Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 246, Decatur, Adams County, 18 October 1926 — Page 1

weather partly cloudy 4 i g ht an' l Tuesday. Cooler tonight mid Lt and south por’on Tuesday. W frost In north por ‘ •lon tonight.

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maroney tells I IF If IS INTERVIEW I WITH STEPHENSON I I Safeh Deposit Box Opened | Bv (-rand Jury; Con- - tents A Mystery [ I MISS MEADE BEFORE | I ,|( 10 THIS MORNING B liulinnupolis. ttt—(t nitU etl Press) John J. Maroney. ■ (lepartineiit of justice agent, fl »h<, visited D. C. Stephenson in U (he stale prison shortly before fl Steph, itsott’s trip to IndiunapoH lis last Week, was called before fl (he Marion county grand jury fl today in its investigation of Jnfl diana politics. 9 Maroney entered the grand jury fl room after Miss Mildred Meade, forfl mrr stenographer for Stephenson, fl had hem questioned for inare than ■ an hour and a half. ■ A safty deposit box. believed to fl contain documents belonging to fl Stephenson was taken with Miss 9 Meade into the grand jury room as--9 ter she hod told Prosecutor Remy ■ where to find it. g The box wfas returned to its place 9 in the safe of the Indiana National M Bank after Miss Meade had been =1 questioned. g Ccntents of the box remained a M mySterji to all. but the prosecutor a sad the grand jury. Prosecptor II Remy refused to disclose what was ■ in it. I The girl had beetr sought by ftuthorj ities for a week in the belief that I rhe could furnish information on the I hiding place of documents Stephen- !| son is believed to have hidden before I he was sent to the prison a year ago. i Maroney, the second witness beI fore the grand jury today visited Stephenson at n tat»- nrlseft-a-w'?®’-:. ... i ■. ' person to see Stephenson after the committee of editors headed by Thomas dams had been denied an interview with him. I. I JOHNSON DIES SUNDAY ' eteran Blacksmith Dies At Home In Peterson At Age Os 86 Years Ricklef B. Johnson, 86. of Peterson. Adams county, blacksmith and builder of iron pictures, died at his home Sunday night at 8 o’clock. Death was due to infirmities. Mr. Johnson had been in comparatively good health all summer and remained faithful to his trade until the last few flays of his illness. Sometime ago, Mr. Johnson brought some of his workings in iron Io this city and exhibited (hem at the Daily Democrat office. He began making Pictures and phrases in iron several years ago -when the automobile replaced the horse and his horse shoeing business grew smaller. R. B. Johnson was born in Germany, January 22, 1840. *He came to this country and to Adams county in 1865, and hag followed the blacksmith trade since his arrival in America. When still a young man, Mr. Johnson was married to Eltea Baker, who preceded bint in death'in 1909. Four children survive. Mes. Mattie E. Lenhart, of this aity; Mrs. Clara Ball, of Peterson, William IT. Johnson, of Peterson, and Herman Johnson, who resides in the west. Mr. Johnson was well known and beloved by all the people of his community, who extend their sympathy to the family. Mr. Johnson was a member of the Beery churcn, from which place the funeral will be conducted Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock. Burial will take place at the~~ Beery cemetery. The Rev. William Hygema will have charge of the services.

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'[Sixteen Bandits Aid )i' In Rifling Os Large J Building In Chicago Chicago, Oct. 18. —(United Press,)— !| Another crime mystery perplexed poi lice today as they endeavored to obtain some clue toward solving a sensational rifling of the Kellogg switch■l board and supply company building, early Sunday. Tlie building, six stories high-and covering an entire block, was raided by sixteen bandits who subdued nine employes, set off six blasts and escap- } ed with loot, the value of which will not be determined until thorough _ check is made. The amount may reach 11100,000. • The robber gang ruled the building ’ for approximately eight hours, going • about its work quietly. P — o SERVICES ARE ■ WELL ATTENDED f Record Chowds Attend Mission festival Services At Reformed Church j Record crowds attended the Misj tion Festival services at the Zion , yesterday. All the services were inspiring and uplifting and a splendid interest was manifest- ’ ed on the part of all. Rev. Ernst Fledderjohann. of Bucyrus. Ohio, de- . livered Inspiring messages on the I subjects. "The Harvesting of Lives,” and “Obedience to the Heavenly Vis1 ion.” In the afternoon service, Rev. 1). Crether, of Magley. gave a souli touching address on the “Religion of • the Winnebago Indians," and Rev. • Fledlls. l '! o .!*® ll - 1 . 1 . . his trip | through the Holy Land which he was piivileged to take several years ago. The services were beautified by the special musical selections rendered by , the choir, Miss Della Sellemeyer, Mrs. . B. Shroyer, Miss Ella Mutschler, and . Mr. Ford Tinkham of Bronson, Mich., and also Mrs. Ralph Jahn, of Bluffton. Dinner and supper were served in the basement by the ladies of the . Lurch, .to several, hundred people. ‘•'T.-rrt .'j— Vera Cruz. Bluffton, Fort Wayne, Honduras and Berne. The total loose plate offerings amounted to $140.75, of which amount will be added to the benevolent budget of the church. Denuty Attorney General Os Indiana Dies Sunday Vincennes, Ind., Oct. 18.—(United Press.)—George Joseph Muller, Jr., deputy attorney general and republican candidate for Knox county prosecuting attorney died in a hospital here late last night following an operation for appendicitis. Muller was operated upon Friday night and complications * followed which resulted in his death. —o ——— Touring Car And Truck Collide Saturday Evening A touring car driven by R. Adams. 606 Patterson street, and a Mutchler Packing company truck, driven by Dallas Goldner. .collided at the corner of Jefferson and Fifth streets, at ihout 4:45 o'clock Saturday evening. The cars were badly damaged, but neither men was injured. An ornamental lighC“post was knocked over. — I—o E. F. Gass Able To Ride Up Town In Auto Today E. F. “Ginger" Gass, prominent De- ' catur merchant, came up town in an automobile this afternoon and took a look at the windows decorated for < Dairy Day. Mr. Gass recently underwent a serious operation and was removed to his home last week. ”° ZZ ’ Clifford Saylors Shows , Slight Improvement -1 Clifford Saylors, local automobile j dealer who sustained a fracture of 1 h s I skull when he fell into the basement*! ( of his home on Fourth street one night i last week, continues to show a slight ] improvement, it was reported toitey at thaAdams County Memorial Hospital f where he is a patient. He suffers ] considerable pain, but his condition is i regarded as satisfactory. i

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QUEEN MARIE, OF RUMANIA, ARRIVES IN U.S. New York Gives Queen First W elcome In This Country This Afternoon COMMERCIALISM OF TOUR FROWNED UPON New York, Oct. IS (United Press)- Marie, Queen of Rumania, arrived in the United States today and began her long heralded tour ot this country. She came ashore after being interviewed by reporters on board and was escorted trn Broadway amid a shower or ticker tape after the manner of New York in welcoming channel swimmers, prize fight chajppions returning war heroes —and royalty. At the city hall. Mayor James Walker received her officially and the Queen and her two children graciously responded. Then the Queen was taen to the Pennsylvania railroad station and hoarded a train for Washington. President Coolidge will greet her officially tomorrow. , Reception At Washington Washington. Oct. 18 — Rumania’s magnatic queen, Marie, will be received here tonight with honors befitting her rank Ind her place as two-day guest of the government. A war strength squadron of cavalry wiii turn out to escort her from the Union station, and tomorrow she wili br«ak with the President and Mrs. Coolidge. But the hospitality accorded her will be somewhat strained, even though It observes all the proprieties and niceties. For it is an open secret here today that many government authorities are displeased with the "commercial” atmospherfc thrown around the Queen’s tour Publicly, they do not violate the rules of hospitality by comrtienting displeasure at the money-making elements in the trip, the trumpeting that heralds Marie’s coming. With protests from pulijishers against the Marie publicity understood to be already on file with or en route to the sthte iVpntrtment, the government found its situation unenviable. It was pointed out international courtesy required the Queen be received with all the honor and dignity that the national capital affords. But the fact that the queen was turning the venture o her own advantage—pecuniary and otherwise—by making a newspaper syndicate (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O CHARLES DALY, ACCOUNTANT, DIES Winchester Man, Well Known In Adams County, Dies At Fort Wayne Friends in this city were shocked to learn of the sudden deatif of Charles B. Daly, age 56, state amountant and former clerk of the Randolph county circuit ■ court, which occurred ' Sunday morning at the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, following an operation. Mr. Daly was stricken at Columbia City last Thursday and was taken to Fort Wayne. Mr. Daly and Mr. W. B. Hammond of th- state board of accounts who had been auditing the books of the public officials in this county, left this city about October 1. He was well known in this city, having been assigned to this county to audit records several times. He is a brother of Walter' Daly, warden of the state prison, Michigan City. Ulysses Daly, a brother, is sheriff of Randolph county. - The body was shipped to Wincfiester, at which place the funeral will be held. County officials here have not been advised when the funeral would be held.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 18, 1926,

More Merchants Donate Gifts For Dairy Day — - i Several more merchants announced today that they would give a prize at the gift distribution to be held Tuesday afternoon at’ the Cloverleaf I Creameries, in connection wth the DairY Day program. C. C. Pumphrey will give a five- . dollar present to be selected from L the stock of -the Jewelry store. Callow & Kohne * announced that they would give a lunch 'Trit/ and thermos bottle. More than a dozen 'stores will give prizes, besides the caMt awards to be distributed by the creamery. I 0 i WORTHMAN IS : CHOSEN AGAIN r ** I > Decatur School- Head Reelected Secretary Os Teachers’ Organization I M. F. Worthman, superintendent of the Decatur public I schools, was rei elected secretary-treasurer of the I Northeastern Indaina Teachers' assoi elation, at the annual meeting at Fort Wayne, Saturday. Mr. Worthman be ‘ gins his third years as secretary. 1 The meeting adjourned Saturday . 'tight after a two-day session, said to ■ be the greatest and most successful ever held by the association. Herbert Curtis, local public school athletic dii rector, was selected as chairman of ■ the Northeastern Indiana athletic committee. 1 All Adams county teachers attended the meeting at Fort Wayne. EIGHT KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENTS Wrecks Take Heavy Toll In Indiana During Weekend; Many Hurt Indianapolis. Ind., Oct. 18. —-(United Press.)- Eight persons are dead and ...-rl.-M'.-'iv '«!"’■•"! today as a re- ' wfiro! 1 weJllt-enfaSl" UnV* diana. John W. Smith. 40, and Charles Berry, 58. both of Logansport were killed when their car skidded in fresh gravel and was ditched near Logansport. Charles Iles, another passenger in the car was seriously cut and bruised. Elmer Kuhrts, 25, and Charles Burton, 20, of Valparaiso, were killed at a multiple crossing near-Hobart when they drove their car into the path of a Pennsylvania train after allowng a Nickle Plate train to pass. Benjamin F. Williams, 67, was hit and was killed by a speeding automobile in Muncie. William Crays, 67, Petersburg, died several hours after being struck by an auto in front of his home. INJURED YUUTH IS IMPROVING Robert Manth. Fort Wayne, Expected To Recover ■ From Injuries The condition of Robert Manth, Fort Wayne youth who was injured in an automobile accident while enroute to the Fort Wayne Central-Decatur high school football game here last Saturday, was reported-TrnpriNed today, at the Adams County Memorial Hospital, here. Manth, who sustained a fracture of his skull when the automobile in which he and Wayne Scott. Howard Kayser and Herman Steigler were ' riding turned over on a detour about five miles north of this city, has re gained consciousness and his recovery is predicted. Scott sustained cut tendons in his left wrist, but the other two youths were not seriously injured. All four of the boys were graduated from Central high school last spring. Manth is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. F, Manth, 1915 Lynn avenue. Fort Wayne. An X-Ray examination showed that the fracture of his skull was a slight one.

DEMOCRATS TO HOLD SERIES OF (I I ’ ELEVEN MEETINGS )• " Party To Close Campaign In t Adams County With i Meetings Next Week e CANDIDATES TO 0 GIVE SPEECHES Final arrangements have beeg made for a series 11 democratic meetings at various places in the county to close the campaign next week. Meetlings will be held at Geneva, Linn Grove. Preble, Monroe and at several township schools, it was announced today by the Democratic Central committee. Claude Bail, democratic candidate for congress, will address a meeting at Geneva high school Thursday night, C October 28. J. F. Fruchte, of this city, and John T. Kelly, democrats- candiB date for prosecutor, also wi.. be on the Bali program. t The various meetings will be in charge of the county candidates and i _ the township candidates where the f meetings are being held. Large 3 crowds/ate anticipated. The complete I schedule is as follows: t Tuesday, October 26, 7:30 Kirkland high school —Thurman A. f Gottschalk and J. Fred Fruchte. Hartford township meeting at Linn Qrove- Dore B. Erwin and Milton j Welling. Blue Creek, school to be announced dater —John T. Kelly and Hubert DeVoss. Wednesday, October 27, 7:30 p. m. Root township. Fuelling school —J. FreJ Ffuehte' and Milton Werling. Prnble (townI —Dore B. Erwin and I H. M. DeVoss. Monroe (town) —Clark J. Lutz and John T. Kelly. 1 Thursday, October 28, 7:30 p. m. Preble, Friedheim school — Judge David E. Smith and Walter Kilkinson. Union, Kohr's school —D. B. Erwin I and Henry B. Heller. I Wabash, Geneva high school-Claude Ball; J Fred Fruchte and J. T. Kelly. Jefferson high schoob-Dore B Erwin 1 and Milton Werling. ‘ Fiench—-Henry B. Heller and J. T. i Kelly. Saturday, October 30, 7:30 p. m. All county smoker — Democratic 1 headquarters. Decatur. Public invited. - o - —■ — County Clerk Goes After State Ballots For County Me. and Mrs. John E. Nelson w»nt Indianapolis today. Mr. Nelson, who is cletk ot Adams county,..will bring the state ballots for Adams county hack with himSTUMP TO SPEAK HERE OCTOBER 25 Democratic Candidate For Senate To Speak At Afternoon Meeting , Albert Stump, demo rntic long-tern senatorial candidate, wil speak at a public meeting Monday afternoon October 25, at 4 o’clock, at the court house in this city it was announced at Democratic beadquartets today. The ' public is invited to attend the meeting 4tul hear Mr Stump. The time and date ot the meeting, while not as desireable, was the only date on which Mr. Stump could be secured, County Chairman Dick He.ler stated today, and since this is the ■ speaker's only visit in Adams countv dining the campaign, a good crowd is expected. Mr. Stump will be the only speaker nt Hie Monday meeting, and people troin all parts :f the county are invited. Mr. Stump received a large vote in Adams county in the primary election am 1 many voters are anxious to hear him. He is said to he one of the greates' oiators of the present time, and he has a message that everyone wij want to i hear. Remember the time and place. Monday afternoon October iu, at 4 o’clock at th? court house in Decatur.

| Poland’s One ■ Man I Crime Wave Ends With , Death Os Daring Bandit Warsaw, Oct. 18.— (United Press.) —Poland's one-man crime wave, in i the person of Jan Zielinski, who was | credited with 60 murdets and hundreds of robberies, has been quailed. The daring bandit is dead because of his desire to see his sister married. Police made arrangement to surround the house on the wedding day. Zielinski arrived with his gangsters who opened tire on the police. After ion hour in whch tfte police used machine guns and the bandits contented themselves with sniping, the fire from the house ceased suddenly. Upon entering, the police found the wedding party standing around the body of Zielinski. His followers declared he had committed suicide. o TWO BULLS TO BE GIVEN AWAY Holstein - Friesian Association And Creamery Co., To Make Awards Those eligible to draw the purebred Holstein bull, to be given away by the Indiana Holstein-Friesian Association on Dairy Day Include: 1. —Farmers who live in Adams county. 2. —Farmers who have four or more milk cows. 3. —Farmers who will give such care to the bull, if drawn, as will tend to keep him in a thrifty, healthy, condition. 4. Farmers who agree not to dispose oHlie Indi withia two years Crum the time recetwd. 5. Farmers who agree that, in case of death or moving from the county of the prospective owner within two years, the bull shall revert to the committee. who will again place him in the same territory. 6. —Farmers who are present at the time of the drawing. It is understood that, for two years after date, the farmer drawing the bull is expected to furnish service to IVI n . -t. sent acceptable cows, he being privileged to make a service charge of not more than two dollars. it is also understood that the registration papers will be furnished the farmer two years following the date he receives the bull, after which any contingency arising not covered by the foregoing rules will be decided by the committee. The members of the committee are as follows: C. W. Newman, president Indiana Holstein-Fries-ian association, chairman; Jacob J. Schwartz, local member Indiana Holstein Breeders association, and L. M. Busche, county agent, Adams county. The same rules are applicable to the bull to be given by the Cloverleaf creameries, Inc., excepting that any farmer in the territory reached through their stations is eligible to receive this award if he has two or more milk Yows. Please remember that the bull given by the Indiana HolsteinFresian Association must go to an Adams county farmer, hut the one given by the creamery can be secured by any farmer in the Cloverleaf territory. z Norway Votes On Hard Liquor Question Today Oslo, Norway, Oct. 18. — (United Press.) —Norway went to the polls today to decide whether it desires to continue the ban against hard liquor. The existing traffic in light wines and beer is not involved. Preachers from their pulpits and wets from soap boxes have rallied their forces. —, o - --— U. S. Requests Punishment Os Mexican Murderers Washington, Oct. 18. — (United Press.) — The U. S. government, through charge Schoenfeld, has urgently requested the Mexican government to apprehend ami punish murderers of J. E. Spriggs, American citizen and superintendent of Pepper Fruit company near Culican, Sinaloa, th® state department announced today. The murder occurred Saturday.

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DECATUR REMY TO ENTERTAIN MANY VISITORS Three Steers Being Barbecued; Tents And Platforms Are Erected EVERYTHING FREE < TO CITY’S GUESTS All set for tomorrow. Its Dairy Day. observing the growth of the industry in this community and celebrating the opening of the new Cloverleaf Creamery plant, which has been improved during the past few month to the extent ot $75,000. The event is of enough importance that creamery men and milk products folks are coming here from many cities. The Decatur Industrial Association and the business men and manufacturers of the city have joined in assisting the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., to entertain tne guests who will attend, with only an idea in mind of showing every one a good *' me _free—and ot emphasizing the . Importance of all dairy production over th s and surrounding counties. Ten)s Are Erected The preparations have been in progress for several weeks and the cpminittees were al! busy today. Col. N. D. Lawrence, of Lexington, Ky., arrived Saturday and is in charge of preparing the lunch. The beefs will be barbecued and the burgoo cooked on the Niblick lot and will be served in a big tent on Liberty Way. Th“ tents were put up this moraine and the tables and stands are now being arranged. Setts are being arranged for those who wish them, not sufficient for all, of course, but enough -so that those who wish to rent can do so. Bands To Play The Junior band and the General Electric band, Rube Wilken’s calio-pe and a drum corps will furnish the music the morning, and the Dunnoon for the rest of the day. Registration will begin at 9 o’clock in the morning and everybody is requested to register and secure a tag. Please put out te Gage and decorate (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o CORN AND BEETS ARE ON DISPLAY Members of Corn and Sugar Beet Clubs Exhibit Samples Os Products The exhibit of corn and beets grown by members of the boys and girls corn and sugar beet clubs of Adams county was placed in the corridor of the county court house thie morning. There are 44 exhibits of corn and 16 exhibits of beets. Each exhibit of rn contains t naee wrihs ETAO ORF corn contains fen ears while each beet exhibit contains six beets. * The exhibits were being judged this afternoon by C. E. Troyer, of Lafontaine. The score received by each club member in this exhibit will be counted in the final standing of the members. All but ten members of the corn club and five members of the sugar beets club have exhibits here. o Republican Committee Votes Confidence In Walb Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 18. — (United* p resS )_A vote of confidence in Clyde A- Wa'.b as state chairman of the republican party was adopted today at a meeting cf the state central committee here. Nine members of the republican state editorial association met with the ccmhifttea and endorsed its action., Th? stand was taken by the c .inmitt?e in answer to the dem -.nd by J. Frank M Dermord. p e i lent, at! ’ Will O. Feudner, secretary cf the a sociation and 'fhomas Adams of Vincennes.

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