Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 243, Decatur, Adams County, 14 October 1926 — Page 1

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■ bandits loot I MAILTRUCKAN9 I MURDERDRIVER Elizabeth, New Jersey, HoldIn Nets Eight Bandits $200,000 many POSSES SEEK BANDITS Elizabeth. N. J-, Oct. 14— ■ ((’nihil Press)— Eight bandits, ■- riding down on a United States] I mail truck behind a barrage of I machine gun fire here’today, I s | l() t am! killed the driver of I the truck, wounded three othI (is and escaped with registered mail and payroll consignment I the value of which may total U ® The citizens of northern New JerW F ey. aroused by the spectacular g ferocity of *he crime, which is one I of a series of murderous holdups and M assaults in the last two months. 4 turned out in force this afternoon to I exact vengeance on the killers. News Spread Rapidly News of the robbery was spread, I bv radio, telephone and telegraph. I and in addition to every policeman in I a score of cities' that could be sparse I ed, private citizens armed with rifles ® and revolvers went through the highI ways in automobiles, looking for W members of the band. The police departments of the laiger cities of Newark, Jersey City ind Elizabeth were aided by police and volunteers from every town in the vicinity. Business houoes were closed and men with shutgaju postI rd themselves at every vantage B point. ■ . .. —■ ■ With utter disregard for hnman life, the bandits let loose their bullets in every direction. The machine gun, a light Thompson model fired from the shoulder, was from side to side, shattering windows in houses and saloons and endangering a dozen or more pedestrians in the vicinity. One passerby was among t... wounded. The mail truck was carrying a heavy consignment of payroll mcmey and other registered mail from the Federal Reserve Bank in New York to banks in Elizabeth. Christian was assigned to help guard the shipment and moved alongside the truck on his motorcycle. The bandits opened the screened rear of the truck with pliers* and wire cutters, 'dumped the registered sacks into their cars and started off. The exact amount taken has not been checked up and some estimates placed it at over $400,0w. The manager of the Elizabethport National Bank said about $160,000 cons gned to his bank alone had been taken. It was the payroll of the Singer Machine Co., plant here Another Payroll consigned to the People's National Bank contained $1,700. Other banks in the vicinity said valuable shipment’s were on their way to them, a’so. MANY GOING TO BERNE MEETING Cars Provided to Carry Persons To Democratic Rally Friday Night All desiring to go to Berne tomorrow night to, attend the Democratic Rally at that town are requested to meet at, Democratic headquarters in this city between 6 tmd 6:30 o'clock; tprrtorrow nigh,t) 1 De last car carrying persons to thji meeting will leave promptly at 6:30 o’clock. More than 25 persons already have s ignified tf(pir InJjsiipons »f going to the meeting and cars are being secured to convey them. Any person who wishes to donate a car for the trip to Berne is asked to communicate at once with County Chairman Dick Heller. Ritepnesentaf Ju Garrett, the chief speaker of the meeting? wil' arrive in Decatur tomorrow' afternoon, (

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Tin Clip and Spoon X, You ate requested to bling an ordinary tin cup and spoon to the Dairy Day barbecue next Tuseday, so that you may partake of the famous Kentucky burgoo which will be served by Col. N. I). Lawrence, as <1 aide dish to the barbecue beef sendwich. Don’t forget It for. by bringing them, you will confer a great favor on the committee in charge. DONATES GIFT FOR DAIRY DAY Hite Store Is First To xMake Donation; Windows Are Being Decorated The Hite Dry Goods store was the tit st local business concern to make a donation for the gift distribution to be held here in connection with the Dairy Day celebration, next Tuesday, October 19. The Hite store donated a $5 book of coupons, good on any merchandise in the store. Other stores are expected to make similiar donations before Tuesday. Most of the local merchants are busy decorating 'their windows for Dairy Day. Several prizes are offered for the best wiadow decorations. One of the windows which is already decorated and is attracting a large amount of comment is the window in the John T. Myers clothing store. o a Albert H. Vestal To Speak Here Tonight HoAHMtsi. ArnMed StMo* representative fton’ the eighth congressional district, will deliver an adilress at a Republican meeting to be li id in the Ci. cuit court room of the court house. The meeting will open at 7:45 o'clock. Fred L. bitterer, Decatur attorney. wii. preside at the metin'- ' as chairman The public is invited to hear Mr. Vestal’s address. CORN AND BEETS TO BE EXHIBITED Boys And Girl In Corn And Beets Clubs To Show Products Dairy Day Arrangements have beep made to hold the County Corn and Beet Club show in connection with Dairy Day, next Tuesday, October 19. AU boys and girls who expect to win premiums in the corn and sugar beet club are expected to exhibit in this show. Corn Club members will select 10 ears of corn from se«4l gathered from their respective acres while beet club members are to- show six beets selected from their acres. The corn and beets will be on display in the corridor of the Court House, Dairy Day. Members are to have tjieir corn and beets at the Court House not later than 12 o'clock. Monday noon, October 18. if exhibits are brought in before Monday forenoon,, they are to b eleft at the county agent's office. All mem bets have been sent tags to be tied to their samples. Each tag has on it a number identifying the exhibit. Mr. C. E, Troyer, of Latontaine, will judge the exhibit beginning at 12 o’clock next Monday. Record books will be called for several weeks later and after they are graded a summary will be made of the standing of the members placing highest when yield, quality, of show sample, cost of production and record books ar e considered. Corn club members will be awarded the -following premiums: First, second, third and fourth, trips to the Purdue Club Roundup at Purdue University next May; fifth, $6; sixth, $5; seventh, $4; eighth, $3; ninth, $2; tenth to thirty-second inclusive cash each, one dollar. Sugar Beet club members will be awarded the following premiums: First, trip to Purdue Club Roundup; second, $6; third. $5; fourth $1: fifth, $3; sixth. seventli to twenty-first I inclusice cash each, one dollar.

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Color Os Wallpaper Or Paint In The Home May Cause Divorce, Illness Or Insanity, Paint Makers Are Told

By William J. McEvoy U. P. Staff Correspondent Washington, Oct. 11.— Divorce, illness or insanity may result from the color of wallpaper or paint in the home, O. C. Harn, delegate to a paint makers convention warned today. A red room occupied constantly for three months could drive the occupant mad, he said, and other colors can make one 111. Some colors, he told the United Press, make men quarrelsome and ugly and such could easily bring a divorce action. "Color has a great bearing on our lives." he said. "Some colors are our friends while others are bitter foes.” Everybody, Harn said, has his favorite color and one he dislikes. Sometimes a person selects his favorite color for the home only to find later

SEEKS BISMISSAL OF BALE'S APPEAL l Attorney General Gilliom Files Motion With U. S. Supreme Court I I —— — Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 14. — (United Press.) —Dismissal of the appeal of George Dale. Muncie, Ind., editor, from a jail sentence for contempt of court was sought in a motion transmitted today to the United States supreme court by Attorney General Gilliom of Indiana. ; Gilliom's motion he(d that the U. S. supreme court had po jurisdiction --OW 44MT •*- «MIW WtMHi * ■ appeal was before the Indiana sui pregge court. ' Dale, who for two years waged ceaseless warfare bn the Ku Klux > Klan in Indiana, was sentenced to jail for contempt of the Deleware county > court at Muncie because he asserted the court was controlled by the klan. He appealed to the state supreme court from the Jail sentence and the sentence was affirmed and a rehearing later denied. Dale’s appeal to the U. S. supreme I court was based on the claim that he was deprived of his constitutional right of free speech. ■ ■— o JUNIOR SCOUTS . NUMBER THIRTY > j Scoutmaster Thomas Is J Planning Program Os Activity For Boys ! f Thirty boys have joined the t)ecat- • ur troop of Junior Scouts, which was - organized recently. Scoutmaster Hrvce I Thomas is working out a program of t activity for the boys tor the v inter f months. The purpose of the Junior - Scout organization is to prepare the ) boys for membership in the regular 1 Boy Scout organization and teach'i hart acter and citizenship and the other - high ideals of scouting. Any boy bet tween the apes of 10 and 12 years na: join the Junior Scouts i The Junior Scouts will meet In the t Scout headquarters in the Industrial rooms every Wednesday afternoon at >, 4 o'clock. They will play basketball in t the old gymnasium every Thu- dav 1 afterrwon, between the hours of 3:30 s and 5 o'clock. Mr. Thoma- p ans t , - organi<e several teams among the f boys antFform a league. He will take r the boys on a hike one evening next f week. The members of the Junior Scout s organization are Julius Baker, ,’ohn : Carroll, Herman Knapke, Robert I-Tep-s tune. Donald Earhart, Hugh Engle. ■- Tommy Burk, William Thorton, Dick ; Sutton, Bob Mag'.ey, Max Zimmerman. ; Ned Moser, Charles Ehinger, Franklin - Hebble, George Tricker, Vernon Hebble, Clarence Knau, Dick Sheets, Wlle Ham Lose, Harold Blythe, Robert Ar- : nold, Roland Reppert, William Msrri- ; man, Byron Herschey, Bob Elzey, , Charles Baumgartner, Theodore Snt vine, Roger Beard, Richard Schug, and Ed Muise/;

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it is not suited to his living conditions. "Many times doctors have attributed illness to colors in homes and after changes were made the illness disappeared." he said. "Red contains great vibration and its constant presence would wreck the nervous system. There are oth- ‘ er colors that make life discomfort ing.” Harn told of experiments with guinea pigs which he said showed dark colors were deterimental to health. Pigs placed in bright colored cells, white, pink and sunny yellow, remained in a healthy state while those in gray, dark brown and black cells lost weight and developed nervousness.

Right Os Girl To Wear Knickers To School To Be Tested In Courts Jeffersonville, Ind., Oct. (United Press.)—A suit for a mandate requiring school authorities of Port Fulton, near here, to allow 9-year-old Virginia Allen to attend school, was on file with the Clark circuit court here today. The suit was filed as the climax of the struggle between Mrs. Fahyma Allen, mother of the child, and school authorities over the right of the girl to wear knickers to school. W. H. N ACHTRIEB DIES SUDDENLY Former Decatur Druggist Dies Wednesday Evening; Funeral Saturday W. H. Nachtrieb. aged about 65. and for many years a resident •■•nd ’ “11 known beu'lnes* man of this sity. oii'-t smidealy ■"v 'nz. 'r’fc news being received here in a telegram to Mr. C A n-e=ident of the First Nation'’’ hank, George Nnahtrieh. at Mo-encl. Michigan. The b’lenram ma<l: "Fnth n lied suddenly Wednesday night. F’l eval Saturday morning. 10 o'clock, burial at Delta Georee W. Nachtrieb" Mr. Nachtrieb was born at M’issfield. Michigan, about sixte-five roars ago When a voting man, he engaged in the drug business and wa= associat- ( ed with his brother, C. J Nachtrieb. at Waseon. Ohio. About forty ’ ears .ago, he came to this city and opened a drug store in the room-mow occupied bv the Holthouse Drug Company, the firm being a partnership with hi.s brother. C. J. for two years, after which W. H. Nachtrelb became sole owner. Later, he '■old this store and opened the one across the street now < wned by Callow & Kohne. Mr. Nachtreib left hero about sixteen years ago. moving to Elkhart, where he .conducted a drug store, lateY' moving to Toledo and then tn a farm near Morenci, Michigan. During the past two years, he has been con(COXTIXVEn ON PAGE FIVE) PRE-HAILOWEEN PRANKSTABOOED Chief Os Police Issues Warning Against Window'Marking And Pranks / —— Police officials today issued a warning that any person caught marking windows, or perfoi ming other Hal'owseen pranks would be prosecuted. The local police officials pointed out that Pre-Hollowe’en celebrations were too early. Several persons in the city have already reported property (Jamage and windows In many business houses have been marked with ta low and soap. The police warning becomes effective at cnce, Chief of Police Melchi fated t i. "

BURGOO TO BE ADDED TO MENU FOR DAIRY DAY Famous Kentucky Dish To • Be Served With Barbecue Sandwiches KENTUCKY COLONEL TO ARRIVE SATURDAY Bring along a tin cup and a table spoon when you come to the Dairy Cay barbecue next Tuesday. You will need it for your share of burgoo and this is asked so that the trouble of cleaning so many thousand tin cups can be avoided. It has been decided to add tiie famous Kentucky dish, Kentucky bur goo. to the menu. Visitors to the big event will be given a plate containing a barbecue sandwich, a tin cup of burgoo, a pickle and a cup of coffee. The ice-cream will be served the visitors as they pass through the Cloverleaf plant. Co'.. N l>. Lawrence, best known barbecuo man oi Lexington, Kentucky ani who has served at events of this kind all over the United States and Canada, will be in chatge of this part of the program. He insists that no barbecue is complete without burgoo, a combination cf beet, chicken, pota'oes, ' carrots, onions, tomatoes and other ingredients, properly .spiced and seasoned, and he has shipped her a 500ga'lon kettle in which he will cook this delicious dish. To Barbecue Three Steers At the same time he will roast the three steers on the Niblick lot. earner of Third street and liberty Way. and the preparations for the ■’east will, io itself, be an attraction as this is the first time such an event has ever been held in this section. Col. Lawrence and two assistants will arrive here ~alurday afternoon and immediately •>.- gin their duties of serving the thousand-: who are expected to gather Tuesday. The coffee will be made by an -expert at the creamery with Heber Humbarger in charge of the big vats. It will be trucked to the ground i>. (Contimieo oi« page: fiver LEGION AGAINST WORLD COURT Convention Refuses to Sup- ' port Coolidge And Senate On Subject Philadelphia, Oct. 14. — The American Legion convention refused today to accept the report of its legislative committee, reaffirming its support of President Coolidge and the U. S. senate in providing American participation in the. World Court. t A fight against the resolution was made by midwestern states and it was voted down. Philadelphia, Oct. 14. — (United Press.) — An extensive program of aviation development, including many of the ideas of Colonel “Billy" Mitchell, air ace. who criticized the present aid administration, was submitted to the American Legion convention here today. Ten recommendations urging that adequate air protection be given all large American cities, co-ordination of air administration, was submitt <1 to I with secretaries of equal importance for land, sea and air forces, and development of air units in the reserve were suggested by the aeronautics , committee. The fundamentals of Mitchell's plan for air service development which caused such a furore last year I were accepted in the unanimous com- , mittee report. The decided unanimous- . ly to hold the 1928 convention in San 1 Antonio, Texas. » Denver, Colorado, and Miami, Fla., were contestants for the convention > but a roll call half concluded, disclosl ed that most delegates favored San Antonio. I

Dairy Committees Members of all committers for Dairy Day are requested to meet at the Industrial rooms at 7:30 o'clock this evening, at which time a f lnal I check-up will be made to assure the completion of every detail for the event. Plans for handling the crowd In the best manner will be worked out at this time and we need you. Please come. It won’t take long and its important. ILLINOIS PROBE TO BE RESUMED Senate Committee To Meet In Chicago Again Next Monday Chicago- Oct. 14.— (United Piesi) —Persons prominent in Illinois political and business fields have been called, to testify before the senate investigatinc committee when it convenes here Monday, indicating that the session has been called for furth -r investigation of Illinois political campaigns rather than to probe the Indiana situation. Hicklin Yates, secretary of the committee, said that he could see no reason for believing that an investigation of Indiana politics would come up at this meeting. “I am inclined to believe,” he slid, -“that any session that would be devoted to a probe into the Indiana situation would be held in Indianapolis. I can see no reason for believing that this meeting has anything to do with Indiana " o Reformed Church Choir To Practice Tonight The Reformed church choir will meet at 7 o'clock this evening, at the church. Immediately following choir practice, the Sunday school teachers will meet to close up the year's work and reorganize. The attendance of all members of the choir and all teachers is urged. o — THIEF CAUGHT BY J. L BURDG Son Os Decatur Couple Captures Gem Thief After Thrilling Chase Joseph L. Burdg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al. Burdg. of this city, recently captured a gem thief in Akron, Ohio, after a thrilling chase through a street and alleyXin that city. Gems valued at $1,500, which had been stolen from the Frank A. Grimm jewelry store in Akron, were recovered through the capture of the thief. Mr. Burdge is manager of the New Congress hotel in Akron. He was a customer In the jew’elry store at the •line of the theft. An account of the capure. which appeared in the Akron P.eacon-Jotirnai, is as follows: “Customers at the Frank A. Grimm jewelry store at 405 South Main st met captured an alleged gem thief and recovered $1,500 worth of diamonds Thursday night, after an exciting chase on South Main street and iti the alley at the rear of the store. "The alleged thief described himself as Ora Jamisen, alias Charles Brown, alias Hubert Brown, 25, of 70 McCoy street, Youngstown. Frank Grimm, owner and proprietor of the store, said that the alleged thief had watched his store tor at least two days before he robbery. "G’lrani was in the store about 7:30 i o'clock Thursday night, with a jewelry salesman, and was making his i Christmas orders. J. L. Burdg, manager of the New Congress hotel, and • Harold Barnes, of the Instant Tire . Service company, friends cf the jeweler, were also in the store, making pur- . chases. “Because of his order to the salesman Grimm had not had time to removed $6,000 worth of diamonds and ’ other valuable jewe’ry on display in . ,the window. The diamonds were spark , ling under the bright window Bghts. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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GIBL EXPECTEB TO AID GRANO JURY IN PROBE Prosecutor Thinks Giri Knows Whereabouts Os Certain Documents OFFICIALS MAP OUT COURSE OF 1 ACTION Indianapolis, Oct. 14—(United Press) — Intensive search wa s started by Prosecutor Remy today for Mildred Meade, 23-year-old Indianapolis girl, and former stenographer for D. C. Stephenson. Remy is convinced the girl can shed light on the where- k pbouts of certain of Stephenson’s documents, which are wanted as evidence before the Marion county grand jury investigating state politics. The girl's mother, Mrs. Charles Meade, was before ths grand Jury today and her father was ordered to appear this afternoon. Both told newspapermen they did not know the whereabouts of their daughter. Drops Out Os Sight , Stephenson's stenographer dropped out of sight last Friday, the parents said. Remy ordered that the mother be held under close surveilance as a virtual hostage until the daughter is found. Indianapolis. Ind., Oct. 14 —(United Press) —Examination of witnesses before the Marion county grand jury in its investigation of state politics was delayed today while Prosecutor 1 Remy and his assistants mapped out the future course of the inquiry. A subpoena was issued for Floyd Christian, Noblesville attorney, to go before the grand jury this afternoon. Christian was expected to be : examined on hfa statement that he ' saw a large mass of evidence in the cell of D. C. Stephenson when the latter was a prisoner in the Noblesville Jail. Prosecutor Remy' announced that Earl Klenck and Court Asher, former lieutenants of Stephenson in the klan oranizatiqn, would be called to give further testimony before the grand jury. Both were examined yesterday after Stephenson had been quizzed by the grand Jury. Frank Dailey, Indianapolis attorney, conferred today with Remy and his assistants. It was believed Dailey was asked to aid in the investigation though Remy had not announced his appointment as an assistant prosecutor. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 14 —(United Press) —Dissatisfied with the pro- ■ gress of the investigation into Indiana politics, Thos. Adams, Vincennes editor, today renewed his efforts to secure an inquiry by the senatorial , committee, headed by Senator Reed, K lIATIMEn 05 PAGE FIVE) O WORK OF PRINTING BALLOTS STARTED Adams County Election * Board Is Preparing Balf lots For Election Nov. 2 r The Adams county election board f today started the task of printing the > County and township election ballots for the election,, November 2. The printing of ballots will continue until ■ they have been completed for every s precinct in the county. County Clerk John E. Nelson wi l go 1 to Indianapolis the first of next veok c to secure the state ballots and they I- wi'l be assigned to his keeping until '■ election day. The county board of election comI- niissioners is composed cf C L Wal- " tors, C. E. Ho thouse and John E. I Nelson. They net cnlv are assigned II he task cf print ’ng th hr'! Is. but r ilso of counting ti vcti. alien they 1 are eturned an t;- ;v ni :u: •■: November. 2.

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