Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 4 December 1926 — Page 1

WEATHER Cloudy and unsettied tonight and Sunday. Snow probable except rain or enow extreme south portion. Colder tonight.

REILLY AND GOLDSTINE DENY CHARGES

(ALL CHARGES IN [hall-mills case I DISMISSED TODAY ■Final Word Written In FaI mous Trial, Following Acquittal Os Trio ■ ' VRPENDER ALSO GIVEN FREEDOM II Courtroom, Somerville. N. J„ B)ec. I — (United Press) — The ■inul word was written in the ■Jail-Mills murder trial today Kvlun the charges of murder ■ gainst Mrs. Frances Stevens ■Hall. Henry and Willie Stevens Kail Henry De La Bruyere Car■x nder were dismissed. H It wgs believed that this ■narked *lie end of what may ■ x the last effort by the state of ■’c\v Jersey to solve the mystery H. who killed the Rev. Edward ■ft’heeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills ■our years ago. ■ Motion to nolle prosse the remaining indictments agains* 1 Mrs. l|ill. ■ier brothers, Willie and Henry Stev■ns. and her cousin, Carpender, to■lay was granted by Supreme Court ■justice Parker. SI The quartet, accused of the murder ■>f Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills and the Edward Wheeler Hall on the of Sept. 14, 1922, were then for■nally discharged. ■ Senator Alexander Simpson. prosecutor in the trial of Hall and her brothers on the ■t-liarge of slaying Mrs. Mills, which ■jnded osterday with a verdict of ■wquitc., was not in court. Attor■ley General Edward Katzenbaeh ■ame here from Trenton with his ■ssistant, Theodore Backes, and ■noted to drop the indictments after ■i conference with Justice Parker and ■Defense Attorney Clarence E. Case Eg All four defendants were in the ■courtroom when the state's admission ■that the Hall-Mills murder had not ■yet been solved became fact. i| Mrs. Hall, usually austere, was grilling pleasantly r.s she entered ■with her brothers. ~| They had no indication that the ■dismissal of the indictments would ■be so prompt. The hearing before ■Justice Parker was scheduled as an ■ application for bail. || There probably will hever be an(CfIXTINVEg, ON PAGE FIVE) (SETTLEMENT OflY MEETING PLANNED Methodists Announce District Meeting At New Haven Next Tuesday The Fort Wayne district Settlement Day and Methods Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church will be held in the Methodist church at NewHaven next Tuesday. December 7. Two sessions will be held, one starting at 9:30 a. m., and the other at 1:15 p. m . a luncheon will be held at the noon hm/r. Dr. Somerville Light, pastor of the Decatur M. E. church, will speak on “The Western Christian Advocate.” during the luncheon. Following is the complete Program for the meeting: Morning Session 9:3o—Devotionals L. L. C. Wisner 9:50—Roll Call by Groups 10:00— Round 'Sable Discussion —“An Adequate Financial Plan for the Local Church.” R. R. Detweiler 11:15—"Essentials of Success in the Ministry” Dr. A. S. Preston Benediction. Noon Luncheon “Mission Study and Education” M. B. Graham “The Western Christian Advocate” Dr. Sombrville Light Afternoon Session I:ls—Devotionals G. F. Osbun 1:35— Summarized reports of pastors and district stewards, by the committee ...C, B. Croxall, L. G. Jacobs, and N. E. Smith 2:oq— Round Table Discussion. “Difficulties, Problems and Successes in Financing the Local Church.” 2:45— Round Table Discussion. “The Local Church's Evangelistic Responsibility” G. F. Hubbart 3:3o—Business Devotions and Benediction.

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Vol. XXIV. Number 286.

E. B. Cotton Dies At Crawfordsville Friday ■■■ - A telegram received last evening announced the death of E. B. Cotton, at ( rtfwfordsvllle. He had been In poor health for several years, but was thought to be better, the announcement of his death coming as a shock to the numerous friends of the family here. The family pas visited here frequently. Mrs. Cotton was formerly Miss Mayine Wise. o D. H.S. HONOR ROLL ANNOUNCED Miss Emma Steele Heads List With Three Grades Os A Plus And One of A Miss Emma Steele headed the high honor roll of Decatur high school for the last six weeks, according to the list of honor pupils issued today by Walter J. Krick, principal. Miss Steele had three grades of A plus and one grade of A. Four pupils, Mary Kathryn Schug, Harry Daily. Robert Heller and Jeannette Youse. were tied for second place, with two grades of A plus and two grades of A. Following are the grades of those pupils on the honor roll and those receiving honorable mention: High Honor Roll Emma Steele 3A+ 1A Mary Kathryn Schug 2A-|- 2A Harry Daily 2A+ 2A Rober* Heller 2A-|- 2A Jeannette Youse 2A-| —2A James Houk lA +- 3A Margaret Mills lA-+- 3A Josephine. Archbold lA-|- 3A Miriam f’Vris lA-f- 3A Marcella Nelson 4A Don Miller . ................... .. 4 A Anna Winnes 4A Bob Shralulta 4A Honor Rolf Dorothy Christen 2AJ- LA 1B + Betty Erwin lA-f- 2A 18-f-Agnes Johnson r IA-f- 2A IB+ Helen Myers lA-f- 2A K lß + Kathrln Archbold lA+ 2A 18-|-Evan Kek SA IB JHarold Zwick 3A 18-p Hester Clayton •"•A 18-f-Helen Shroll 3A 18-|-Kathryn Hauffman 3A 18-f-Ireta Shackley 3A 18-f-Ruth Clayton 3A IBJWilrna Chronister 3A 184Honorable Mention Doris Nelson 2A4- 1A B Madeline Miller 2A4- 1A B Robert Frisinger IA4- 2A C Paul Frosch lA+ 2A B Mary Mclntosh. 2A 28-|-Clara Murnrna 2A 2B+ Berhieee DeVoss 2A 28-f-Dora Shoshenberg 2A 2BJAnna Dierks 2A 2B + Thurman Fuhrman 3A B Elizabeth Cramer 3A B Gladys Teems 3A B Velma Gresley 3A C Gaynell Graber 3A C Crystal Roop 3A C — O —; — LIQUOR RAIDS IRE UNDER WAY State And Federal Agents Conducting Drive In Northwestern Indiana Indianapolis, Ind Dec. 4. (United p resg )_The entire state force of federal prohibition agents was engaged today in a drive against liquor law violators in the steel manufacturing district of Northwestern Indiana, according to headquarters here. Raids started thursday under the direction of A. R. Harris, deputy prohibition adminstrator, who said “under cover” men had been working in the district for two months. Mbre than sixty warrents were secured for search of bootleg strong holds in the district. Nearly 50 were issued yesterday afternoon at Gary for a descent upon East Chicago. Five were arrested Thursday in Lafayette. Further raids and arrests were scheduled for today.

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BURK FAMILY IS TRAPPED IN BURNING HOUSE Aim Burk And Family Have Narrow Escape In Early Morning Fire Today FAMILY RESCUED FROM ROOF OF HOUSE Fire, which damaged the Sim Burk home on South Fiist street, almost ended in a tragedy at 2:30 o'clock this morning. Mr. Burk was aw-akened when he heard the wood of his house cracking under the pressure of the heat. He immediately awakened his family and they found the stairway to the first- floor blocked by fire and smoke. Mr. and Mrs. Burk two children, Barbara Jean and Tommy got on the roof of their house and Mr. Burk called across the street to his father, G. T. Burk, who turned in the fire alarm. C. E. Hocker, who lives near the Burk home, heard Mr. Bulk's cry for help and assisted in '.ifting the two children and Mrs. Burk fpoin the roof of the house to the ground. Shortly after the tiNarm was given, the fire department arrived and a ladder was placed to the roof of the house and Mr. Burk came down the ladder. Damage to the howsre and furniture will amount to several hundred dollars. The fire is thought to have started in the basement, and it quickly spread to the first floor. Most of the kitchen furniture was destroyed by the flames w-hlle damage was done to the furniture in the other rooms by the smoke and water. The loss is covered by some insurance. SHIPS CAUGHT IN ICE JAMS Winter Tightens Grip On 100 Great Lake Freights Near Michigan Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, Dec. 4. —(United Press) —Winter tightened, its grip today on approximately 100 Great Lakes freighters caught in an ice jam in St. Mary’s river, adding to the distress of more than 1,500 seamen marooned on the stranded vessels. As eight below zero weather settled over over the ice-locked channel today, .marine men in charge of releiving the worst tieup in the history of lakes concentrated their efforts on rushing supplies of food and fuel by steam and truck to the imprisoned ships. Meanwhile a fleet of ice-bucking tugs, led by the St. Ignace Car Ferry, St. Marie, is working with all possible speed to ram a channel through the ice and liberate the vessels. But with the temperature below zero there was talk today of resorting to dynamite to blast open a channel for fear the whole fleet might be forced to hibernate in the ice. o ■■■ -•— New Catholic School To Be Erected In Fort Wayne Fort Wayne. Indiana. December 4.— Plans for the erection in the near future of a new Catholic high school and boarding school for girls, a new chapel and the first unit of a 16room grade school in the rontheast part of the city, to which a church and rectory will be added later, were announced last night following a meeting of the parish committee. The total cost of the structures could not be closely estimated, but every unit of the entire program will be modern aud up-to-date In every respect. It is probable that the entire cost will exceed $1.000,000 The improvements (will be made upon a 16-acre tract, which is bounded on the north by State boulevard, on the south by Delaware avenue, on the east by Randalia drive, and on the west by Pemberton drive extended. The site was selected by Bishop John F. Nolt of the diocese, from several proposed sites.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, December 4, 1926.

Condition Os Dr. Fred Patterson Is Improving Dr. Fred Patterson, Decatur dentist, who Is a patient at the Mayo hospital Rochester, Minnesota, following an illness of several months, has shown signs of improvement the past few days, hccordlng to a letter received this mo:nlng by his sifter, Mrs James M. Westveld, from Mrs. Patterson. The letter says that the physicians in charge have given some hopes of the doctor's ultimate recovery. The improvement. while slight of course, is encoruaging and is god news to the hundreds of friends of the family here. GOODFELLOWS FUND STARTED Delta Theta Tau Sorority Contributes Large Sum To Christmas Fund The Delta Theta Tau sorority has strated of the Good Fellows Club, which the sorority sponsors each year, with a bang. The sorority donated $25 from the sorority treasury and turned in $47.66 derived from benefft moving picture show held Octover 12 Two contributions from friends swelled the total fund to $73.59. The contribution boxes have been placed In various business houses in the city and everybody is invited to donate some tonall or alrge, to the fund which will be used in providing a merry Christmas for the poor children and needy families of the city/It is urged that the contributions be made as soon as pogsible, in order that tha sorority may obtain some idea of the sum of money which will be available for their work. ■ o Remy Expected To Visit D. C. Stephenson Again Indianapolis, Ind., Dec, 4.—(United Press)—Prosecutor William 11. Remy in charge of the Marion county investigation of alleged political corruption in Indiana, and William Sheaffer his assistant, left Indianapolis this afternoon. Although their unknown. it was believed they may have gone to Michigan city for a conference with D. C. Stephenson, whose reported charges against high officials of the state precipitated the investigation. Judge James Collins is to bring the grand jury into criminal court Monday and ste a date for conclusion of its session. According to unconfirmed reports there will be no other session of the body Monday. Collins refused to say what date he would fix for adjournment. Earlier in the week he had said it wiould be in advance of the statutory date December 31, on which the body is automatically discharged. Donations Appreciated The Decatur Women’s Christian Temperance Union has received a letter of appreciation from the Board of Managers of the Fort Wayne Home for Industrial Girls, thanking the local persons who contributed the many gifts for the home for Thanksgiving. The matron issued a personal invitation to Decatur people to visit the home, saying that they would be welcome at any time. o Holiness Association To Meet In Antioch Sunday The Adams Holiness Association will hold its monthly meeting at the Antioch church, three miles southwest of Decatur, on Sunday, December 5, at 2 p.m. The Rev. Eugene Hunter, of Bluffton, will bring the message. Everybody , is cordially invited to attend. SihY I )OK’J 7 -J za

TRYING DAYSDF 1921 RELATED IN FALL-DOHEN Y CASE Rear Admiral Tells Os Danger Os Invasion Os Pacific Coast DOHENY SUFFERING FROM INFECTED ARM Washington, Dec. 4—(United Press The story of the trying days of 1921, when high navy officials gravely considered the danger of invasion of the Pacific Coast by an unnamed foreign power, was told today to the jury in the conspiracy trial of E. L. Doheny, oil magnate, and Albert B. Kall, former secretary of the interior. Rear Admiral J. K. Robinson, U. S. N., retired, who conducted negotiations leading up to the Elk Hills and Pearl Harbor leases and contracts given Doheny by the U. S. government, told the Story under orders of Justice Hoehling, gingerly skirting the edges of “confidential information” which he was under orders from Secretary of the Navy Wilbur not to reveal. Although he refused to name the "foreign nations” involved. it was known he was referring to the report of Admiral Gleaves of the Pacific fleet in 1921, revealing alleged Japanese war plans against the United States. • It was the danger of war, according to the defense, which caused Doheny. "as a patriotic duty,” to take over the Pearl Harbor oil tank construction. Wasldpgton, Dye. 4 —(United Press With one defendant. E. L. Doheny, ICONTINUBD ON PAGE FIVE) CONGRESS WILL MEET MONDAY Tax Reduction, Prohibition And Farm Relief To Be In Foreground Washington, Dec. 4.—With tax reduction, prohibition and farm relief in the foreground, the sixty-ninth congress will meet here Monday for its final short session. Although many problems of pressing national importance are to be fought out, there is. less activity attending the opening of this session than usual. There are no hasty conferences of congressional leaders: no feverish dickering over programs; of important committees framing legislation; no, “viewing with alarm” and little "pointing with pride.” Until this morning only a few senators and representatives bad returned from their homes. Many will not arrive until the middle of next week. There seems to be a general feeling that little can be done in the short session which will have only about six weeks of actual debate before March 4 automatically terminates the congress. Instead of precipitating skirmishes for preferential positions for legislation, this fact has discouraged activity. O ■ Automobiles Claim Two Lives At Indianapolis Indianapolis, Dec. 4. — (United Press.) — Automobiles claimed two lives here in the past 24 hours, police records showed today. William T. Hart, 65, Brownsburg, died at a hospital late yesterday from Injuries received earlier in the day when his car w-as struck by aV T. H. I. & E. interurban car. Hugh O’Brien, 8, died at a hospital after suffering for 24 hours from injuries received when struck by a car while playing in the street in front of his home. o— Choir Rehearsal Postponed The members of the choir of the Zion Reformed church will not. meet as previously announced. All members are urged to note tho change.

One Os Famous Ringling Brothers Dies In Florida Sarasota. Fla., Dec. 4 —(United ITess)- Only one of the original seven Rlnglingßrothers was alive today to prepetuate one of the most famous names in circus history. Charles, the sixth, died here last night, his death caused by a cerebral hemorrhage induced by a cold contracted while with the circus In Birmingham. Ala. John Ringling, also of this city, is the sole survivor of the sextet. POISONING OF WATER PROBED Investigation Os Poisoning Os Water In Well At School Is Under Way Warsaw, Ind., Dec. 4. — (United Press.) —The mysterious poisoning of water drawn from the well at Mount Tabor school near here was under investigation today following the narrow escape from death of 13 children made ill by the water. A report from state chemists revealed that the water contained arsenic in large quantities. Intensity of the solution probably saved the victims' lives. s Extreme nauseau resulted from the overdoses. The poisoning occured Nov. 17, when children drank from the well at recess. Since then they have been carrying water from their homes to school. Attempts have been made to putpp the well dry but the water still shows traces of arsenic, according to the health department report. —o ——- Somerville Resembles College Campus Today Somerville, N. J. Dec. 4. —(United Press) —Somerville today bore the air of a college campus the day after graduation exercises. Most cf the 300 newspapermen and photographers assigned to the HallMy Is' tiial had returned to their homes "Closed for tho winter” appeared on houses rented by the newspapers at fabulous figures for the duration of the trial. Tho court bouse that ha l r the scene of so much dogma virtual.', was dc-seJi'-d The scores of extra chairs which h. ’ been installed to take car« of somerset county's taxpayers were put in -storage, probably never to be used again. Charwomen were about early, and the courtroom soon became tidy. An indication of what Jurors do to pass away the time came when a slip of paper was found in the room where they deliberated for five hours. It bore a drawing of an animal resembling a cat and the inscription, "Cats have kittens." Tried To Beat Train. Hammond, Ind., Dec. 4.—(United Press) —Funeral arrangements are being made today for George Watts, 51, who attempted to beat a train to a crossing at Dolton, near here. The race ended in a tie. MONEY STOLEN EDOM STOCKING Mexican Woman, Formerly Os Decatur, Falls Into Bad Company At Fort Wayne Velera Vandavakavan, Mexican woman, formerly of this city, went to Fort Wayne last Thursday and fell into bad company, according to a news item in a Fort Wayne paper. The foreign lady accepted a drink from a stranger in Fort Wayne and when she awakened in the Fort Wayne jail her stocking had been rolled down and SIOO in cash was missing. The lady was dismissed in Fort Wayne, police court-and her relatives 4n Detroit, Michigan, were notified and asked to send her money so she could go to them. The woman had worked in a beet field in this county for several weeks prior to her arrest in Fort Wayne.

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PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY ENTERED DY PAIR TODAY Trials Os Ex-Convicts Here Delayed Until February term Os Court PRISONERS KEPT UNDER HEAVY GUARD Pleas of not guilty were entered in the Adams circuit court this afternoon to the charges of assault and batterv with intent to kill anti automobile banditry, by William Reilly and Sam Goldstine, the two ex-convicts arrested Thursday, following their attacks on Sephus Melchi. Decatur police chief. Sheriff John Baker and his deputy Dallas M. Hower, of this city, anti their wild, automobile ride between this city anti Fort Wayne The two prisoners held a halt hour conference with their attorneys. William E. Clapham and Thomas Moorehead. both of Fort Wayne, before making their pleas. Following their pleas, Reilly and Goldstine were returned to the county jail, where they are being held under bond of $15,000 each. Trial In February Their cases will not come up for trial before the February term ot court It was said this afternoon, following their pleas of not guilty. Two young women, one of whom gave her name as Miss Gladys Hill, and who claims to be in the cleaning and pressing business with Gpldstine in Fort Wayne, were present when the two prisoners were brought into the court room this afternoon They had held a lengthy conference with Attorneys Clapham and Moorehead before the prisoners were brought In and the court granted Miss Hill a short conference with Goldstine, before the two defendants entered their pleas. Reilly and Goldstine were kept under heavy guard while in the court room and while being transported to and from the court house. They were handcuffed with their arms locked again today. The t’-o pr : ,-s bad < auged clothes since the yappeared ... court yesterday for arraignment and each appeared well drqssed today. Gold(COXTI.Vt'BD ON P4OB FIVE) WALL STREET IS GIVEN LESSON Chicago Business Man Takes Famous Financiers “For A Ride” New York, Dec. 4. —(United Press) —A quiet, reserved Chicago business man, who divides his time between his farm and the wheat pit. has taken Wall Street's famous financiers “for a ride” In Baldwin locomotive, in one of the biggest stock market coups of years. It cost them $10,000,000 The man is Arthur W. Cutten, who resides in a Chicago suburb. Details of the coup, which Wall Street, with a snicker for the losers- describes as the most Adroit in years, became public today. And the end is not in sight. Controlling the market in Baldwin, Cutten the one man pool, has not yet disclosed his hand. A score of forutnes, it is said, will be lost when he clamps the screws on the bears. In less than a month, it was learned Cutten, backed by half a dozen westerners, has advanced the market price of the stock from 114 to its greatest hight of all time, 165%, quoted yesterday. Knights Os Columbus To Attend Christen Funeral The Knights of Columbus are requested to meet at the hall at 8:00 o'clock Monday morning and then attend the funeral of Brother C. N. Christen in a body.

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