Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 54, Decatur, Adams County, 4 March 1926 — Page 1

Vol. XXIV- Number 5L

FAY KRUGH LOCATED; HUSBAND MISSING

SEPT, 14 ARE SATES SET FOR DECATUR FAIR i TSS"»« s “ cuit in Muncie vi 4NA(JERS MAY HOLD | MEETING HERE SOON Th# annual Northern Indiana Fair wll! be held here this year Septem- “ i » 3 and 4. The dates for the lat were set yesterday at a meetof fair managers from this secI J of thP state, held at Muncie. E jT, Williamson, manager of the local fair, attended the meeting. Fair managers and other officials of the Eastern Indiana Fair Circuit w( . rP in attendance at the session. An enthusiastic and beneficial meeting was held. Mr. Williamson. who organized the Adams County Agricultural Association, extended an invitation to the fair circuit to hold their next meeting in this city. The invitation likely will be accepted and the meeting will be held on Wednesday. April 7. At that time, the speed program and purses for the fairs will be decided upon. The Muncie Chamber of Commerce entertained the visitors with a noon luncheon. The following fair dates were fixed: Fairmount, July 14-17. Lew Caskey, secretary. Montpelier. July 20-23 11. L. Kelly.•secretary; Warren, July 27-34). E. S Priddy, secretary; Middletown. July 27-30.' F A. Wisehart secretary; Muncie. August, 2-fi. F. J Claypool. secretary; Forttawd,’August 913. Millard Nixon, secretary; North Manchester. August 24-27. John Isenbarger, secretary; Decatur, September 1-4. E. B. Williamson., secretary; Converse. September 14-17. W. W. Draper, secretary. The dates for the Connersville and Greenfield fairs will be selected later. The Celina. O. fair will be held the same week as the North Manchester fair. 0 . U. S. Destroyer Ordered To Tien Tsin, China Peking. March 4 —(United Press) —The American legation today ordered an American destroyer to Tien Tsin where labor troubles threaten to develop into a general strike with the possibility of anti-foreign activities. , JOHN S, PIERCE DIES AT BLUFFTON Brother Os Decatur Women Expires At Home Os Daughter, Mrs.V. S. Pease John S. Pierce. 79. of Bluffton, a brother of Mrs. E. E. Zimmerman and Mrs, James Holmes, of this city, died at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon at the home of his daughter. Mrs. V. S. Pease, in Bluffton. Mr. Pierce had bean in ill health since last May and death was expected the last several days. Infirmities and complications were the cause of the death. Mr. Pierce has often visiie<l in this city, and has many friends in this county. Mineral services will be held at Bluffton Saturday afternoon at 2 " from the home or his daughburial will take plaee at the Bluffton cemetery. o- . Secretary Davis Is Searching For Given Name Beginning With “J” Washington, March 4. — (United •■ess)—Secretary of Labor James J. V ‘ B today is searching for a givCD natne beginning with "J” to pres «fve the family alliteration. ® doesn’t know whether it will so a ° r a girl but will learn ° n ’ Bis other four children’s Joan* S are J ameR ’ J ean> Jane and

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In Gem Theft F * » » /- wakf A A H CA jejJELY Alleging that he was posing as a milloinaire at an expensive New York hotel upon the proceeds of a $25,000 jewel robbery and other thefts in which New York and Philadelphia society people were the victims, police arrested Walter Carney, a butler.

DICK 80CH TO 8E CANDIDATE County Surveyor To Seek Renomination On Democratic Ticket In May Dick Boch announced today that he would Im* a candidate for the democratic nomination for county surveyor, subject to the decision of the voters at the May primary. Mr. Boch is serving his third term as county surveyor and has made a fine record. He is a licensed engineer and surveyor, having obtained his license from the state examining ; board. He has been in charge of the road work in this county for the past six years and, previous to being elected county surveyor, was a deputy in the office. He has been named as superintendent of construction on bridge work in this county and has run the surveyor's office very economically, having no assistant most of the time. o To Hold Union Service At Evangelical Church Plans are being made for a union meeting to be held by the local Protestant churches at the First Evangelical church next Sunday evening in the interest of temperance. The ministers will be in charge of the service and the members of the W. C. T. U. will attend in a body. Members of the W. C. T. IT. are asked I to meet in the basement of the church I at 6:30 o'clock Sunday evening. The service will start at 7 o'clock. oProbe Fatal Auto Crash South Os Kendallville Kendalville, Ind., Mar. 4.—(United Press)—An investigation was beiing made today of the auto crash, just south of here last night, in which Arthur, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Fritz, near here was instantly killed. Young Fritz suffered a broken neck. The atflto collided with a loaded truck at a sharp curve. Three other youths 1 in the car escaped with minor injuries. ' o Monroe H. S. Orchestra • To Give Entertainment i The Monroe high school orchestra , is preparing for an entertainment . which will be given on the evening of Friday, March 12 at the nigh school auditorium and which the public is , ! urged to patronize. The members are ] ' working on the program now and it is ; I assured that the public will be surpris--led at the improvement made by this ] 1 organization during the past few ] months. Watch for further announce- < ments and remember the date—Friday evening, Mauch 13. 1

HOUSE“WETS" PLAN TO FORCE ISSUE INTO OPEN Seek Unofficial Hearing On Prohibition Question On March 31 PLAN TO INTRODUCE A CONSOLIDATED BILL By Paul R. Mallon (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, Mar. 4. —(United Press) — House "wets" intend to force the growing wet-dry battle in congress into the open with an unofficial hearing March 31 on prohibition. After that is done, they plan to consolidate into a single measure various proposals for beer and light wine introduced fro mtime to time but hitherto without definite, action thereon. This consolidated bill wil Ibe presented to the house. Minister, will he called upon to testify in the coming hearing. Other men favoring a change in the present status of prohibition will also be given an opportunity to appear, but witnesses will be chosen carefully from ranks of ’representative citizens." The decision to have what the drys term a “wet" hearing was made at a wet caucus which re-elected Representative John Phillip Hill, republican, (CO.XTIM’ED ON PAGE FIVE) O Charleston And Flea Hop Banned; Loosened Radiators In Building Columbus. Ind., Mar. 4. — (United Press)—Because radiators were loosened and the building generally damaged, the Elks Club here today placed a ban on the Charleston and Flea Hop dances. This edict practicaly means that there will be no more of tile two popular dances for the Elks hall is used for ail of the big society dances held here ’ . .JL BIEBERSTSNE BREAKS JAIL Man Being Held On Forgery Charge Pries Open Window And Escapes Lloyd Bieberstine, of near Berne, who was being held in the Adams county jail awaiting a trial on nine counts for forgery, pried a window open in the hall of the jail yesterday, shortly after noon, and walked to freedom. Bieberstine was being held because of his inability to procure bond. Several weeks ago he escaped from Deputy Sheriff D. M. Hower while being taken to the jail. Sheriff John Baker had returned to the jail from a visit to his office at the court house and had gone into the general cell, where Bieberstine was lodged, with some tobacco fori some of the inmates. It was dinner time and so Sheriff Baker crossed the hall between the cells and his living quarters to get the plates for the inmates. He was gone only >a few minutes, 1 when he heard a noise in the hall. He returned to the hall and, since everything was quiet, he went Into the cell and immediately noticed that Bieberstine was missing. He inquired where <-he man had gone and the other prisoners refused to say. He returned to the hall and noticed that the window- in the south end of the hall had been pried open. Other officials were immediately notified, but as yet no trace of the escaped man has been found. It is thought that Bieberstine will not wander far away from his home near Berne. He has been wanted several times the last few years and officers have always been able to And him at his home. Sheriff Baker does not know what Bieberstine used to open the window, but it is thought that a small bar of some sort had been obtained by him. None of the other prisoners attempted to escape with Bieberstine.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, March 1, 1926.

' Merryman Cooperage Mill Destroyed By Fire Which Swept Newport, Arkansas The Merryman Cooperage mill at Newport, Arkansas, managed by Charles Mertyman. former Decatur | resident and son of Judge and Mrs. J. T. Merryman of this city, was destroyed by fire which nearly consumed the i entire town of Newport last Tuesday. The mill was valued at more than $190,000 and Mr. Merryman was one of the stockholders in the corporation, | which owned It and several other mills in tliat section. Judge Merryman rei reived a telegram from his son, stat- , Ing that everyone in the family escaped injury, but did mot give the details of the fire. TOURNEY PLANS ■' ARE COMPLETE Many Fans Expected To Attend Big Caging Event Friday And Saturday , All arrangements have been practically completed forth ehigh school , sectional basketball tournament, to be held here Friday night, Saturday and , Saturday night. The sale of season j tickets has be«n progressing nicely Jail week and indications are that the t tourney will be a financial success. Season tickets are selling for sl.s** each. Tlie holder is entitled to admission to all four sessions of th etourney. Season ticket holdrea must be in their seat by the time each session starts, as the seat will not be held for them after that time. They will be admitted to the gymnasium on their ’ seaso nticket after the start of the sesLslon, but they will be required to find I a seat anywhere possible, iu case • some one has the seat called for on - their ticket. I A’d of the teams, with the exception ) of Hartford township, will arrive in town Friday afternoon and will remain in town over night. The Hart- ■ f »r<l team will arrive Saturday mornI ing, its first game being with Pleasant I Mills at 10 o'clock. The players and coaches will be quarleded in private homes in this city and meals will be served to them at the Zion Reformed i church by the Ladies’ Aid Society of that church. Scores of fans from all parts of the county are expected to attend the tour- ' nament. A large delegation of fans will accompany the Berne team to the . tourney, as the Blue and White five has the edge ni the pre-tourney ‘dope,” having won every game on its regular schedule. Fifty reserved seats have been sent to Berne. A large crowd will accompany the Hartford and Kirkland township fives to the tourmey, also, 1 as they are conceded a good chance to cop the title. Fans will be present ’ from Jefferson. Geneva, Monroe, Pleas- ' ant Mills and Monmouth, also, in addittino to the Decatur fans. The schedule for the tournament is: Friday night, Berne vs. Manmouth and Jefferson vs. Monroe; Saturday morning—Geneva vs. Kirkland, Hartford vs. I Pleasant Mills and Decatur vs. the winner of the first game Friday night; Saturday afternoon — winner of seclond game Friday nigh tvs. winner of I first game Saturday morning, and winner second game Saturday morning, vs. winner third game Saturday morning; Saturday night—winner of first game Saturday afternoon vs. winner /second game Saturday afternoon. The officials will be Ford Grifffth, of Auburn, and J. R. Clark, of Winchester. o—• — Sen. Curtis Ordered To Go South For His Health Washington, March 4. — (United Press.) — Physicians have ordered Senators Charles E. Curtis, republican floor leader, Kansas, to go south immediately for his health and he will leave Washington this afternoon for Florida. Curtis has been suffering from quinsy for several weeks. He was confined to his bed but returned to the senate a few days ago. Weather Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday. Probably rain or snow in southwest portion Friday. Not much change i» temperature.

BREAK IN STOCK MARKET DOES NOT HURT PROSPERITY Mellon Says Break Will Have Wholesome Reaction On Financial Market MARKET CONTINUES TO GO DOWN TODAY Washington. Mar. 4. — (United Press.) —The sensational stock market break in New York will not interfere with growing prosperity, but will instead have a wholesome reaction on financial and commercial markets of the country, Secretary of the Treasury Mellon told the press today. "The bear market,” he said, "does not touch the fundamentals underlying the business situation. "Such slumps are usually caused by excessive speculation and the result is an easing up where there is excess or where prices are running to the extreme. "Reactions usually go further and then swing upward to a point higher than before the break. "Even where there is growing prosperity there are set-backs like this, but this one is more extreme than usual,” Mellon said. New York. Mar. 4. —(United Press.) —ln the hope that powerful investing interests have decided their favorite (COXTIXt EO OX PAGE FIVE! Start Crusade Against Flask Toting Sheik And Smoking Flapper In Movies —— I Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 4. —(United Press) —A crusade against the flasktoting sheik and the cigarette-smoking flapper of the movies was under way; today, with the backing of the Central Womens’ Christian Temperance' Union of Indianapolis. State and federal regulation of the movies to cut out the drinking and smoking in the film plays was urged. SAYS CHARGES ARE EXAGGERATED Mayor Dever Announces Campaign to Relieve Chicago Os “Elack Eye” Chicago, Mar. 4.—(United Press.) — Politics and crime in Chicago, and the charge that they have been friends one to the other, have given Chicago a "black eye,” Mayor William E. Dever believes and he announced today a campaign to relieve the city of its stigma. “Chicago is not immoral,” Mayor Dever asserted, “and I will show by figures that it has less crime per capita than any other large city in the world.” Recent charges by Chicago’s Better Government association before a senatorial committee in Washington, j charges that the city Is over-run by, criminals and crooked-grafting politicians who protect crime aroused the mayor's ire. “Most of those exaggerated charges were directed at the republicans and I'm a democrat,” Dever pointed out in explaining that his campaign was not in self defense. “But I propose to let the truth be known —and the truth is that conditions are not as bad as some irresponsible reformers would like to believe." Dever suggested that he might go to Washington and demand a hearing before the same senatorial committee to "tell the truth about crime conditions in Chicago.” o— Policeman Arrests Himself On Charge Os Being Lazy Mate Indianapolis, Ind., Miar. 4. —(United Press) — Calvin Simmons, policeman, takes his job seriously. Hearing that his wife had sworn a warrant against him under the lazy husband act, Simmons arrested himself.

Aids Strikers JUSTINE TOgj] Miss Justine Wise, daughter of Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, addressed a crowd of Passaic, N. J„ textile strikers, urging them not to give up the fight.

JURY AWARDS i SBOO TO GIRL Sarah Mildred Ault Gets Damages For Injuries Suffered In Auto Accident A verdict awarding the plaintiff damages in the sum of SBOO was re--1 turned late yesterday afternoon by the jury in the case of Sarah Mil- ! dred Ault. Decatur girl, against j Bench F. Farr, also of this city, which was an outgrowth of an automobile accident a year ago. The case was tried in the Adams circuit court. I Miss Ault sought judgment for $15,000 for injuries sustained in the accident. She was struck by Mr. Farr's automobile on the Bellmont i road, just east of the city limits. The 'case went to the jury at 1:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon and the verdict was eached at 5:30 p.m. Graham Formally Enters Race Against Robinson Indianapolis, Ind.. Mar. 4 —(United p regs ) —a. G. Graham, of South Bend, attorney, formally entered the republican senatorial race today I against United States Senator Arthur I R. Robinson. 1 The entry was made after 1,500 of Graham's fellow townsmen signed . petitions in his behalf. It ended a period of uncertainty which has existed since Governor Ed Jackson ' appointed Robinson as successor to the late Senator Samuel M. Ralston. Graham was mentioned at the time and his name was kept more or less to the fore front by his northern Indiana supporters. o— Raids Conducted By Hartford City Mayor Hartford City, Ind., Mar. 4.—(United i Press)—H. D. Madden, Blackford county prosecutor today announced proposed raids on the Elks suid Moose I lodges and the Blackford and other ' social clubs following raids by Mayor D. H. Holingshead, of Hartford City. The mayor raided pool rooms a.:id ■ places having slot machines and card , games in progress and confiscated seven tables last night and early to- , day. The prosecutor, in his threat to raid social clubs, asserted there should be no discrimination as to the type of places raided. o—* Countess To Have A Hearing Friday Night New York, March 4 — (United Press) —United States District Attorney Emory Buckner announced today that Theodore G. Risley, acting secretary of labor, and attorneys for] Vera, Countess of Cathcart, had agreed to have the Countess, whose ten-day admission to the country on bond expired Tuesday night, surrender herself in Buckner’s office tomorrow night at 10 am. A hearing 5 will then be held before Judge William Bondy on which a ruling will be given in the habeas corpus pro1 ceedings.

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Decatur girl BEING HELD AT TRAVERSE CITY E. E. Hunt, Alleged Forger, ' Leaves Local Girl In Town In Michigan HUNT ESCAPES FROM POLICE Mrs. Esther Fay •» Krugh Hunt, wife of E. E. Hunt, who has been evading police for the last ten days has been taken into custody at Traverse City, Michigan, according to a telegram received late this afternoon by Sheriff John Baker. Hunt, the man who is wanted for larceny, forgery and skipping his hotel bill, escaped from Traverse City police and is still at large. The wire to Sheriff Baker is as follows: “Have Esther Krugh in jeustody without funds. Earl Hunt has gotten away. Wire disposition. “John M. Blacken, Chief of Police. Traverse City, Mich." ■ - More letters have been received in this city by friends of Esther Fay Krugh Hunt and local authorities believe that it is only a matter of a few days until E. E. Hunt, wanted in several neighboring cities ami also in Decatur, on charges of forgery and larceny, will be captured. Latest developments discredit the story told by the drpnty sheriff at Bear Lake, Michigan, who said that he bad started Io Manistee with the man and that Hunt and his wife escaped with the use of a gun. Letters received yesterday afternoon from Mrs. Hunt do not intimate that she knows anything about her husband Iveing wanted on several charges. She stated in one letter that she was enjoying her honeymoon and that she and her husband expected to arrive in Chicago in several days and then start for Seattle. Story is Discredited This letter leads authorities to believe that when Hunt and the deputy | sheriff met at Bear Lake, that Hunt ; left there immediately for the Canad(COXTINUED OX PAGE FIVE) ELECTION HELD BT ELKS LODGE Huber M. DeVoss Elected Exalted Ruler; Installation Set For April 1 Huber M. DeVoss, former mayor of Decatur, was elected exalted ruler of Decatur lodge. 993, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, at the annual election held at the home on North Second street last night. A. R. Holthouse was elected esteemed leading knight, which corresponds to vicepresident in other organizations. Dick Heller was selected as esteemed loyal knight and Joseph Laurent was elected esteemed lecturing knight. Harry Fritzinger was selected as trustee for three years. The three trustes of the lodge for the year are: Mr. Fritzinger, Dr. E. G. Coverdale, and C. C. Schafer. Leo Ehinger was reelected secretary of the lodge and Robert Meibers was re-elected treasurer. Bern Knapke, present manager of the Elks club rooms, was re-elected tiler of the lodge, which position he has held for several years. There were five nominees for the tiler position of the lodge. The installation of officers for the coming year will be held April 1, it was announced today. Fred T. Schurger, present exalted ; ruler, was elected as delegate to the Grand Ledge, which will be io Id next summer at Chicago. F. J. Schmitt was elected ilteinut.-. The old officers will continue in service ;u)t l the fir.d of next month.