Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 261, Decatur, Adams County, 4 November 1926 — Page 1

LEATHER Fair tonight and Friday. •»* ,ome cloudinea*. No decid»d change in temperature.

SINKING TUNNEL INTO FLOODED MINE

tabulation of OFFICIAL VOTE STARTS TODAY Watson And Robinson Expected to Have Majorities Os 13,500 And 23,000 fifty PRECINCTS ARE STILL MISSING Indianapolis, Nov. I. (I idled Press 1 Ihe work of tabui kiting the official count on ; Tuesday's congressional election started today by the slate ' canvasing board. The tabulation will be in charge of Frederick Schortenieier, secretary of state. Herbert Spencer was designated as representative of the Democrats to act as observer during the tabulations. Senator James E. Watson made further Kains today over Albert Stump, democrat, in late unofficial returns on the long term senatorial vote and with less than 50 precincts missing was approximately 13,500 ahead of his democratic opponent. Arthur Robinson had a margin of 23.000 over Evans Woollen, in the practically complete returns on the short term senatorial contest. In 3,495 precincts the vote stood: Watson 511,487, Stump 497.686, Robinson 506,282, Woollen 483,129. , — ✓ Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 4. —(United Press) —Returns came in slowly today from the handful of precincts still unreported in Tuesday's election n Indiana in which the Republican party emerged victorious with election of two senators, ten Tongressnten. the complete state ticket and CONTINUED ON I'.V.K SIX* NEW OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE PLANS County Settles Down To Regular Routine Following " Tuesday’s Efecifoft With every county office tucked safely under the wings of the Democratic rooster, interest in what the newly elected officials intend to do becomes the chief political conversation. Harl Hollingsworth, newly elected sheriff, who takes office January 1. 1927, stated yesterday that he intended to move to Decatur in about a month. — Mr. Hollingsworth resigned his position as town marshall of Geneva last night, and will take a vacation in Illinois before moving to Decatur. He will occupy the sheriff’s quarters at the county jail after January 1, succeeding John Baker, who has served two terms as slieriff. Ed Ashbaucher, who was elected county treasurer Tuesday, will continue as a salesman for P. Kirsch find Sons in this city until January 1. 1928, when he takes office. He will succeed Louies Klein, present treasurer, a year from next January. , John E. Nelson, who was re-elected clerk of the Adams circuit court, will continue on his first term until a year from next January, at which time he will begin to serve his second term of four years. John T. Kelly, re-elected prosecutor, will begin his second term'this coming January. Hl s second term will'' extend to January 1, 1929. John G. Hoffman will assume bis duties as county commlsioner January 1. and B. F. Breiner, re-elected commissioner of the second district will succeed himself a year from this coming January. The entire county council will take office January 1, 1927. Democratic county headquarters will be closed today. and the entire county will settle down to its natural mode of existence. The official election board completed its work of tabulating the votes yesterday afternoon at, 3 o'clock, and the ballots and other material used in the Tuesday election were sealed and filed with the proper officials at the court house.

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Vol. XXIV. Number 261.

Kentucky Elects Democrat I To Seat In»U. S. Senate! • / Louisville, Ky„ Nov. 4. — (United Press. I — Democrats gained a U. 9. senate seat when Richard P. Ernst, rep., was defeated by Alben W. Berkley, Paducah, dem. There will be no change In the representation in the lower hou a e of congress. ALLEGED VOTE FRAUDS PROBED • Democrats Repbrt Irregularities In Lake,Vanderburg, Marion, Vigo Counties Indianapolis. Nov. 4 — (United Press) —Repjits of alleged vote frauds lrv four Indiana counties in Tuesday’s clectien were by R. Earl Peters, Democratic State Chairman. Peters said complaints of alleged ii I egularitles in Lake. Marion. Vigo, and Vanderfeuig counties had been made and Democratic representatives of the state committee are in these counties today looking into the charges. 1 eters said. Peters withheld plans for possible action by the state committee until he has received reportsfrom the agents assigned to make the investigation. F, lends of Albert Stump. Demo-rat-io long term senatorial candidate who went down to defeat before Senator Watson by a margin of about 12,500 votes, were understood to be urging Peters to push the inquiry. Kresge Withdraws His Action For Divorce Detroit. Nov. 4.—(United Press)— SrbaMiatr S. Kresge chain store magnate, today withdrew his divorce action against his wife. Mrs. Doris Mercer Kiesgv. Pau! W. Voorheis, who represented Kresge. declined to state the reason for the withdrawal and would not say it presaged a i econciliation. j o Modification Proposal Behind In California Vote San Francisco, Nov. 4.—(United Press)- The proposal to repeal the w.; ■ ■ -atalfti. JQ L 2B 1 ' **.. ment measure, was running b hind in vote count today Returns from dry Southern C.i.itornia counties were’responsible for the overwhelming change. COUNTY AGENT COMPUTES YIELDS Forty-Eight Boys Finish Work In One-Acre Corn Club Contest For several days, L. M. Busche. county agent, has been engaged in checking the yields of one-acre corn club members, residing In all parts, of Adams county. Forty-eight boys are finishing the Corn club and their yields carry a weight of thirty percent in determining the final standing (<f contestants. Thus far. thirty-four have betn vi-ited and their sample husked from their one-acre plot to determine the yield. Fourteen yet remain to be checked. In estimating the yields of the club acres; 100 bills are husked from various parte cf the acre and the amount of corn on the entire acre estimated accordingly. In computing the yields the moisture content of the corn is estimated in order to make allowance for the differences in early and late varieties. The distance ot planting is also considered, since some club members have as high as 4.600 hills of corn per acre while others have only 3,200. It is easily seen that the number of hills per acre greatly influences the yield. The corn c(ub is being carried on as one of the club projects being supported by the business men of Adams county. The Junior and Advanced Dairy Calf Club, the Sugar Beet Club and the Girl’s Sewing Club are other branches of the club work being carried out this year.

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WITNESSES TELL OFHEARINGSHOTS Many Persons Say They Heard Shots On Night Os Hall-Mills Murder Courthouse, Somerville, N. J., Nov. 4.—(United Press) — Witness after witness came to the stand today and testified to having heard the shots which are believed to have killed the Rev. Edward W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Wills, but not one of them could ‘ say who fired the shots. x The witnesses were called at the second day of the trial of Frances Stevens Hall, Henry and Willie Stevens for the Hall-Wills murder. Chief of the list was Ralph V. Gors’ine, vestryman of the church of St. John the Evangelist of which Had was pastor and Mrs. Mills a choir singer. Gorslin once had been quoted as having at least partially identified some of those who were at the crab apple tree on the old Phillips farm the night of the shooting. But on the witness stand today he could -do no more than tell of hearing a shot, a scream, a woman’s moan and three more shots. Neither could Miss Catherine Ras- ' tall, also a member of the choir at St. John the Evangelist's church, tell more than Gorsline. She had been; Gorsline’s companion the night of the shooting, in an automobile parked with lights extinguished, in De Russey’s lane. Mrs. Anna Hoag also heard the j shots —but saw nothing. E. T. Hoag, slightly deaf, said he heard the firing also.- s Gorsline not only could not name anyone who might hate been at the 1 murder seen?’ but he disappointed spectators who expected a thrilling, recital when he denied that one of i the Stevens brothers, defendants, in | the case, had ordered him away from the place and fired two shots into the ground to intimidate him. o WILL HOLD JOINT S. S.CONVEHTION Kirkland And Preble Township Sunday Schools To Meet At Honduras A Sunday school convention w 11 be held at the Christian Union church in Honduras next Sunday afternoon, the Sunday school of Kirkland and Pr-bU t townships uniting in the program. The ; convention will open at 2 o’clock. E. C. Bierie, of the Adams County Sunday School Association, and the Rev. D. Grether, of Magley will b? the principal speakers on the program. Au interesting program has been arranged for the convention. —o— — John Skelton Williams Dies Baltimore, Nov. 4.—(United P.ess) —John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the U. S Currency during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson, died sud-1 deuly today in his home in Richmond. Va., according to a dispatch from tha* city. —

Mr. Quinn To Speak In Behalf Os Limberlost Trail

Mr. Fr nch Quinn, of this city, together wth a number of Decatur Ro'arlans, wi.l go to Kendallville Friday night to attend a Rotary meeting at that place, where Mr. Quinn will deliver an address on the “Um- > berlost Country aud the Limberlost j Trail.’’ The idea in mind is to bring closer cooperation in this territory for the advancement of these projects which is outlined as follows: "Gene Stratton-Porter was a product of northeastern Indiana. She accomplished a great work, not only in her nature work but in depicting Hoosier life and the surroundings of this immediate section. , "Born in Wabash county; becoming a resident of Adams county upon the Jay and Wells county line, writing there upon the banks of the

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{judge GEORGE y ETOIFh] Federal Judge. George W, English, of the Eastern District of Illinois, who was scheduled to face impeachment proceedings in the senate next week, today resigned. His resignation was

FEDERAL JUDGE ENGLISH RESIGNS I President Accepts Resignation Os Judge Facing Impeachment Proceedings Washington, Nov. 4. — (United ' Press.)—President Coolidge today accepted the resignation of Federal Judge Geo. W. English of eastern district of Illinois, who was scheduled to face impeachment proceedings in the . senate next week. i Although English could still be legally haled before the senate to face the impeachment charges,\it lias been customary In the past when the defendant official resigned iu such cases, to abandon the trial. The senate was to meet in special session November 1(1 for the trial. Acceptance of the resignation was I announced at the White House after I a conference between the president . and Rep. Mlchiner, Rep.. Mich., anj Rep. Summers. Dem., Tex., two of the managers appo'ißfetf ljy W' prosecute English before the senate. Jonathan M. Davis Loses* Libel Suit For $5,000,000 Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 4.—(United Press.» — Jonathan M. Davis, former governor of Kansas, has lost, his $5,- | 000,060 libel suit filed against the Kansas City Post-Journal, it was revealed today. Federal Judge Pollock rendered a verdict in favor of the defendant and assessed the costs of the case against Davis. The libel action was the result of stories published 1 in the Journal Post, giving the details of the alleged sale of pardons by Davis when he was governor. i Davis was tried anil acquitted later l on charges of bribery in connection with the issuance of pardons and paroles to .prisoners.

‘Limberlost’ her first ten books; making Allen county, the home of her brothers and sisters, a of supplies for fifty years; living in Noble I county, on the banks of Sylvan Lake, 1 upon an estate as lovely that it is i certain to be taken over at a State J park; writing of a people and in-ap-preciation of nature gleaned from every other cquhty in this northeastern section of Indiana, makes one feel that this section may rightfully be called the “Limberlost Country.” “It is quite evident that she ‘sold’ this Limberlost Country to the world. People of far off lands know of* the Limberlost. Would our people be justified in being desirous that a 'follow up’ campaign be inaugurated |so that the people of America may ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

LEGISLATORS ARE QUIZZED BY JURY Harry Leslie And Edward O’Rourke Testify In Politics Inquiry Indianapolis. Nov. 4. —Two members of the last sess htonef ioETA RF HM of the last session of (he slate legislature were questioned by the .Marion county grand jury today in its investigation of Indiana politics. Harry Leslie, speaker of the house In lUc 1925 session and Edward O'Rourke, Fort Wayne, a state senator, appeared as witnesses at the morning session. Both were questioned only a short time. Affairs of the Indianapolis police department were also believed to be under investigation when Claude Johnson, chief of police, was questioned. Mrs. L. G. Julian, Evansville, ordered to testify again today, had failed to appear when the jury reconvened after lunch. —— oPat McDermott Is Indicted For Murder ICanton, Ohio. Nov. 4— (United Press)—A first degiee murder indictment naming him along with Lewis Maxer and Ben Rudner as assasins of Don R Mellett. Canton Daily News publisher was served in common pleas court here today cn Pat McDermott. Prosecutor McClintock and (fra Slater his special investigator have withdrawn thoir promises cf immunity for for exchange. ——pFurnace Is Repaired I 'Hre ixjgejt-in Lire furnace room of the city hall has beeu repaired and heat was turned on yesterday afternoon. The Hyland Plumbing company made the repairs and two sections were added to the boiler, giving more radiation. ALBERT VESTAL IS RE-ELECTED » wj; ? 9 t.s Chitde Ball In. Eighth District Congressional Race By 4,800 Although complete and official returns from the eighth district were not obtainable today, the semi-official returns showed Albert Vestal. Repub’ican Incumbent, winner by a majority of from 4,800 to 5,000. The complete vote in Delaware and Madison counties Wells not obtainable, but the newspapers ga>e the following majorities in the six counties for the two candidates. Vestal carried the following counties by the majority indicated: Delaware. 700; Jay, 654; Randolph, 2497; Madison, 2775: total majorities, 6,62fi. Claude Ball, Democrat, carried tbd following counties: Adams, 1048; Wells, 723; total, 1771. Majority for Vestal. 4,855. The complete vote for state senator and state representative was not obtainable today. Wells county gave George Saunders a majority ot 1075 and Adams county gave him a majority of 1557. The vote from Blacki ford county was not obtainable today. For state representative. Adams county gave Thurman Gottschalk a majority of 2,340 and Wells county gave him a majority of 1,102 Report Polls Kept Open Until 9 P. M. Tuesday Night Peru. Ind.. Nov. 4—(United Prsks) ' Miami county election officials today were Investigating reports that the polls Were kept open in one precinct in Perry township, Miami county, until 9 o'clock on the night of election. A mistake in counting cau-ed a shortage In ballots in the precincts it was said, and the election board "Bor- ■ rowed” ballots from another precinct. ! By the time the tiotible had straight- ' ened out the legal hour for the j oils 1 closing had arrived and officials de--1 elded to. extend the voting limit to permit voters to cast their ballots, it was said.

Donahey Elected To Third Term In Ohio Columbus, O„ Nov. 4. — (United Press J—Governor Vic Donahey mentioned as a Democratic presidential possibility was re-elected to his third term |n Tuesday's balloting. Frank Willis, ardent dry, defeated Atlee Pomerene, dem., by 85,000. The lineup of congressmen remained unchanged. SIMULTANEOUS REVIVAL PLANNED Decatur Ministerial Association Votes To Follow Plan Os Last Year The Decatur Ministerial Association, in its regular business session this week voted to have another Simultaneous evangelistic campaign, during the month of January. The meetings last year proved to be very profitable and stimulating to the life of the churches and surrounding community. There was a hearty co-oper-ation on tlie part of all the different societies, clubs, lodges and other organizations and thu association appeals to another such co-operative spirit during the meetings this coming January. The date for the opening of these special services is set for Sunday, January 9, and the meetings will continue at least two weeks. The cooperating churches are the Methodist, Presbyterian, Reformed, Christian, Baptist, United Brethren and Evangelical. Details and other plans will be announced later. Plans were also made for the Union Thanksgiving service to be held on Thanksgiving morning, at 6:30 o'ck>vk at the Evangelical church, with Rev. B. N. Covert, pastor of the Presbyterian church, giving the message. Like other years, an offering will be lifted which will be given to united charities of the city. ■ ' ■ — O Masons To Hold Special Meeting Friday Night A special meeting of the local Masonic lodge has been called for Friday night. November 5. at 7:30 o'clock, at which time the Fellowc-aft degree wjl! be conferred. DAUGHERTY TU BE TRIED AGAIN Case To Come Up For Hearing In Federal Court Next Month New Yoik. Nov. 4.—(United Press) . —Retrial of Harry M. Daughterly, Attorney General In the cabinet of the late President Harding and Col. Thomas W. Miller, former alien property | custodian, on criminal conspiracy charges was assured today with the ease on trial docket of Federal Judge Hand due for hearing sometime next month. Emory 11. Buckner. Unites States , Attorney announced that he tyould a- , gain bring the two former Harding administration figures to trial, despite his failure a month ago to secure . convictions from a Jury. The Jury after being out for nearly four days was discharged unable to . agree. Daughterly and Miller with John T. King and Jess Smith, both ot whom have since died, were charged with ■ conspiring to defraud the Government out of their unbiased services, in the I transfer 6t the $7,000,000 assets of the r American metal company to Swiss > claimants in 1921. t King was a republican national com- . mitteeman from Connecticut while Smith was the (Most friend of Daugbi erty. t The Government hud charged that - Richard Merten, a German financier . and whose family had previously coi. - trolled the American metal company, e had come here and paid $441,000 to - expedite , the claim through Goveri:- - ment channels. Part ot this sum. it > was charged, went to Daugheity, part to Miller.

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FIFTY-TWO MEN BELIEVED TO DE KILLED IN MINE Underground Lake Breaks Through Ore And Floods Michigan Mine BODIES OF SEVEN VICTIMS RECOVERED Ishpeming, Mich., Nov. 4.— (United Press.) —With the families- of the victims silently grouped about the mouth of the shaft, rescue crews today started an attempt to tunnel through 1,600 feet of treacherous picksand to the third level of the Barnes-Hecker mine where 52 men are believed to have met instant death when an underground lake flooded the mine. The rescue workers, volunteer miners • from surrounding mines, are hampered by the lack of pumps and other equipment. Bodies of seven o ti- victims were removed from a tiiunj through which they attempted to . .-.cape to an adjoining mine. The disaster, said by mine officials to be the worst in the history of the Lake Superior district, occurred when water and quicksand from an underground lake penetrated 250 feet of ore and quickly filled the mine. The victims, working on the third level, were trapped. They had only one chance to escape. This was a tunnel which runs from the level to the North Lake mine, two miles away. U'WNTIM Kl> ON PACK SIX) TUG-OF-WAR IN SENATE LOOMS One Senate Group Aims To Unseat Vare And Smith; Meet In December By Herbert Little <l'nite<l Press Staff Correspondet't) Washington. Nov., 3. — (United Press) —Preparations for one of the greatest political Tug-oX-War the senate has"i , v’”r today. One senate group aims to unseat William S. Vaie and Frank Smith, elected as Senators from Pennyslvania and Illinois. Only failure of the two present credentials can prevent a histo’ seating battle overshadowing the -ious Newberry case—and neither men entertains the slightest idea of fofeiting his claim to a seat. “Irregular Republican" senators are seeking a loophole whereby their seating will be delayed pending consideration of their cases. jfsvote on the question of disqualifying them as'unfit to the U. S. Senate would then be attempted. The constitution gives the senate the authoritv to determine the fitness of its members to sit. Senate precedent holds that if propthe elected men must be seated, and ; -the elected ntn must be seated, :«td ■ that any investigation must be cow ■ ducted aftward. with a vote ou unseating Smith culminating upon the proceeding. The motion to unseat Neui berry lost by a close margin, but he rsigned after a resolution characterized $195,000 as too heavy a prii.a.y i campaign expenditure. 1 The plan to bar Vare, for whir at 'bout $600,000 was spent iu a $3,000,000 ? primary catnpaigu, and Smith, uotnlns ated with an expenditure of a’-.out s $600,000, is believed ot be based upon evidence unearthed by Senator Reed s • expenditures investigatio.i. s The anti-Smlth and Antl-Vare men - are expected to contend nothing Is necessaiy except to consider the Reed t exidence and vote upon the iltn-se r of the two men. This Stategy would eliminate a iom-- , mlttee hearing to gather evidence a > two thirds vote is neede for unetat'ng. Vare and Smhh are scheduled to he t seated in the seventieth congress t which iu the ordinary course ot eventwit’, meet in December 1927.

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