Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 74, Decatur, Adams County, 27 March 1926 — Page 2

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KKBSB9SBKXRXSRSKK X CLASSIFIED ADS * XSXKKXS9XXSXXXXJDS FOR SALE FOR SALE We have for sale 180 acres of land, known as the "Lee Fann,” and alsd known as the "Ralph McMillen Farm, five miles south east of Decatur on the Piqua Road, at a price so low and upon terms so reasonable that It will' j.ay you to investigate. See French Quinn, Decatur, Indiana.tf 04 FOR~SALE-’Clover seed; 3 tons timothy hay. A. Z. Smith. 2 miles, west of Pleasant Mills 68t x FOR^ALE—Electric washing machine. iu good condition. Mrs. John. Neer-1 ing, 447 Mercer Ave. <l3lpd., KOR SALE —Ford touring ear in good condition. Will sell cheap. Cull phone 687. 125 S nth 6th St. < 2-3tx. FOR SALE—disc drill and break-, ing plow. AV. M Kitson. Phone [ 563-R. ' ZH U - FOR’SALK—Baby chicks, every week. Rhode Island Reds, White Wyandotte, Barred Rocks. Phone 615 or call at 1620 W. Monroe 5t.72-61 FOR SALE "piece Pallor Suite, mahogany with velour cushions. Call phone 156. 72-3tx • FOITsALE—PET EASTER RABBITS - Order mw for Easter delivery. All kinds, all prices. Visit my Babbitry any evening after 5 o’clock and get your choice. Visitors welcome, if you want to buy or not. If you can't come, phone 625. Chas J. Miller’s Rabbitry, 226 North 7th St. Mar. 22-24-27-29-31-Apr. 1-2-x. FOR SALE—I 4 x 28~barn. in A l condition. Wil! sell cheap. Phone 55. FOR SALE —Case tractor and plows in first class condition. At the right price. 1925 Ford coupe, like new. Carries a new car guarantee. Priced to sell. 1934 touring. Starter, in good condition, new tires. A real buy. 1923 touring. Starter, good running order .fine condition. Priced tor quirk sale. ADAMS COUNTY AUTO CO. 73-3 t. FOR SALE—I good work horse, weight 1500 lbs.; 40 shocks of fpdder; 3 tons mixed hay. haled- Albert Teeple, Decatur. R. 6 Phone 861-P. WANTED W ANTED — Clean, washed rags, suitable to clean presses and type. Must be clean. Not common rags or waste, or dirty clothes. Prefer muslins, calicos and like. No laces, heavy underwear, woolens or heavy materials. Will pay 7 cents per pound for the right kind if brought to this office, but they must be dean and the right size. Decatur Daily Democrat. WANTED .Maid for general housework tor one week, beginning March 29. Cail 1084.73-3 t. WANTED—General hauling. Ready tor spring work. Phone 1047. C. J. Rice. 7416 FOR RENT FOR RENT —Rooms with board (or without). Call 1171, between 6 an 1 8 a. m. or 7 and 9 p. m. 74-">t. FOR RENT—Two nicely furnished rooms for light housekeeping with private entrance. 042 N. 2nd., St 72-3tx. FOR RENT —Garage, cement floor, water and lights. 601 Madi on St. ,74-3 t. FOR RENT—Modern flat, heat fur nisheti; phone 513.7413 NOTICE —I am now ready to do lattice work, window screening and repair work. Prices reasonable. Call phone 1160, L. F. Miller. 928 Nuttnrin Avenue. 7343 0 VOTIt E OF PETITIOX TO SHI.L HE SI, ESTATE Probate Chump No. -3U,In the Circuit Court of Adams County, Indiana. February Term, Marine E. Cloud, Administratrix of Estate of Eliza J. Cloud, Deceased. VS. Crank T. Cloud. el al. To Frank T. Cloud, Minnie (loud, L. Cloud, Emma Cloud. Harry G. Cloud and Minnie (’loud You are severally hereby notified that the above named petitioner as Administratrix of the estate aforesaid has filed in the <’nurt of Adams County, Imiiuna, a petition, making you defendants «l.>, and praying therein for an order and decree of said Court authorizing the sale of certain Heal Estate l>e’oir,;ing to the estate of said decedent, and in said petition described, to make a .sets tor payment of the debts and i abilities of said estate; and also filed an affidavit uvering therein that you and • ;; (.< ou are non-residents of the ; t <•' of Indiana or that your residence i.. ... .known and that you are necessary parlies to said proceedings, arid that • th} petition, so filed and which is tv»w p« idling, is set for hearing in said Clr- < dt Court at the Court House In De- < <turJ Indiana. on th® SUi day of May, I'j26. WITNESS. the Clerk and seal of said Court, this 12th day of March, l‘J-0. JOHN’ E. NELSON. Clerk Adams Circuit Court. JAMES T. MERBYMAN, Atty 12-20-27. () DR. C. V. CONNELL veterinarian i I Rneeial attention given to [ cattle and poultry practice. | Office 120 No. First Street. I Phone: Office 143—Residence 102 y

xxxxxxxbx k m k « 15 ■ 15 X BUSINESS CARDS K xxxxxxxx:: x x x x x x x H. FROHNAI’FEL, D. C. DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC A HEALTH SERVICE The Neurocelometer Service Will Convince You at 144 South 2nd Street Office Phone 314 Residence 1087 Office Hours: 10-12 am. 1-S 6-8 p.m. S. E. BLACK Funeral Director Mrs. Black, Attendant Calls answered promptly day or night Office phone 90 Home pbore 727 FEDERAL FARM ToANS Abstracts of Title Real Estate. Plenty of Money to Loan on Government Plan. Interest Rate Reduced October 5, 1924 See French Quinn Office—Take Cirat stairway south of Decatur Democrat N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eves Examined, Glasses Fitted HOURS: 8 to 11:30—12:30 to 5:00 Saturday 8:00 p. m. Telephone, 135 MONEY TO LOAN" An unlimited amount of 5 PER CENT money or. Improved real estateFEDERAL FARM LOANS Abstracts of title to real estate. SCHURGER’S ABSTRACT OFFICE 133 S. 2nd St. ()-— O | FARM MORTGAGE LOANS New Easy Plan. Low rate of interest. Office 155 S. 2nd St. First floor rooms. Suttles-Edwards Co. A. D. Suttles, Secy. O O ‘ I — . ... . - - Tacna And Arica Problem In Hopeless Confusion I “ , Arica. Chile, March 27 —(United • Press) —Registration of voters who would participate in the plebiscite to determine whether Tacna and Arica shall remain a part of Chile or revert to Peru began today with the entire problem in an almost hopeless state of confusion. Registration booths opened a4 8 a. ni.. with American and Chilean registration officials present and Peruvians absent: Throughout lite night American officials had sought to arrange for a suspension of ail plebiscitary activities pending an effort at diplomatic settlement of the dispute over ownership of the • provinces. • ——o Thousands Os Refugees Pouring Into Peking Peking. Mar. 27. —(United Press) — I Thousands of refugees today poured i into Peking. Many relief stations have 1 been established. The Nationalist troops are tandinng fast about 10 miles front the city limits, while peace negotiations continue in a last minute effort to prevent a , battle for coutg 1 of the capital. Many rumors of fighting are being ’ circulated intermittently through the city, but the coalition forces have not yet attacked the Nationalist-. o Marion County Klan Torn With Internal Strife Indianapolis, lnd„ Mar. 27. —(United Press.) —The Marion county organization of the Ku Klnx Klan was torn with internal strife today. George Elliott, exalted cyclopa. stood his ground and refused to resign in the face of demands from state and national officers that he get out. Elliott said a political machine set up within the klan organization was trying to get him. He threatened if ousted that there would be “plenty of knifing of candidates in the primaries by his friends." oJ YEOMEN NOTICE All members of the Decatur lodge of Yeomen are requested to meet at the Yeoman hall Monday, March 29 iat 7;30 o’clock. A degree team will ' l>e organized and other important business will be transacted. 7412 By Order of Commander. ——o WE DO WASHINGS AND IRONINGS I for people. Sarah Baumann. 803 ’ Mercer Ave. • 78-3 -

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MARKET REPORTS I Daily Report Os Local And Foreign Markets — Opening Grain Review Chicago. March 27 —(U. P ) —Grain prices opened irregular on the Chi- i cago board of trade today. I Wheat opened fractionally under yesterday’s final figures iu all but the May new delivery, which opened unchanged. The slight recessions in i this pit were unexpected by most < local operators iu view of a much , higher Liverpool market today and i bullish news from the southwest , winter wheat belt. Kansas and Nebraska reported frosts last night and this together with the apparently strong undertone in this grain had been taken as sure cause for pushing prices of the present movement upward. Corn opened unchanged in both May and July deliveries but was off in the September. The indifferent price range in this market is the result of the slight drop in wheat. Oats opened an eighth higher in May, unchanged in July and an i eighth off in September This grain held its own far better than wheat ! or corn. ‘ .Provisions opened lower. East Buffalo Livestock Market Receipts 1600. shipments SSOO: hogs closing slow. Heavies $11.75@’ 12.50; mediums [email protected]; light we'ght sl3 40@ 13.65; light lights and nigs, $13.50@14; packing sows rough [email protected]: cattle 75 slow: sheep. 2000: best lambs sl4@ 14.65; best >wes sß@9; calves 50; tops $15.50@ 1 16.00. FORT WAYNE HOG MARKET (Donlin Commission Cl:.) 1 The hog market wt;s 25 cent - down Friday at the Fort Wayne union stock yards. Calves and lambs were steady. 100 to 150 pounds $12.75 150 to 180 pounds 13.00 180 to 200 pounds 12-75 300 tn 210 pounds > 12. e ' -210 to 225 pounds . — ... 12.40 225 t|> 250 pounds 11.05 2»0 to 275 pounds 11.55 275 4o 300 pounds 10.90 Stags 6.50@ 7.00 Roughs 9.00(1i 9.75 Calves [email protected] Lambs, choice 12.00@'12.50 Lambs, culled td good .... 9.00@ 12.00 CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat, May (old) $1 60 3-8; July $1.37 5-8: Sept. $1.32 3-4. Corn. Miy 73; Ju,’y 76 3-4; Sept. t 78 5-8. Oats, May 40 1-4; July 43; Sept. 41 1-4. LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET (Corrected March 26) I Fowls —22 c Chickens 20c ( Leghorns —l5 c Old Roosters 9 C Ducks 16c Geese - I <C Eggs, dozen 22c LOCAL GRAIN MARKET (Corrected March 26) Barley, per bushel— 75c Oats 34c Rye, per bushel 75c Wheat, No. 1 $1.56 ■ Wheat, No. 2,5156 Good Sound Yellow Corn 70c Good Sound Mixed Corn 65c Good Sound Mixed sorn 68c I LOCAL GROCER'S EGG MARKET Eggs, dozen 23c , I BUTTERFAT AT STATION Butterfat, delivered 37c o — Catholic Church To Observe Palm Sunday ' Palm Sunday will be observed in , St. Mary’s Catholic church with spe- > c:al services and with the distribution t of the ble-sed Palms, previous to the 9:45 high mass. There will be two mt aes, cne it 7:30 •and the high mass. During the masse,-, the program of > services for Holy Week will be announced. The regular Tuesday even- ■ ing service will be held as usual and the Rev. Father Chapman will deliver ; the last cf his series cf Lenten sermons. On Friday evening, the Way . i f the Criss will be held and on Fr- ■ day afternoon, from twelve to 3 o’clock I th ethree hours will be ct erved. This • is: held in commemoration of the three hours Christ spent cn the Cress. At 1 the 7:30 maw Sunday, the Knights of Columbus will attend the service in a body and receive II) ly Communion. o | Eighty Persons Die In Fire In Russian City Berlin, Mar. 27. —(UuiNi) Press)— ! The Russian city of Sluzek lias been partly destroyed by fire, 'according to . dispatches received here today from Vi'na. First estimates put the 'death list at eighty persons. ATjout SOU j houses were destroyed. ; o ——s— Want Ads Earn —s—s—s—

SEEK ROANOKE GIRL WHO SHOT i ZANESVILLE MAN (CO.MLXLICU FROM PAGK <»SK> ti be critical. Although conflicting stories are told by the parent.* of both Miss Francis and WllliuniK. authorities are inclined lo believe that the shooting followed Willi im.i’ refusal 4o marry the woman. AcccnUng to her father, Theodore Francis, they were engaged t|> be married and she had told her mother that i the wedding was to take place this , month lam week, EVaneis said, Wil- ' Hams broke off the engagement, but continued to come to Roinoke to see his daughter. Francis said that as late as two days ago. Wi liams came to the hotel tl visit Miso Francis and stayed front 6 o'clock in the evening until midnight. He said he heard no quarreling, but th it his daughter seemed depressed. According to William's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ous Williams, who reside across the road from their son. he wai engaged to marry Mr*. Mary Hartman, a widow, daughter of John Crull. who re-ides eight miles south of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Hartin tn's hu - band was killed four years ago when he was struck by lightning while plowing corn. The girl, according to Williams’ parents and other neighbors,, drove up near th« victim’s home about 20 minutes before he arrived from Fort Wayne, where he is employed in the General Electric plant. She is said to have driven about 400 yards down the read from Williams’ home and then returned, parking near the lane that leads to the house. When Williams approached the car. the parents sail, the woman got out of her machine and walked toward the spot where Williams usually parked his car. As he left his machine, the girl is said to have whipped a gun from her coat pocket and fired. According to witnesses, she wais only about 10 feet from her victim when she fired. As Williams fell, probably mortally wounded, she fled to her car and sped away, going toward Zanesville. Williams’ father, who said he saw the shooting, declared that the woman was dressed in men's t’othea, and wore a long overcoat. She also worn an aviator’s helmet. Mi-s Franci*' father, however, denied that she wore men's clathing. The woman, according to Mr. and Mrs. Gue Williams, worked as a housekeeper for their son since the death of his wife, which occurred last April. They said she often made amorous advance ; to her employer and -ought to marry him. I o FRIENDS ASK PRESIDENT TO ' COMMUTE TERM (COXTrN'I'ED FROM PAGE ONE) out it was understood lhat both frowned on the plea. Subsequently the petition reached the President but he made no move to release McCray who has been ill at Atlanta prison for some time. Atlanta, Ga, Mar. 27.—(United Press)—Former Governor Warren T. McCray of Indiana, serving a prison sentence at the federal prison here, is still confined to the hospital but his condition is not serious. Warden Snook, said today. I McCray is responding gradually to treatment and is in no danger, the warden said. | The former chief executive of Ind‘ana is suffering from nervous exhaustion and a complication of internal ills. —o Methodists To Hold Every Member Canvass i The alinual every member canvas for the budget of the First Methodist church, of this city, will bet made Sunday afternoon. The canvassers will meet at the church at 1:30 p.m. Persons who are willing to aid in the canvass and who have not been asked to do so, are welcome to meet at the church with the rest of the canvassers. Those in charge of the canvass are anxious that the work be completed tomorrow and members of the church are urged to remain at home until a canvasser has called. The canvassers will meet at the church again at 4:30 o’clock or as soQn thereafter as possible to make their reports. Supper will be served free to thj> workers in the church dining room. I o Candidate For Assessor | • Charles W. Henschen lias announced that he will be a candidate for tlie democratic nomination for assessor <H Kirkland township, in the primary election to be held May 4. _ o_ Wabash. - Mrs. Mary Arnett. 62. seamstress, lias sewed by lamplight here for torty-twe years. Most of her work is done in the evening. •

ADULT EDUCATION TO BE FOSTERED — Committee To Be Organized To Promote Reading And Study In Home Bloomington, Ind , Mar. 27.-(United Press)-Plans a:e being made here today for the organization in Indiana of a body to be known as the Indiana Committee on Home Education. It will be the purpose of this (organisation to promote cidult education and to fc ter home reading and study by persons of all ages. The Indiana organiz|ation, it was eaid. will be affiliated with the National committee on Home Education, appointed by Dr. John Tigent, I lilted scutes Commissioner of Bducati >n. vfhe Indiana organization will be composed of C. E, Rush, librarian at the Indianapolis publi.- library; It. K Cavanaugh, director |; f the Indiana Univei-Uty Exeten-ion division; Mrs. Frank J. Sheehan, president of the Indiana Federation of Clubs and a member of the state library and historical department; H. N Sherwood, state superintendent of public schools; Mrs. G G. Darbyshire, president of the Indiana Parent-Teacher Associati n; Ellis Searles, editor of the United Mine Workers of America and Prof. W. S. Bittner, associate director of the Indiana University Extension division, chairman of the department on Home Education i t the parent-teacher association and special collaborator of the United States Bureau of Standards. * » ■<)■ —— Pioneer Builder Os Railroads Is Dead St. Ijouis. Mo., Mar. 27. — (United Press) —A p|:neer railroad builder with Jay Gould and other makers of the west, William Bagnell. 85, died here late yesterd iy. Coining here irom Montreal, Canada, at an early age, Bagnell played a part in much cf the development of the west and southwest. With Jay Gould, he was 'associated in Llie construction of tlie Mia.-uri Pacific and Missouri, Kansas air ! Texas system. At Gould’s death, he gave up tlv railroad interests and formed the Bag 'nell Timber Company, which during his lifetime was known through th" southwest. He was mirried in 1889 to Miss Sallie daughter of an old and distinauished family who survives him. as do a son, Robert Adams Bagnell and a daughter. Mrs. J. Huey Hughes of Dallas, Texas. Clever Swindler Held By Evansville Police I Evansvi’le, Ind, Mar. 27. - (United 1 .ct )—Harry U Ford, alias Harry ('. E and. said tc Ire one of the cleverest swindlers in the nation today was to face a tearing before the United State commissioner here. F r 1 was arrested by J J. Maroney, , f the department of justice, who is ■seeking to have the man removed to Oregon t > face a federal grand jitry indictment. 0 Elwood — The mother of a profpoetive bride frantically called tly clerk and asked him not to issue a license to the couple. "Why try to stop them?” philosophically asked the clerk ’ 'T!p<on — A shortage of dog license tags war threatened here. Last year linly a dozen tags were sold, but this year the supply of 100 was exhausted and an additional fifty was ordered. Ijaporte — Lack of evidence caused dismissal of all charges against Rich ard Kruse, chief of police of Michigan City, who was aoeused of accepting a bribe. j Muncie. —An argument over a "soi cial aid” club cost Sheldon Hard a • thirty dollar fine in city court here. ■ He was charged with striking Robert ; Thomas, a fellow wtrkman. South Whitley.— Ernest Earlywlne i and his eleven year old son had a i narrow escape from death when their . auto was knocked from the tracks by ■ a freight triin at a crossing here. ; Both wer eunhuri. Evansville.—Mrs. Ella Williams lays ; new claim to ownership of the championship egg producing hen. One of . the eggs was seven and three-quarters . inches by six and one quarter inches i ia circumference. Milwaukee, Wis. Deputy, Sheriff Paul L'ttman bet a meal he was ! fleeter on -foot than Deputy John ( Voight. He lost the race, the bet and the meal. After the unsuccessful : run Liftman was so ill he was forced ! to bed without eating. Bluffton — Charles Gent is is exbib; . Ring a tw> headed pig born on a farm near here. Tlie pig hud two perfectly , formed heads and thre£ front feet but lived only an hour. I Gary - Wiiiiam Montgomery climbed the roof of his heme to siweep off a heavy covering of snow. He slipped and fell Lu the gjoimd. suffering painful injuries.

“CONFESSION” IS DOUBTED Authorities At Celina Discredit Alleged Murder Confession In Denver Celina authorities are inclined to, discredit the purported confession of "Thomas Bradwell Douglas, that he mistreated and killed Mary Belle Secauer. 16, near that place a half century ago and then helped lynch two men for the criina. | The confession was alleged to have been obtained in Denver, last January, a few days before ‘’Douglas’’ died from tuberculosis. Denver authorities were checking the purported statement today, but up to this time have obtained nothing tangible and were inclined to scoff at the story. The story, as reported to have been confessed by "Douglas" whose true identity is shrouded in mystery, said he killed the while crazed by drink, then, heaping treachery upon treachery, urged the lynching of the two innocent men The victims were itinerent peddlers, the alleged confession relates, adding that they were hanged to a tree west of Celina, shortly after the crime in 1872. Their namen were given as

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Alexander McLeod and . Kimmel. Abbolo >» McLeod and Kimmel, the conf*. Mon conllnuen, were arreated bnd held in the county i ul i to m cution. A mob .tormed the j alJ 0 night, overpowered the aherlff lynched them. M The purported confession wan celved in a clipping from an anouvmolts source. ’ ’ Denver. Colo., Mar. 26-After careful check of police and h o ,p i( 2 records, authorities here said t| le , were unable to find any trace of "Thomas Brad well Douglas," Mll ', was reported to have made a deatb° bed confession here that he killed , girl in Celina. Ohio, 54 years ago and subsequently helped lynch two innocent men for the crime. Reports received from Ohio ba jd ' “Douglas" died in the City hospital i hero last January. There was no rec- ’ ord of the death of a person of that 1 name at the hospital. I I ■■B■ ■ g g g : COURT HOUSE : 1 « ■ a ■ MM ■■■■■■gs Trial To Be Held Monday The case of Pauline Sommerfeldt : vs. William Sommerfeldt. suit for t divorce venued here from Allen conni ty, i» set for trial before Judge Suti ton in circuit court Monday morning.