Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 240, Decatur, Adams County, 11 October 1926 — Page 1

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St. Louis CITIZENS SPEND ENTIRE NIGHT IN HILO CELEBRATION Cardinals Win World’s Bagball ( hampionship With 3-2 Victory Sunday • FINAL CONTEST IS thrilling affair By Max Buckingham. I'. P. Staff Correspondent St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 11.—The intoxication of victory has resulted in a sleepy-eyed St. Louis today. When the Cardinals won the world series in New York yesterday the first time a St. Louis baseball team ever has figured in the National basebhll classic, the city wtyit on a prolonged “spree” of shouting, cheering and mad celebration. Th.? thing lasted fa • into the dawn Downtown streets which ordinarly on Sunday night are entombed with silence, were ablaze with* the lights i of thousands of motor cars. There was a monotonous exultant scream from one end of the city’s thousands of acres to the other. Team Due Home Today At daybreak the city went home to rest-, prepared to again lift up pawns of victory when the world's champions return home tonight from Nek’ York. Seventeen members of the Cardinals’ club are due in' the city about 6 p. m„ and a special program has been arranged. In the first place no one knows where they will disembark from the train as managers of the celebration fear the fans in their joy will cause injury to the ball players. However, the players will be taken to Sportsman’s park, the scene of the series game, where there will be speeches, music, shouting and that sort of thing. Indications point that the celebra one staged from S p m, yesterday on to dawn today. One man was killed and four dang (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 » Receipts Os World’s Series Exceed One Million — ■ — — V New York, Oet. 11. —Statistics of the world's series, which ended- here Sunday were as follows: Attendance 328.051 Receipts (record $1,207,864.00 Players’ share (record) 372,300.51 Advisory council’s share 181,179 60 Each club’s share 158,595,97 Each league’s share 158,595.97 Yesterday’s game was the poorest attended of the games here, only 38,093 showing up. They paid $140,091 of which the advisory council got $21,013 65 and each league and each club $24,769.34. * The final standing of the teams was: W. L. Pct. Cardinals 4 3 .571 Ya nkees 3 4 .429 FLOOD WATERS REACH TEXAS » \ « Crop Damage Reported Large;Arkansas Lowlands Are Flooded, Also i Texarkana. Tex., Oct. "11.— (United • rt-ss.)—Northeastern Texas today is experiencing a flood such as recently a *’ept northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas. Record rainfall has Oeen experienced In several towns of •his region according to reports reaching here today. One death has been reported. E. '■ Haynie, 16. was killed when he ai| d a companion attempted to ford a strehm. Haynie was swept away, (Continued on page two) \

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Vol. XXIV. Number 240.

Prepares To Welcome World’s Champs Home

John W. Plumly Dies At Home In Convoy, Ohio Johrt \V. Plumly, 82, prominent res , ident of Convoy. Ohio and a veteran of the Civil war, died Urlday night at Ijis home in Convoy. Death waFdue to paralysis, which Mr. i lumly had been suffering all siuirne.'. Mr Plumly served In Company B, 122nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil war Mr. Plumbly former resided in Van Wert, Ohio and on a farm in Van Wert county. He is survived by one son, James of Convoy, and tw'o daughters, Mis. H B Leslie, of Con voy, and Mrs. A. J Krick, of Fort Wayne. Funeral services were held it. Convoy this aite’nooi WILLSHIRE GIRL I DIES AT HOSPITAL Miss Florence Stetler Dies Sunday Night After Extended Illness — Florence Stetler, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Stetler, of Will shire. Ohio, died at Uie Adams County Memorial Hospital last night, after an extended illness Miss Stetler had been brought tc the local hospital about six weeks ago, and her condition became gradually worse. Funeral services, which wi’.l bo held at Willshire, have not yet been arranged. I o ' Boy Strikes Head In Fall From Automobile Edward Baker, 11 year led son of Mr. and Mis. Titus Baker, residing »n Decatur rural route No 2. was serious I ly injured this '.lotipng about 10:30 I o’clock, when he fell ‘com an automobile and struck his head on the ground. The boy was brought to the Adams County .Me notl.il Hospital in this city and was unconscious ami appeared to be improving. It had not been learned w hether or not his skull was fractured. American Legion To Hold Special Meeting • A special meeting of the American Legion will be held tonight at the Lenhart, Heller and Scburger offices for the purpose of making arrangements to attend the funeral of Simeon B. Ford-yfie, which will be held Wednesday. Members are urged to be present. — MERCHANTS TO TRIM WINDOWS Nearly Every Store In City To Compete For Dairy Day Window Prizes Much interest's being shown by the local merchants in window decorations for Dairy Day, October 19. Practically every store in town is plann ing to put in a window that will take one of the six prizes that are being offered for the best Him A great surprise is in store for the people who will be in town for the big day and the Intense interest of the business men shows a wonderful spirit in making the day a big success. An eror was made iu listing the) prizes in last Fiidays paper and the corrected list is as follows: FIRST PRIZE—3O pounds of butter donated by The Cloverleaf Creameries Corporation. SECOND PRIZE—I2S4 pounds of Cheese donated by the Hilside Cheese factory and $5.00 in Milk Tickets donated by Parirriew Dairy. THIRD PRIZE—I2*4 pounds of Cheese donated by the Hillside Cheese Factory and Five Gallons of Ice Creatq donate dby the Cont er Ice Cream Co. FOURTH PRIZE -$5.00 in Milk Tickets donated by the Decatur Sanitary Milk Co. and $.500 in Milk Tickets donated by the Graber Milk Co. FIFTH PRIZE—SS.OO in Milk Tickets donated by the Swiss Dairy Farm.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, |ktober 11, 1926.

JURY FAILS TO REACH VERDICT IN CONSPIRACY CASE Jury In Daugherty - Miller Case Is Discharged Late This Afternoon JURORS DELIBERATE FOR SEVERAL HOURS New York? Oct. 11—(United Press) —The jury in the Daugh-erty-Miller conspiracy trial, which had been deliberating the case since last Ffiday. reported late today that it was hopelessly deadlocked and was discharged. , New York, Oct. 11—(United Press) I Sixty three hours and 15 minutes af- ' ter the Daugherty Miller conspiracy ! case was submitte the jury still had I been unable to reach a verdict. At 1 p. m„ the jury went out for 1 mnch and returned at 2:10 pm. to resume deliberation. As the jurors filed through the corridors enroute to a restaurant they showed plainly the effects of thfeir long debate. They were tjred and worn, but there was less indication of violent divisions among them than when they first reported this morning. Judge Mack told attorneys he (CONTINI ED ON PAGE THREE) REPORT HF COW TESTING IS MACE ' I Tester Makes Annual Report To Members Os Adams County Organization Members of the Adams CountyCow Testing Association met at the Bank of Berne one evening last week land listened io"i discussion of ibe I past year’s work made by G. A lUll Liams, director of Cow Testing Associations in Indiana. Mr. Williams’ discussion proved exceedingly interesting, the meeting lasting until a late hour. The association organized a few days ago for its ' third * consecutive year of operation. Twenty-eight Adams county faimers are members. According to the annual report submitted by Roy L. Price, tester, one cow in the association produced 700 pounds of butterfat during the past year. She is owned Iby David J. I Mazelin, of Monroe township. Jacob J. Schwartz fed the second and third highest cows, they producing respectively 558)4 pounds butterfat and 475.5 pounds butterfat. The three above cows are all pure bred Holsteins. Other cows ranked as follows in individual production Purebred Jersey, Sol Mosser. 475.1; purebred Holstein, David J. Mazelin, 471.1; grade Holstein, O* D. Bieberich, 458.6; purebred Jersey, Sol Mosser, 456 4; purebred Holstein. D. J. Mazelin, 425.7; grade Holstein, Dan Maze(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) —: Hornsby, Series Won, Hurries Homeward To Attend Mother’s Funeral New York, Oct. 11—(United Press) —Rogers Hornsby was hurrying toward St. Louis today—not to meet an adoring populace but to join his wife and proceed to Austin Tex., to attend the funeral of his mother. “Stay and win,’’ was his mother’s last words to Rogers, and the young manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, who had telegraphed his mother the result of every game during the sea son, stayed and won. All through the battle for the world championship, Hornsby was "A good soldier.” He scarcely equalled the brilliant playing for which he is famous, but when it was over, and the last Yankee Was tagged out, he had carried out his mother’s dying wish.

Answers Taps * jjKB AI® jnrwia Simeon B. Fordyce Simeon B. Fordyce, veteran of the (’tv.) war and a prominent retired merchant of Decatur, died at thi home ■ of his daughter, Mrs Charle.-NTeeple, in this citv, late Sunday night. ■ii i ■Hi. — - .in- ■

— " - — ■■■ - WATSON CANCELS ALLENGACEMENTS Senator Injured In Auto i Accident Near Indianapolis Sunday ‘ Indianapolis, Ind , Oct. 11. —(United Press.) — All campaign speaking engagements of Senator James E. Watson, injured in an auto accident yes I terday, were cancelled today for the coming week by Frank Rozelle, head 1 of the speakers’ bureau of the republican state organization. ' Rozelle was advised by Senator Watson’s physician that bis condition while not regarded as serious, would not permit him to take the stump this week. Doubt was expressed whether it would be possible for him to make many more campaign addresses be ; fore the election in November ’ The s'enior Indiana senator was in- ' jui'ed when the auto in which he was ’ paign speech at Warsaw went into a ditch at Westfield, twenty miles north of here. 1 Paul F. Meredith, of Terre Haute, driver of Senator Watson’s car. went r into the ditch in an effort to avoid hitting the auto of Rev Daniel Why(CONTINUED ON J’AGE TWO) J. L GAY BUYS ; VARIETY STORE 8- r 1 , Veteran Decatur f urniture Merchant Buvs Store In 3 Alma, Michigan i 1 Janies L. Gay. who recently dis- ; posed of his interest in the Gay, , Zwick and Myers furniture store and , undertaking establishment in this - city, left today for Alma, Michigan, • to take charge of a five and ten cent ” store with variety departments, which he purchased last week. The invoke of the store was to begin today. Mr. Gay stated that he would move his I family to Alma in the near future. I He and his son, Williapi, will conduct | the store. ) Mr. Grfy was aided in locating and . ■ buying the store by Fred Bell, t er Decatur man, who has a wholesale s variety store in Fort Wayne. The J two men spent several days in Michigan last week Alma is a eity of s about 8,000 persons. Mr. Gay’s son, t R. D. Gay, has a five and ten-cent . store in Midland, Michigan, which is a about 30 miles from Alma, and his • son-inlaw. Omer Parent, lias a similar store at Emily City, Michigan, 1 which IsJocated north of Detroit. All 1 three stores will be operated under 3 the name of the Gay Five and Ten • Cent stores. 3 Mr. Gay was in the furniture bus1 iness in this city for about thirty years, before selling out recently.

RANSOM LETTER MISSING FROM POLICE FILES 1 Letter Received By Mrs. Kennedy During Daughter’s Absence Disappears DEFENCE CHARGES WITNESS IS INSANE By Lincoln Quarberg, U. P. Staff Correspondent Los Angeles, Oct. 11.—The $5(10,000 ransom letter received by Mrs Minnie Kennedy during the mysterious disappearance of Aimee Semple Mcpharson and regarded as importan state's evidence, was missing today as the hearing of the evangelist on charges of obstructing justice was resumed. Authorities expressed the belief the missive had been stolen from the po lice department files where it was being held under lock and key. The theft was discovered when District Attorney Asa Keyes ordered the letter produced for presentation in court. Los Angeles, Oct. 11.—Charges that Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, chief state witness is Insane and incompetent to testify were hurled by the defense counsel today at the hearing of Aimee Semple McPherson. W. I. Gilbert attorney for the evan(WNTINVBD ON PAGE TWu, HUGO STEINER IS INDICTED Grand Jury At Celina, Ohio, indicts Berne Man For Manslaughter / Hugo Steiner, of Berne, was indicted by the Mercer county, Ohio, grand jury la*t week, on a charge of man ■Baiu'ter and operating a vehie’e unlawfully. The charge ? grew ouu of an automobile accident which occured east of Celina, Ohio, July 18, in which two women, Misses Clara and Effie Shearer, of Swanders, Ohio, were fa,a' ly injured. A car driven by Mr. Steiner ■ollided with the car in which Shearer sisters were rid in'-. It was alleged by the grand jury that Steiner was driving bls car at an excessive rate of speed. A charge of manslaughter was fi' d against Steiner at Celina a few days after the fatal accident He pleaded not guilty. He was hound over to the grand jury, and relea: ed under bond. Hie trial likely wi’J be held this fall Funeral Held Sunday For Helen F. Yager Funeral services were held at Honduras, Sunday afternoon, for Helen F. Yager, age 8, who died last Friday. Burial was made in the Zion cemetery. Rev. Jay Smith, of Craigville, had charge of the services. The child was born in Portland, September 18, 1914 She is survived by her parents, one sister, Bertha, and one brother, Carl, both at home.

Friend Pays Tribute To Life Os Simeon B. Fordyce

(By a Friend) In our homes, in our schools and in ! our churches, little children are taught in this Christian land to seek ■ to know’ the way of the living of a i’fe, —a life patterned after the teachings of the Great Exampier—that I they may live truely and richly, filled to overflowing with good works and with ‘the highest quality of service. From the press, the platform and the pulpit there has been a constant I call challenging the unthinking and the careless to put on “the whole arrhour of righteousness” and show by daily living and unselfish service

Walter Westbrook Gets Freedom From Jail Today Chicago, Oct. 11.—(United Press.) —Having served all but one day for four months federal sentence, Wesley Westbrook, former warden of the Cook county jail, will be given his | liberty today. j Westbrook has been incarcerated in the Dekalb county Jail where he was sent after being., convicted of allowing Terry Druggan and Frankie Lake, notorious "beer barons” too many liberties while were In the Cook county jail when Westbrook was the head of it. Westbrook’s having been a model prisoner is responsible for his release one day early, officials said. o S.B.FORDYCE CALLED BY DEATH Civil War Veteran And Retired Merchant Dies At Daughter’s Home Here Simeon B. Fordyce, 79, civil war veteran and prominent retired farmer and merchant of this eity, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. D. Teeple, on South Fourth street, at. 10:30 o’clock last night. Mr. Fordyce had been in failing health for some time, and death was said to be due to infirmities. Mr. Fordyce was born in St. Marys township. Adams county. January J7. 1847. He was only fourteen years of age when the civil war broke out and, at the age sixteen, he enlisted in Company C of the Eleventh Indiana Cavalry, in which outfit he remained until the war w»s ended. Mr. 1 Fordyce <vas in several battles and he spent considerable of his service 'as a scout. After the close of the war, Mr. Fordyce returned to Adams county, and, after farming for several years, he moved to Decatur where he conducted a grocery. Iu 1890, he moved to Decatur where he conducted a grocery until 1902, when he retired. Since that time Mr. Fordyce has lived with his daughter, Mrs. C. D Teeple, on PffOTth StiC-et. lie spt-Hi the last several summers at Rome City. In early life Mr. Foredyce was married to Miss Mary Brandyberry, to which union were born two duaghters, one dying in infancy. Mrs. Fordyce died in 1920. One sister, Aman(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) — : o LEGIONNAIRES CONVENETODAY Eighth Annual Convention Os World War Veterans Opens At Philadelphia Philadelphia. Oct. 11. — (United Press. strains of "Hinkly Dinky Parley Vous” echoed through the ■ hallowed streets of Philadelphia today | when upwards of 80,000 young World | War veterans trod the steps of their j | Revolutionary ancestors at the openi ing of the Eighth annual American I (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

that the teachings of Him of Galilee brings to a suffering and sin swept j world surcease from its sorrows and peace where discord sulked. In our beloved community for near four score years there has lived a sweet and noble man who walked by faith and who showed by his works I that Christian service is the noblest duty of man, ever blessing mankind ' and lifting up the unhappy and the ; suffering to peace and joy. Simeon B. Fordyce approached the ideal. Kind? Always. Loving? Al ways. Living a life - (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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GRAND JURY IN MARION COUNT! STARTSPROBE . Adams Continues Move For Senatorial Probe Os Indiana Political Scandal BORAH ASKS FOR INFORMATION TODAY Indianapolis, Oct. 11 —(I nited Press)—An appeal for Sehator William E. Borah to take the lead in a move for a senatorial investigation of Indiana’s political scandal was made today by Thomas Attains, head of a committee of editors conducting an inquiry into alleged corruption. Adams’ appeal was made as the Marion county grand jury went into session to investigate the political activities of D. C. Stephenson, former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana. “I believe that this is a matter of such grave importance that the senate should conduct an inquiry into the workings of the super government in Indiana,” Adams said in a telegram to Borah. Borah had wired Adams asking for information on the investigation being conducted by the committee of editors, of which Adams ).-■ head. • The Marion county grand jury began its investigation of Stephenson’s political activities with instrucftnons from Criminal Judge Collins to ‘‘give full consideration” to the charges of corruption aired by Adams. Judge Collins directed the grand jury to call Adams and Stephenson before it. Stephenson will be brought to Indianapolis on subpoena from the state prison at Michigan City where he is serving a life sentence for murder. Ralph Kane, who assisted in the trial in which Stephenson was convicted of the girl’s murder, will aid Prosecutor William Remy of Marion county in the investigation and Arthur Gilliom. attorney general of Ind'ana, is expected to lend a hand in the inquiry. * Adams announced that sixteen members i>r"<.s• -tat.- senate had sent Tilin telegrams approving his demand for a special session of the senate to conduct an inquiry into Stephenson’s i/oitical adtivities. 0 Grant Owens Has Large Crop Os Apples This Fall A representative o. the Daily Democrat was treated to a sample of the apples grown by Grant Owens, former county commissi >ner, living pouthwest of the city. Mr. Owens has several splendid trees of apples and grows several varities, including a delicious snow apple, a banana apple, so named on account of its f avor, and several others The crop thi-'. year has been unusually large afd oae tree had more than 3o bushels on it. Mr. Owens stated that he sprayed the trees every year on advice of the county agent and voiced the opinion that this information alone was worth something tv the farmers of the county. VESTAL TO BE HERETHURSDAY Congressman To Speak At Court House: Sen. Robinson To Be Here Oct. 22 Hon. Albert H. Vestal, who has served as congressman from the eighth district, en years, since 1916, •will speak at the court house in this city, Thursday evening, th.' program open ing at 7-30 o’clock. Mr. Vestal spoke at Herne last week and this will probably be the last speech by him in this cam paigti in Adams couii'y L. A. Graham, Republican county chairman, is extending an invitation tc al voters to hear The congressinau. He, a o, announces that Senator Arthur R binson will speak at the court hull e Friday evening, October 22.«

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