Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 167, Decatur, Adams County, 16 July 1926 — Page 1

V,- E A T K E R Mostly f* lr ,n night and Saturday. Slightly warmer In rt « and south por tlona.

EDITOR SLAIN BY SHOTS FROM AMBUSH

evidence links ORMISTON WITH M'PHERSON CASE Stale Has Witness Who Saw Radio Operator With The Evangelist SURPRISING EVIDENCE is PRESENTED TO JURY I.os Angles. Cal., July 16—(United p,^. s , Further evidence linking j Krnneth O. until den. former Angel-1 Temple radio operator, with the disappearan.V ami ; «tpi(*ara«(p of j Am ie Simple .McPherson. »IH be | presented when the I,os Angdesj „„Uity grand jury re.-oneves next , Tuesday. lteptity District Attorney Jon Ryan declared today he would produce wltB p S3 es who saw the radio mail and Mr . McPherson tugether in Salinas. Cul, several days after the Evangel ; I s reported drowning at Venice. Pit expected and sensational evidence at the grand jury session late yesterday caused district attorney A-.. Keyes to prolong the lnvtgtllga lion. I.os Angeles, July 16—(I’nited Pressi Anilee Simple McPherson, positively identified by C. A. Pope, of Tucson. Ariz., as the woman he sawin front of the club internationale in Augua Prieta. Mexico, on June IS. live days before she appeared there ami announced she had just escaped from a gang of kidnappers. Pape’s testimony, given before the gund jury at a time when the invesligation seemed about to collapse due to lack of evidence, created a sensation, Didrfct attorney Keyes IOCMIMRD OXI PACK T»«l SWIMMING POOL IS OPEN AGAIN Tank Not Entirely Refilled But Water Is Deep Enough For Swimming Work of refilling the municipal swimming poo! at Waterworks park is progressing slowly but the concrete lank is again open to tlie public. The regular schedule of hours w ill again lie observed, Herbert f’urtls, manager of the ixxii, stated today. Although the poo! is not completely fil ed, there is ufficient water to permit swimming. Samples of the water fiom the pool were sent to the state chemists department at Indianapolis and the return report said thu! the water was in good condition and free from contagion. This repot t makes tbe lacal municipal pool one of the cleanest in the state. The water In the poo! changes continuously and every few weeks the *aui is drained and the bottom and sides cleaned thoroughly. Some broken glass hud been thrown into the pool and Phis was taken out this week. . Hundreds of pprsons take advantage of the swimming pool every week. The hlldren use the pool mostly in the day time and older people take advantuge of the early evening hours and cool oft in the pool. It is estimated that there lias been an average attendance of 150 daily at the pool since the opening. There are several seats for spectators along the banks. Several children and one or two adults have been caused to forefelt tl>eir privilege of use of the pool temporarily, for misconduct, but most.of 'he swimmers are courteous and obey ll| e rules of the grounds. r he pool will remain open until cool weather this fail, it was announced, recently, by those In charge. At the end us the season, the water will l>| drained out and Hie tank will remain en, Pty until the following spring. - dhe idea of making an ice skating tank of the pool during the winter m °nths has been suggested bet It Is ■bought that permitting water to 'eeze in the concrete might ruin the I‘dcwam of -he pool, and Hie plan lie ' y "'ll be rejected by the council.

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delis Railing Enlists In U. S. Marine Corps dell< 11. Hulling, 20, of Decatur, enlisted in the IJ. S. Marine Corps, at Fott Wayne, yesterday, lie left yesterday for the Tiuining Station at Perris Is and. South Carolina, where lie will lie stationed tor the next three mopihs. lie is the son of Mrs. Nora E. Haling, 511 North Fifth street, Decatur. ('let 11 is going to take a mechanical course from the Marine Corps Institute, .it Washington. I). C. which tlie government provides free of chaige for all enllsied men in the Marine Corps. RECEIVE MAP OF NEW ROAD (hart Showing Route Os Benjamin Franklin Highway On Display Here A blue print chart of tin' mute ol the new Benjamin Franklin trans-contin-ental highway, win received by Hie Daily Democrat this morning. The map may lie spcii in the Second street window of .he Daily Democrat office. The map shews the route of the highway from Atlantic City entirely acro-s Hip continent to S in Francisco The route pisses through Decatur and touches VanWert, Ohio, on the east and Huntington on tbe west of this city. Seveial more members have joined the Benjamin Franklin Highway association of Adams county. The membership is no wover 175 and reports from Hip east and west rural districts have not yet lieen made Those who have polic'd since Hie last list was published are Dora It. F.rwin. Dr. Roy Afchladd. Janies N. Frist oe, True Fristoe all of Decatur. John Hoffman, of Preble, and John Floyd of Monroe Memberships may be secured for SI.OO. Those who wish to join may do so hy sending their dollar to A. Holt house, secretary of the local association. ! Earnings Os Teiegraph And Teel phone Co. Grow Indianapolis, ind., July 16. — (United Press) -Earnings of the American Telephone and Telegraph company, parent concern of the Indiana Belli Telephone company have increased | $8,852,096.46 during the first six months of the year, according to the report of tlie Comptroller (’. A. Heiss. Tin* repoit shows an increase in dividends from $36. 623.551.46 to $44,564.768.3 S and an increase in tola! earnings from $87,264,770.51 to $96.116,886.61. The expenses of the company increased from $24,200,849.78 to $29.300.036 74, tlie report shows. PROHIBITION SLATE NAMED Partv Demands Prohibition Os Tobacco As Well As Liquor . Indianapolis. Ind., July 16. —(United Press.)—Prohibition of tobacco as well as liquor was demanded today in the slate platform of the prohibition party. The platform described the use of alcoholic beverages as tlie "greatest curse of mankind." Rev. William Harris. Indianapolis, was nominated as the party's long term senatorial candidate and Dr. Albert Stanley, also of Indianapolis was nominated for the short term senatorial seat. The other nominees: Secretary of state- Robert Dyer, Lapel. Treasurer of state—Mrs. Margaret Nold. South Bend. Auditor of state—John Wirt. Frankfort. Superintendent of public instruction —Floyd Beghtel, Indianapolis. Clerk of the supreme court —Etta Miller. Indianapolis. Failure to nominate candidates for the supreme and appellate benches was explained hy the statement that "there are few lawyers in the prohibition party."

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PENNSY TRAIN WRECKED IN OHIO Twenty-seven Passengers Injured When Cars Are Derailed Near Alliance Alliance, 0., July 16. —(United Press) Twvnty-sf ven passengers were Injured, two seriously and scores miraculously escaped death when Pennsylvania train No. 106. bound from Chicago to Pittsburgh, war derailed near Suminitville, O. today. • M. B. Murphy, 32, Pittsburgh Pullman conductor, wans brought to a hospital here and Joseph Harris. 25, Detroit, a passenger, was removed to a hospital at East Live] pool. First aid was given to the other injured at the scene. Fi -t repots received here and at Ku i Liverpool indicated that Hie ! wreck was of disastrous proportions and a special relief train was sent from here to the scene. Amhlnances and nurses also were sent from East Li vet p< 01. A faulty rail apparently caused ihe crash. As Hie locomotive plunged through tlie break it became detached from the tiain of ninp coaches, six of which were derailed. Two Autos Collide Near Ossian Thursday Nelson Gentis, former Bluffton bar her. was severly injured and his wife and sister-in-law. Mrs. Henry Gentis. of Dunkirk, suffered less serious injuries. when a new Overland sedan, driven hy Mr. Gentis, collided with a Maimon seven-passenger touring car. ai a point about two mj'es east of Ossjan, on (lie iltdour of (he Mlnfflon Kiirt Wayne road. Thursday morning. Mr. Gentis and party were going south while Hie other car was traveling north. The former's car was hurled into tlie dll eh on the west side of the road, with two left wheels torn off. Mr. Gentii was thrown against the steering wheel and was dazed hy a blow on the head, which resulted in a concussion of tlie brain, lie also suffered a severe injury to one of his kidneys. FOUR INDICTED FOR GIRL'S DEATH (; rand .1 ury Com pletes Probe Os Murder Os Young Girl In Boston t United Press Staff Correspondent) Boston. Mass, July 16.—(United Press) -Four indictments, one of them secret were returned by the county grand jury today in connection with the death of Miss Edith Louise Greene 19-yeur-oM-victini of Mattapan. Mass, Box murder. , Miss Greene's body cut into eigh' pieces, was found this week in three boxes at the Mattapan cemetery.. Sawmill Burns ai Burkett Warsaw, ind., July 16. —(United Press)—A loss of $12,500 was sustained early today in the burning ot the Gusklll sawmill at Burkett. The Blaze started In the engine room. Ed Gaskil!, of Warsaw, the owner, announced lie will not rebuild. o Bootlegger Trailed By His Footprints Urbana, 111., July 16. — (United Press) —Assuming tile role of bloodhounds, a posse of deputy sheriffs trailed a bootlegger hy his footprints to his hiding place in an oats fie’d resulting in his arrest and confiscation of a still and a quantity of mash. KNOW YOUR STATE State parks were unknown a few years ago. Today the Indiana motorist who has not visited the Shades, Turkey Run, McCormick’s Creek aud Clifty Falls is a rarity. The parks have provided something for southern Indiana what the lake resorts mean to the north, a place of recreation and rest.

Decalur, Indiana, Friday, July 16, 1926.

Kins in Utve? El King Boris, of Bulgaria, left incognito on a tour of Europe, giving rise to reports that he I was seeking a royal wife, and 'other reports that he feared I usurpation of his throne hy ! Prince Cyril. STILL SEARCHING RUINS FOR BOGIES Number Os Dead And Missing In Hotel Fire Fixed At Twenty Cats Kill. N. V., July 16. (United Press)—With searchers mill digging in the ruins of Hie Twilight lun for victims of the fire which destroyed the structure Wednesday jiolice and county occi ials today officially fixed tlie number of dead and missing at twenty. Thus far hut one ol the bodies taken from the debris has been identified, that of th- Rev. Livingston Bishop, of Philadelphia, being claimed by two of his srti‘ ; . Fite more bodies are believed to he still iii the ruins. Fifteen ha> "" iie n recovered. Escaped Prisoners Caught In Arizona Joliet. 111.. July IC—(United Press) —R. D. Clarkson, chief of parole officer of the state pardon hoard, left Jo'iet today for Nogales. Ariz. to bring back Charles Duchowski leader of ihe seven prisoners who escaped from the new Statesville prison* recently after heating a guard to death. State’s attorney H. Rehn of Will county, received a telegram saying Duchowski had been captured there, with Duchowski apprehended, six of the seven who escaped after killing deputy warden Peter Klein are In custody. James Price is the only one who remains at large. Town May B(* Formed At Indianapolis Speedway Indianapolis, Ind., July 16. —(United Press)—lndiana may have another town if property owners at Speedway City, a suburb of Indianapolis, decide at a general election to be held within the next thirty days, that they wish to Incorporate as a town. The general election, to determine the will of the property owners, was authorized hy the Marion county commissioners following Ihe filing of a petition for authority to incorporate as a town, with Harry Dunn, county auditor. Last Survivor Os Monitor Crew Is Dead Troy. N. Y., July 1G. —(United Press) —John Stirley, believed to be the last survivor of the men who worked on the Monitor, is dead at tlie home of his daughter, herp, at the age of 86. Curley helped “roll Hip plates" used in the construction of the erlecson boat

MERCURY GOES UPWARD AGAIN — Warmer Weather Hits County After Several Days Os Low Temperature After hovering around the 70 degree mark for the last few days and dropping considerably lower each night, tli«* mercury started climbing today aud advanced atx ve the so mark. The sun ray- came down with Increased heat an dindications are that the city swimming pool will again he a popular place i might. Tlie farmers of Adams county have ao•omplished a large amount of work during the past few days, as harvest has been in fill! swing. The wheat cutting is practically finished and threshing Is expected to be started within the next few days. Hay-making is practically finished, also. The work of cutting oats will not begin for a few days yet The corn in Adar s county has grown hv leaps and hounds during the last two weeks and at present is no! far behlrd the average height for the year. Names Publicity Director For Democratic Campaign Indianapolis, InJ., July 16.-(Unit-ed Press.)—The direction of the publicity for the democratic state campaign today was in charge of Howard ('. Smith, of Indianapolis. Smith was named publicity director for the state committee by R. Karl Peters, state chairman. The new director formerly worked on papers in Fort Wayne and Bluffton. — o Father And Son Burned To Death In Residence Sandwich. Mess., July 16. —(United Press) A father and his sou were burned to death here today when fire destroyed their home. Four women escaped hy climbing onto a porch roof and jumping to the ground. The dead arp Frank Calvao. 44. and his son. Joseph. 7. The father perished when he returned to a bedroom in fit effort to rescue (lie bey. ROTJRIANS TO GO TO GENEVA Decatur and Portland Clubs To Hold Joint Meeting; Ladies Invited The Rotarlans, together with their wives and sweethearts, will go to Geneve Tuesday evening and hold a joint meeting with the Portland Rotary club. The Portland Rotarlans wil! also invite the ladies an da dinner will be served at the M. E. church, the Ladies Aid being in charge. About sixty Rotarians and their buests from here will attend. At the meeting last evening, talks were made by John Fisher and Charles Christen. Ten More Banks Fail In Georgia And Florida Washington, D. 0. July 16 —(United Press) —J. W. Mclntosh, controller of the curency today received private reports that 4 more hanks in Florida and six in Georgia had failed to open their doors for musiue-sg this morning. DON’T FAIL to read the first installment of the new serial story “THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR" by Elizabeth Jordan, which will appear in the Daily Democrat, Saturday. One installment of this clever story of l'omance and adventure will appear in this newspaper each day until the entire book has been published. Start with the first installment.

Policeman Holds Mob At Hay With Revolver Indianapolis, Ind., July IC. (United Press, t Holding a mob of several hundred persons at hay with a drawn revolver. Michael Grjln, a policeman, protected himself from violence threatened last night after he arrested a negro for intoxication. An emergency squad rushed to Griffin’s aid and while the officers were waiting for a patrol wagon the prisoner waft spirited away by members of the mol) lint later found In a hospital, where he was taken for a severed artery. NEGOTIATIONS ARE REFUSED Indianapolis Street Car Company Refuses To Discuss Peace Offers Indianapolis, ind., July 16—(United t Press! Officials oft the ndlanapolls street railway company have flatly (refused |n eniter negotiations with i striking union employes, it was learn-j ed today. The stand of the company was made plain yesterday when members of the citizens committee of fifty attempting to end the strike conferred with company officials. It was understood the company took the attitude that the moment it opened negotiations with the strikers the men who have taken their places would walk out, making the situation worse than at any time since the strike started. The company claimed it was maintaining normal service. No further outbreaks were reported overnight. Members of the citizens commit lew will confer today with the strikers. Man Found Drunk In Own Home Is Acquitted Sa. Paul, Minn., July 16. (United Pi ess I - Judge Clayton Parks, in poli e | court here, refused to convict a man j for drunkenne-s in the defendant's home. “If we arrested all the people who drink in their homes we would have a nice situation here,” lie stated in dismissing charges against Frank Metz. "The low against drunkeness is the same now us before prohibit ion. To be arrested for this offense a man must have been molesting some one." Swimmer's Clothing Stolen Lincoln. 111.. July 16. — (United Press) —After taking a swim in a gravel pit near here a young man was forced to wend his way homeward in a barrel. He reported the theft of his clothes to police. FRANCS DROP TO NEW LOW French And Belgian Coins Depreciate To New Low Levels Today Loudon, July 16. — (United Press) —French and Belgian Francs continued to depreciate to new low levels today despite etfort.s in Brussels and Patis to devise extordjnary means to (CUBTIMEI) ox page: TWO)

“Hello Rus" And "Hello B oh” Are Greetings Os Scott Brothers As They Meet In Adjoining Cells

I Chicago, July 16.—(United Press,) —One visioning the gallows on which! he is to die; the other staring into! (he blank future of a life in prison; ! the Scott brothers —Russell and Robert —today faced each other in adjoining cells. They met yesterday for the first I time since one of them shot aud killed Joseph Maurer. That was more thau two years ago. They shook hands causally that night and started our to defeat Justice. Hast night they shook hands again, casually, with justice the winner. The first greeting the brothers had extended to each other in two years i

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LEADER IN MOVE AGAINST VICE IN CANTON,O.,SLAIN Fourteen Shots Fired At Brilliant Young Editor Os Canton News SHOOTING REVIVES BITTER POLITICAL WAR BY UNITED I'ItKSS Canton, 0., July 16. — With the assassins who early today fired 14 shots from ambush to murder Don R. Mellett, brilliant young reform editor of the Canton Daily News, still unarrested, both federal and state investigations of ffie crime are expected to be under way here within the week. It is openly charged In Canton that , MpIIpH was killed as a last desperate ! effort to stop his campaign against the bottleggers and vice in this city. Excitement Prevails. With less than 24 hours intervenI ing since Hie murder, there is every indication that the shots that killed young Mellelt wifi rip open Ohio's smouldering political situation with an explosion unprecedented in a j decade. Canton, the scene of a hitter factional political fight covering the last j two years, largely revolving about i the handling of the prohibition question, Is seeething with excitement. Messages have already lieen exchanged between civic leaders and the office of Governor Donahey of Columbus and that of United States District Attorney Bernsteen. in Cleveland. It is known that on July 7. MelU tt called on Governor Donahey in an ] effort to keep two Canton men in the state penitentiary where they had | , i ovriM RD Ox r %«-!•: TWO I MRS. MOSER WINS IN RADIO CONTEST Soprano Singer Selected To Represent Decatur In Contest At Chicago Mrs. Cecil Moser was selected hy the audlenoe at the Adams theat'.e last night to represent the city ot Decatur at radio station WLS, Chicago, on July 24. Mrs. Moser received the greatest number of votes and won over the five acts on the program. She will compete at the Hotel Sherman on Saturday evening. July 24. from 9 to 10 o'clock, Decatur time, which representatives from five oilier Indiana towns. The contestants are asked to report at WLS studio at 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon and they will he entertained at a matinee or taken sightseeing about Chicago. Tlie winner of the district meet at Chicago will lie permitted to enter tlie state final-, meet next fall. So far, Mrs. Moser is the first woman soloist to win any of the contests or to compete at Chicago. She lias a beautiful soprano voice, and is well qualified to represent Decatur. M. G. Phillips, who managed t.lie local contest, left this morning far Garrett, where a Radio Revue will he held next week

i was merely in informal "Hello Boh” : which followed Robert's "Hello Rus.” They visited for approximately ten | minutes. Their conversation was | desultory. Neither mentioned the murder. Neither mentioned the oth- ! er’s penalty. Russell said nothing to Robert about the problem which came up during the trial wlipii Robert let i Russel! "take the rap alone." He didn't ask Robert’ why the latter stayed in hiding despite nuiner- ! mis broadcastings of Russell for min to come in "and tell the real story” which Russell said would make Robert the killer.

Decatur Is directly connected with the large shipping points hy three railroads.