Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 257, Decatur, Adams County, 30 October 1926 — Page 1

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REMY INTIMATES PERJURY INDICTMENTS

I SILENCE REIGNS I IS CAMPAIGN IS I NEARING CLOSE National Leaders Refuse To Talk; Both Are Sure Os Victory SENATE AND HOUSE I AKE IN BALANCE Washington, Oct. 30. — (United ' p rt 3S ) - With Democratic leaders sitting tight and Republicans optimis-i tically claiming a last minute wave, !of strength, the 1926 congressional 1 campaign today drew near its close. On Tuesday, upwards of 20,000.000 ( voters are expected to go to the polls in 47 states to select one-third of the ■ next Unied States Senate and an entire House of Representatives. | Tonight the candidates and stump ' orators generally will make final ap-1 peals by radio and at mass meetings. ] ). Monday will be devoted chiefly to organization efforts to get out the vote. The campaign is closing without any display of national excitement or enthusiasm such as usually attends a closely contested race for control of congress. Democratic headquarters here have been shut against publicity the past week, the board of strategy having decided that matters should be permitted >o rest now where they are. The tariff statement of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon went unanswered and comment was declined by Democratic leaders upon any late development of the campaign. The following statement alone ! came from Democratic— (ianajtorial ' headquarters: “This has been a bad year for title holders, champions in tennis, golf, pugilism and baseball have all been dethroned. The Republican party, present title holder in politics, is in (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) DECATUR LADY EXPIRES TODAY I Mrs. Oliver .Jackson Dies Os Heart Attack After Long Illness Mrs. Olfver Jackson, well-known and respected lad* of this city died ' at the Adams County Memorial hos- | pital this morning after an illness following a heart attack suffered recently. Mrs. Jackson had been in failing health for several years, but had been bed-fast since Tuesday. She was removed to the Adams ] County Memorial hospital a day ago. where death relieved her this morning. Laura Alice Jackson was the daughter of Jonathan and Lydia Bowers. She was born in Ohio, April 10. 1861, but moved to this county with her parents many years ago. Mrs. Jackson was united in marriage to Oliver Jackson in early life. Three children were born to this union, two of whom survive. One son died in infancy. The surviving children are Mrs. Bruce Christen and Mrs. Phil Macklin, both of this city. Iwo sisters, Mrs. Rosa Cassaday. ‘t'ONT'IN t Wl. ox I’U’.E TWO)

Says Indiana Should Have House Cleaning

Indianapolis. Ind , Oct. 30.— For--mer Governor Winfield T. Durbin, of Anderson, one of the outstanding republican leaders of the state, in al message to the voters of Indiana today advised them “by all "means" to “clean U P the state." • I rofessor James A. Woodburn, of Bloomington, one of outstanding' c 'vic and educational leaders of the state and a leader in the hoosevelt Progressive movement, says that the election of Albert Stump and Evans Wollen "serve the good name of the • state and "make tor clean politics and

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Vol. XXIV. Number 257.

Gambling Den Found | In Old Motor Truck] Havana, Cuba, Oct. 30.—(United Press) --What is believed to be one of th» strangest subterfuges ever used by i gamblers to evade police interference J was uncovered here when police raidI ed an old enc o»ed motor bus and surprised ten men busy gambling. r For several weeks suburban police had noticed the dilapidated bus wandering through outlying streets apparently without any particular deaUna tion. The bus would come to a stop on some deserted lot. the crew busy themselves repairing an imaginary I puncture, while fiom all corners loiterers would rush to the buss seemingly in order to obtain a seat. Police ; becoming suspicious of tiie large numI her of punctures and breakdowns, ' raided the machine, arresting the "rev I and gamblers, and confiscating a pot of |95. PARTY LEADERS SEE VICTORIES I Democrats And Republicans Are Confident State Will Be Theirs Indianapolis. Ind.. Oct. 30—(United Press) —Victory at the polls in the election next Tuesday was predicted today by chairmen of both major political parties as the campaign came to a close. ‘ Indiana will go Republican on next Tuesday by at least one hundred thousand majority,” declared Clyde A. Waib. chairman of the Republican state committee. Hundreds of Republicans and Independents are swinging into line with the Democrats and the entire Democratic state ticket will be elected by 1 a “substantial majority,” asserted R. Earl Peters. Democratis state Miairman. The big issue in Tuesday’s balloting, Waib said, will be whether the United States shall retain her Independence from foreign entang ements or permit European diplomats to shape her destinies. I Waib urged return of Senators J. E Watson and Arthur ’Robinson to the senate because of their opposition to the world court and the league of nations. | "The mud-slingiiig campaign of the Democrats for the purpose of dimming eyes of Hoosier voters will not succeed,” the Wall) statement declared. | In predicting a Democratic victory (continued ox page six) MEETINGS CLOSE IN THE COUNTY Democrats Close County Speaking Campaign Good meetings marked the closing last night of the Democratic speaking campaign in Adams county. D. B. Erwin of this city and Milton Werling of Preble, addressed a large distinct swing toward the Democratic standard in the past tew weeks and that he was confident “no eleventh hour campaign tricks can either retard or stem the tide of sentiment.” The final Democratic rally of the campaign was to be held tonight in (CONTINUED OX PAGE SIX)

i government in the open." Former Governor Durbins statement made to the Indianapolis Times, an ' independent newspaper, follows: “In reply to your request for a state- ! ment on the political situation, 1 will i »ay, “The deplorable situation in the r state at this time requires that the decent people should overwhelmingly vote to, “Clean house” let the chips fall where they may. “By all means lets clean up the | Winfield Dubin.

EIGHT MEN ARE KNOWN DEAD IN MINE DISASTER x I Search Continues For More Missing Victims Os Pennsylvania Explosion I RELATIVES GATHER AT GATES OF THE MINE Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 30.— (United I Press.) —Eight men met Instant death ! today in a mine explosion at Nanticoke, near here. Two hours after the blast rescue workers reported they had brought the last of the victims to the surface but the search was being continued for more casualties. The accident occurred In number 7 colliery of the Susquehanna Colleries company. The eight tfien were working togeth- , er In the George vein when a terrific explosion swept the tunnel. They were scattered about like duckpins. Company officials declared they are unable to say whether the blast was I due to gas or powder being ignited. Several thousand people including hundreds of relatives of men at work at the colliery, gathered at the gates 1 of the mine during the morning. MAN DESCRIBES RECENT QUAKES wa 1 I Ervin Shilts Tells Os Earth Tremors Felt In California Mrs. Benjamin Shilts has received a letter from her son. Frank Ervin, of San Francisco, telling of their 1 thrilling experiences in the earth- 1 quake which occurred there at five ' o’clock on the evening of October 22nd. Mr. Erwin who conducts a photo- ' graph gallery and studio in that city ' had just reached home when the 1 heaviest shock occurred. He and his wife and son were uninjured but will not soon forget the quake. The windows in their home were shaken out | and considerable damage done, while at his studio the big plate glass windows were shattered, furniture overturned and considerable damage done. No one was killed but hundreds were injured. The qujtke caused hundreds of < thousand dollars worth of damage, ‘ twisted big buildings, wrecked elevator; and put the electric plants out of commission. Everywhere people were in the streets with suit cases or bundles of clothing expect- 1 ing further shocks but they did not 1 follow. Though the earthquake • occurred at five o’clock in the after- 1 noon it became very dark and there 1 was much excitement. o Winchester Has $35,000 Grain Elevator Fire Winchester, Ind., Oct. 30.— United ] Press.) — A $35,000 blaze swept the tbree-story brick mill and grain ele- < vator owned by C. V. Grant here last , night. Spontaneous combustion is believ- ( ed to have caused the fire. The city fire department was powerless be- ( cause the flames htyi gained such . headway before they were discovered. ] Departments from Union City and Lynn were summoned. Grant announced that a new mill will be erected on the site of the ] ruins. , Five Bandits Escape With Loot Os $12,000 ] New Orleans. La., Oct. 30.— (United ' Press.) — Five masked bandits today ! hel dup a payroll motor car of Mente and Company, shot and wounded a I guaHl and escaped with $12,000. The bandits started firing at the payroll motor car when Huey Schumacher, driver, was unable to bring it to a halt quickly enough. One of the bullets pierced James Nelson, guard, in the hip.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturdav. October 30. 1926.

Mann Baby Dies After Several Weeks Illness —v~* ! Hernia Marie Mann, infant dnugli-1 ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mann, I well known In this county, died | Thursday at the Mann home In Chi- ' cago, according to word received In this city today. The child was born in Fort Wayne, March 4, 1925. * The child died of hemorrhage of the brain after an illness of several weeks. One brother, George Jr., aged 3, survives, besides the father and mother. Mrs. Harlett Mann of this county is the grandmother of the child. Funeral services for the child will be held at 2.329 South Harrison street Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock. Burial ( will take place at the Decatur ceme- ( tery. -o ( PREDICT VICTORY 1 FOR DEMOCRATS ' J I Active Campaign Draws To Close In County Tonight Confidence prevails in the r >nntv ] democratic party as the eve of elec- | tion pears. Candidate® are complet- ’ ing their appeals to the voters of 1 Adams county, and political observers predict a large majority for all de- 1 mocratic county candidates. l*hotographic circulars have bx n sent out by the Democratic county central committee to many of the voters and others were passed cut last night and today. Those in charge cf democratic headquaiters in this city predict a large majority for every democratic candidate and a sweeping victory for the | state ticket in Adams county. Several of the township taces are said-to ue closely contested by the democratic candidate in each t wn ship appears to have theYiPper h.md in i each instance. The democratic ram ' paign will close tonight with a smok- ■ er at headquarters in this citv an i the candidates will close their personal ■ campaign late Monday night , Returns will be received at this office next Tuesday night and all vot- | ers are invited to come to democrat- ] ic headquarters where arrangements . have been made to receive the re- | turns from the county and state. , 'PAT' MG DERMOTT IS IDENTIFIED Said to Be Man Who Threatened The Life Os Don R. Mellett ' i Canton, 0., Oct. 30.—(United Press Pat McDermott, elusive key-man in the Don R. Mellett murder investigation today was identified as the man who threatened the life of the Canton publisher a few days before Mellett was shot down for his actlvi ties against the underworld. Six former friends and relatives established the identification, C. B. McClintock, countiy prosecutor said in repeating his threat that unless Pat makes a belated confession he will be brought to trial immediately on the first degree murder indictments Mrs. Lloyd Mellett, s'ster-ln-law of the slain editor and Mrs. Walter Vail, guests at the Mellett home the night of the murder, identified McDermott as the man they saw sneaking about . the yard. Miss Doris Duman, secretary to Mellett and Charles Gaston, an em- [ ployee of the paper, viewed McDer- 1 mott in ills cell and said he was the man who threatened the editor at. various times. Tom McDermott who was instrumental in turning Pat over to an- . thorities, arrived here today intending to aid officials obtain a confession. o Coolidge Sets Nov. 25 As Thanksgiving Day Washington, Oct. 30. — (United Press.) — President Coolidge today Issued a proclamation designating Thursday, Nov. 45 as Thanksgiving Day.

RETURNS WILL BE RECEIVED HERE BY LEASED WIRE Decatur Democrat Invites People To Obtain Free Election Reports > TWO TELEPHONES TO RELEASE REPORTS Call phones 1000 or 1001. the Decatur Daily Democrat for election returns next Tuesday night. As has been the custom, arrange- 1 ments have been completed by this paper to receive # the election returns Tuesday night and to give them to the public as quickly as possible. I Over the leased wires of the United Press the returns from over the state and in other states where elections are being held will be received. Special attention will be given by the United Press to the race in Indiana for United States Senators and the state tickets and reports from the 92 counties will be compiled at Indianapolis and then sent over the wires t*> the papers receiving the service. ’ In Adams county free telephone , service will be provided by the Daily j (CONTINUED OX PAGE SIX) — o- - ( SUPPORT URGED FOR AMENDMENT Farm Bureau Gives Its Reasons For Support Asserting In iavor of Amendment number 4 on the official ballot to: next Tuesday’s general election the ’-.diana Farm Bureau sets out twelve reasons why the amendment should be adopted, in cireulais passed out in this city yesterday Several Adams county farmer and , business men have been active the ] last few days seeking votes for the amendment, while others have been i fighting the passage of another tax 1 bill. Tiie reasons set foith by the clrcu- ' lars fo~ being in favor of the amendment are as follows: i 1. (hi.rl gov« r: m<‘i)s , all persons able to pay be required to < contribute substantially to the expec- 1 se cf that government. ; 2. The income tax is the only ccu--iate measure of the taxpayer’s ability I to pay and takes its levy in exact proportion to that ability. 3. It will equalize the cost of maintaining high standards of education (now borne entirely by property) by levying against those who now benefit without paying. 4. it will encourage the establishment of new industry by levying a tax only when the industry earns a profit 5. It will stop the destruction of prope'ty values by shifting a share cf the burden to nutaxed intangibles. 6. It means the difference between profit and loss on many Indiana lartns. 7. It has been tested and proved successful in many states and seven more states ar voti ngon it this fall. 8. it will remove the inequality, discrimination and evasion of taxes brought about itmler the old property tax system. 9. It will increase the number of trx(CONTINUED OX PAGE TWO) — -□ Senator Robinson Speaks To Small Crow d In Decatur Senator Arthur R Robinson, republican candidate for reelection spoke to a small crowd of Adams county voters at the court house here this afternoon. Inclement weather kept many away. Senator Robinson was appionted to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Samuel Ralston, democrat, of Indiana. He seeks reelection Tuesday on the republican ticket. o —- — •Jobs For Cripples New York, (United Press) —Jobs for 6936 crippled nien in the metropolitan district have InMii found by theSnstitute for Crippled and Disabled Men.

Dry Senator Is Being Tried For Law Violation Chicago, Oct. 30.—(United Press.) I —Lowell B Mason, dry state senator, who is being tried for conspiracy to violate prohibition laws here accepted fees of $23,000 from bootleg interests as “legitimate legal fees for counsel." his attorney, David Stansbury, indicated here today. Mason is being tried in federal court, with Percy B. Owen, former federal prohibition director for Illinois, on charges that they permitted the release of $15,000,000 worth of wine from government warehouses to , wine dealers. Witnesses including another former Illinois dry chieftian. Ralph W. Stone have testified tjiat permits for with-]' drawing wine from U. S. warehouses j were issued at standard prices rang- : ing from $250 to S4OO. o GHOSTS, GOBLINS, I CLOWNS APPEAR — I' Hallowe’en Pranks Keep The Local Officers Busy j Although the official date for Halloween is Sunday, the observance of the weird holiday reached a happy ( height last night in this city. The , masqueraders could be seen on every < street and among the younger folk, ’ school children and high school pu- 1 pils last night was the time for celebrating the .event. Class parties were held and many enjoyed themselves by playing innocent pranks or merely parading amidst tjte goblins, witches, clowns, devils and even angels, sheiks and all sorts of masked characters. In many cities the official observance of Halloween will be held tonight. Last year Decatur held its first Calithumpian parade, but ‘ this year no community event was planned. The main attraction this evening will be the masked Halloween ball to be given by the band of the General Electric company, at the Masonic hall. The hall is decorated in Halloween style and the G. E. orchestra will furnish the music. The public is invited to attend and prizes , will be awarded to the best masked. The dance will open at nine o’clock. Local police so far report little damage done by boys and it is hoped : I-,-.,. ;: □ wil’ jlthout any damage to property and that the holiday will be observed in a happy and innocent way. j — o BOWLING ALLEY WILL BE OPENED' General Electric A. A. To Run Alleys At K. Os P. i Home This Winter i The General Electric Athletic asso- I elation of this city today leased the bowlin galleys in the basement of the i K. cf P. home on Third street ar:d will > conduct a public bov. 'lng alley there | this winter. A i epair man will arrive hare Mon- ! ~ay and it is hoped to have the alleys shape in the next three weeks Several leagues will be organized in the (CONTINUED ON PAGE Sl??> I

1 " r — • '■■■ Hoosier Vote Counting To Be Watched By Officials

Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 30.— (United Press) —Authorities will have their eyes on the polling and counting of the vote at the election in Indiana on Tuesday, it has become apparent here. Reports from St. Louis indicate that the Reed senatorial investigating committee will look into improper casting of absent voter's ballots. It is said that the committees interest has been very strongly aroused in this subject by a mass of evidence of improper use and manipulation of absent voter’s ballots in the primaries last spring, especially at Evansville. r

Price Two Cents.

HINTS PERJURY INDICTMENTS MAY DEFILED Witnesses May Be Recalled At Political Graft Hearing In State JURY TO ADJOURN ON TUESDAY FOR ELECTION Indianapolis, Ind.. Oct. 30 — (United Press) —Prosecutor Win. 11. Remy was understood today to be preparing to seek perjury indictments against certain witnesses who have testified before the Marion county grand jury in the investigation of alleged corruption in Indiana politics. Conflicting stories have been told the grand jury by some of the witnesses on different occasions when they were questioned, it was understood. Remy is expeoted to turn to the perjury charges when tiie grand jury convenes Monday for a short >ossion after the week-end recess. The grand jury will not be in session on election day Tuesday but will again take up the inquiry -after the election. Several witnesses have been subpoenaed for Thursday, indicating that a report of the grand jury will not be forthcoming before late next week. After a clash whh Prosecutor Remy over Remy’s action in holding Mrs. L. G. Julian, of Evansville, under bond to insure her appearance as a witness at any time she is wanted, Ira Holmes, attorney, advised her to return to her home in Evans, ille. | Mrs. Julian has been questioned several times in an effort to locate her- ■htH'.band, a former business associate of D. C. Stephenson, deposed grand dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan. Julian is wanted in the hunt for missing letters and checks of Stephenson throwing light on the political (<<)VriXIEI> OX PAGE SIX) FINAL APPEAL IS MADE IN COUNTY Candidates Are Busy Today Asking VOters For Support County candidates are busy today completing their appeal to the voters of Adams county. Witli one day left to campaign before the election political/observers predict that the Democrats wjll carry the county with majorities considerably higher than two years ago. "s An urgent appeal to get all the voters out has been sent from the local democratic headquarters to every precinct, and the prediction <tf a Democratic victory was forthcoming today from headquarters. The final week of tiie campaign has been used by Democrats to urge all Democratic voters in Adams county to- vote the straight ticket. It is thought that a heavy vote Will be cast, and all indications point toward a large majority for every Democratic county candidate. (COXTIMEI) OX I’XGE SIX)

j Preparation to report violations of the law in this and other respects are being made at Indianapolis and other places over the state. Local officials over the state are por ed to be taking unusual precaution . to . insure a clean election and’a square .'count. In several places they have been appeald to to take proper steps. Democratic county chairmen and their workers all over tile state have been warned by state headquarters here to be on the watch for violations of the law and to take the necessary steps to protect the ballot boxes and to Insure that ball Is be counted as cast.'

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