United Press) —Secretary of the TreasI ury Mellon announced today that persons with incomes exceeding $5,000 will be given until May 15 to file their tax returns instead of March 15. Washington. Feb. 26 (United Press) President Coolidge signed the $387,811,000 federal tax reduction bill, at 10:22 a.m. today, making it a law. The ceremony of affixing the President’s "Calvin Coolidge" in his round scrawling hand was without pretense except that caused by a corps of camera men. Mr. Coolidge waited patiently until the camera men told him they were ready. He then picked up a pen and wrote, his first name. Ho put down the first pen. picked up another and wrote “Coolidge." The President then handed the first pen to Senator Smoot, republican. Utah, chairman of the senate finance committee and the other to Representative Green. lowa. republican. chairman of the house ways | and means committee, which drafted i the measure. I Camera mon then ritSTtod np for .a close up and after they had taken a score of pictures, the President arose abruptly and said: “That’s enough now. If I let you go on you would be here all day.” | Among those present were Senators Simmons, democrat. North Carolina. ranking member of the finance committee; Secretary of the Treasury Mellon: Director of Budget Herbert |M. Lord. Representative Tilson, republican, Connecticut, house floor leader; Representative Garner. Tex- . as, ranking democrat on the house ways and means committee and ! Everett Sanders, the President’s secretary. | The ceremony was held up 15 minutes because of the tardiness of Senator Simmons. o Sen. Robinson Formally Entered In Primary Race Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 26. —(United Press)—Arthur R. Robinson, junior . U. S. senator today formally entered , the race for re-nomination at the reI publican primary in May. i The petition placing Robinson in i nomination carried the names ol 1.000 : voters, most of whom were listed as residents <'’f Marion county.

few years after the war cl sed. When, in 1876. Mr. Dent began looking around for a likely eh ip to take care of the clerk’s office, he thought of his old pal and of Tommy, sent for him and, taking him to the basement of the court house, told him the story which the young man had never heard l up to that time. He offered him the job and laughingly said, “Why Tommy. who knows, maybe you may become a lawyer.” | Mr. Merryman resigned his place as a teacher in the township schools, tackled the job in the court house and made good. Later, he was employed at the Old Adams County Bank, studied law, served as the first mayor of Decatur, became a real lawyer and was elected judge i.n the 26th judicial ' circuit. He is still pra.ticitig in this city and celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of bis a.-r v.H here I day, . passed out S-thei cig-.-; wi h the deci Iteration that lie expected to be here .fifty years longer.