Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 253, Decatur, Adams County, 26 October 1926 — Page 3

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I HOOSIER PUNTS I ißy United Presil IndlanupolU.-Fluw* uncovered dur I (nc the DvPaUW game are being iron out a» Coach Paul Hinkle prepare I bin Butler Bulldog* for Saturday’s fenfl counter with Lombard. I Cnl »rordsvflle.-Faclng, in Bradley I Te cb Saturday, a team undefeated | ,ince I»2<' Wabash college is prepar I lag fur one of the beat games on its H home schedule. | South Bend. — All South Bend is I preparing today to join Notre name I jn 8 welcome for the Golden Torna I does of Georgia Tech who w'll oppose I the Irish here Saturday. s Bloomington. - Preparations for I Northwestern continue in the Indiana •rid <amp today. Coach Page is I working his men strenuously and I feels they will be in better shape than I when they lost to the Purple two (fl weeks ago. ■ Lafayette. — Confident they will I have little trouble with Terre Haute I Normal and tiring under the strain ot I a season which has offered only the I stiffest opposition, Purdue’s varsity I gridders are enjoying a two-day lay I off, the first vacation since the start I of the season. / Franklin— Facing in DePauw not I only an old rival hut a powerful foe I Franklin is preparing for Saturday’s I invasion of Greencastle. # __ o Navy’s Ticket Allotment Tor Army Game Too Small Annapolis, Md., Oct. 26. — (Unitec I Press)—The ticket allotment to the Navy for the Army-Navy game in Chi cago on Nov. 27 has been over-sub scribed by 8,000. The number of tick I ets allotted was 30,000. The demand is the greatest for any fAotball contest between the two service institutions —_o Penn’s Elbow Pads Too Much Like Ball Is Charge Champaign. 111., Oct 26. —(United Press) —Coach Bob Zupke of Illinois has requested of Pennslyvania athletic authorities that the big. brown el bow pads of the Penn jerseys be colI ored so as not to confuse his players ii» the game Saturday. Information re | celved here that the pads resembled a football enough to be confussing were responsible for the request. Zupke | said. | o — “Donie” Bush To Pilot Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pa-, Oct. 26. — (United Press) —“Donie” Bush, pilot of th< Indianapolis club of the American As sociation for the last three years, ha. l su eceded Bill McKechnie as manage) of the Pittsburgh Pirates. I 'ft,... c'twrae. , ....*<y. which the Mlno> League and former Big League short PT ‘ urer ot the club, said. o — REED MOVES TO ST. LOUIS (OQWTIMtTBB FROM FARM ORB) Indiana, a former klansman, told on the stand here late yesterday that Senator Watson attended a klan con ference in the office of Dr. Hiram W Evans, imperial wizarjL. which caused the resignation of Walter F. Bossert Indiana grand dragon. This move was made, he claimed, because Bossert had to deliver the Indiana klan vote to Watson. In his testimony Bradford also tes titled that several other klan officials’ were present at the meeting, including W. Lee Smith, who afterwards took Bossert’s job, MaWr John Duvall of Indianapolis afid the mayor of Evansville, Ind. This meeting ended in a ’’row," Bradford said, in which Bossert tendered his resignation. Heed questioned Bradford and Ollie Granger, another former member of the Indiana klan who testified he resigned because he ’’couldn’t stand for the policies of the organization,” with regards to the “marking ot candidates" before elections. The klan sent out lists of candidates and marked them "favorable,” “unfavorable,” or "neutral,” according to their standing on the klan, the witness said. One of these documents was presented as evidence and contained the names ot candidates for Domination in the recent primary. Both Senator Watson and Senator Arthur Robinson were marked “favorsble” on this list as it was read by Hoed, indicating either man might be supported by the klansmen. Klansmen were told to vote according to the marking on these lists as sent out, the two witnesses testified.

| The Fourth Dowrt ■: .1 By Willie Punt

The Garrett high school football . team, which will play host to the Decatur Yellow Jackets next Saturr day, won a 7-6 decision from the ( Willatd. Ohio, high school gridders, , at Garrett, last Saturday. Willard is I a town of some 3,000 souls, located j on the B. & O. about 28 miles south j of Sandusy, Ohio. Those boys camo a long way to get licked. About 150 ] rooters accompanied the team, so , they must have been pretty sure of ! winning. The Van Wert high school eleven went big last Saturday, winning from ( the Greenville, Ohio, team. 45-0. The game was played at Van Wert. 1 The Kirkland are scheduled to play their second basketball game of the season Friday night, when they go to Rockcreek, Wells county. The Kirkland crew has been working hard since taking a 30-6 drubbing at Ossian a week ago last I Friday, and is expected to make a much better showing next week-end. The Portland Panthers meet the Hartford City eleven next Saturday. We’re picking the Panthers to win another game. i 1 Kendallville tigh school has closed the football season and will begin basketball practice at once. Goshen defeated Kendallville last Saturday. 13-0. ) «■ 11-l■— —. Steve Everhard. who is coaching ’he Monroe high school basketball team this year, has a difficult task . on his hands. Only one player bn last year's squad, Elzey, is in school . this year. Steve faces the problem of building up a team out of new material, mostly freshmen. The team i nractices at the old gym here every . Wednesday night.' Monroe will open . the seaison next Friday night, meeting the Hartford township Gorillas n the old jjyrn here. Dope is scarce today and word , comes from the make-up room that (pace in tonight’s D. D. is just as I scarce, so we’ll omit a last line today. DEMOCRATS HAVE GOOD CHANCE IN CENTRAL STATES (CONTINUED FROM FA GE O'tfto) “ 1.(01“'“ .*•**«» ' 11, , ~ ~. ‘coumsei in the Dome cane is running on a ticket with Gov. Vic Donahjey, It,wire elected Democratic , governor when all the rest of the sta|e went) Rpublkjan. campaign has been quiet but he is reported to have gained support of labor. Senator Willis, Republican incumbent, is waging an active campaign using his advantage as an orator. He is considered a slight favorite to win. There are 16 Republican representatives seeking re-election and all sav two have opposition. Three Republican seats are highly in doubt. 1 Six Democratic seats are at stake and two are in doubt. Kentucky: A. W. Barkley, Democratic senatorial nominee, is given at lealst an even chance to defeat Senator Ernst, Republican incumbent, in a state which has two Republican senators but a Democratic house delegation by a majority of 8 to 3 and a Democratic governor. Kentucky has been considered a Democratic state until the last four years and Barkley’s popularity with the railroad brotherhoods and labor has increas- j ed his chances. Both are politically, dry. Republicans believe they may be able to gain one Democratic house seat but little general chance Is ex-I pected in the Kentucky house dele-, gat ion. Illinois: This state has been cdh-, sidered normally Republican but there are two Republicans pitted one Democrat hi the senatorial race, thus Increasing the chance of the Democrat. Hu#fi Magill of Chicago entered the race as an independent republican and has gained sufficient strength to wage a serious conflict against the two primary nominees, Frank L. Smith, Republican, and George Brennan,

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' Democrat. Brennan Is making his campaign | on a ’straight-out wet plea. He Is exI pelted to roll up a big majority In Chicago and the outcome of the race depends largely upon bla poll down state. Smith and Brennan were Involved In the senate primary Investiatlon and Magill’s candidacy Is bused upon a protest against those disclosures. it now seems improbable that ho will be elected but Brennan adherents are receiving some comfort from the belief that he will draw I pretty heavily from Smith’s normal I Republican strength. I Little change is expected in the I House lineup of 20 'Republicans and five Democrats. ; TOLEDO SLUGGER I APPEARS AGAIN < » i Young Woman Teacher I Found Murdered. Apparj ently Victim of A Fiend ’ Toledo. Ohio. Oct. 26.—(United f Press) —Miss Lily Croy, 26-year-old teacher was found murdered here early today, apparently a victim of ’ 1 the same fiend who terrorized the II city three months last winter. 3 - The body was found crammed under the steps of a school building. The back of the head had been crushed 1 1 Igy a heavy blow and the body bore | evidence of criminal assault, according to the coroner. .Miss Croy left home last rtight to .attend a class at Toledo University. ’ Police were notified and a search started when she failed tm return home. Her half brother found the ’ [ body where it apparently had beer, /dragged by the hair and thrown into concealment. j | A half dozen women were similarly attacked here last winter. Three of them (lied. Often police were hot on the trail of the “Slugger” but he ali ways eluded capture. Once he was re- ] 1 ported to have shouted from the top ■ of a building in tile downtown district I to a group of pursuers. I Streets became deserted at dusk .during the “Slugger’s” reign of ter- | ror. The attacks were finally stopped) t last January by bands of American i Legion members who patrolled the 1 streeds heavily armed, from dusk to i dawn. ? 1 Queen Marie Reaches Canada On Her Tour *1 J I Aboard Queen Marie’s special train * in Toronto. Canada.Gntario can take its queens or let them alone. I The enthusiasm and excitement ’hat t greeted Queen Marie in the United States was replaced by polite apathy when tile Romanian ruler crossed the I boarder today and started for this city after a view of Niagara Falls. At the villages and hamlets on way to Toronto small crowds gather- ( ed to wave to Her Majesty. > — oRalph Le<‘ Cap Not Be Tried Again This Term ’T” 1 Press.) —A crowded docket will pre- ' vent a second trial of Ralph Lee before the December term of the John- ! son county court, it was stated today by court officials. ' The jury which heard the trial of f Lee for the murder of Abner Peek of 1 Indianapolis disagreed and was discharged Saturday night. it is expected the second trial will ‘. be held early in the December term as Prosecutor Remy of Marion county, ’ from whose court the case was venu- ' ed, is anxious to dispose of the case. . . T O Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bell have re--1 turned from Indianapolis whefe they spent) the week-end with fielaj.i'vps and friends.

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BIG MAIL ORDER i’ HOUSES TO MERGE — Montgomery Ward & Co., 1 And Sears-Roebuck & C0.,T0 Form New Firm Chicago, Oct. 26. — (United Pleas) —The two largest mail order houses In the country. Montgomery-Ward and Co., and Sears-Roebuck und Co., p! • i to consolidate, according to La -ah street information. The consolidation would have a combined aggregate of assets that would exceed $235,000.u))0. The merger according to the reports. originated among the larger stockholders of the companies and has reached-a stage where Governmental approval of the combination will be asked. The tentative plan, according to information received, is the formation of a new company to absorb the present companies and an exchange of stock of the new concern for that of the old companies. It was estimated that the merger would effect a saving of $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 yearly In operating expenses. The present companies are among the oldest in the mail order field and do an extensiy) business in the agricultural distrF’ts. The merger would result in r:n annual volume of business around $450.000,000. The largest interest in Sears-Roe-buck is held by Julius Rosenwald of Chicago, and J. P. Morgan and Company of New York, holds the largest interest in Montgomery-Ward and Co. Sen. Simpson Rebuffed. Somerville, N. J., Oct. 26. —(United Press.) — State Senator Alexander Simpson, special prosecutor in the Hall-Mills case, today was rebuffed by the Somerset county grand jury, and was asked to leave the jury room. , “I thought they might try to in- , diet me if I stayed,” Simpson told newspapermen, as he left the court house with County Prosecutor Francis L. Bergen and Assistant Prosecutor Irving Schwed. o 'Garrett Postmaster Is Reported Killed Delaware, O„ Oct. 26. —(United Press)—A man, believed to be O. H. Betts postmaster of Garrett Ind., and a woman, Mrs. Grace Brown, were found dead in an automobile on a 1 road near here today- , — -o Final Plans Being Made For Appeal Os Stephenson From His Life Sentence Rushville, Ind., Oct. 26, — (United Press.) — Final preparations for the appeal of 1). O. Stephenson, former klan dragon, to the state supreme court from a life sentence for thq murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer were being made here today. The transcript of the appeal was being indexed and assignment of -?-r“UHIHGO via ERIE RAILROAD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31 Tickets good in coaches only going on train No. 7 leaving Decatur at 2:48 a.m. Returning leave Chicago 10:20 p.m. Central time. For further particulars call, G. E. Teems, Ticket Agent I /

rors completed In the office of .hdiii R. Klpllnger. one of Stephenson's attorneys. A notice of appenl to the supreme court was filed In Hamilton county court at Noblesville yesterday on behalf of Stephenson, thus completing I | the last legal preliminary to the appeal. ! The appeal notice was signed by I Stephenson In the state prison at I Michigan City, Oct. 29. The appeal will be filed soon with the clerk of I the supreme court, Kiplltiger said. . — 0 I New Trial Ordered For Ralph Lindley Indianapolis, Ind.. Oct. 26. —(United Bress) —The j’tute supreme court today ordered a new trial for R,lph Lindley, convicted In the Deleware circuit court of buying and *ch( ruling stolen diamonds. The new trial was ordered because oral instead of written instructions were given to the jury which convict- I ed the man. He was sentenced t“ 1 to 14 years In the state prison fol’ow Ing convictionf —o Earnings Os General Motors Set New Record New York. Oct. 26. —(United Press) —Earnings of General Motors corporation set a new record for the last three quarters according to a rtateni“nt of the company issued aftethe close of the stock market today. Tile earnings not only exceeded any precious ninemonths, but also were greater than those for any full year . in the company's history. . I Vincennes —Attacked by a vicious I hog on her farm near here, Mrs Edward Bobo suffered a broken leg when j she fell from a fence in her effort to escape the animal. i o Hallowe’en Square Dance. Prizes. Wednesday { night at Sun Set. It , — —o Good music, good time for everyone at G. E. Dance Saturday night at Masonic hall.

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